Too many mistakes from the sidelines and on the field

[BotchedLobotomy]

But what did you want them to do? Lose the last few games so the Giants get first place and the go play at Lambeau?

No, I wanted them to come into the game looking like a team that had two weeks to prepare for the game. Not really an unusual expectation.

 

[BoysfanfromCanada]

No, I wanted them to come into the game looking like a team that had two weeks to prepare for the game. Not really an unusual expectation.

Yeah, for sure. Same thing happened after the bye vs the Eagles and they barely squeaked that one out. Its inexcusable, especially the late subs. Some suggested late in the season the Cowboys should hope to not get a bye so they'd keep momentum going, thought you were going along those lines.

 

[Frosty]

I agree. Dallas lost this game in the 1st quarter.

Exactly, this team's best defense is when the offense plays good. The offensive blunders allowed GB and Rodgers to exploit the cowboys average defense...It would be a total different game if the Packers were playing from behind not the Cowboys...... Coaches mismanaged the first half and got caught playing from behind.

 

[LucaBrasi]

Coaches had a rough, rough day.

 

[TheHerd]

Let's see if Jones and company learn from this time. They didn't learn from 2 years ago where a bad pass rush killed them in GB. They saw it again today where limited pass rush allowed Rodgers to do whatever he wanted.

Jones learned. We may not like his attempts, but he tried to get a DE.

 

[TheHerd]

Coaches had a rough, rough day.

It's been a rough, rough decade.

 

[Sydla]

Jones learned. We may not like his attempts, but he tried to get a DE.

And then in the next offseason went bargain shopping.

They have to do better.

 

[TheHerd]

And then in the next offseason went bargain shopping.

They have to do better.

I think he will. Twice in three years it's killed us. We may have to spend, and definitely have to draft too. Keep swinging until you hit.

 

[Sydla]

I think he will. Twice in three years it's killed us. We may have to spend, and definitely have to draft too. Keep swinging until you hit.

Problem is FA at DE is weak. JPP might be the best and I am not sure I want him. Chandler Jones will be tagged.

Basically it's bargain shopping again in free agency. We may have to hope that Tapper is who they think he is and Irving can continue to develop. Or Marinelli is going to have to wise up and start blitzing more in 2017.

 

[LucaBrasi]

It's been a rough, rough decade.

Or two

 

[Qbert]

It's been a rough, rough decade.

2 decades

 

[DandyDon52]

Great fight in the team to tie it up and Prescott showed that the playoff stage is certainly not too big for him but there were way too many mistakes tonight and why it's such a frustrating loss and frankly a failed season.

- Prescott's pass that was picked was just a dumb throw. He also should have had another picked but the S dropped it. You can't make mistakes like that, especially the Hyde interception. Also, on that last play where he got nailed, he was looking left and Witten appeared to break open but he missed him and tried to force it to Dez. Hit Witten there and I think we have a great shot at winning the game with a first down there and GB on its heels.

- Butler whether boneheaded penalties or dropped balls was a mistake machine.

- That's a colossal screw up by Jones at the end of the game there. People are getting on Marinelli and rightfully so, but he had the right D call there and Jones for some reason just either didn't see or didn't care that Cook ran right behind him.

- One of my biggest issues with Garrett and Linehan is they get too cute it seems in big games. And like clockwork it happened today. They got cute on 3rd and short a few times. They got cute inside the red zone at the end of the half when they could have and should have run Zeke. That's a tragedy right there. To spike the ball there was a mistake. They had more than enough time and you always have to be aware of the fact who is on the other sidelines - Rodgers. And while Prescott made a bad pass on the interception, the play call was idiotic.

Really sad and depressing evening. I honestly think GB was the one team that would give us the most trouble but if we could have gotten past them, we'd have been in the SB.

Let's see if Jones and company learn from this time. They didn't learn from 2 years ago where a bad pass rush killed them in GB. They saw it again today where limited pass rush allowed Rodgers to do whatever he wanted.

I agree with what you say, but I dont blame the players, I blame the coaches.
losing on a last second fg, means any little change could mean a win, and our coaching was really bad.
I knew it was coming, as soon as rodgers caught us with 12 men, lol everyone knows he does that, but not our coaches lol

 

[AmericanCowboy]

This coaching staff is getting worse and worse:

http://ftw.usatoday.com/2017/01/dal...yoffs-all-22-analysis-micah-hyde-interception

 

[JoeyBoy718]

