CFZ The Cowboys on-going struggle on grass fields

[Diehardblues]

Here‘s an interesting trend with the Cowboys the last 5 years: We are 6-16 playing on grass fields (including 2 playoff games) One reason I mention it is we open the season next Sunday in Cleveland on a grass field.

In the last 5 seasons, for whatever reason the Cowboys have played their worst games on grass fields. Obviously all those games are on the road where winning is inherently harder, but the Cowboys road record is way better on turf. Sometimes it may be we are just playing way better opponents. At any rate, here is our record playing on grass fields the last 5 seasons:

• 2019: 1-2
  • Win at Wash
  • Losses at Philly, at Chi
• 2020: 0-3
  • Losses at Wash, at Philly, at Balt
• 2021: 2-2
  • Wins: at Wash and at Philly
  • Losses: at Tampa Bay, at KC
• 2022: 2-5
  • Wins at Tenn and in Wild Card win at Tampa Bay
  • Losses: at Philly, at GB, at Jax, at Wash, at SF in Divisional playoff game
• 2023: 1-5
  • Win at Carolina
  • Losses at Ariz, SF, Philly, Mia

So we have won 6 of our last 22 games on grass. Explanations? We play the egirls at their grass field every year which is tough. But we also have a game at Wash each year. Losing to below average grass field teams in the last 5 years on the road like Ariz, Chicago, and Wash stand out. But we have also played some really good opponents on grass like SF twice, GB twice, Philly 5 times, Balt and at KC. So all those have been tough road matchups anyway.

Any other ideas why we are 6-16 on grass the last 5 seasons?

Yea, I think the opponents probably a bigger factor than the grass. But nice to know .

 

[Coogiguy03]

we actually win games see 12 win seasons!!! lol

 

[Mac_MaloneV1]

Yea, I think the opponents probably a bigger factor than the grass. But nice to know .

This is all it is.

The numbers would be the same if those teams played on turf.

 

[rambo2]

Interesting as the Browns have a top 5-10 offensive line. It seems they may have a better answer for Parsons than the Cowboys have for Myles Garrett

But your post really has nothing to do with the OP’s topic.

As for the topic, it could just be they have faced more average to above average teams on the road and on grass than they have at home. They are 20-22 on the road over that same stretch

You need to do some research. This team is 0 and 0.

 

[rambo2]

Interesting as the Browns have a top 5-10 offensive line. It seems they may have a better answer for Parsons than the Cowboys have for Myles Garrett

But your post really has nothing to do with the OP’s topic.

As for the topic, it could just be they have faced more average to above average teams on the road and on grass than they have at home. They are 20-22 on the road over that same stretch

You might want to look at the Browns injury report and look at their depth chart at offensive tackle.

 

[The Natural]

To me its one of those stats that fans give more credence to than need be. SF playoff game is a prime example. The defense played lights out in that first half but someone on the offense kept giving the ball away and that allowed SF ultimately to get ahead and control that game. Is the result any different on turf? I doubt it..even AZ is another anomaly. A combination of the team reading their own press clippings and Diggs being lost for the year, but with the way they could run the ball (and the way we couldn't stop it) perhaps they beat us on turf too.

 

[fivetwos]

Grass is better than hay.

Nice

 

[Proof]

And there ya go, chaps, another excuse for 28 years of futility.
Another excuse is the refs hate us and are mean to us.

are you dull? where's the excuse? he just pointed out an interesting statistical trend, and offered it up for discussion. hush

 

[J12B]

This is a good thread man. We need to improve our performance on grass

We also need to improve our performance in the playoffs.

Maybe there should be a thread on that topic.

 

[mldardy]

Here‘s an interesting trend with the Cowboys the last 5 years: We are 6-16 playing on grass fields (including 2 playoff games) One reason I mention it is we open the season next Sunday in Cleveland on a grass field.

In the last 5 seasons, for whatever reason the Cowboys have played their worst games on grass fields. Obviously all those games are on the road where winning is inherently harder, but the Cowboys road record is way better on turf. Sometimes it may be we are just playing way better opponents. At any rate, here is our record playing on grass fields the last 5 seasons:

• 2019: 1-2
  • Win at Wash
  • Losses at Philly, at Chi
• 2020: 0-3
  • Losses at Wash, at Philly, at Balt
• 2021: 2-2
  • Wins: at Wash and at Philly
  • Losses: at Tampa Bay, at KC
• 2022: 2-5
  • Wins at Tenn and in Wild Card win at Tampa Bay
  • Losses: at Philly, at GB, at Jax, at Wash, at SF in Divisional playoff game
• 2023: 1-5
  • Win at Carolina
  • Losses at Ariz, SF, Philly, Mia

So we have won 6 of our last 22 games on grass. Explanations? We play the egirls at their grass field every year which is tough. But we also have a game at Wash each year. Losing to below average grass field teams in the last 5 years on the road like Ariz, Chicago, and Wash stand out. But we have also played some really good opponents on grass like SF twice, GB twice, Philly 5 times, Balt and at KC. So all those have been tough road matchups anyway.

