Cowboys played their best game this season

[bark]

Jaylon Smith is not an asset at this point in time. He has a large bullseye on the front and rear of his jersey. Honestly he looks more hobbled than at the beginning of the season. Not all stories have happy endings with a bow on top.

I said the exact thing watching him last night. He looks slower also.
The only way he can help us right now is as a blitzer.
Whatever the reason, he not NFL ready.
Actually not ready for football on any level

 

[NeonDeion21]

They played their best game of the season and they still couldn't win. That tells you where this team is headed this season.

 

[Noclaf]

I said the exact thing watching him last night. He looks slower also.
The only way he can help us right now is as a blitzer.
Whatever the reason, he not NFL ready.
Actually not ready for football on any level

We all know the reason, they guy is not healthy, has not played in forever. They boys are destroying this kid as we watch. He should have never been on the field

 

[strongarmqb]

They didn't get the win against Green Bay but they played their best game overall.

Rodgers is much better than the other QBs they've faced.

Did anybody notice how often Aikman said that Rodgers was frustrated? Several times he could not find an open receiver.

The defense intentionally over-focused on the pass and dared Green Bay's run game to beat them. They played a 3-tech DT most of the game with starter Paea out. The DL played all snaps in pass rush mode which caused then to be out of position on some runs.

The Cowboys running game looked it's best this this season. Zeke finally had a few runs like last year where it looked like he would be stopped for about 3 yards but ended up with about 8 and a 1st down.

This was Dak's best game. The INT was primarily on TWilliams. It was about 6 inches off target but should not have been a difficult catch and at worse case should have bounced forward out of his hands, not allowed to go through his hands.

Dez was a more efficient target. He had more yards in the last game but dropped less balls this time. He did drop a TD that hit both hands but got bailed out by a penalty on GB.

The biggest negative was Jaylon. He is just not very good.

Penalties probably cost the Cowboys the game. The facemask by Hitchens and the Personal Foul by Mayowa kept GB drives alive. A non-call on interference against Witten probably cost 4 points.

I really like the young secondary. They often frustrated Rodgers. Lewis is the best CB. They had Brown in over Scandrick on some of the 2 CB sets. Scandrick looks stiff. Awuzie has barely played this season but looked good when he did.

Woods is playing a lot of snaps in Dime. Frazier was inactive but previously played more Safety snaps than Woods. Maybe people get their wish at some point with Woods over Heath. For another week Heath was not as bad as people claim but he's not really good either. He should have been in better position on that final TD by GB.

I would seriously play the Safety Frazier over Jaylon if there are no other options at LB.

Wilson played SLB early but Wilber played there most of the game. I don't know if Wilson was injured or got benched.

The DL got great pressure early but then the pressure faded. I think Green Bay waits until the game gets going before their OL starts holding because refs call a tighter game at the beginning. They have really practiced the art of holding without getting caught.

Fred got called for a hold that was less egregious than what Green Bay does on most snaps but we did get at least one favorable call on the dropped TD pass by Dez.

Oddly the biggest needs on this team for next sesson are likely WR and LB. An elite RDE would always be nice but they don't need to add mid-level talent there as they have a lot of good but not great options. Mid level talent at WR would be an upgrade.

I couldn’t agree more with you. I have said it before- Green Bay teaches their
lineman how to hold- blatantly outside the framework of the body. It was garbage hearing Aikman’s man Love of Green Bay while shaming Frederick for dubious holding calls when Green Bay holds worse than any team in the league

 

[cowboyblue22]

only reason he plays is the gm don't want to admit a mistake

 

[rags747]

They didn't get the win against Green Bay but they played their best game overall.

Rodgers is much better than the other QBs they've faced.

Did anybody notice how often Aikman said that Rodgers was frustrated? Several times he could not find an open receiver.

The defense intentionally over-focused on the pass and dared Green Bay's run game to beat them. They played a 3-tech DT most of the game with starter Paea out. The DL played all snaps in pass rush mode which caused then to be out of position on some runs.

The Cowboys running game looked it's best this this season. Zeke finally had a few runs like last year where it looked like he would be stopped for about 3 yards but ended up with about 8 and a 1st down.

This was Dak's best game. The INT was primarily on TWilliams. It was about 6 inches off target but should not have been a difficult catch and at worse case should have bounced forward out of his hands, not allowed to go through his hands.

