just plumb gave it away

[BHendri5]

I was very disappointed. I felt that we should have put up more points on offense. It was a total team loss, from the coaching staff to the players.

I know that the skins are very good on defense, but I felt that our OL, would handle them and it did. I also felt that Jones would have 100yds, and he would have if we had forced the issue a little more.

We had some bad calls on Flozell, Bledsoe missed some passes and as was pointed out we had on 2 occasions that our receivers ran routes that were short of the first down marker, when we needed a first down.

Now what really got me was those running plays with Thompson, those were some bad plays. I know Thompson is talented but he does not run in between the tackles very good right now, we should have been passing then or had Jones in the game running the ball if we just had to run the ball.

We gave that game away.

Our defense is good, it played better than it did the first game and our OL, Petiti especially played well.

Henry is a beast at Corner, our rookies are beasts, they are coming on strong, Canty, Spears, Ware, and I'm sure when Burnett gets well he will contribute as well.

We need to use Price, we have him we need to use. I like Crayton a lot, but we have a potent receiving corp, and we need to use them.

The skins did not have anyone in their secondary that could have stayed with Price and Glenn, on deep routes. It is not hard to learn a deep route.

We gave that game away, no one thought we would lose to the skins, so that is one of the 3 losses that I picked us to have.
Which means that one of the teams that people believe we will lose to it will not happen, I say that it will be with the Eagles, instead of splitting with them I believe we will win both games now and the division.

Remember this game and the points we scored, I do not believe we will end up with only 13 points scored again.

 

[SkinsandTerps]

Yes and No.

The Cowboys indeed "screwed the pooch" with 5 minutes left in the game pitching a shutout should have won.

You have this Cowboys team going 13-3 ? And people say that I am a homer.

The Cowboys D is good. However the Commanders O is bad. I wouldnt put them in the top ten just yet (not that you stated that).

The Commanders didnt blitz nearly as much as they normally do, was it because Bledsoe expected it ? Was it because Williams respects what Bledsoe is capable of ? We may never know. But the Cowboys OL didnt really "handle" the Commanders.

Bad calls ? Every game has them. I try not to use that as an excuse. The Commanders also had a few questionable calls as well.

The more I read your post, I feel that you think offensively the Cowboys didnt get it done, however you also feel that the Commanders D had little to do with that. Sad.

The Commanders have not allowed a 100 yd rusher in (I think) 9 straight games now.
The Commanders lost more than a couple close games last year that they shoulda, coulda, woulda.

The Commanders D/ST/O held the Bears to 7 points just last week, yet they scored nearly 40 on a team that many have said are better than the Commanders.

Time will tell what happens with either of our respective teams. I am not convinced at this point that either has turned the proverbial corner.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

the Cowboys need to run 3-WR sets and then run some draws with JJ, get him some room, yards and confidence

 

[Bob Sacamano]

the Lion's D is awful, alot of people were hyping up the Lions, but they aren't that good, the O is still terrible

I didn't start watching the game till around 9:55, but madden would comment about the skins not blitzing, and he said it was because Dallas ran a few plays with some success against it early in the game, maybe that caused them to back off? idk

on O, it was part your D, and part us, we abandoned the run earlier than we should

 

[SacredStar]

There's an old song by Tom Petty that pretty much sums it up....

"Even the losers get lucky somtimes"

Ever heard it?

The 'Skins got lucky and they know it....it happens sometimes, nothing to get too frustrated over.

I have been a fan for over 30 years and I still get excited with the wins and I don't get as angry over the losses, because I've come to learn that you can't win them all but you can still be very successful.

After 5 straight seasons of so-so performances, I really like this team and the potential they have. They'll lose some games, nobody is perfect, but they'll win more games than they lose. I really see an improved team here. I really like what I'm seeing.

And this team, in perspective, is young. The future looks good my friends, way better than the last 5 seasons. Let's be optimistic, not depressed. The season is very young, so lets not lose the faith.

Remember the year Emmitt held out and Dallas started 0-2?

We won the Super Bowl that year folks. Keep the faith.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

good points, but I don't think the Skins got lucky, just wanted it more, although it's funny that they waited till the final 5 minutes

 

[Sarge]

Remember this game and the points we scored, I do not believe we will end up with only 13 points scored again.

Not that want to - but I'll take that bet right now.

Offensively, we are a popgun. A conservative one to boot.

 

[leotisbrown]

All I has to say is the better team didn't win.

The refs are agin us us with that conspiracy that they've had for years. Phantom calls like holding on what Madden called "a great pancake block".

Come on now we were dominating the skins and if not for the refs some conservative play calling and Brunell suddenly getting a strong arm we would have had a laugher.

Damn I wish Ramsey had been in that game stead of Brunell.

 

[Sarge]

All I has to say is the better team didn't win.

The refs are agin us us with that conspiracy that they've had for years. Phantom calls like holding on what Madden called "a great pancake block".

Come on now we were dominating the skins and if not for the refs some conservative play calling and Brunell suddenly getting a strong arm we would have had a laugher.

Damn I wish Ramsey had been in that game stead of Brunell.

IMO - you just can't blame this loss on the refs. Not even close.

 

[jem88]

All I has to say is the better team didn't win.

The refs are agin us us with that conspiracy that they've had for years. Phantom calls like holding on what Madden called "a great pancake block".

Come on now we were dominating the skins and if not for the refs some conservative play calling and Brunell suddenly getting a strong arm we would have had a laugher.

