Dungy the hater

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I think he's right as far as the NFC statement goes. Cousins stunk the 1st game Commanders lost and the Giants took Dallas' lunch money twice. It will be an NFC east heavy playoff field. Dallas should naturally be a little worried....

Four points in two victories....yea, saw true dominance there, alright.

The harder games will help Dallas the most....but wasted drives can be improved upon.
 

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His comments after the game were a joke. Said that Dallas had 4 turnovers and the Bucs still could have won. First off, the INT before half wasn't something we were going to get points off, same with last one. Second - we lost AT LEAST 9 points because of penalties. Third - did you guys see the holds and blatant hands to the face that weren't called on the Bucs last possession? I Hope he sleeps well tonight. I know I will.....
On our last 3rd down (Dak took the sack), RDE Noah Spence was lined up so far into the neutral zone that his hand on the ground crossed the line of scrimmage. Couldn't believe they missed it.
 

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I can't believe he said no one in the NFC is scared of Dallas. Does anyone notice the homefield advantage this year?
Tell me you were not worried after that disastrous third quarter with 14 unanswered points and a defense that looked like a sieve. Check the game threads. I do think that Dallas was fortunate David Irving decided to become Demarcus Ware for a game and that the defense overall elevated themselves in the fourth quarter. Even on the final possession the offense could not salt away the game...instead putting it back into the hands of the defense. The offense was too cute in the second half, apathetic at times, made too many mistakes and misfired multiple times in the red-zone. Check the score...by 6 points. Dallas is not a team that will be without challenges in the playoffs.

That said, Prescott was the man...99.07 passer rating and he wasn't afraid to make plays with his legs. Nice, strong bounce back, particularly in the first half. I do think he needs to take more on situations like 2nd and 18, rather than just dumping four yards to the first read, leaving 3rd and 14. I like him being safe with the ball, but at times the team is like a frog sitting in a pot of boiling water...which happened in the second half sunday night. Free is still a concern at right tackle. Judging by the damage inflicted via the no-huddle, future teams might look to replicate what Tampa did.

I think if they had put away the Bucs decisively in the second half Dungy probably wouldn't have said what he said. I for one thought they were on their way to a high double-digit win...especially with all the turnovers. The offense looked like a buzz-saw in the first half...which made the feckless futility of the second half rather perturbing to witness.
 

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On our last 3rd down (Dak took the sack), RDE Noah Spence was lined up so far into the neutral zone that his hand on the ground crossed the line of scrimmage. Couldn't believe they missed it.

Unless really blatant, the officials were not calling fouls against Tampa.
 

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I think he's right as far as the NFC statement goes. Cousins stunk the 1st game Commanders lost and the Giants took Dallas' lunch money twice. It will be an NFC east heavy playoff field. Dallas should naturally be a little worried....
Don't think the Lions took the Cowboys lunch. And I don't think the Cowboys fear them.
 

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Tell me you were not worried after that disastrous third quarter with 14 unanswered points and a defense that looked like a sieve. Check the game threads. I do think that Dallas was fortunate David Irving decided to become Demarcus Ware for a game and that the defense overall elevated themselves in the fourth quarter. Even on the final possession the offense could not salt away the game...instead putting it back into the hands of the defense. The offense was too cute in the second half, apathetic at times, made too many mistakes and misfired multiple times in the red-zone. Check the score...by 6 points. Dallas is not a team that will be without challenges in the playoffs.

That said, Prescott was the man...99.07 passer rating and he wasn't afraid to make plays with his legs. Nice, strong bounce back, particularly in the first half. I do think he needs to take more on situations like 2nd and 18, rather than just dumping four yards to the first read, leaving 3rd and 14. I like him being safe with the ball, but at times the team is like a frog sitting in a pot of boiling water...which happened in the second half sunday night. Free is still a concern at right tackle. Judging by the damage inflicted via the no-huddle, future teams might look to replicate what Tampa did.

I think if they had put away the Bucs decisively in the second half Dungy probably wouldn't have said what he said. I for one thought they were on their way to a high double-digit win...especially with all the turnovers. The offense looked like a buzz-saw in the first half...which made the feckless futility of the second half rather perturbing to witness.

To their credit, the Cowboys did all the scoring in the 4th quarters. That's some good black 'n blue December for us fans.
 

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Will they engrave: They weren't feared on our SB 51 Lombardi Trophy?
 

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Its obvious that dungy is a big bucs fan... He lives in tampa still currently..

His opinion is irrelevant to me than a Chiefs fan talking about how much better they have
 

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Dungy's not the best commentator out there. He really fell off after Bilbo stole his ring if you ask me.

That said, how the heck were the Bucs in that game, really? Down so far in the turnover differential, with Dak and Zeke both playing fairly dominating games, and the defense locking down like they did. I mean, I know the answer: we stalled ourselves in the red zone with penalties and execution errors and missed two kicks that would have made it a two possession game and had a TD taken off the board, but still, it was a weird game that they were able to hang around after so much going well for us, overall.

I really like Tony a lot, classy man, and a great football mind, but clearly he picked the game with his heart not his head.
 
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