Why does this team always not show up in the playoffs?

[CowboysFever1973]

I really don’t get it. We can have a good regular season and then it always crashes and burns. What does Jerry Jones do differently as an owner that causes this team to be the same ol Cowboys every year? It’s been nearly 30 years. Something is obviously wrong with the mental makeup of this team.

 

[Brooksey]

The holes in the roster are to big to overcome against better teams.

Our LB group is the worst in the NFL since LVE went down.
Our running game is avg at best and Dak gets anxiety in big games

 

[CowboysFever1973]

The holes in the roster are to big to overcome against better teams.

Our LB group is the worst in the NFL since LVE went down.
Our running game is avg at best and Dak gets anxiety in big games

The packers are going to be the 2011 Giants aren’t they? That team is actually better then the record indicates

 

[Setackin]

I really don’t get it. We can have a good regular season and then it always crashes and burns. What does Jerry Jones do differently as an owner that causes this team to be the same ol Cowboys every year? It’s been nearly 30 years. Something is obviously wrong with the mental makeup of this team.

It’s the overall culture in Dallas. Including FANS, calling Dak an MVP was ridiculous. In every poll this year “are you happy with Dak at QB” I answered the same way week in and week out. Do it in the playoffs. Dak isn’t it, trade him his stock will never be higher.

 

[Jipper]

I really don’t get it. We can have a good regular season and then it always crashes and burns. What does Jerry Jones do differently as an owner that causes this team to be the same ol Cowboys every year? It’s been nearly 30 years. Something is obviously wrong with the mental makeup of this team.

We didn't have a good regular season, we just beat a bunch of bad teams and lost to all the good ones except the eagles and were gifted the Detroit game.

This team was bad to begin with, get ready for it to get worse too

 

[OriginalNameGuy]

The formula to beat the Cowboys has been the same for year's because our roster construction neglects the interior DL and LB picks haven't worked out due to Injury or lack of talent. So smart coaches have been running the same gameplan for year's and saying "stop us". If the offense manages to get a lead or the defense forces turnovers then it's possible to overcome that flaw but the great team's/well coached teams do not give us the silly turnover

 

[Streifenkarl]

I really don’t get it. We can have a good regular season and then it always crashes and burns. What does Jerry Jones do differently as an owner that causes this team to be the same ol Cowboys every year? It’s been nearly 30 years. Something is obviously wrong with the mental makeup of this team.

In my opinion it's pretty easy:

In the regular season you meet alot of different teams, and with a little schedule luck you meet alot of sub par teams. That's what this team does best: beat the little guys. Now we got two wins against contenders this year, but that doesn't mean we have the consistency to do it more than every now and then.

Now in the play offs we meet the big dogs and fail. GB ain't a big dog you say? Well don't look at their whole season, look at their development and their last couple of games. Dallas stagnates ever since 2021. Other teams improve. The Cowboys think they're geniuses with chosing undrafted QBs or low picks. Other teams have a strategy.

 

[hutch1254]

The packers are going to be the 2011 Giants aren’t they? That team is actually better then the record indicates

Packers played solid football down the stretch. It's not a fluke. There's some "they don't know any better" for sure with this young group but they did play solid in the right part of the year.

 

[CowboysFever1973]

In my opinion it's pretty easy:

In the regular season you meet alot of different teams, and with a little schedule luck you meet alot of sub par teams. That's what this team does best: beat the little guys. Now we got two wins against contenders this year, but that doesn't mean we have the consistency to do it more than every now and then.

Now in the play offs we meet the big dogs and fail. GB ain't a big dog you say? Well don't look at their whole season, look at their development and their last couple of games. Dallas stagnates ever since 2021. Other teams improve.

This Packers team might actually be the second best team in the nfc behind SF. Underrated and flew under the radar the entire season.

 

[CowboyoWales]

We didn't have a good regular season, we just beat a bunch of bad teams and lost to all the good ones except the eagles and were gifted the Detroit game.

This team was bad to begin with, get ready for it to get worse too

....and weren't the Eagles reeling from a 9ers hammering.
We lose because we listen to the hype and put expectations above experience.

 

[phildadon86]

I really don’t get it. We can have a good regular season and then it always crashes and burns. What does Jerry Jones do differently as an owner that causes this team to be the same ol Cowboys every year? It’s been nearly 30 years. Something is obviously wrong with the mental makeup of this team.

The problem is above the field. Not on it.

 

[CowboyoWales]

Packers played solid football down the stretch. It's not a fluke. There's some "they don't know any better" for sure with this young group but they did play solid in the right part of the year.

When you say solid, didn't Love have the best passer rating down the stretch?

