offense was horrible first 52 minutes of game

[romothesavior]

We were 7.4 ypc the whole first half I don't understand why we don't run to set up the pass, makes the game so much easier. Instead we run it tough one series and empty the backfield the whole next series. Lol what ever happened to keeping the defense off balance.

All good points, but not at all surprising given what we've seen this year. Our offensive scheme is abysmal. Imagine how good our O could be if we employed some balance.

 

[CowboysLegend365]

We did dallas can't run every 1st down, heck to open the drive in the 2nd half Romo hit Dez in the hands and he drops it

I'm not in favor of running it every first down, we just need to balance it out. Seems like when were running effectively, we are a tough team to beat.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

I made a mistake too. I said our offense scored 10 points going into the 4th quarter--it was actually 7. Our 4th quarter was amazing for the most part, no complaints there. It started off bad. I'll have to check, but I think the 2 turnovers came at the beginning of the 4th quarter. Nonetheless, our final 2 offensive and defensive drives were amazing. And, no, I'm not gonna give the offense credit for scoring 2 TDs in the first 3 quarters when one of them was a 3 yard drive set up by a punt return. The offensive had one very good 93 yard TD drive in the first 3+ quarters and that was it. People want to blame the defense. Well, the defense played better than usual. They only gave up 23 points (less than league average) and the Commanders were given good field position on many drives. The Cowboys, on the other hand, had two 3-and-outs, 3-4 punts, and 2 turnovers going into the final two drives of the game.

I don't know why everyone is so sensitive. All I'm saying is the offense has to play well the entire 60 minutes if we plan on beating the Eagles and whoever we play if we make the playoffs. I think that's a legitimate criticism, but apparently I'm a hater.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

Nobody is butt hurt but somebody sure is whining like a baby considering the Cowboys won the game.

Whining. I'm saying good win, but now we have to step it up even more if we want to make a playoff run. I guess that's whining though.

 

[Doomsday101]

I'm not in favor of running it every first down, we just need to balance it out. Seems like when were running effectively, we are a tough team to beat.

I agree I want to run and pass for the game Dallas ran it 22 times and passed 27 I don't see that out of whack at all.

 

[blindzebra]

I made a mistake too. I said our offense scored 10 points going into the 4th quarter--it was actually 7. Our 4th quarter was amazing for the most part, no complaints there. It started off bad. I'll have to check, but I think the 2 turnovers came at the beginning of the 4th quarter. Nonetheless, our final 2 offensive and defensive drives were amazing. And, no, I'm not gonna give the offense credit for scoring 2 TDs in the first 3 quarters when one of them was a 3 yard drive set up by a punt return. The offensive had one very good 93 yard TD drive in the first 3+ quarters and that was it. People want to blame the defense. Well, the defense played better than usual. They only gave up 23 points (less than league average) and the Commanders were given good field position on many drives. The Cowboys, on the other hand, had two 3-and-outs, 3-4 punts, and 2 turnovers going into the final two drives of the game.

I don't know why everyone is so sensitive. All I'm saying is the offense has to play well the entire 60 minutes if we plan on beating the Eagles and whoever we play if we make the playoffs. I think that's a legitimate criticism, but apparently I'm a hater.

So you know that had Spurlock not had the big return and we got the ball at the 35 that we would not have started the game with a 65 yard TD drive how? We have been pretty good all season on our opening drive.

Stop claiming facts and then removing what does not fit...facts don't work that way.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

So you know that had Spurlock not had the big return and we got the ball at the 35 that we would not have started the game with a 65 yard TD drive how? We have been pretty good all season on our opening drive.

Stop claiming facts and then removing what does not fit...facts don't work that way.

But we didn't. If the opening kickoff is returned for a TD, do you credit the offense with scoring the TD because "had they gotten the ball at the 20, they could have had an 80 yard TD drive?"

 

[Doomsday101]

I made a mistake too. I said our offense scored 10 points going into the 4th quarter--it was actually 7. Our 4th quarter was amazing for the most part, no complaints there. It started off bad. I'll have to check, but I think the 2 turnovers came at the beginning of the 4th quarter. Nonetheless, our final 2 offensive and defensive drives were amazing. And, no, I'm not gonna give the offense credit for scoring 2 TDs in the first 3 quarters when one of them was a 3 yard drive set up by a punt return. The offensive had one very good 93 yard TD drive in the first 3+ quarters and that was it. People want to blame the defense. Well, the defense played better than usual. They only gave up 23 points (less than league average) and the Commanders were given good field position on many drives. The Cowboys, on the other hand, had two 3-and-outs, 3-4 punts, and 2 turnovers going into the final two drives of the game.

