Why couldn’t the vaunted Eagles defense stop the Cowboys offense?

[Boyzmamacita]

Dallas' defense is always over hyped. Eagles Defense is better but our offense is even better. The offense will need to carry us again. The defense will need to be better.

Whenever the defense needs to be better they let us down. I hope this year is different.

 

[starfan1]

Tell me, what team do you root for again?

He’s a Vikings fan and can’t stand our qb which is his right to do so but his rants are pretty well known

 

[Diehardblues]

Whenever the defense needs to be better they let us down. I hope this year is different.

I hate to make excuses but injuries are taking a toll. Our secondary is missing two starters. Now a LB and DL. Parsons is hurting too. We aren’t at full strength. It does impact results.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

I hate to make excuses but injuries are taking a toll. Our secondary is missing two starters. Now a LB and DL. Parsons is hurting too. We aren’t at full strength. It does impact results.

I absolutely agree.

 

[Doomsday101]

I hate to make excuses but injuries are taking a toll. Our secondary is missing two starters. Now a LB and DL. Parsons is hurting too. We aren’t at full strength. It does impact results.

LB and DL we will likely get back heading into playoffs. secondary is an issue but with 2 games remaining it allows guys like Wright to get the snaps to develop. Granted not an ideal situation for CB but beats the hell out of taking the injury in the last game and throwing young guys out there in post season. They have some time

 

[Risen Star]

The Eagles defense came into the game as the #1-#3 rated defense depending on what stat you chose. They had been playing lights out all year long. Even after Saturday the Eagles are #2 in yards allowed. They’re #1 in passing yards allowed. They came into this game at full strength defensively. Why couldn’t they stop the Cowboys offense? Please one of you doubters tell me why the best defense in the NFL couldn’t stop the Cowboys offense?

 

[TexasHillbilly]

Whenever the defense needs to be better they let us down. I hope this year is different.

And our D is missing several players. Losing A. Brown was a huge loss. He makes a big difference when he's out there. jmho

A note about the 49'ers: their rookie qb is lighting it up. We will see what happens in the playoffs.

 

[USArmyVet]

1st Half

Philly up 20-17

Dak threw a pick 6 INT and Minshew threw an INT at his own 47 which eventually led to a Dallas TD

2nd Half

Philly was up 27-20 with 4:15 to go in the 3rd quarter when Minshew fumbled at his own 37 which led to a short field Dallas TD

Philly was up 34-27 with 9:59 to go in the 4th quarter when Dallas went 8 play 75 yard TD drive to tie the game at 34

Minshew threw another INT at his own 40 with 4:24 to go in the 4th quarter which led to a Dallas FG putting Dallas up 37-34

Sanders fumbled at his own 21 with 2:19 to go in the 4th quarter which led to a Dallas FG putting them up 40-34

Philly drve down the field and had 1st down at the Dallas 19 and after spiking the ball Minshew had 3 straight incompletions


So when you celebrate the Dallas offense keep in mind that 4 Philly turnovers led to 20 Dallas points in short to mid field Philly field position.......so if not for those turnovers Dallas scores 20 points so stop overinflating the Dallas offense when the Philly offense in essence gave Dallas the game via turnovers.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

They knew they were going to lose before they got there.
With Hurts out they knew the offense would struggle- and it did- giving up four turnovers.
The defense of the Eagles knew they couldn't play as aggressive because they would have to be on the field longer with their offense not being up to par.
It was a good victory, but one that anyone who knows football expected.
Dak got to play against a weaker version of the team Cooper Rush faced, and still nearly gave the game away early. The Cowboys won by six points after getting four turnovers from the Eagles, but Dak gave the Eagles seven points himself.
And the Cowboys were at home. Dak didn't have to play against a hostile crowd, one that would gave eaten him alive after the early pick six.
The Cowboys were able to maintain the momentum going against a weaker Eagles offense, so Dak played well.
You asked.

very passive aggressive message...well done.

but you didn't answer his question. Why was he offense able to get 460 yards on a defense at full strength....I get their offense wasn't full strength...but defense? shouldn't the #1 defense be able to make some stops?

you danced around a lot to try and say Dak sucks....we get it. you don't like him. you are changing your tactics from directly attacking him to now spinning....

 

[Legendz82]

And our D is missing several players. Losing A. Brown was a huge loss. He makes a big difference when he's out there. jmho

A note about the 49'ers: their rookie qb is lighting it up. We will see what happens in the playoffs.

Purdy has been so impressive being a 7th rounder and being thrown in the fire. 49ers D is incredibly good but you have to think Purdy will stumble in the playoffs. I mean, I really can’t believe he has been this good so far but if he can do this in the playoffs, I feel like that is a HUGE ask. Don’t you guys think?

