What are your thoughts after sleeping on it?

[ZeroClub]

And why go away from the run when we clearly couldnt block there pass rush was even more mind boggling

Yeah, that 2nd and 2 in overtime was especially difficult to take.

Oh well, maybe the coaches learn something from it and don't make the same mistake at a more crucial time in the season.

 

[bbgun]

Romo made awful decisions all game long. He also failed to adequately set up pass protections. Neither he nor anyone in authority could figure out their blitzes. Haslett owns him.

It's hard to bag on a guy who gained 142 yards, but I did notice that Murray was trying too much to "finish" his runs. He also has a bad habit of running into the backs of blockers, leaving a lot of yards on the field.

[video=youtube;i5hRlBBFHNA]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=i5hRlBBFHNA[/video]

 

[SixisBetter]

Garrett's still gonna Garrett.

Yes,this horrible truth has been hiding behind our early success.
As soon as Haslett's blitz packages started to be effective,the play calling seemed to be "no wait we can beat this",instead of "here's the league's leading rusher so suck it Redskins."
Washington had 10 mins more TOP than the Cowboys,and it exposed our undermanned defense.

 

[cockstrong]

Yes,this horrible truth has been hiding behind our early success.
As soon as Haslett's blitz packages started to be effective,the play calling seemed to be "no wait we can beat this",instead of "here's the league's leading rusher so suck it Redskins."
Washington had 10 mins more TOP than the Cowboys,and it exposed our undermanned defense.

BINGO

 

[ThoughtExperiment]

I think this is just one of those things that happens in this league. Every week in the NFL teams that shouldn't win, win, and teams that shouldn't lose, lose. This was one of those classic games where the underdog with a lousy QB has everything go right -- they got turnovers, our QB was a little off (Romo wasn't nearly as accurate as he has been even way before he got hurt), they got a big return, etc. And you let that team hang around and think it can win, and it -- and the QB -- actually gets a little confidence and starts to believe they can do it. We should have beaten that team down before it ever got to that point. If Murray doesn't fumble after that long run deep in their territory, it's probably 14-3 and even that small a margin is more than they can overcome.

So I'm not too worried about it. This wasn't a 6-1 type team anyway. Say Romo and Williams don't make that miracle 3rd and 22 in Seattle, or the Rams TE doesn't drop that TD right in his hands, we lose those games. Everything like that isn't going to go right every week. So this probably just makes up for it.

Only thing that really baffles me about that game is, like everyone has talked about a lot already, how we can be so hapless against Haslett's blitzes. How do rushers come completely free so that Tony gets hit more times in one half than he has two or three full games? How does Dez not get free against a rookie mid-round corner? That doesn't make any sense. But surely that kind of thing won't go on all year.

 

[Midswat]

So I'm not too worried about it. This wasn't a 6-1 type team anyway. Say Romo and Williams don't make that miracle 3rd and 22 in Seattle, or the Rams TE doesn't drop that TD right in his hands, we lose those games. Everything like that isn't going to go right every week. So this probably just makes up for it.

A lot of truth to this.

Up until last night basically anything that could go right for us, did. Our guys make miracle catches in key moments (Dez vs texans/Williams vs Seattle) and opponents drop critical routine passes (cook td at Rams). Also a few guys have been playing well above their heads. Durant/Moore specifically.

So I guess were not the juggernaut team we/I thought we were.

 

[cockstrong]

I thought sixisbetter was dead on. We controlled the ball for most of the games we played in which covered up our defenses warts.
Also we played a few backups along the way. St Louis, Washington, Tennesee

Cant imagine having to face Rodgers, Manning and co

The only way we win is to run the ball and control the clock

 

[Iamtdg]

We got out-coached. It really is just that simple.

 

[ThoughtExperiment]

I thought sixisbetter was dead on. We controlled the ball for most of the games we played in which covered up our defenses warts.
Also we played a few backups along the way. St Louis, Washington, Tennesee

Cant imagine having to face Rodgers, Manning and co

The only way we win is to run the ball and control the clock

Yep.

The 105.3 guy in the locker room said several defensive players indicated to him off the record that they were exhausted after that game, just totally out of gas, which they hadn't been up to now. Those extra 12 or 15 or whatever snaps they had to play made the difference.

People have been wondering why teams don't just run on this defense and wear them out. Especially Seattle. This game they did it and it worked.

 

[ZeroClub]

People have been wondering why teams don't just run on this defense and wear them out. Especially Seattle. This game they did it and it worked.

Right. Which is why it is critically important for the Dallas offense to play "keep away" by going on long, time-consuming drives.

 

[peplaw06]

The major issue was not committing to running the ball. It led to us getting blitzed to death and losing the time of possession battle, which left the defense on the field too long, which got them exposed.

We all have been saying during the 6 game streak if this team is really committed to running the ball, it covers up the warts of the defense and solves all of our problems. It seemed like we really were committed to it... now I'm not so sure. It's an offensive philosophy, not a week-to-week, will they won't they thing. Last night looked like a Garrett OC'ed offense from the past few seasons.

