This is all on you Linehan!

[rwalters31]

Hard to be a good coach when your starting QB plays like a 3rd stringer. Blame the coaches, blame dez, but the reality is, this loss is 10000000% on Dak and his disgusting QB play tonight. This is like the 2nd or 3rd straight game that he has totally blown chunks. I am not saying to pull him, that ship sailed when they gave him the position. But the reality is with him at qB we are one and done in the playoffs. It's to big for him at this point in his career.

I've been saying that we go to the Division round and lose. Where is Romo?

 

[Beast_from_East]

The 3rd and 11 toss was my favorite. Pretty much said conceded that this wasn't their night.

That pitch toss was waiving the white flag.

 

[Cmac]

Linehan is suppose to be smarter than what we saw against the G-Men.......isn't he?

 

[The Realist]

Giants have the ball and get a holding call. It's first and 20 and we called a slot blitz? They picked up a chunk of yardage. Head scratcher.

 

[Stash]

I saw Dak changing plays at the LOS like Romo used to. Back then people used to hate romo for changing from a run to a pass and for taking the playclock all the way down to 1 second and here we see Dak doing the same and now it's all the coaches fault huh?

I'm not absolving Prescott of his own struggles, he played poorly too. But Linehan's playcalling played the largest role in last night's loss. From the second offensive play of the game, he was running no-back, pass-happy, nonsense.

 

[Stash]

11-2

So what? Those 11 wins didn't buy this team another one, did they? Make sure to use the same facepalm the next time they lose too.

 

[Tommy]

I'm not absolving Prescott of his own struggles, he played poorly too. But Linehan's playcalling played the largest role in last night's loss. From the second offensive play of the game, he was running no-back, pass-happy, nonsense.

But as bad as Prescott played your saying it had nothing to do with the team losing.

Because this loss is ALL Linehans fault!

 

[Gaede]

Was definitely a combo from Dak and Linehan. Dak couldn't hit the broad side of a barn and Linehan continue to take the ball out of hands of the best player on the team--Zeke.

I don't care what the coaches say--there is absolutely zero reason that Dunbar needs to be on the field instead of Zeke. None. You replace Zeke you might as go out there with 10 guys. Do you think the defense is scared when Dunbar is on the field? He doesn't block well. He makes no plays. He never even gets the ball. We drafted Zeke 4th overall because he is a 3-down back. Our coaches in all their brilliance however have decided that he should only be out there for the first two downs and off the field when the game is on the line.

 

[Stash]

But as bad as Prescott played your saying it had nothing to do with the team losing.

Because this loss is ALL Linehans fault!

Whose job is it to realize that a player is struggling? Especially a rookie? It's Linehan's job.

This team's passing game wasn't working all night, save for a busted coverage touchdown, but Linehan forced it all night anyway.

And then he took the league's leading rusher off the field time and time again and took the game out if the hands of the best offensive line in the game.

That's all on him.

 

[Jake]

This loss in on you! Your playcalling was an atrocious joke all night long. Not only did you squander a terrific defensive performance, but you took the ball away from the league's top rusher and best offensive line, but you put all of the pressure on a rookie quarterback playing with a disinterested, brain-dead wide receiver. This loss is all on you. Hang your head.

I'd hang my head too, if I made that post. I'd bet the players disagree with your assessment, but some fans need an Official Scapegoat™ to process a loss.

The Cowboys are 11-2. It's the NFL. That's not easy.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

It wasn't the worst Linehan play calling. It does make me wonder if Romo had a large role in the playcalling because this is the type of game Romo would struggle at and had a lot of the same symptoms of a Romo struggling game...a team heavily blitzes the QB and we over-audible and can never quite figure it out.

But Dez was awful last night and I usually stick up for Dez. The first INT was something that was out of Dak's control. The 2nd one, you would like the WR to at least be competitive on the pass.