 

[Doomsday101]

1st Half

Philly up 20-17

Dak threw a pick 6 INT and Minshew threw an INT at his own 47 which eventually led to a Dallas TD

2nd Half

Philly was up 27-20 with 4:15 to go in the 3rd quarter when Minshew fumbled at his own 37 which led to a short field Dallas TD

Philly was up 34-27 with 9:59 to go in the 4th quarter when Dallas went 8 play 75 yard TD drive to tie the game at 34

Minshew threw another INT at his own 40 with 4:24 to go in the 4th quarter which led to a Dallas FG putting Dallas up 37-34

Sanders fumbled at his own 21 with 2:19 to go in the 4th quarter which led to a Dallas FG putting them up 40-34

Philly drve down the field and had 1st down at the Dallas 19 and after spiking the ball Minshew had 3 straight incompletions


So when you celebrate the Dallas offense keep in mind that 4 Philly turnovers led to 20 Dallas points in short to mid field Philly field position.......so if not for those turnovers Dallas scores 20 points so stop overinflating the Dallas offense when the Philly offense in essence gave Dallas the game via turnovers.

I have no issue with Dallas taking the ball away and the offense actually capitalizing off of the turnovers. Cowboys still have to put up the score, they still had to execute the offense. You want to downplay it god forbid you have anything decent to say about the Cowboys. Not sure what is worse you downplaying it or you claiming to be a fan. lol

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

The Eagles defense came into the game as the #1-#3 rated defense depending on what stat you chose. They had been playing lights out all year long. Even after Saturday the Eagles are #2 in yards allowed. They’re #1 in passing yards allowed. They came into this game at full strength defensively. Why couldn’t they stop the Cowboys offense? Please one of you doubters tell me why the best defense in the NFL couldn’t stop the Cowboys offense?

if there is a weakness in their defense, it was the run defense (18th) and their YPC is 23rd at 4.6. this was one of Moore's better called games and he managed it pretty well. I give him credit (although I still think he has room to improve).

the cowboys committed to the run, including Dak's willingness to run. Philly defense was giving up 4.6 YPC. so dallas ran 31 times and passed 35. very well balanced. This forced the eagles to have to committ to stopping the run against one of the better running teams in the league (7th) with ability to break big runs specially to the outside, which forced their safties to have to play closer to LOS and contain the outside runs. that allowed our WRs to get into the secondary and Dak threw a lot of good passes over the top. we had 10 yard average per attempt and a very good 12 yards per completion. we also knew our WRs matched up well against their secondary and we took advantage. although we didn't have a lot of YPC success with the RBs, we committed to the run and Dak's willingness to run and breaking a few long runs, forced to have to spy on him and account for that. overall we had 115 yards rushing for an average of 3.7 YPC. again, not necessarily the YPC, but the willingness to stick to the run was key.

given they had to commit additional defenders to stop the run, they played zone defense, but didn't have enough back there and the offense was able to tear it apart. they also forced Philly to defend the whole field, by attacking them deep early, even if you don't have success, you set them up for later, attacking them in mid range and finding success, which they did. Dak also seemed to be very focused, specially after his first interception, which seemed to have woken him up.

on the other side, we knew they are a good running team and we focused on running the ball, in favor of getting sacks and forced them to beat us with Minshew. we bet that Minshew will make enough mistakes for us to have a good chance and he did and we made the right bet. they had 87 yards rushing, for a paltry 3 YPC. despite the final score, we only gave up 27 points to the 3rd best offense in the league.

this was a well planned game, both on offense and defense. we did have a few miscues, both offensively and defensively, but that's to be expected when you play a good team. they will make a few plays (that's why they are good).

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

What a bunch of spin and baloney! You yourself admitted Dak went up against the best defense of the Eagles. So why couldn't the #1 rated defense in the league not stop Dak and his offense?

that was the biggest non answer I have ever read on this board. it had zero to do with our offensive having success and it was all about knocking Dak as he tries to do.

 

[DripTooHard]

They haven't played the best of the best qbs

This. And the fact that they are married to their zone defense that Dak just picked apart. They will need to adjust to man to man for the playoffs or an early exit might happen. The Eagles haven’t really had a tough schedule and got comfortable with a scheme that might not carry them through the playoffs.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

I'll say it again: Both teams knew the game was meaningless and that a round 3 was likely. Siriano outright said it to McCarthy in front of the camera. Both sides were just playing base, vanilla schemes on offense and defense. That favors offense.

The next game isn't going to look like that. You will see far more blitz packages, disguised coverages, etc. This goes for both teams.

