Video: The Art Of The (playoff) Choke

[big dog cowboy]

Dak hasn’t been good in the playoffs in years. Other than the Bucs game.

You mean the team that made the playoffs with a losing record?

 

[zrinkill]

You mean the team that made the playoffs with a losing record?

Dak does play well against bad teams and the NFC east (which is usually the same thing)

 

[Rayman70]

Dallas has mastered the art of choking. They can teach a class for it. Every high school should offer that class using the Dallas template.

 

[zrinkill]

Dallas has mastered the art of choking. They can teach a class for it. Every high school should offer that class using the Dallas template.

This would be the cover of the textbook

 

[HungryLion]

You mean the team that made the playoffs with a losing record?

That’s the one

 

[MarcusRock]

A classic example of a choke would be having the ball on the opponent's five yard line, down by 5 points with 4 seconds left and the QB throws an INT in the endzone

That's not a choke. Last play of the game, you have to make something happen. If it's not there, you HAVE to force it and stuff like that can happen.

What we did against the Eagles in Philly last year was a choke. 1st and Goal inside the 10 with time to run 4 plays to end the game and we got nothing but stupid penalties to make the very possible a super long shot.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

That's not a choke. Last play of the game, you have to make something happen. If it's not there, you HAVE to force it and stuff like that can happen.

What we did against the Eagles in Philly last year was a choke. 1st and Goal inside the 10 with time to run 4 plays to end the game and we got nothing but stupid penalties to make the very possible a super long shot.

How about taking a sack and putting them out of FG range against GB?

 

[Whyjerry]

Dak is a choker for sure but the defense vs. GB was an embarrassment. They were the main culprit for last year’s choke job.

 

[Bullflop]

The Packers knew Aaron Jones would get big yardage vs. the setup that prevailed for the Cowboys with the LBs being so vulnerable. The defense was helpless to correct that deficiency and the entire team suffered the consequences of that problem. Yes, Dak didn't manage to pull off the miracles that were demanded of the offense and he admitted as much, himself. When push comes to shove, though, it was the defense that was what was mainly responsible for the swoon that occurred in the playoff loss to the Packers. Hopefully, that prevailing deficiency has been attended to. I'd say the FO didn't help things in terms of how they responded in the offseason, however. They will be obliged to do something to alleviate the holes that exist in the DL and the RB corps in the weeks to come, with possible acquisitions once the final cuts are in.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

Dak is a choker for sure but the defense vs. GB was an embarrassment. They were the main culprit for last year’s choke job.

The defense was struggling. Then again what unit that was literally playing Safeties at LB position was going to not struggle? Add to that your QB and offense decided to come out and help their opponent beat you up even further.

 

[eromeopolk]

It would be one long video going through all the defensive issues we’ve had in the playoffs. From can’t stopping the run or the pass. We’ve had little pass rush and haven’t had a single sack in our last two home playoff losses. We can’t come up with turnovers and our best defensive player has been a no show in four playoff games. A Cowboys player admitted the defense quit against Green Bay. We’re not going to win CRAP with our defense regardless the QB.

You pass to score, run to win, stop the run to rush the pass. Defense wins championships. Football is simple. Cowboys never could stop the run in 2024 and Greenbay ran the ball down their throat.

Run to win.

 

[Whyjerry]

The defense was struggling. Then again what unit that was literally playing Safeties at LB position was going to not struggle? Add to that your QB and offense decided to come out and help their opponent beat you up even further.

Struggling? It was worse then that.

 

[GINeric]

You can’t compare a champion to Dak. It doesn’t work. Use j. Allen or Lamar or anybody else without a ring. Not Rodgers.

As far as the other players / pieces of this team falling short in big moments. Yes, that is true. But that doesn’t change anything. Dak still has failed individually. Just bc others on this team have failed too doesn’t mean Dak hasn’t failed. They’re separate topics. Dak has failed in every big game he’s played in, just about. There is no excuse for that.

Take J. Allen v Kc when they lost. You are arguing as if the rest of the team let Dak down like the rest of the bulls let Josh Allen down. He played great and they still lost. Dak hasn’t played that well and lost. He’s played crap bad lost. It’s not the same. The criticism for Dak wouldn’t be what it is if he has performed well. He hasn’t. That’s the bottom line. And not even close to performing well, that’s how bad he’s been.

Ok, since we are speaking of champions.... I guess it's fair to say that Nick Foles and Trent Dilpher should always be in the same conversation with Aaron Rodgers, correct?

They all won the same amount of rings, so why aren't Foles and Dilpher talked about as much as Rodgers?

 

[plasticman]

That's not a choke. Last play of the game, you have to make something happen. If it's not there, you HAVE to force it and stuff like that can happen.

What we did against the Eagles in Philly last year was a choke. 1st and Goal inside the 10 with time to run 4 plays to end the game and we got nothing but stupid penalties to make the very possible a super long shot.

To be clear, someone that is actually labeled a choker is typically one that had opportunities in multiple games and failed to succeed. It wasn't there on multiple occasions.

I mean, a QB can fail to make the key play in a game but that doesn't mean he is a "choker". However, if that situation happens in multiple games without any success, that's when teh label comes out.

And, in case anyone out there is wondering, I'm not referring to a specific player.

 

[MarcusRock]

To be clear, someone that is actually labeled a choker is typically one that had opportunities in multiple games and failed to succeed. It wasn't there on multiple occasions.

I mean, a QB can fail to make the key play in a game but that doesn't mean he is a "choker". However, if that situation happens in multiple games without any success, that's when teh label comes out.

And, in case anyone out there is wondering, I'm not referring to a specific player.

You weren't talking about a player earning a chokER label over time in the post I quoted, you only mentioned several examples of chokes that could occur in a single game. The one about throwing an INT on the final play of the game is not a choke. Having 4 shots from that spot and not gaining a single yard (or actually losing yardage), IS a choke.