We are not talking about the record, I'm talking about how the offense is playing the last few weeks- cause do you really think we do any thing in the playoffs if the offense doesn't get in gear. Records and rankings will mean nothing once the post season starts.
As far as rising to the level of their competition - not so much since the Denver game - Denver was supposed to be a "one-off" and the KC game was the game that was going to see where we are...
That didn't turn out too good - and it wasn't that they lost - no shame in losing to KC in KC, it was how bad the KC D manhandled the Boys offense, that was bad.
And I'm not saying the offense is a "failure" - I'm saying they better get back to where they were or its gonna be a short stay in the playoffs.
One thing I think is interesting is how McCarthy and his mindset has also transformed the defense.
I know he is an “offense” head coach.
but. One of his primary focuses when taking over the team, has been transforming the defense into a more aggressive defense and to focus heavily on forcing turnovers.
The cowboys were one of the worst in the league at forcing turnovers for a decade prior to his arrival. In less than 2 seasons the defense is totally transformed into something we haven’t seen in a long long time. They are one of the best at forcing turnovers since halfway through last season.
I think McCarthy gets credit for that. He screwed up hiring Nolan but corrected that error by hiring Quinn.
I think McCarthy deserves a ton of credit for turning that around.
he is also a much more aggressive coach.
He also has transformed the cowboys training programs and use of analytics not just on game day but also in practices, training regimens, player rest, etc.
truth is. Big mike has brought a lot of this team, not just knowledge about running the offense.
so ultimately I just view his success/failure on total team success.
if the cowboys get to a Super Bowl with a meh offense but a defense that forces a ton of turnovers. I’m just fine with that.
They have played very well against the best teams on their schedule which tells me they rise to the level of their competition. Not every play is going to be a success but they have had enough to get to where they are. That's indisputable so maybe you're critiquing them too harshly. What I'm observing here is your inability to remember all the success on offense and your ability to remember the failure on offense causes your judgment to be skewed negatively with the job MM and KM are doing. Having the #2 offense in the NFL is not failure.
