The big difference between us and teams like the Chiefs or Bills, or even someone like Arizona or Tampa Bay, is the ability to dominate games by running the ball. Defenses are more or less ceding the running game and/or short passes to these high-flying offenses and daring them to be patient.
We have the running game to punish that, but what our coaches and Dak need to keep in mind is that they can't fall into the trap that KC has fallen into where they're just so accustomed to hitting big plays in the passing game and scoring points quickly that they get impatient when they're forced to methodically drive the field. I'm not saying that's exactly what happened yesterday because we basically just played like shit from top to bottom, but I think the over-aggressiveness on 4th down is a symptom of that impatience.
It's all psychological because in many ways these defenses are basically giving up the short throws, I just hope Dak and the offense can keep that perspective about taking what defenses are giving.
I think you are right, when Tyron is playing. When he's not playing (and two OTs are changed/rearranged), it may be different. ... that the offense isn't so capable.
It is apparent that the Dallas D is vulnerable to power rushing attacks. Yesterday they were gashed early, and it got worse as TOP wore them down. So how to deal with that? One way is to play with a lead to take the other team out of the run. And if you are determined to play with a lead, sometimes you are overly-aggressive.
There were so many uncharacteristic / unusual things that went wrong yesterday (overthrows, drops, the botched punt block, etc.) that the Cowboys just weren't going to win this game. It was a comedy of errors, although not particularly funny.
IMO, there are two main concerns following that game. Reestablishing stability in the OL and the Dallas D's ability to stop the run. If you can fix the first one (which they probably can and will), that'll help with the second one.
Even though they were unlucky in their own game, several other games went Dallas' way yesterday (Falcons over Saints, Chargers over Eagles, Chiefs over Packers, Titans over Rams). The Rams game was a real surprise to me. What a crazy weekend.