Yeah.. we've talked about this ad nauseum but Moore simply has GOT to stop with the constant delay handoff up the middle as the #1 option in the running game. Especially now that we're weaker up the middle of the offensive line than we have been in probably a decade. Surely he can come up with something more creative than that..
Unfortunately with most of these offensive "geniuses" their genius seems to only manifest in the passing game. When it comes to the running game most of them are about as creative as Bo Schembechler and Woody Hayes. For all you too young to get that reference look it up..
It's one thing I do have to give the Shanahan's, father and son, credit for .. Their designs in the running game are as creative as their passing game calls. They make wonderful use of misdirection, tandem blocking etc.
I get that the Cowboys have been more of a power team for most of Jerry's tenure here but the fact of the matter is they don't have the horses up front to be that as currently constituted. Martin, Collins and Smith when healthy can probably consistently move their man out of the hole, but since Fredbeard started falling off and Williams well.. kept being himself, we've had a noticeable weakness up the middle.
Thing is we have to run there some just to keep defenses honest and set up the edge runs.. UNLESS you are creative enough to bait the defense into thinking middle and then hitting the edges. Moore has not mastered that aspect of the run game yet.. We won't get the production we need from it (or Zeke) until he does.
Good Points.
- I think we've also talked about this too, in that If Moore is that limited when it comes to the scheme of the RBs, and needs help in suggestions from HC and other offensive assistants, then that’s when the HC should intervene, that's when the HC needs to step in, step up and bring his input to better help his assistants, better help the team, ..instead of being content with standing aside, and letting Kellen Moore continue to take on the entire offense without some vastly needed adjustment and improvement.
- I’ve seen McCarthy coaches design some really good schemes and formations that was creative in both the run game and pass game.
- Pollard’s skills are being wasted here, imo.. with his receiving skills & agility, 4.3.speed, ability to flex to split outside, or in the slot – we don’t even use him on quick screens, flairs,
wheel routes or isolations, if he was developed and schemed right, he’d easily be one of the better nickel pass catching backs in the league.
- As you speak of Shanahan scheme, if you’d also go back to McCarthy days, you’d see some interesting split -back formations to where it’s design for misdirection and cutbacks, option runs in run game. As well as usage of misdirection flairs, screens, etc to get splash plays in the pass game.
- And these delay handoffs is not the best ideal for a one cut, build up runner that works best the deeper he is in the backfield.
How would Derrick Henry work if he was getting delay handoffs instead of deep handoffs momentum gainers from center ?
