The blame game is always tough... Do the Cowboys need a new HC? or a new QB? I think you have to consider everything if you're the Cowboys. But as a Cowboys fan, you do have to keep in mind you have a very young, superstar packed filled roster. This team isnt done after this year. Parsons, Lamb, Tyler Smith, Bland, Diggs, Osa, are all top 10 guys and majority of them are on their rookie contracts still. The Cowboys have to figure out their HC/QB and manage the cap space, they'll bounce back. As always, we'll be here to cover the offseason, draft, and camp as it begins later this year.

Every team prepares to play Dallas but Dallas doesn't prepare to play any team!

The tv crew actually said that Jaire had as much right to the ball as the WR.

8 years in the league and still doesn't know how to throw the ball away to live to see another down!

"Dallas offense struggles, Dallas defense struggles." Have y'all ever noticed when they struggle it's in all phases of the game? Like its never just the offense or defense. Its all phases. That's coaching poor preparation. Jerry talks too much. Parsons talks too much. Cowboysnation we talk too much. Definitely need to stop buying tickets and supporting this team until they get it together.

Good analysis overall Respect, but that was clean defense on that Ja pic. Minimal contact on the route, kept his eyes on the qb, and fought for his right to catch the ball once it was released. Good no call, if they called those all the time WR’s would be running free on every route w/ a double move. Cooks hit the route too soft imo.

Alexander int was not a pass interference lmao .

How was that JA pick PI?

Dak locks on receivers or am I crazy

I would be interested to know what the run plays looked like. Pollard had 50 yards rushing. I think the problem with this offense is that we could not run the ball. Dak had 45 yards rushing almost as much as Pollard.

I agree that Dak plays differently in "the big games". His poor performance in this game is the same as he last two post season games against the 49'ers. And also that when we played SF during the regular season this year. I THINK HE PANICS IN THESE GAMES. I used to stick up for the way Tony Romo took a lot of abuse in the media saying he was the cause of Dallas' issues in post season losing. I still to this day say Tony Romo was the best guy on Dallas' offense and was doing all he could to get his offense to win. Can't even come close to saying that for Dak.

Jaire Alexander did not commit Pass interference on that play. All of his contact with the receiver was within 5 yards of the line of scrimmage. He is allowed to bump in that area, then he is allowed to play the ball.

I have been saying for a while that Dallas tips off too many of its plays based on personnel and formation. One of the things that makes the Shanahan tree so hard to defend is they attack defenses in different ways out of the same formation so it is hard to know what they are running based on it. For example, Dallas will bring in Tolbert than motion him next to the tight end and you know it is a run 90% of the time. You can see defenses moving around and flying to the ball because they know it too.

Nowhere on earth was that Alexander pick PI 🤦🏾‍♂️

Hindsight is 20 - 20.. however.. most of the fans were pounding the table for a solution for the running game.. a solution for LVE going down.. and a solution for losing Diggs for the season! Them not being able to run at will.. or stop the run when it matters is a recipe for losing against the better teams! I certainly didn't want to roll with Pollard as the number one.. Zeke was certainly missed! His production and the ability to get those tough yards was noticed often! Using undersized LB's works great when you are defending the pass.. but its a weakness for stopping the run! The COWBOYS were out coached.. out classed.. out played.. run on and had a lack of accountability effort and discipline! For me.. its coaching.. that matters the most in the playoffs and the GM ( not signing free agents before the deadline )! The common themes for the past 27 years are COACHING issues and GM issues! The rosters have been competitive.. enough to win more than they lose.. and pick at the tail end of the draft every year for their efforts! I'd get rid of Mike and Dan and trade Micha Parsons to the highest bidder.. turn those draft picks into the future! Sure.. it would also help long term if they finished 2-15 too! Idk.. its frustrating watching them continue to repeat the same things over and over every year 😢

I think a few things. When watching the game after this one was done, the qbs just seemed to be playing at a different pace overall. There are open pass catchers on the first 2 plays on this breakdown. To say they are not is to say we dont have a qb that can spot them. There is a pattern with Dak now and it's undeniable in the playoffs and against good defenses that mix things up period. What gets me is when people speak about Dak like there is no pattern developed at all. Are we going to ignore the years of blaming the playcallers across the board and then queue up the receivers not getting open narrative every year? That is exactly what we have done for 7 years now. Not counting his rookie year. Something is off with Dak in these pressure games. Not all big games but most. And yes at times you can see it in his face.