Dak couldn't quite hit the lick and was off all night. Unlike the Minny game where he startedto get into a rhythm at times, he just never could do that here.




YR

 

[Yakuza Rich]

Whose job is it to realize that a player is struggling? Especially a rookie? It's Linehan's job.

This team's passing game wasn't working all night, save for a busted coverage touchdown, but Linehan forced it all night anyway.

And then he took the league's leading rusher off the field time and time again and took the game out if the hands of the best offensive line in the game.

That's all on him.

We ran EE 24 times.

I had a larger issue with Linehan using shotgun so much on 2nd down and basically giving away that we'll be passing on 2nd down.

And again, with Swaim out, it makes running more of a gamble because Escobar can't block and Beasley isn't the greatest blocker either.

We just didn't execute in the passing game and you have to execute in the passing game to win. Could the playcalling been better? Sure. But, it's far from 'all on Linehan.'




YR

 

[Stash]

I'd hang my head too, if I made that post. I'd bet the players disagree with your assessment, but some fans need an Official Scapegoat™ to process a loss.

The Cowboys are 11-2. It's the NFL. That's not easy.

Nobody ever claimed that it was. But is that the same line people are going to use after the next loss? Or the one after that? 'The Cowboys are 11-3. That's not easy.' 'The Cowboys are 11-4. That's not easy.'

And when the season's over, will they still be pointing to that number saying 'hey, at least we won 11 games'?

 

[Bullflop]

As much as our OL has enjoyed the benefits of media bouquets being thrown their way, their pass blocking left much to be desired. Scott Linehan definitely didn't have one of his better play calling adventures last night and Dez's performance was equally as inept. He obviously has horrendous problems getting open with skillful CBs shadowing him. The offense's performance wasn't anything resembling what they had been previously.

Our defense played one of their better games but unfortunately, it wasn't quite enough to prevent OBJ from breaking the game wide open. If we meet NY again in the playoffs, at least it would occur at AT&T Stadium in warmer conditions, for whatever good that might do. The Cowboys OL had better find a way to improve their pass blocking between now and then. JPP's absence really didn't help much as far as that was concerned.

 

[Cowboysfan917]

Dak has to make accurate throws in order to convert.

 

[Stash]

We ran EE 24 times.

And it's one thing to prefer having him on a pitch count. It's another to do it when he's the only thing that's working.

I had a larger issue with Linehan using shotgun so much on 2nd down and basically giving away that we'll be passing on 2nd down.

And those hated, empty back, 'we're passing guys!' sets are great.

And again, with Swaim out, it makes running more of a gamble because Escobar can't block and Beasley isn't the greatest blocker either.

I still can't figure out why they've done nothing at the TE spot.

We just didn't execute in the passing game and you have to execute in the passing game to win. Could the playcalling been better? Sure. But, it's far from 'all on Linehan.'




YR

I feel it's his job to know what's working and what isn't and to adjust accordingly. And he never did that.

 

[John813]

IMO having Looney out there instead of Escobar doesn't help, either. It basically takes away one guy from running a route when we want to pass the ball from the 12. That, and he seems to lack the ability to combat the speed rushers from the edge. 2 sacks in the past 2 weeks, at least, from that TE spot.

Sign another TE if you don't trust Escobar in the 12.

And good lord, give Dak some dump off/quick passes playcalls when he's off.

 

[unionjack8]

I don't disagree but how many runs did dak audible out of instead of just letting this OL pound the ball......

 

[unionjack8]

Can anyone explain to me why Dallas dials up an 8 yard pass when they need 9? We do this and always expect to get the extra yard, but we never get it. Our staff has the same mentality Charlie Brown does when Lucy holds the ball.

That's probably on the player. He needs to know where the marker is and make his cut at it not before it....except if it's a true dump off pass I guess

 

[waving monkey]

So what? Those 11 wins didn't buy this team another one, did they? Make sure to use the same facepalm the next time they lose too.