Philly game was a blessing in disguise

[DogFace]

Excuses can also be legitimate reasons. The game Thursday following a Sunday night road game contributed significantly. Especially to Romo's play. That was his worst game in a while. I think it was an aberration.

We will find out soon if it was.

 

[DogFace]

As to the on going debate. Yes. Clearly some fans are better fans of this team than others. That is an absolute fact based on what a fan is.

Deal with it.

 

[Cowboys22]

What was the Seattle game then?

Obviously an unsustainable aberration against a team that was going through a bit of a slump.

 

[Cowboys22]

Agreed. It amazes that people are ready to jump off based off of yesterday. The season isn't over and this team still has a lot to play for. I'm excited to see what we do these last 4 weeks. We control what we do. We don't need any help right now to get into the playoffs if we win.

What is really amazing is the amount of people still blind to the fact that when there becomes something to play for, this collection of mentally weak players cannot match the other team in terms of intensity and execution. The team is also too easily out coached by the other teams fighting for playoff spots. That's a bad combination and it plays out every year. Saying this team has a lot to play for is the kiss of death. How can anyone not see that by now?

 

[Bullflop]

If that Philly game was a blessing, I surely would hate to see what a curse looks like! Then again, perhaps there's something constructive to be gleaned from that unfortunate debacle. There's definitely room on this team for improvement to be forthcoming. We all knew that already, of course but now, it's crystal clear. We'll definitely learn even more about what we have and what is needed before this season is in the books. 'Til then, enjoy.

 

[cowboyfan4lyfe]

Jerry will find a way to make RGIII a Cowboy.

I hope not, he is not that good. Let's just draft a QB find a decent backup in the meantime. RGMe will not sit quietly and wait for Romo to retire.

 

[fifaguy]

The only silver lining from this game is that we still have four games left. If we win in Philly and get in to the big dance no one will care about the Thanksgiving massacre...

 

[TheSport78]

I did some research, guys. The problem with the Dallas offense is predictability.

Other than the 49ers game, for the Cowboys' first offensive possession, we've have run the ball on first down EVERY SINGLE TIME. With our ability to run the football, it's about time we start play action passing on first down to keep defenses honest.

Heck, I remember in Parcells' first year, we would take a deep shot on the first play of the game to Joey Galloway just to let defenses know that they would have to worry about the entire field. We aren't keeping defenses on their toes. There's nothing wrong with PA passing on first down and running on 2nd down.

 

[windward]

Obviously an unsustainable aberration against a team that was going through a bit of a slump.

I'd rather just let things play down than doom and gloom personally.

 

[xwalker]

What we witnessed offensively yesterday should prove that it ALL starts up front, and re-signing Murray to a lucrative extension would be a monumental mistake. Murray had what, 73 yards yesterday?

I would take the money we'd use on Murray, and look to improve at LG and/or RT for next year. I don't care if you have Emmit Smith or Jim Brown behind that line yesterday; they wouldn't have gone anywhere.

Hopefully this opens the organization's eyes and doesn't re-sign Murray unless it's cap friendly and works for the Cowboys.

Makes me think the OP didn't pay attention during the game.

The problems in that games went far beyond the OLine.

The QB, receivers and play caller have to be able to beat the blitz. One OLineman can only block one pass rusher. The QB/receivers have to beat the blitz. The routes were too slow to develop and Romo struggled to make the throws. The defense loaded up near the line against the run and blitzed on pass plays. The only short routes to beat the blitz were to RBs on many plays. When teams blitz the Packers, they normally just throw to a slant route the second the ball touches the QB hands after the snap. The Packers OL is not that great, but the QB, receivers and play caller beat the blitz.

 

[cowboyblue22]

personally I don't trust this team to win or these players or coaches when the going gets tough this bunch usually bottoms out.

 

[xwalker]

Actually I was sitting at the 50 yard line, first row. I saw first hand how Dallas got handled in the trenches.

I've watched the game from similar spot on the field and I've watched the game on the coaches film with 2 camera angles. There is no comparison. You get 10x more info from the coaches film.

 

[Wayne02]

Do I have enough posts to comment that the relative newbie is 100% right? We're all Cowboys fans, but it tells you everything you need to know about who's posting on CZ and for what reasons when they disappear when things are good and come back just to agitate other posters after a big loss.

Did I say you didn't have enough posts? The context was that he was calling out posters for randomly coming around when that is exactly what he's been doing. He's being hypocritical.

 

[Dodger12]

Do I have enough posts to comment that the relative newbie is 100% right? We're all Cowboys fans, but it tells you everything you need to know about who's posting on CZ and for what reasons when they disappear when things are good and come back just to agitate other posters after a big loss.

Lame Idgit. I notice some posters are noticeably absent after the loss but the folks you're referring to are not calling them out and never have. This thing around here about calling out posters is getting out of hand and you're feeding into it.

And you know darn well what Wayne02 is referring to. People that have regularly posted here over the years, especially those with higher post counts, are not Johnny come lately who only post at certain times. While other just seem to respond to certain posters and that's their mission.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

yesterday was a reality check. this team is not ready to compete with the better teams

Yes and no.

We can beat any team. Just can't mark a playoff run.

 

[Idgit]

Lame Idgit. I notice some posters are noticeably absent after the loss but the folks you're referring to are not calling them out and never have. This thing around here about calling out posters is getting out of hand and you're feeding into it.

And you know darn well what Wayne02 is referring to. People that have regularly posted here over the years, especially those with higher post counts, are not Johnny come lately who only post at certain times. While other just seem to respond to certain posters and that's their mission.

Again, this was not my point.

Though not being here after a loss and not being here after a long winning streak are not the same thing and they're not equivalent.

 

[nalam]

Right now we are out of playoffs, funny Seattle even though lost to us , based on conf record they have tie breaker ... Shouldn't head to head matter first ? Apparently not ..

Anyway , WC looks tougher and tougher ,philly doesn't look like it will relinquish lead on division lead .

Shame Atlanta and Saints are still having a chance to go playoff , where as one of the 9-10 win teams will miss out

 

[Zman5]

You're missing my point, but I don't know how to make it any better, so I'm going to stop trying. I think the distinction between positive/negative and pro-forum/not-pro-forum is pretty obvious.

But on the topic you seem to be trying to discuss, I also think there's a world of difference between posters not coming around after a loss because they don't want to deal with the overreaction and staying away from your favorite team message board for weeks during a really great six game winning streak. I really, really don't like posters calling out other posters for not being 'true' fans, but there's definitely something backwards going on when a person's reputation on a sports board interferes with their ability to enjoy watching and talking about their favorite team winning a string of games. That's just my personal take, and I understand that there are plenty of people who are ok with that particular inversion and that it works for them. I just don't ever want to become one of them.

I'm just making s point that there is no difference between two types of fans. Bottom line is both are trying to annoy people with their point of view. Just because they are doing it with different opinions doesn't make one better over the other.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

The offensive line has one bad game and now they suck and its time to let Murray go to spend even MORE resources in that offensive line. We've spent money and draft picks in that line. The only resource that should be used on that line is a draft pick at best.

 

[xwalker]

Excuses can also be legitimate reasons. The game Thursday following a Sunday night road game contributed significantly. Especially to Romo's play. That was his worst game in a while. I think it was an aberration.

We will find out soon if it was.

To me it's not an excuse to say that the short week was problem. If it was really a problem, then it's a fact, not an excuse. If Romo can't play on a short week, then he can't. It's not an excuse. Luckily, there won't be any more short weeks from here on out.