Entire Giant Loss Comes Down to the Dak-Dez connection

[T-RO]

The Dez-Dak connection was the biggest Quarterback-Receiver One-Game Disaster since the Titanic (Decaprio threw a few to Winslett and everything sunk). In the history of the NFL when has an elite tandem every produced such negativity?

1-8 Passing
10 yards
1 Fumble
2 Interceptions

3 Turnovers on 8 Dak Passes to Dez.
0 Positive Plays

Credit Janoris Jenkins...Credit the cold...the slick field...Criticize the throws or the routes. Whatever the case that's your ball game right there.

 

[links18]

There are other receivers on the team not named Dez. What were their stats?

 

[Air Force One]

I would love to see what outcome would have been had we simply run the ball on those 8 plays

 

[bark]

Twill was the only receiver to make a play all night

 

[SDCowboy]

The loss largely comes down to the second week in a row of bizarre, puzzling playcalling.

 

[Zimmy Lives]

The Dez-Dak connection was the biggest Quarterback-Receiver One-Game Disaster since the Titanic (Decaprio threw a few to Winslett and everything sunk). In the history of the NFL when has an elite tandem every produced such negativity?

1-8 Passing
10 yards
1 Fumble
2 Interceptions

3 Turnovers on 8 Dak Passes to Dez.
0 Positive Plays

Credit Janoris Jenkins...Credit the cold...the slick field...Criticize the throws or the routes. Whatever the case that's your ball game right there.

I was listening to The Lunch Break (www.dallascowboys.com) and they said Witten was open for 1st downs on two of those throws to Dez. The counter-argument was, though, that if Dez is the first read and he's one on one, you take that throw.

 

[sacase]

The loss comes down to Dak taking a sack on 3rd down at the end of the first half. No sack, we kick the field goal and stand a good chance to win the game.

 

[zack]

They dared Dak to throw and they won. Expect to see this over and over again.

 

[Nightman]

Except in the last 4 games when it wasn't and Dez had 350 yards and 4 TDs

Another Dezerter looking for attention

 

[CT Dal Fan]

I would love to see what outcome would have been had we simply run the ball on those 8 plays

Last night was the return of the 2010-13 Jason Garrett playbook. This offense is built on running the ball. Last night we put everything on Dak on a night he was clearly struggling.

So I agree, the coaches need to take some blame, too.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

They dared Dak to throw and they won. Expect to see this over and over again.

I respectfully disagree. Did the Giants dare the Cowboys to throw on 3rd-and-2 last night? Why didn't the Cowboys just run Zeke once or twice and get two yards?

I don't think we'll see this over and over again. It's not like no other teams were watching film since week two. Dallas just had a stinker of a game. It happens.

 

[links18]

Last night was the return of the 2010-13 Jason Garrett playbook. This offense is built on running the ball. Last night we put everything on Dak on a night he was clearly struggling.

So I agree, the coaches need to take some blame, too.

I agree, but you can't run the ball every play. Dak and the receivers have to connect more times than they don't; routes have to be run beyond the sticks, etc. etc.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Last night was the return of the 2010-13 Jason Garrett playbook. This offense is built on running the ball. Last night we put everything on Dak on a night he was clearly struggling.

So I agree, the coaches need to take some blame, too.

I had memories of those 8-8 years last night and it's because we abandoned the running game.

 

[conner01]

Last night was the return of the 2010-13 Jason Garrett playbook. This offense is built on running the ball. Last night we put everything on Dak on a night he was clearly struggling.

So I agree, the coaches need to take some blame, too.

Until late in the game we was pretty balanced between run and pass but in order to have more runs than passes you have to convert 3rd downs
The game was lost on 3rd down. Blame who ever but you cant run the ball, sustain drives and score points if you don't convert 3rd downs
The same guy called the plays who called the plays in our 11 wins, and it wasn't Garrett

 

[bayeslife]

The loss largely comes down to the second week in a row of bizarre, puzzling playcalling.

Wish we ran a West Coast offense tbh

 

[CT Dal Fan]

I agree, but you can't run the ball every play. Dak and the receivers have to connect more times than they don't; routes have to be run beyond the sticks, etc. etc.

I agree with you. But sometimes, when you have the best offensive line in football and the league's leading rusher, it's time to impose your will. The Cowboys let the Giants dictate what they were doing. I think a run-heavy gameplan (25 carries for Zeke, 10 or more for Alfred Morris) would have worn New York's front seven down and slowed the pass rush.

 

[SDCowboy]

Wish we ran a West Coast offense tbh

Agreed.

 

[NEODOG]

It actually doesn't.....

Every OL except #70 had multiple missed blocks.....

Our WR were blanketed for entire game minus 1 play......

We ran a terrible game plan......where were the screens? the quick slants (oh yeah Dez fumbled one).....

We took Zeke out on fir the most part on 3rd downs.....

Their punting coupled with our stupid penalties killed field position....

Again, we missed so many blocks on 2nd/3rd down.....completely killed.......

Stacked box of 8 with 2 players shooting same gap with stunts on 3rd & long--we literally didn't have an answer[see Romo get killed on these plays]....

 

[RS12]

Entire Giant Loss Comes Down to This

One for fifteen on 3rd down. What else is there to say.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

There are other receivers on the team not named Dez. What were their stats?

Terence Williams had a number 1 reciever stat line