Maybe that vaunted offensive line isn't so good after all

[Toruk_Makto]

Agree with Parnell as RT. He needs to compete at LT. Not sure he can beat Smith out but he is at least as good an athlete maybe better than Smith.

Here let me help you I am absolutely certain that Parnell cannot in fact beat out Smith at LT.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Every sports fan has a tendency to overrate his own team's talent and underrate the talent of other teams. Many times we've heard some fan proclaim, "The Cowboys have the best O-line in the league!" when, frankly, calling the Dallas offensive line "Top-10" would be more like it. The same fans sometimes also call Dez Bryant the best receiver in the league - again, he's in the Top 10.


On Thanksgiving, we saw the reality. The Cowboys' line surrendered 4 sacks, Murray gained only about 70 yards, and Dallas managed just ten points at home against Philadelphia.


Perhaps the unpleasant truth is that this offense cannot just impose its will on anyone it wants. It cannot just operate by giving Murray 30-35 carries a game and bulldozing every defense into submission. The Cowboys certainly ought to keep trying that tactic as long as they can, but it's not foolproof or invincible. December will tell.


Dallas has four games remaining to once again try its hand at the steamrolling offense that worked so well for it in Weeks 2-7. If it fails to work, then it's either Romo having to air it out 30-40 times a game - which sure didn't work out well in 2011, 2012 and 2013 - or season over.

You mean even good units have bad games?

Wow. Who would have thought that happens in football.

Perhaps you just started watching football three weeks ago. I don't know. But this isn't anything new, or revolutionary, it's actually normal and common in the NFL.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Every sports fan has a tendency to overrate his own team's talent and underrate the talent of other teams. Many times we've heard some fan proclaim, "The Cowboys have the best O-line in the league!" when, frankly, calling the Dallas offensive line "Top-10" would be more like it. The same fans sometimes also call Dez Bryant the best receiver in the league - again, he's in the Top 10.


On Thanksgiving, we saw the reality. The Cowboys' line surrendered 4 sacks, Murray gained only about 70 yards, and Dallas managed just ten points at home against Philadelphia.


Perhaps the unpleasant truth is that this offense cannot just impose its will on anyone it wants. It cannot just operate by giving Murray 30-35 carries a game and bulldozing every defense into submission. The Cowboys certainly ought to keep trying that tactic as long as they can, but it's not foolproof or invincible. December will tell.


Dallas has four games remaining to once again try its hand at the steamrolling offense that worked so well for it in Weeks 2-7. If it fails to work, then it's either Romo having to air it out 30-40 times a game - which sure didn't work out well in 2011, 2012 and 2013 - or season over.

one bad game and you think this OL is bad...so was Tom Brady bad after the KC game earlier this year? his goose was cooked. he was done. patriots were done.

lets just say we had a bad game. we looked tired. we looked tired and slow. and I think its because of bad scheduling by the league. we played a sunday night game...imagine if we played Sunday 1:00 game and would have been back in dallas sunday night instead of Monday 5:00 AM. huge difference in recovering. if a team plays Thursday game, they shouldn't be playing sunday night the week before. as simple as that.