Big Run Tell by Cowboys

xwalker

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I've noticed that whenever the Cowboys motion a WR back toward the formation and have him stop outside or inside of the TE, it is always a run play.
Every time I see that motion, I think to myself that they can't really be running it again. Teams have to have seen that tendency on film and prepare for it. It seems like the runs always go for short gains due to that knowledge.

Yes, everyone has observed that issue.

I remember 1 time that they passed to that WR that everybody expected to block and it resulted in a TD but that was probably in 2014.

They also run about 80% of the time when under center and pass more than 80% of the time when in shotgun.

At least they passed on 1st downs against the Eagles whereas previously this season they ran the ball on almost all 1st downs.
 

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My run to the fridge tell is when Jourdan Lewis is in on offense because I know I won't be missing anything.
 

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It's no mystery why our offense is so anemic. This scheme is infantile. Opposing players have famously pointed it out. Anyone on this forum probably knows the basic play 75% of the time based on down/distance and formation.

What you are talking about is play calling. Having a good idea of the play based on down and distance comes from knowing play calling tendencies. Whatever the formation, there are multiple plays that can be run from it, so it's really about knowing what Linehan prefers to run from those formations in particular situations.
 

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What you are talking about is play calling. Having a good idea of the play based on down and distance comes from knowing play calling tendencies. Whatever the formation, there are multiple plays that can be run from it, so it's really about knowing what Linehan prefers to run from those formations in particular situations.

Just as all teams have tendencies. It's called film study.
 

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Just as all teams have tendencies. It's called film study.
Yep. I think a lot of fans tend you use the terms "playbook", "play calling" and "scheme" as if they are the same thing, and they aren't.
 
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