Injuries can change everything especially to your QB. However, San Francisco wasn’t hurt when they lost their QB, if anything they were helped because of the play of Brock Purdy. But you don’t see that very often.
I think what really helped was that losing Garoppolo reminded Shanahan to lean on the run game and the defense both of which were top shelf for the 49ers. When he had Jimmy G they had more of a tendency to get fancy. They ran for 120 yards or less in 5 of their first 8 games. They failed to hit 120 on the ground only once in the last 9 games. They protected the kid. He performed admirably, but call it what it is. The Cowboys did the same with Dak in 2016 and the Seahawks did it with Russ in 2013. And going back a little further the Steelers did it with Ruthlessraper in 2004. The Jets did it with Sanchez. It's a tried and true formula that you can win with if you have to start a rookie QB. Run the ball, play defense, don't ask the rookie QB to do too much. Usually rookie QBs who get asked to do too much either get hurt or lose a ton of games (and confidence.) We will find out if Mr. Purdy is for real when they start leaning on him a little more.
Add to the mix other 2022 playoff teams for both PHL and DAL- AFC East Miami, plus NFC West San Francisco and Seattle.
Yea I mean...the NFC West stinks lol
NFC West "stinks"....Cowboys lost one team in that division the last two postseasons.
Ok but the division as a whole stinks.
Which equates to that team being the roadblock to the Cowboys not going on a deep postseason run the last two years.
We're ready!!!!!
The Cowboys schedule is tougher than the Eagles schedule by virtue of Philly getting Buffalo, San Francisco, and Miami at home while Dallas gets all three on the road.
If I never see this again,it will be to soon..he looks like a total idiot..no wonder other players mocked him when he first started doing this.We're ready!!!!!