Dez was a more efficient target. He had more yards in the last game but dropped less balls this time. He did drop a TD that hit both hands but got bailed out by a penalty on GB.

The biggest negative was Jaylon. He is just not very good.

Penalties probably cost the Cowboys the game. The facemask by Hitchens and the Personal Foul by Mayowa kept GB drives alive. A non-call on interference against Witten probably cost 4 points.

I really like the young secondary. They often frustrated Rodgers. Lewis is the best CB. They had Brown in over Scandrick on some of the 2 CB sets. Scandrick looks stiff. Awuzie has barely played this season but looked good when he did.

Woods is playing a lot of snaps in Dime. Frazier was inactive but previously played more Safety snaps than Woods. Maybe people get their wish at some point with Woods over Heath. For another week Heath was not as bad as people claim but he's not really good either. He should have been in better position on that final TD by GB.

I would seriously play the Safety Frazier over Jaylon if there are no other options at LB.

Wilson played SLB early but Wilber played there most of the game. I don't know if Wilson was injured or got benched.

The DL got great pressure early but then the pressure faded. I think Green Bay waits until the game gets going before their OL starts holding because refs call a tighter game at the beginning. They have really practiced the art of holding without getting caught.

Fred got called for a hold that was less egregious than what Green Bay does on most snaps but we did get at least one favorable call on the dropped TD pass by Dez.

Oddly the biggest needs on this team for next sesson are likely WR and LB. An elite RDE would always be nice but they don't need to add mid-level talent there as they have a lot of good but not great options. Mid level talent at WR would be an upgrade.

Agree with much of this post. Best games so far for Dak, Zeke, Bryant. New secondary has a lot of potential, no loss on the guys we let walk. Lewis looks like a bigtime player. We need receiver, TE, LB. I thought yesterdays gameplan was the best of the season as well.

 

[xwalker]

I couldn’t agree more with you. I have said it before- Green Bay teaches their
lineman how to hold- blatantly outside the framework of the body. It was garbage hearing Aikman’s man Love of Green Bay while shaming Frederick for dubious holding calls when Green Bay holds worse than any team in the league

Somebody even did a blog/article about Green Bay's OL and how they hold but disguise it.

 

[xwalker]

They played their best game of the season and they still couldn't win. That tells you where this team is headed this season.

Not really. Aaron Rodgers does not play in the NFC East.

 

[xwalker]

Did anyone notice if cooper was playing LG the entire game or if he took over for green at some point?

He started.

 

[xwalker]

We are celebrating Moral Victories now



What has this franchise come to

It's an analysis, not a celebration.

 

[gmoney112]

When you think about how ugly it looked, you realize we were a couple blown assignments and a Terrance dumbo drop from beating the Packers without Lee, our best defensive player, or Awuzie late in the game.

That's not counting the weak clock management at the end.

Maybe I'm the only one that doesn't go insane because I see how young the team is, and guys like Jaylon coming back from a horrific knee injury, with minimal game time in 18 months, getting rekt on the field because he's just not ready yet.

I actually think we have a decent amount of young talent, and imo have a franchise QB (I don't care if you think he sucks).

I'll be a little more critical if we miss the playoffs, especially if we look like crap. But until then I'm going to enjoy the season and seeing the young guys develop.

 

[Beast_from_East]

They didn't get the win against Green Bay but they played their best game overall.

Rodgers is much better than the other QBs they've faced.

Did anybody notice how often Aikman said that Rodgers was frustrated? Several times he could not find an open receiver.

The defense intentionally over-focused on the pass and dared Green Bay's run game to beat them. They played a 3-tech DT most of the game with starter Paea out. The DL played all snaps in pass rush mode which caused then to be out of position on some runs.

The Cowboys running game looked it's best this this season. Zeke finally had a few runs like last year where it looked like he would be stopped for about 3 yards but ended up with about 8 and a 1st down.

This was Dak's best game. The INT was primarily on TWilliams. It was about 6 inches off target but should not have been a difficult catch and at worse case should have bounced forward out of his hands, not allowed to go through his hands.

Dez was a more efficient target. He had more yards in the last game but dropped less balls this time. He did drop a TD that hit both hands but got bailed out by a penalty on GB.

The biggest negative was Jaylon. He is just not very good.

Penalties probably cost the Cowboys the game. The facemask by Hitchens and the Personal Foul by Mayowa kept GB drives alive. A non-call on interference against Witten probably cost 4 points.