I don't know why everyone is so sensitive. All I'm saying is the offense has to play well the entire 60 minutes if we plan on beating the Eagles and whoever we play if we make the playoffs. I think that's a legitimate criticism, but apparently I'm a hater.

Turnover came in the 3rd qrt fumble by the full back and the int by Romo. As for Philly Dallas has to play good ball for 60 min. Problem recently has not been getting off to bad starts we have let early leads get away.

 

[Verdict]

I don't want to rain on everyone's parade. I admit, the second half of the 4th quarter was one of the most clutch performances I've seen from EVERYONE on this team. Romo was amazing and had one of the most clutch throws of his career. Murray was gashing through the defense. Speaking of defense, our very own defense forced a quick punt to get the ball back after we scored, and then they shut down Washington after we scored our final TD to take the lead. And, I can't believe I'm saying this, but the play-calling was pretty bold. I thought we were going to abandon the run since we were down by 2 scores with about 8 minutes to go, but we started running the ball.

That being said, our offense was pitiful the first 52 minutes of the game. Playing 8 good minutes might beat the 3-12 Commanders, but it isn't going to beat the Eagles or any team we might face in the playoffs. Romo had 99 passing yards in the first 3 quarters; despite averaging 7.5 yards a carry, Murray only had 11 touches going into the final two drives of the game; and our offense only managed to score 10 points of the 31st ranked defense in the NFL (I'm not counting the TD set up by a punt return to the 3-yard line). It's easy to forget the first 52 minutes with how impressive the last 8 minutes were, but we can not have that type of performance again. Everyone wants to blame the defense, but they only gave up 23 points (which is less than the league average).

Actually the offense was pretty good ..... it was the play calling early in the second half that sucked grapes.

 

[Blackspider214]

Yeah that 93 yard TD drive in the 2nd quarter was awful.

Yeah I was going to say the same. Lulz.

And hate to rain on our parade? Why do people think as if everyone else feels differently? I don't recall anyone, during or after the game, praising this offense.

Newsflash, people have been bashing this offense for quite awhile now.

 

[TheCount]

OP is right in that the team has a way of floundering for much of the game but at the end of the day, you look at the stats and convince yourself it must have been a pretty good day for them. They did it a lot last year too. They'd start slow as heck and put all the pressure of the defense, then finally get going and the Defense would go on vacation. It's nearly impossible to get the offense and defense to play well at the same time but we somehow managed it against the Commanders when it mattered.

 

[Denim Chicken]

The offense scored 2 TDs in the first half...you can't cherry pick to suit your needs. And if you look at the facts you will see that going into those first 52 minutes the Commanders had only 1 drive that was less than 7 plays and almost 31 minutes of their 33 minutes TOP were in the first 3 quarters. Kind of hard to build up numbers when your defense can't get off the field.

Quoted for truth

 

[TheRomoSexual]

Only TD drive of the game besides our amazing finish. Am I not speaking English? I'm not being irrational. Why do so many fans get butt hurt? I'm stating the facts. The offense was pitiful the first 52 minutes. We had 10 offensive points, 99 passing yards, and Murray only had 11 carries. I didn't make that up.

You seem to be the one who is challenged by English. If you say that the offense was terrible for 52 minutes, then obviously that implies they were terrible that ENTIRE stretch, and clearly they were not. Stop using hyperbole and you won't get such "butthurt" (aka rational) responses.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

OP is right in that the team has a way of floundering for much of the game but at the end of the day, you look at the stats and convince yourself it must have been a pretty good day for them. They did it a lot last year too. They'd start slow as heck and put all the pressure of the defense, then finally get going and the Defense would go on vacation. It's nearly impossible to get the offense and defense to play well at the same time but we somehow managed it against the Commanders when it mattered.

