Why didn't the Cowboys fight back like the 49ers did?

[erod]

It wasn't Dak that gave up 5.6yd/carry and 3TDs to Aaron Jones.

No, but it was Dak who couldn't move the ball against an average defense to keep his team in it. He was horrible. Again.

 

[Jayinem]

No heart

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Both the Cowboys and 49ers were playing at home. Both teams were down by multiple scores.

One roared back behind timely defensive stops and a few momentum changing plays. The other went out with a whimper.

What is the source of the contrast? Is it talent? Is it intestinal fortitude?

I'll say this, Shanahan looked like you could fry an egg on his forehead at the end of the 1st half. He was visibly perturbed. I wish I could hear his halftime speech because his players, his leaders like Deebo, came out with a chip on their shoulder in the 3rd quarter. Top, down they have something that is a completely foreign concept in Dallas - football character.

Cowboys need to spend all offseason dissecting what is preventing them from fighting back when they are put in a corner like the 49ers did last night.

weak minded. they fold. I mean CD went to the side line after a little bit of a tough start and pouted. the coach had to come talk to him. THE COACH IN THE MIDDLE OF MOST IMPORTANT GAME had to come and talk to him. where was the fight? where was the heart? Dak panicked. Parsons disappeared. the team became undisicplined and they all went the individual route. coaches allowed them. Quinn spent more time interviewing than preparing a game plan.

the contrast is organizational focus. up and down. two dallas players had a pep rally party!!!! are you freaking kidding me. two had a victory party planned!!! are you kidding me. these are act of entitled spoiled players in an organizatin where football is not the highest priority.

 

[1942willys]

It helps that SF had a defense that didn't let the score get entirely away from them.
It also helped that Detroit fumbled a handoff that led to 7 points and that receivers dropped passes.
It also helped that Purdy threw three ints that hit defenders right in the hands that were all dropped in addition to the actual int. He had 4 the previous week. His lucky int drops allowed him to make 2-3 plays to win the game instead of getting the "choker" label. It's still a team game.

how many picks have been dropped by Dallas opponents this year?
How many were dropped in the GB game?

 

[Jayinem]

No, but it was Dak who couldn't move the ball against an average defense to keep his team in it. He was horrible. Again.

Exactly, I'm pretty sure every time the other team scores you get a chance to score. Yet we got down 27-0.

 

[LysleE]

Hmmm…the team is soft, play with no passion or emotion; mentally weak with no fight in them; the organization has cultivated this sense of entitlement based solely on past accomplishments; not to mention no leadership on the field when faced with adversity.

 

[Creeper]

Another invitation to bash Dak. But the difference is much more obvious. The 49ers were down 24-7 at the half and did not allow Detroit to score another point until they scored a garbage time TD. If Dallas had shut down GB in the 2nd half like they, they would have won despite being down 27-7 at the half. The 49ers made some defensive adjustments in the 2nd half. The Cowboys didn't.

It is against my nature to question players mental state, but the Cowboys looked defeated going into the 2nd half, especially on defense. The 49ers in the 2nd half, looked determined to stop the Lions offense.

 

[Vtwin]

All four teams that played yesterday showed 100 times the heart this Dallas team shows. Both the 49's and the Lions would have steam rolled the Cowboys yesterday. It would have been beyond ugly.

 

[Creeper]

Niners were down by 17. We were down by 27.

We have a QB who is a deer in the headlights. The team knew it. After Dak's first INT at the 20, everyone and their mom's knew the game was over. Same story ... same ending.

We were down by 20 at the half and got the ball to start the 2nd half. The 49ers were down by 17, only a 3 point difference in the 2 games. The difference is the 49ers defense adjusted and shut the Lions down in the 2nd half. The Cowboys defense continued to allow the Packers to keep scoring points, 14 in the 3rd quarter.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

A lot of people will blame Dak, but in reality the 9ers defense making stops early in the 3rd was what gave them a legit shot at coming back.

They were down three scores.

Purdy making plays is what ultimately helped win the game as well as their defense stemming the tide, but they don’t win without the points.

 

[Rajveer]

Both the Cowboys and 49ers were playing at home. Both teams were down by multiple scores.

One roared back behind timely defensive stops and a few momentum changing plays. The other went out with a whimper.

What is the source of the contrast? Is it talent? Is it intestinal fortitude?

I'll say this, Shanahan looked like you could fry an egg on his forehead at the end of the 1st half. He was visibly perturbed. I wish I could hear his halftime speech because his players, his leaders like Deebo, came out with a chip on their shoulder in the 3rd quarter. Top, down they have something that is a completely foreign concept in Dallas - football character.

Cowboys need to spend all offseason dissecting what is preventing them from fighting back when they are put in a corner like the 49ers did last night.