I really like the young secondary. They often frustrated Rodgers. Lewis is the best CB. They had Brown in over Scandrick on some of the 2 CB sets. Scandrick looks stiff. Awuzie has barely played this season but looked good when he did.

Woods is playing a lot of snaps in Dime. Frazier was inactive but previously played more Safety snaps than Woods. Maybe people get their wish at some point with Woods over Heath. For another week Heath was not as bad as people claim but he's not really good either. He should have been in better position on that final TD by GB.

I would seriously play the Safety Frazier over Jaylon if there are no other options at LB.

Wilson played SLB early but Wilber played there most of the game. I don't know if Wilson was injured or got benched.

The DL got great pressure early but then the pressure faded. I think Green Bay waits until the game gets going before their OL starts holding because refs call a tighter game at the beginning. They have really practiced the art of holding without getting caught.

Fred got called for a hold that was less egregious than what Green Bay does on most snaps but we did get at least one favorable call on the dropped TD pass by Dez.

Oddly the biggest needs on this team for next sesson are likely WR and LB. An elite RDE would always be nice but they don't need to add mid-level talent there as they have a lot of good but not great options. Mid level talent at WR would be an upgrade.

BaaaaaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaaaa...........their best game?

Lets see, in their best game they gave up 35 points............5 touchdowns and a FG

Lets see, in their best game they allowed the opposing QB a 122.8 rating

Lets see, in their best game they allowed 6.4 yards per rush

Lets see, in their best game they controlled the ball for almost 13 min in the 4th quarter and lost

Lets see, in their best game they botch clock management basically gifting their opponent a free timeout

Lets see, in their best game they allow a 75 yard game winning drive with just over a min left on the clock

BaaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaa........if this is their best game, then they are going to have one hell of a high draft pick coming.

 

[xwalker]

BaaaaaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaaaa...........their best game?

Lets see, in their best game they gave up 35 points............5 touchdowns and a FG

Lets see, in their best game they allowed the opposing QB a 122.8 rating

Lets see, in their best game they allowed 6.4 yards per rush

Lets see, in their best game they controlled the ball for almost 13 min in the 4th quarter and lost

Lets see, in their best game they botch clock management basically gifting their opponent a free timeout

Lets see, in their best game they allow a 75 yard game winning drive with just over a min left on the clock

BaaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaa........if this is their best game, then they are going to have one hell of a high draft pick coming.

Does Aaron Rodgers also play for the NFCE teams...

 

[Aven8]

BaaaaaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaaaaa...........their best game?

Lets see, in their best game they gave up 35 points............5 touchdowns and a FG

Lets see, in their best game they allowed the opposing QB a 122.8 rating

Lets see, in their best game they allowed 6.4 yards per rush

Lets see, in their best game they controlled the ball for almost 13 min in the 4th quarter and lost

Lets see, in their best game they botch clock management basically gifting their opponent a free timeout

Lets see, in their best game they allow a 75 yard game winning drive with just over a min left on the clock

BaaaaaaaaaHaaaaaaaa........if this is their best game, then they are going to have one hell of a high draft pick coming.

I thought he meant the Offense did. Our defenses best game was against Zona IMO.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Does Aaron Rodgers also play for the NFCE teams...

You realize this is not the NCAA and we don't start conference play against the NFC East now, you do understand all these games count?

We have 5 division games left and we have 2 wins, do a little math and that gets you to 7 wins bro. You think 7 wins puts you in the playoffs?

You do realize we have to actually beat other teams besides the ones in our division, you do understand that, right?

 

[xwalker]

You realize this is not the NCAA and we don't start conference play against the NFC East now, you do understand all these games count?

We have 5 division games left and we have 2 wins, do a little math and that gets you to 7 wins bro. You think 7 wins puts you in the playoffs?

You do realize we have to actually beat other teams besides the ones in our division, you do understand that, right?

Is this Jadeveon?

 

[windward]

They played their best game of the season and they still couldn't win. That tells you where this team is headed this season.

No, it doesn't.

It means they played a great QB and pretty good team.

But again, you like to complain with the worst of them.

 

[mrmojo]

Good write up, you brought me off the ledge....a little bit.

 

[windward]

@xwalker This is seriously one of the better analyses of the game out there. I'll take reasoned, objective analysis every time over a fan frothing at the mouth all up in their feels.

 

[haleyrules]

Well, if that's the best game the defense played there ain't much to look forward to.