Cowboy's Biggest problems moving forward

[CowboyFrog]

Our biggest problem is the Offensive and Defensive lines.

If they can out play the other O lines and D lines in the playoffs we have and EXCELLENT chance of winning. If the O line and D line do there job, I am confident the other units will play well.
I am a little worried about Tyron at RT tackle. He looks slow on his feet. Hoping he can slow down speed rushers without holding.

Quinn can help the D line by designing some good blitz’s. He has done it a little, use Micah as a decoy. Micah fake blitz’s and someone else blitz’s, etc. Can’t believe I’m saying this after the way we rushed the passer early in the year, but I think we will slow down the run with Hankins coming back, but a little worried about our pass rush. Like I said, Quinn can help with that!

This about sums it up, for every team to some degree. Again you will hear on this site "So and SO can lift a team" or "This guy has it"... but when you go back and break down the games in the playoffs it comes down to the trenches who won or lost will tell you the winner.

 

[Bobhaze]

I've read thread replies like this from last season. Then the screaming and hollering starts after the one and out I stand by my post. They don't make changes. One and out!

One and done may very well happen. But I don’t see how any of us can define the entire season before it’s over. It’s like giving a eulogy for someone still very much alive.

None of us know the future. Maybe the Cowboys do repeat their sad recent history of poor playoff performance. But there’s still a good chance they win some playoff games too. Your prediction of one and done is certainly understandable given the recent playoff failures. I get that. I also understand those who have some optimism too.

 

[kskboys]

Under Mike McCarthy and fellow coaches Dallas has always started hot then faded as they get to the end. And I believe it's one single answer for it. Once we are exposed on any side of the ball. Dallas is unable or unwilling to change their game plan. I believe and have seen most of Dak's int's come from the same routes. Like teams are just waiting for those routes to jump them. On defense Quinn seems to love playing man to man versus running some zone underneath. Kellen Moore I can practically sit on the couch and call plays for Dallas. So-if I'm on the couch play calling. How much is a professional DC seeing those plays coming at game time? I mean on both sides of the ball we are so predictable. And getting back to Quinn. Why can't we seem to be able to dial up a great blitz when we need it? I rarely have seen a Dallas blitz get home. And when it does its usual Wilson that gets it. In closing I believe if Dallas doesn't show different fronts to teams-especially with TY- being teams don't have much film on him as a Dallas Cowboy. We're pretty much looking at one and out. Dak has to stay consistent- minus the int's. We need to establish the running game again!! All these so-called future hall of famers on the Oline? Yet can't move a box of tissue. And in closing. We need that defense and pass rush we had the first half of the season. Once again teams scheme getting the ball out fast against it. Quinn has to counter this some way. And finally. I'm so Sick of Tom Brady!! Time for Dallas to send his butt into retirement for good

Man, it's hard to take anything seriously if you don't mention our biggest issue: Stopping the run. We've gotten run out of our last two playoff appearances due mostly to that one thing.

 

[Pass2Run]

Under Mike McCarthy and fellow coaches Dallas has always started hot then faded as they get to the end. And I believe it's one single answer for it. Once we are exposed on any side of the ball. Dallas is unable or unwilling to change their game plan. I believe and have seen most of Dak's int's come from the same routes. Like teams are just waiting for those routes to jump them. On defense Quinn seems to love playing man to man versus running some zone underneath. Kellen Moore I can practically sit on the couch and call plays for Dallas. So-if I'm on the couch play calling. How much is a professional DC seeing those plays coming at game time? I mean on both sides of the ball we are so predictable. And getting back to Quinn. Why can't we seem to be able to dial up a great blitz when we need it? I rarely have seen a Dallas blitz get home. And when it does its usual Wilson that gets it. In closing I believe if Dallas doesn't show different fronts to teams-especially with TY- being teams don't have much film on him as a Dallas Cowboy. We're pretty much looking at one and out. Dak has to stay consistent- minus the int's. We need to establish the running game again!! All these so-called future hall of famers on the Oline? Yet can't move a box of tissue. And in closing. We need that defense and pass rush we had the first half of the season. Once again teams scheme getting the ball out fast against it. Quinn has to counter this some way. And finally. I'm so Sick of Tom Brady!! Time for Dallas to send his butt into retirement for good

If you can sit on the couch and predict Moore's play calling, prove it.

