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Vs. Detroit......Run The Ball

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Detroit's run defense has been awful.......They are giving up about 150 yards rushing per game.

And run play action pass......deep pass in the first quarter.....

The COWBOYS better win this game or.........
 

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Detroit's run defense has been awful.......They are giving up about 150 yards rushing per game.

And run play action pass......deep pass in the first quarter.....

The COWBOYS better win this game or.........
And Detroit will put 8 in the box, man up our receivers, and dare us to throw the ball. If we can't throw the ball against press coverage, it's gonna be a long year
 

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And Detroit will put 8 in the box, man up our receivers, and dare us to throw the ball. If we can't throw the ball against press coverage, it's gonna be a long year

I think just throwing up your hands and saying "oh there's 8 in the box, we can't run" is a defeatist attitude to take. Elliott and this line have had plenty of success running against stacked boxes over the past two seasons. Might be that we are seeing more stacked boxes this year, but it's not a hopeless situation and the Cowboys IMO have abandoned pounding the rock way too soon each of their 3 games this year. Over the past couple years when Dallas has had success they have pounded the rock, and even when they weren't having success they stuck with it - check the game logs / play by play from the last two years. IMO Dallas is giving up on the run way too early. Running the ball has a cumulative effect, and when you have a home run hitter like Elliott, gotta keep feeding him cause he might break the next one. I'm hoping to see 25 carries out of Elliott this week.
 

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I think just throwing up your hands and saying "oh there's 8 in the box, we can't run" is a defeatist attitude to take. Elliott and this line have had plenty of success running against stacked boxes over the past two seasons. Might be that we are seeing more stacked boxes this year, but it's not a hopeless situation and the Cowboys IMO have abandoned pounding the rock way too soon each of their 3 games this year. Over the past couple years when Dallas has had success they have pounded the rock, and even when they weren't having success they stuck with it - check the game logs / play by play from the last two years. IMO Dallas is giving up on the run way too early. Running the ball has a cumulative effect, and when you have a home run hitter like Elliott, gotta keep feeding him cause he might break the next one. I'm hoping to see 25 carries out of Elliott this week.
I think you're right and we can run vs 8 in a box. My comment was more toward Dak. I haven't given up on him, but this is what he's gonna see. Any other eight figure QB destroys the coverages he gets. When was the last time we put eight in the box and manned up vs Aaron Rodgers . Hell, against Stafford
 

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I think we have a top 3 pass D right now. Something better than you would think. And top 3 in sacks i think.
 

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I think you're right and we can run vs 8 in a box. My comment was more toward Dak. I haven't given up on him, but this is what he's gonna see. Any other eight figure QB destroys the coverages he gets. When was the last time we put eight in the box and manned up vs Aaron Rodgers . Hell, against Stafford
Part of the issue to me is I think this team needs to get Dak a real QB coach. Moore should never have been given the job IMO. When you have a young QB that has so much to learn how can you possibly make that hire? And if we need more proof look at how much Rush regressed also. I was not a fan of Wilson, but it seems Moore is out of his league. Through 3 games Dak has pretty much regressed across the board. His footwork, his decision making, his poise in the pocket, his throwing technique and all of this has led to a regression in accuracy. I'm not totally blaming Moore, but the point is Dak needs someone to teach him and while it's tough to judge when you aren't there everyday to see....it sure seems Dak isn't getting the coaching he and every young QB needs. Dak's best QB coach since he has been here has been Sanchez...
 

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Part of the issue to me is I think this team needs to get Dak a real QB coach. Moore should never have been given the job IMO. When you have a young QB that has so much to learn how can you possibly make that hire? And if we need more proof look at how much Rush regressed also. I was not a fan of Wilson, but it seems Moore is out of his league. Through 3 games Dak has pretty much regressed across the board. His footwork, his decision making, his poise in the pocket, his throwing technique and all of this has led to a regression in accuracy. I'm not totally blaming Moore, but the point is Dak needs someone to teach him and while it's tough to judge when you aren't there everyday to see....it sure seems Dak isn't getting the coaching he and every young QB needs. Dak's best QB coach since he has been here has been Sanchez...
Funny, after writing that I just saw this reminder of Sanchez helping Dak on Twitter this morning

 

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Vs. Detroit......Run The Ball Detroit's run defense has been awful.......They are giving up about 150 yards rushing per game.

And run play action pass......deep pass in the first quarter.....

The COWBOYS better win this game or.........


Good job. You've covered yourself to be able to complain either way. But, alas that is what you do best...

I said it before the season started.......The pass game was important, in order to set up the run game. Not the other way around. The COWBOYS were going to have to prove they could throw the ball.
 

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I believe a good run game sets up the pass. We got zeke. It is time to throw more deep balls. Tavon,Thompson and Butler should all be on the field on occasion and spread out. This would open up the middle. It seems to me that Butler and dak have chemistry so I hopefully Butler is active soon.
 

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Detroit is #1 vs the pass, dead last against the run. Even the Cowboys play callers should be able to dial up 25 carries for Zeke
 

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Detroit is #1 vs the pass, dead last against the run. Even the Cowboys play callers should be able to dial up 25 carries for Zeke

I swear if Dallas comes out and Dak throws the ball 35 times this week while Zeke only gets another 16 carries, I'm going down to The Star and protesting until Linehan gets fired.
 

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Detroit is #1 vs the pass, dead last against the run. Even the Cowboys play callers should be able to dial up 25 carries for Zeke
I giving our staff a 35/65 chance
 

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I swear if Dallas comes out and Dak throws the ball 35 times this week while Zeke only gets another 16 carries, I'm going down to The Star and protesting until Linehan gets fired.


I will meet you there. Best friend lives 10 minutes away. Got place to sleep in between shifts.
 

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I will meet you there. Best friend lives 10 minutes away. Got place to sleep in between shifts.

Awesome!! I'll bring the pitch forks. Who's gonna get the torches?
 

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152 yards on 25 carries for Zeke......team total of 183 yards rushing
 
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