CFZ Eagle game thoughts

[Creeper]

I know it is late in the week and we should be talking about the Giants, but I just got a chance to watch the Eagles game last night. I recorded it so I could play rewind and rewatch certain plays in slo-mo.

I have a few thoughts.

First, everything that could go wrong went wrong for Dallas. I think I saw one break where Dallas got a call from the refs. It was the personal foul penalty called on Byard when it was started by Ferguson. Otherwise, all the other calls seemed to go against them. Nothing there. But also the fumbles that all bounced back to the Eagles. The strip sack by Sam Williams that Hurts recovered was shear luck. The ball was bouncing away from Hurts and Williams tipped it back to him. The last fumble by Swift was also a lot of luck for the Eagles.

The Cowboys dropped 4 passes that I saw. Gallup had one bad one, but so did CeeDee,, Pollard and Ferguson. Two of those drops would have been first downs. The one CeeDee dropped could have been a huge play for Dallas.

I watched the last sack which cost Dallas 11 yards and precious seconds at the end of the game about 15 times. Yeah, Steele got whipped badly again, but I also think Dak could have throw it out of the end zone to avoid the sack and stop the clock. If you watch the play Dak looks at the middle of the field, then attempts to spin out of the pocket. It appears he saw no one open and wanted to extend the play. That is a mistake at that point in the game. He has to throw it away from that position on the field throwing it out of the end zone should have been easy. But he cannot take the sack there. I am not saying it costs us the game but it was a mistake by Dak, IMO.

The penalties! Dallas really needs to work on those penalties. I saw Dallas line up offsides (hands over the blue LOS line) so many times. They were called only once. I have not seen another team that does that as much as the Cowboys. Seems to me this should be easy to correct.

The Cowboys run blocking is awful. But it seems to be one guy misses a block on every play. The 2nd play for the Cowboys was a run up the middle by Pollard behind Tyler Smith. There was a hole, but Pollard was tackled from behind by Reddick who was unblocked for a short gain. The thing is, on the play Tolbert was running across the field to Reddick's side. Instead of blocking Reddick or at least getting in his way, Tolbert moved out of his way to avoid contact. If he just delayed Reddick the play gains 5 or more yards and it is 3rd and short. I don't think the problem is Pollard. He looked teh best I have seen of him this season as far as quickness and speed goes.

If you want to know why the Tush Push works for the Eagles and not the Cowboys go back and watch the QB sneak by Dak in the 4th quarter. Watch what happens to Biadasz on the play. He gets stood up and pushed back into Dak. Dak makes the 1st down barely, with a second effort when he shifts a little to his right behind Martin. The guy snapping the ball should be under the pile moving forward, what is he doing standing up in he backfield? We need to look at upgrading the C position next year.

I think Tolbert has game. Not a big sample size but he made some nice moves to get open Sunday.

It is good to be aggressive but maybe sometimes it is better to be smart. The Cowboys had a 4th down and 1 with 11:55 to go in the game. The score was 28-17. Why not kick the FG there and make it a 1 score game. As it turned out the Cowboys turned it over on downs when Schoonmaker came up a few inches short of the goal line.
Of course we have no idea what would have happened had they made it 28-20. The defense seemed to get things under control again by then.

This may be nothing, or it may be something to watch, but the Eagles did not move the football at all after Goedert got hurt. I think losing him is a very big deal for the Eagles offense.

 

[CCBoy]

Thanks for the work...me, Steele and Dowdle change directions, now.

 

[blueblood70]

I know it is late in the week and we should be talking about the Giants, but I just got a chance to watch the Eagles game last night. I recorded it so I could play rewind and rewatch certain plays in slo-mo.

I have a few thoughts.

First, everything that could go wrong went wrong for Dallas. I think I saw one break where Dallas got a call from the refs. It was the personal foul penalty called on Byard when it was started by Ferguson. Otherwise, all the other calls seemed to go against them. Nothing there. But also the fumbles that all bounced back to the Eagles. The strip sack by Sam Williams that Hurts recovered was shear luck. The ball was bouncing away from Hurts and Williams tipped it back to him. The last fumble by Swift was also a lot of luck for the Eagles.

The Cowboys dropped 4 passes that I saw. Gallup had one bad one, but so did CeeDee,, Pollard and Ferguson. Two of those drops would have been first downs. The one CeeDee dropped could have been a huge play for Dallas.

