What 2 things do 4 of their 5 losses have in common?

[snadler]

4 losses on the road, and all of them were played on grass

Philly
GB
Jax
Washington

Playoff game on the road and in grass..

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

"their"?

Not "our"?

 

[snadler]

"their"?

Not "our"?

Huh?

 

[Doomsday77]

4 losses on the road, and all of them were played on grass

Philly
GB
Jax
Washington

Playoff game on the road and in grass..

...and I'm thinking someone gave the ball away sometimes more than once.

 

[RS12]

I think a lot of it had to do with inability to stop the run. Vs GB and Jax they scored enough to win the game.

 

[Asklesko]

So you're telling us there isn't a chance

 

[snadler]

So you're telling us there isn't a chance

Well every stat you can think of has the boys losing, I never bet on the boys, but if they weren’t my team and saw all these trends and now getting 3 points, I’d be betting a lot of money on the bucs

 

[RS12]

I’d be betting a lot of money on the bucs

A LOT of money will come in on the Bucs this week and I'd be shocked if they were still getting 3 at kickoff.

 

[TheCoolFan]

Back-breaking INTs by the QB, including Rush at Philly (so the Dak lovers don't think we're just singling him out)

 

[slick325]

Just heard Jason Garrett point that out. Unfortunately for this team, any path to a SB will call for winning at teams that play on grass (Tampa Bay, Philadelphia and San Francisco).

Good luck with that.

 

[HungryLion]

We are in deep deep doo doo

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

I think a lot of it had to do with inability to stop the run. Vs GB and Jax they scored enough to win the game.

Yeah this is a phenomenon that’s tried and true: Colts during Manning years, Vikings, Saints, even the greatest show on turf: Dome teams don’t play the same on fields that are different than what they train on every day, what they typically play on; and stadiums that aren’t climate controlled are a huge home field advantage against teams not accustomed to it when the weather is an element… particularly after Halloween.

Dallas not winning a road playoff game in 30 years isnt just some weird fluke. That definitely has an effect on run D

 

[snadler]

Cowboys running game last 4 weeks:

Tony Pollard: 35 carries, 113 yards, 3.23 AVG
Ezekiel Elliott: 59 carries, 160 yards, 2.71 AVG

Combined:

94 carries, 273 yards, 2.9 average

 

[Grenic]

Cowboys running game last 4 weeks:

Tony Pollard: 35 carries, 113 yards, 3.23 AVG
Ezekiel Elliott: 59 carries, 160 yards, 2.71 AVG

Combined:

94 carries, 273 yards, 2.9 average

This team is screwed lol

 

[MikeB80]

Yeah this is a phenomenon that’s tried and true: Colts during Manning years, Vikings, Saints, even the greatest show on turf: Dome teams don’t play the same on fields that are different than what they train on every day, what they typically play on; and stadiums that aren’t climate controlled are a huge home field advantage against teams not accustomed to it when the weather is an element… particularly after Halloween.

Dallas not winning a road playoff game in 30 years isnt just some weird fluke. That definitely has an effect on run D

Dallas is 3-13 in road playoff games since the start of the 1980 season. The last win was the 92 nfc championship game.

none of that should matter this week though. The talent on this Dallas team, the amount they pay their star players as among the best in the league....They should beat Tampa by double digits easily. This is the worst opponent the cowboys have ever played in the playoffs, its the first time they are playing someone in a non strike year that has less than 9 wins. Tampas offensive line is bad and their secondary looks awful every week to me. They have one dynamic player on offense and Dallas has the great great all timer in Diggs to line up against him.

Their is not a single reason Dallas shouldn't win this game this week. All their most important players are healthy and they have a head coach and roster that has post season experience. If seattle gets in tonight and goes to SF...the whole world will expect san francisco to win easily. This game should be no different. So if Dallas loses coming off last years ridiculous playoff loss and finish they are going to have to admit some hard truth's...and we all know they never will.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Cowboys running game last 4 weeks:

Tony Pollard: 35 carries, 113 yards, 3.23 AVG
Ezekiel Elliott: 59 carries, 160 yards, 2.71 AVG

Combined:

94 carries, 273 yards, 2.9 average

Not exactly playoff football #'s. Ugh.

 

[big dog cowboy]

We are in deep deep doo doo

All depends on #4.

 

[snadler]

Dallas is 3-13 in road playoff games since the start of the 1980 season. The last win was the 92 nfc championship game.

none of that should matter this week though. The talent on this Dallas team, the amount they pay their star players as among the best in the league....They should beat Tampa by double digits easily. This is the worst opponent the cowboys have ever played in the playoffs, its the first time they are playing someone in a non strike year that has less than 9 wins. Tampas offensive line is bad and their secondary looks awful every week to me. They have one dynamic player on offense and Dallas has the great great all timer in Diggs to line up against him.

Their is not a single reason Dallas shouldn't win this game this week. All their most important players are healthy and they have a head coach and roster that has post season experience. If seattle gets in tonight and goes to SF...the whole world will expect san francisco to win easily. This game should be no different. So if Dallas loses coming off last years ridiculous playoff loss and finish they are going to have to admit some hard truth's...and we all know they never will.

The bucs regular season record means absolutely nothing, they have the better qb, the better defense and better weapons. The boys are terrible on the road, even worse on grass and have never beaten Brady the greatest qb ever. The bucs should win this game easily tbh.

 

[MikeB80]

The bucs regular season record means absolutely nothing, they have the better qb, the better defense and better weapons. The boys are terrible on the road, even worse on grass and have never beaten Brady the greatest qb ever. The bucs should win this game easily tbh.

if that is true that the 8-9 bucs with all their injuries and lack of any explosive players on offense are better than the 12-5 cowboys who have all their stars intact...what does that say about Dallas. The idea that Tampa has better weapons is insanity. If You swapped quarterbacks in this game, Dallas would be a 14 point favorite. Brady has never lost to Dallas, yet he has never played them with a team this bad. He has always had equal or better talent around him and has always had the better coaching staff. That is not the case for this wild card game.

If Dallas with all its superstars in Prescott, Lamb, Parsons, Diggs, Lawrence, Smith, Martin, Zeke.....cant beat an old beat up Tampa team then its time to start over and time to stop promoting these guys nationally in this organization.

 

[snadler]

if that is true that the 8-9 bucs with all their injuries and lack of any explosive players on offense are better than the 12-5 cowboys who have all their stars intact...what does that say about Dallas. The idea that Tampa has better weapons is insanity. If You swapped quarterbacks in this game, Dallas would be a 14 point favorite. Brady has never lost to Dallas, yet he has never played them with a team this bad. He has always had equal or better talent around him and has always had the better coaching staff. That is not the case for this wild card game.

If Dallas with all its superstars in Prescott, Lamb, Parsons, Diggs, Lawrence, Smith, Martin, Zeke.....cant beat an old beat up Tampa team then its time to start over and time to stop promoting these guys nationally in this organization.

You are answering your own question..it’s time to start over, they aren’t going to beat Brady