The offense clearly couldn't hang onto the ball long enough for the defense to get rest. As a result they got wore out.
I agree completely. But what we are admitting is that last years loss was mostly on the defense. As those were daks stats exactly.
Yep monstrous plays.
Agreed. So we agree the defense was the big reason we lost last year?
Bad game for sure. So maybe last years game doesn’t look so bad. Last years loss more on defense.
The last game, or in general? The defense was far from perfect. You wanted to get rid of Cooper they win with him. Gallup shouldn't even of been on the field.
The oline didn't hold up verse the niners last year. 2 of his main receivers this year Gallup included were the worst 3 in terms of seperation. Oline did good this game pass blocking wise. Dak doesn't elevate his players, Gallup was never a 2 resigning him was a monumental mistake, his catch to target rate has always been blah.
With pollard underutilized cowboys weapons compared to high end teams are scant.
Yea , without a threat in our running game especially against the better defenses we usually struggle.
Yea, McCarthy goes for that 4th down all year long. Why get conservative there.
Bring back the 8-9 Bucs and Dak will be GREAT!!!!!!
There were some others as well. Can't remember who it was, but we dropped an interception earlier in the game, too. (May have been Barr.) So Purdy could have easily matched Dak on the number of interceptions thrown. In the playoffs, you rarely can afford to not capitalize on your opportunities, and we failed in several ways.
I don't see it as a business decision. I see it as a corner who doesn't like contact flinching while trying to hit a bigger man and whiffing on the effort. There are other plays in the game where Diggs was in on the tackle and didn't make any business decision to avoid them. He just took his eye off the ball when he was bracing for contact that never came.
Everything matters, though. The game is a cumulation of what you did not just what you did in the second half.