Any other ideas why we are 6-16 on grass the last 5 seasons?

Correct me if I'm wrong but doesn't Wash still play on grass, if so we won there last year.

 

[TwentyOne]

Here‘s an interesting trend with the Cowboys the last 5 years: We are 6-16 playing on grass fields (including 2 playoff games) One reason I mention it is we open the season next Sunday in Cleveland on a grass field.

In the last 5 seasons, for whatever reason the Cowboys have played their worst games on grass fields. Obviously all those games are on the road where winning is inherently harder, but the Cowboys road record is way better on turf. Sometimes it may be we are just playing way better opponents. At any rate, here is our record playing on grass fields the last 5 seasons:

• 2019: 1-2
  • Win at Wash
  • Losses at Philly, at Chi
• 2020: 0-3
  • Losses at Wash, at Philly, at Balt
• 2021: 2-2
  • Wins: at Wash and at Philly
  • Losses: at Tampa Bay, at KC
• 2022: 2-5
  • Wins at Tenn and in Wild Card win at Tampa Bay
  • Losses: at Philly, at GB, at Jax, at Wash, at SF in Divisional playoff game
• 2023: 1-5
  • Win at Carolina
  • Losses at Ariz, SF, Philly, Mia

So we have won 6 of our last 22 games on grass. Explanations? We play the egirls at their grass field every year which is tough. But we also have a game at Wash each year. Losing to below average grass field teams in the last 5 years on the road like Ariz, Chicago, and Wash stand out. But we havealso played some really good opponents on grass like SF twice, GB twice, Philly 5 times, Balt and at KC. So all those have been tough road matchups anyway.

Any other ideas why we are 6-16 on grass the last 5 seasons?

One guy laughs cause he knows the real reason

 

[JBS]

We also need to improve our performance in the playoffs.

Maybe there should be a thread on that topic.

I think we’ve already had threads on that topic

 

[phildadon86]

Here‘s an interesting trend with the Cowboys the last 5 years: We are 6-16 playing on grass fields (including 2 playoff games) One reason I mention it is we open the season next Sunday in Cleveland on a grass field.

In the last 5 seasons, for whatever reason the Cowboys have played their worst games on grass fields. Obviously all those games are on the road where winning is inherently harder, but the Cowboys road record is way better on turf. Sometimes it may be we are just playing way better opponents. At any rate, here is our record playing on grass fields the last 5 seasons:

• 2019: 1-2
  • Win at Wash
  • Losses at Philly, at Chi
• 2020: 0-3
  • Losses at Wash, at Philly, at Balt
• 2021: 2-2
  • Wins: at Wash and at Philly
  • Losses: at Tampa Bay, at KC
• 2022: 2-5
  • Wins at Tenn and in Wild Card win at Tampa Bay
  • Losses: at Philly, at GB, at Jax, at Wash, at SF in Divisional playoff game
• 2023: 1-5
  • Win at Carolina
  • Losses at Ariz, SF, Philly, Mia

So we have won 6 of our last 22 games on grass. Explanations? We play the egirls at their grass field every year which is tough. But we also have a game at Wash each year. Losing to below average grass field teams in the last 5 years on the road like Ariz, Chicago, and Wash stand out. But we have also played some really good opponents on grass like SF twice, GB twice, Philly 5 times, Balt and at KC. So all those have been tough road matchups anyway.

Any other ideas why we are 6-16 on grass the last 5 seasons?

Gotta blame it on coaching. I’ve been to the star. They have a grass practice field. Question is do they use it? Or do they let the cheerleaders practice there?

I recall playing the patriots a few years back and they knew it would be raining hard yet they practiced inside when it was raining in Frisco. Why not practice in the same conditions you know you’re going into?

The answer is. Culture. This team is so badly pampered and coddled that when the rubber meets the road in tough road games on grass they aren’t prepared.

All comes down to culture.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Gotta blame it on coaching. I’ve been to the star. They have a grass practice field. Question is do they use it? Or do they let the cheerleaders practice there?

I recall playing the patriots a few years back and they knew it would be raining hard yet they practiced inside when it was raining in Frisco. Why not practice in the same conditions you know you’re going into?

The answer is. Culture. This team is so badly pampered and coddled that when the rubber meets the road in tough road games on grass they aren’t prepared.

