WoodysGirl
09-17-2012, 02:13 PM
Bryan Broaddus
Football Analyst/Scout
From my press box seat at CenturyLink Field, my first impression of the offensive side of the ball was that the Cowboys left too many opportunities on the field, and that the poor execution was in large part why the team didn’t come away with a victory. Sure, give Seattle credit for a nice game plan and its ability to limit DeMarco Murrayhttp://www.dallascowboys.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/roster/demarco-murray/490145f8-bbd5-4be2-b7e9-a967fe2c8bb0/) and the passing attack with tight coverage and pressure. But when this offense had the chance to make those types of plays that could turn a game, they didn’t.
In my pregame look at the Seahawks defense, I really believed that Jason Wittenhttp://www.dallascowboys.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/roster/jason-witten/0597e391-ded8-4e9e-9eaf-51c4b5d5b6d6/) was due for a big day just because of the the matchup problems that he would create. The one thing the offensive coaches wanted to do with Witten was to attack the seams. I didn’t feel that there was anyone on the Seahawks who could cover him successfully. Witten was targeted 10 times in this game, but only had four catches.
In a normal situation you would have thought if Witten was targeted that many times, he would have caught eight of those balls and scored a touchdown as well. Witten still managed to make some nice grabs in heavy traffic, but I thought he missed an opportunity on the first third-down play when he ran a good route to buy a little separation. The ball was wobbly out of Romo’s hand and Witten didn’t adjust to it, something we have seen him do plenty of times before. Instead of converting the third down, they were forced to punt and Seattle blocked it for a touchdown.
Read the rest: http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/article-BryanBroaddus/Upon-Further-Review-Team-Left-Too-Many-Opportunities-On-Field/52c1cbf5-66f8-4af2-97db-2f91e84e1604
Football Analyst/Scout
From my press box seat at CenturyLink Field, my first impression of the offensive side of the ball was that the Cowboys left too many opportunities on the field, and that the poor execution was in large part why the team didn’t come away with a victory. Sure, give Seattle credit for a nice game plan and its ability to limit DeMarco Murrayhttp://www.dallascowboys.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/roster/demarco-murray/490145f8-bbd5-4be2-b7e9-a967fe2c8bb0/) and the passing attack with tight coverage and pressure. But when this offense had the chance to make those types of plays that could turn a game, they didn’t.
In my pregame look at the Seahawks defense, I really believed that Jason Wittenhttp://www.dallascowboys.com/assets/nflimg/icon-article-link.gif (http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/roster/jason-witten/0597e391-ded8-4e9e-9eaf-51c4b5d5b6d6/) was due for a big day just because of the the matchup problems that he would create. The one thing the offensive coaches wanted to do with Witten was to attack the seams. I didn’t feel that there was anyone on the Seahawks who could cover him successfully. Witten was targeted 10 times in this game, but only had four catches.
In a normal situation you would have thought if Witten was targeted that many times, he would have caught eight of those balls and scored a touchdown as well. Witten still managed to make some nice grabs in heavy traffic, but I thought he missed an opportunity on the first third-down play when he ran a good route to buy a little separation. The ball was wobbly out of Romo’s hand and Witten didn’t adjust to it, something we have seen him do plenty of times before. Instead of converting the third down, they were forced to punt and Seattle blocked it for a touchdown.
Read the rest: http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/article-BryanBroaddus/Upon-Further-Review-Team-Left-Too-Many-Opportunities-On-Field/52c1cbf5-66f8-4af2-97db-2f91e84e1604