Cowboys player talks Defense & Coach problems against Packers early in the 2023 playoff game

[Proof]

IDK man......everyone agrees they were not prepared. That's on the players or coaches or both....as mentioned "they got beat" but WHY?

I don't have an answer to that. I thought they'd win. But GB had their way. Granted they played SF extremely tough as well, and likely shouldve won that game, so maybe they're just better than anyone thought. But like he said, they just seemed to have the answer for EVERYTHING.

 

[BigDPlayer]

I thought it was obvious.......lol
I do think something happened team-wise that week that hasn't come out. I don't know if players partied, didn't practice with a sense of urgency or just thought they could simply walk on the field and win.

All I know is that game is THE worst defeat in franchise history IMO........factoring in what was on the line, how hard it was to gain the advantage they had and they didn't compete.

I agree 100%. It has taken me out of following. At this point, it’s show me in January (assuming we get there post season).

Just meh.

Thanks Dallas for breaking my heart.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Dak threw an INT when it was 0-7 that put the GB offense in the redzone. It was 0-14 after that.

but they quit in the first quarter. they didn't score until early 2nd quarter.

why did this defense quit in the middle of first quarter? then we have KC. offense struggling every which way? did they quit? no, they fought harder. our team quit! all of them. coaches too. where is the fight?

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Think he means that you get tired when the offense in the first half produces Punt, INT, Punt, INT...maybe he means something else though. Yeah, probably not this.

that's not what Lawrence said. he was talking about being tired after playing 17 games.

and first drive. very first drive of the game. were they tired? you tell me. GB. 8 minutes. no 3rd downs until they got inside the 10. and only had 1 3rd down.

fantastic top 5 defense we have.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Dak could steal a lollipop from a child and kick his puppy and (certain people) would never admit it was Daks fault or had something to do with it

We would get some bs answer like that's not the Dak we know that guys from some alternative multiverse... cries under the covers

the reverse is also true. he can donate a million, go help children and the poor and the daksessed people will just poop on all of that and make fun of him. btw, I didn't make that up. that actually happened with a few folks around here.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

I know some will disagree but we have four in Parsons, Diggs, Lamb, and Tyler. All four have shown motivation to be the BEST at their positions and great work ethics.

yet weak minded or at least some of them Parsons didn't act like he wanted to play against GB. where is the leadership? CD was pouting on the sideline. why?

 

[Mr_437]

All I see is a youtuber trying lay blame exclusively on the Defense and give Dak a pass. Heck nah, Dak helped GB put points on his Defense too.

We already knew dem Boyz don't have no dawg in them once the Playoffs start.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Anyone who blames the GB game on the QB IS naive and severely lacking football knowledge.

he is to blame just as much as the rest of them. its not only him to blame.

 

[Rockport]

he is to blame just as much as the rest of them. its not only him to blame.

From Jerry all the way down.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

From Jerry all the way down.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

yet weak minded or at least some of them Parsons didn't act like he wanted to play against GB. where is the leadership? CD was pouting on the sideline. why?

I can't argue with this but one game doesn't make a career. Each one of these players showed big-time during the regular season. They are young......just need to learn how to take their game to another level during the postseason.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

I can't argue with this but one game doesn't make a career. Each one of these players showed big-time during the regular season. They are young......just need to learn how to take their game to another level during the postseason.

post season is what matters and separates boys from men.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

post season is what matters and separates boys from men.

Sure....but you will never see a season w/o winning the regular season

 

[DandyDon52]

I don't feel like he said they quit all he said that Green Bay had them figured out and they had no answers

coaching !!

 

[75boyz]

PRetty much everyone stank
Those desperately trying to say Dak did not amuse me

It's become the standardized responding narrative here.
The blame will be spread around in such a way that as long as they think they can minimize Dak's fault in a loss they have accomplished their personal agenda.

Simple deflection and diversion game.

 

[CowboyStar88]

I would wager that of his over 33k posts, at least 80% of them are about Dak. We should start a pool on how many times he has said 'hater' since 2016.

In fairness to AC it’s probably like 70% Dak and 20% defense, 3% Kurt Warner & Cole Beasenuts, and 7% Romo. With an adjustment factor of +/-5%

 

[CowboyStar88]

This is what I think. I think something happened behind the scenes that we don’t know about. Whether it’s partying too much that week or not practicing hard. Something happened. I’m still stuck on the Dak and CD issue. That seemed to happen early in the game, a little too early for it to be just going 3 and out. I wonder if there is/was an issue in the locker room that spilled over into the field. Everyone played bad. Everyone. That’s really weird.

Sometimes I watch highlights of that game. You know like when I want to emotionally self mutilate. But every time I watch it the feeling I get is no one wanted to play that day.

My theory is there was something going on in the locker room and we imploded Ala the Eagles.

I absolutely agree with you. Something definitely happened in that locker room. Maybe the partying might have played a part, but I’m not feeling it. Something happened amongst the players and it could have to do with DQ. Don’t think we’ve ever seen that body language between that QB and WR before. Something led to that. I’m not buying the he was crying about the ball stuff. We will probably never know what it was but whatever it was it carried over to the team on the field.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Wasn’t like our O was clicking like the Dan Fouts chargers by any means.

 

[CowboyStar88]

I will admit I have a terrible memory and I refuse to watch any of the GB game ever again.

Early on in the Packers first drive.. didn't the D have them 4th and long and a penalty gave them a first down?

I wonder if they hadn't had that penalty if the result would have been different with everyone feeling good about themselves.

Maybe not and maybe my memory has let me down yet again.. lol

I think there was a penalty that did give them a first after a stop.

 

[RonnieT24]

but they quit in the first quarter. they didn't score until early 2nd quarter.

why did this defense quit in the middle of first quarter? then we have KC. offense struggling every which way? did they quit? no, they fought harder. our team quit! all of them. coaches too. where is the fight?

Yeah I don't know about the whole "they quit" thing. Quitting implies that they ever showed up in the first place. And I have no recollection that they ever did frankly.