Moving forward: Chicago on deck

[cowboys1981]

They just put LB Briggs and OL DeLaPuente on IR.

They have a dangerous tandem in Marshall n Jeffery. Forte will be a force as well.

We need to stop the run and press on the receivers. Allow our line to get some pressure on Cutler. We need him moving around. The last thing I want to see is a pass to the first read because we're playing soft on defense.

I would go with this alignment beyond our Dline in two receiver sets

CB: Carr-Scandrick
S: Moore-Wilcox
Lineup Church as WLB along with Hitchens and McClain. I know Church doesn't play at that spot but he is pretty quick at getting in on tackles. I'd rather see that vs Carter looking lost. Moore has done some work as a S in the past and he can play centerfield vs Chicago. I know it sounds crazy, but at this point you have to make some adjustments.

Offense- let our line redeem themselves and run it through the heart of their defense. Look for Beasley more often since he does get separation more often than the others.

Do this and we'll be fine.

 

[CCBoy]

No way around it now, this group of Cowboys has no easy path or excuse. They have to win against both the Bears and Washington...to even have a chance. That, or start the magical Indian dances about the fire...

 

[ctrous25]

Punch them in the mouth...if we come out and play well. Which I believe we will. We should be 9-4 come next Friday morning. We have to do a much better job tackling defensively and offensively we need to sustain our blocks up front and secure the football

 

[cowboys1981]

No way around it now, this group of Cowboys has no easy path or excuse. They have to win against both the Bears and Washington...to even have a chance. That, or start the magical Indian dances about the fire...

As tight as the NFC is no one has an easy path.

 

[cowboys1981]

Punch them in the mouth...if we come out and play well. Which I believe we will. We should be 9-4 come next Friday morning. We have to do a much better job tackling defensively and offensively we need to sustain our blocks up front and secure the football

Yes, we need to throw that haymaker early and take them out of the game. The boys will respond and next Friday we'll be right at 9-4 looking to Philly rematch.

 

[fifaguy]

Punch them in the mouth...if we come out and play well. Which I believe we will. We should be 9-4 come next Friday morning. We have to do a much better job tackling defensively and offensively we need to sustain our blocks up front and secure the football

Sounds good. Our team now knows what it feels like to be punched in the mouth. Another slow start could spell, pardon the pun, doomsday.

 

[CCBoy]

This is the truth as it hits the franchise:


http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014...ones-we-really-stunk-it-up-all-the-way-around

Jerry Jones has a way of articulating himself in public, especially when he's preening for the cameras, that is often hard to decode. "Jerryspeak" is a convoluted language full of unfinished sentences and mid-sentence leaps of logic that allows Jones to formulate seemingly contradictory opinions and positions simultaneously.
None of that ambiguity was present when Jones talked to 105.3 The Fan earlier today about the loss against the Eagles. For once, Jones didn't mince words when he voiced his disappointment with his team's performance:


"The stage was set," Jones said Friday on 105.3 The Fan. "Gosh, we had one of the greatest crowds we’ve ever had in that stadium. They were ready to do their part, and we just didn’t do it on the field. We really stunk it up all the way around."

Like many fans, Jones is clearly disappointed by the outcome of the game. But his disappointment seems to be less about getting beat by a superior team, and more by the fact that the Cowboys didn't manage to play up to their own capabilities.

"Now, they’re a good team," Jones said of the Eagles, "but I’d like to think that we’re better than we looked, too."


Many postgame reports focus on the inability of the offense to put points on the board as the main factor in yesterday's loss - the defense is simply not good enough to win games by themselves if the offense doesn't show up. And Jones freely acknowledges that.

"Our team is a team that can’t let that defense stay out on the field," Jones said. "We know that going in. If you’re going to play us, you play us the way Philadelphia played us [Thursday].

Jones continues to believe in the potential of this team, but what's particularly worrying is that he diagnoses a lack of passion from the team:

"This bunch can do it. They can get the job done. We had a bad day. There’s a lot of specific reasons for having that bad day. We didn’t execute. We may not have played with the passion you would expect in a game like that. Don’t ask me why. And I guess if you can’t ask me, who can you ask?"

Many reasons have been offered for why the offense looked listless and unfocused yesterday. Tony Romo's health, the short turnaround from the Sunday night game, a conservative gameplan and many other reasons have been offered for yesterday's performance, but if even the bossman has no answer beyond "we had a bad day," then trouble may be brewing. Jones stops short of calling out specific players or coaches, but his "Don't ask me why" does carry a slightly passive aggressive undertone.

Jerry Jones is pissed. And when he's pissed, Jerryspeak goes out the window and in comes the straight-talking businessman who made his fortune wildcatting with Jones Oil and Land Lease.

In the end though, Jones reverts to his old spin doctor ways and points out - correctly - that the Cowboys are in a much better position than they were a year ago, and that a lot can still happen with four games left.

"That's really what we have to be thankful for. If there's anything yesterday was -- unlike a year ago, sitting in that dressing room, it was over. We didn't have any more to play," Jones said. "Well now then, we've got a quarter of our season left, we play the very guys that we were disappointed with how we played them last night. We play them again. We do play them up there, but we've got it all out here."