Couldn't agree more. It's frustrating because it's the same things that happened throughout the Romo era and even before that. I don't know if it's the team culture or what. Seems like we're extremely undisciplined and unprepared compared to other teams. We made mistakes on our first three drives. The first drive was on Garrett not going for the TD and settling for a FG on 4th and 2 on their 30. We should've set the tone early, and we should've known we weren't gonna compete with Rodgers trading FGs with this defense. The next two drives were killed by Butler and Williams, two WRs who consistently make mistakes in key moments. Now, the Butler thing was weird, but he still should've had some more awareness. You can't win with guys who don't know how to act in playoff football. Another thing was spiking the ball at the end. We played that last drive horribly. Not only did we not go for the kill shot, but we also gave them too much time on the clock to win it. I'm disappointed in Jones for giving up that big catch, but we shouldn't have been in that situation to begin with. It makes me appreciate coaches like Tomlin who aren't afraid to go for the points. Garrett is way too complacent with settling for FGs and has too much trust in this awful defense when the game is on the line. And how much longer do we have to hear that Marinelli is a miracle worker who has no talent to work with? He hasn't made any significant improvements to this D-line in the past 4 years. The only thing I know for sure is Dak is the truth. People say we could've won with Romo. We're forgetting, despite how good Romo was, he was due for an awful game a few times a year. I never saw that from Dak. He never put our team in a hole. He still has a lot to learn. He doesn't dissect and embarrass defenses yet like we saw Rodgers do tonight. But he has a rare poise that you don't see in any QBs, let alone rookies.

 

[AmericanCowboy]

Couldn't agree more. It's frustrating because it's the same things that happened throughout the Romo era and even before that. I don't know if it's the team culture or what. Seems like we're extremely undisciplined and unprepared compared to other teams. We made mistakes on our first three drives. The first drive was on Garrett not going for the TD and settling for a FG on 4th and 2 on their 30. We should've set the tone early, and we should've known we weren't gonna compete with Rodgers trading FGs with this defense. The next two drives were killed by Butler and Williams, two WRs who consistently make mistakes in key moments. Now, the Butler thing was weird, but he still should've had some more awareness. You can't win with guys who don't know how to act in playoff football. Another thing was spiking the ball at the end. We played that last drive horribly. Not only did we not go for the kill shot, but we also gave them too much time on the clock to win it. I'm disappointed in Jones for giving up that big catch, but we shouldn't have been in that situation to begin with. It makes me appreciate coaches like Tomlin who aren't afraid to go for the points. Garrett is way too complacent with settling for FGs and has too much trust in this awful defense when the game is on the line. And how much longer do we have to hear that Marinelli is a miracle worker who has no talent to work with? He hasn't made any significant improvements to this D-line in the past 4 years. The only thing I know for sure is Dak is the truth. People say we could've won with Romo. We're forgetting, despite how good Romo was, he was due for an awful game a few times a year. I never saw that from Dak. He never put our team in a hole. He still has a lot to learn. He doesn't dissect and embarrass defenses yet like we saw Rodgers do tonight. But he has a rare poise that you don't see in any QBs, let alone rookies.

Dak is awesome.

Jason Garrett is terrible. Just awful.

Why does this guy get a pass? He makes it harder for us to win football games.

He allowed our greatest weakness (pass defense) to go against the other teams greatest strength (pass offense) two more times than necessary at the end of the halves because he cant manage a freaking clock!

Seriously- that is UTTER INCOMPETENCE

 

[risco]

A seemingly perpetual refrain - we hope that Jones learns while other teams sail past us....

That's the mindset of coming in second.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

Dak is awesome.

Jason Garrett is terrible. Just awful.

Why does this guy get a pass? He makes it harder for us to win football games.

He allowed our greatest weakness (pass defense) to go against the other teams greatest strength (pass offense) two more times than necessary at the end of the halves because he cant manage a freaking clock!

Seriously- that is UTTER INCOMPETENCE

Yep. That's the unfortunate thing. We're not gonna get rid of Garrett. It took him years to start running the ball. He used to get criticized early in his coaching career for barely running it. Finally he came around but he still shows pass happy tendencies. Then there were the clock management and situational awareness issues. He looked like he learned from his mistakes during this regular season, but then the issues starting creeping back up during this game. He's a reactionary coach who doesn't fix a problem until it becomes absolutely apparent. Kinda like how we're a reactionary team when it comes to adding talent. We addressed O-line after years of getting criticized for having an awful O-line. It worked out well. But then we also tried to address the secondary by going all in on Claiborne and Carr one year and it never worked out. Now we're trying to do the same thing with the D-line with Hardy, Gregory and what's likely to come this year. Bottom line, we're never ahead of the curve. We don't make a change until it's too late. Garrett can pretend all he wants that he thinks two moves ahead, but he doesn't.

 

[jazzcat22]

He's the one I'd want the least from that list. When Josh McDaniels thought it was wise to use a 1st round pick on Tim Tebow, that told me all I needed to know about him.

I forgot about that.

 

[ShiningStar]

I think if you are a fan of Garretts, you have to consider saying good bye, i know it wont happen, but its gotta be hard to keep spreading the blame.

 

[ReturnToGlory]

have not seen this discussed. we all know in today's video game like nfl, 30+ seconds and two timeouts is an eternity.
so the kickoff after 31-31, was anyone thinking squib kick and eat up 5~7 seconds off the clock. even if they get the ball on the 30? those 5~7 seconds may have mattered.