Cowboys got beat by greatness

[Sydla]

It was a good game as would be expected but going for the points when their there isn't bad coaching
especially when you look at how much time they did take off the clock

It's bad coaching to call a fade on 2nd and 2.

It just is. Even the Garrett fans in the media are dancing around that one not wholeheartedly defending the call.

 

[Sydla]

Even good defenses can be beat by Rodgers. He's a very special talent.

And yet, even with our crappy D, if our offensive coaches don't go completely brain dead on a 2nd and 2 from the 11, we stand a great chance of winning that game.

 

[mahoneybill]

ARLINGTON, Texas – Sometimes, you just get beat.
As simple as it sounds, sometimes that’s really all you can say.

Sure, we can all go back and pick out a play or three that would’ve made things much different as the Cowboys head into the bye week. Man, 2-3 and 3-2 seems much bigger than just a one-game difference. And when you consider how close it was for the Cowboys to be on the winning side of this back-and-forth affair, it makes the pill even tougher to swallow.

But the fact is, the Packers just made one more play, and in this league, sometimes that’s all that matters.

We could argue if the Packers were simply the better team. Hmm, maybe. But if they lined it up again and played another game, who knows what happens.

Maybe the Cowboys’ starting receiver doesn’t drop another pass that leads to a touchdown.

Maybe the officials don’t call two different plays on a sack down at the 2-yard line.

Maybe an odd personal foul penalty isn’t called in the end zone that gives the Cowboys another shot at a touchdown.
This game had all kinds of weird plays, but it comes down to the end, and the Packers have Aaron Rodgers. If you haven’t noticed, he’s pretty great.

There’s no reason to oversimplify it. Regardless of whether the outcome of this game made you excited, proud, confused or flat-out sick to your stomach (and judging by the tone of my Twitter feed I’m going to say it’s probably the latter), this was a great football game.

Yes, it would’ve been greater for the Cowboys had they been able to win, but when you’re facing the best quarterback in the land, you can’t give him a chance to beat you in the end.

He had that chance, and he took advantage. But it makes no sense to sit here and second-guess the Cowboys’ decision-making on their final touchdown drive.

Do it if you want to because that’s the world we live in. Everyone is a Monday Morning Quarterback and some of them get a head start Sunday night. Personally, I’m not going there. Yeah, we’re critical of the Cowboys and some questionable coaching decisions. But I don’t think that’s fair in this game.

In the press box after the game, I’m hearing media members say that Jason Garrett got outcoached. I just don’t see it.

With about a minute to play in the game, the Cowboys are trailing and need a touchdown. Yeah, you can play the game of trying to bleed the clock as well – and for the most part they did – but at some point you have to make sure you score a touchdown. Down by four points, the Cowboys’ primary goal is to get the six points at all costs. Getting cute and trying to take off the time and then not scoring would’ve been ridiculous. And we all know that.

Yes, I was like everyone else in the stadium –including the fan in the front row who flagged me down and yelled, “Nick, too much time!” – and figured Rodgers would easily have plenty of time to move the ball down the field and just get a field goal and maybe more. Because of the two quick 14-yard gains, the Packers had a shot for more.

But as I said to myself on the field right before the Cowboys were kicking the ball off with 1:13 to play – this is the NFL. This is a professional defense. No matter who the quarterback is, your job is to go out and win the game.

The offense has just put up 31 points on the board and handed you the lead with a minute to go. Just stop them.
Yes, stop them. Go out and play professional football and make a stop. They couldn’t do that.

Again, I’m not putting this on the defense entirely. That group was gutty and played well at times. It was ironic that rookie Jourdan Lewis gave up the final touchdown because he might very well be the best cornerback on this team – right now. I’m not saying he’s got the most upside. I’m saying he’s the best they’ve got.

And yet, you could tell Rodgers was targeting him in the final seconds.

