Cowboys @ Falcons

[Roughneck93]

Game coming up...

Cowboys have won five out of the last seven between the two, including the last two.

However...

Dallas has lost seven straight Sunday night games...:ack!:

Falcons win, remaining undefeated.

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Cowboys jump out to a big lead and hold on in the end! Cowboy fans, da boys are going on a long win streak starting tonight ;)

[regaleagle]

It's got to be tough trying to gameplan for the Cowboys. Which Cowboys team will show up this week? And how many game-killing mistakes will they make and STILL have a chance to win it! I would say part of the interest nowadays in the Cowboys stems from these unanswered questions. They have the talent at the skill positions, but putting it all together seems to be a more than daunting task for them as a team. I hope they can get it together against these undefeated Atlanta Falcons tonite in their house. That's exactly what the Cowboys need right now. Come on Man!

[sotex]

so far, so good

[sotex]

Now that's more like it, Great catch Ogletree.

[sotex]

C'mon man, two drives, two fg's?

[ogg]

Felix Jones has never WOW'ed me. This game maybe?

[sotex]

Dunbar looks like a pinata!

[Roughneck93]

How did Dallas not recover that fumble? Geez...

[ogg]

same level as jones, weak.

[ogg]

Ryan may need medical care before this is over

[ogg]

great power running Felix

[sotex]

Lets go Cowboys, put a TD on the board before halftime.

[ogg]

DeMarco, go put your pads on

[ogg]

Beasley looks like a 3a high school wr

[sotex]

DeMarco, go put your pads on

DeMarco would have 100 yds against this defense by now

[ogg]

Lets go Cowboys, put a TD on the board before halftime.

I think the will, let's see, pass to Austin.

[ogg]

go for it

[sotex]

c'mon Garrett, grow a set and go for it!

[Roughneck93]

Hope Ratliff is able to return. That's going to be a huge loss if not.

Damn, Falcons just walked down the field there to end the half...:foul:

[ogg]

Hope Ratliff is able to return. That's going to be a huge loss if not.

Damn, Falcons just walked down the field there to end the half...:foul:

I was thinking that same thing.

[ogg]

Ryan needs to throw a pick.

[sotex]

Carter becoming a player.

[sotex]

keep missing those fg's Bryant!

[Roughneck93]

Carter becoming a player.

Sure is. Playing great tonight.

[ogg]

Carter becoming a player.
play them both when Lee is ready, good GOD

[Roughneck93]

Come on Miles...

[ogg]

Cowboys have no running game. makes it tough.

[sotex]

Lets go D, hold 'em!

[sotex]

too easy

[Roughneck93]

Offense is pathetic tonight.

Defense is gassed and Falcons may just seal it right here.

[ogg]

OK, now, , , , , this is where we come back, Hahahaha

ROMO !!!!

[sotex]

Throw it to the endzone!

[Roughneck93]

There we go!

[lbjacj]

Throw it to the endzone!

He heard you!

[sotex]

Yes! Now shut 'em down D!

[sotex]

'boys can still win this.

[Roughneck93]

Scandrick...:dispntd:

[sotex]

Scandrick again!:thmbdwn:

[sotex]

I'll call it now, Cowboys lose again.

[sotex]

:17 left
Atlanta 19
Dallas 13

[Saggy Aggie]

Lol cowboys

On a side note, texans are 7-1

[coach]

:17 left
Atlanta 19
Dallas 13

Thanks for the update!

[coach]

I'll call it now, Cowboys lose again.

Ballsy pick

[sotex]

And they come from ahead to lose again!
Atlanta 19
Dallas 13

[ccmom]

The good news is that I'm gonna throw my hat into the ring to try to help the Cowboys. I'm gonna straighten their butts out with some better play calling, and I won't be doing a cheerleader clap when a receiver drops a pass he clearly should have caught. Silly penalties will be cut down and we are gonna turn this thing around.

The bad news for the Romophobes...Tony will still be leading the offense because as hard as it is sometimes, I still believe!!!! ;)

[83Indian]

Dallas Defense is not bad. The offense is bad. JJ can't possibly be serious thinking this team has the talent to win a superbowl. BTW, what did Dez Bryant do tonight? Did he even play?

[Roughneck93]

Dallas Defense is not bad. The offense is bad. JJ can't possibly be serious thinking this team has the talent to win a superbowl. BTW, what did Dez Bryant do tonight? Did he even play?