I watched the last sack which cost Dallas 11 yards and precious seconds at the end of the game about 15 times. Yeah, Steele got whipped badly again, but I also think Dak could have throw it out of the end zone to avoid the sack and stop the clock. If you watch the play Dak looks at the middle of the field, then attempts to spin out of the pocket. It appears he saw no one open and wanted to extend the play. That is a mistake at that point in the game. He has to throw it away from that position on the field throwing it out of the end zone should have been easy. But he cannot take the sack there. I am not saying it costs us the game but it was a mistake by Dak, IMO.

The penalties! Dallas really needs to work on those penalties. I saw Dallas line up offsides (hands over the blue LOS line) so many times. They were called only once. I have not seen another team that does that as much as the Cowboys. Seems to me this should be easy to correct.

The Cowboys run blocking is awful. But it seems to be one guy misses a block on every play. The 2nd play for the Cowboys was a run up the middle by Pollard behind Tyler Smith. There was a hole, but Pollard was tackled from behind by Reddick who was unblocked for a short gain. The thing is, on the play Tolbert was running across the field to Reddick's side. Instead of blocking Reddick or at least getting in his way, Tolbert moved out of his way to avoid contact. If he just delayed Reddick the play gains 5 or more yards and it is 3rd and short. I don't think the problem is Pollard. He looked teh best I have seen of him this season as far as quickness and speed goes.

If you want to know why the Tush Push works for the Eagles and not the Cowboys go back and watch the QB sneak by Dak in the 4th quarter. Watch what happens to Biadasz on the play. He gets stood up and pushed back into Dak. Dak makes the 1st down barely, with a second effort when he shifts a little to his right behind Martin. The guy snapping the ball should be under the pile moving forward, what is he doing standing up in he backfield? We need to look at upgrading the C position next year.

I think Tolbert has game. Not a big sample size but he made some nice moves to get open Sunday.

It is good to be aggressive but maybe sometimes it is better to be smart. The Cowboys had a 4th down and 1 with 11:55 to go in the game. The score was 28-17. Why not kick the FG there and make it a 1 score game. As it turned out the Cowboys turned it over on downs when Schoonmaker came up a few inches short of the goal line.
Of course we have no idea what would have happened had they made it 28-20. The defense seemed to get things under control again by then.

This may be nothing, or it may be something to watch, but the Eagles did not move the football at all after Goedert got hurt. I think losing him is a very big deal for the Eagles offense.

i agree with most of that that's how i felt after the game...

 

[mcmvp]

This may be nothing, or it may be something to watch, but the Eagles did not move the football at all after Goedert got hurt. I think losing him is a very big deal for the Eagles offense.

Goedert missed 5 games last year. The Eagles scored an average of 33 points a game in those games

 

[KingCorcoran]

Goedert missed 5 games last year. The Eagles scored an average of 33 points a game in those games

He’s a significant loss. If the Eagles are a really good team they’ll overcome his absence. Their next game is a legitimate test.

 

[Praxit]

I know it is late in the week and we should be talking about the Giants, but I just got a chance to watch the Eagles game last night. I recorded it so I could play rewind and rewatch certain plays in slo-mo.

I have a few thoughts.

First, everything that could go wrong went wrong for Dallas. I think I saw one break where Dallas got a call from the refs. It was the personal foul penalty called on Byard when it was started by Ferguson. Otherwise, all the other calls seemed to go against them. Nothing there. But also the fumbles that all bounced back to the Eagles. The strip sack by Sam Williams that Hurts recovered was shear luck. The ball was bouncing away from Hurts and Williams tipped it back to him. The last fumble by Swift was also a lot of luck for the Eagles.

The Cowboys dropped 4 passes that I saw. Gallup had one bad one, but so did CeeDee,, Pollard and Ferguson. Two of those drops would have been first downs. The one CeeDee dropped could have been a huge play for Dallas.

I watched the last sack which cost Dallas 11 yards and precious seconds at the end of the game about 15 times. Yeah, Steele got whipped badly again, but I also think Dak could have throw it out of the end zone to avoid the sack and stop the clock. If you watch the play Dak looks at the middle of the field, then attempts to spin out of the pocket. It appears he saw no one open and wanted to extend the play. That is a mistake at that point in the game. He has to throw it away from that position on the field throwing it out of the end zone should have been easy. But he cannot take the sack there. I am not saying it costs us the game but it was a mistake by Dak, IMO.

The penalties! Dallas really needs to work on those penalties. I saw Dallas line up offsides (hands over the blue LOS line) so many times. They were called only once. I have not seen another team that does that as much as the Cowboys. Seems to me this should be easy to correct.