Otherwise, we all know this is nonsense.

 

[kskboys]

This about sums it up, for every team to some degree. Again you will hear on this site "So and SO can lift a team" or "This guy has it"... but when you go back and break down the games in the playoffs it comes down to the trenches who won or lost will tell you the winner.

Well said.

And you simply won't have strong trenches on the D side playing nothing but 3 techs w/ no sand in their pants at DT. This notion that it's not necessary to have run stoppers/plugs has got to go. We've gone out of our way to prove it doesn't work, now it's time to do something about it.

 

[Momanpr100]

My son and I were at the Ten game. We were calling the plays at the LOS. "Here comes a run that won't work" was said many times during the game.

Calling run or pass is not the same as calling the plays lol. Fans crack me up. And I'm sure yall are wrong more than half the times

 

[kskboys]

Calling run or pass is not the same as calling the plays lol. Fans crack me up. And I'm sure yall are wrong more than half the times

Not only that, but people act as if calling plays is rocket science. I guarantee you that 80% of the time(or so) the D pretty much knows what's coming. An OC's job is to find what works, not fool the other team.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

Under Mike McCarthy and fellow coaches Dallas has always started hot then faded as they get to the end. And I believe it's one single answer for it. Once we are exposed on any side of the ball. Dallas is unable or unwilling to change their game plan. I believe and have seen most of Dak's int's come from the same routes. Like teams are just waiting for those routes to jump them. On defense Quinn seems to love playing man to man versus running some zone underneath. Kellen Moore I can practically sit on the couch and call plays for Dallas. So-if I'm on the couch play calling. How much is a professional DC seeing those plays coming at game time? I mean on both sides of the ball we are so predictable. And getting back to Quinn. Why can't we seem to be able to dial up a great blitz when we need it? I rarely have seen a Dallas blitz get home. And when it does its usual Wilson that gets it. In closing I believe if Dallas doesn't show different fronts to teams-especially with TY- being teams don't have much film on him as a Dallas Cowboy. We're pretty much looking at one and out. Dak has to stay consistent- minus the int's. We need to establish the running game again!! All these so-called future hall of famers on the Oline? Yet can't move a box of tissue. And in closing. We need that defense and pass rush we had the first half of the season. Once again teams scheme getting the ball out fast against it. Quinn has to counter this some way. And finally. I'm so Sick of Tom Brady!! Time for Dallas to send his butt into retirement for good

Really good post. I had wondered if the Cowboys staff would study Dak game film, just as if they were preparing to play against him, finding all his tendencies and flaws. Then you use that info to AVOID the things he's bad at. If there's a route that he usually overthrows, causing a pick, avoid that route. At the same time, you favor the things that he's good at. I thought that's what they did in his rookie season, and he looked great.

He's not a QB who can throw against his body movement while rolling out and thread the needle. It's just not who he is. So you ask him to do what he's good at, while avoiding plays that he doesn't do well.

I'm not an expert, but that's what makes sense to me. Am I right?

 

[CowboyFrog]

Not only that, but people act as if calling plays is rocket science. I guarantee you that 80% of the time(or so) the D pretty much knows what's coming. An OC's job is to find what works, not fool the other team.

Matchups, thats the thing, Coordinators main job is to scheme the plays to get the matchups they want. The one that gets the majority during the game usually has the most success. There are times when 1 team is just that much better but not too often in the NFL... But if I can keep getting your worst OL blocking Micah or your 3 CB stuck on Lamb, it looks like a great call the plays are generally the same concepts.

 

[ElGatoGrande]

Are we allowed to give ourselves the "Hitting the Nail on the Head" emoji?

I like it! Someone should make it their signature, lol.

The Cowboys biggest problem right now is that Tom Brady loves to throw that deep go route along the right hand sideline and that just happens to be the route the Cowboys give up every single freaking game. It's like free money to any dipstick that can throw the football 50 yards, much less Tom Brady.

 

[SlammedZero]

Because that's not the goal.

It's literally part of the goal. Got to get to A before you can get to B in the alphabet.