All comes down to culture.

Mike has them practice on grass every day unless the weather is too bad.

As already pointed out, most of that record is due to the opponents. Other than Washington, those are good opponents. (Plus Arizona, which has voodoo on us for some reason.)

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

are you dull? where's the excuse? he just pointed out an interesting statistical trend, and offered it up for discussion. hush

OK

I like school marms, so no offence.

 

[RonnieT24]

Here‘s an interesting trend with the Cowboys the last 5 years: We are 6-16 playing on grass fields (including 2 playoff games) One reason I mention it is we open the season next Sunday in Cleveland on a grass field.

In the last 5 seasons, for whatever reason the Cowboys have played their worst games on grass fields. Obviously all those games are on the road where winning is inherently harder, but the Cowboys road record is way better on turf. Sometimes it may be we are just playing way better opponents. At any rate, here is our record playing on grass fields the last 5 seasons:

• 2019: 1-2
  • Win at Wash
  • Losses at Philly, at Chi
• 2020: 0-3
  • Losses at Wash, at Philly, at Balt
• 2021: 2-2
  • Wins: at Wash and at Philly
  • Losses: at Tampa Bay, at KC
• 2022: 2-5
  • Wins at Tenn and in Wild Card win at Tampa Bay
  • Losses: at Philly, at GB, at Jax, at Wash, at SF in Divisional playoff game
• 2023: 1-5
  • Win at Carolina
  • Losses at Ariz, SF, Philly, Mia

So we have won 6 of our last 22 games on grass. Explanations? We play the egirls at their grass field every year which is tough. But we also have a game at Wash each year. Losing to below average grass field teams in the last 5 years on the road like Ariz, Chicago, and Wash stand out. But we have also played some really good opponents on grass like SF twice, GB twice, Philly 5 times, Balt and at KC. So all those have been tough road matchups anyway.

Any other ideas why we are 6-16 on grass the last 5 seasons?

Away game losses against high caliber teams doesn't really need much explanation. Good teams win their home games. 7 of the losses were to teams that had just been to the Super Bowl or were going to the Super Bowl that season. The Cowboys also being a turf team at home grass is simply a foreign surface for them. The feel of the field is different. Running on it is different, jumping off it to make a catch is different, falling on it is different. Footwork is different for the QB.. digging in on the line is different.. all of it. I think it's far easier for a grass team to play on turf than the other way around. As for the losses to bad teams? Two of them happened during covid and the Cowboys pretty much always lose at AZ. And the Washington loss in 2022 was a preseason game. McCarthy announced he would treat it that way all week and the team played it that way.

 

[blueblood70]

Here‘s an interesting trend with the Cowboys the last 5 years: We are 6-16 playing on grass fields (including 2 playoff games) One reason I mention it is we open the season next Sunday in Cleveland on a grass field.

In the last 5 seasons, for whatever reason the Cowboys have played their worst games on grass fields. Obviously all those games are on the road where winning is inherently harder, but the Cowboys road record is way better on turf. Sometimes it may be we are just playing way better opponents. At any rate, here is our record playing on grass fields the last 5 seasons:

• 2019: 1-2
  • Win at Wash
  • Losses at Philly, at Chi
• 2020: 0-3
  • Losses at Wash, at Philly, at Balt
• 2021: 2-2
  • Wins: at Wash and at Philly
  • Losses: at Tampa Bay, at KC
• 2022: 2-5
  • Wins at Tenn and in Wild Card win at Tampa Bay
  • Losses: at Philly, at GB, at Jax, at Wash, at SF in Divisional playoff game
• 2023: 1-5
  • Win at Carolina
  • Losses at Ariz, SF, Philly, Mia

So we have won 6 of our last 22 games on grass. Explanations? We play the egirls at their grass field every year which is tough. But we also have a game at Wash each year. Losing to below average grass field teams in the last 5 years on the road like Ariz, Chicago, and Wash stand out. But we have also played some really good opponents on grass like SF twice, GB twice, Philly 5 times, Balt and at KC. So all those have been tough road matchups anyway.

Any other ideas why we are 6-16 on grass the last 5 seasons?

there is no explanation and if you look at a lot of those games, they were close in 2022 particularly being up 14-17 points in Jax and GB and lost in OT how does grass get you up by 2-3 scores and lose in OT vs the loss,, Philly game also close.. always far more to the story than grass LOL

but most teams struggle on the road vs home.

 

[blueblood70]

The Star has at least 1 grass practice field and at least 1 turf practice field. They need to practice the way they play.

i'm pretty sure that was one terrible looking grass field in Oxnard that we play on every single offseason... isn't that why we go there nice weather OD grass fields that are terribly groomed meaning super slow.