The Cowboys run blocking is awful. But it seems to be one guy misses a block on every play. The 2nd play for the Cowboys was a run up the middle by Pollard behind Tyler Smith. There was a hole, but Pollard was tackled from behind by Reddick who was unblocked for a short gain. The thing is, on the play Tolbert was running across the field to Reddick's side. Instead of blocking Reddick or at least getting in his way, Tolbert moved out of his way to avoid contact. If he just delayed Reddick the play gains 5 or more yards and it is 3rd and short. I don't think the problem is Pollard. He looked teh best I have seen of him this season as far as quickness and speed goes.

If you want to know why the Tush Push works for the Eagles and not the Cowboys go back and watch the QB sneak by Dak in the 4th quarter. Watch what happens to Biadasz on the play. He gets stood up and pushed back into Dak. Dak makes the 1st down barely, with a second effort when he shifts a little to his right behind Martin. The guy snapping the ball should be under the pile moving forward, what is he doing standing up in he backfield? We need to look at upgrading the C position next year.

I think Tolbert has game. Not a big sample size but he made some nice moves to get open Sunday.

It is good to be aggressive but maybe sometimes it is better to be smart. The Cowboys had a 4th down and 1 with 11:55 to go in the game. The score was 28-17. Why not kick the FG there and make it a 1 score game. As it turned out the Cowboys turned it over on downs when Schoonmaker came up a few inches short of the goal line.
Of course we have no idea what would have happened had they made it 28-20. The defense seemed to get things under control again by then.

This may be nothing, or it may be something to watch, but the Eagles did not move the football at all after Goedert got hurt. I think losing him is a very big deal for the Eagles offense.

...Creeper, nice observation write up.

Wow, good point with Dak option of throwing ball out of end zone. WOuld have stopped the clock.

Those luck fumbles for Eagles, rarely happen. Next time MIGHT not be so lucky. ..

Well get em', at home. This time will get the breaks.

 

[nalam]

I know it is late in the week and we should be talking about the Giants, but I just got a chance to watch the Eagles game last night. I recorded it so I could play rewind and rewatch certain plays in slo-mo.

I have a few thoughts.

I watched the last sack which cost Dallas 11 yards and precious seconds at the end of the game about 15 times. Yeah, Steele got whipped badly again, but I also think Dak could have throw it out of the end zone to avoid the sack and stop the clock. If you watch the play Dak looks at the middle of the field, then attempts to spin out of the pocket. It appears he saw no one open and wanted to extend the play. That is a mistake at that point in the game. He has to throw it away from that position on the field throwing it out of the end zone should have been easy. But he cannot take the sack there. I am not saying it costs us the game but it was a mistake by Dak, IMO.

The penalties! Dallas really needs to work on those penalties. I saw Dallas line up offsides (hands over the blue LOS line) so many times. They were called only once. I have not seen another team that does that as much as the Cowboys. Seems to me this should be easy to correct.

Good observation, I was shouting out for him to chuck that ball out of EZ. Usually smarter QBs who is aware of the situation do so.

Penalties , some of its a mixed bag, I wish refrees around the league will be consistent and interpret rules same way , but at least you can ask for calling it the same through out the game, some of the calls were atrocious , like the PI call on Gallimore , and missed hands to the face.
some make up calls on eagles later too.
Players need to be smarter , atleast we should prevent the pre snap penalties , as that is stupid.

 

[Creeper]

Good observation, I was shouting out for him to chuck that ball out of EZ. Usually smarter QBs who is aware of the situation do so.

Penalties , some of its a mixed bag, I wish refrees around the league will be consistent and interpret rules same way , but at least you can ask for calling it the same through out the game, some of the calls were atrocious , like the PI call on Gallimore , and missed hands to the face.
some make up calls on eagles later too.
Players need to be smarter , atleast we should prevent the pre snap penalties , as that is stupid.

Speaking of hands to the face, on the same play where Bradberry had the hands to the face flag that was picked up, Steele had his hands in the face of Reddick so it was a wash or offsetting penalties, which probably still would have been better for Dallas.

 

[JD_KaPow]

I know it is late in the week and we should be talking about the Giants, but I just got a chance to watch the Eagles game last night. I recorded it so I could play rewind and rewatch certain plays in slo-mo.

I have a few thoughts.

