2021 Random Cowboys Stuff Thread

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Found this on Reddit. I'm assuming this is accurate.


Fourth Seed (~90% chance, per NY Times simulator)

By far the most likely outcome is that we stand pat as the fourth seed in the NFC. Any of the following scenarios result in the Cowboys clinching the fourth seed

Cowboys loss/tie vs Eagles

Cardinals win vs Seahawks

Rams win or tie vs 49ers

If the Rams win or tie or the Cardinals lose in this scenario, then we will have a rematch with the Cardinals in AT&T Stadium over Wild Card Weekend. If the Cardinals win and the Rams lose, we will instead face the Rams.

Three Seed (~9% chance, per NY Times simulator)

The next most likely outcome according to the NY Times simulator is the Cowboys jumping up one spot to clinch the 3 seed in the NFC. In order to clinch the three seed, we need all of the following to happen

Cowboys win vs Eagles

Bucs win/tie vs Panthers

Cardinals lose/tie vs Seahawks

Rams lose vs 49ers

In this unlikely scenario, the 49ers will also clinch the 6 seed with their win over the Rams and the Eagles loss to the Cowboys, so the Cowboys will face off against the 49ers on Wild Card Weekend.

Two Seed (~2% chance, per NY Times simulator)

Finally, the very unlikely, but still technically possible scenario where the Cowboys clinch the two seed and home field advantage through at least the divisional round. This scenario requires all of the following:

Cowboys win vs Eagles

Bucs lose vs Panthers

Cardinals lose/tie vs Seahawks

Rams lose vs 49ers

In this extremely unlikely scenario, the Eagles will also clinch the 7 seed with their loss to the Cowboys and the 49ers win over the Rams, so the Cowboys will face off against the Eagles on Wild Card Weekend.
 
Iamtdg said:
I think he just might.
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Jerry did try to slow down Goodell’s extension years back, but all the other owners should love him. Jerruh probably is the most influential single person to make the other owners rich, pioneering the in-stadium revenue generating vehicles, getting new stadiums done, TV marketing deals, etc.

I read somewhere that attendance only generates 15% of all revenue.

Without Jerruh, Sofi Stadium doesn’t look the way it does. Atlanta’s Stadium, Vegas, Minnesota, San Fran all with in-stadium revenue generating vehicles. Prior to the Deathstar, the new stadiums mostly looked like 1960s facilities with updated bathrooms - Philly, Indianapolis, Pittsburgh, etc.
 
These refs have to know what they’re doing when they stall several drives in a row while letting the other team get away with murder on the other side.

Lawrence, Gregory, and Parsons were being held consistently throughout that game yesterday. While you expect that it’s part of the game, you’d think they’d call the game down the middle. That whole first half was disjointed because every time something good happened it was called back.

We ended up scoring a TD anyway, but that free play throw to the end zone where Amari was absolutely mugged? Aaron Rogers makes a living doing that shit, they didn’t think that was significant enough contact to warrant a flag? That type of shit blows my mind.

You don’t want to think it, but are these refs out here point shaving or what?
 
Iamtdg said:
I think he just might.
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Blaming 80 year old Jerry for shit drafting and stupid ass contract extensions is one thing, but it's fatalistic and completely obtuse to just broadly blame him for the team committing dumbass penalties.

The whole "country club culture" stuff only goes so far, if McCarthy was near bottom of the league in penalty yards in over a decade at Green Bay and is now near the top of the league in Dallas there's more to it than just Jerry shooting off at the mouth.

Especially when you consider that we've all seen it with our own two eyes.
 
Simpleton said:
Blaming 80 year old Jerry for shit drafting and stupid ass contract extensions is one thing, but it's fatalistic and completely obtuse to just broadly blame him for the team committing dumbass penalties.

The whole "country club culture" stuff only goes so far, if McCarthy was near bottom of the league in penalty yards in over a decade at Green Bay and is now near the top of the league in Dallas there's more to it than just Jerry shooting off at the mouth.

Especially when you consider that we've all seen it with our own two eyes.
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I'm not blaming him for the team committing penalties. I blame him for Goodell having it out for us.
 
Sheik said:
These refs have to know what they’re doing when they stall several drives in a row while letting the other team get away with murder on the other side.

Lawrence, Gregory, and Parsons were being held consistently throughout that game yesterday. While you expect that it’s part of the game, you’d think they’d call the game down the middle. That whole first half was disjointed because every time something good happened it was called back.

We ended up scoring a TD anyway, but that free play throw to the end zone where Amari was absolutely mugged? Aaron Rogers makes a living doing that shit, they didn’t think that was significant enough contact to warrant a flag? That type of shit blows my mind.

You don’t want to think it, but are these refs out here point shaving or what?
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I don't think the refs are necessarily trying to fix the outcome of games but I think there are times where they want to keep the games close. Throwing us out of rhythm with well-timed penalties in the first half is a good way to do that.

I don't think it's a coincidence that our most egregiously called games came directly after massive blowouts (Falcons/Skins), and in showpiece-type nationally televised games (Thanksgiving/Patriots).
 
Iamtdg said:
I'm not blaming him for the team committing penalties. I blame him for Goodell having it out for us.
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True, that's very possible, I just meant from a discipline/culture standpoint I don't think Jerry should be getting much blame anymore.
 
boozeman said:
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There's no chance our (more talented) OL, with one of the better OL coaches in the league, has committed nearly 3X the amount of holding penalties as Green Bay with a patchwork group with a 3rd stringer mixed in here and there.

Every single holding call yesterday was ticky tack as could be, and yet somehow nearly perfectly timed to take away a 1st and put us in 3rd and long.

This stuff is just ridiculous.
 
Genghis Khan said:
I'm not into conspiracy theories, BUT...


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I support the theory but as Booze pointed out penalties are just like any other facet of the game. If you know they are targeting you, then you have to play overly clean. Don’t give them an excuse to throw it.
 
Genghis Khan said:
I'm not into conspiracy theories, BUT...
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I'm not either, but wow, what a stat that is.

As for the Jerry angle... I was halfway listening to an interview with the Papa John's guy a few weeks ago. I kind of perked up when he started talking about his deal with the NFL. He was saying it was well known that Goodell was very vindictive and definitely targeted anyone he thought was trying to threaten him.

Makes you think.
 
Chocolate Lab said:
I'm not either, but wow, what a stat that is.

As for the Jerry angle... I was halfway listening to an interview with the Papa John's guy a few weeks ago. I kind of perked up when he started talking about his deal with the NFL. He was saying it was well known that Goodell was very vindictive and definitely targeted anyone he thought was trying to threaten him.

Makes you think.
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Fuhrer.
 
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