We need to rip Miami’s throats out

Mark

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Perhaps someone here can explain what, exactly, is going to change in the span of a few days to put DAL in a position to win against Miami? I'd love to hear it.

Unless they're completely clueless, the Dolphins are going to follow the Bills' blueprint, running the ball down our throats on offense (#1 in YPC), and employing zone schemes in pass coverage. Is there any indication at all that the Cowboys can be more effective dealing with all that this week than last?

Absent some sea-change (or alien visitation) in Frisco, I would expect a result in MIA much like the one we saw in BUF. Although the Dolphins are enduring criticism very similar to what the Cowboys are hearing, in terms of inability to perform when the going gets tough.

Not to mention that DAL is up against their unholy trinity of loss indicators:

1. Away from home;
2. Against a winning team;
3. On grass.

It will take a minor miracle for DAL to win this game. (And, for the record, I do believe in miracles - especially at Christmastime.)
 

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If you look only at the past six games:

Miami defense:
#1 in fewest yards allowed
#1 in fewest points allowed
#1 in most takeaways

The Cowboys are playing at Miami where they are 6-1, their only loss by 1 point.

In other words, the Miami defense is peaking. However, to put it in proper context, their last six opponents are Chiefs, Raiders, Commanders, Jets, Titans, and Jets.
 

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Perhaps someone here can explain what, exactly, is going to change in the span of a few days to put DAL in a position to win against Miami? I'd love to hear it.

Unless they're completely clueless, the Dolphins are going to follow the Bills' blueprint, running the ball down our throats on offense (#1 in YPC), and employing zone schemes in pass coverage. Is there any indication at all that the Cowboys can be more effective dealing with all that this week than last?

Absent some sea-change (or alien visitation) in Frisco, I would expect a result in MIA much like the one we saw in BUF. Although the Dolphins are enduring criticism very similar to what the Cowboys are hearing, in terms of inability to perform when the going gets tough.

Not to mention that DAL is up against their unholy trinity of loss indicators:

1. Away from home;
2. Against a winning team;
3. On grass.

It will take a minor miracle for DAL to win this game. (And, for the record, I do believe in miracles - especially at Christmastime.)
Pretty much any team above .500 with a pulse can beat Dallas.
 

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how on Earth is the season falling apart at the seams? We have one loss in 6 weeks.

I will take a last second win on Christmas Eve
It's just the fan angst before the next on the road clash, CCF. We are one of the winningest regular season teams in NFL history. December and particularly post season are like long walks over short piers.
 

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As long as the Cowboys defense has the potential to produce turnovers, they have a chance to win against any team.

In their ten victories, they have 20 turnovers.

In their four losses, they have 1 turnover.

Also,

The Cowboys are undefeated when their offense has zero turnovers.

The Cowboys are 4-4 when their offense has 1 or more turnovers.

From the perspective of a Cowboys fan, this should be the true key to the outcome of the game.
 

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With our season slowly falling apart at the seams, we need to buckle down and manhandle these losers. I despise the Dolphins. I haven’t forgotten 1993 and thirty years later, what better revenge than blowing these guys out? Come on Dak, show me that the Buffalo game was an anomaly!
Ripping throats out? You sound like Keith Brookings :flagwave:
 

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I would be happy with a one point victory. I think we got this league is going to want Miami Buffalo to be a big game and that cant happen if Miami runs away with it
 

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With our season slowly falling apart at the seams, we need to buckle down and manhandle these losers. I despise the Dolphins. I haven’t forgotten 1993 and thirty years later, what better revenge than blowing these guys out? Come on Dak, show me that the Buffalo game was an anomaly!
If we are going to rip throats out we will need to recruit players from Transylvania.
 

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With our season slowly falling apart at the seams, we need to buckle down and manhandle these losers. I despise the Dolphins. I haven’t forgotten 1993 and thirty years later, what better revenge than blowing these guys out? Come on Dak, show me that the Buffalo game was an anomaly!
No way do I want to blow these guys away. Not at this juncture. When a team does such things they tend to not play very well the next game. Just win and move on even by 1 point would be fine with me. This team can be boring from this point forward as long as they win. Teams that roll and have everything go right for them tend to get full of themselves and lay a goose egg the next game. Slow and steady should be the mantra.
 

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With the speed Miami has they have a better chance of ripping our throats out. We’re coming off a game where we had our throats ripped out. We need to be playing at home to rip someone’s throat out. It’s going to take everything we have just to come away with a win on Sunday.
 

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With the speed Miami has they have a better chance of ripping our throats out. We’re coming off a game where we had our throats ripped out. We need to be playing at home to rip someone’s throat out.
If we lose this game then the wheels will really fall off. What scares me the most is I saw a team quit against Buffalo. Things need to change, quick!
 

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If we lose this game then the wheels will really fall off. What scares me the most is I saw a team quit against Buffalo. Things need to change, quick!
If we don’t win this game, it’s very likely we go one and done on the road in the playoffs. We need to beat a good team on the road or we’re as good as done regardless who we play in the playoffs.
 

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The Dolphins OL is in bad shape, many guys out, many guys hurt. Need to take advantage. The Fins like to make quick QB throws. Need our LB's in their lanes.
 

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How is the season falling apart? They lost one game.

The arrow for this season has been a loss at SF in the playoffs for quite some time. Its no different today. Nothing has changed.
This has seemed like the inevitable path since the Arizona loss.
 
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