Cowboyny
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Yes, very disappointing performance, but it is a long season. Cowboys ran into a buzz saw and got an a**kicking on both sides of the football. Outplayed, outcoached and were bullied all night long. They were punished in the face and never responded. Teams can improve or decline throughout a long season, we will see how mentally tough this team is now.
Offense
-They tried to run to the edges without much success. In my opinion, MM failed to create balance, even early as he abandoned the running game. This played into the 49ers strength. Have to slow down their front and cannot allow them to pin their ears and rush the passer, with extra men in coverage.
-Think MM and Dak were caught off guard when the 49ers played more press coverage then they have seen before. Their great linebackers took away all the underneath passes over the middle and forced Dak to throw to the sideline. In my opinion, Dak was way too intentitive and played way too conservative early on.
-49ers played a lot of single high in this game and dared the Cowboys to beat them over the top, but Dak was unable to do so.
-Thought Steele struggled, also saw Tyler Smith get manhandled a few times, which I never have seen in the past.
-Outside of the Turpin play, offense was terrible.
Defense
-Defense was marginally better then the offense, which isn't good.
-49ers ran to the edges right at Parsons with success. Quinn played him more as a linebacker in the playoff game.
-Purdy saw consistently 3rd and shorts (less then 5 yards), throughout the night due to winning the early downs.
-Pass rush was no where to be found all night long, very rarely did we see Purdy moved from a spot, he had time to read the entire field throughout the night.
-Parsons cannot be a no show against good fronts, we needed him to make an impact on this game.
-Purdy is excellent in protecting the football, without any pass rush and any turnovers, this defense couldn't do anything all night long. Even if the offense was better, there was zero chance they were scoring 40 points against their Defense.
-Outside of Lewis, this defense was total garbage. Can people finally start saying this isn't a generational defense!!
Special Teams
-Not really a big factor in this blowout loss.
As I said, it's a long season, now we get to see how this team responds. A total butt kicking will either light a fire in these players or lose the locker room. Really believe the futures of both MM/Dak are on the line now, sink or swim!!
Offense
-They tried to run to the edges without much success. In my opinion, MM failed to create balance, even early as he abandoned the running game. This played into the 49ers strength. Have to slow down their front and cannot allow them to pin their ears and rush the passer, with extra men in coverage.
-Think MM and Dak were caught off guard when the 49ers played more press coverage then they have seen before. Their great linebackers took away all the underneath passes over the middle and forced Dak to throw to the sideline. In my opinion, Dak was way too intentitive and played way too conservative early on.
-49ers played a lot of single high in this game and dared the Cowboys to beat them over the top, but Dak was unable to do so.
-Thought Steele struggled, also saw Tyler Smith get manhandled a few times, which I never have seen in the past.
-Outside of the Turpin play, offense was terrible.
Defense
-Defense was marginally better then the offense, which isn't good.
-49ers ran to the edges right at Parsons with success. Quinn played him more as a linebacker in the playoff game.
-Purdy saw consistently 3rd and shorts (less then 5 yards), throughout the night due to winning the early downs.
-Pass rush was no where to be found all night long, very rarely did we see Purdy moved from a spot, he had time to read the entire field throughout the night.
-Parsons cannot be a no show against good fronts, we needed him to make an impact on this game.
-Purdy is excellent in protecting the football, without any pass rush and any turnovers, this defense couldn't do anything all night long. Even if the offense was better, there was zero chance they were scoring 40 points against their Defense.
-Outside of Lewis, this defense was total garbage. Can people finally start saying this isn't a generational defense!!
Special Teams
-Not really a big factor in this blowout loss.
As I said, it's a long season, now we get to see how this team responds. A total butt kicking will either light a fire in these players or lose the locker room. Really believe the futures of both MM/Dak are on the line now, sink or swim!!