1 catch, 15 yards. Nothing in the second half, not even targeted by Romo.

Dallas needs to run more no huddle on offense. They waited until seven minutes were left in the game to do so...it was too late then.

[cougartino]

Jerry sucks! Until he and his son dies, the Cowboys won't be sh**! I hate to put it that way but it's the truth.

Dallas Cowboys = Oakland Raiders East

[83Indian]

1 catch, 15 yards. Nothing in the second half, not even targeted by Romo.

Dallas needs to run more no huddle on offense. They waited until seven minutes were left in the game to do so...it was too late then.

Enough said then. Our wide outs are not even second tier in this league. Dez has gotta go. Just blow this thing up and hire Sean Peyton next year. At least we will score then.

[Macarthur]

In dez's defense, he missed most of practice this week so I don't think he was 100%.

[Tejastrue]

I'm gonna say it now...the Cowboys will make the playoffs this year. There are way too many positives to take from recent games to not believe this. Enough said. Go Cowboys!!

[cougartino]

I'm gonna say it now...the Cowboys will make the playoffs this year. There are way too many positives to take from recent games to not believe this. Enough said. Go Cowboys!!

Madden 2013, right?

[ogg]

I'm gonna say it now...the Cowboys will make the playoffs this year. There are way too many positives to take from recent games to not believe this. Enough said. Go Cowboys!!

I like your optimism, but they are lacking a quality running game. Felix Jones doesn’t impress me. They have about a month of mediocre teams ahead so we’ll see.

[SpursFan2012]

Twitter and FB reports Jerry Jones pounding on the locker room door when he couldn't get in after tonights game!! They said they have NEVER seen him that mad! Maybe there will be some news tomorrow from Big D!!

[bobcat1]

At least we will get a good draft pick next year....... Garrett is not the boy wonder everyone thought he was or he would know it all starts with the line on both sides of the ball. His offense depends on everyone doing their job and winning the one on one battles. We are talented enough at the skill positions, but the O-Line looks like DIII talent going against DI talent in a college perspective. I don't like Felix Jones. Murray is okay but gets dinged up just like in college. We need a tough running back with the ability to make people miss. Barry Sanders couldn't be successful behind this line.

[Roughneck93]

Twitter and FB reports Jerry Jones pounding on the locker room door when he couldn't get in after tonights game!! They said they have NEVER seen him that mad! Maybe there will be some news tomorrow from Big D!!

Lol, good!

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/05/report-jerry-jones-locked-out-of-locker-room-after-game/

[Tejastrue]

I like your optimism, but they are lacking a quality running game. Felix Jones doesn’t impress me. They have about a month of mediocre teams ahead so we’ll see.

Ah yes..the running game. There would be that. Hopefully Murray will be back soon. With that said he appears brittle. I miss Emmit. Lol..

[Farmersfan]

This team has to score some points. I don't care how they do it or what the reason is for not doing so. Changes need to take place on this offense to get some points on the board. They had 9 possessions last night and scored a single TD. Twice they were in the Red Zone and went 0 for 2 on touchdowns. And it's not always the same person screwing up. It's different people at different times. The worse offense in the NFL (Jacksonville) scores 14.9 points a game on average and the Atlanta Falcons give up 17.9 points a game on average and the Dallas "FRICKIN" Cowboys manage just 13 points. This is unacceptable! Heads need to roll. And I mean they need to roll today! Jason Garrett is gone today if I'm the owner. Far, far, far too many mental errors and unintelligent plays by these players and coaches. I personally would bench Romo because he also isn't getting it done on a consistent basis and although they probably don't have a better option if they are going to lose anyway why not make a statement that might improve the outlook for this team in the future.
AND WHY THE HELL IS SCANDRICK NOT LOOKING FOR WORK RIGHT NOW?????????? :foul:

[Macarthur]

I think Callahan has got to take over this offense if they have any hope of salvaging the season.