 

[Doomsday]

It's hard to bag on a guy who gained 142 yards, but I did notice that Murray was trying too much to "finish" his runs.

He looked like the running of the bulls, as the bull seeking a victim - looking for someone to hit rather than running by them with his 4.5 speed. I like and appreciate a back who delivers blows, but not so much one who goes out of his way to do so.

He also has a bad habit of running into the backs of blockers, leaving a lot of yards on the field.

He is not a nifty runner. He is more out of the Walker cloth than the Emmitt cloth, for example.


To the OP: This game exposed each and every weakness this team has for everyone to see. Every flaw. Whether it be Tony's tender back, porous secondary, horrible special teams, paralysis of the HC and staff under duress, owner interference, everything.

Everything we've all already identified and well knew about.

 

[cmd34]

To the OP: This game exposed each and every weakness this team has for everyone to see. Every flaw. Whether it be Tony's tender back, porous secondary, horrible special teams, paralysis of the HC and staff under duress, owner interference, everything.

Everything we've all already identified and well knew about.

Pretty much nailed it.

All of our flaws, for the world to see.

Jerra : "we're on nasheenall tee vee. I will show everyone exactly who is reesponsble of our 6 and 1 wreckerd. "

 

[Everlastingxxx]

Defense sucks. Offense pass happy. Turnovers. Out coached.

 

[LAZARUS_LOGAN]

The major issue was not committing to running the ball. It led to us getting blitzed to death and losing the time of possession battle, which left the defense on the field too long, which got them exposed.

We all have been saying during the 6 game streak if this team is really committed to running the ball, it covers up the warts of the defense and solves all of our problems. It seemed like we really were committed to it... now I'm not so sure. It's an offensive philosophy, not a week-to-week, will they won't they thing. Last night looked like a Garrett OC'ed offense from the past few seasons.

Not punching the ball in on the goal line was asinine. You do it, and we don't have overtime. But for an encore... in OT, Murray reels off 8 yards on 1st down, making it 2nd and 2. But what do we do...? WE PASS --- TWICE!!!

 

[SixisBetter]

Jerra : "we're on nasheenall tee vee. I will show everyone exactly who is reesponsble of our 6 and 1 wreckerd. "

I'd like to give ESPN a shout out for interviewing this prick from the owner's box.
By which I mean I hope their collective asses grow shut.
His appearance on the sideline made me want to throw up.

 

[peplaw06]

Not punching the ball in on the goal line was asinine. You do it, and we don't have overtime. But for an encore... in OT, Murray reels off 8 yards on 1st down, making it 2nd and 2. But what do we do...? WE PASS --- TWICE!!!

THREE TIMES!! Second, third and fourth down.

 

[ThoughtExperiment]

It was almost like they all forgot they were in overtime. It's like they thought they were fighting the clock at the end of regulation and only had 50 seconds or something to get in FG range and couldn't afford to let the clock run. There was no hurry - just get two yards and get another set of downs.

 

[NoShame]

I think this is just one of those things that happens in this league. Every week in the NFL teams that shouldn't win, win, and teams that shouldn't lose, lose. This was one of those classic games where the underdog with a lousy QB has everything go right -- they got turnovers, our QB was a little off (Romo wasn't nearly as accurate as he has been even way before he got hurt), they got a big return, etc. And you let that team hang around and think it can win, and it -- and the QB -- actually gets a little confidence and starts to believe they can do it. We should have beaten that team down before it ever got to that point. If Murray doesn't fumble after that long run deep in their territory, it's probably 14-3 and even that small a margin is more than they can overcome.

So I'm not too worried about it. This wasn't a 6-1 type team anyway. Say Romo and Williams don't make that miracle 3rd and 22 in Seattle, or the Rams TE doesn't drop that TD right in his hands, we lose those games. Everything like that isn't going to go right every week. So this probably just makes up for it.

Only thing that really baffles me about that game is, like everyone has talked about a lot already, how we can be so hapless against Haslett's blitzes. How do rushers come completely free so that Tony gets hit more times in one half than he has two or three full games? How does Dez not get free against a rookie mid-round corner? That doesn't make any sense. But surely that kind of thing won't go on all year.

Best post in this thread and pretty much my thoughts.

Look, we lost to a rival on Monday night football. This shit happens. But it's like I said before, we weren't as bad as everyone made us out to be before the season and we're not as good as everyone is making us out to be now... Unfortunately the team bought into the hype and they went in there over confident. Played flat from the getgo, got punched in the mouth by the blitz and couldn't do shit to stop it.

The bad thing about this loss is that it comes right before we play the Cards. A top 3 team in the NFL. We could be looking at 6-3 and a two game losing streak real quick.

The good thing about this week.. The eagles also lost.

 

[cockstrong]

It was almost like they all forgot they were in overtime. It's like they thought they were fighting the clock at the end of regulation and only had 50 seconds or something to get in FG range and couldn't afford to let the clock run. There was no hurry - just get two yards and get another set of downs.

Great point and thats what I was thinking exactly as it was happening