Dallas By the Numbers -- Offense
by Rafael Vela on Sep 15, 2009 7:15 PM CDT
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PrintWeek One Stats for the Offense
| QB | Net Att. | Net Yards | YPA | Scs. % | TDs | Exp. Pass.* | Bad Dec. % |
| Tony Romo | 27 | 344 | 12.7 | 59.3 | 3 | 7 | 3.7 |
(*Explosive plays are runs of over 12 yards and passes of over 16 yards.)
Not a bad opening line, but first week stats are always misleading. Let's wait until October before we begin to draw any conclusions.
Wide Receivers
| Player | Net Att. | Net Yds. | YPA |
Scs. % | Exp. Plays. |
| Roy Williams | 7 | 86 | 12.3 | 42.9. | 1 |
| Jason Witten | 7 | 71 | 10.1 | 71.4 | 3 |
| Patrick Crayton | 6 | 136 | 22.7 | 66.7 | 2 |
| Miles Austin | 2 | 42 | 21.0 | 50.0 | 1 |
| Martellus Bennett | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 50.0 | - |
| Tashard Choice | 2 | 5 | 2.5 | 50.0 | - |
| Marion Barber | - | - | - | - | - |
| Deon Anderson | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | - |
Again, it's too early to take too much from YPAs, but let's examine the passing blend. Note how the distribution for the top two receivers and Patrick Crayton are nearly identical. This is the most balanced blend since Witten, T.O. and Terry Glenn were dividing up the bigger slices of the passing pie in '06.
Note also that for all the speculation of throwing more to the backs, Jason Garrett and Tony Romo threw only twice to the backs and only two were designed throws. Garrett likes to call shots down the field and Romo is a downfield passer. That won't likely change.
Running Backs
| Player | Att. | Rush Yds. | YPA | Exp. Plays |
| Marion Barber | 14 | 79 | 5.6 | 1 |
| Felix Jones | 6 | 23 | 3.8 | 1 |
| Tashard Choice | 2 | 10 | 5.0 | - |
- Runs left: 8 att., 36 yds.,4.5 YPA
- Runs middle: 9 att., 57 yds., 6.3 YPA
- Runs right: 6 att., 22 yds., 3.7 YPA
The preliminary pattern appeared to be alternating series by Barber and Jones, with Choice taking third down duties. Then, Jones appeared to injure his leg when he was flipped on a kickoff return early in the 2nd quarter and the carries went almost all to Barber at that point.
Let's hope Felix' bruise isn't a serious one. He had a 19 yard dash in his first two carries and appears to be the explosive play machine who teased us last year.
Of note was the run mix: one third of the Cowboys runs were counters and Dallas again ran draws very effectively. The Cowboys called only one wide run, probably because Jones was hurt early.
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hey everyone
first time commenting….and if there is one of these breakdowns for the defense i think i would be to scared to look at it. the cowboys defense did not impress me at all sunday
by ltlryno on Sep 15, 2009 7:46 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Cowboys D
has got something to prove on Sunday night, and they know it. I expect them to rip and roar.
Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.
Good point.
But we have to take the bad with the good. Butcher the D!
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 15, 2009 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions
There is one stat that matters more than any other for the D
Scoring.
TB scored 21, 7 in garbage time, and another 7 after a pick was negated by a bogus illegal contact call.
Granted, TB helped us by dropping some passes and screwing up some FGs, but points are all that matters in the end.
I’ve noticed a trend in WP’s three years. We struggle tackling in week 1, but it gets fixed quick (it had better get fixed quick).
I expect the defense to play much better this week.
Im getting ahead of the thread here, but the gints played dominant on offense in week 1 (and scored a whopping 13 offensive points). I expect we can cover their WRs well(anyone think they have bigger receiving threats than winslow, clayton, and the former cowboy that TB had?). One can also argue that their 1-2 RB punch is similar to what TB had as well. If we shore up assignments and tackling better, we should be in good shape for week 2 (defensively)
by THEjarhead on Sep 15, 2009 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I don't agree that the tackling was bad
I can’t recall many shed tackles against Dallas.