[GrTigers6]

This team has to score some points. I don't care how they do it or what the reason is for not doing so. Changes need to take place on this offense to get some points on the board. They had 9 possessions last night and scored a single TD. Twice they were in the Red Zone and went 0 for 2 on touchdowns. And it's not always the same person screwing up. It's different people at different times. The worse offense in the NFL (Jacksonville) scores 14.9 points a game on average and the Atlanta Falcons give up 17.9 points a game on average and the Dallas "FRICKIN" Cowboys manage just 13 points. This is unacceptable! Heads need to roll. And I mean they need to roll today! Jason Garrett is gone today if I'm the owner. Far, far, far too many mental errors and unintelligent plays by these players and coaches. I personally would bench Romo because he also isn't getting it done on a consistent basis and although they probably don't have a better option if they are going to lose anyway why not make a statement that might improve the outlook for this team in the future.
AND WHY THE HELL IS SCANDRICK NOT LOOKING FOR WORK RIGHT NOW?????????? :foul:Not defending Romo in any way but Those damn dropped third down passes need to stop. On both of those redzone drives we had them on. Now the second one was a bit of a force throw by romo under pressure to dunbar but still catchable. If those are caught then we at least have a closer field goal. LOL
There is definetly mental errors all over the field from Staff to the Special teams.
And on the defensive side of the ball apparently we have gone back to bumping people instead of tackling.

[GrTigers6]

I think Callahan has got to take over this offense if they have any hope of salvaging the season.

Looking at their schedule they should win the next 4. But who knows who will show up

[bobcat1]

Lol, good!

http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/11/05/report-jerry-jones-locked-out-of-locker-room-after-game/
That's awesome!

[Macarthur]

I've got an interesting thought on Romo.

I think they ought to go with a fast break offense and let Romo run the whole thing at the LOS. Romo has had a bad year this year and I'm beginning to wonder if it's because they are trying to be more deliberate and slow. Under center more, etc. The offense looked great when they cut lose at the end. Maybe they ought to come out like that and run the fast break offense and try to get a couple of TDs on theboard and then slow things down in the 2nd half, assuming they have a lead.

[Farmersfan]

Not defending Romo in any way but Those damn dropped third down passes need to stop. On both of those redzone drives we had them on. Now the second one was a bit of a force throw by romo under pressure to dunbar but still catchable. If those are caught then we at least have a closer field goal. LOL
There is definetly mental errors all over the field from Staff to the Special teams.
And on the defensive side of the ball apparently we have gone back to bumping people instead of tackling.


Seems like this team has a lot more dropped passes on very important downs than I see from other teams. You are right they have to stop. The pessimist in me requires that I say it probably is a good thing that the receivers drop passes that would extend possessions because that reduces the number of opportunities Romo has to throw a pick 6. If these receivers made awesome catches then Romo would throw more passes and that means 6 points the other way!!!!!!

[Farmersfan]

I've got an interesting thought on Romo.

I think they ought to go with a fast break offense and let Romo run the whole thing at the LOS. Romo has had a bad year this year and I'm beginning to wonder if it's because they are trying to be more deliberate and slow. Under center more, etc. The offense looked great when they cut lose at the end. Maybe they ought to come out like that and run the fast break offense and try to get a couple of TDs on theboard and then slow things down in the 2nd half, assuming they have a lead.



Good idea! What can it hurt?

[GrTigers6]

Good idea! What can it hurt?

Couldnt be any worse thats for sure

[Indian 1985]

Jerry sucks! Until he and his son dies, the Cowboys won't be sh**! I hate to put it that way but it's the truth.

Dallas Cowboys = Oakland Raiders East

:iagree: Too bad we can't fire the owner.

[Eagle 1]

Jerry Jones told Bob Costas over the weekend that Jones the owner would have fired Jones the G.M. by now.

I heard this on Sunday morning on the tv and thought, we the fans should fire your a$$ by boycotting all the games. Jones also went on to say "that he has confidence that we have the best players in the league. "
So if thats the case, then obviously there is a leadership problem.
I think the only coach on the team worth anything is Ryan.

[Farmersfan]

I heard this on Sunday morning on the tv and thought, we the fans should fire your a$$ by boycotting all the games. Jones also went on to say "that he has confidence that we have the best players in the league. "
So if thats the case, then obviously there is a leadership problem.
I think the only coach on the team worth anything is Ryan.


And I really question the quality of Rob Ryan as a coach. He came with a lot of family history. A dad that had a lot of success (and some failure) in the NFL and a brother that is still up in the air as to his quality as a head coach. Nobody can deny Rex Ryan has a ton of talent on that team in New York yet he somehow manages to have them underacheiving regularly. They have a QB that shows hints of being an allstar but for some reason just fails at the wrong times...................... WAIT! was I talking about Rex or Rob?
So far I'm not real impressed with Rob Ryan and his defensive game planning.

