Dak on if Cowboys have figured out why road and home performance have been so different

[cowboys5xsbs]

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

Dak Prescott on if the Cowboys have figured out why their performances have been so different on the road compared to at home: “No. We haven’t. I don’t know if there is anything concrete, honestly. A lot of different aspects that go hand in hand, that go together. Different things you could say, maybe it’s this, maybe it’s that. At the end of the day, type of guy I am, conversations we have, they are all going to be excuses. We’ve just got to come out with the energy and maintain it throughout the game, regardless of the score, regardless if we’re down, the belief, the emotional discipline, maturity and competitiveness to not blink and enjoy when it’s you against the world. So, no.” After the Cowboys lost 30-16 to the Broncos in 2021, then Denver DC Vic Fangio said: “Teams just haven’t played (Dallas) the right way.” With Fangio now the DC in Miami, Prescott was asked about Fangio having the blueprint for beating the Cowboys. “In 2021 maybe. I don’t think that blueprint’s gonna hold up.”

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

"No" is all that was needed Dakky poo.

 

[CCBoy]

The Dallas Cowboys head to south Florida to play the Miami Dolphins trying to answer a crucial question: How do you pick up the pieces after that dismantling in Buffalo?

The Cowboys will have to earn our trust from here, because it’s hard to see them not having a difficult time against the Miami Dolphins and the weapons they bring to the table. They are one of the better running teams in the league with the fourth best yards per game, and after what happened Sunday it would be criminally negligent to not run right at the Dallas defense that had zero answers for James Cook. Raheem Mostert currently sits right behind Cook in yards per game, and that does not bode well. Add in the extreme potency of their passing attack, and we are extremely uneasy.

Before we get too deep into this matchup, though, is there much the Cowboys could’ve done differently against the Bills to have put up a better fight? Not that it was the only factor, but the Cowboys conspicuously scaled down the amount of motions they ran pre-snap relative to previous weeks. In fact, it was their lowest week of pre-snap motion since that fateful loss to the Niners.

Add in a very poor day at the office for Dak Prescott and the score forcing them to not be able to run the ball, which had worked fairly well early for them, and the offense was just not up to the task. As Bob Sturm noted elsewhere, you cannot just blame this one on the defense.

That hardly means the defense was a huge part of the problem. It got bullied from start to finish, and their undersized unit finally paid the price of favoring pass defense over stopping the run. The thinness at linebacker also was exposed.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...ins-buffalo-bills-dak-prescott-tua-tagovailoa




Bob Sturm

@SportsSturm

I have been asked about this chart. So yes, lowest motion and play action have been At SF and At Buffalo. That could suggest game setting, defenses, or down a mile at halftime. But here is the raw data for you from my digital pen:




10:58 AM · Dec 18, 2023

 

[CCBoy]

We can see them fixing some of the first, but it’s gonna be awfully hard to fix the second, and therefore, we have a ton of angst facing this Miami team. The Cowboys have to play from in front - it’s the only way the undersized strategy Dan Quinn employs can work effectively - and to do that, their offense has to get going early. Will they be able to do that against the Dolphins, who currently lead the NFL in scoring, averaging a whopping 31.5 ppg? A recipe of what we saw against Seattle will more likely be required for the Cowboys to win this football game. Once again, it comes down to just how far Dak Prescott can take them. The issue here is that the defense has shown us that they don’t belong in the “elite” category this season.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...ins-buffalo-bills-dak-prescott-tua-tagovailoa

 

[Captain-Crash]

so he's saying it's him?

 

[CCBoy]

Over the past two seasons, the Cowboys have played 10 games on natural grass. They are 2-8 in those games. Hard Rock Stadium in Miami is on grass.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...ins-buffalo-bills-dak-prescott-tua-tagovailoa

Another thing they cannot afford are penalties that end their drives and extend the Dolphins’. And that is a broken record, because that has been an ongoing issue all season long.

This single element is the biggest contributor to Dallas losses. Momentum, momentum, momentum...

 

[IceStar-D7]

It's easy for me. Dallas is very confident at home. On the road look at Dak's face versus at home. Confident and not. Add the team to this also.

 

[bewp7]

they are soft bois

that is why

 

[WillieBeamen]

I hate dude’s cliche answers

 

[TwentyOne]

 

[TwentyOne]

 

[BoyzBlaster]

Dak and Jerry are a gasbag match made in heaven.

 

[KJJ]

I’ve been following the Cowboys since the 72 season and this is the most puzzling Cowboys team I can remember. They’re destroying teams at home and are being destroyed on the road. Their point differential at home is the largest in franchise history. I believe they’ve only been behind once at home this season but on the road this is a completely different team.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Get lost Eagles trolls!!!!

 

[removed_20241105]

The home away narrative this season is BS. They happened to play physical teams on the road and got their arses destroyed. It’s the competition, not the venue. If SF or Buff came to Dallas, they still be mud holing the Boys.

 

[Jarv]

The Dallas Cowboys head to south Florida to play the Miami Dolphins trying to answer a crucial question: How do you pick up the pieces after that dismantling in Buffalo?

The Cowboys will have to earn our trust from here, because it’s hard to see them not having a difficult time against the Miami Dolphins and the weapons they bring to the table. They are one of the better running teams in the league with the fourth best yards per game, and after what happened Sunday it would be criminally negligent to not run right at the Dallas defense that had zero answers for James Cook. Raheem Mostert currently sits right behind Cook in yards per game, and that does not bode well. Add in the extreme potency of their passing attack, and we are extremely uneasy.

Before we get too deep into this matchup, though, is there much the Cowboys could’ve done differently against the Bills to have put up a better fight? Not that it was the only factor, but the Cowboys conspicuously scaled down the amount of motions they ran pre-snap relative to previous weeks. In fact, it was their lowest week of pre-snap motion since that fateful loss to the Niners.

Add in a very poor day at the office for Dak Prescott and the score forcing them to not be able to run the ball, which had worked fairly well early for them, and the offense was just not up to the task. As Bob Sturm noted elsewhere, you cannot just blame this one on the defense.

That hardly means the defense was a huge part of the problem. It got bullied from start to finish, and their undersized unit finally paid the price of favoring pass defense over stopping the run. The thinness at linebacker also was exposed.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...ins-buffalo-bills-dak-prescott-tua-tagovailoa

Bob Sturm
@SportsSturm

I have been asked about this chart. So yes, lowest motion and play action have been At SF and At Buffalo. That could suggest game setting, defenses, or down a mile at halftime. But here is the raw data for you from my digital pen:


10:58 AM · Dec 18, 2023

Interesting that my post earlier this week about pre-snap motion is being noticed elsewhere.