It's not the defense, it's the inconsistent offense

[StarBoyz83]

The offense costed dallas at leaast 4 games last year. For sure was part of the problem. But theyll figure it out hopefully

 

[12+88=7]

Your insistence that the problem with the Cowboys last year was the #1 ranked offense in football is about as laughable as it gets. But by all means keep showing the board you are clueless about the game.

You have to take your binders off and stop thinking #1 offense.

Some weeks they showed up and played like the #32 offense.

Just show up week to week, that's consistency.

 

[CowboyRoy]

You have to take your binders off and stop thinking #1 offense.

Some weeks they showed up and played like the #32 offense.

Just show up week to week, that's consistency.

Amazing how you are so into consistency. So how consistent was the defense? Kicker?

If the defense held the opposing offense to 18 points or under the Cowboys go 12-4.

Bubububububububut……….………………………….We need a Mahomes that scores 40 points a game!!!

 

[CowboyRoy]

You have to take your binders off and stop thinking #1 offense.

Some weeks they showed up and played like the #32 offense.

Just show up week to week, that's consistency.

Just show up week to week, that's consistency.

Like the defense did?

Who was more consistent the offense or defense?

Bubububububububut.........…...............

Was zeke consistent? Bubububububut………………...

 

[CowboyRoy]

The offense costed dallas at leaast 4 games last year. For sure was part of the problem. But theyll figure it out hopefully

Which games were those?

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

You have to take your binders off and stop thinking #1 offense.

Some weeks they showed up and played like the #32 offense.

Just show up week to week, that's consistency.

There hasn't been an undefeated Superbowl champ since 1972. That fact says that all offenses are inconsistent. Every team gets beat sooner or later. And how do they get beat you ask? Because they didn't score more points than their opponents.

So let me re-educate you on the basics. It's a three phase game. Offenses try to out score their opponents. Defenses try to stop their opponents from scoring. In order for a team to lose, both the offense and defense have to fall at accomplishing their goals. These teams win and lose as a team. No defense can consistently hold their opponents to 13 points and no offense can consistently score 27 points. Both units have their ups and downs, because both units are inconsistent. Every team in the NFL has this problem. Every team in the NFL will have a win/loss record associated with scoring a certain amount of points. Dallas is no different.

Special teams performances change from week to week as well. All teams go through the same inconsistencies. Which is why it's so hard to be an undefeated Superbowl champion.

So you have to go all the way back to 1972 to find a team that played with consistency during the regular season and the post season. Outside of that 1972 team all teams have been inconsistent.

 

[CowboyRoy]

You have to take your binders off and stop thinking #1 offense.

Some weeks they showed up and played like the #32 offense.

Just show up week to week, that's consistency.

Patriots had 9 games last year where they scored 24 points or under. They went 12-4.

How is that possible with such an "inconsistent" offense?

Lets see if you can figure this one out.

 

[StarBoyz83]

Which games were those?

Jets
Saints
Pats
Eagles

 

[Rockport]

On Blogging the Boys there is an article showing data over the last ten years of when the offense scores 24 points and when they don't. It proves a point that I have been making. The problem with the team is not the defense, but the inconsistent offense.

It shows the numbers of last year's offense, 37 points in wins and 17 points in losses. Very up and down, the most in the NFL. The defensive numbers are 17 points in wins and 23 in losses, more consistent.

Then there is the 10 year break down. Dallas is 62 and 18 when scoring 24 points in the last ten years.

Breaking it down further, from 2010 to 2013 Dallas was just 18 and 14 when scoring 24 points. But since 2014 Dallas is 44 and 4. Since 2016 Dallas is 32 and 2.

So the defense was not that good from 2010 to 2013, but since 2014 the defense has been excellent "WHEN" the offense performs. And during Prescott's time the defense has not been able to protect the 24 point mark TWICE.

The defense is not the best in the NFL, but it sure was and is good enough to win games when the offense shows up.

If Dallas has offensive consistency in 2020 they will win, the numbers prove it.

You can’t seriously be defending last years defense could you?

 

[CowboyRoy]

Jets
Saints
Pats
Eagles

Eagles and Saints no issues.

Pats we were playing the #1 defense in the NFL In the windy rain. Pats won because they blocked a FG and returned it for a TD. Special teams lost that game.

Jets game the Cowboys were down 20 points by halftime because I believe the defense allowed TD's on like 3 of the first 4 drives. Offense went to town in the 2nd half and it wasn't enough.

 

[StarBoyz83]

Eagles and Saints no issues.