That is the problem. Mccarthy sucks at llay calling and schemes. Most of the time the defense knew what the o was trying to do. Notice how Lafleur actually exploits matchups and somehow easily gives love wide open receivers. Thats what a good oc or coach does.

Mike McCarthy play calling was predictable and made it hard for Dak to find opportunities. Without finding opportunities, and with Jordan Love and the Packer young offense playing hot and starting to pull away, Dak started to get tunnel vision and choke and make bad decisions and try to force things. Both are at fault, but it seems Mike is more at fault since he's just become too predictable, especially with some of the masterful coaches out there. Should he be fired? I'm not sure. He's still a respectable coach. Cowboys still have winning seasons all the time and that's much better than many teams. I think it depends on who else is available for coaching.

That wasn’t a PI , and your reasoning is that most Cowboys fans would agree, of course they would. It’s playoffs they ain’t calling that shit. 😂🤡

NAH Jaire just wanted that ball more on the INT

I would love to see your assessment of the cowboy's first series. I think it set the tone for the entire game.

In what world is that PI on Jaire😭😭

Wow, you think that first pick was a PI on jaire? ive seen worse not called, hand fighting and positioning IMO. Bad throw by Dak, receiver has inside leverage, so youd throw it down and low.

The worst part about that sack is that Gallup was coming wide open in the zone window. If Dak just hangs in the pocket a half second longer instead of bailing out, that’s a big first down

You hit the nail on the head about McCarthy

Dak throughout his career never see wide open receivers

bro the first play dowdle is wide open on the check down, on the second play gallup is more open than Lamb but dak forces to these guys all the time ferguson on the first play and lamb on the second instead of going to the open receiver!

We had no running game (all season long)…. including GB it happened against 49ers when TP went down last season!

First interception is at least partly on Dak. I'm a Cowboys fan but Cooks had absolutely NO separation. That's just asking for it to be picked off. Can't rely on the refs to make calls.

I also feel like moving forward in the game we started playing catch up and made our offense 1 dimensional with no run game it's tough to win a play off game it was never established at all this season I wonder if the cowboys move forward with trey lance

Great throw to Ferguson, showing premier arm talent. Note a single read and throws regardless of coverage scheme. Should have gone through his progression, he didn’t and you blame the coach?

Does anyone know the coverage on that “checkdown” to Ferguson?

Smh, at least they ran the ball and had a physical identity with Garrett.

Two things: 1.) Brand new offensive scheme, but by this time of the year they should have been able to have worked things out and added a few plays or wrinkles for the playoffs. 2.) The scheme for the offense needed to have some new wrinkles for the playoffs and didn't. This only showed that passing game struggles. You needed two more vides: 1. Show how they also had issues running the ball. 2. The other thing, and this was a huge factor as well . . . Dallas could not stop the Green Bay Packers on the ground. They ran at will. The Cowboys dynasty teams of the early Nineties would have stopped the opponents run game. Then they would have blown the defense off the ball and controlled the clock with their own ground game. I understand that today's NFL is different and it's more of a passing league now. But the teams that beat Dallas or gave them the most problems were the teams that were able to run the ball effectively. Honestly, this Cowboy's team was set up to score fast and get a big lead. Then their defense could pin their ears back and go after the QB. It's essentially a combination of a complimentary offensive and defensive scheme that covers up one another's weaknesses. They have a lot of talent. But the schemes they used on both sides of the ball don't set up the players to be successful. That is a fundamentally flawed way to run a team. They need to get more sophisticated in the passing game, be able to run the ball effectively and stop the run of the opponent. If they do those three things, they'll be a much improved team and should be a able to make a deeper run in the playoffs.

I’ll say it again. Dak can’t read defenses and everybody in the league knows that Dak is going to force the ball to the tight end in the red zone.

Packers looked like Thanksgiving Day Packers vs. Detroit.

Lmao that was definitely not pass interference

Those check downs are wide open on a lot of these plays. Granted he’s already loading up so he can’t see them

That the Packers finally figured out how to take away the slant was huge.

Good analysis. Disagree with it being PI on Jaire on the pick since they were letting the guys hand fight all day, but I get the argument.

Great job in breaking this down. Why didn't McCarthy switch things up at the half?