Damn I wish Ramsey had been in that game stead of Brunell.

These posts are pathetic. It shouldn't even have come to the point where one or two questionable calls hurt us. And you mention the conservative playcalling as a factor in losing, as if it were something we weren't responsible for, or in some way, had no control over. Bad play-calling is what makes bad teams; blown coverage on the exact same pattern by the same two players is what contributes to losing records; missed 41 yard field goals and continually throwing short on 3rd downs all play their part in ineptitude. Until we stop doing these things, I'll blame nobody but the Cowboys themselves.

As for the guy predicting us to get 13 wins, I've got a wonderful coral beach property to sell you here in Toronto.

 

[BHendri5]

13-3, not homerism, in my mind but if that is what you think then so be it. I cannot change your thinking.

I have all the property I want right now, do not need nor do I want anymore.

 

[alancdc]

WE SHOULD HAVE GONE FOR A FIRST DOWN ON 3RD AND 3-4 inside the skins 20 and put the game away with 5 minutes to go. Instead, WE SETTLED FOR AN UNDRAFTED ROOKIE FREE AGENT RUNNING RIGHT UP THE MIDDLE AFTER WE CALL A TIMEOUT. BILL BETTER START TRUSTING HIS HAND PICKED QUARTERBACK MORE TO MAKE THE RIGHT DECISSIONS, OR WE WILL HAVE A TOUGH YEAR ON OFFENSE.

 

[jobberone]

I said before the game you could not take the Skins lightly. I hope all those people who counted this as a win will remember you can't do that period in the NFL and you certainly can't do that against a team with a D as good as the Skins have. So kudos to the Skins for making plays when they needed it, staying in the game with a great D, and playing with heart.

Having said that they did get lucky but that's part of the game. They made four plays they had to make when they needed to and they exploited our weakness in the secondary with their one main offensive strength.

So it's a little we lost it and they won it.

Maybe we will learn how to put games away a little better now that we've been kicked in the gut about as hard as you can get kicked.

 

[Henry]

I would say one long bomb can be called luck.

Two? That's a pattern.

I think Gibbs saw something and exploited it before Parcells had time to adjust.

The refs? They didn't give us Crayton's fumble either. It happens. I didn't blame the refs last year and I'm not thanking them this year. You don't always get the breaks you think you should get. That's life in the NFL.

I don't blame Parcell's conservative playcalling at all, frankly. We weren't moving the ball all night long. There was no reason to think we'd suddenly put up 200 passing yards and two TDs like that. You guys were winning a defensive battle, and in a game like that you play field position and minimize mistakes. That's how we beat the Bears last week. That's how you were beating us.

You guys will be better this year, if only because Bledsoe is a vast improvement over Vinnie. You should have a much improved pass attack this year, which should compliment your adequate run game nicely. I'm not sold on Jones. Honestly, I don't know where all this love for him comes from. His few nice gains of eight or so yards came when your line totally obliterated ours. Other than that he'd crash the line for 0-2 yards a pop. So far I don't see how he breaks 100 yards without getting the ball 30 times. But, like I said, with Bledsoe back there he should be good enough.

Your defense? I couldn't say. Our O was terrible much of the night. You've got a nice pass rush, and Roy Williams is a holy terror out there when he's close to the line. An absolute terror. Other than that, I don't know how much of it was you and how much of it was us.

Anyway, good game. I expect another all out slug-fest in December.

 

[MS17]

Monday Night's game was a trap game for Dallas, as a few of us said last week. The team knew it was facing a very good defense, well coached, and put itself in position to lose in some ways, poor execution partly to blame and coach/playcalling also can be pointed to. Parcells and staff have to resist the urge to do that the remainder of the season. Whether you attribute the result to sparkling plays by Brunell/Moss, or Cowboys breakdowns, and missed FGs.... 13 points by the offense normally aint going to get the job done as we witnessed Monday. A repeat of that will probably result in another loss, too.

 

[Maikeru-sama]

Yes and No.

The Cowboys indeed "screwed the pooch" with 5 minutes left in the game pitching a shutout should have won.

You have this Cowboys team going 13-3 ? And people say that I am a homer.

The Cowboys D is good. However the Commanders O is bad. I wouldnt put them in the top ten just yet (not that you stated that).

The Commanders didnt blitz nearly as much as they normally do, was it because Bledsoe expected it ? Was it because Williams respects what Bledsoe is capable of ? We may never know. But the Cowboys OL didnt really "handle" the Commanders.

Bad calls ? Every game has them. I try not to use that as an excuse. The Commanders also had a few questionable calls as well.

The more I read your post, I feel that you think offensively the Cowboys didnt get it done, however you also feel that the Commanders D had little to do with that. Sad.

The Commanders have not allowed a 100 yd rusher in (I think) 9 straight games now.
The Commanders lost more than a couple close games last year that they shoulda, coulda, woulda.

The Commanders D/ST/O held the Bears to 7 points just last week, yet they scored nearly 40 on a team that many have said are better than the Commanders.

Time will tell what happens with either of our respective teams. I am not convinced at this point that either has turned the proverbial corner.

The Commanders defense was the reason we didnt score alot of points. But make no mistake, like the Title of this thread, we plumb gave this game away.

If you think Brunell is going to start throwing 50 yard TDs on a regular basis again, I dont know what to think. I think you guys made a gutsy comeback, but I still think the Commanders will miss the playoffs this year, but that depends on how bad the NFC is this year.

- Mike G.