CFZ What the Eagles game reveals/reinforces about the Cowboys

[Bobhaze]

After an incredibly disappointing loss, and after the emotions of frustration and disappointment subside, there are plenty of opportunities to assess what this game and this point of the season reveals about the Cowboys.

The Cowboys are what their record shows it to be. At 5-3 they are a good but not great team with some obvious strengths and weaknesses. Here are some of my assessments about this team - good and bad:

• Yeah our fans are frustrated with the refs BUT - this team has an obvious problem with penalties. It is undisciplined. Lining up offsides, false starts, delays of game, and a tackle failing to report as an eligible receiver are not “bad calls” by the refs. They are signs that this team lacks attention to detail.
• We have a good enough QB to win with. I don’t want to spend any time on the most tired topic on this forum but QB is not THE problem here.
• We have found an outstanding K in Brandon Aubrey. He’s the most reliable player on the team currently.
• Cedee Lamb is the best offensive weapon we have.
• Our defense is good but it is not great. Parsons is obviously a beast but he has not been consistent. I actually wonder if he’s being used properly. Quinn has built a good defense but it still lacks the ability to impose its will without a big lead.
• The OL is inconsistent. Tyron Smith is a shell of what he was and completely unreliable, Terance Steele is either not fully healed or has digressed, Zack Martin is still very good but no longer great.
• The running game is sub par. Is it the OL problems? Is Pollard not suited for the role he’s playing? (That’s what I think) It’s obvious they don’t have enough depth and punch in the running game. Not addressing this in the draft or at the trade deadline was mistake.
• Mike McCarthy is an upgrade from Garrett. Thats obvious. But his teams lack discipline and attention to detail. This is the third year in a row we have seen the same problems with sloppy play, penalties and problems executing early in games.
• Our front office is way too comfortable not taking chances. This is a good roster. But if any of us are honest, we aren’t in the same league as eagles and niners with roster depth.

There are certainly lots more to this team. And we’re just about halfway through the season. But this team seems strikingly similar to so many of the other Cowboys teams we’ve seen the last 15 years; there’s talent, but not enough. The coaching is good at times but not consistent. The only consistency in this organization if the old face dominating this franchise.

 

[Hagman]

 

[America's Cowboy]

You nailed it, BH!

100%

 

[toto1939]

I've said it before and will again...the Cowboys aren't going anywhere as long as Rowdy is the official team mascot. The Cowboys have not been back to the Super Bowl since Rowdy became mascot. Coincidence??? I think not!

 

[Hennessy_King]

This encapsulates the loser mentality that is now the texas cowboys fanbase.

Moral victories instead of actual ones

 

[Cowboys5217]

This encapsulates the loser mentality that is now the texas cowboys fanbase.

Moral victories instead of actual ones

I don't even see how a moral victory can be found in a game that we clowned ourselves out of winning.

 

[toto1939]

Heck...I'm just hoping for one game, just one game...where we don't get flagged for lining up in the neutral zone.

 

[Bobhaze]

This encapsulates the loser mentality that is now the texas cowboys fanbase.

Moral victories instead of actual ones

What encapsulates the loser mentality?

 

[Hennessy_King]

Heck...I'm just hoping for one game, just one game...where we don't get flagged for lining up in the neutral zone.

This is what happens when you have bad coaching that doesnt hold players accountable. Been that way since parcells

 

[Hennessy_King]

What encapsulates the loser mentality?

Positive moral victories instead of actual ones.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

After an incredibly disappointing loss, and after the emotions of frustration and disappointment subside, there are plenty of opportunities to assess what this game and this point of the season reveals about the Cowboys.

The Cowboys are what their record shows it to be. At 5-3 they are a good but not great team with some obvious strengths and weaknesses. Here are some of my assessments about this team - good and bad:

• Yeah our fans are frustrated with the refs BUT - this team has an obvious problem with penalties. It is undisciplined. Lining up offsides, false starts, delays of game, and a tackle failing to report as an eligible receiver are not “bad calls” by the refs. They are signs that this team lacks attention to detail.
• We have a good enough QB to win with. I don’t want to spend any time on the most tired topic on this forum but QB is not THE problem here.
• We have found an outstanding K in Brandon Aubrey. He’s the most reliable player on the team currently.
• Cedee Lamb is the best offensive weapon we have.
• Our defense is good but it is not great. Parsons is obviously a beast but he has not been consistent. I actually wonder if he’s being used properly. Quinn has built a good defense but it still lacks the ability to impose its will without a big lead.
• The OL is inconsistent. Tyron Smith is a shell of what he was and completely unreliable, Terance Steele is either not fully healed or has digressed, Zack Martin is still very good but no longer great.
• The running game is sub par. Is it the OL problems? Is Pollard not suited for the role he’s playing? (That’s what I think) It’s obvious they don’t have enough depth and punch in the running game. Not addressing this in the draft or at the trade deadline was mistake.
• Mike McCarthy is an upgrade from Garrett. Thats obvious. But his teams lack discipline and attention to detail. This is the third year in a row we have seen the same problems with sloppy play, penalties and problems executing early in games.
• Our front office is way too comfortable not taking chances. This is a good roster. But if any of us are honest, we aren’t in the same league as eagles and niners with roster depth.

There are certainly lots more to this team. And we’re just about halfway through the season. But this team seems strikingly similar to so many of the other Cowboys teams we’ve seen the last 15 years; there’s talent, but not enough. The coaching is good at times but not consistent. The only consistency in this organization if the old face dominating this franchise.

Very good take on many points.

