This is the first time this season that I have something negative to say about the defense

[CowboysFanSince88]

Came up small when the offense cut the lead to 20-17 and could not force the eagles to punt. Which was surprising because they was the reason the offense was able to add 14 pts and cut the lead to 3. They was able to get a long rest when the offense put together a long drive to score 17 so why didnt they come out rested and motivated? I was confident we were getting the ball back

 

[ryanbabs]

Came up small when the offense cut the lead to 20-17 and could not force the eagles to punt. Which was surprising because they was the reason the offense was able to add 14 pts and cut the lead to 3. They was able to get a long rest when the offense put together a long drive to score 17 so why didnt they come out rested and motivated? I was confident we were getting the ball back

I think they dialed back the aggression and played too conservative. Just my take.

 

[frickster]

Came up small when the offense cut the lead to 20-17 and could not force the eagles to punt. Which was surprising because they was the reason the offense was able to add 14 pts and cut the lead to 3. They was able to get a long rest when the offense put together a long drive to score 17 so why didnt they come out rested and motivated? I was confident we were getting the ball back

I agree. You have to stop them there. That was bad. I don't even know what we were trying to accomplish there.

 

[droopdog7]

Run D is one negative for me

 

[Jake]

The Eagles are 6-0. They might actually be a good team who came up with a drive when they needed it?

Can't just expect the defense to shut them out in the second half because the offense imploded in the 1st.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Came up small when the offense cut the lead to 20-17 and could not force the eagles to punt. Which was surprising because they was the reason the offense was able to add 14 pts and cut the lead to 3. They was able to get a long rest when the offense put together a long drive to score 17 so why didnt they come out rested and motivated? I was confident we were getting the ball back

That was really the game right there. You have to make a stop.

 

[CowboysFanSince88]

The Eagles are 6-0. They might actually be a good team who came up with a drive when they needed it?

Can't just expect the defense to shut them out in the second half because the offense imploded in the 1st.

Why not if they did it the previous two drives?

 

[loublue22]

they gave up under 300 yards, what we needed was one turnover

 

[VaqueroTD]

I don’t find myself critical of Quinn much… but what the heck was he doing on those stunts where he cleared the middle lane out for Hurts? You knew those runs were going to happen.

 

[Fontaine]

I think they dialed back the aggression and played too conservative. Just my take.

I agree, put pressure on hurts and make him throw. He can’t beat us with his arm that’s for sure.

 

[JD_KaPow]

Came up small when the offense cut the lead to 20-17 and could not force the eagles to punt. Which was surprising because they was the reason the offense was able to add 14 pts and cut the lead to 3. They was able to get a long rest when the offense put together a long drive to score 17 so why didnt they come out rested and motivated? I was confident we were getting the ball back

Because that’s not how football works. The D did well to stop them several times but you couldn’t expect them to never give anything up again. The Eagles have a good offense that matches up well with our defense. You can’t expect to hold them to nothing for an entire half. You think the D wasn’t motivated in the first half?

 

[JD_KaPow]

Why not if they did it the previous two drives?

Because the other team gets a vote. We adjusted, they adjusted. And shutting a team down in a couple drives says nothing about how the next drive will go. The Chiefs shut down the Bills in a bunch of drives.

 

[catiii]

I just thought the entire D was pedestrian and sucked.! That goes for the scheme and coaching on both sides of the ball too.

 

[Bizwah]

They were on the field for so much that first half. Sheesh, if we don't let the Eagles start three possessions around our own thirty, the defense maybe only gives up 17 points.

 

[CyberB0b]

Holding them to just 20 points when the offense couldn't do anything but throw the Eagles the ball is a job well down. The offense needed to do something and came up short. Going for it on 4th down when the Cowboys had an easy challenge for a first down was moronic,

 

[Clove]

We gave up 153 yards in the air, and 136 on the ground. Our defense played good. This gimmicky RPO offense that Philly runs will be solved, and next time, we will NOT have 3 turnovers.

 

[Cydios]

We gave up 153 yards in the air, and 136 on the ground. Our defense played good. This gimmicky RPO offense that Philly runs will be solved, and next time, we will NOT have 3 turnovers.

Exactly, we've never been good at a mobile qb.

 

[Ken]

Came up small when the offense cut the lead to 20-17 and could not force the eagles to punt. Which was surprising because they was the reason the offense was able to add 14 pts and cut the lead to 3. They was able to get a long rest when the offense put together a long drive to score 17 so why didnt they come out rested and motivated? I was confident we were getting the ball back

I agree...they needed to step up there and get the stop.

A lot of missed tackles and dumb penalties.

 

[Kingofholland]

Came up small when the offense cut the lead to 20-17 and could not force the eagles to punt. Which was surprising because they was the reason the offense was able to add 14 pts and cut the lead to 3. They was able to get a long rest when the offense put together a long drive to score 17 so why didnt they come out rested and motivated? I was confident we were getting the ball back

I think the time of possession differential caught up to them as the game went on. Considering the pressure they had on them from the 4 offensive turnovers this could very well have been a rout.

 

[buybuydandavis]

The Eagles are 6-0. They might actually be a good team who came up with a drive when they needed it?

Can't just expect the defense to shut them out in the second half because the offense imploded in the 1st.

I love their offense. I wish we had it. Just the kind of offense I *thought* we were going to get out of Moore with Dak.

Lots of misdirection, multiple runners, including the QB, and lots of QB decisions on the fly to take the best option available and put defenders in a bind on which option would be taken.

And how did Philly manage to get endless plays where Parsons had to cover both the QB and an eligible receiver? No Win Scenario for Parsons and the Cowboys.