 

[CowboysFever1973]

The problem is above the field. Not on it.

So what is Jerry Jones doing differently?

 

[perrykemp]

This Packers team might actually be the second best team in the nfc behind SF. Underrated and flew under the radar the entire season.

It's the thing I worried about when everybody kept saying the Packers were 9-8 and really not good. When you have a team as young as the Packers, who cares what you did in the first half of the seaon -- their performance in the 2nd half of the season (where Love threw 18 TDs and 1 INT) was the real tell.

 

[phildadon86]

So what is Jerry Jones doing differently?

Nothing. He will be "angry" and bring everyone back.

 

[John813]

Seems like in the playoffs these thing are an almost guarantee:

1. Big time players don't step up
2. Any weakness by other teams aren't exposed.
3. Any weakness on the Cowboys are exposed and there's no adjustments, or they come too late
4. Penalties galore. Knuckleheads show up big time
5. Our strengths during the season? Lets try something else.


Outside of the Tampa game last year, the above seems to always happen.

 

[Creeper]

I think this is not a simple question to answer. It may be more than one thing.

But when I look at both teams last night the biggest difference to me was the Packers made very few mistakes all night and when they made them, the Cowboys did not get fired up and take advantage. The Cowboys made a ton of mistakes all night. The Packers took advantage of almost every one.

The Packers played as a team, especially on defense. Every time Dak hit a receiver with a pass it looked like 10 Packers were there to make the tackle. That's how defenses are supposed to play. The Cowboys played as 11 individuals and that is why the Packers had an easy time moving the ball. There was no better example than the play where Bell and Wilson both left the TE who them ran uncovered downfield. Love threw a balloon up in the air of his back foot to him but no one was anywhere near him to knock it away or intercept it. The receiver had to wait for the ball, and still casually strolled into the end zone before 1 guy, Kearse came over way too late to challenge him. How does that happen 18 games into the season?

Mental mistakes, little and big, is why Dallas lost that game last night. They are a better team than Green Bay, and I suspect the 49ers will show every just how mediocre the Packers really are.

I blame Quinn for not have his unit ready to play as a team. He had a terrible game plan and it was poorly executed. I have been saying for weeks that Quinn is not the guy we thought he was and last night, I think he proved it.

My advice to Dallas, though, is stop looking for certain types of athletes of certain sizes or certain arm length. Draft football players who have big hearts and know how to play team football. The defense needs a hard hitting LB with good instincts, and the will to win and elevate the entire defense. They do not have enough of those guys on this team.

 

[bottleKids]

We have a bunch of holes in our roster which will become impossible to fill once Dak get's his extension. And he is getting his extension... I sadly have some to accept that. I just hope he does the right thing and doesn't demand 55-60 a year, and says "give me 35".................but he won't.

 

[MyFairLady]

I have broken this down so many times it feels pointless but I will do it again. The most pathetic loss in team history deserves some explanation:

1. We are a top heavy roster. We pay our "stars" massive contracts and celebrate that as though it is a victory for the franchise even though they have accomplished nothing but accumulate regular season stats. Look at the guys that consume all of the salary cap Dak, Demarcus, Martin, Tyron all these guys are consider hall of famers around here but the only thing they are great at is consuming salary cap.
2. We constantly over value our own guys and ignore injury histories. Gallup, Pollard, LVE the list is endless of guys who consume 10 plus million in cap space and provide nothing on the field when it matters.
3. We treat roster sports and draft picks like they are gambling chips. Guys like Jaylon Smith, Sam Williams and Bossmanfat are literally team destroyers.
4. Dead money for failed contracts year after year Zeke and Collins leading the charge this year.
5. Players who show flash are valued over those who show physicality. Reliability is not valued.
6. The large contracts going to the players at the top and the dead money result in a thin roster that falls apart late in the year and into the playoffs.
7. Brand development, brand awareness, maximizing earnings. These are the core values of the Dallas Cowboy organization and the players.
8. Zero accountability starting at the top and working all the way to the bottom. The examples are endless. Lael Colling being welcomed back just another example.

I could go on and on but what is the point. For fun have yourself a quick look at the salary cap for next season. The same old story only worse. Zack Martin at 28.5 million. Demarcus Lawrence at 20.5 million. Gallup at 14 million. Diggs at 16.25 million. Zeke at 6 million .And the cherry on top is the MVP candidate himself at 60 million. Don't worry though Jerry will save the day with a huge extension moving it all down the road. The Cap isn't real and teams like us can do whatever we want.

 

[Staubacher]

The packers are going to be the 2011 Giants aren’t they? That team is actually better then the record indicates

They're going to get boat raced in San Francisco next week