What was your expectations for the year?

[Cowboyny]

I think we can agree that the team you want in the first round is the NFC South winner.

Yes, believe that is our most favorable matchup then playing either the Rams or Seahawks at home.

 

[Cowboyny]

we essentilly didnt chance anything during the offseason so i expected just the same as in 2022:

9-8, wc playoff loss.

Agree, but did like the trades of Gilmore and Cook

 

[Cowboyny]

I have no expectations,

that's why I don't overreact to all these wins or the losses no big highs no big lows.... it's a week to week league and I believe we're going to get in the playoffs and I believe we're going to play better than people expect. outside of that none of us are Nostradamus we can't predict **** most people can't predict the game coming up because it's hard one team looks great one week it looks like **** the next that's just how it goes I mean right now Las Vegas is beating Patrick Mahomes and the Kansas City Chiefs on Kansas city's home field by 10 and they're driving...its 17-10 with fg attempt coming up for LVR, I mean look how bad the lions played yesterday and barely beat a very average Vikings team with their third string quarterback who didn't even play well and yet they still almost beat the lions and then we saw the chargers almost beat that same Buffalo team we couldn't handle this is what this league is you can't predict you shouldn't have expectations you should just watch each week and hope that we win enough games get in the playoffs and that we play well enough to win games in the playoffs that should be your only expectations that's what we have right now...

Got to be in the playoffs to win a title. We have seen lesser teams make a run!

 

[quickccc]

The way they use Cooks makes zero sense

1st) Coaching
Recall when media was openly bashing McCarthy about the lack of involvement with Cooks,
only then did Big Mac finally involved Cooks far more into the offense 2nd half of season.
When club does take deep over top shots, Cooks is always last on list.
Dak overshot wide open Cooks in Bills game for a clear would be TD

2nd) Just guess-work but there are times when it looks like Dak & Cooks are not in synch with each other.
Either Dak has made his mind up who to look/throw to,..or something about the progression reads that
takes Cook out of pre-determined targets.
maybe it will take a year, offseason for both to have a better rapport. Sometime Cook/Lamb in same area.
Dak has his own football field at his residence and invites his mates over for workouts.

 

[mahoneybill]

Lack of running game is the big issue

11-6, 12-5 playoffs and because of run difficulties at best one added win based on who opponent is.

Next draft need LB, OL, and a brusier RB. Then free agency for DT and other OL & D help.

 

[Cowboyny]

11-6, 12-5 playoffs and because of run difficulties at best one added win based on who opponent is.

Next draft need LB, OL, and a brusier RB. Then free agency for DT and other OL & D help.

Sounds about right, I would add DE to the list as Armstrong/Fowler are fa’s

 

[Cowboyny]

1st) Coaching
Recall when media was openly bashing McCarthy about the lack of involvement with Cooks,
only then did Big Mac finally involved Cooks far more into the offense 2nd half of season.
When club does take deep over top shots, Cooks is always last on list.
Dak overshot wide open Cooks in Bills game for a clear would be TD

2nd) Just guess-work but there are times when it looks like Dak & Cooks are not in synch with each other.
Either Dak has made his mind up who to look/throw to,..or something about the progression reads that
takes Cook out of pre-determined targets.
maybe it will take a year, offseason for both to have a better rapport. Sometime Cook/Lamb in same area.
Dak has his own football field at his residence and invites his mates over for workouts.

Big targets like Lamb/Ferguson are bigger targets with a much larger catch radius, many times we see Cooks needing to jump to catch the pass. I know Lamb excels in the a lot, but think Cooks could be a real weapon inside. Common sense is you take 2-3 deep shots every game, but they use him more as a possession type of receiver

 

[baltcowboy]

Agree, but did like the trades of Gilmore and Cook

The Cowboys are a better team than last season because Dak is better and we don’t have the weakness at left cornerback. This season reminds me so much of 2014 when The Cowboys, Seattle, Green Bay and Detroit all finished 11-5 or 12-4. The problem is San Francisco is a sledge hammer. Hopefully the Ravens can find some chinks in the armor.

 

[quickccc]

Big targets like Lamb/Ferguson are bigger targets with a much larger catch radius, many times we see Cooks needing to jump to catch the pass. I know Lamb excels in the a lot, but think Cooks could be a real weapon inside. Common sense is you take 2-3 deep shots every game, but they use him more as a possession type of receiver

if we have the right QB with accuracy touch and placement, that helps smaller WRs.

Miami has 5'10 WRs like Hill and Waddle and that doesn't limit Tua and stop them from having one of the more potent pass offense.

And Cooks has been a WR that has mounted 1000 yard seasons from even lesser QBs and even backup QBs,
if we were saying Dak is a stud QB, then being 5'10 should not factor.

 

[krs1bro]

I said 6-10 no playoffs.

 

[cowboyfan4life2]

12 and 5 a playoff win and losing to San Fran again.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

if we have the right QB with accuracy touch and placement, that helps smaller WRs.

Miami has 5'10 WRs like Hill and Waddle and that doesn't limit Tua and stop them from having one of the more potent pass offense.

And Cooks has been a WR that has mounted 1000 yard seasons from even lesser QBs and even backup QBs,
if we were saying Dak is a stud QB, then being 5'10 should not factor.

Cook is fast but Cheeta and Waddle are explosive fast, especially Cheeta. His speed AND quickness make him nearly impossible to cover.
BTW.......did you notice how Tua struggled with accuracy when Cheeta wasn't wide open or throwing to his other targets?

