What's the secret to getting a team to play at a 43-3 or 56-14 level all the time?

[Red Dragon]

There were two times in the season - the 43-3 annihilation of Atlanta and 56-14 annihilation of Washington - when the Cowboys played well enough to beat ANY team in the league. They were at their A+ level. Nobody - not the Chiefs, Pack, Rams or Bengals - could have stopped that version of the Boys.

So, clearly, the Cowboys were capable of a Super Bowl champion level of play. The problem is, they did it only about 10% of the time.

How do you coax that sort of performance level out of the team more often? You don't even have to do it 100% of the time - a team like the 1992 Cowboys, for instance, still had their shares of bloopers and were only playing at that level maybe 70% of the time. But that was good enough to get Lombardis.

 

[3rdEyewarrior]

Quick starts by Dak. He takes too long to get going.

 

[3rdEyewarrior]

He needs to watch more film and improve mechanics.

 

[Matt]

Head coach, offensive coordinator, quarterback, running back, receivers, oline, kicker all being consistent. Hope that answers the question

 

[FVSTONE]

There were two times in the season - the 43-3 annihilation of Atlanta and 56-14 annihilation of Washington - when the Cowboys played well enough to beat ANY team in the league. They were at their A+ level. Nobody - not the Chiefs, Pack, Rams or Bengals - could have stopped that version of the Boys.

So, clearly, the Cowboys were capable of a Super Bowl champion level of play. The problem is, they did it only about 10% of the time.

How do you coax that sort of performance level out of the team more often? You don't even have to do it 100% of the time - a team like the 1992 Cowboys, for instance, still had their shares of bloopers and were only playing at that level maybe 70% of the time. But that was good enough to get Lombardis.

Well, when those wins are against bottom-feeders or practice team players QBs like the TEN TOE MEDIOCRE SLOTH formally known as Dak Prescot come out of the wood-work. The SLOTH feels no pressure to win those games because he knows those type of teams just lay down for a pay check. nThere's a reason the Ravens were yelling " EASY MONEY" from the sidelines at the Cowboys a couple of seasons ago. it's because they knew the SLOTH couldn't beat hem on his best day.

 

[KJJ]

It was the opponents level of ineptitude that resulted in those blowouts. Those lopsided results wouldn’t have happened against playoff caliber teams.

 

[Big D]

1. > 14 penalties per game.
2. ability to run and stop the run

 

[TwentyOne]

There were two times in the season - the 43-3 annihilation of Atlanta and 56-14 annihilation of Washington - when the Cowboys played well enough to beat ANY team in the league. They were at their A+ level. Nobody - not the Chiefs, Pack, Rams or Bengals - could have stopped that version of the Boys.

So, clearly, the Cowboys were capable of a Super Bowl champion level of play. The problem is, they did it only about 10% of the time.

How do you coax that sort of performance level out of the team more often? You don't even have to do it 100% of the time - a team like the 1992 Cowboys, for instance, still had their shares of bloopers and were only playing at that level maybe 70% of the time. But that was good enough to get Lombardis.

You need to play against very bad defenses that are so depleted that they wont even stop a medicore college offense.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

There were two times in the season - the 43-3 annihilation of Atlanta and 56-14 annihilation of Washington - when the Cowboys played well enough to beat ANY team in the league. They were at their A+ level. Nobody - not the Chiefs, Pack, Rams or Bengals - could have stopped that version of the Boys.

So, clearly, the Cowboys were capable of a Super Bowl champion level of play. The problem is, they did it only about 10% of the time.

How do you coax that sort of performance level out of the team more often? You don't even have to do it 100% of the time - a team like the 1992 Cowboys, for instance, still had their shares of bloopers and were only playing at that level maybe 70% of the time. But that was good enough to get Lombardis.

 

[Hadenough]

There were two times in the season - the 43-3 annihilation of Atlanta and 56-14 annihilation of Washington - when the Cowboys played well enough to beat ANY team in the league. They were at their A+ level. Nobody - not the Chiefs, Pack, Rams or Bengals - could have stopped that version of the Boys.

So, clearly, the Cowboys were capable of a Super Bowl champion level of play. The problem is, they did it only about 10% of the time.