First, everything that could go wrong went wrong for Dallas. I think I saw one break where Dallas got a call from the refs. It was the personal foul penalty called on Byard when it was started by Ferguson. Otherwise, all the other calls seemed to go against them. Nothing there. But also the fumbles that all bounced back to the Eagles. The strip sack by Sam Williams that Hurts recovered was shear luck. The ball was bouncing away from Hurts and Williams tipped it back to him. The last fumble by Swift was also a lot of luck for the Eagles.

The Cowboys dropped 4 passes that I saw. Gallup had one bad one, but so did CeeDee,, Pollard and Ferguson. Two of those drops would have been first downs. The one CeeDee dropped could have been a huge play for Dallas.

I watched the last sack which cost Dallas 11 yards and precious seconds at the end of the game about 15 times. Yeah, Steele got whipped badly again, but I also think Dak could have throw it out of the end zone to avoid the sack and stop the clock. If you watch the play Dak looks at the middle of the field, then attempts to spin out of the pocket. It appears he saw no one open and wanted to extend the play. That is a mistake at that point in the game. He has to throw it away from that position on the field throwing it out of the end zone should have been easy. But he cannot take the sack there. I am not saying it costs us the game but it was a mistake by Dak, IMO.

The penalties! Dallas really needs to work on those penalties. I saw Dallas line up offsides (hands over the blue LOS line) so many times. They were called only once. I have not seen another team that does that as much as the Cowboys. Seems to me this should be easy to correct.

The Cowboys run blocking is awful. But it seems to be one guy misses a block on every play. The 2nd play for the Cowboys was a run up the middle by Pollard behind Tyler Smith. There was a hole, but Pollard was tackled from behind by Reddick who was unblocked for a short gain. The thing is, on the play Tolbert was running across the field to Reddick's side. Instead of blocking Reddick or at least getting in his way, Tolbert moved out of his way to avoid contact. If he just delayed Reddick the play gains 5 or more yards and it is 3rd and short. I don't think the problem is Pollard. He looked teh best I have seen of him this season as far as quickness and speed goes.

If you want to know why the Tush Push works for the Eagles and not the Cowboys go back and watch the QB sneak by Dak in the 4th quarter. Watch what happens to Biadasz on the play. He gets stood up and pushed back into Dak. Dak makes the 1st down barely, with a second effort when he shifts a little to his right behind Martin. The guy snapping the ball should be under the pile moving forward, what is he doing standing up in he backfield? We need to look at upgrading the C position next year.

I think Tolbert has game. Not a big sample size but he made some nice moves to get open Sunday.

It is good to be aggressive but maybe sometimes it is better to be smart. The Cowboys had a 4th down and 1 with 11:55 to go in the game. The score was 28-17. Why not kick the FG there and make it a 1 score game. As it turned out the Cowboys turned it over on downs when Schoonmaker came up a few inches short of the goal line.
Of course we have no idea what would have happened had they made it 28-20. The defense seemed to get things under control again by then.

This may be nothing, or it may be something to watch, but the Eagles did not move the football at all after Goedert got hurt. I think losing him is a very big deal for the Eagles offense.

Edit: oh I see, you're talking about the 4th and 1 from the 15 yard line, not the 4th-and-1 from the goal line that came a few plays later. Pretty much everything I say below still applies to that situation. You don't get that close to the goal line and just give up your chance to win the game in regulation over a single yard.

I only disagree with one thing. There's absolutely no way you should kick the FG from the 1 yard line, down 11 points with 10 minutes left in the game.
First of all, kicking the FG doesn't make it a "one-score game." When you're 8 points down, you don't know if it's a one-score game or a two-score game. You can't know until you see how the 2-point attempt works out after the next score.
Secondly, the chances of scoring the TD from the 1, getting the two-pointer, and driving into FG range later, are much much higher than the odds of mounting a TD drive later if you kick the FG now.
Thirdly, there's no guarantee the Eagles don't score another FG, which would nullify the FG you just kicked. But if you score the TD, you can survive an Eagles FG and still have a chance to win or tie with a TD (depending on how the 2-pointer goes).
Fourthly, even if you don't make it, you've pinned the Eagles back and you are the most likely team to score next. Which is exactly what happened. The Eagles punted from their 6 and gave the Cowboys the ball at midfield, from where they drove for the TD.
Fifthly, let's say it all works out: you kick the FG now, score the TD later and make the 2-point conversion. Congratulations, now you're in overtime, which means that you did all that to give yourself a 50-50 shot of winning the game. Kicking the FG gives away any chance of winning in regulation: scoring the TD gives you a good chance of winning in regulation.
Finally, you're at the freaking one yard line! Any coach who kicks a FG from the one yard line should be fired on the spot. (Yes, there are some obvious game-winning or -icing scenarios where you do, but this wasn't that.)

