Kellen Moore on running the ball outside the tackles

[nightrain]

As a mass of humanity jumps from the Moore bandwagon.

 

[Runwildboys]

Does Kellen Moore really understand the run game? Has he ever really run a run game offense? He did not at Boise State.

I am still a little shocked at that run for 5 on 1st down and then 2 passes when they wanted to burn clock and take a little bit more out of the defense. That made no sense.

There is nothing more frustrating to any defense than to know the offense wants to run the ball and then they do. Every run game caller has to just put it on his OL and not let the DC dictate the play calling.

The Cowboys had this top level OL, right? The Cowboys had the best two headed RB attack, right? Then why are they ranked 19th in run calls at 40.7%. TEN lost the best RB in the NFL and are at 4th at 47%, PHL is 1st at a little over 50% and that is the reason they've climbed back in it.

If this team doesn't get back to what they are designed to do, how in the hell are they going to be a team that travels well in the playoffs? Going to GB with a shootout in mind? Hell, GB ranks 14th in run calls with Rodgers at QB and missing Aaron Jones for several games.

Is Kellen Moore a finesse OC? Being a run team takes a mentally tough OC with unquestionable commitment. Is that him?

It also takes an O-line that can run block. They haven't been doing well at that lately. I'd rather see 70% passing than 50% running into a wall.

 

[cowboyec]

i miss our full-back.
bring back connor mcgovern.

 

[gimmesix]

It was a great play but I think people losing their minds over it a little. That TD was an inch away from a tackle for loss.

I agree with Moore - running outside is auxiliary, although we should find ways to do it more. need teams to respect our use of the entire field a bit more.

Many great plays are an inch away from being a bad one. The idea behind running outside is that you loosen the box. If defenses understand you view it as ancillary, then they pinch the middle, making it harder to run between the tackles. Based on the percentage of outside runs we attempt, I'd play us inside-out, too.

 

[OldskoolCowboy]

I mean wed be hammering him nonstop if he came out and said “you know I’m really game planning to make the outside runs a bigger staple of the offense. In fact let me draw up plays for you if you got some time. Mike can you get the lights?” You guys are insane if you think he’s gonna come out and say something like that a week before on of our biggest games of the season.

This weekend KM will pull a trick play out of his bag!

 

[RonnieT24]

It also takes an O-line that can run block. They haven't been doing well at that lately. I'd rather see 70% passing than 50% running into a wall.

Yes we need to be able to block in order for the running game to have success.. But I don't think that's some huge impossibility. The toss plays have been going for good yardage regardless of which back runs them. As long as we can get linemen out in front of it and receivers to just get in the way it has been successful. What we can't do is have receivers out there spectating if we're going to try and run wide. As long as Moore thinks we can slide step and reach block on 90% of our run plays and opposing DCs know it we're going to have guys shooting gaps and blowing up those plays. We need to assign guys to a defender and do some man power blocking with double teams at the point of attack and see if we can move people off the ball.

 

[IceStar-D7]

We sure can't run up the middle. So what's left? Kellen Moore always have idea's until we play a great DC

 

[Coogiguy03]

What happened to the pre-snap motion fake reverses/end arounds Etc?

We save this for the 3 yard line in the redzone

 

[Coogiguy03]

YES BUT PLEASE PLEASE DON'T DO IT WITH SLOW ZEKE

 

[Coogiguy03]

Can you really blame KM for Elliott's lack of speed to the corner? Maybe KM calls more sweeps if defenders didn't beat Zeke to the edge. Know your personal....

POST OF THE DAY

 

[pitt33]

Bottom line is he knows Zeke cant get outside.

Quite simply, this is a big part of it. Zeke did earlier this season. Not now. Because he is unable to.

If Moore is depending on Prescott to beat teams through the air that is a recipe for disaster.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Gee, I dunno, because he was running the ball?

But you said he doesnt know how to do that properly? So he does or he doesnt?

How can you explain 5 weeks of 200 yards rushing if Moore is poor at it?

 

[CowboyRoy]

“Auxiliary” sounds like code talk for, our RB isn’t fast enough to do it regularly.

We have one that is. Feature him.

 

[jazzcat22]

Can you really blame KM for Elliott's lack of speed to the corner? Maybe KM calls more sweeps if defenders didn't beat Zeke to the edge. Know your personal....

KM also knew with Zeke knee he was not going to be able to hit the corner.
However that does not mean he couldn’t have done it earlier and more with Tony.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Quite simply, this is a big part of it. Zeke did earlier this season. Not now. Because he is unable to.

If Moore is depending on Prescott to beat teams through the air that is a recipe for disaster.

Zeke hasnt run well to the outside in years. I think he knows that. Rarely does he bounce it out there.

Dak and the passing game are the strength of this offense. Time to turn it over to our ELITE QB and his passing weapons.

 

[jazzcat22]

Moore needs to go IMO. He has 5 games to get his crap together.

If he does and we get into the playoffs, then we get to see him match wits with even better play callers.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

What happened to the pre-snap motion fake reverses/end arounds Etc?

Boring is what boring does. Moore is a boring, unimaginative person.

 

[Corso]

This quote underscores just how little this man understands about running the football. Running outside in the NFL is almost NEVER about speed or outrunning the defenders to get yards.. It's about outflanking them with your receivers and tight ends and pulling your guards and maybe the center to lead the way for your backs. Every team in the NFL has at least one 4.4 linebacker and several sub 4.4 DBs.. so no you're not going to outrun them many times.. But you CAN seal them off from your ball carrier if your tight ends and receivers execute blocks. On Pollard's 58 yarder we pulled both Tyron and Biadasz who both got a hat on a hat and Noah Brown (or was that Lamb?) kicked his man out .. It was not speed that created that opening.. It was the fact that we got blocking on the outside. The Saints had two defenders with outside leverage so Pollard had to cut it back in and when he did it created a lane for Biadasz to kick on guy out and Brown stayed on the other one. Meanwhile Tyron turned back in and wiped out the remaining inside pursuer. That created the alley that Pollard hit at 100 mph and clearly surprised #43 by how quick he came out the other side.. The point being, that play wasn't made because we outran the defense.. It was made because we blocked. We definitely need to be doing more of that. So if that play proved to Moore that we can then I'm all for it!!!!

You're such a good poster.
Thank you.

 

[Redline360]

So he's worried about the outside speed of defenses but is all right stuffing zeke up the gut for 2 yard gains?

He's sipping the Jerry juice

 

[MoistMayonnaise]

Sounds like someone has only ever considered 50% of his options. Wonder where that was learned?