Thinking of those final throws reminds me of just how terrible the officials were in this game – and for both teams. Yes, Cowboys fans lost the game so they’re going to think it was all against them. But the officials had a rough day, starting with a bogus penalty in the end zone on Packers linebacker Blake Martinez that gave the Cowboys a new set of downs and eventually a touchdown. Terrible call there.

Just like the one later in the game when the officials weren’t on the same page on what should’ve been either a sack by DeMarcus Lawrence or an incomplete pass. But roughing the passer shouldn’t have been the call – regardless if God was throwing the ball back there.
That takes me to the end. But you know if Lewis had been the receiver and Davante Adams was the corner, every yellow flag this side of the Mississippi would’ve been thrown for pass interference. It’s a shame that Lewis didn’t get that call for offensive P.I. because those 15 yards would’ve certainly put this game into overtime – assuming the suddenly-erratic Mason Crosby would’ve made the tying field goal.

But that was just another odd call in a game full of them.
Again, not blaming the officials nor the Cowboys’ defense, offense or coaching staff.

They got Aaron Rodgers’d. It happens.
Just seems to happen a lot in this stadium and against this team.



http://www.dallascow...s?sf120286304=1

Good read on the no PI call. As I have seen it described the receiver was holding his arm preventing him from getting at the ball. Also give a QB like Rodgers, or others, non press coverage on your receivers and they will find an open one....

 

[Seven]

Yay!! Aaron beat a college level secondary including the MLB. (Smith was horrible.)

You go Aaron.

I think the defense shows some amazing upside. This game wasn't handed to them......excluding Williams' gaffe.

 

[Stash]

It's bad coaching to call a fade on 2nd and 2.

It just is. Even the Garrett fans in the media are dancing around that one not wholeheartedly defending the call.

It's bad coaching to have left the same RPO in there that cost you a touchdown in week one against the Giants. When everybody called it out then.

But hey, maybe they'll learn something this time? After all, it only nearly cost them a victory in week one and certainly cost them one this week, but what's 1 game out of 16, right?

 

[waving monkey]

It's bad coaching to call a fade on 2nd and 2.

It just is. Even the Garrett fans in the media are dancing around that one not wholeheartedly defending the call.

There is not a coach who ever lived who didn't want plays back. But around here It's like a Victorian morality play.
It's psychological

 

[Diehardblues]

Yeah, "well" enough to leave Rodgers time to score, no time for ourselves to come back.

But yeah, sure....

So, we should have scored sooner?

 

[Sydla]

There is not a coach who ever lived who didn't want plays back. But around here It's like a Victorian morality play.
It's psychological

Great coaches don't have to wish for as many plays back as bad ones. We don't have a great coach. That's pretty obvious at this point.

 

[Diehardblues]

And yet, even with our crappy D, if our offensive coaches don't go completely brain dead on a 2nd and 2 from the 11, we stand a great chance of winning that game.

How about if we make the sack on 3rd down when we had Rodgers by the balls instead of letting him scamper for 18 yards down the sidelines ?

That would have forced a FG attempt and left us time for a game ending FG.

How about we score earlier in our drive and leave more time?

What about if we don't convert one of those 4th downs on last drive?

There several plays we can second guess.

 

[Stash]

So, we should have scored sooner?

They should have played the same ball control that they were successfully doing. Why burn 10 minutes off the clock if your goal wasn't to score and not give Rodgers enough time to come back?

They played it just right, up until their screwup on 2nd and 1 throwing the ball. And that undid everything they'd been doing right.

 

[Stash]

How about if we make the sack on 3rd down when we had Rodgers by the balls instead of letting him scamper for 18 yards down the sidelines ?

That would have forced a FG attempt and left us time for a game ending FG.

How about we score earlier in our drive and leave more time?

What about if we don't convert one of those 4th downs on last drive?

There several plays we can second guess.

And there's one that stands head and shoulders above the rest.

Everybody in the world can see it, why would you choose to cover your eyes?

 

[Sydla]

How about if we make the sack on 3rd down when we had Rodgers by the balls instead of letting him scamper for 18 yards down the sidelines ?

That would have forced a FG attempt and left us time for a game ending FG.

