Our problems really are tied to the HC and the QB

[kevm3]

The exact same problems existed prior to this set of QB and HC.

We've been no further than Jason Garrett and Romo has.

FO is the most important aspect of modern football and nothing will change until that changes.

 

[DuncanIso]

Now obviously, the biggest issue is the guy putting all these pieces together - Jerry. But we've hashed that out ad nauseum. Jerry collects players. He doesn't actually build a roster or have a plan in place. He just likes to collect names and thinks whomever he hires will be brilliant enough to piece them all together. It's a big reason his team has largely sucked as a postseason team since the mid 90s.

Quinn is a good DC. Yes, the defense got exposed, but that doesn't change the fact Quinn is, by and large, considered one of the better DCs in football. But as I said, he got exposed last night. Why? Because the guy on the other side of the field, Kyle Shanahan, is a brilliant offensive mind, arguably the best in the NFL. His ability to scheme, design plays, call plays dwarfs that of the guy doing the same for our offense. And therein lies our first real issue - McCarthy is not very good. There is no creativity in this offense. We rarely ever seem to be a good flow. Everything feels disjointed and haphazard. I like Purdy. I think he's a good QB, but he looks elite at times because the guy calling the plays makes him look that way. We got an up close and really good look at what a quality OC looks like last night. And it ain't McCarthy.

But, having said that, Purdy still has "something". Dak, unfortunately, does not. Frankly, I don't think he looks anything like the QB we saw earlier in his career. Whether that be the injuries that have taken their toll or the chances at OC or whatever, but the Dak from even his rookie year looks better than this one. It sucks because nothing is harder in the NFL than trying to get that QB. Some hit on high picks, some got lucky (Purdy/Hurts). But the reality should probably start setting in for this fanbase that Dallas needs a QB because Dak isn't going to the guy that can take them anywhere. His failures in big games are overtaking his good games against good teams. He is what he is - a QB that needs basically everything around him to go right and that's not happening when paired with the mediocre OC we have.

Honestly, they'll probably win 10 games or so, make the playoffs and then get bounced early again. My fear is Jerry thinking the combo of McCarthy and Dak can work. It can't. It won't. Blow it all up this offseason, Jerry.

Good stuff.

 

[Sydla]

And hire who? It's not a head coach problem, it's a QB cant hit the broad side of a barn from 5 yards away problem. Dak should have been benched at the Half, and any coach not controlled by Jerry Jones would have done it.

Who knows.

But anyone thinking McCarthy is the guy just being held back by Dak is a fool. They both aren't very good at this point. Dump them both this coming offseason. Blow up the offense. You've got an OL with two aging stars, one who is oft injured. You'll be starting fresh at TB as they likely will let Pollard walk. The QB isn't all that good at this point. The OC stinks and is running the same lame, lack of creative offense that got him run out of GB. Gallup looks washed post-surgery, Cooks is a short term fix.

Now is the time to blow the whole thing up offensively this offseason.

 

[DuncanIso]

The defense wasn't as bad as this seemed. McCaffrey, for example, did not have a strong day.

There were some lapses on defense, but far and away the biggest problem was the offense. Had the offense been able to move the ball and sustain some drives to help the defense out. the defense wouldn't have been stuck on the field trying to cover for the offense all day. The Cowboy offense didn't even get a 1st down until their 5th possession. which was about 3 minutes into the 2nd quarter.

Penalties also didn't help. A couple of times the Cowboys had the 49ers stopped, but had a stupid penalty that kept the drive alive.

Defense was gassed.

 

[nightrain]

The defense wasn't as bad as this seemed. McCaffrey, for example, did not have a strong day.

There were some lapses on defense, but far and away the biggest problem was the offense. Had the offense been able to move the ball and sustain some drives to help the defense out. the defense wouldn't have been stuck on the field trying to cover for the offense all day. The Cowboy offense didn't even get a 1st down until their 5th possession. which was about 3 minutes into the 2nd quarter.

Penalties also didn't help. A couple of times the Cowboys had the 49ers stopped, but had a stupid penalty that kept the drive alive.

It's a feast or famine defense. They are not consistently good. They dominate one week and then get run on for 200+ another week on their way to a stunning loss. The Cowboys defense is emblematic of how the Cowboys have played football for decades.

 

[Sydla]

It's a feast or famine defense. They are not consistently good. They dominate one week and then get run on for 200+ another week on their way to a stunning loss. The Cowboys defense is emblematic of how the Cowboys have played football for decades.

They also aren't the brightest defense. The offsides penalties that keep coming are big because it often then puts the opposing offense in better 2nd and 3rd down situations. Without our stupidity on defense, it's possible a few of those 49ers drives, they wouldn't have gotten off the field sooner (or not given up points).

 

[OmerV]

It's a feast or famine defense. They are not consistently good. They dominate one week and then get run on for 200+ another week on their way to a stunning loss. The Cowboys defense is emblematic of how the Cowboys have played football for decades.

They aren't consistently dominant, but not many are. I still think they would have been fine in this game had the offense given them any help.

 

[nightrain]

They aren't consistently dominant, but not many are. I still think they would have been fine in this game had the offense given them any help.

I said consistently good. They are not and the better defenses in the league are.