 

[Kwyn]

Expectations: playoffs
Hopes: a divisional playoff win
Dream: Super Bowl appearance

 

[Streifenkarl]

Before the season: one and out, same old same old.

During November: NFCCG

Now: one and out, divisional round and out with some luck. Same old same old.

 

[Sarek]

Before the season started I think I voted 14-3, I thought the defense was going to be better. In terms of the playoffs I was thinking it could go either way, SB win or maybe 1 and done.

Micah is being held a lot without getting any calls. I think the NFL has a problem here and they don’t want to admit it.

 

[CCBoy]

12 wins for the 3rd straight year...and playoffs. That is high cotton.

Detroit is playing better defense...we shall see!

 

[IslandCowboy]

NFC Championship game. Which currently doesn't look attainable given the fact that we would have to beat a playoff team on the road to get there most likely.

 

[blueblood70]

Got to be in the playoffs to win a title. We have seen lesser teams make a run!

Look,

I'm no optimist but I'm not gonna just say because of last year or anything that's happened even this year is going to affect the playoffs I believe they've been working all year on what can work and what isn't working on the road and each game they've tried something new and different and I believe they'll take all these little pieces and they're slowly putting it together and I know they're not saying bagging but I don't know if they brought out everything that can be possibly brought out like they're still developing this offense and right now the biggest wake up call they have is we do not have a championship defense that is a fact they get walked between the 20s way too easily this is becoming rod marinelli's defense all over again the bend don't break nonsense where everyone's happy it ended in a field goal well how does that happen at the end of the game they just walked up and kicked the field goal like it was practice we have to have a better defense but now I think Mike McCarthy has been realizing all year that not only did they need to take the ball first if they wouldn't coin toss they're going to need to devise a methodical conservative offense at times and then open it up when needed but that defense is not where it needs to be it is overrated it's not making critical stops and that is our biggest problem people want to kick it under the carpet they act like Dan Quinn the next successor here like he's better than Mike McCarthy and he is not....

I mean if Jerry Jones decides to make a move and the coaching staff and get rid of McCarthy he needs to blow it all up in my opinion we need to start over hire a head coach let that head coach choose his offense and his defense and how to utilize these players no trying to stay the course you know like keeping Kellen Moore when Mike McCarthy was hired I know it was his decision everyone says it wasn't it was he could have made a big stink and got rid of him after the first year he did not but I'm saying we need to start over don't try to keep the same defense we have some great players on this team that can be fit into just about any scheme that a smart coaching staff can devise to utilize them we don't need to have a crutch and hold on to Dan Quinn because I don't see Dan Quinn's unit doing anything special this year​

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you remember the old saying the first team to 20 when you have a really good defense you play conservative offense usually wins the game, well in this case we gave them a 20-19 lead with around 2 minutes to play and they lost the game they got walked in the field goal range it was way too easy this is the big problem in our losses is the defense.​

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It's not that I'm advocating change but I'm saying if changes need to be made it needs to be flushed the whole thing down the toilet and start over..... Go get you a head coach you believe can get the job done and let him make all the decisions on the entire staff I don't really wanna hear about holdovers like Oh no but we need to keep our Harris no we don't you need to allow the head coach to choose everything and do it his way run his own schemes I don't care if they go back to A 4-3 or A 3 -4 and get rid of some of these safeties I don't care we need to blow it all up if not then we need to keep them all and go try to bring it back next year the windows still open this is not over...​

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I know there are no moral victories and nobody's happy about that loss but I like some of what I saw from the offense using the fullback and the way they were using lamb in the backfield and they were being creative until the offensive line couldn't hold up!!!​

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We gotta get that shored up or if I don't care if we go to a jumbo package and bring in six offensive lineman+2 tight ends and just play some real solid methodical offense to keep the defense off the field but yes when needed play action bomb it down the field to CD Lamb but you need to start tightening this up now, this needs to start being practiced for the playoffs you're probably stuck in the fifth seed they already know where you're at so we need to start right now utilizing a game plan for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers or one of those teams in NFC South or whatever the hell they're in..​

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I say right now it's time to start working on game plans and I'm saying show it I don't care use these live games against Detroit and Washington as what can work and what can't work in the playoff games, I don't care about everything else right now they need to be used as scrimmages like let's see what we can come up with to hide our deficiencies,​

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which right now is in the offensive line, the short and rz run game, and the defense just are going to give up field goals they're going to give up yardage they are also killing time of possession they're taking away snaps from our offense and people don't WANT to understand that...​

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So the best thing this coaching staff can do right now is admit we are where we're at we know who we are and we need you right now be focused on who we're playing in the first round of the playoffs and start working on those game plans and adjustments certain packages and players we need to get that done now..​

 

[quickccc]

Cook is fast but Cheeta and Waddle are explosive fast, especially Cheeta. His speed AND quickness make him nearly impossible to cover.
BTW.......did you notice how Tua struggled with accuracy when Cheeta wasn't wide open or throwing to his other targets?

Cook has his own separate speed . several times he's pulling away from CBs, but Dak doesn't see him, and doesn't target him.

speed forces separation that makes it easier to get them and see them in open spaces and angles and they make it a priority to get those 5'9 WRs the ball in the vertical game

,it's about speed than it is about height.

 

[SuspectCorner]

Wildcard berth and a divisional round exit.