Plays like Gerald Sensabaugh chasing a runner out at the 4 after a long gain impressed me because last year that’d of been a TD, but this year the cowboys D gave themselves another chance to stop the drive.
I buy the story that gap maintence was the primary problem handling the run
by AustonianAggie on Sep 15, 2009 11:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Giants will be missing Aaron Ross
Tony Romo is in for more big plays
by AustonianAggie on Sep 15, 2009 11:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I expect we'll be able to cover their receivers, too.
I think the key this week is in stopping the Gint’s running attack and we’ll have to improve our run defense this week to nab a win.
"Everybody wants something but nobody wants to pay the price" - Michael Irvin
Please Get Well Felix
We need the Dash; speed kills and we need his speed.
Felix Jones
I am dying to see you destroy the Giants and make them look slow. Please take care of that thigh.
We took what they gave us
and the numbers bear that out. Just when we wanted to have methodical drives, we come up with 7 explosive plays. I’ll take that method everytime. And a blocked kick to boot. If the defense can join the offense and special teams in playing well, this team will be tough to beat. One thing I am quite sure of; Wade knows how to get this defense playing well.
Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, "where the heck is the ceiling?"
I have thought this D has had a lot of potential for a long time
And there have been times where they played very well. They will get on a roll this year but I hope it does not end abruptly (and at the wrong time) like it did last.
What I would be interested in seeing is what TB was trying to do at least in the begining to see if they were daring
JG to try and go deep on them by loading up against the run and covering the short and intermediate area of the field.
Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!
I love the RW TD, it reminded me of how TO would do that but with a drag route, and boom before you knew it he was down the field for a big gain
or in this case a TD. I just like how the replay shows the formation, and you can see the point where Rhonde Barber must have said OHHHH SH$%*#$T!!!! and he was too late to stop RW from scoring. I would love to see a play like that against our division rivals this year.
Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!
I was thinking the same thing on RW
and TO’s days doing that are probably over…
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
I also like the fact
that he saluted our troops in the end zone. For once a classy td celebration.
Last night I lay in bed looking up at the stars in the sky and I thought to myself, "where the heck is the ceiling?"
Yeah I loved that
Its the background on my computer now
"When it's third and ten, you can take the milk drinkers and I'll take the whiskey drinkers every time." -Max McGee
Just curious, Raf...
but what do you consider to be Romo’s bad decisions? I’m having a hard time coming up with one aside from the poor throw on the out route that Talib almost picked. And I wasn’t sure if that was more of a bad decision or just a bad throw.
if a defender gets a hand on it it's a bad decision
Romo forced that one
I should say an almost interception
Ronde Barber’s pass defensed in the 1st half, for example, was not a bad decision by Romo.
my memory may be foggy..
but i thought there was another throw on that same 3 and out that was close to being picked, aside from the one Talib nearly picked off.
Yeah I think you're right
I think he had one series where I thought he was forcing it and I recall two of those on that drive. The rest of his “inaccuracy issues” have been overstated, The first two drives he was perfect until he went low to Bennett who wanted him to go high.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
Was that Talib on that out-route that Romo tried to squeeze into RW?
He had Felix open in the flat. I was yelling at my TV. Disappointed, but he can’t be expected to see the entire field when a bunch of dudes are running around.
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 16, 2009 9:57 AM CDT up reply actions
Not bad numbers at all....
Now….can we tell if Tampa is a good or bad team? can we do this against the Giants and Carolina? If we can, we have a real shot at being 5-0 since the next two games are easy.
This is the big question...which teams are good this year?
What if this year’s Tampa was last year’s Falcons?
by CaliFanInTx on Sep 15, 2009 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
1st week is so misleading
Teams like the Raiders, Tampa and Buffalo played fiercely but know how to lose, and that will bear out over the season. And playing one opponent tough and rolling over dead for the next is common among mediocre teams. When week 2 comes by and we can look at the 0-2s, 1-1s, 2-0s and then I’d making talking about what teams really are.
Consistency is so essential I really doubt Tampa can show up the next game like Dallas did.
