Ok, Jess, don't get your panties all tied up in a bunch. I was simply correcting you. Why mention "deer in the headlights look" concerning this Bills game when Dak never exhibited such against the Bills? Next time please try to be accurate. If not, the trolls will grab on to such a take and run with it.
I mentioned it because its happened before. I didnt feel like I was being inaccurate but perhaps i could have worded it better. as an avid Dak supporter that I am I cant stand the Trolls but I also recognize that on occassion Dak give them ammo and he isnt without fault
It damn sure can.
Both sides of the ball. No adjustments nothing. Coaching matters.
One word Ronnie.....consistency
MM missed the opportunity to challenge the bad fumble call... again! He doesn't seem to coach fast or with good time management.
I agree but I'm going to give him a pass on that one coz I think he's probably taking the bullet for whatever staffer/coach in the booth responsible. I'm pretty sure every NFL HC has someone in the booth to help them make immediate decisions.
What are you talking about? The playoffs have not started yet. You sound like a guy that has the Cowboys real record is 1-4 and if the Cowboys don’t win the Super Bowl everyone should be fired and cut. We are a top 5 NFL and the 49ers are a juggernaut. Relax…..
One game......ok. But Arizona, 9er's, and now Buffalo have come with physical play, and we folded in such a way that no fight was exhibited......none. Unacceptable pattern. Josh Dobbs......that one.....looked promising. Look at him now. Too many times over the seasons, too many unheralded players are getting nominations for Player of the Week.
Are you remedial? I asked why the Cowboys were not desperate to win Sunday and your response was "The Cowboys are in the playoffs". So I'll ask again, are we content with just being in the tournament or do we want a chance to create the most favorable path possible? And if its the latter, why were we not desperate to win on Sunday? Now turn the bold font off, read the question, and answer it.
Come on Bro.. there is no way the Cowboys, who could clinch a playoff berth while losing could be anywhere near as "desperate to win" as Buffalo whose playoffs hopes would have been all but extinguished with a loss. That part really isn't open for discussion. The disparity in desperation was unavoidable. The issue is that the disparity in energy and effort was greater than it should ever be in an NFL game. I only played in one game in college or high school where it felt like the entire team was sleepwalking through the game except me and maybe one or two other guys. We lost that game but I played as hard as I ever had and screamed and yelled at everybody within earshot during the game. It didn't do any good. I never had another such game until one day like 20 years later I was playing in a flag football game on a Saturday morning and our whole team showed up looking like we'd all been out partying the night before. And we played that way too. Thing is, I don't drink and didn't party the night before.. But my legs were dead and I felt like I was running in quicksand most of the game. It wasn't until that game that I understood what it felt like to show up for a game with nothing in the tank. To this day I have no explanation for what happened. . Slept in the wrong position, food poisoning, whatever it was.. I never figured it out. Thankfully it never happened again but I never got too judgmental about guys not having energy on game day after that. But I was never a professional athlete getting paid to perform after getting the best training and nutrition possible. I hold professional athletes to a little higher standard. But none of that means it doesn't happen to them. We all know it does. Champions just find a way to win in spite of it. I want the guys on my favorite team to figure out how to do that.
Dope story. I trimmed the post to save space but I did read it all and I can appreciate a trip down memory lane. The bolded is the problem around here, there is no killer instinct. Too much reading their own press clippings, not enough fire.
I think there is a lot to this. I think too many guys simply cannot handle the level of attention and celebrity that comes with being a Dallas Cowboy. There is really nothing like it in all the rest of sports. Even role players are elevated when they're part of America's Team. And not everybody can handle that. Like I keep saying.. I don't like Dak's calm demeanor on days like Sunday. I want him to be pissed not positive. I want him to be excoriating not encouraging. What this team needs more than anything is a Dez Bryant or a Michael Irvin. Maybe two.. No having those guys doesn't mean you win every game.. but having those guys means at least one guy on the field and on the sidelines will be absolutely losing his mind when the other guys don't show up. Sometimes.. that's just what a team needs.
I think it's about having guys on the team that refuse to lose that just can't stomach it and they will sacrifice whatever it takes to win including salary.
