2023 Season | Week 16 | Gameday Chatter Thread | Cowboys @ Dolphins | 12/24/2023

[Clff15701]

Assuming Quinn is back next year we need to retool the defense a bit. Rushing the passer is great but you can’t let them run in down your throat on third and two to end the game and you can’t give up so many easy yards in the middle. Fat Mikes offense seems to be good we need bigger players on D and to do something about RB.

 

[boozeman]

It was nice to see Dak come up big on that final drive. Real gutsy shit there and it is encouraging.

but at the end of the day we are gonna not be good enough to do shit in the playoffs. It’ll be another Round 2 exit, if we are lucky as Baker Mayfield is white hot right now.

Fuck Prescott.

 

[Smitty]

Team can’t stop the run. What are we paying DeMarcus Lawrence $100m for again?

 

[Bipo]

Can’t wait for that second round playoff exit again.

They won't get out of the first round if they have to go on the road.

 

[Smitty]

Fuck Prescott.

Prescott wasn’t good enough. Yeah the last drive was nice. Maybe if he had done it on another drive we are leading by more than 1.

 

[boozeman]

Assuming Quinn is back next year we need to retool the defense a bit. Rushing the passer is great but you can’t let them run in down your throat on 3rd and two to end the game and you can’t give up so many easy yards in the middle.

Yeah, just bring back this merry band of fucktards who can't beat anyone worth a shit.

 

[boozeman]

Prescott wasn’t good enough. Yeah the last drive was nice. Maybe if he had done it on another drive we are leading by more than 1.

Maybe Sam Howell would have done better. Ya think?

 

[Smitty]

Maybe Sam Howell would have done better. Ya think?

Never said anything even close to that.

 

[boozeman]

They won't get out of the first round if they have to go on the road.

These frauds probably could pull off beating the NFC South champ.

 

[Clff15701]

Yeah, just bring back this merry band of fucktards who can't beat anyone worth a shit.

You know damn well Jerry will hire someone way worse than fat Mike. I don’t want to chance it especially if we’re stuck with Dak and a long contract.

 

[shane]

Prescott wasn’t good enough. Yeah the last drive was nice. Maybe if he had done it on another drive we are leading by more than 1.

Fair point. Ultimately we will lose because McCarthy will be outschemed by better coaches when it matters most. He is decent, and miles better than Garrett, but not on par with the likes of McDaniel, Shanahan, McVay, and others at the top of the heap. And that is who we will be running into come playoff time.

 

[Bipo]

Why's everyone talking about a second round exit?

I'm thinking they don't get out of the first now.

Like they blew their wad with Philly.

Or...they just can't play on the road.

 

[boozeman]

You know damn well Jerry will hire someone way worse than fat Mike.

Fine.

Let his fucking ass do that too.

Maybe hire Belichick.

 

[Bipo]

These frauds probably could pull off beating the NFC South champ.

On the road? Questionable.

 

[Clff15701]

Fine.

Let his fucking ass do that too.

Maybe hire Belichick.

That could work but only if Jerry gives up control ala Parcells

 

[Chocolate Lab]

@Simpleton is right.

The sober view is that this was a coin flip game against a team that's probably very similar to us quality-wise, and we were on the road. They had to make 3 50+ yard FGs to beat us by two points. They're about a top 5-6-7 team in the league and so are we. Is that a reason to cry that everything sucks, everyone is a loser, etc.? I don't think so. Of course it would be more fun to be a top 2-3 team, but we're slightly below that. It's just what we are.

My disappointment is I'm afraid everything has been squeezed out of Dak that we can get. He's good to very good, but he just isn't the guy to carry a good but flawed team -- and most are -- to a Super Bowl against top defenses. I'd hoped that the new system, etc. would work through these periods he has where his brain locks up, and I think he has made progress, but it looks like it's not enough.

 

[Stoneman]

The playoffs are different than random regular season games, and there's nothing to be ashamed about in terms of how this game played out. Miami has a much better offensive design and that's probably what made the difference, aside from the opening fumble, but that's nothing new.

If you give another road game against SF where it's 9-6 at halftime I'll take our chances.

Who says we're going to be sitting 9-6 at halftime in San Fran. Where do you pull this crap out of?

 

[Bipo]

One thing I noticed when they showed the behind the QB view a few times when Dak had no one to throw to that the plays seemed super basic. Looked like streaks on the outside with RB and TE check downs each time.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Who says we're going to be sitting 9-6 at halftime in San Fran. Where do you pull this crap out of?

Um, last year?

 

[Stoneman]

It was nice to see Dak come up big on that final drive. Real gutsy shit there and it is encouraging.

but at the end of the day we are gonna not be good enough to do shit in the playoffs. It’ll be another Round 2 exit, if we are lucky as Baker Mayfield is white hot right now.

Other than a couple drives, Dak was terrible. Looked hopelessly confused out there, just like last week. Thank God for Ceedee or they're probably shut out.