Pats we were playing the #1 defense in the NFL In the windy rain. Pats won because they blocked a FG and returned it for a TD. Special teams lost that game.

Jets game the Cowboys were down 20 points by halftime because I believe the defense allowed TD's on like 3 of the first 4 drives. Offense went to town in the 2nd half and it wasn't enough.

Offense didnt show up in the 1st half vs the jets. Couldnt put up points for crap vs the saints or eagles. Those 3 for sure on the offense more than the defense.

Pats was whether also but the offense could've played better.

 

[ItzKelz]

There will be new schemes on both sides of the ball. Let the past go.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Offense didnt show up in the 1st half vs the jets. Couldnt put up points for crap vs the saints or eagles. Those 3 for sure on the offense more than the defense.

Pats was whether also but the offense could've played better.

LOL...…...so the defense giving up 3 TD's the first 4 drives in the Jets game and you say the offense didn't show up the first half?

Do you see the irony in that statement?

 

[StarBoyz83]

LOL...…...so the defense giving up 3 TD's the first 4 drives in the Jets game and you say the offense didn't show up the first half?

Do you see the irony in that statement?

The offense is great when they show up but still part of the problem. There were other games the offense didnt show up in the 1st but still won. Let's not pretend here like they were perfect. The defense wasn't that bad as people say.

If the offense showed up they wouldn't have been so far behind. Defense still held them to a decent amount of points.

 

[khiladi]

Starting field position of Dallas as an excuse for poor play is probably way over-rated, considering we were16th, meaning bottom half of the league in TD red-zone scoring. And the Cowboys were like 22 on the ROAD, meaning among the worst offenses. For the supposed power-house offense we were, we surely couldn’t close in the red-zone, especially in road games.

 

[CowboyRoy]

The offense is great when they show up but still part of the problem. There were other games the offense didnt show up in the 1st but still won. Let's not pretend here like they were perfect. The defense wasn't that bad as people say.

If the offense showed up they wouldn't have been so far behind. Defense still held them to a decent amount of points.

Perfect? Nice try on that one.

Offense had a poor scheme and coaching. We all know that because Garrett got fired. They were "inconsistent" in the redzone.

Zeke in particular was inconsistent.

However, for anyone to act like the offense was the big issue with the team is laughable.

And since you find the time to nit pick about the offense I look forward to hearing your take coming up on the defense and the special teams.

 

[khiladi]

Wentz in 55 games has thrown 72 TDs and only 2 INTs in the red-zone, while Dak in 63 games has thrown 54 TDs and 6 INTs in 8 more games.

Wentz has 18 more TDs in the red-zone than Dak in 8 less games.

These numbers were before the last Giants-Eagles game last year. I’m not sure how much changes with Dak’s stat padding against the Commanders in the final game of the season.

 

[buybuydandavis]

On Blogging the Boys there is an article showing data over the last ten years of when the offense scores 24 points and when they don't. It proves a point that I have been making. The problem with the team is not the defense, but the inconsistent offense.

My beef with the offense has been we devote our resources there, but Garrett wouldn't make the offense take more of the responsibility for beating other teams.

Lately, we've put more resources into the defense, but we've been whiffing on both picks and long term signings. Taco, Hill, Lawrence, Jaylon. Meanwhile, Byron walks.

 

[khiladi]

Garrett had no control over the offense since 2014. Dak played under Linehan and Moore. Linehan had Dak top 3 in play-action passing and completely revamped the offense for him. Garrett never used play action, nor did he have any clue how to field a running game. And Moore was the protege of Linehan anyways. Moore was with Linehan in Detroit and came with him to Dallas and ran the practice squad for Linehan, because he knew the offense.

Tony Romo was the QB to play under Jason Garrett as OC and Jerry game him control in 2014 and Jerry made Jason a walk-around HC since then.

And Garrett is gone, because his contract was over and he ended 8-8 and Jerry couldn’t sell him anymore. He still wasn’t touching the offense. That’s why Moore is still here. They aren’t changing the scheme to a West-Coast, which is what McCarthy runs.

 

[StarBoyz83]

Perfect? Nice try on that one.

Offense had a poor scheme and coaching. We all know that because Garrett got fired. They were "inconsistent" in the redzone.

Zeke in particular was inconsistent.

However, for anyone to act like the offense was the big issue with the team is laughable.

And since you find the time to nit pick about the offense I look forward to hearing your take coming up on the defense and the special teams.

Didn't nitpick stated facts that the offense failed to show up. You won't spin it to be right. Never said offense was a bug problem said they're were part of the issue sometimes.