I do believe play off teams win their home opener, especially if its opening day. That eliminates Tampa from the realm of contender.
by AustonianAggie on Sep 15, 2009 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
wow I need to go to bed, sorry for butchering my english
by AustonianAggie on Sep 15, 2009 11:29 PM CDT up reply actions
But Tampa plays Buffalo this week.
Who to pick?
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 15, 2009 11:36 PM CDT up reply actions
That's a tough one.
But I’m going to say Tampa because Buffalo just begs to lose in the 4th quarter. Both have a good running game, and both have the weapons in the passing game. It’ll be a total toss up.
by Alexcomestokill on Sep 15, 2009 11:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Actually, it doesn't NY lost their 1st 2 games 2 years ago on the way to a Superbowl.
but I don’t disagree with your point…you just expounded on what I was trying to point out…the cream will eventually rise to the top. Just takes time.
by CaliFanInTx on Sep 15, 2009 11:45 PM CDT up reply actions
I remember that but they were expectional and an exception from the rule
My specific reference to that notion (play off teams win their home openers) is Dick Vermeil and the 1999 st louis team. Like Dallas, people had largely given up on them.
I see Tampa going down after giving us a game; they didn’t score on any big plays which is vital, yards don’t count – and for now their secondary is worse than one with Roy Williams haha
Every Year, every game, Dallas takes every opponents best shot. I’m no longer surprised when a team brings more emotion to start a game than Dallas does. When Dallas wins, 1970s or 1990s, Dallas plays with a cool, talented intellegence.
The only time this wasn’t true, Quincy Cater was QBing
I am eager to learn what teams are what though. Theres just so much more transparency with 2 games done than with 1
by AustonianAggie on Sep 15, 2009 11:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Agreed. We'll have a better (more accurate) acount of Tampa in a few weeks.
Is the Tampa secondary that bad? Or, are we that good? Is our run defense that bad? Or, does Tampa have a pretty good running game? I’m not sure of the answer, but we’ll have a clearer picture in a few weeks.
I do agree that teams seem to play up for the Cowboys…
My opinion on the Giants is that we will have a shootout with them, and since our QB is a gunslinger, we win. Their defensive line is great, but secondary is banged up. Washington isn’t an offensive juggernaut so they couldn’t take advantage of their opportunities. Campbell was knocked around but he did have time to throw, and a great QB has to make the opponent pay in those times. I think Romo does this…
by CaliFanInTx on Sep 16, 2009 12:29 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm curious about the pass distribution,
or lack thereof, to the running backs. Is it possible we won’t be seeing this? I had visions of swing passes in the flat to Felix and they always involved jukes and burning speed and touchdowns.
I have a feeling...
we are going to see these much more in the NYG game. Just a hunch. Wanna leave some of the cards close to the vest.
maybe they're saving that for this week...hmmm?
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 15, 2009 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions
when you're completing passes way down the field
why settle for dumpoffs?
by Rafael Vela on Sep 15, 2009 10:02 PM CDT up reply actions
To fulfill the Felix prophecy, of course!
Actually I was more wishing to get Mr Jones the ball in open space..
Agreed. But it's also very comforting to know that we are capapble of nickle and diming teams as well.
Even better when our nickle and diming turns into jackpots.
by CaliFanInTx on Sep 15, 2009 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Felix was injured on his first carry of the game
not his kickoff return in the second quarter…
RB Felix Jones – quad (9/13) – Although he continued to play, Jones was limited after suffering a quad injury during a big tackle in the first quarter. The Cowboys held him out of some third-down plays and replaced him in the second half with Miles Austin on one kickoff return.
On Lunch Break today they said it was actually his first carry of the game.
That helps explain his low touches overall and also raises the question of how they plan to use Choice, seems like there has been some assumptions that he’s the third down back for whatever reason, maybe pass blocking, but it seems like that wasn’t necessarily the plan going into the game and only came about because of the early injury to Felix.
He was trying to hurdle like 3 Bucs on the sideline.
It’s probably just a deep charlie horse, because he had a nice run later.
Loved seeing TChoice on the first series, though. A rotation like that should keep the monster fresh all year.
