Offense/ running game

[jarntt]

I agree, the boys didn't panic and Tony was near perfect on that last minute TD drive.

He was fantastic as he has been on most last second drives lately.

 

[jarntt]

here lies your first problem

I could not agree more on both points. Expecting a 20 point win and doing so because of the media??? Both

 

[jarntt]

PE1 was right about one thing last night- Tyron Smith is the best player on the field

He was fantastic for sure. OL overall was good. Didn't even notice a drop off when MB came in either.

 

[ArlingtonCowboys100]

The turnovers and dropped passes kept the giants in the game. Really should have been a rout. Good thing the giants suck. The ol was dominant. Randle proved he is not a starting running back and the cowboys need to figure out that fact to save the season.

 

[Eastbay]

The turnovers and dropped passes kept the giants in the game. Really should have been a rout. Good thing the giants suck. The ol was dominant. Randle proved he is not a starting running back and the cowboys need to figure out that fact to save the season.

Exactly how did Randle prove that?

 

[bigdeal701]

So Randle gets a measly 16 carries and you think he proved he's not a starter? I thought he was fine, 4.1 yards per carry is pretty good. If you are looking for a Murray type season for him then no, but I highly doubt Murray has that kind of year again.

 

[jarntt]

The turnovers and dropped passes kept the giants in the game. Really should have been a rout. Good thing the giants suck. The ol was dominant. Randle proved he is not a starting running back and the cowboys need to figure out that fact to save the season.

There was one big drop and that was Dez. I guess technically Street was kind of drop too because it wasn't ruled a catch. You can't throw the ball behind guys when they are moving and expect them to come up with it.

 

[ROMOTOOWENS]

Twill had a big drop on one. Went right through his hands

 

[Manster7588]

Twill had a big drop on one. Went right through his hands

Actually I think TWill had two drops back to back.

The Internet off of Witten was all Tony, Street should have caught his. It was a good pass and he had time to secure it.

 

[CarlSr]

I found it difficult to assess the running game one way or another last night. I'd say the jury is still out, but I certainly didn't think the guys looked bad, and they did a great job catching the ball. Dunbar picked a great time to step up.

 

[ROMOTOOWENS]

Well I'm hearing a lot about run pass ratio. 45-23?? 14 passes last two drives. We also had ball at the end of first half and were throwing. Sure it's more than our norm, but the situation called for it

 

[Manster7588]

Well I'm hearing a lot about run pass ratio. 45-23?? 14 passes last two drives. We also had ball at the end of first half and were throwing. Sure it's more than our norm, but the situation called for it

If teams are going to crowd the line then pass away until defenses play legit.

 

[UK Cowboy]

I'm not worried about the passing game, Collinsworth rightfully mentioned that it looked like Romo was in the Giants defensive huddle. Lots of points missed on fumbles, drops and bobbles that got picked. Running game.....we'll see. On a side note, the last TD was as loud as I've ever heard a Dallas crowd

 

[GNG]

Yup, that's on me, but are you happy with what you saw last night?
Be honest.

It was sloppy at times but it was a win. I'm always happy with a win.

 

[Nasty_Magician]

PE1 was right about one thing last night- Tyron Smith is the best player on the field

He was an absolute beast in that one.

 

[Earl Stevens]

lot's of good things came outta that win last night
Most of all...1-0

The thing I liked the most last night? Our offense looked a lot like the Pats. And I don't see why it can't continue to look like that without Dez. Romo may have thrown 45 times, but they were mostly safe and short passes. I don't mind Romo airing it out like that when he has a clean pocket and he's making mostly safe short passes.

 

[Earl Stevens]

Well I'm hearing a lot about run pass ratio. 45-23?? 14 passes last two drives. We also had ball at the end of first half and were throwing. Sure it's more than our norm, but the situation called for it

Don't pay attention to run pass ratio when a lot of the passes are short. Short passes are almost the same thing as running plays. Like I said, our offense looked a lot like the Pats last night and going into this season I had a feeling our offense would look like the Pats because of our RB situation. Short passes to Beasley and Dunbar will be a normal thing in this offense even with Dez. It will be even more with Dez out.

 

[jarntt]

If teams are going to crowd the line then pass away until defenses play legit.

Last year what made us so good was running when there were 8 and even 9 in the box. When you do that and then run a PAP at them it is all but impossible to defend. If you pass just because they move up a safety you let them dictate the game. In years past they'd stack the box...then Kill kill kill...then blitz and we get killed. Yes, you want to exploit the defense when they play everyone up, but at the same time you need to do what made you good in the first place and Romo is a better QB when he doesn't put it up as much.

 

[jarntt]

Well I'm hearing a lot about run pass ratio. 45-23?? 14 passes last two drives. We also had ball at the end of first half and were throwing. Sure it's more than our norm, but the situation called for it

Need to get that down. Bad things happen when we pass too much. But, like you said, you need to take into account what happens at the end of the game. When your last 10 plays are passes it will skew your ratio.

 

[ROMOTOOWENS]

Listening to the Cowboys talk show- it seemed Broaddus and the gang thought Randle left some yards out there. They thought he had a couple of carries that should have went for more 7-8 more yards. I re watched it today, didn't really notice. I thought he ran pretty hard. Damn we are gonna need it big time now