If Garrett can stop doing this on 3rd down this team can make the playoffs

[Risen Star]

Originally Posted by ajk23az

Uh, I'm sure there there are other receivers in the play not running 20 yard routes. Tony is the one throwing the ball.

Nope. Garrett calls in "throw it deep on three".

When will he ever learn?!

[Risen Star]

Originally Posted by GloryDaysRBack

This. I want to say it was our 2nd drive. Romo had Austin and Beasley open for first downs, instead he went deep to Dez, incomplete.

Because Garrett CALLED it.

Stupid!

Hey, this is fun.

[Tezz]

On the show Turning Point during Giants game it showed Garrett calling run/pass options in the short situations and depending on Romo's pre-snap reads he would choose the play

[CowboysFanSince88]

Originally Posted by rocboy22

Maybe this is how he is coached and the play design though. Tony could just throw wherever he wants though too, i know, but just a thought. It could be red's direction on how to run the play. Like you get this coverage here, throw it...if not, there here, etc...

If it's 3rd and 3 as a fan I would like to see a 4 yd pass.

[CowboysFanSince88]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

Because Garrett CALLED it.

Stupid!

Hey, this is fun.

Which is a recipe for missing the playoffs

[Blackspider214]

What bugs me even more is when we try a pass on 1st down and it is incomplete or gains no to very little yards, which seems to be a JG specialty. Then on cue, we run some stupid delayed draw on 2nd down, usually resulting in no yards to a 3-4 yard loss, setting up a 3rd and long, where a lot of the times, we pass to Witten for about 7 yards and he falls down.

[sunbum]

Originally Posted by SDCowboy85

What Garrett needs to stop doing is running the ball on every single 1st down.

^This^

AND go for the jugular on 2nd and short

[e41dalasfan]

Originally Posted by Blackspider214

What bugs me even more is when we try a pass on 1st down and it is incomplete or gains no to very little yards, which seems to be a JG specialty. Then on cue, we run some stupid delayed draw on 2nd down, usually resulting in no yards to a 3-4 yard loss, setting up a 3rd and long, where a lot of the times, we pass to Witten for about 7 yards and he falls down.

True story

[Bluestang]

According to Bob Sturm, who tracks 1st down play calling, we've had 95 drives with a 46 Run/49 Pass ratio on the 1st down play of an opening drive.

[Shinywalrus]

This is a topic where I'll cut Garrett some slack - even if everyone was running gos. Last season, Romo completed 54% of his 20+ yard passes, not dramatically different from his mid-range accuracy. It wasn't unreasonable to come into this season feeling like you were playing the odds by passing more on those down-and-distance situations.

It just hasn't worked out that way.

[ConstantReboot]

This is what I wish Garrett would do:

Run when the defense is expecting pass.

Pass when the defense is expecting run.

If its 3rd and short why not run to the outside instead of up the middle.

If its 1st down and the defense is about to blitz, why not hand it off on a draw. We should have a audible to run the ball against the blitz.

At times let Romo wing it. Use the no huddle to mix up our offense and play a more up tempo style.

Many more I can list here but these are the few that I'm thinking about for now. But most of all I wish Garrett to be less predictable with this playcalling.

[Risen Star]

Originally Posted by ConstantReboot

This is what I wish Garrett would do:

Run when the defense is expecting pass.

Pass when the defense is expecting run.

This is kind of the whole point of allowing your QB a run/pass option on most plays.

[jazzcat22]

Originally Posted by CowboysFanSince88

I get so damm annoyed when it's 3rd and 3 and Garrett calls a 20 yd pass play which is usually incomplete and we have to punt. Why not get the 1st down and then go for the homerun? Any coach should know it makes more sense to take a shot for a big play on 1st or 2nd down not 3rd down when you need to keep the drive alive.

He did this about 3 times against the Eagles and I;m not sure why he is doing it. It's called STUPID coaching

Actually I believe quite a few teams do this. And as mebtioned by others, there are other options, but teams defense for that and take away the shorter routes.

And the short down running game hasn't been very good at picking up the first downs, so it seems.

[DallasDW00ds0n]

Originally Posted by CowboysFanSince88

Nothing wrong with it if we are winning by 20

yeah because were usually up by 20 points...


said no cowboys fan ever circa garrett era

[CowboysFanSince88]

Originally Posted by jazzcat22

Actually I believe quite a few teams do this. And as mebtioned by others, there are other options, but teams defense for that and take away the shorter routes.

And the short down running game hasn't been very good at picking up the first downs, so it seems.

I seriously doubt a team takes away 4 yd passes on 3rd and 3 with the cushion that cornerbacks give in 2012