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 15, 2009 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
+1 I liked seeing choice with 13 min left in the 1st quarter
gets all the backs out on the field
by AustonianAggie on Sep 15, 2009 11:30 PM CDT up reply actions
I like Choice, too, but
I really want to see Felix in those 3rd down situations that Choice was pulling early in the game.
"Everybody wants something but nobody wants to pay the price" - Michael Irvin
good job raf
been about 2 years since i last posted but i still read everyday and nothing has changed. raf you still deliver some of the best articles on our beloved. keep up the good work everyone…
Felix is injured, and if this was earlier in the preseason, I would be very worried about this offense...
but after seeing our “12” personnel formation and all its variations…I’m not too worried, at all. Granted Felix is a great talent, but it’s not like we have trash in Barber and Choice. The early season question about where TO’s missing production would come from has pretty much been answered for me.
Everyone talks about Felix being the Savior of the team.
but even when he was in, regardless of the injury, Barber was still the better back. I don’t think we give him enough credit for what he brings to this offense.
by Alexcomestokill on Sep 15, 2009 11:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah Barber was the guy this game
the role we anticipated for him, as closer, he filled admirably, and did many other things well too. I find it hard to believe we only ran it 22 times
by AustonianAggie on Sep 15, 2009 11:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Exactly.
just think, if we run Barber 20 times a game, he is over 100 yards. and that should be the key against the Giants. If we can get a steady rotation, and keep each back fresh, the running game will be very good this year. And I’m not saying I don’t like Felix, I just don’t want to get so Hyped about him that if he doesn’t play up to our expectations that we through him under the bus, just like we have done to Barber because he didn’t play the way we thought he should last season.
by Alexcomestokill on Sep 15, 2009 11:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Why would we run it when opposing teams stack the line and are daring you to throw it down field...
always take what the defense gives you…
by CaliFanInTx on Sep 15, 2009 11:47 PM CDT up reply actions
I know that it has been discussed before but.....
was Felix injury prone at Arkansas? I hope this is not a trend for him. I agree we do not give Barber enough credit.
not at all
I think in his time away, some instincts got sloppy, hence him leaving his feet. My suspician, he’ll be back to form by week 2.
Felix, you’re fast man, and you’re fastest when your feet touch the ground
by AustonianAggie on Sep 15, 2009 11:59 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree......
we need him to stay healthy for us.
I'll second that
Of everyone on the offense, he’s the guy that makes me hold my breath when he gets into the open field.
So it begins...
by APerfectStar on Sep 16, 2009 12:27 AM CDT up reply actions
If the Cowboys needed him, I think he plays, but the offense had things in hand without him and it could
afford to rest him. So they did. Isn’t it comforting to know that we can still score big points without him? Imagine what happens if Jacobs goes down for the Giants or Westbrook for the Eagles. We may not have depth in our OLine, but certainly do in our skill positions.
by CaliFanInTx on Sep 16, 2009 12:34 AM CDT up reply actions
Interesting you said that.....
because the guys on NFL Network were saying today that Bradshaw can be more dangerous than Jacobs because he’s faster. Jacobs is harder to bring down but they felt like Bradshaw if more dangerous.
If that were true...Bradshaw would be starting.
I think Bradshaw is a very good player, but my statement was made because the running back is more important to the Giants because they are a run first team. They run to set up the pass. Cowboys are a pass to set up the run team. The Giants haven’t demonstrated that they can consistently get the ball down the field without Plaxico.
Or, if that isn’t enough of an answer. We have 3 starting quality RB’s, they only have 2. We’re deeper.
I agree......
I happen to like NFL Network and they are a heck of a lot better than ESPN.
This . . .
might be the most indented post I’ve ever made
It's disappointing
that they stop at a certain point. It would be much cooler if they could go down to single character lines by the end.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
oh what the heck.....
let’s see what happens
Been there, done that
28 replies, then it doesn’t go any further to the right
by One.Cool.Customer on Sep 16, 2009 2:17 PM CDT up reply actions
squish
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 16, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions
those avatars!
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 16, 2009 2:36 PM CDT up reply actions
I disagree about Bradshaw starting
Felix is definitely more dangerous than MB3 and MB3 starts.