I think a bunch of them can be traced to two coaches.
The head coach/OC and the Oline coach.

 

[Bobhaze]

Positive moral victories instead of actual ones.

I get that but I‘m not seeing that in the OP. Moral victories have been part of our GMs vocabulary for years. The fact that he is still the GM is his version of a moral victory because he touts TV ratings, earnings and “relevancy“ as if those things are wins.

 

[Hennessy_King]

I get that but I‘m not seeing that in the OP. Moral victories have been part of our GMs vocabulary for years. The fact that he is still the GM is his version of a moral victory because he touts TV ratings, earnings and “relevancy“ as if those things are wins.

Ill see jerry in hell

 

[Mannix]

Our QB has proven over and over and over again that he will fall short in the biggest moments against the best teams...who here thought we were gonna score with 4 shots from the 6 yard line? I sure as hell didn't....Stephen A. Smith was/is right. And our idiot HC masquerading as OC should have had four quick throws planned with Dak moving and not dropping straight back....was that really too much to ask?

 

[Hennessy_King]

Our QB has proven over and over and over again that he will falls short in the biggest moments against the best teams...who here thought we were gonna score with 4 shots from the 6 yard line? I sure as hell didn't....Stephen A. Smith was/is right.

Our last qb was exactly the same. Undrafted qbs and 4th round qbs can only get you so far

 

[Verdict]

Heck...I'm just hoping for one game, just one game...where we don't get flagged for lining up in the neutral zone.

This is an interesting situation. Either our players are moronic (possible) or DQ is having them line up about 4-6 inches offsides on every play daring the refs to call it.

It’s not working. Refs don’t call it unless it’s a significant positive play for the Cowboys and then they call it almost every time. If it’s a strategy—-it’s not working.

 

[JPostSam]

• Mike McCarthy is an upgrade from Garrett. Thats obvious. But his teams lack discipline and attention to detail. This is the third year in a row we have seen the same problems with sloppy play, penalties and problems executing early in games.

i was with you for everything but this. aside from not having to hear about "the process" and "stacking days on top of days," there's no difference. and our offense is worse.

 

[AbeBeta]

After an incredibly disappointing loss, and after the emotions of frustration and disappointment subside, there are plenty of opportunities to assess what this game and this point of the season reveals about the Cowboys.

The Cowboys are what their record shows it to be. At 5-3 they are a good but not great team with some obvious strengths and weaknesses. Here are some of my assessments about this team - good and bad:

• Yeah our fans are frustrated with the refs BUT - this team has an obvious problem with penalties. It is undisciplined. Lining up offsides, false starts, delays of game, and a tackle failing to report as an eligible receiver are not “bad calls” by the refs. They are signs that this team lacks attention to detail.
• We have a good enough QB to win with. I don’t want to spend any time on the most tired topic on this forum but QB is not THE problem here.
• We have found an outstanding K in Brandon Aubrey. He’s the most reliable player on the team currently.
• Cedee Lamb is the best offensive weapon we have.
• Our defense is good but it is not great. Parsons is obviously a beast but he has not been consistent. I actually wonder if he’s being used properly. Quinn has built a good defense but it still lacks the ability to impose its will without a big lead.
• The OL is inconsistent. Tyron Smith is a shell of what he was and completely unreliable, Terance Steele is either not fully healed or has digressed, Zack Martin is still very good but no longer great.
• The running game is sub par. Is it the OL problems? Is Pollard not suited for the role he’s playing? (That’s what I think) It’s obvious they don’t have enough depth and punch in the running game. Not addressing this in the draft or at the trade deadline was mistake.
• Mike McCarthy is an upgrade from Garrett. Thats obvious. But his teams lack discipline and attention to detail. This is the third year in a row we have seen the same problems with sloppy play, penalties and problems executing early in games.
• Our front office is way too comfortable not taking chances. This is a good roster. But if any of us are honest, we aren’t in the same league as eagles and niners with roster depth.

There are certainly lots more to this team. And we’re just about halfway through the season. But this team seems strikingly similar to so many of the other Cowboys teams we’ve seen the last 15 years; there’s talent, but not enough. The coaching is good at times but not consistent. The only consistency in this organization if the old face dominating this franchise.

Parsons has not been consistent? do you expect two sacks a game?

If he's not putting up numbers, it means he's taking double and triple teams. 1.5 sacks and 9 tackles against an elite OL today.

Tyron played a solid game. Get some new glasses, bro. Steele was certainly a problem -- you probably got that part of your post from commentator comments in game.

Our front office is not comfortable taking chances? No, it seems like our front office does take chances. And everyone here complains about any chance that did not turn out.

 

[Cowboys5217]

Our QB has proven over and over and over again that he will fall short in the biggest moments against the best teams...who here thought we were gonna score with 4 shots from the 6 yard line? I sure as hell didn't....Stephen A. Smith was/is right. And our idiot HC masquerading as OC should have had four quick throws planned with Dak moving and not dropping straight back....was that really too much to ask?

1st & goal from the 6 yard line with the clock stopped, and 27 seconds left. And somehow, we didn't even get a ball in the end zone for a chance of a score. Instead, out come the clown shoes and we put on a comedy show.

 

[jazzcat22]

There is just something about this team.
call it …something inherently wrong …. and has been that way for years.

Or call it,
Snake bit
Jimmy curse
Rowdy curse
FO screw ups.

They just can’t ever seem to get over the hump. As far back as the Clayton drop, Garrett 3 straight years of losses on win and in games. As well as other missed big moments.

Someone or something has to step up, or happen to get over that.