Something is wrong with the Dallas Cowboys, and we have no idea what it is

The Dallas Cowboys have been a strong football team for the past ten years. They are currently sixth in the NFL after winning 60% of their regular-season games over that time. They only had a losing record at the end twice, and both times it was due to the loss of their starting quarterback due to a season-ending injury. We knew this team would be loud when Dak Prescott or Tony Romo were healthy. They have qualified for the postseason six times in the last 10 years, three times under Jason Garrett and three times under Mike McCarthy.

Garrett’s Cowboys were the perfect example of excellent but insufficient. We were aware that his teams would be tough, but after losing three one-score playoff games, it seemed as though there was a limit to his goodness. Three trips to the divisional round, three defeats there.

It was assumed that McCarthy’s Cowboys would be distinct. Dan Quinn, whose team has finished in the top five in DVOA since he took over as defensive coordinator, gave the Cowboys some much-needed defensive strength. They had at last developed into a team capable of winning on both sides while playing complementing football. Over the previous three seasons, McCarthy’s teams had a combined record of 12-5, and many believed he could be the game-changing addition this squad had been waiting for.Yet in his three playoff appearances, the Cowboys didn’t even make it to the divisional round in two of them. Both those times they were at home facing a lower seed, only to fall into a big hole early and never recover. And this most recent defeat on Sunday is one of the most humiliating performances in Cowboys playoff history.

There are numerous reasons why the sorrow from Sunday’s defeat strikes differently. The Cowboys’ enormous opportunity was one of the causes. This football team has a lot of talent. There were nine all-pro players on the Cowboys roster. Nine. They have players on special teams, defense, and offense. To put things in perspective…

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