How about we score earlier in our drive and leave more time?

What about if we don't convert one of those 4th downs on last drive?

There several plays we can second guess.

Because all of those are simply plays on the field that the coaches really can't control. They can't control the fact Irving just missed sacking Rodgers on that 18 yard scamper. Bad luck, whatever.

The only thing the coaches have complete control over is the play calls they make. That's entirely on them. So you would hope that your coaches would be smart enough to not screw up the one, true thing they have complete control over.

And yet, after 8 minutes of a great drive, they get stupid (which they are often likely to do) and it's a big factor in a crushing loss.

 

[Stash]

There is not a coach who ever lived who didn't want plays back. But around here It's like a Victorian morality play.
It's psychological

It's moronic.

And it's perpetual.

These pass happy clowns learn nothing from their own mistakes.

Even when they're are publicly pointed out to them.

They learn nothing and ultimately get the same poor results.

 

[Diehardblues]

Great coaches don't have to wish for as many plays back as bad ones. We don't have a great coach. That's pretty obvious at this point.

Why don't we have a great coach ?

Who's fault is that?

For being the wealthiest sports franchise in all of sports we're certainly handicapped in our front office and coaching staff . Wonder why but yet we're complaining about the one guy who's doing all he can to overcome the obstacles and handicaps he's been presented with .

 

[Stash]

Because all of those are simply plays on the field that the coaches really can't control. They can't control the fact Irving just missed sacking Rodgers on that 18 yard scamper. Bad luck, whatever.

The only thing the coaches have complete control over is the play calls they make. That's entirely on them. So you would hope that your coaches would be smart enough to not screw up the one, true thing they have complete control over.

And yet, after 8 minutes of a great drive, they get stupid (which they are often likely to do) and it's a big factor in a crushing loss.

 

[waving monkey]

Great coaches don't have to wish for as many plays back as bad ones. We don't have a great coach. That's pretty obvious at this point.

all coaches wish for some plays back period

 

[waving monkey]

It's moronic.

And it's perpetual.

These pass happy clowns learn nothing from their own mistakes.

Even when they're are publicly pointed out to them.

They learn nothing and ultimately get the same poor results.

The team appears to be gel-ing. The San Fransisco game will be interesting
not because their so tough but to see Dallas and how they come on.

 

[Sydla]

Why don't we have a great coach ?

Who's fault is that?

For being the wealthiest sports franchise in all of sports we're certainly handicapped in our front office and coaching staff . Wonder why but yet we're complaining about the one guy who's doing all he can to overcome the obstacles and handicaps he's been presented with .

If you think I do not criticize Jones for a lot of this, you'd be wrong.

We have an average to maybe above average head coach largely because the Jones family is too emotionally invested in Garrett IMO. I think they are too nostalgic and loyal to a guy who has been in the organization since the mid-90s, the last time they were a "great" franchise. But they hide behind this concept of coaching continuity to justify keeping him around.

And LOL at giving Garrett cover by claiming he's doing all he can to overcome obstacles. He's not a good coach. I don't care what obstacles he has, he's not a good head coach. This franchise deserves a better one IMO.

 

[Diehardblues]

Because all of those are simply plays on the field that the coaches really can't control. They can't control the fact Irving just missed sacking Rodgers on that 18 yard scamper. Bad luck, whatever.

The only thing the coaches have complete control over is the play calls they make. That's entirely on them. So you would hope that your coaches would be smart enough to not screw up the one, true thing they have complete control over.

And yet, after 8 minutes of a great drive, they get stupid (which they are often likely to do) and it's a big factor in a crushing loss.

It's just not my nature to single out one play in an otherwise very impressive drive which should have been enough to win the game.

 

[Sydla]

all coaches wish for some plays back period

Some moreso than others. The bad to mediocre ones probably want more plays back than the great coaches. Period.

And in the end, it doesn't change the fact that calling an option pass into a fade on 2nd and 2 when the one thing you CANNOT DO THERE is stop the clock is a bad coaching decision.