Still going to have fans say keep dak

Great breakdown. Young QBs like Stroud aren’t that easy to come by.

The absolute best game of the year. Here we goooo. HTTR SINCE 1962.

Ferguson isn't Jay Novachek. Lol. Good but not fast enough

We have what we have with Dak. Nobody is gonna trade anything for him and are you gonna take a 60m cap hit and send him walking? Youll be even worse off then. It sucks but better buckle up for another couple years of Dak. Im wondering why people are so shocked about this game, we had all these holes all year and they were never corrected or even adjusted for.

How about mccarthy making in game adjustments. Or dak checking down to other receivers who were open. You can run the same plays just change the primary receivers. That says Def sucked

Not sure that I agree with the premise at the start of the video, saying that the checkdowns “aren’t routes”. Here’s the thing, and I say this as a Packers fan who watched Barry’s defense get shredded regularly: if you take those checkdowns, they’re almost always open and you can chip your way down the field. If Dak takes those this game looks way different.

On the Dak Sak, Cooks is open on the crosser AND Gallup is wide open at the 25. Dak has a clean pocket and yet he didn't pull the trigger.

Plays had been ran & became vanilla... In playoffs you suppose to have some different stuff in your pocket same as if you make the Super bowl you should have plays for it... But I still say fire McCarthy & let Quinn walk. I was hoping we could let Dak go but he still in contract & stuff maybe Trey Lance can some how out shine him. Dak kills me on him not throwing the ball away once out the pocket smh.

The very first play Dowdle looks wide open. Dak turns into tiny cone guy in these big games.

So, I'm 4:44 into this. The plays he's shown the passes were late and the windows had already closed. No mention of that. I'm so tired of Dak getting a pass for basically shooting the offense in the foot. I don't need to see any more.

Dak defenders will make other excuses and point elsewhere, but Dak made the key mistakes that early on destroyed the offensive and defensive game plans. Dallas stopped running the ball and GB ran more. Does anyone look as Dak's footwork while passing? He throws with a open "slew" front foot. This is completely adverse to Pat Mahomes and other good QB's keeping the front foot closed through the pass release. Face it. Dak is a good 4th round QB but Jerry's delusional influence has pretended he's a top 5 overall QB. Unless Dak can completely CHANGE his mental demeanor, he will never ascend to the next level.

Fans didn't deserve this ..BUT the owner did, the coaching staff did, and the majority ( not all) but the majority of the players did.....man, you guys pooped yourselves on nationwide TV

Dak misses windows, that is why they give max protection, if he waits 1 more second on the slant to Lamb then it is a huge play, he had time, no recognition. That is not the scheme’s fault.

Well since McCarthy is back label a copy what not to do during the first game of the playoffs and send it to him! Both McCarthy and Dak, Schottenheimer, DQ all got some explaining to do!

What Dallas lacked this year was a power running back to get into the endzone. Pollard and Dowdle didn't cut it. They're good 2nd running backs. We need a McAffery, a Henry, a Chubb type running back. And on defense, we need good hard hitting and versatile middle line backers that can stop the run, bypass a block, read a play action, a draw play, a screen pass and that can run blitz or fall back and cover a pass in the middle. Bell and Clark sucked and even Van Der Esch sucks.

From what I watched on All-22 one of the themes was that Dak got happy feet when the protection was there. The pass pro was good during this game and often times all Dak had to do was get off his first read, move in the pocket away from the pressure and fire to another receiver. Instead he would get happy feet and bail out of the pocket. He also had problems with drifting in his dropbacks towards the side he was throwing on. That disturbed the pocket a bit and made it easier for the GB defense to read. Another theme was the WR's, particularly Cooks, were dreadful in the first half. Lots of issues with the route running and not being able to counter or avoid GB defenders bumping them. I would see times where receivers would get bumped off their route and it would ruin the spacing and essentially take 2 of the 5 receivers going out for a pass out of the play. There were also a few times the receivers had trouble locating the ball. I also saw a few times where the RB's would block & release and again, the spacing would be off as they would be right next to another receiver. The Cowboys were doing such a nice job of getting the RB's involved in the passing game early in the season and then that just started to diminish as the season went along. As far as the INT's go, I don't think it was a bad no-call on the first INT. Dak missed his read to Lamb on a corner route (I can understand some apprehension throwing that pass on 3rd down, but that's what Lamb and Dak are supposed to do). Cooks route was dreadful. On the pick-6 the play design was very flawed as Kurt Warner mentioned (especially positioning Pollard to the weakside given the front GB had). But I do believe Cooks ran his route improperly and that made the play much easier for the safety to make a break on the ball. Also Dallas had 2nd and 4 (or less) 4 times in the first 3 quarters. They ran it each time and didn't pick up the first down each time. That's a prime down and distance to make an explosive play thru passing the ball. But MM wanted to 'establish the run' instead and all he established was the Cowboys were going to have a 3rd down. When your QB is struggling, it's imperative that you understand the analytics of playcalling to help him out and maybe gain him some confidence and throw off the defense a bit. Instead it was just status quo, archaic football and this was the result.