 

[Creeper]

Edit: oh I see, you're talking about the 4th and 1 from the 15 yard line, not the 4th-and-1 from the goal line that came a few plays later. Pretty much everything I say below still applies to that situation. You don't get that close to the goal line and just give up your chance to win the game in regulation over a single yard.

I only disagree with one thing. There's absolutely no way you should kick the FG from the 1 yard line, down 11 points with 10 minutes left in the game.
First of all, kicking the FG doesn't make it a "one-score game." When you're 8 points down, you don't know if it's a one-score game or a two-score game. You can't know until you see how the 2-point attempt works out after the next score.
Secondly, the chances of scoring the TD from the 1, getting the two-pointer, and driving into FG range later, are much much higher than the odds of mounting a TD drive later if you kick the FG now.
Thirdly, there's no guarantee the Eagles don't score another FG, which would nullify the FG you just kicked. But if you score the TD, you can survive an Eagles FG and still have a chance to win or tie with a TD (depending on how the 2-pointer goes).
Fourthly, even if you don't make it, you've pinned the Eagles back and you are the most likely team to score next. Which is exactly what happened. The Eagles punted from their 6 and gave the Cowboys the ball at midfield, from where they drove for the TD.
Fifthly, let's say it all works out: you kick the FG now, score the TD later and make the 2-point conversion. Congratulations, now you're in overtime, which means that you did all that to give yourself a 50-50 shot of winning the game. Kicking the FG gives away any chance of winning in regulation: scoring the TD gives you a good chance of winning in regulation.
Finally, you're at the freaking one yard line! Any coach who kicks a FG from the one yard line should be fired on the spot. (Yes, there are some obvious game-winning or -icing scenarios where you do, but this wasn't that.)

An 8 point difference is considered 1 score. Just like a 7 point difference is 1 score. They assume the conversion.

You have to assume with almost 12 minutes left in the game that you will get the ball back at least 2 more times. Even if you don't get the 2 pt convesrion on the TD you still are within a FG on the next possession. As it turned out the Cowboys got the ball back 3 more times.

The point is 12 minutes is still a lot of time. They were down 11 points. They needed at least a TD, 2pt conversion and a FG to tie the game. It doesn;t matter which order you get the FG and TD.

 

[JD_KaPow]

An 8 point difference is considered 1 score. Just like a 7 point difference is 1 score. They assume the conversion.

You have to assume with almost 12 minutes left in the game that you will get the ball back at least 2 more times. Even if you don't get the 2 pt convesrion on the TD you still are within a FG on the next possession. As it turned out the Cowboys got the ball back 3 more times.

The point is 12 minutes is still a lot of time. They were down 11 points. They needed at least a TD, 2pt conversion and a FG to tie the game. It doesn;t matter which order you get the FG and TD.

No, an 8 point difference is not one score, whatever people "consider" it to be. "They" are completely wrong when they say that (although I agree that "they" do say it). Assuming the 2-pointer is a 100% probability is absurd. An 8-point deficit may be made up in one score, but it equally likely will require two scores to make up. You don't know, and that information deficit is a critical factor in the decision-making process. Remember, they did try the 2-pointer in this game, and they missed it.

And you don't want to tie the game, you want to win the game. Tying the game gives you a 50-50 chance in overtime. You can vastly improve on those odds by playing to win the game.

Also, your calculus assumes the Eagles have zero chance of scoring again, which of course isn't true. If they get a FG in there, everything you say goes out the window. Because of that possibility, and because of the good chance you don't make a 2-pointer, it absolutely matters what order you get your scores in. Because you don't know what kind of score(s) you will need later.

 

[GMO415]

Focus on the windshield and not on the rearview

 

[visionary]

Thx for doing this
I agree with most of them
The problem i have is that we have had almost the same problems for years and done little to fix them so i dont expect things to change

 

[Motorola]

No, an 8 point difference is not one score, whatever people "consider" it to be. "They" are completely wrong when they say that (although I agree that "they" do say it). Assuming the 2-pointer is a 100% probability is absurd. An 8-point deficit may be made up in one score, but it equally likely will require two scores to make up. You don't know, and that information deficit is a critical factor in the decision-making process. Remember, they did try the 2-pointer in this game, and they missed it.

And you don't want to tie the game, you want to win the game. Tying the game gives you a 50-50 chance in overtime. You can vastly improve on those odds by playing to win the game.

