I'm sorry. I watched the all-22 three times. It was a bad game plan that so neglected the middle of the field that Bucs defenders could sit on the boundary routes. And with no routes underneath to dump the ball Prescott ended up having to hold the ball. And THEN the ball has to travel 20 - 25 yards in the air to reach one of the boundary receivers. With a TE and RB preoccupied with blocking the blitz it allowed only 3 receivers as options. This had negative consequences for any horizontal concepts you might want to run to get the ball out quickly for RAC...something ALL THREE OF THE COWBOYS RECEIVERS EXCEL AT. Shotgun on about 75% of the snaps. Shotgun on third and 3 or less. Aligning the RB forward of Prescott at times, thereby telegraphing to the defense that there wasn't a chance in hell that they were running the ball.
The offense wasn't perfect sir. I don't know why you are so emotionally invested in finding a HERO in all this. There isn't one.
You need to watch the all-22. And you need to ask yourself why it took so long for Schottenheimer to adjust. It was too much max protect with vertical routes. It was ill-advised. And it is something that will continue to dog the offense. There are times when you want a vertical attack but their also times when you want a horizontal attack...or a mixture of the two. And that adjustment should happen sooner rather than later. Schottenheimer put his own offense in a bad position most of the night.
The offense is not just the players. Johnson and Turner never put the Cowboys in positions to not succeed. They also ran the ball FAR more than the Cowboys are currently. 81 yards per game isn't even going to come close to cutting it long-term.
"JUST EXECUTE". That has been the mantra for decades in Dallas. How about scheming to help your players be the best version of themselves. Give your quarterback options. Give your wide receivers a chance. Run the dmn football as a foundational concept and not an afterthought.
Who says the offense needs to be perfect?! I’m saying it’s nice to see teams like last night, and I’m glad I watched before coming here to respond. That’s what a team looks like when the offense isn’t great, most of the year for both those teams, and the defense, special teams, and coaching keep the game within reach, low scoring, and they win.
That’s what our offense needs. As ugly as it was in the Tampa Bay game, they would have won with 16 points. You get that? I don’t think you understand,
sometimes the offense needs a break from the constant pressure. I don’t care if they turn the ball over a few times or aren’t perfect; you can still win games in this league if the OTHER two-thirds of your team show up.
So, stop talking about the offense, I don’t want to hear it.
Most of the year, Sam Darnold and Bo Nix look like average players, an improved version of Milton!! .And you want to talk about our quarterback? They’ve been under this kind of pressure for most of Dak’s career, having to do it all, play almost perfectly, or lose games, especially over the last two seasons and the start of this one.
You can pick on the offense all you want, but you’re missing the point entirely. They scored 16 points without even playing well, and after three quarters last night, the score was 14-3.
Even though the Seahawks’ offense struggled, they didn’t blame their defense, claim fatigue, or make excuses. They gave up only 30 yards in the second half and still lost in overtime. That defense held Denver to 14 points, watching their offense manage just three points in three quarters, yet never stopped playing. That’s what a team looks like, they don’t ask the offense to be perfect or carry the entire load.
Right now, the Cowboys are all offense, with nothing else going for them, and you want to nitpick the film?
No, I’m done listening.
They didn’t play well, but they still put up 16 points in four quarters, not overtime. Denver needed overtime and an interception to get those three extra points. You don’t have to be perfect on offense, and I don’t want nitpicking when they score enough to win most normal NFL games.
Sometimes you have to score a lot of points to win a game, especially with today’s NFL defenses not being so strong this year. Last season, heading into the playoffs and the Super Bowl, that’s what a real team looked like—helping each other win games. The old saying “complimentary football” doesn’t work on offense when you’re under pressure, expected to score on every drive with limited opportunities. The idea that they should simply be better on offense after watching the all-22 is ridiculous.
It was a short week, and Prescott’s hand, whenever it got stepped on, clearly affected the game.
SURE, they played sloppy football, but they deserve to have an off game and still win, something they haven’t had in a long time.
It’s hard to recall the last low-scoring game where the Dallas offense could just relax and play normally.
They can’t relax, because they’re criticized for punting or having a three-and-out despite having the fewest punts and three-and-outs in the NFL, even with the least possessions of any offense. Their efficiency has been impressive, even with the Tampa Bay game not being great. Until they have a defense and special teams that complete the team, there’s no reason to blame the offense, and right now, it doesn’t even look like the defense shows up.
Show me some games like the one we saw last night, then I’ll blame the offense for the loss. Even in the Green Bay game, people said it was all on Prescott because of his early turnovers, but how is that fair when Matthew Stafford led the league in interceptions, threw two in the Super Bowl, and still won? You know what they did with those interceptions? Aaron Donald and that defense erased them. That’s what a real team looks like, not one that lets Green Bay march down the field for five straight touchdown drives with little resistance. And yet you talk about the offense? I don’t want to hear about the offense! You get what I’m saying? I don’t care what you saw on film.