How do you coax that sort of performance level out of the team more often? You don't even have to do it 100% of the time - a team like the 1992 Cowboys, for instance, still had their shares of bloopers and were only playing at that level maybe 70% of the time. But that was good enough to get Lombardis.

The secret isn't to put up 50 points a game. It's to complete a pass on 3rd and 7 against better defenses. The Cowboys are just like that boxer that has a 10-0 record but hasn't fought anybody that good yet.

 

[Blake]

Oh boy. You really haven’t been paying attention have you? It’s pretty obvious.

 

[Blake]

Cowboys are not a true football team anymore, but a traveling circus. They’ll generate oohs and ahs in the regular season then fall flat when it maters.

 

[Cmac]

You can't play bad teams all the time. It's like CFB, you only play the Little Sisters of St Mary's early in the season, pad the stats, grasp the wins, then you see what happens when the Big Boys show up and you fall flat, get beat down, and the season sets reality in......."You're not that good." All the praise Dak and KMoore gets during those games has been through rose-colored lens.......hyping many on this board. Bringing excitement and marvel, while ripping Zeke and the run game, dismissing the OL failures. Those were games that the run game should have been worked on, schemes improved, better player utilization (TPollard).........yet we had stat padding in the passing game.

If Dak is going to be labeled as can't win the games against good teams.......KMoore carries that same description in his pocket. Too funny that he is being interviewed to ruin or set back another QB.

 

[Parcells4Life]

When they face adversity they have to be able to make adjustments. When they play teams like Washington there’s no resistance so it’s easy.

 

[nate dizzle]

There were two times in the season - the 43-3 annihilation of Atlanta and 56-14 annihilation of Washington - when the Cowboys played well enough to beat ANY team in the league. They were at their A+ level. Nobody - not the Chiefs, Pack, Rams or Bengals - could have stopped that version of the Boys.

So, clearly, the Cowboys were capable of a Super Bowl champion level of play. The problem is, they did it only about 10% of the time.

How do you coax that sort of performance level out of the team more often? You don't even have to do it 100% of the time - a team like the 1992 Cowboys, for instance, still had their shares of bloopers and were only playing at that level maybe 70% of the time. But that was good enough to get Lombardis.

The key is to play Atlanta, Washington, and the JV Eagles team every week.

 

[DogFace]

Cowboys are not a true football team anymore, but a traveling circus. They’ll generate oohs and ahs in the regular season then fall flat when it maters.

Traveling circuses fall flat when it matters?

 

[visionary]

There were two times in the season - the 43-3 annihilation of Atlanta and 56-14 annihilation of Washington - when the Cowboys played well enough to beat ANY team in the league. They were at their A+ level. Nobody - not the Chiefs, Pack, Rams or Bengals - could have stopped that version of the Boys.

So, clearly, the Cowboys were capable of a Super Bowl champion level of play. The problem is, they did it only about 10% of the time.

How do you coax that sort of performance level out of the team more often? You don't even have to do it 100% of the time - a team like the 1992 Cowboys, for instance, still had their shares of bloopers and were only playing at that level maybe 70% of the time. But that was good enough to get Lombardis.

play bottom feeders every week LOL

we’re an average undisciplined team with a decent HC am who has little power and an average QB. get your mind around that fact

 

[Blackrain]

It has nothing to do with the cowboys They are who they are and they didn't really play any better in those games.

They were just playing teams that were very bad to begin with and ravaged with injuries along with suffering from the sickness.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

I still can’t believe we lost to the depleted Raiders and Broncos.

 

[Zekeats]

There were two times in the season - the 43-3 annihilation of Atlanta and 56-14 annihilation of Washington - when the Cowboys played well enough to beat ANY team in the league. They were at their A+ level. Nobody - not the Chiefs, Pack, Rams or Bengals - could have stopped that version of the Boys.

So, clearly, the Cowboys were capable of a Super Bowl champion level of play. The problem is, they did it only about 10% of the time.

How do you coax that sort of performance level out of the team more often? You don't even have to do it 100% of the time - a team like the 1992 Cowboys, for instance, still had their shares of bloopers and were only playing at that level maybe 70% of the time. But that was good enough to get Lombardis.

Play a really bad team. If we could somehow get to the super bowl and play a 3-14 team I have faith.