Crazy Fact 5 Games into the Season

[exciter]

And Tuli.

He’s listed as the backup to Bosa!

 

[T-RO]

Chargers have Bosa (toe) and grampy Mack and a bunch of guys who have been career backups and PS players. We give up 5 sacks this game I’ll eat my boot!

I expect the Cowboys to have a bounce back week, and certainly don't expect Dak to see five sacks.

That said... "Grampy" Mack has been playing like a fading star for awhile now, but out of the blue he had 6 sacks in just one game in his last game versus Chargers. He'd had no sacks prior to that, and then 6 in one game! Their rookie Tuli Tuipulotu is a good player with nice pass rush skills, and then of course they've got Bosa (who never seems healthy and misses every other game it seems).

 

[ak47kaehu]

And here's another weird stat:

Cowboys sacks allowed:
Game 1: 0
Game 2: 1
Game 3: 2
Game 4: 3
Game 5: 4

Yup: 0-1-2-3-4

If we allow 5 sacks on Monday night....


(No, I don't think this means what some might readily conclude)

Mack truck did have 6 in a game so 5 isn't outta the question!

 

[Maverick84]

Little to do with the thread, but thanks.

The offense is comatose.

 

[T-RO]

The offense is comatose.

It's mediocre. The disparity in huge blowouts and huge losses is a bigger issue than the offense moving the ball or even our red zone offensive performance.

We are -4 turnovers in our two losses
We are +10 turnovers in our three wins

 

[Bobhaze]

In this entire Cowboy season...there hasn't been a single lead change. Not one. We've either lead throughout...or trailed throughout.

And not one game close at the end.

Proof the season is still early. But it’s hard not to notice the same habits from the last nearly 3 decades. Soft and entitled is no way to act for a team who hasn’t won a divisional playoff game in 28 years.

 

[T-RO]

He’s listed as the backup to Bosa!

I'm a database guy and Chargers are one of three teams I'm tracking. So I have this at my finger tips.

Defensive Season Snaps for Edge Charger players:

• Mack: 237
• Tuli: 198
• Bosa: 105

Bosa has been banged up even in games he's started. And sometimes they play these guys together.

 

[T-RO]

Proof the season is still early. But it’s hard not to notice the same habits from the last nearly 3 decades. Soft and entitled is no way to act for a team who hasn’t won a divisional playoff game in 28 years.

I try to avoid typical fan rage narratives and study what is going on.

Here are key factors I see creating our Jeckyl and Hyde season:

1. Turnover Differential (-4 turnovers in losses vs +10 turnovers in wins)

2. 49ers are undefeated w/Purdy. We lost to a better team. They have arguably best defense and offense. We also got hurt by penalty differential and TO dif.

3. Vs. Cardinals...Dallas went sack hunting and got hurt by 4 huge runs (44, 20, 45 and 26 yards). Offense was very productive but just 1/5 in Red Zone.

4. McCarthy's offensive schemes are outdated. Play design static and simple. Red Zone offense a train wreck. Attention to detail on offense is also lacking, reflecting on MM and Schott.

 

[Bobhaze]

I try to avoid typical fan rage narratives and study what is going on.

Here are key factors I see creating our Jeckyl and Hyde season:

1. Turnover Differential (-4 turnovers in losses vs +10 turnovers in wins)

2. 49ers are undefeated w/Purdy. We lost to a better team. They have arguably best defense and offense. We also got hurt by penalty differential and TO dif.

3. Vs. Cardinals...Dallas went sack hunting and got hurt by 4 huge runs (44, 20, 45 and 26 yards). Offense was very productive but just 1/5 in Red Zone.

4. McCarthy's offensive schemes are outdated. Play design static and simple. Red Zone offense a train wreck. Attention to detail on offense is also lacking, reflecting on MM and Schott.

No rage here. It’s just the sad truth. We’re soft until proven otherwise. That’s not rage, it’s just the unfortunate reality.

 

[T-RO]

No rage here. It’s just the sad truth. We’re soft until proven otherwise.

I'm an empiricist. Sorry you have no proof that we lost any game this year because of "softness" or "entitlement." Nor can I disprove it. The oft repeated playoff drought proves nothing, as we cannot assuredly ascertain it's cause (or multiple causes).

What could be easily determined empirically is how such angry-narrative language comes out when the team struggles. Pervades the site when the team isn't rolling. And the "likes" for angry, dismissive and cynical posts skyrockets.

