What went wrong against Dallas?

[outflow]

The better team won tonight.

That being said...Run Defense
Run Blocking
No one underneath to make Romo hesitate to Witten
Very very questionable 1st and 2nd down playcalling (felt too predictable running it all the time on 1st down particularly 2nd and 3rd quarters, wasn't nearly aggressive enough. where were the quick curls/slants after the 1st quarter?).

Was very pleased with the secondary play (minus Williams beat on that last long TD reception).

[Bretsky]

Both sides of the lines for Dallas were dominant. We do not match up well.

I'm not that devastated. Dallas is better. We played okay, but gave up three indefensible plays to Felix Jones and Miles Austin. We match up well with a team like Minnesota, but Dallas is a bad matchup for us. They have a huge OL, and we struggle against that type of OL. It's going to take some time for Rodgers to figure out the 3-4 scheme--especially one with that kind of talent.

Completely agree; I'm not devastated at all. I predicted a loss. We're not at that level yet. Kind of like being pissed when the Brewers lose to the Cubs. Right now they are better.

[Harlan Huckleby]

They really are a well-balanced offensive attack -- great running game, terrific recievers, a killer go-to tight end. Romo had forever to throw, their line was opening up great holes. They were getting pressure on Rodgers consistently. The real deal.

God I hate them so much.

ya, you wonder how they got so much talent. Do they get extra draft picks or something?

[Patler]

Right now, Dallas is better in a lot of aspects. Much more physical all the way around.

[Pacopete4]

We didn't need 3 FG's against a top tier team.. we had to put balls into the endzone and we just didnt do that.. don't kid urself, they are better... but we had our chances to really get in this game and steal it, but no one stepped up and took the opportunity

[Zool]

Parcell's team is coming to fruition.

[Bretsky]

They really are a well-balanced offensive attack -- great running game, terrific recievers, a killer go-to tight end. Romo had forever to throw, their line was opening up great holes. They were getting pressure on Rodgers consistently. The real deal.

God I hate them so much.

ya, you wonder how they got so much talent. Do they get extra draft picks or something?

IF I'm not mistaken they did pull the trigger in trading away the pick for Brady Quinn two years back and picked up a high pick for that. That pick might have been Felix Jones but I'm not sure.

They've used all means to build this team. Good drafts mixed with a few free agent signings and a trade or two.

On paper they are one incredibly talented team

[TravisWilliams23]

Parcell's team is coming to fruition.

I was thinking that also, Zool.

Dallas was really sucking ass before Parcells showed up and turned things around. They have a solid foundation now and should be good for quite some time.

[Zool]

Parcell's team is coming to fruition.

I was thinking that also, Zool.

Dallas was really sucking ass before Parcells showed up and turned things around. They have a solid foundation now and should be good for quite some time.

The huge o-line, the stout d-line with completely assignment sure LB's. Its a very tried and true formula. Too many teams are falling in love with the Tampa-2 type LB. It goes in cycles I suppose.

[Guiness]

Big Play II - Coverage breakdown resulting in long bomb for TD.

That's not what I saw, if you're refering to the long play to Austin. He was double covered, pretty nicely too. I'm not sure how he pulled that in.

[texaspackerbacker]

Dallas played like the best in the NFL--a helluva lot better than they played against Philadelphia. Their personnel is clearly better overall.

Also, the injuries hurt in the Packers secondary and among the receivers. Jones must have gotten hurt. I don't think they just held him out for a miss or two. Humphrey seemed to be missing too, maybe just because of playing catch up, I don't know.

With all the talk this week about the O Line, they looked bad in what usually has been their strong point--pass blocking. It was, however, against the probably best pass rush in the NFL. Dallas beat the Packers at our own game--bend-don't-break defense. We'd get Grant a little hole; We'd complete our slants; Every time, though, Dallas had somebody there to prevent a big gain Even on the long passes, they had somebody back. It was a classic case of smart defense, as opposed to blitzing stupidly--which Dallas sometimes does.

The Packers D played pretty much the same intelligent type of defense. Either because of the injuries or just being not quite as loaded with talent, they couldn't quite pull it off.

[Guiness]

I said it in the game thread, but it bears repeating here. Whitten is a great TE, and was a difference maker, especially on a couple of those 3rd down catches.

[Harlan Huckleby]

I said it in the game thread, but it bears repeating here. Whitten is a great TE, and was a difference maker, especially on a couple of those 3rd down catches.

It doesn't even seem to matter if he is covered. He is bigger and more athletic than the defenders.

[Lurker64]

Mostly what I learned was that Dallas is closer than we are. This is a Cowboys team that has been getting better for 5-6 years now. We've only been getting better for about 3 as everything up to 4-12 was sort of a steady decline.

We didn't really play poorly, but they played better. Eventually, we'll play better than we did tonight and we'll get another shot at them.

[Harlan Huckleby]

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