2025 Season | Week 3 | Gameday Chatter Thread | Cowboys vs. Bears | 9/21/2025

[Simpleton]

The offensive talent is mostly fine, Steele sucks, Guyton is average at best, and the RB situation is what it is, but for the most part the talent there is fine. Of course it's going to look kind of shitty when your best player goes out 8 snaps into the game and you have two bonehead turnovers.

The problem is the fact that the defense is as bad as I've ever seen here. Like, arguably even worse than 2020 and what we saw last year. At least last year it was against some elite offenses, this year the entire back 7 has no clue what they're doing and they're getting completely gashed by below average QB's/offenses, even when the run defense is mostly fine.

The defensive talent isn't good but the performances shouldn't be this bad, Eberflus should probably be fired but I get the feeling that his assistants (mostly his buddies he brought over from the Bears) are probably even worse.

The horrendous defense is warping everything else and making it seem like the offense isn't doing well unless they're playing perfectly, because that's what's needed to win with this bullshit defense.

And having Parsons on the roster wouldn't make a damn bit of difference with the massive busts that happen every 5 or so plays.

 

[1bigfan13]

And having Parsons on the roster wouldn't make a damn bit of difference with the massive busts that happen every 5 or so plays.

I agree with everything but this part. Parsons would absolutely make a difference. Not enough to save the season but having him out there makes everyone better.

 

[Rev]

For those wishing for a DC change......

 

[bbgun]

Hmm. Suddenly the Giants aren't racing up and down the field unmolested.

 

[Simpleton]

I agree with everything but this part. Parsons would absolutely make a difference. Not enough to save the season but having him out there makes everyone better.

Of course having an elite player would make some sort of difference, I just mean in the grand scheme of the defensive problems I think we'd be shit defensively one way or the other.

The coverage problems are systemic, nobody knows how to play their zones, guys are running around like chickens with their heads cut off and vacating their areas to run at an offensive player who is in a zone that already has two defenders, LB's are turning and running like they're in man when they should be playing with their eyes forward, so on and so forth.

He'd have a few sacks, and maybe we'd have won in regulation last week 34-30 instead of having to drag things out into OT, but overall I think the defense would be just as bad.

Honestly I'm even happier they traded him after seeing this clown show rather than waste a season of his prime, which I expect to be short given his lack of size.

 

[1bigfan13]

For those wishing for a DC change......

If they didn't fire Mike Nolan midseason, they damn sure aren't firing Eberflus.

But one thing Nolan had going for him was his unit created a good number of turnovers.

 

[Simpleton]

Hmm. Suddenly the Giants aren't racing up and down the field unmolested.

There's no chance they get to 20 in this game, and the Bears will look like complete shit next week against whoever they play.

I honestly have no idea what the morons coaching this defense have been doing for the last 8 months because the mistakes in coverage I'm seeing are as basic as you can get.

Elam running towards the LOS at literally nobody on the flea-flicker when he was supposed to be in Cover-3 was about the dumbest thing I've ever seen a CB do.

 

[NoDak]

Looking for positives.

Hey @NoDak care to chime in, dipshit?

You want positives? Sure. I’m more than happy to help you out.

I’m positive you are retarded.

 

[1bigfan13]

Honestly I'm even happier they traded him after seeing this clown show rather than waste a season of his prime, which I expect to be short given his lack of size.

I feel the same. I just wish the idiots would've traded him in the Spring when they could've got more for him and used the draft picks to help this year's team.

By doing it the ass backwards way that they did they've essentially punted on this season, which is dumb as hell when you have an aging, expensive QB who is in the backend of his prime. Dak probably only has 2 or 3 years of top-end play in him and they decided to burn one of those years with the nonsense Micah trade and lazy coaching staff hires.

I've never seen a team intentionally shoot themselves in the foot as often as Jerry Jones' Cowboys.

 

[Simpleton]

I feel the same. I just wish the idiots would've traded him in the Spring when they could've got more for him and used the draft picks to help this year's team.