What can be proved about this season?
-This team can utterly dominate at times vs some teams
-Turnover data and it's correlation to W-L (the TO differential is off-the charts in how stark it's been in our five games)
-The 4 or 5 huge runs that gashed us vs. Arizona
-Our high volume offensive production vs. Arizona (26 first downs / 416 yards) yet Red Zone futility (1 of 5 TDs)
-49ers overall dominance offensively and defensively since Purdy began starting.

These are empirical.

 

[exciter]

I expect the Cowboys to have a bounce back week, and certainly don't expect Dak to see five sacks.

That said... "Grampy" Mack has been playing like a fading star for awhile now, but out of the blue he had 6 sacks in just one game in his last game versus Chargers. He'd had no sacks prior to that, and then 6 in one game! Their rookie Tuli Tuipulotu is a good player with nice pass rush skills, and then of course they've got Bosa (who never seems healthy and misses every other game it seems).

Right, saw that… chalking it up to a backup QB, tackle who should be a backup and him still holding a grudge vs the Raiders.

They wanna pull Bosa off the field… then who am I to argue!
Regardless outside of the OLBs, their 3 interior linemen are journeymen and the starting NT is has a back issue!

 

[T-RO]

...lol.. oh, oh, dont even say it. And the Irony of it all. We had our BEST OL start Vs SF.

49ers have good pass rushers at DT and Edge. Top-3 pass rush for sure.

And whereas we had 3 O-lineman returning from injury...how healthy they were is an open question.

 

[T-RO]

Right, saw that… chalking it up to a backup QB, tackle who should be a backup and him still holding a grudge vs the Raiders.

I forgot about Mack getting jettisoned by the Raiders. Maybe that factored in to his 6-sack game. But, as you say, a more likely explanation is he feasted on a JAG player opposite him for a one-game oddity.

 

[Buzzbait]

And here's another weird stat:
Cowboys sacks allowed:
Game 1: 0 Game 2: 1 Game 3: 2
Game 4: 3 Game 5: 4
Yup: 0-1-2-3-4
If we allow 5 sacks on Monday night....


(No, I don't think this means what some might readily conclude)

Oh no!

 

[T-RO]

Our three wins have been by an average margin of 27 points!

But the tribe doesn't want to consider anything positive at this time. This is AngryDome.

 

[Beast_from_East]

In this entire Cowboy season...there hasn't been a single lead change. Not one. We've either lead throughout...or trailed throughout.

And not one game close at the end.

Very strange stat indeed, but it kinda confirms what we have all seen in the games.

If the Cowboys jump on somebody early, they can just pin their ears back and get after the QB and its game over for the other team.

If the Cowboys fall behind, then the other team can use the run to neutralize our pass rush and at that point its game over for the Cowboys.

Bottom Line............Cowboys are not built to come from behind, if they do not score first they lose the game.

 

[noshame]

today's NFL this team
Hopefully we run it down their throats and break the trend

 

[DuceizBak]

And here's another weird stat:

Cowboys sacks allowed:
Game 1: 0
Game 2: 1
Game 3: 2
Game 4: 3
Game 5: 4

Yup: 0-1-2-3-4

If we allow 5 sacks on Monday night....


(No, I don't think this means what some might readily conclude)

The 49ers defensive line wasn't even that dominant. It's not a game you watched and think "man they were getting to the quarterback".

Cowboys fans read this and read this clear. The 49ers are an elite team but they are not as good as we made them look, and we are not as bad as they made us look.

 

[T-RO]

The 49ers defensive line wasn't even that dominant. It's not a game you watched and think "man they were getting to the quarterback".

Cowboys fans read this and read this clear. The 49ers are an elite team but they are not as good as we made them look, and we are not as bad as they made us look.

The 49ers are PFF's #1 ranked team. They are DVOA's #1 ranked team. Pete Frisco (CBS), Sharp Football, ESPN....virtually everyone has them #1 ranked.

As for their pass rush? PFF ranks SF #1. They have numerous good pass rushers at DT and Edge.


I certainly agree on your final point: We aren't (nearly) as bad as we looked Monday night.

 

[DandyDon52]

Our three wins have been by an average margin of 27 points!

But the tribe doesn't want to consider anything positive at this time. This is AngryDome.

stats are worthless at this point.
cherry picked stats are even worse