 

[Teague31]

Easy answer

Big Enos
Little Enos

 

[McKDaddy]

He’s noticing a lot of things that aren’t reality though. You are too since Dallas has faced one of the toughest schedules in the league and are 6-1 with multiple wins against playoff teams in their tough stretch against bad teams. It’s amazing how easy it is to make your argument when you just make things up

Toughest schedule?? We have mostly played teams who are dumpster fires, trying to dig their way out of dumpster fires or were completely riddled with injuries. It is also widely acknowledged that the NFL is watered down in 2022. No one is making anything up, just livin in the real world.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

Toughest schedule?? We have mostly played teams who are dumpster fires, trying to dig their way out of dumpster fires or were completely riddled with injuries. It is also widely acknowledged that the NFL is watered down in 2022. No one is making anything up, just livin in the real world.

No you’re clearly making things up. Dallas has the most wins over teams above .500, the most wins against playoff teams and the 8th hardest schedule. Your post claiming the opposite isn’t even spin. Just a complete fabrication from someone suffering from some delusions. You should get that checked out

 

[ESisback]

Two?

1)Stopping the run
2)Injury

 

[McKDaddy]

No you’re clearly making things up. Dallas has the most wins over teams above .500, the most wins against playoff teams and the 8th hardest schedule. Your post claiming the opposite isn’t even spin. Just a complete fabrication from someone suffering from some delusions. You should get that checked out

I see you have no comprehension of the subject so no need trying to help you. You go right ahead believing they have been dominating the best.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

I see you have no comprehension of the subject so no need trying to help you. You go right ahead believing they have been dominating the best.

Just saying it doesn’t hold any water. Everything in my post was factual and you’ve devolved into just repeating the made up claims. I’m sorry that their schedule was more challenging than you believed. You can avoid these situations by knowing what you’re talking about, but we both know you don’t have any interest in that. Playing pretend is much more your speed

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

We are a lock for the playoffs and have a shot at the top seed. And you want to write a couple of paragraphs about how we are doomed for failure long term?

To each their own I guess.

 

[McKDaddy]

Just saying it doesn’t hold any water. Everything in my post was factual and you’ve devolved into just repeating the made up claims. I’m sorry that their schedule was more challenging than you believed. You can avoid these situations by knowing what you’re talking about, but we both know you don’t have any interest in that. Playing pretend is much more your speed

Yes, I made up that they almost lost to the 2-13 Texans. lost to a 4 win (at that time) Jaguars team & almost lost to the Titans who were playing a QB who didn't even know his teammates names. I guess these are juggernaut teams to you. I didn't even mention the Bears, Lions or Colts.

Is this slow enough for you to comprehend?

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

Yes, I made up that they almost lost to the 2-13 Texans. lost to a 4 win (at that time) Jaguars team & almost lost to the Titans who were playing a QB who didn't even know his teammates names. I guess these are juggernaut teams to you. I didn't even mention the Bears, Lions or Colts.

Is this slow enough for you to comprehend?

Well quite a few of those teams would not come close to qualifying as a game they almost lost. By your definition, 35 point victories are apparently almost losses, the league is really watered down and there’s only been like two games in the entire league that should count. Nice that one of those was by the Boys on the road against a playoff team in this stretch where they’ve collapsed. That is such a great point and I can’t believe I didn’t grasp your nuanced approach of whatever you feel counts and anything that doesn’t fit your narrow, non-linear take can just be ignored.


Secondly, those games don’t mean that they haven’t faced the 8th hardest schedule. That’s math and it offended you personally which is hilarious. And they went 6-1 which is an interesting way to define a collapse. You can tell because you left out the three playoff teams they beat to make your case. In my experience, cherry picking at that level isn’t necessarily agenda driven. It typically comes from people incapable of understanding the reality but susceptible to trolls and narratives that they feel like should be true.

I’m sorry that you’re so easily triggered but it makes it really obvious that you really thought they were really bad against an easy schedule despite that being a complete fabrication not aligned with what has really occurred. That’s why you got up in your feelings over it.



The next thing you figure out that I can’t comprehend will be the first though Lombardi. Unlike you I don’t make things up or get offended by facts. That level of ignorance is your thing.