The big difference this season

[Whirlwin]

Special teams. Working with a short field. Last year and the year before. We started almost every single drive inside our own 25 yard line on average. What a difference special-teams makes. We have it all. Offense defense special-teams go cowboys

 

[texbumthelife]

Special teams. Working with a short field. Last year and the year before. We started almost every single drive inside our own 25 yard line on average. What a difference special-teams makes. We have it all. Offense defense special-teams go cowboys

The biggest difference this year is the mentality of the players. This team seems to bring the intensity from the opening whistle whereas in previous years they needed to get kicked around a little before they put it in gear. It was very much a hallmark of the Garrett era.

As far as special teams go, that’s probably been the weakest area for the Cowboys this season. The punting game may be reversing field position, but this offense rarely punts anyway. The FG unit and ST decision making and mistakes have all been atrocious.

 

[Whirlwin]

The biggest difference this year is the mentality of the players. This team seems to bring the intensity from the opening whistle whereas in previous years they needed to get kicked around a little before they put it in gear. It was very much a hallmark of the Garrett era.

As far as special teams go, that’s probably been the weakest area for the Cowboys this season. The punting game may be reversing field position, but this offense rarely punts anyway. The FG unit and ST decision making and mistakes have all been atrocious.

I’ll take that also. Field position. It’s huge

 

[MichiganCowboyFan]

I disagree with the OP. The difference this year is mental toughness and coaching, especially on defense. Situational football, forcing FGs when we need to like last game, the defense playing with swagger instead of curling up in the fetal position like usual.

Special teams has been mediocre, but like people said, if you're a Super Bowl contending offense you should be just as able to get a touchdown starting at your own 13 as opposed to your own 25.

 

[Whirlwin]

The biggest difference this year is the mentality of the players. This team seems to bring the intensity from the opening whistle whereas in previous years they needed to get kicked around a little before they put it in gear. It was very much a hallmark of the Garrett era.

As far as special teams go, that’s probably been the weakest area for the Cowboys this season. The punting game may be reversing field position, but this offense rarely punts anyway. The FG unit and ST decision making and mistakes have all been atrocious.

Anything good about the Garrett era. It was the camaraderie. The only thing they had. So I disagree with that. I kept saying until he loses the locker room I will support him. He finally lost the confidence

 

[Whirlwin]

I disagree with the OP. The difference this year is mental toughness and coaching, especially on defense. Situational football, forcing FGs when we need to like last game, the defense playing with swagger instead of curling up in the fetal position like usual.

You can’t disagree with the fact. The difference with our starting field position

 

[MichiganCowboyFan]

You can’t disagree with the fact. The difference with our starting field position

The starting field position hasn't been much better apart from the turnovers, and most of the turnovers haven't turned into offensive TDs anyway. Almost all of our takeaways have led to field goals or worse for us, actually.

 

[Ranching]

You can’t disagree with the fact. The difference with our starting field position

He'll disagree with everything, just for fun.

 

[texbumthelife]

Anything good about the Garrett era. It was the camaraderie. The only thing they had. So I disagree with that. I kept saying until he loses the locker room I will support him. He finally lost the confidence

Cameraderi and intensity level are completely different. Garrett teams may have had that camaraderie, but playing flat was standard. They were very mute to start halves and were notorious for not kicking it into gear until losing.

 

[texbumthelife]

You can’t disagree with the fact. The difference with our starting field position

The Cowboys having better starting field position could be a fact, but thinking that’s the difference isn’t.