[Macarthur]

I've been reading quite a bit on the Ryan's. For what it's worth, I 've read lots of folks that I think know what they are talking about that it's a fundamentaly unsound defensive philosophy. It relies heavily on bringing pressure and puts a great amount of pressure on your coverage. It explains why the defense was not good last year and has been somewhat better this year due to better coverage personnel.

I don't know enough about it to comment on a scheme level, but I do know what I can see with my eyeballs and they don't look 'coordinated'. That 3rd and 12 where they didn't even have enough players on the field was a joke. How does that happen?

[Eagle 1]

I don't know enough about it to comment on a scheme level, but I do know what I can see with my eyeballs and they don't look 'coordinated'. That 3rd and 12 where they didn't even have enough players on the field was a joke. How does that happen?

Fatigue. When the offense is constantly going 3 and out, the defense spends entirely to much time on the field. Right now Dallas has the number 5 defense in the league. Just think where they would be if they had time to rest in between series.

[bobcat1]

I've been reading quite a bit on the Ryan's. For what it's worth, I 've read lots of folks that I think know what they are talking about that it's a fundamentaly unsound defensive philosophy. It relies heavily on bringing pressure and puts a great amount of pressure on your coverage. It explains why the defense was not good last year and has been somewhat better this year due to better coverage personnel.

I don't know enough about it to comment on a scheme level, but I do know what I can see with my eyeballs and they don't look 'coordinated'. That 3rd and 12 where they didn't even have enough players on the field was a joke. How does that happen?The 85 bears were awesome!

[Roughneck93]

I've got an interesting thought on Romo.

I think they ought to go with a fast break offense and let Romo run the whole thing at the LOS. Romo has had a bad year this year and I'm beginning to wonder if it's because they are trying to be more deliberate and slow. Under center more, etc. The offense looked great when they cut lose at the end. Maybe they ought to come out like that and run the fast break offense and try to get a couple of TDs on theboard and then slow things down in the 2nd half, assuming they have a lead.

:iagree:

Hell, they have nothing to lose at this point.

[Macarthur]

Fatigue. When the offense is constantly going 3 and out, the defense spends entirely to much time on the field. Right now Dallas has the number 5 defense in the league. Just think where they would be if they had time to rest in between series.

I don't want to imply the defense was worse than the offense because they weren't. However, e defense was far from good.

http://www.foxsportssouthwest.com/11/05/12/Defense-cannot-get-a-stop-at-crunch-time/landing_cowboys.html?blockID=814933&feedID=10194

When you give up a 100 yard rusher, two 100 yard pass catchers and 450 yards, you did not have a good day.

[Macarthur]

And btw, the TOP was only 5 min diff.

http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/gametracker/teamstats/NFL_20121104_DAL@ATL

[Farmersfan]

I don't want to imply the defense was worse than the offense because they weren't. However, e defense was far from good.

http://www.foxsportssouthwest.com/11/05/12/Defense-cannot-get-a-stop-at-crunch-time/landing_cowboys.html?blockID=814933&feedID=10194

When you give up a 100 yard rusher, two 100 yard pass catchers and 450 yards, you did not have a good day.


I think this is reflective of Rob Ryan's all or nothing style of defense. Like you said, it relies heavily on individual talent to be able to handle one-on-one assignments and when one of those individuals doesn't deliver the offense goes for huge plays. That is what happened on sunday. The Falcons had a lot of huge plays. The defense would stuff the run for several plays in a row then it would break for 25 yards. So far this season I can think of a handful of times the other team has had huge plays because of incorrect matchups by Rob Ryan. When most of the big plays are made against them I seem to always see the names Scandrick or Sensabaugh in the mix somewhere. But let's not forget this defense is playing with a lot of injuries. Ratliff made a huge difference last week against the Giants and was pretty good against the Falcons run and most of the Falcon's big plays came when he went out. I think he was not close to 100% and might have hurt himself again. The young LBers are coming around quick on this team but they really miss Sean Lee in the middle. If they had Church, Ratliff, Spencer and Lee all healthy at the same time I think this defense would truely be special.

[Macarthur]

I don't disagree. I think the defense has the potential, when healthy, to be special.