Definitely. I thought our defense was gonna choke it away when we gave them 1:15 left on the clock.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

You seem to be the one who is challenged by English. If you say that the offense was terrible for 52 minutes, then obviously that implies they were terrible that ENTIRE stretch, and clearly they were not. Stop using hyperbole and you won't get such "butthurt" (aka rational) responses.

Okay. I'm sorry, you're right. They weren't terrible the ENTIRE 52 minutes. After the 3-yard TD drive, our offense had 7 possessions, only scored 7 points, had 3 punts (two 3-and-outs), a fumble, and an INT. That better?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

it was expected tbh, romo always have bad games vs Haslett, i think he has something like 75 or 80 passer rating vs Haslett

For whatever reason they still don't understand that on 3rd down Haslett will blitz everyone at him...'till this day they still don't have a answer for it. Going back to last season. Its embarrassing at this point.

 

[TonyRomo17]

For whatever reason they still don't understand that on 3rd down Haslett will blitz everyone at him...'till this day they still don't have a answer for it. Going back to last season. Its embarrassing at this point.

yup thank god hes probably getting fired.

 

[khiladi]

I made a mistake too. I said our offense scored 10 points going into the 4th quarter--it was actually 7. Our 4th quarter was amazing for the most part, no complaints there. It started off bad. I'll have to check, but I think the 2 turnovers came at the beginning of the 4th quarter. Nonetheless, our final 2 offensive and defensive drives were amazing. And, no, I'm not gonna give the offense credit for scoring 2 TDs in the first 3 quarters when one of them was a 3 yard drive set up by a punt return. The offensive had one very good 93 yard TD drive in the first 3+ quarters and that was it. People want to blame the defense. Well, the defense played better than usual. They only gave up 23 points (less than league average) and the Commanders were given good field position on many drives. The Cowboys, on the other hand, had two 3-and-outs, 3-4 punts, and 2 turnovers going into the final two drives of the game.

I don't know why everyone is so sensitive. All I'm saying is the offense has to play well the entire 60 minutes if we plan on beating the Eagles and whoever we play if we make the playoffs. I think that's a legitimate criticism, but apparently I'm a hater.

Don't worry, we like to drink the kool-aid for the last six years with Garrett in charge... Whatever you said is especially relevant, considering we are at the turning point of letting Garrett out the door or retaining him. It's the same old story. Hopefully, Jerry doesn't buy it anymore.

 

[dallasfan4lizife]

I'm shocked we won the game with how bad our offense was in the 2nd half.

We won't be able to disappear for 3 quarters against the eagles and pull it off. They aren't a 3-11 team (3-12 now).

We need to run it 30-35 times and keep the defense honest, also keeps our defense off the field..... Seems to be our greatest threat at this point.

 

[Next Years Champ]

I don't want to rain on everyone's parade. I admit, the second half of the 4th quarter was one of the most clutch performances I've seen from EVERYONE on this team. Romo was amazing and had one of the most clutch throws of his career. Murray was gashing through the defense. Speaking of defense, our very own defense forced a quick punt to get the ball back after we scored, and then they shut down Washington after we scored our final TD to take the lead. And, I can't believe I'm saying this, but the play-calling was pretty bold. I thought we were going to abandon the run since we were down by 2 scores with about 8 minutes to go, but we started running the ball.

That being said, our offense was pitiful the first 52 minutes of the game. Playing 8 good minutes might beat the 3-12 Commanders, but it isn't going to beat the Eagles or any team we might face in the playoffs. Romo had 99 passing yards in the first 3 quarters; despite averaging 7.5 yards a carry, Murray only had 11 touches going into the final two drives of the game; and our offense only managed to score 10 points of the 31st ranked defense in the NFL (I'm not counting the TD set up by a punt return to the 3-yard line). It's easy to forget the first 52 minutes with how impressive the last 8 minutes were, but we can not have that type of performance again. Everyone wants to blame the defense, but they only gave up 23 points (which is less than the league average).

This has been the problem for this team..especially the last 3 years.

They don't play for 60 minutes and they leave it up to Romo to pull their grease out of the fire before it bursts into flames.

Stop that..play like crazed dogs from the first play and remove the will from the opponent.

It's easy if you try.

Teams with lesser talent have to win by attitude.

Step up your Dallas Cowboys.


Philly under this new headoach is not Andy Reid and the Giggles.

We need to take advantage of it.