Also, your calculus assumes the Eagles have zero chance of scoring again, which of course isn't true. If they get a FG in there, everything you say goes out the window. Because of that possibility, and because of the good chance you don't make a 2-pointer, it absolutely matters what order you get your scores in. Because you don't know what kind of score(s) you will need later.

DAL @ PHL 11/05/ 2023 ----- 5 days ago.
LET IT GO.

NYG @ DAL Sunday Nov 12th, 4:25 EST \ 3:25 CST
47 hours away - focus on week 10 = game no. 9 on the Cowboys' schedule.

 

[mcmvp]

He’s a significant loss. If the Eagles are a really good team they’ll overcome his absence. Their next game is a legitimate test.

Yes he is a player they would rather have than not have. He's a starter after all. I'm just saying they have dealt with his absence before. So someone making it sound like a huge deal only tells me they are uneducated on the matter

 

[McKDaddy]

On the money @Creeper !!!

 

[JD_KaPow]

DAL @ PHL 11/05/ 2023 ----- 5 days ago.
LET IT GO.

NYG @ DAL Sunday Nov 12th, 4:25 EST \ 3:25 CST
47 hours away - focus on week 10 = game no. 9 on the Cowboys' schedule.

Why do you care what I choose to comment on or respond to? Do you think what I do somehow affects the Cowboys' fortunes this weekend?

 

[America's Cowboy]

Edit: oh I see, you're talking about the 4th and 1 from the 15 yard line, not the 4th-and-1 from the goal line that came a few plays later. Pretty much everything I say below still applies to that situation. You don't get that close to the goal line and just give up your chance to win the game in regulation over a single yard.

I only disagree with one thing. There's absolutely no way you should kick the FG from the 1 yard line, down 11 points with 10 minutes left in the game.
First of all, kicking the FG doesn't make it a "one-score game." When you're 8 points down, you don't know if it's a one-score game or a two-score game. You can't know until you see how the 2-point attempt works out after the next score.
Secondly, the chances of scoring the TD from the 1, getting the two-pointer, and driving into FG range later, are much much higher than the odds of mounting a TD drive later if you kick the FG now.
Thirdly, there's no guarantee the Eagles don't score another FG, which would nullify the FG you just kicked. But if you score the TD, you can survive an Eagles FG and still have a chance to win or tie with a TD (depending on how the 2-pointer goes).
Fourthly, even if you don't make it, you've pinned the Eagles back and you are the most likely team to score next. Which is exactly what happened. The Eagles punted from their 6 and gave the Cowboys the ball at midfield, from where they drove for the TD.
Fifthly, let's say it all works out: you kick the FG now, score the TD later and make the 2-point conversion. Congratulations, now you're in overtime, which means that you did all that to give yourself a 50-50 shot of winning the game. Kicking the FG gives away any chance of winning in regulation: scoring the TD gives you a good chance of winning in regulation.
Finally, you're at the freaking one yard line! Any coach who kicks a FG from the one yard line should be fired on the spot. (Yes, there are some obvious game-winning or -icing scenarios where you do, but this wasn't that.)

The ball was closer to the 2 than the 1 yard line on that 4th down early in the 4th quarter where Dak threw it to Schoonmaker who fell short of the goal line. At that point, it would have been better to simply get the 3 points instead of trying to score from the 2, especially with how this Oline has struggled in short distance.



PS: That was absolutely 100% pass interference. Clear as day even in regular game speed motion. Referees definitely helped out the Eagles.

 

[KingCorcoran]

Yes he is a player they would rather have than not have. He's a starter after all. I'm just saying they have dealt with his absence before. So someone making it sound like a huge deal only tells me they are uneducated on the matter

Understood. The downside for Cowboys fans is others step up in his absence and the Eagles are that much better for it.

 

[JD_KaPow]

The ball was closer to the 2 than the 1 yard line on that 4th down early in the 4th quarter where Dak threw it to Schoonmaker who fell short of the goal line. At that point, it would have been better to simply get the 3 points instead of trying to score from the 2, especially with how this Oline has struggled in short distance.



PS: That was absolutely 100% pass interference. Clear as day even in regular game speed motion. Referees definitely helped out the Eagles.

The team hasn't struggled in short distance: they have a 67% conversion rate on 3rd or 4th and 1-2 yards to go. They'd already gone 3-for-3 on 4th down conversions in this very game.

There's simply no way you kick the FG from the 1 (or 2) yard line in that situation. It would be a horrible decision.