Looking closely at last week’s loss to the San Francisco 49ers, we can clearly see plenty of errors on the team. Lots of blame has been thrown around the community lately due to the performance we all saw.
The Dallas Cowboys’ problem came from the coaching, as I stated in an article about how Head Coach Mike McCarthy is the problem.
Looking back at this article, no regret is present as he still is to blame for what happened. If that article wasn’t enough to convince you, then another example of his failure is upcoming.
Mike McCarthy lost this game far before it ever even happened.
In the last week of the season, McCarthy made the decision to play all his starters in a near-meaningless game against the Washington Commanders.
This game completely screwed up the timeline and forced the Cowboys to play with extreme exhaustion in their system against the 49ers.
The only reason McCarthy played starters like Dak Prescott, Tony Pollard (who suffered a broken leg in last Sunday’s loss), and Micah Parsons was due to the fact that there was a small chance the Cowboys could clinch the #1 seed in the NFC.
I won’t go through the trouble of how that could have occurred, but at the time it was very unlikely.
McCarthy had the opportunity to rest his starters and throw in backup players. If he were to do so, Prescott, Pollard, Parsons, and more players would have been well-rested before the playoffs.
The Dallas Cowboys could have 100% won that game against San Francisco. The talent meter favors the Cowboys immensely over the 49ers.
The only problem was how the players felt deep down.
When you end your season on an emotional, terribly played football game, then what follows will simply be a mindset of defeat and exhaustion.
Looking back on the divisional round game, it is very noticeable to see our players breathing harder, and exerting more effort in their actions. I could also easily tell that the Cowboys were a bit slower than the 49ers.
This again can be chalked up to not resting at the end of the season.
As stated in an earlier article titled “Should the Cowboys play their starters against Washington,” I believed that the Cowboys should rest their team against the Commanders. The reason is so that everyone can be fully healed up and feeling good come playoff time.
McCarthy needed to let his players heal up.
I don’t believe that Pollard wouldn’t have broken his leg last Sunday if he rested beforehand.
This is something that McCarthy should remember for the end of next season and take into consideration. Rest is always best, especially in a physical game like football.
Kellen is problem not McCarthy……25 wins in two years is at the top end. Tired yes … nfl makes cowboys play Monday night Tampa then travel to San Fran…. Should have play 3 on Saturday, 3 on Sunday.
I would say Moore is more of the problem. No creativity except for the last play debacle. However there are lots to blame. Zeke is done. Why wasn’t the third string RB played? Why does Dallas never use the jet sweep as a decoy for a bootleg/QB run in the opposite direction? If Dak isn’t hitting 20 to 30 yard passes why not go to the 5 to 10 yard passes to get his confidence up?
Sorry this mostly on the OC.
Excellent observation Sir!!! Kellen Moore’s ass shouldn’t be brought back next year! Frank Reich and Byron Leftwich are unemployed (better) offensive coordinators than Moore’s dumb ass! Also Carolina told him no thanks concerning their Head coaching vacancy. Last year it was the exact same thing. Teams were interested in Dan Quinn but not Kellen Moore.
And rest didn’t impact Tampa Bay? Your whole thinking is flawed. This team needs to play. Pro players play. Rest after the season. Especially since they seem to struggle after bye weeks. Had Philly lost then the team would have had their week of rest.
Reading this story has me rolling with laughter. I have watched the game twice and it’s clear the cowboys were the better team. If we hadn’t had zero trust in our kicker, if Dak had protected the ball we would have taken that game. Defense was once again put in a few too many bad spots and we paid for it. The offense should pool together and send all the defense to the super bowl with their families.
Tired, seriously? These are pro athletes and it’s go time. If Jimmy Johnson were still around you would be blogging on the asthma field young man. Of course you are 18 and ha e no idea what the real Dallas cowboys played back in the day.
Once again, Jerry and Stephen are the constant occupants over the past 27 years in the front office of THEE Dallas Cowboys. They control the media around the team and the NFL, for that matter. Let’s have a group reality check and get out of therapy because these two guy’s are only interested in enriching themselves and listening to themselves pontificate on their individual post game shows. Y’all tell me what owner does this.
No other NFL Owner or General Manager conducts constant interviews with the press post game. Only Jerry Jones!!! This is the Cowboys BIGGEST PROBLEM. An out of control and out of touch Owner and General Manager with the inability to be honest with himself.
Hey, Stahl, maybe you should apply for a head coaching job in the NFL. You seem to know so much about the game and handling players.