Right now, Jerry Jones is long on questions and short on answers. Perhaps he'll get some answers on Thursday Night against the Bears. We'll see whether he likes those answers...​

 

[Beast_from_East]

If we lose to Chicago, season is basically done.............that would add yet another conference loss eliminating virtually any chance of winning tiebreaks............Both Detroit and Seattle are in the playoffs over us right now due to better conference records.

We already cant win the division without help, even if we win out Philly still wins the division unless they lose to somebody else.

This is pretty much the season on the line Thursday.

 

[cowboys1981]

If we lose to Chicago, season is basically done.............that would add yet another conference loss eliminating virtually any chance of winning tiebreaks............Both Detroit and Seattle are in the playoffs over us right now due to better conference records.

We already cant win the division without help, even if we win out Philly still wins the division unless they lose to somebody else.

This is pretty much the season on the line Thursday.

One game at a time and they need to use the opportunity they have in front of them when they're practicing, gameplanning and if course when they step on the field game day.

 

[mldardy]

If we lose to Chicago, season is basically done.............that would add yet another conference loss eliminating virtually any chance of winning tiebreaks............Both Detroit and Seattle are in the playoffs over us right now due to better conference records.

We already cant win the division without help, even if we win out Philly still wins the division unless they lose to somebody else.

This is pretty much the season on the line Thursday.

I agree losing to Chicago will make it really tough for us because we would have no margin for error at that point.

As far as winning the division I wouldn't care if we won out because we would be in the playoffs and we would be going into the playoffs very hot.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

Must win game. We already have 4 conference losses. Our competition (Detroit and Seattle) only have 2. And if Arizona slips, they only have 1. We have to finish with a better record than the other wild card teams since our 4 conference losses will make us lose in all tie breaker scenarios (except if we're only tied with Seattle, then we won the head-to-head). Only way we can finish better than Detroit or Seattle if we win out. Detroit has a cake walk the next 3 games (Tampa, Minnesota, Chicago) and Seattle is on fire. We lost control of our own destiny. We're officially on the outside looking in.

 

[cowboys1981]

Must win game. We already have 4 conference losses. Our competition (Detroit and Seattle) only have 2. And if Arizona slips, they only have 1. We have to finish with a better record than the other wild card teams since our 4 conference losses will make us lose in all tie breaker scenarios (except if we're only tied with Seattle, then we won the head-to-head). Only way we can finish better than Detroit or Seattle if we win out. Detroit has a cake walk the next 3 games (Tampa, Minnesota, Chicago) and Seattle is on fire. We lost control of our own destiny. We're officially on the outside looking in.

We win out, we're in. So we still control our destiny moving forward.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

We win out, we're in. So we still control our destiny moving forward.

No, we're not. Control of your own destiny means you don't need any help from anyone else. So, let's just say our current competition also wins out (Philly not including against us, Seattle, Detroit) we still miss the playoffs.

Philly: We'd split the head-to-head but they'd have a better division record. They'd win the division.

Detroit: They'd have 2 conference losses, we'd have 4.

Seattle: They'd have 2 conference losses, we'd have 4.

Therefore, we are not in control of our own destiny. We also need help.

 

[mldardy]

No, we're not. Control of your own destiny means you don't need any help from anyone else. So, let's just say our current competition also wins out (Philly not including against us, Seattle, Detroit) we still miss the playoffs.

Philly: We'd split the head-to-head but they'd have a better division record. They'd win the division.

Detroit: They'd have 2 conference losses, we'd have 4.

Seattle: They'd have 2 conference losses, we'd have 4.

Therefore, we are not in control of our own destiny. We also need help.

We basically do. You really honestly think every team is going to win out. That's just not going to happen. If we win out Seattle and/or Detroit are going to lose 1 or more games.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

We basically do. You really honestly think every team is going to win out. That's just not going to happen. If we win out Seattle and/or Detroit are going to lose 1 or more games.

I actually forgot that Philly plays Seattle. So we still can win if we win out. If Seattle beats Philly and we win out, we win the division. If Philly beats Seattle, we have a better record.

 

[mldardy]

I actually forgot that Philly plays Seattle. So we still can win if we win out. If Seattle beats Philly and we win out, we win the division. If Philly beats Seattle, we have a better record.

Yep that's right. If Philly beats Seattle and we win out Seattle is out. If Seattle beat Philly and we win out one of those wins will be over Philly. I would love for that second scenario to happen. We win out and Philly ends up 11-5.

 

[DoctorChicken]

Cutler is a good QB if you can't get pressure or cover WRs.

Darn.

 

[mldardy]

Cutler is a good QB if you can't get pressure or cover WRs.

Darn.

This is pretty debatable.

 

[cowboys1981]

No, we're not. Control of your own destiny means you don't need any help from anyone else. So, let's just say our current competition also wins out (Philly not including against us, Seattle, Detroit) we still miss the playoffs.

Philly: We'd split the head-to-head but they'd have a better division record. They'd win the division.

Detroit: They'd have 2 conference losses, we'd have 4.

Seattle: They'd have 2 conference losses, we'd have 4.

Therefore, we are not in control of our own destiny. We also need help.

How do Philly and Seattle win out whwn they play each other next week?

 

[Beast_from_East]

You guys actually think we are winning out?

If you cant beat Sanchez, you dam sure aint beating Andrew Luck.