Cowboys @ Chargers

[Roughneck93]

Predictions?

Cowboys 27-24.

[Saggy Aggie]

Predictions?

Cowboys 27-24.

Pies 27
Chargers 10

[defense51]

Cowboys 31 - Chargers 17

[Roughneck93]

I love those blue jerseys.

[Roughneck93]

Well damn...

[defense51]

The Cowboys O-line looks lost so far!

[SintonFan_inAustin]

The Cowboys O-line looks lost so far!

it's the dark blue jerserys

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Come on Tony, make me proud.

[Roughneck93]

Nice...Dez!!

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Dez jump ball

[Roughneck93]

Nice return by Harris.

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Cowboy and Ranger wins today! lighting some candles.

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Murray lacks speed

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Cowboy and Ranger wins today! lighting some candles.

Black candles if they lose

[Macarthur]

Bad decision by JG to go for that FG. Gave up field position and SD turns it into 3.

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Hey Eli, do you know Owen? 0 and 4. LOL

[Roughneck93]

Yes!!

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Dez is just badass

[SintonFan_inAustin]

Romo first option should always be Dez!

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Romo first option should always be Dez!

esp in the red zone

[Roughneck93]

Hey Eli, do you know Owen? 0 and 4. LOL


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[Roughneck93]

Lol...awesome!!!

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General LEE !!!!!!

[regaleagle]

Rangers did win all 7 at home to end the season and get one more shot against the Rays at Arlington to get that last playoff spot tomorrow. Good luck to the Texas Rangers.

[Roughneck93]

Woodhead making Bruce Carter look bad.

[Roughneck93]

Witten should have caught that ball...

[Roughneck93]

Well this one is over.

[coach]

Somehow this will be romo's fault.

[Roughneck93]

:foul:

[piratebg]

I've about had it with Terrence Williams. He's gone from dropping wide open passes to dropping the ball after he's caught it.

[coach]

I can hear it now. This is a
L on romo bc the offense only scored 14

[Roughneck93]

Rivers with 400 yards passing.

Peyton coming to town next week...:ack!:

[Macarthur]

Some are going to say that the defense was good because they got a pick 6 but outside of that play, our defense got abused. Pass rush was almost non-existent and the coverage was brutal.

I thought we had good CBs.

[Saggy Aggie]

At least Romo didn't tear your hearts out like Schaub did to texans fans

[bobcat1]

Some are going to say that the defense was good because they got a pick 6 but outside of that play, our defense got abused. Pass rush was almost non-existent and the coverage was brutal.

I thought we had good CBs.

Rivers torched them for over 400 yards. Apparently we don't have good corners. That defense was nearly dead last in everything.... until they played those lack luster Cowboys. Then the Chargers look like world beaters. Funny they came out in the 2nd half with an adjusted game plan and Dallas came out like the game was over. Without the pick 6 Dallas scored 2 TD's.


Ed Hochuli is the absolute worst white hat in the league. He never ever called San Diego for holding.

[regaleagle]

Like my brother said: "The problem with the Cowboys is they don't get the Rams every week". That statement hits deep, even though it was said with a bit of sarcasm.

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one of the cowboys problems is oc Bill Callahan

[zebrablue2]

At least Romo didn't tear your hearts out like Schaub did to texans fans

Would not like to record the 15 words out of my mouth after that pick, and my BP did take a sudden ++++++...

[Old Tiger]

Bad playcalling when up 21-10. They kept throwing the ball instead of going balanced and running it.

[regaleagle]

My brother is a BIG Texans fan, and has been a Cowboys fan since we were kids, but he can't stand JJ. He says the Texans just need to bench Schaub in favor of EITHER of the other two qbs. I'm starting to believe he may be right about that. They seem to have enough other talent, and even Case Keenum could make the Texans a winner with their weapons. He also said the owner gave Kubiak an ultimatum to win it this season....or else. He says Kubiak is too conservative (in his offensive strategy) for today's NFL.

[Macarthur]

Bad playcalling when up 21-10. They kept throwing the ball instead of going balanced and running it.

I don't necessarily disagree, however, after the TD to go up 21-10, SD went right down the field to get a fg. 21-13. They got the opening kick off to start the 3rd and went right down to score and just like that, it's 21-20.

The offense wasn't Great but they didn't have the ball much at all in the 3rd. The defense couldn't get a stop.

