Cowboys finish with 1 offense

[Aven8]

First time we’ve finished #1 since 1977. That year we won the SB. Two 1,000 yard WR’s, and the most for a 3rd WR ever with Cobb over 800. Zeke finished 4th in rushing. 2019 was also the most yards we have ever had in any season.

All of that for 8-8. Shouldn’t be hard to find a HC. The question, will Jerry hire the right one?

 

[CWR]

What a crazy season of misleading stats. I cant ever recall such an anomaly of a team.

 

[MojaveJT]

That’s pretty embarrassing. Wasn’t defense ranked top 10 too?

That’s SB team caliber rankings and yet here we are.....

 

[shabazz]

 

[Zman5]

If we just had an average ST play, we'd be in the playoffs. Just cutting Maher quicker would have done it.

 

[MysteryIceGuro]

Yep. All those garbage time yards for the “#1” offense in the league. Whoop de do!

 

[pansophy]

Also a reflection that we were behind in games and therefore had to focus on scoring points rather than burning clock. You can’t just look at stats in isolation and not consider why they are that way.

 

[Creeper]

And yet the Cowboys scored 100 points less than the Baltimore Ravens. The offense disappeared when it was needed most, like against the Eagles, Patriots, Bills, and even the Jets. I'll excuse the Jets game because they were really banged up for that game. But to me a good offense can score points on defenses like the Bills, Bears and especially the Eagles.

 

[Galian Beast]

In yards, which don't matter.

This needs to end. No one cares how many yards a team has. Points are what matter.

They were 6th in offense in points per game, but they also had one of the easiest schedules in football and those points largely came against trash teams. Context matters.

 

[LifetimeBoysFan]

Greatest 8-8 team in league history. Can’t wait for 200 year anniversary when Bill Belichick’s great Grandsons Tom and Brady Belichick commemorate this historic season.

 

[Praxit]

..well, its promising. Some highlights to a low end season. A good HC would be licking his chops to take over.

 

[leeblair]

First time we’ve finished #1 since 1977. That year we won the SB. Two 1,000 yard WR’s, and the most for a 3rd WR ever with Cobb over 800. Zeke finished 4th in rushing. 2019 was also the most yards we have ever had in any season.

All of that for 8-8. Shouldn’t be hard to find a HC. The question, will Jerry hire the right one?

Stats, in the hands of people with an agenda, lie.
Jason Garrett has been a fantasy football powerhouse.
That's why I think fantasy football has hurt the NFL.

 

[ArgyleMitch]

Playing in the NFC East helped a lot

 

[baltcowboy]

If we just had an average ST play, we'd be in the playoffs. Just cutting Maher quicker would have done it.

I will say it again. Whoever decided to keep Maher should have been fired on the spot. I know Jerry won't fire himself.

 

[KB1122]

It would be interesting to see how it breaks down based on the quality of the opponent. Were we running up offense against bad teams, moreso than other teams? I suspect that's the case. We all suspect that's the case. But it would be good to know.

 

[DFWJC]

First time we’ve finished #1 since 1977. That year we won the SB. Two 1,000 yard WR’s, and the most for a 3rd WR ever with Cobb over 800. Zeke finished 4th in rushing. 2019 was also the most yards we have ever had in any season.

All of that for 8-8. Shouldn’t be hard to find a HC. The question, will Jerry hire the right one?

6th is scoring offense--which how you win and lose games.

But still if you combine the two stats they still had a good season.
Racked up almost all the stats vs bad teams though. The Rams win was an exception though!

 

[Galian Beast]

The Cowboys never won a game this season if they were trailing at the half.

Dak Prescott's trailing QB rating was 90.4 Tied was 63.8 and leading was 135.4.

That's telling. Teams beat the Cowboys because they knew as long as they played a disciplined game and didn't let Elliott control the game, they could beat Dak, just by getting a slight lead. Which is also why the defense got so few interceptions. QBs know, don't force it, you don't have to.

 

[shabazz]

And yet the Cowboys scored 100 points less than the Baltimore Ravens. The offense disappeared when it was needed most, like against the Eagles, Patriots, Bills, and even the Jets. I'll excuse the Jets game because they were really banged up for that game. But to me a good offense can score points on defenses like the Bills, Bears and especially the Eagles.

Dont forget the whopping 10 points against the Saints........when our defense held them to just 12

 

[Ken]

First time we’ve finished #1 since 1977. That year we won the SB. Two 1,000 yard WR’s, and the most for a 3rd WR ever with Cobb over 800. Zeke finished 4th in rushing. 2019 was also the most yards we have ever had in any season.

All of that for 8-8. Shouldn’t be hard to find a HC. The question, will Jerry hire the right one?

What below average qb did this?

*Defies logic of the haters.

 

[Vtwin]

To borrow a phrase from the biker world...

Chrome don't get you home.