Who starts is meaningless really when you employ running back by committee.
In Romo we Trust
if jacobs goes down
they’ll plug in bradshaw and, while i’d worry about him getting all the carries, Bradshaw would do just fine in terms of ypc. THe GIants aren’t great because of Jacobs. They’re great because their oline opens up mammoth holes that most pro rbs can run through.
But I agree on Westbrook. No way McCoy is the playmaker he is. They will absolutely lose a large part of their offense if he goes down.
Bradshaw is a very good RB. But as you pointed out, there would be concern if he had to carry
all the load., and my point is more about depth. The crux of the Giants offense is their ability to run. Agreed the O Line is a big reason for that, but to think you could just plug anybody in there and expect similar production would be a stretch. Jacobs, Ward, and Bradshaw is a scary combination. Just Bradshaw isn’t so scary anymore.
Felix is special, no doubt,
but like you, CaliFan, I’m really happy to see so many other special players out there on O. And it certainly helps with any injury situation that might come up.
Rodney Harrison has mentioned several times in the last couple of weeks that NE concentrated not on T.O. in the past, but Witten, when they played the Cowboys. This season, I don’t think anyone is going to be able to just try to shut down Witten. There are too many other guys that are stepping up and making plays.
"Everybody wants something but nobody wants to pay the price" - Michael Irvin
That's the thing...we had all these offensive weapons on the team last year but didn't spread it around.
I’ve looked at the offseason comments about addition by subtractions “Romo friendly” and took it with a grain of salt. I was hopeful but unsure about the potency of our offense without TO. Not because TO was 2-3 times better than our other players or that Romo wasn’t the read deal, but the fact that many coordinators will scheme against him and therefore provided more leeway from other players. That is a strategic advantage. Now after seeing how this offense looks without him and that other players are stepping up, I’m pretty excited. It’s very comforting to know that we will be more balanced and to see that we have “unselfish” players. They all want to do well, but also enjoy their team mates having success. Did you see how many players ran down to congratulate players that got touchdowns?
I agree
I have wondered several times if Jerry wasn’t part of the pressure – you know, “get the ball into the hands of our best playmaker” sort of thing. Because they really did seem to ignore some opportunities.
On the flip side, Hurd, Austin, Bennet, Felix and Tashard were all way less polished than they are coming in this year. Bennett reportedly didn’t really understand much of the second TE position let alone splitting out wide, playing the H-back, etc.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
These are all still young players so they have room to grow...
Hurd and Austin hasn’t had as much playing time and opportunities because TO was on the team.
The rest were rookies.
The more I look at our offense…the more excited I get! I really see the potential.
Raf
this was a post of mine from another thread, analyzing the run game. Am I on track here or looking a little too deep into stats for a single game? I think this has been an issue for a couple years now:
Before I go through the stats, my general thoughts while watching the game were that aside from big runs, we really struggled running. And we ran the ball well to close out the game, starting with the crayton catch on the second to last drive.
The stats show this pretty solidly.
We had 3 big runs on the first 3 drives for 57 yards. Then, 29 came on our last 5 carries of the game(5.9 average), when lets face it, the game was over – we had successfully broken TB by that point.
Our other 14 caries….went for 37 total yards. Thats the meat of the game, and thats disgraceful.
I think this game, like many of our games in 2007, is a case where stats for the game don’t do it justice – this team REALLY struggles to move the ball with its run game when other teams are trying to stop them. This is why Garrett so quickly turns to the passing game, cause once teams put 8 in the box, we really seem to stall.
Stall?
I think if anything we improved. They stacked it against the run and we took advantage of it, we had 3 large TD passes in the “meat” of the game. My thoughts is that they would try to run it on occasions just to have them keep the run game stacked. And I dunno about you.. but I’d much rather them take advantage of the situation then focus on why their run game stalled. Also, look at it this way.. when we needed the yardage from the run game.. we got it. When we needed the yardage from the passing game.. we got it. No need to try and fix something that isn’t broke.