Thank you for providing an in-depth analysis of the game. I am tired of the pathetic and staged fan reaction videos that only seek attention. This is what sports have become.

2nd pick shows no reading of defense and forces his first look. With all the focus on Lamb he ignores the rest of the field. All-pro arm and heart but I think the make the offense vanilla because Dak can’t go through the progression. If the first look isn’t there, he scrambles and looks for coverage break downs. Works great against bad teams.

Watching Stroud and Love makes me want a young QB BUT I also remember the doldrums of the pre-Romo years so I know finding a good QB is hard. Cowboys have not been that good of a QB evaluator historically. Good is the enemy of great but, from my eyes, Dak has consistently been asked to do things above his actual talent level. His truest talent is being able to play above his talent level at times but far too many times the play call is "Dak bail us out." This offense was Jeckyll and Hyde all year but it was clear the gameplan got conservative in the biggest games. The fact that, after the Packers won the coin toss, took the ball, came down and scored right away, they called two run plays to start the game told the story.

We need a real OC in here, look how Schultz got off for the Texans in his first season. He started 7 less games for them than he did with us but had 58 more receiving yards and the same amount of TD's on the season. They played a simple cover 2 and stopped our offense like it was nothing, we didn't attack the seams till it was too late. They knew what was coming on 3rd downs and we refuse to use our personnel on offense. We had 60 damn pass attempts and not one pass or run to Turpin. The defense literally just rolled over, the offense never had a chance. Giving up 24 damn points in the first half to a team that couldn't even score 24 points on the Giants defense in a whole game is pathetic. We sat in a zone like a whore while they had their way with us, 3rd and 9 and you play a damn zone? We had 0 sacks because he had so many people open to pass to, the first 3rd and 9 Bland was so far back it's no wonder he caught that illegal contact flag. It was a disgusting defensive gameplan, way worse than that BS the offense used. He kept Bell in on the goal line defense like an idiot knowing they were going to run the ball, same thing with the Buffalo game. The guy can't and don't make adjustments at all. You knew they were going to try to run on you and you stop it on 1st and 2nd but then go to a zone on third to waste the effort over and over again. Why didn't he blitz on that first 3rd and 9? He needs to go, this was a playoff game and he called it like a wuss and gave up 24 damn points in the first half.

Weird play calls plus low energy effort plus bad QB reads makes for disappointment. Was everybody overconfident?

I kept saying the first interception was pass interference the ref missed that call

The cowboys going to have to start doing a scam report on every team

Great video as always. I still believe in dak...

Mike McCarthy always gets out-nuanced in the playoffs.

The issue on the first play isnt that Dowdle and Fergie threw quick blocks and then ran out for passes.........its that Fergie was covered, Dowdle wasnt. Dowdle would have either picked up the 1st or gotten close since there was no one around him. Dak should have turned and seen Dowdle quicker and got him the ball.......instead he stared down Fergie and the defense quickly pounced, resulting in no gain. Dowdle was open.......thats where you go with the ball. I think you analyzed that play wrong because just looking at it on its basic level.......Dowdle was where you needed to get the ball to.

It would have been illegal contact at best when he put two hands on him. not PI. But lamb would later be open. That throw is just dangerous to an undersized guy. Cooks himself didn't signal for a flag.

I blame the coaches and GM!!! For not taking dak out at halftime..Should have put Lance in..BUT THEY NEVER FIX. THE PROBLEM EVER!!!

If we had been able to run the ball GB would have had to come out of that coverage. Why not throw to the running back when GB is playing all of that zone? If Dak had taken off sooner on those rollouts he would’ve gotten more yard running. He did not have almost anyone open in the first half too.

