Week 16: Do you care or don’t care? Was the Cowboys’ offensive weakness just shown?
Texas’ attack has never had it easy against this defense. Since Jalen Ramsey came back, the Dolphins’ defense has been the best at stopping passes.
All season, the Cowboys have had trouble on the road against good teams. While there were many factors that led to Week 16’s outcome, the most important one must have made Dallas feel uneasy going forward.
Even though Miami didn’t have its best pass rusher on Sunday afternoon, it was still able to pressure Dak Prescott quickly and frequently.
Prescott did a good job with the heat, though. He often got away from rushers and threw the ball away when he was about to be sacked, which would have been very bad.
Good quarterbacks have the ability to make it work in these tough situations, and to his credit, Prescott usually puts the team at a good place, even when things go wrong.
When the Cowboys played this game, starting guard Tyron Smith wasn’t there, and Zack Martin had hurt his thigh and missed most of Week 15’s loss in Buffalo. It was especially hard to find a left tackle.
Prescott was often pushed off his spot by Chuma Edoga, who applied a lot of pressure from behind.
Pressuring the defense is bad for any attack, but it really hurts this unit. Timing and rhythm are important for the West Coast attack.
Prescott has played the best football when he hits the top of each drop and throws the ball to targets who are open at the right time.
The whole plan falls apart when he feels pressed. In this game, Prescott did make plays, but they were on tight-window throws, which showed that the timing of the routes was off.
The Cowboys could have a great attack, but the way they’re set up means that a small grain in sand is all it takes to stop them. There is no more need to look for a reason why this squad can’t beat good defenders.
It can help if the offensive line is healthy, but no one is 100% yet. The NFL’s biggest stars take things into themselves at this time of year to help their teams make it to the playoffs.
When the stakes are high, we’ve seen players like quarterback Joe Burrow and wide receiver Justin Jefferson step up.
But not every great singer has answered the summons. There are three weeks left to the regular season, and these four players aren’t playing as well as they should be as the playoff contests heat up.
There is no bigger star than the G.O.A.T., but his team is having one of the worst seasons of the 2022 season.
In Week 15, the Buccaneers lost to the Bengals after giving up a 17-point lead. This game made Brady’s problems this season even worse.
Five straight drives, Tampa Bay lost the ball while playing from its own territory. During that time, Brady lost four balls, two interceptions and two fumbles.
With eight losses this season, which is the most in Brady’s career, it was a truly awful day that could only be topped by Alexander’s.
Brady has lost five of the seven interceptions this season in the last three games, which is not like him at all. These mistakes have cost Tampa a lot of money.
The Bucs have the worst run defense in the league, and their defensive line has been hurt a lot, which makes it even more important for Brady to keep the ball.
This could mean that he tries more than 750 passes in 2022, which doesn’t seem like a good way to do well, and he needs help from his teammates.
He’s pushing too much when he’s trying to hide problems on an offensive line that’s having trouble, and he’s missing throws that should be easy from the pocket because he’s in a hurry.