2025-2026 NFL Season Thread

[dcowboy7]

Oh well....well with this news like i had said cowboys have a brutal sched next yr anyways.

[BizCat]

El Rey, I’ve always been on the Baker train. Admired his play in college and Cleveland and felt they did him dirty. So it aches me having to root against him this weekend.

[Eye Candy]

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/j...arthy-s-return

[El Rey]

bwahahaha

[bruceames]

McCarthy isn't the reason the Cowboys choke in the playoffs. Dak can't handle the pressure. Notice how he loosened up when the game was essentially out of reach.

[DragonOfTheBlackPool]

Speaking of choking, we’ll see this weekend if Lamar can get over his playoff slump. He has never had a passer rating higher than 78.8 in a playoff game and has been intercepted in all four games. He has a 1-3 record as a starter in the playoffs.

Originally Posted by bruceames

McCarthy isn't the reason the Cowboys choke in the playoffs. Dak can't handle the pressure. Notice how he loosened up when the game was essentially out of reach.

GB’s defense also loosened up in the second half (more so in the 4th quarter) when the game was all but out of reach. Allowed Dak to get those garbage time stats.

[KManX89]

Originally Posted by Eye Candy

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/j...arthy-s-return

Belichick would’ve been fired up going into halftime down 27-7 (which could’ve easily been 27+-zip if DeVondre held onto that INT that hit him right in his fingertips) and likewise fired his team up more than McCarthy surely did I would have to think. He may have lost a step, but he can still win with a team that’s right there from a talent standpoint like Dallas or the Chargers and it’s clear he wants to win now and not in year 2 or later wherever he goes so he can break Don Shula’s record.

But yeah, I’d go with the Lions over Tampa by virtue of clearly being the superior team playing at home and the Bucs barely squeaking by with the worst division in the league. It’s gonna be another “they are who we thought they were” moment and I don’t think it’s gonna be particularly close. They faced an imploding Eagles team that inexplicably lost 5 of their last 6 after starting the year 10-1 at home because they play in said weak sauce division, remember that.

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by bruceames

McCarthy isn't the reason the Cowboys choke in the playoffs. Dak can't handle the pressure. Notice how he loosened up when the game was essentially out of reach.

Possibly. The Packers did pull their starters after the last touchdown that made the score 48-16. So also likely the the 2nd/3rd stringers not executing as well. Maybe a combination of both.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by Eye Candy

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/j...arthy-s-return

[Eye Candy]

The man who got the Cowboys here, is re-hired to do it again . . .

[Batman1980]

I think this is the final year of his contract. He'll simply get the Jason Garrett treatment if we don't go past the divisional round, Jerry will hire someone else.

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by red_5ive

Possibly. The Packers did pull their starters after the last touchdown that made the score 48-16. So also likely the the 2nd/3rd stringers not executing as well. Maybe a combination of both.

I didn't know that. That combined with the secondary playing soft (along with the pressure being off) would explain how he suddenly got big stats.

[Batman1980]

Emptiest big game by a QB ever.

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by DragonOfTheBlackPool

Speaking of choking, we’ll see this weekend if Lamar can get over his playoff slump. He has never had a passer rating higher than 78.8 in a playoff game and has been intercepted in all four games. He has a 1-3 record as a starter in the playoffs.



GB’s defense also loosened up in the second half (more so in the 4th quarter) when the game was all but out of reach. Allowed Dak to get those garbage time stats.

I got curious and decided to re-watch the ensuing Dallas drive after the last Packers TD as I don't remember what the Packers D was doing exactly (beer will do that to you ). And yeah, looks like mostly soft zone and corners lined up 10-12 yards off the LOS.

[Batman1980]

Originally Posted by red_5ive

I got curious and decided to re-watch the ensuing Dallas drive after the last Packers TD as I don't remember what the Packers D was doing exactly (beer will do that to you ). And yeah, looks like mostly soft zone and corners lined up 10-12 yards off the LOS.

For some reason Quinn was running that from jump, no idea why anyone thinks he's a good DC. Every time we play a good team(no the Eagles don't count), our defense gets dog walked up and down the field. Sometimes bad offenses like Arizona do it too.

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by Batman1980

For some reason Quinn was running that from jump, no idea why anyone thinks he's a good DC. Every time we play a good team(no the Eagles don't count), our defense gets dog walked up and down the field. Sometimes bad offenses like Arizona do it too.

Yeah I noticed that off the bat. First thing I thought of is why he was taking queues from the Packers DC from mid-season lol. They looked like they were playing scared.

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by bruceames

I didn't know that. That combined with the secondary playing soft (along with the pressure being off) would explain how he suddenly got big stats.

It was way too soon. There were still 10+ minutes at that point, but LaFleur I guess got too confident. He put Love back in the game on that last series.

[bruceames]

Originally Posted by red_5ive

I got curious and decided to re-watch the ensuing Dallas drive after the last Packers TD as I don't remember what the Packers D was doing exactly (beer will do that to you ). And yeah, looks like mostly soft zone and corners lined up 10-12 yards off the LOS.

I tuned out when it got to 48-16, I'm curious myself so I'll check it out as well. I might rewatch the whole game cause I do enjoy meltdowns by heavily favored teams...especially the Cowboys.

[ronboster]

Originally Posted by dcowboy7

Probably one of those deals where they were a have to hire person.
What a dope.

One of our local sports talk station said they confirmed with a local Tampa sports talk host that the person asking the question was from Tampa station's news group, not from the sports dept. They didn't have anyone to cover, so they sent a news reporter.

IMHO, just a small example of cost cutting measures impacting the level of local reporting.

[red_5ive]

Originally Posted by bruceames

I tuned out when it got to 48-16, I'm curious myself so I'll check it out as well. I might rewatch the whole game cause I do enjoy meltdowns by heavily favored teams...especially the Cowboys.

I was admittedly also distracted at that point watching social medial blow up.