[GrTigers6]

The recievers couldn't catch and the defense couldn't stop anything. Pass or run didn't matter that second half

[Macarthur]

They just got ate up by rivers. For whatever reason, he plays out of his mind against dallas.

[Roughneck93]

I don't necessarily disagree, however, after the TD to go up 21-10, SD went right down the field to get a fg. 21-13. They got the opening kick off to start the 3rd and went right down to score and just like that, it's 21-20.

The offense wasn't Great but they didn't have the ball much at all in the 3rd. The defense couldn't get a stop.

Yeah, I think it was only 7 plays for the O in that 3rd qtr...

[Macarthur]

Here's another thing that needs to be said.

I like lee and carter. There was a ton of hope that our lberswould be lights out. Well, frankly , lee and carter have been pretty damn poor this year. They were both terrible today. Danny woodhead and gates made them look silly.

[eagles_victory]

Bad playcalling when up 21-10. They kept throwing the ball instead of going balanced and running it.
Lol they didn't even have the ball again until it was 21-20.

[eagles_victory]

Wasn't the corners fault linebackers got beat for all 3 touchdowns. Just because a team passes the ball well doesn't mean it's always the corners fault.

[bobcat1]

Wasn't the corners fault linebackers got beat for all 3 touchdowns. Just because a team passes the ball well doesn't mean it's always the corners fault.

You're right. But TD's weren't the only passes thrown. Mo Claiborne must be hurt. He was getting beat like a rented mule.

[Macarthur]

Broaddus said on Twitter that he would consider benching Claiborne. He's been that bad. He also commented that the SD OL did a very good job of holding :)

[cougartino]

Rivers with 400 yards passing.

Peyton coming to town next week...:ack!:

This post says it all.

[coach]

Broaddus said on Twitter that he would consider benching Claiborne. He's been that bad. He also commented that the SD OL did a very good job of holding :)

I saw 4 blatant holds, not to mention a very timely delay of game that wasnt called.

[Farmersfan]

I will agree that the defense did not show up yesterday and primarily the LBs were very poor in both the passing defense and the run defense. But let's not confuse the fact that Philip Rivers made a bunch of throws that NOBODY could have defended. He was in prime form in this game. The first score where Woodhead beat the LB was covered about as good as it could be covered but the throw was PERFECT.(and not to mention Woodhead got away with a pushoff to get a little seperation). And this was the theme the entire day. The Dallas D-line could not get enough pressure against a makeshift Chargers O-line and if you give Rivers time he will destroy a defense. And for some reason the Dallas d-back don't seem to be able to cover anybody at times. Is it scheme that has them so out of position so much?
But it all goes back to what i said 2 weeks ago: YOU WILL NOT WIN MANY GAMES IF YOUR OFFENSE CAN'T SCORE POINTS. 14 points by the offense yesterday should get someone fired. End of story...... Not trying to make excuses but let's not lose sight of the few FACTS about this: The Cowboy's defense was defending the #6 ranked offense in the NFL and a HOF QB while the Dallas offense was playing against the #30 ranked defense in the league that had a ton of injuries in their backfield. This is the second game in a row this offense hasn't scored against very low ranked defenses. They needed to run the ball a hell of lot more. Murray averaged 5 yard a carry in his limited carries so why didn't the Cowboy's run the ball more? To me Murray seems way slower than normal and without any real explosion in his running and he still rushed for a 5 yard average. The whole Dallas team only rushed 16 times for a 5.8 yard average yesterday.

[Txbroadcaster]

some going points FF until you said Rivers is a HOF QB LOL

And hard for an offense to score when the D cannot get off the field

[D'Highlander]

Ssdd

[Farmersfan]

some going points FF until you said Rivers is a HOF QB LOL

And hard for an offense to score when the D cannot get off the field



Dallas had 10 possessions and San Diego had 12 possessions. Dallas averaged 2.55 per possession or 25.57 minutes of the game. San Diego's 12 possessions equaled 34.03 Time of Possession or 2.83 minutes per possession. San Diego averaged just 26 seconds more on their possessions than Dallas did. Dallas scored on 2 of their 10 possessions. The defense was not good in this game but let's not act like the offense didn't get enough opportunity.............

[Txbroadcaster]

Dallas had 10 possessions and San Diego had 12 possessions. Dallas averaged 2.55 per possession or 25.57 minutes of the game. San Diego's 12 possessions equaled 34.03 Time of Possession or 2.83 minutes per possession. San Diego averaged just 26 seconds more on their possessions than Dallas did. Dallas scored on 2 of their 10 possessions. The defense was not good in this game but let's not act like the offense didn't get enough opportunity.............