When the score of the next game isn't 40-34, don't ask "what happened to the offense?!?!?"

it wasn't meaningless. it was a statement game. it was about psychological advantage. if you think they took this game lightly then you really don't get NFL football and NFL Rivalry.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

1st Half

Philly up 20-17

Dak threw a pick 6 INT and Minshew threw an INT at his own 47 which eventually led to a Dallas TD

2nd Half

Philly was up 27-20 with 4:15 to go in the 3rd quarter when Minshew fumbled at his own 37 which led to a short field Dallas TD

Philly was up 34-27 with 9:59 to go in the 4th quarter when Dallas went 8 play 75 yard TD drive to tie the game at 34

Minshew threw another INT at his own 40 with 4:24 to go in the 4th quarter which led to a Dallas FG putting Dallas up 37-34

Sanders fumbled at his own 21 with 2:19 to go in the 4th quarter which led to a Dallas FG putting them up 40-34

Philly drve down the field and had 1st down at the Dallas 19 and after spiking the ball Minshew had 3 straight incompletions


So when you celebrate the Dallas offense keep in mind that 4 Philly turnovers led to 20 Dallas points in short to mid field Philly field position.......so if not for those turnovers Dallas scores 20 points so stop overinflating the Dallas offense when the Philly offense in essence gave Dallas the game via turnovers.

so in your big assumption you assumed that the drives that they had turnovers, they would automatically score and not punt and subsequently, Dallas offense wouldn't score because they didn't show they can drive the lenght of the field against philly....

given you are playing ifs/buts/thens, I would then say, Philly would not score, then dallas would have a longer field to drive and hold the ball longer and end up scoring and Philly would have less possessions as a result. I would stand to be more right than wrong, given dallas did have long drives, and did score on long drives given 20 of their points didn't come off turnovers.

btw, on one of those turnovers, dallas had the ball at their own 40....perhaps instead of 25 yard line, so a difference of about 15 yards....wow, what a big deal.

but I find it funny, you rather than celebrating a dallas win, find ways to knock them down and dismiss their success because of your hatred towards Dak....you talk about us scoring off turnovers, but not about philly scoring off turnovers...didn't they have 7 points from an interception?

you just can't help yourself. your inner anger, towards Dak can't allow you to just say one nice thing about cowboys win. you can't even enjoy it. what a misreable misreable life for you.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Tell me, what team do you root for again?

he is a Titans and Minn. fan.

 

[DripTooHard]

The 49ers are scary on both sides of the ball and the cowboys want nothing to do with them. It was bad for us in the playoffs last year and I fear it will be worse this year

If you want the trophy you have to slay the dragon. I don’t believe the Cowboys fear any team. They only need to fear themselves!

 

[jazzcat22]

They knew they were going to lose before they got there.
With Hurts out they knew the offense would struggle- and it did- giving up four turnovers.
The defense of the Eagles knew they couldn't play as aggressive because they would have to be on the field longer with their offense not being up to par.
It was a good victory, but one that anyone who knows football expected.
Dak got to play against a weaker version of the team Cooper Rush faced, and still nearly gave the game away early. The Cowboys won by six points after getting four turnovers from the Eagles, but Dak gave the Eagles seven points himself.
And the Cowboys were at home. Dak didn't have to play against a hostile crowd, one that would gave eaten him alive after the early pick six.
The Cowboys were able to maintain the momentum going against a weaker Eagles offense, so Dak played well.
You asked.

BS...entire post is actually.

 

[DripTooHard]

1st Half

Philly up 20-17

Dak threw a pick 6 INT and Minshew threw an INT at his own 47 which eventually led to a Dallas TD

2nd Half

Philly was up 27-20 with 4:15 to go in the 3rd quarter when Minshew fumbled at his own 37 which led to a short field Dallas TD

Philly was up 34-27 with 9:59 to go in the 4th quarter when Dallas went 8 play 75 yard TD drive to tie the game at 34

Minshew threw another INT at his own 40 with 4:24 to go in the 4th quarter which led to a Dallas FG putting Dallas up 37-34

Sanders fumbled at his own 21 with 2:19 to go in the 4th quarter which led to a Dallas FG putting them up 40-34

Philly drve down the field and had 1st down at the Dallas 19 and after spiking the ball Minshew had 3 straight incompletions


So when you celebrate the Dallas offense keep in mind that 4 Philly turnovers led to 20 Dallas points in short to mid field Philly field position.......so if not for those turnovers Dallas scores 20 points so stop overinflating the Dallas offense when the Philly offense in essence gave Dallas the game via turnovers.

I disagree with the point to stop overinflating the offense with all due respect sir. We can’t speculate on what would have been the flow of the game without Philly blunders. A team should never apologize for capitalizing on turnovers. That’s what they’re supposed to do. Also, 2 of those turnovers were man up plays. Taking the ball away from a receiver. Not relying on lucky bounces!