My point somehow got lost
My point was NOT that we made the wrong playcalls, that we should’ve tried to keep running it. My point was that we are NOT a top 5 running offense in the league like many predicted based only off our talent at rb and not our run blocking ability along the line….we cannot run through those fronts like other teams in this league can.
I meant stall
as in our run game stalls, not our whole offense.
If a defense
loads up to stop your run and you throw — successfully — down the field, I wouldn’t consider that a “stalled” run game.
Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.
and we got 4.9 ypc on the ground
despite them loading up the box to stop the run and giving up the long plays. not exactly stalled lol.
i think you have a point but...
14 low yardage runs vs 8 good yardage runs aint terrible if in fact they were loading up in the box. A good running game is all about getting you first downs to maintain drives and/or set up advantageous 2nd and 3rd downs. With that definition I definitely think you have a case if you are arguing that we are over hyping that as a strength. At the same time though, those big plays ment a lot, and that is also a big facet of a quality run game. So to conclude, the truth looks like its in between and we need a few more games to really assess it.
sounds reasonable to me
Felix getting hurt takes a little out of our run game too.
And...
I think you would have seen lots more runs if the Cowboys hadn’t done silly things like score nigh unto immediately on 3 drives :)
I'm not necessarily saying we should
but the teams that are GREAt at running the ball (Vikings, Giants, Titans, etc) can do that. We fail badly and eventually shy away from it. All I’m saying is that evidence from the first game (and I believe many other games the last two years) suggests that we can’t consistently run the ball when the other team knows its coming, aside from late in the 4th quarter.
I didn’t mean my post as a remark about how our run game sucks or anything, just that I don’t think we will ever be that top 5 unit many people thought we would be.
The point is, we CAN'T
Again, not saying its even the smartest move to do this, but the teams with the best run games can. We can not. The Giants, Vikings and Titans can absolutely run through 8 in the box. They proved it last year. We can not.
I’m not saying Garrett is doing a poor job playcalling or anything like that. In fact, I think he generally sticks to his oline’s strength, which is pass blocking. But there were many people on this site, and analysts who thought we would be a top 5 rushing team – that is just not going to happen if we can’t run the ball when teams are trying to stop us.
My thoughts..
is that the running game will blossom when the opposing teams try and stop the passing game and the passing game will blossom when the opposing teams try and stop the running game.
And think of it this way.. the teams with the best running games have only that… Running games. Look at their QBs and tell me that they can bail their team out when they need it. I wouldn’t count on any of them the way I would count on Romo. Dallas has something special this year.. it may not be the best at running or the best at passing, but what I am seeing is being a great opportunistic team. And that sounds great to me.
I've thought about that too
But the thing is, the teams with best run games for some reason tend to have less ability passing the ball…which makes their ability to run even more impressive! The Giants smashed us, Philly and the Ravens last year with Eli at qb! again, that shows how good they are in that phase, when they don’t have half the passing offense we do and they can slam it down the throats of the best Ds in the league.
And I agree. I think Garrett will find a good mix, and our offense will be more efficient and consistant than years past. I’m very happy with what i’ve seen from the offense so far this year.
and Romo...
looks great. Its too early to judge, especially considering he always looks good for the first 3 months…but he looks as good as i’ve ever seen him. Even his “off” passes yesterday were VERY close.
Did the Giants do well rushing against the Redskins?
From what I saw it looked like the Redskins D handled Eli and company pretty good for most of the game, and if Campbell wasn’t such a clutz they would have had a fighting chance. Remember, the Giants only scored 10pts offensively.
"Help, it's hot and dark in here and someone is laughing." Taco Bell
They ran well
but only in spurts.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
The Skins aren't getting much
credit for their D, but I think they are actually pretty good.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
I though they did pretty well
but i also think the redskins will have a top 5 run D this year, Haynseworth is just sucha difference maker, you saw it early in the gam when the redskins D shut them down around the goal line twice
The teams you mentioned run the ball well beacuse that is the strength of the team. As a coordinator, I would think it smart to ascertain the strength of your team and use it. We may never find out how good his running game is, but we also don't need to..