Dak doesn’t command the plays, he follows the plays. When is the last time Dak pump-faked? He doesn’t manipulate the defense he tries to adjust to the defense. Dak needs orchestration of a misdirection and picks because Dak can’t see the whole field.

The only reason why Dallas struggled is because DAK PRESCOTT SUCKS!!!! Time to move to the future Trey Lance

Every time the packers came out wide we shouldve checked to the run but pollard was not it they sat on the pass knowing they csn still stop our run

Translation of this video... the Cowboys coaching staff, as usual in the playoffs, is completely outcoached by the opposite team. I can't imagine why so many fans are demanding change...change we know we won't get because only father time will free us from the real problem, the owner. I'm sorry to say that, but at 81, he isn't changing, and 30 years of mistakes and failure show we have no chance to become better while he's enabling failure.

I’m just done with these guys if we weren’t stuck with dak I would say rebuild but what’s the point you might as well give it another try I guess but I wouldn’t pay any of these player based off regular season I would pay guys based off there playoff performances this team obviously don’t care about super bowls

Any thoughts on Joe Barry? Something that I just can't understand is putting linebackers on elite WRs (Walker vs. Lamb 3:25 or Smith on Adams earlier in the year)

They struggled because of the Packers Defense 😂😂😂

there is no way that was PI on Jaire dude. The throw was off and both were fighting for the ball; he got better position; it's the playoffs dude.

No PI he wasn’t holding him, his hand was on him but he fought through his body and beat him to the spot for the pic, jaire didn’t even slide or anything to stay in position he read everything cleanly and bullied cooks for the pic 4:54

Can you please breakdown how GB’s O completely gashed DAL’s D all game?

McCarthy is predictable, he was that way when he was GB

Why do people call him Dak? If his full name his DaKotex, it seems more natural to call him Tex.

that brandin cooks route is so so so so so so bad

Just saw this. Sure, it’s easy to blame Dak for this loss. On one hand you show that the Cowboys offense was clearly outschemed. But at the end you are blaming Dak for that. Didn’t matter what QB was in there. There was nowhere to throw the ball. Also just a thought. Do you think that Shanahan could have helped his buddy out to scheme up against the Cowboys. It’s not a coincidence that this game had the same feel as the 49er game.

And what happened to the “White Out?” DC fans who attend games are too frivolous

I love Dak and all but i think he cracks under pressure

To me, the problem is Jerry Jones. If he took his fingers out of the team, they might be successful in the post season.

Patrick Mahomes would have read that exactly the correct way!

Changing coaches sets you back a full year. It's rare for rookie head coaches to succeed. McCarthy has how many 12 win seasons? To me, keep the H.C. and let him keep winning. Super Bowls are nearly impossible to get, so let a known winner keep trying.

Alexanders int was NOT interference.. refer to rule 8 section 4 article 1 as to why not

On the 1st pass this proves just how bad Dak is. Looks one way and never comes back to Polard who is wide open. His mentality and game approach is weak. Defenses jump the WR routes constantly because he doesnt fake anyone.

Thanks,,I guess

O.L. needs the help. It would be great to get Ferguson out in routes more often. It would be great if Dak consistently had time and we had run lanes. No doubt we have scheme questions on both sides of the ball. There can't be any doubt we need better O.L. play

Just so everyone knows sam Williams and Turpin were promoting a victory after party before they even played the game the cowboys discipline and terrible culture is the problem guys stop spending money cause they literally care less than we do

You have to expect they would attempt to take away your primary read/target. That is why you have more than one receiver running routes. Dak and the cowboys were not prepared to deal with that, they haven’t done a good job of developing a run game or incorporating other receivers/too reliant on Ceedee. And also the defense sucked.

8-9 years,this was his best year…..who he BEAT!? But then I’ve been asking that for 8-9 years and it’s always the same that’s why it’s always 1and out in playoffs #dakisass

Just wow, the more I watch the more I realize dak played just awful. On almost every play there was someone open, On most plays there were 2 or even all of them at one point. Forcing the ball to wrs that werent open all game

Each home team won except fraud team Cowboys. What lame franchise and coaches. That's the shameful.

There is only one stat you need to know to understand this game, this team, and why the coach has to go. 60 pass attempts.