You need a bit of luck for that to happen as well. That catch by Aiyuk which ricocheted off the CB was luck. The ball has to bounce your way, plus Detroit coach and his aggressiveness did not work. If they would have converted either of their 4th down plays, the story would have ended differently.

 

[kevm3]

Dak played like trash most of the game, but to blame him for the defense is laughable. So the defense gave up within 5 minutes of the game? Did they stop the Packers ONCE? I thought this was supposed to be an elite defense, so why is their play contingent on the QB? If they only gave up like 17 points and the cowboys still lost, I'd understand them being mad, but the Packers QB on a rookie contract had a perfect QB rating and their RB averaged 5.5 yards with 3tds. I'm sorry, but if you play like that because your qb throws one interception, then that's a weak minded defense.

The problem is a culture problem as it has always been and instead of bringing in a hard-nosed coach that builds a team that thrives in adversity, we brought in Jerry's buddy Mike who is a finesse coach that can build razzle dazzle teams that beat up on weaker opponents but get destroyed in the face of pressure. A team that showed an ounce of physicality beat up on us no matter their record the whole year. The fact that you had role players throwing victory parties before the game was even played showed you there was a big culture problem.

Switch out all the players on the team and you'll get the same result. Remember Ware was 'washed up' until he went to Denver? And now we even have fans talking about trade Micah. The Jones boy circus continues on as it always has for the past 30 years

 

[slick325]

It's not in their DNA. Not in their makeup.

They are/were front-runners who bullied teams once they got a lead. They are/were also lawn chairs who folded the minute someone punched them in the mouth early and often.

Those are/were the Dallas Cowboys of 2023.

Buy into them! Let's run it back!

 

[Jayinem]

Another invitation to bash Dak. But the difference is much more obvious. The 49ers were down 24-7 at the half and did not allow Detroit to score another point until they scored a garbage time TD. If Dallas had shut down GB in the 2nd half like they, they would have won despite being down 27-7 at the half. The 49ers made some defensive adjustments in the 2nd half. The Cowboys didn't.

It is against my nature to question players mental state, but the Cowboys looked defeated going into the 2nd half, especially on defense. The 49ers in the 2nd half, looked determined to stop the Lions offense.

Wow the amount of reaching Dak homers do to make excuses for him. Maybe it's just hard to come down from 17 20 or 27 points and you're just going to lose most of the time probably 95% of the time if you do. Dak should be competitive in both the first half and second half to make sure he didn't get down that much instead of getting down 27-0 (which means defense gets an F- and offense gets an F-) and blaming it all on the defense. There was no reason to get down that much at home against the 7 seed. Dak does not get a pass because his defense didn't hold them to 0 in the second half.

 

[noshame]

We are over rated because our division has been a cake walk for 3 seasons and our HC couldn't motivate a police dog.
Next year we might get a good read of our talent.
I'm sad to say.

 

[Captain-Crash]

your "leader" sets the tone for the game. When he checks out and can't be found until the last part of the 4th quarter, that affects the team.
Who in here thought the GB defense would shut us down?


can somebody show his awesome stats up to the last part of the game?

 

[MyFairLady]

The niners defense was leaking oil to start and they went down by 14. Purdy picked up the slack and immediate scored a TD to try to get back into the game. When we start falling behind watch out baby.

 

[jblaze2004]

Detroit helped the 49ers out a lot in that 3rd quarter.

Exactly some ridiculous dropped passes by the offense and defense. I am still wondering why the safety tried to catch the ball with his facemask lol That was an easy pick. If he picks Brock off there I believe the Lions probably win the game but then again I bet the refs wouldn’t have picked up that penalty flag so they probably would have called defensive pass interference.

The 49ers defense stepped up but why did the Lions stop running the ball? They were running the ball down the 49ers throat the first half.

 

[SwagSurfer]

Our teams hearts pump kool-aid that's why

 

[Rockport]

Both the Cowboys and 49ers were playing at home. Both teams were down by multiple scores.

One roared back behind timely defensive stops and a few momentum changing plays. The other went out with a whimper.

What is the source of the contrast? Is it talent? Is it intestinal fortitude?

I'll say this, Shanahan looked like you could fry an egg on his forehead at the end of the 1st half. He was visibly perturbed. I wish I could hear his halftime speech because his players, his leaders like Deebo, came out with a chip on their shoulder in the 3rd quarter. Top, down they have something that is a completely foreign concept in Dallas - football character.

Cowboys need to spend all offseason dissecting what is preventing them from fighting back when they are put in a corner like the 49ers did last night.

A 2nd grader knows that the reason is the Cowboys are soft and that starts at the top. Love Jerry, but he coddles the players too much.