I think MM directed Moore to be bland

[Gonzomandela01]

I think you mean a 180. A 360 degree turn would have them facing the same direction doing the same sloppy play like Groundhog Day. (Sorry it's the pilot in me.)

I meant 360

 

[Kingofholland]

Well after every loss this season the Cowboys have gone on to win 2 or 4 straight. Let's go win 4!

 

[Pantone282C]

Nope.

We tried to win. We looked pathetic. The rationalizations about why we looked so bad are getting old. We sucked plain and simple but we tried to win. Sometimes you suck. Sunday we sucked. And it's not the best time to suck, admittedly.

Yeah, a concerted effort just to look bland and unpredictable? I don't buy the grand illusion either. They got hammered by a team that had their number.

 

[cowboyec]

rope a dope with the game plan.
interesting thought.
it's a rivalry.
and sometimes crap happens.
screw'm.
i hate washington.

 

[Pantone282C]

rope a dope with the game plan.
interesting thought.
it's a rivalry.
and sometimes crap happens.
screw'm.
i hate washington.

Worse than I hate Philly.

 

[Shane612]

"be bland..."...What does that mean?
Less shifts?
Less motions?
More "i" formation?
No trap blocks?
No sweeps?
No trick plays?

 

[atlantacowboy]

MM directed Moore to be bland. He told the starters play a half and a series and I will get you out BUT this is the NFL and the teams are so close now that if you take your foot off the gas even a little you can half this type of performance. This had a preseason type feel. Remember Brad Sham said they would be trying things and remember coming out of half they said they wanted to pull players. It didnt workout like that. MM wanted tbay and he got them now prepare for it. You better have some changeups like moving Micah around AND up the middle hitting the weakest link. Tom Brady needs to have someone in his face just watch cinnci and the saints game. Hit their weakest links on D too.

Yes....... MM said to Kellen "I'm going to risk the health of our best players in this game so please implement something bland that gives us no chance to win".

 

[cowboyec]

Worse than I hate Philly.

i'm still not over that '82 nfc championship game at rfk.
screw'm.
screw'm both.
and i'm bitter about that '80 nfc title game at the vet.
hate'm both.

 

[Pantone282C]

Yes....... MM said to Kellen "I'm going to risk the health of our best players in this game so please implement something bland that gives us no chance to win".

They would have played the backups. Maybe they should have.

 

[Motorola]

MM directed Moore to be bland. HE TOLD THE STARTERS TO PLAY A HALF AND A SERIES AND I WILL GET YOU OUT...

The starters played FOUR QUARTERS.
Beginning your post with that statement undermined any credibility you wanted to establish in your thread.

 

[atlantacowboy]

They would have played the backups. Maybe they should have.

They should have pulled the starters as soon as it became apparent that the Giants were not going to put up a fight.

 

[Motorola]

They really looked unmotivated and sloppy, specially on offense.

I bet they can turn it around 360.

I saw what you did there

 

[Pantone282C]

i'm still not over that '82 nfc championship game at rfk.
screw'm.
screw'm both.
and i'm bitter about that '80 nfc title game at the vet.
hate'm both.

A pox on Dexter Manley. Danny White and the team were hot.

 

[IceStar-D7]

One thing should be clear. We fail next Monday? McCarthy better take over as play caller or what little respect as a head coach most have. Will be gone.

 

[Motorola]

Just a bad night! That's all....it happens.

So let all of us CZers cease attempting to rationalize it.

The Cowboys are one of fourteen teams with an opportunity to play and advance to win the NFL Championship.
Analyze, discuss - but most of all - root for a win next Monday night!

 

[Cowpolk]

Not a single player on that field was a Cowboys player they were all body doubles cousins or twin brothers They did good for who they were

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

Zero audibles, zero motion. Can’t say it made much sense to half *** but it was certainly something

 

[DuncanIso]

We lost because Dak stinks.

 

[Cowpolk]

We lost because Dak stinks.

Jerry says Dak showered right before the game and at half time

 

[AsthmaField]

Zero audibles, zero motion. Can’t say it made much sense to half *** but it was certainly something

I do know that the routes the WRs were running were about as basic as can be. Washington knew where each route was going to end up and beat the receiver to the spot. They were routes that they’ve been defending since high school.

That doesn’t mean that the game plan was to do bad… but it was basic as hell. Like you said, no motion, no rub routes… none of the stuff that they did in other games. And it had defenders right on top of the WRs all day long.

Add on top of that the fact that Dallas really hasn’t been playing for much the last couple of weeks (1st seed was a loooong shot) and have had a playoff birth clinched since before the Philly game… and you got an ugly game.

Plus, Dan Quinn was working on combinations in the secondary (putting guys in difficult situations to see how they perform and what they’re good at). That should help in the playoffs but it sure allowed some catches and yards that might not have been there otherwise.

Then, figure in a whole new OL being worked on against Washington.

This team and the coaches have been clearly pointing towards the playoffs for a little while now.

Play like this crap in the playoffs though and I’ll be having Dan Campbell envy and be looking to move on from these coaches.