Yahoo Sports’ Jason Fitz and senior NFL writer Frank Schwab discuss Baltimore’s big win over Dallas and why America’s Team is in trouble early in the season. Listen to the full conversation on Inside Coverage — and subscribe on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, YouTube or wherever you listen.
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I, I mean, at this point the book is written on the Dallas Cowboys.
Uh, the Ravens get a 2825 win.
Remember, they were a solid 28-6 in the fourth quarter.
They played the ball 45 times.
Their average was six yards per carry, or 6.1 yards per carry.
They, uh, they ran the ball 45 times.
Lamar only threw the ball 15 times and they kicked the shit out of the Cowboys.
And they basically told the whole league, “Hey, don’t learn something different every week on Cowboys week, spend the whole day implementing your entire running game because running games are all you have to do.”
Just take your running playbook and force it on the Cowboys until they can do something about it.
And you know what?
So far the book says that they can’t do anything about it, even if they want to.
This is a demoralizing loss for the Cowboys.
But if you really watch this game, you know the Cowboys just got Trouts. They look awful. This was just as embarrassing as what happened to the Saints a week earlier. This defense is just not good and Dak Prescott is getting a lot of empty calories.
Uh, uh, his offense just isn’t that great.
At the moment they need to fix something.
They either need to improve the offense or get the running game going.
They need to stabilize their defense so that they can prevent a rush if someone runs at them with the ball.
But at the moment there is a danger that the season will slip away completely.
And it goes back to what I said in the first week of jumping.
They look great against Cleveland.
I was like, “Whoa, cowboys.”
You haven’t missed anything and you come home and you look so bad for two games.
I thought they looked worse at times this week than they did last week, and that’s saying something. And by the way, you didn’t blow the plays, you just got pushed around when you get bullied like you did last week.
You’d think you’d come out with the thunder of the gods next week.
None of this was visible.
There was no counterattack and to your point, they face the Giants next and I think most people would say they are clear favorites in that game, but then they have the Steelers who are going to be able to knock them out.
After that, they have to play the Lions and the 49ers. Things can get out of hand quickly and then everyone starts screaming about McCarthy’s job.
