News: Cooper: "I love the play calls"

iRepDatStar said:

Was it considered a crappy offense when 9 was there? Please be honest

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Haimerej said:

He said more-

"I even loved the offense last year." What? Why?

"I think it gives me the opportunity to really display my skillset, the plays that we run." But I'm told the playcalling was horrible.

So what's different? "It's not a whole lot different. We're really running the same plays but we're disguising them... Basically running them out of different formations and using shift and motions to confuse the defense."

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Will this be enough? What say you?

My take- the simplicity of the game is further reinforced. Teams pretty much operate off the same principles across the board. Presnap reads and defender alignments/techniques determine where the ball goes 90% of the time. I've never been one to harp on playcalling. Execution has and will always be the most important component. It's nice to try to confuse the defense. But most defenses operate off of simple principles, too.

Hopefully this new presnap stuff gives an edge, but I doubt it'll make much of a difference. Especially if the players aren't executing and on the same page.

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Oz-of-Cowboy-Country said:

Him saying he loved the play calling last year was him not wanting to get into it with the media. We all know how messy the media can be at times.

As far as the same plays being presented differently: Do we really think Garrett's playbook only has 30 plays. Every NFL playbook has over 150 plays. So the pre-snap motions is just Moore putting players in a better position to win on their routes. The 150 page playbook still has the same terminology and routes. So it's the same plays same routes being ran from different positions, aka misdirection. Let's just hope Moore has been freed up to call more of a variety of plays than the 40 or so they repeatedly ran last year.

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iRepDatStar said:

Was it considered a crappy offense when 9 was there? Please be honest

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Dre11 said:

You know this how, again you're assuming, he said pretty much the same thing last season about his skill set being used. What a mind reader you are....lol

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Dre11 said:

I've been preaching execution for 2 years.

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DejectedFan1996 said:

https://www.___GET_REAL_URL___/s/ww...-play-call-you-can-make-against-that-coverage

He didn’t back down when they followed up with it after he made the comment.

And no it’s not typical of every team. The cowboys offense has been called out by everyone and only clowns (not you) on CZ seem to believe it’s just “disgruntled ex players” etc. it’s not hard to find anyone being critical of Garrett’s offense. Hell even Jason Witten made a comment during a Monday night game saying “this is what I used to hate in dallas” (referencing a formation or play call). It was something along those lines.

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Hurns on if Dak should have audible: "I'm not sure, I don't think Dak had a chance or i'm not sure if he had the authority to check out of that. Like I said, as far as the other thing, that was their one snap in two man and everyone knows vs. two man you can't run deep sixes”

Everyone besides Linehan/Garrett

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Floatyworm said:

And this is what scares me...Can Prescott handle this??? I have my doubts w/ his Mississippi State background. It's not like he graduated from Stanford. Throw in his inaccuracy...I'd wait on that extention to make sure he is the right guy for this offense. Like it or not....Kellen Moore is here ot stay. Too many people are already endorsing him as the savior this team needs. Question is..Is Prescott the right guy to pull the trigger?

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Haimerej said:

Are you saying there are teams who never have to audible? Isn't an audible overt recognition that the play that was called isn't going to work against the defense you're facing?

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Number1 said:

generally no

all teams make pre-snap adjustments, some more than others,
some via audibles, others via just reading what's in front of them

as Aikman once said "if you're on the same page with your team, there's is no need to audible"

also most "audibles" position players where they were always intended and expose the D, not to confuse the D

each OC approaches it different - the main thing is clarity of communications

we have no idea what Kellen will implement

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Dre11 said:

Or in 2016 at 13-3

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iRepDatStar said:

Was it considered a crappy offense when 9 was there? Please be honest

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Cowboys22 said:

It will end up being the same exact crappy offense. Why? Because, as we are finding out, it is the same crappy offense. They simply promoted Moore and told him to innovate the pre-snap formations but the plays have to remain the same. So it’s still Garrett’s stale run and punt offense and teams will take all of two weeks to figure out the pre-snap trickery. Result: nothing will be different. It will simply be up to the players to perform better.

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DallasDW00ds0n said:

Once teams figure out the "disguises" theyll notice we just run the same dang plays. Theres only so many ways to disguise the same offense.

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plymkr said:

I don't know if anyone ever critiqued Dak's intelligence. I've heard arm strength, bus driver, dink and Dak, etc. But he's a smart dude who has a MA. I think he can handle the intelligence side of things.

I mean I love Romo and think he was the best QB we've had since Aikman, present company included, but he went to Eastern Illinois. I live in Illinois and I'm pretty sure to get accepted there you just walk through the door. Romo did great. Dak will be good on the intelligence side of things.

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the_h0wey said:

Did anyone think Kellen Moore being the new OC was going to drastically change the offense?

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