Playoff football is won and lost in the trenches

[RS12]

You do realize that Dak DID throw for 403 yards do you??

He threw for 87 in the first half when the game was decided. GB played prevent most of the second half.

 

[RS12]

If you want to blame the QB for the low passing yards,

Maybe some day you die hards will figure out, this QB is never leading this team anywhere. If he is back next year which seems a certainty, unfortunately, it will end the same. It is obvious to most of us.

 

[Sheepish]

Maybe someday you will follow another team? Dak wasn't the problem this year once again. Plus, he's not going anywhere. Fix the Oline. Get some running game going. Get another legit #1 WR. Get rid of Dan Quinn and redo this Rod Marinelli type of Defense.

What I saw watching today, Dak mostly had a lot of time to throw and it seemed like the line protected well. Running game was poor BUT we also don't have an elite RB.

Dak has mostly maximized his abilities and is an effective QB but he is not a first round talent and it shows. As someone else said, Love's last TD throw was not a throw Dak can make. The pick-six was an extremely poor decision and not one that an "elite" QB should be making in the playoffs. Dak's picks put us in a huge hole. He took a sack out of FG range. He only started playing well when there was no hope.

Anyway, the main reason we lost is the defense completely **** the bed. Don't see how the Oline has to do with that.

 

[Sheepish]

He threw for 87 in the first half when the game was decided. GB played prevent most of the second half.

I was meaning that Dak threw for 400+ yards and we were nowhere close to being competitive in that game.

 

[ak47kaehu]

And that’s why we keep getting exposed. It started with our defense allowing the TD on the first drive. Jordan Love had all day to throw. I really disliked our offensive game plan early. We aren’t a running team, we aren’t a good running team but we tried it the first couple series, and it was 0-14 before we knew it. We were beat after that.

Exactly......control of the trenches dictates the game. I felt like the oline did a decent job. The skill players on offense and the entire defense stunk up the joint.

 

[windward]

And that’s why we keep getting exposed. It started with our defense allowing the TD on the first drive. Jordan Love had all day to throw. I really disliked our offensive game plan early. We aren’t a running team, we aren’t a good running team but we tried it the first couple series, and it was 0-14 before we knew it. We were beat after that.

I think you’re spot on here.

 

[America's Cowboy]

So you want five all pro linemen? Then you will be happy. Then it will be another all pro WR and a RB. You are obsessed. Seriously it isnt healthy.

I can build this Oline into a very good Oline. The problem continues to be the Oline coaches these Joneses keep hiring. Derrick Henry is about to become a free agent. I would go get him...or draft a RB similar to him. Plus, this Offense needs a legit #1 WR who doesn't get out-physicaled and disappears during the playoffs.

Finally, I would absolutely smoke you when it comes to building a team. Guaranteed.

 

[Rogerthat12]

OL and DL need upgrades and influx of quality young talent.

I love Tyler but Tyron is broken down, Zack is getting old and Biadasz and Steele are only mediocre.

Defense needs DL that can stop the run and Mazi may not be the answer even with more time.

Hankins was there and they still could not stop the run and he is old.

Of course we need linebackers and probably another S but ultimately the defense became porous and still unable to stop an effective running attack.

Trenches on both sides of the ball need quality upgrades.

 

[diamonddelts]

And that’s why we keep getting exposed. It started with our defense allowing the TD on the first drive. Jordan Love had all day to throw. I really disliked our offensive game plan early. We aren’t a running team, we aren’t a good running team but we tried it the first couple series, and it was 0-14 before we knew it. We were beat after that.

Dallas can't run. Nor can they stop the run. Anyone with eyeballs could see this. Along with other glaring deficiences. But the usual low I.Q. Dallas fans were talking Super Bowl or bust.

Thousand yard stare coming soon to a tv near you in Jan 2025.

 

[McKDaddy]

Dallas can't run. Nor can they stop the run. Anyone with eyeballs could see this. Along with other glaring deficiencies.

Amazed me how many thought that playoff seeding mattered when it was clear this team wasn't up to the task.

 

[Starforever]

And yet three of the Cowboy O Lineman made All Pro. Try again.

The O-line played decent yesterday. The game plan, execution and players are at fault. Dak took unnecessary sacks and threw ill-advised passes. The running game was also decent. I am not saying it was totally Daks fault, but he did nothing to spark the team.

 

[MyFairLady]

A young hungry physical football team came in and beat the pants of an older overpaid finesse based handful of "stars". It was so far from being competitive it was completely unwatchable. The season went exactly as predicted.

 

[Flamma]

If you want to blame the QB for the low passing yards, then go further and blame Ceedee. Had 2 terrible drops that stopped drives. Both right in his hands.

This whole defense is a bad team beating fraud. Parsons is the defensive version of Dak. Looks great against the bad teams. Against the good teams, especially playoffs? Disappeared. Where was he today? Where has he been in any playoff game in his entire 3 year career? Dude is a bum when it matters most. But I'm sure he will get on Twitter and run his mouth this coming week like the clown he is.

This is the trend I've noticed. When this team goes down by two scores the offense shuts down. They play scared. The game was over at 14-0. It looked like they were playing with the weight of the world on their shoulders. It was an epic meltdown.

The only reason they started to score at the end was because they accepted the fact that they lost. So they started to play loose. Game was already over. But before then the entire offense was stiff and lifeless. Dak played terrible.