Dallas led 21-10...next two possestions resulted in 21-20...I do not care how you feel about the defense..excuse the fact the D gave up 500 yards of offense and all that but the simple fact is..the D simply had to make one stop in two possesions...and could not..that is where the game was won and lost

[Macarthur]

Dallas had 10 possessions and San Diego had 12 possessions. Dallas averaged 2.55 per possession or 25.57 minutes of the game. San Diego's 12 possessions equaled 34.03 Time of Possession or 2.83 minutes per possession. San Diego averaged just 26 seconds more on their possessions than Dallas did. Dallas scored on 2 of their 10 possessions. The defense was not good in this game but let's not act like the offense didn't get enough opportunity.............

Yeah, there's no question the offense has some blame with drops and poorly timed penalties, but there is no sugar coating the fact that the defense got steam rolled.

[GrTigers6]

Dallas had 10 possessions and San Diego had 12 possessions. Dallas averaged 2.55 per possession or 25.57 minutes of the game. San Diego's 12 possessions equaled 34.03 Time of Possession or 2.83 minutes per possession. San Diego averaged just 26 seconds more on their possessions than Dallas did. Dallas scored on 2 of their 10 possessions. The defense was not good in this game but let's not act like the offense didn't get enough opportunity.............Thats the overall status. what about the 2nd half. I bet it was a lot more lopsided in San Diego's favor

[Macarthur]

This was from sturms article today. Sums it up pretty good.

When catchable balls are not secured on 3rd Downs in this league, you lose. It is just that simple. And whether it was Dwayne Harris, Jason Witten, or the unstoppable Dez Bryant, they all took turns allowing balls to hit the ground on catches we have seen them make. All 3 turned into drive stopping moments, and when you only get a few drives because your defense is allowing the Chargers to stay on the field the entire game, well, you understand how the Cowboys took a double-digit lead just before halftime and turned it into a 2-score loss.

[caleb_mccaig]

The Tampa 2 is a bend but don't break defense. They run zone coverage every play, obviously good qb's are going to get their yards on this defense. However, we really were hurt by the big play yesterday and having zero pass rush. The defense isn't in as bad of shape as many of you are making it out to be. Claiborne is hurt, he separated his shoulder against NY. The one good thing is, is that NFC East appears to be down, so hopefully the Cowboys can take advantage this year. Once you're in the playoffs anything can happen.

[Farmersfan]

This was from sturms article today. Sums it up pretty good.

When catchable balls are not secured on 3rd Downs in this league, you lose. It is just that simple. And whether it was Dwayne Harris, Jason Witten, or the unstoppable Dez Bryant, they all took turns allowing balls to hit the ground on catches we have seen them make. All 3 turned into drive stopping moments, and when you only get a few drives because your defense is allowing the Chargers to stay on the field the entire game, well, you understand how the Cowboys took a double-digit lead just before halftime and turned it into a 2-score loss.


Once again: The Chargers had 12 drives and the Cowboys had 10 drives. Just in case you and Bob Sturm don't understand this point let me explain it. DRIVES EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES.

[Farmersfan]

Thats the overall status. what about the 2nd half. I bet it was a lot more lopsided in San Diego's favor


If it was lopsided in the 2nd half in favor of San Diego (and it was) then it had to be lopsided in the 1st half for Dallas. That's how averages work!

[Txbroadcaster]

If it was lopsided in the 2nd half in favor of San Diego (and it was) then it had to be lopsided in the 1st half for Dallas. That's how averages work!

This is SD drives after trailing 21-10

An eight-play, 66-yard drive for a field goal.
A 10-play, 80-yard drive for a touchdown.
A 13-play, 81-yard drive for a field goal.
A six-play, 80-yard drive for a touchdown.

[1st and goal]

A tale of two halves.

Same in the Texan's game sadly.

[GrTigers6]

If it was lopsided in the 2nd half in favor of San Diego (and it was) then it had to be lopsided in the 1st half for Dallas. That's how averages work!exactly we had the lead in the first half

[Macarthur]

Once again: The Chargers had 12 drives and the Cowboys had 10 drives. Just in case you and Bob Sturm don't understand this point let me explain it. DRIVES EQUAL OPPORTUNITIES.

Wow. Its like you watch games through some sort of bizaro lens that is like a mirror image of reality.