I guess I just would prefer a more sound scheme. When you listen to comentators talk about how defenses approach the Cowboys offense is to not let them get behind them and make the Cowboys work the ball down the field. I think a lot of teams have issues when they have to put together 8-12 play drives to score points. That's exactly what Atl did; they played two safties deep and made the Cowboys drive the whole field. I don't mind blitzes and taking chances; I just think the timing is very critical.

[Farmersfan]

I don't disagree. I think the defense has the potential, when healthy, to be special.

I guess I just would prefer a more sound scheme. When you listen to comentators talk about how defenses approach the Cowboys offense is to not let them get behind them and make the Cowboys work the ball down the field. I think a lot of teams have issues when they have to put together 8-12 play drives to score points. That's exactly what Atl did; they played two safties deep and made the Cowboys drive the whole field. I don't mind blitzes and taking chances; I just think the timing is very critical.


Amen to this. but if you remember the defense before Ryan that would play it safe would give up those 12 or 15 play drives that resulted in points anyway. And with all things considered this is still one of the best defenses in the NFL. A lot of people want to nit pic and claim they aren't getting turnovers or they give up too many big plays and whatever but at the end of the day would you prefer a defense that gives up 30 points a game with some takeaways or a defense that gives up 15 points a game and no takeaways? The bottom line problem with Dallas right now is the offense isn't scoring any points. If your defense holds a top offense (and undefeated) team to 19 points at their own stadium where they have only lost 4 times in the last 3 years then you have to win that game. But our offense scored just 13 points. To put this in perspective: Kansas City, Carolina, Washington, Oakland and Philly all scored more points against Atlanta than the Cowboys did. If anybody claims the defense should have held Atlanta to fewer than 13 points so the Cowboys could win then they are retarded and shouldn't be allowed to post on here!

[Macarthur]

Sure, I think the discuss centered around the job the defense did in crunch time. The fact that the offense sucked was a given; no question the offense let this team down.

[GrTigers6]

Amen to this. but if you remember the defense before Ryan that would play it safe would give up those 12 or 15 play drives that resulted in points anyway. And with all things considered this is still one of the best defenses in the NFL. A lot of people want to nit pic and claim they aren't getting turnovers or they give up too many big plays and whatever but at the end of the day would you prefer a defense that gives up 30 points a game with some takeaways or a defense that gives up 15 points a game and no takeaways? The bottom line problem with Dallas right now is the offense isn't scoring any points. If your defense holds a top offense (and undefeated) team to 19 points at their own stadium where they have only lost 4 times in the last 3 years then you have to win that game. But our offense scored just 13 points. To put this in perspective: Kansas City, Carolina, Washington, Oakland and Philly all scored more points against Atlanta than the Cowboys did. If anybody claims the defense should have held Atlanta to fewer than 13 points so the Cowboys could win then they are retarded and shouldn't be allowed to post on here!I agree with the defense being better this year. But the only problem I have is the fact that they cant adjust when the offense does to continue to shut them down. OUr offense as week as it is gets us back in the game only for the defense to give up back to back drives and go down by 10. Yes the offense should score more and in no way am I blaming the defense for the loss. Its just Ryan needs to adjust when the opposing team adjusts. It seems like he finds something that works well in the beginning and stays with it even after the offense changes their scheme and starts to score points. Just my 2 cents

[Farmersfan]

I agree with the defense being better this year. But the only problem I have is the fact that they cant adjust when the offense does to continue to shut them down. OUr offense as week as it is gets us back in the game only for the defense to give up back to back drives and go down by 10. Yes the offense should score more and in no way am I blaming the defense for the loss. Its just Ryan needs to adjust when the opposing team adjusts. It seems like he finds something that works well in the beginning and stays with it even after the offense changes their scheme and starts to score points. Just my 2 cents



The only thing that really matters is that in 8 games this season the Falcons have allowed an average of 19 points a game and scored an average of 27.5 points a game. The Cowboys allowed 19 and scored 13! It's pretty simple which part of the team was below average....AGAIN!

[GrTigers6]

The only thing that really matters is that in 8 games this season the Falcons have allowed an average of 19 points a game and scored an average of 27.5 points a game. The Cowboys allowed 19 and scored 13! It's pretty simple which part of the team was below average....AGAIN!I know that, that is what I said in the beginning. Just asking why the defense cant change with the offensive corrections to contnue the dominance. In no way am I saying that the defense is at fault, not even partially!