If at some point in the future, if a defense rushed 3 and dares us to run…we’ll run the ball very well.
well if you saw the Titans game this week
that did not look like a dominant running team. But hey its only one game
another example of how this team has changed
Eatman with a good article about the different message this team has compared to last year. I remember last year against Cincy, all we heard were excuses, and a win is a win, etc…..from everything i’ve heard these guys say this offseason, from Wade’s actions to Romo’s words, this team is trying its hardest to change all the problems we had last year.
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/news.cfm?id=BFD2BC84-DC0A-6723-BC52B4C04FFF8C8F
Lost in the glory of our big-play aerial attack: Flo & Kosier back healthy
8 runs left, 9 up the gut and 6 to the right. When was the last time we’ve seen that kind of run distribution? A healthy left side of the O-line allows us to have a more balanced run attack.
Our run distribution last year was significantly favoring the right (uninjured) side of the line. 31% of the runs went left, 28% up the middle and 41% went to the right.
by One.Cool.Customer on Sep 16, 2009 3:27 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
good point
right now with everyone healthy, there is no area of the field we can’t attack effectively… horizontally and vertically… inside, outside, edge; middle, left, right; short, midrange, long… from any given package we can go any direction and depth… and defenses can’t guard everything.
kosier and a fully functional flo were sorely missed last season, and i’m glad you noted the value of their return to health. here’s a prayer that they stay that way!
Did you see that reverse to Crayton when Flo got flagged for unecessary roughness?
I kept rewinding to see what happened there, and I disagree with the call. A linebacker was coming across the field in pursuit and Flo pretty much clotheslined him; it was awesome! Had the run been closer to them, I think the ref would’ve ruled it a legit block, but Flo’s back was turned so he couldn’t see that PC was headed outta bounds.
With the amount of pressure the Tampa D was putting on them, I saw Flo make up some ground and push guys around. Didn’t watch Kosier much, but plan to during the victory over the Giants.
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 16, 2009 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions
Good read
by Musiccitynorm on Sep 16, 2009 9:58 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
Definitely
Loved this tidbit:
The other thing that I have learned in these last few years of my psychotic studying of Garrett’s trends is that he never falls into a pattern. He substitutes EVERY play (other than the 2 minute drill). Trust me, he does not have the same personnel Group on the field for 2 straight plays except on rare occasions. On Sunday, it took 45 plays for the Cowboys to run consecutive plays in their base offense with the same look.
Then he talks about the confusion it causes in the defense. No doubt.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
thanks for the link norm, this is hardcore.
by One.Cool.Customer on Sep 16, 2009 10:18 AM CDT up reply actions
Agree completely
Very insightful, very passionate. Really good analysis
The 7th Rule of "Fight Club": Fights will go on as long as they have to.
A ton of interesting stuff in here.
Look at how spread out those attempts numbers are! Its obvious #81 is no longer here
At any rate nice
that the number 1 didn’t complain because he didn’t get the biggest numbers…
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
On this team, the phrase ,'#1 WR' is somewhat meaningless
Just as ‘Starting RB’. is or ‘Starting CB.’ ‘Closer’ probably has more significance – i.e., MBIII is protecting a lead by running time off the clock a la E Smith.
Wonder if this means Felix would be the Closer in games where we’re playing catch up…?
The 7th Rule of "Fight Club": Fights will go on as long as they have to.
I just rewatched the game and
1) the first td drive by Tampa we had Hatcher, Siavii, Bowen, and Carpenter in the game. When they got inside the 10 we went back to starters.
2) one official in particular was just awful, back judge was missing holds and penalties all over the place.
3) Bennett is a crushing blocker, he’s the man.
4) We could not pick up a corner blitz to save our lives.
Yeah
They might as well have glued linemen to Spencer that game. Crazy.
Never wrestle with a pig. You both get dirty and the pig loves it.
yeah,I was worried when everyone was glad that Ellis......
was cut, but I’m a little worried about Spencer. I know it’s only been one game, but he didn’t show me a whole lot. Ware was getting double teamed so he should have been able to make some plays.
home field advantage
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by Aaron Novinger on Sep 16, 2009 4:00 PM CDT up reply actions
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