By doing it the ass backwards way that they did they've essentially punted on this season, which is dumb as hell when you have an aging, expensive QB who is in the backend of his prime. Dak probably only has 2 or 3 years of top-end play in him and they decided to burn one of those years with the nonsense Micah trade and lazy coaching staff hires.

I've never seen a team intentionally shoot themselves in the foot as often as Jerry Jones' Cowboys.

It's because they don't actually have any sort of a plan that relies on foresight, they're just a bunch of dogs chasing their tails, reactive in almost every single way.

 

[Smitty]

The offensive talent is mostly fine, Steele sucks, Guyton is average at best, and the RB situation is what it is, but for the most part the talent there is fine. Of course it's going to look kind of shitty when your best player goes out 8 snaps into the game and you have two bonehead turnovers.

The problem is the fact that the defense is as bad as I've ever seen here. Like, arguably even worse than 2020 and what we saw last year. At least last year it was against some elite offenses, this year the entire back 7 has no clue what they're doing and they're getting completely gashed by below average QB's/offenses, even when the run defense is mostly fine.

The defensive talent isn't good but the performances shouldn't be this bad, Eberflus should probably be fired but I get the feeling that his assistants (mostly his buddies he brought over from the Bears) are probably even worse.

The horrendous defense is warping everything else and making it seem like the offense isn't doing well unless they're playing perfectly, because that's what's needed to win with this bullshit defense.

And having Parsons on the roster wouldn't make a damn bit of difference with the massive busts that happen every 5 or so plays.

Mostly fine means not conference championship material.

 

[bbgun]

I just wish the idiots would've traded him in the Spring when they could've got more for him and used the draft picks to help this year's team.

Jerry thought he had a deal with him in the Spring. Would have made no sense to trade him at that time.

 

[Smitty]

If nothing else this should make everyone realize we should be selling off everything we can. Tear it down. There’s no foundation here except perhaps pieces on the OL.

 

[1bigfan13]

There's no chance they get to 20 in this game, and the Bears will look like complete shit next week against whoever they play.

I honestly have no idea what the morons coaching this defense have been doing for the last 8 months because the mistakes in coverage I'm seeing are as basic as you can get.

Elam running towards the LOS at literally nobody on the flea-flicker when he was supposed to be in Cover-3 was about the dumbest thing I've ever seen a CB do.

It's pretty easy to ID the new coaching staff and their schemes being the problem in Dallas. Mainly because most of the players that look lost have been dependable and productive the better part of the last 3-4 years in Dallas. But now that Eberflus and crew are in town, those same players look completely lost and devoid of confidence.

 

[Simpleton]

If nothing else this should make everyone realize we should be selling off everything we can. Tear it down. There’s no foundation here except perhaps pieces on the OL.

I'd keep Lamb since he could be important for a young QB in the next few years, although I'd definitely quietly gauge what we could get in a trade for Dak.

 

[Smitty]

Huh maybe Fat Mike knew a thing or two about coaching.

 

[Smitty]

I'd keep Lamb since he could be important for a young QB in the next few years, although I'd definitely quietly gauge what we could get in a trade for Dak.

No. He’s the biggest piece you could parlay into assets. But he’s not foundational either. By time we are any good he will be over the hill.

 

[1bigfan13]

Jerry thought he had a deal with him in the Spring. Would have been no sense to trade him at that time.

He should've talked to the agent in the spring.

 

[Simpleton]

It's pretty easy to ID the new coaching staff and their schemes being the problem in Dallas. Mainly because most of the players that look lost have been dependable and productive the better part of the last 3-4 years in Dallas. But now that Eberflus and crew are in town, those same players look completely lost and devoid of confidence.

And just as I'm reading this Wilson throws a prayer ball like he was doing all last week and it ends up being one of the easiest picks you'll ever see for one of the KC DB's.

But yes, the defensive coaching is embarrassingly bad and it's obvious as day. The talent is average to below average depending on injuries in any given week, but it's not so bad that this should be a historically bad defense yet again.

 

[Simpleton]

Huh maybe Fat Mike knew a thing or two about coaching.

The team looks very similar to the early part of last year, except with a bit more talent/production offensively.