The best teams are running the football

Idgit · Dec 4, 2019

visionary said:
backtracking is a b****

It’s sad that you think this is backtracking when it’s you simply parroting a question that can’t be supported by actual performance.

Lutonio · Dec 4, 2019

Defensive talent and coaches.

erod · Dec 4, 2019

JD_KaPow said:
Why is it that people invariably try to solve the team's problems by focusing on the part of the team that isn't a problem?

The Cowboys are 2nd in yards per drive and 4th in points per drive. The disparity can be explained by the fact that they have the worst starting field position in the league.

The problems with this team are defense and special teams, not offense.

Did you watch the last two games?

foofighters · Dec 4, 2019

erod said:
What does Baltimore, Minnesota, San Francisco, Seattle, Buffalo, and Houston have in common? Other than being playoff-bound football teams?

They're all running the football often and effectively this year. They lead the league in rushing. Running the football has been key for many of the top teams in the NFL.

Yet, Dallas has taken it's foot off the gas and become much more pass-happy. I guess, because they were told in the offseason that this is a passing league. Dallas is constantly reacting to what outsiders say they should do.

Sure, the Cowboys still run more than most teams, but the bulk of those rushes are early in games. Zeke has fallen into the background while they ask Dak to carry the team by air.

Newsflash for the Cowboys: Dak isn't and will never be Drew Brees or Patrick Mahomes. Pay attention.

Running the ball has been frustrating at times, but even when it's working, the Cowboys abandon it routinely. Against Buffalo, Zeke had a quick 50+ yards early on, then he only got five carries in the second with the game well in reach.

This team has no identity, even when it's stared them right in the face for years. It's maddening. They need to stop trying to be trendy and be what they are. Zeke and Pollard and a salty offensive line. Scheme to make it more effective. Stop quitting on it.

Run the damn ball.

Everyone already gets this...

except for the Cowboys...

erod · Dec 4, 2019

foofighters said:
Everyone already gets this...

except for the Cowboys...

Well, somebody should tell them!

You the man, foo!!

Sydla · Dec 4, 2019

erod said:
What does Baltimore, Minnesota, San Francisco, Seattle, Buffalo, and Houston have in common? Other than being playoff-bound football teams?

They're all running the football often and effectively this year. They lead the league in rushing. Running the football has been key for many of the top teams in the NFL.

Yet, Dallas has taken it's foot off the gas and become much more pass-happy. I guess, because they were told in the offseason that this is a passing league. Dallas is constantly reacting to what outsiders say they should do.

Sure, the Cowboys still run more than most teams, but the bulk of those rushes are early in games. Zeke has fallen into the background while they ask Dak to carry the team by air.

Newsflash for the Cowboys: Dak isn't and will never be Drew Brees or Patrick Mahomes. Pay attention.

Running the ball has been frustrating at times, but even when it's working, the Cowboys abandon it routinely. Against Buffalo, Zeke had a quick 50+ yards early on, then he only got five carries in the second with the game well in reach.

This team has no identity, even when it's stared them right in the face for years. It's maddening. They need to stop trying to be trendy and be what they are. Zeke and Pollard and a salty offensive line. Scheme to make it more effective. Stop quitting on it.

Run the damn ball.

Almost everyone of those teams also has a very good/efficient passing offenses. Baltimore's QB is the 4th rated passer. Minnesota's is the 2nd rated passer. Seattle's is the 3rd rated passer. Houston has the 7th rated passer. San Fran has the 10th rated passer. Only team on there without a really effective passing game is Buffalo.

So you can't just run the damn ball and win. You best be able to be effective through the air as well.

ABQCOWBOY · Dec 4, 2019

rocyaice said:
Cowboys been running the football for 5 years now and they’ve been losing.

Well, we are throwing it this year and still losing.

TheMarathonContinues · Dec 4, 2019

ABQCOWBOY said:
Well, we are throwing it this year and still losing.

Right. So that should tell you it’s much deeper than running or passing......

gimmesix · Dec 4, 2019

JD_KaPow said:
The NO game featured a bizarre run-heavy game plan even when it wasn't working...that's what the OP is advocating for more of.
The NE game was in terrible weather that killed both offenses. Special teams lost the day as it often does.
The BUF game featured two missed FGs. It was a bad offensive performance, I agree.

Whatever the reason, you can't say the offense hasn't been a problem when the defense allowed 12 points to New Orleans and we lost and 13 to the Patriots. Defense allowed too much to Detroit, but it would have been hard to win with 15 points.

I get what you are saying, but all three units have been a problem at times. The defense hasn't held up its end when the offense was doing enough and vice versa. The special teams hasn't been good for a while now.

visionary · Dec 4, 2019

Idgit said:
It’s sad that you think this is backtracking when it’s you simply parroting a question that can’t be supported by actual performance.

getting testy, are we, now that your pipe dream Garrett is about to get fired

as I had said many years ago, even blind moron Jerry will see Garrett is garbage before apologists like yourself will

:flagwave:

JD_KaPow · Dec 4, 2019

erod said:
Did you watch the last two games?

Sure did. And saw horrible defense and special teams that present much more significant problems than the offense.

erod · Dec 4, 2019

JD_KaPow said:
Sure did. And saw horrible defense and special teams that present much more significant problems than the offense.

One team scored 13 points. The other had 26. If Dallas offense scored on its first possession of the game, then hibernated for until the very end.

I'm not defending the defense in general, but this team's biggest problem is with its painfully slow-starting offense and red zone struggles.

JD_KaPow · Dec 4, 2019

gimmesix said:
Whatever the reason, you can't say the offense hasn't been a problem when the defense allowed 12 points to New Orleans and we lost and 13 to the Patriots. Defense allowed too much to Detroit, but it would have been hard to win with 15 points.

I get what you are saying, but all three units have been a problem at times. The defense hasn't held up its end when the offense was doing enough and vice versa. The special teams hasn't been good for a while now.

They're not inseparable. The special teams and defense are the reason the offense never has short fields to work with. You can't take much of anything from the Patriots game, in the conditions it was played in. Note that the Patriots couldn't generate any offense either.

Is the offense perfect? No, of course not. But it's not the big problem with the team, and the solution, if one is needed, is definitely NOT what the OP proposed (run the ball more). We only scored 10 points in NO precisely because we insisted on running the ball despite a total lack of success.

ESisback · Dec 4, 2019

kskboys said:
We do need to run the ball, but not just willynilly. We need a guy on staff who understands running the ball so we run it more effectively. This crapp of just pounding it up the middle is not working, especially w/ our blocking scheme. If we're going to do that, we need some maulers up front instead of movement OL's.

Exactly. I CAN’T STAND that repeated handoff to Zeke, only to run into a crowd. I think Tyron is about 80% of what he once was, plus refs seem to target him. Fredbeard isn’t 100% either, and we’ve had flux at LG.

I wanna see a heavy dose of Zeke, Pollard, RPOs, rollouts and play action, with occasional deep passes to keep ‘em honest. Run some uptempo too. My biggest concern is RZ scoring. Overall, however, I’m WAY MORE concerned about this defense!

America's Cowboy · Dec 4, 2019

erod said:
What does Baltimore, Minnesota, San Francisco, Seattle, Buffalo, and Houston have in common? Other than being playoff-bound football teams?

They're all running the football often and effectively this year. They lead the league in rushing. Running the football has been key for many of the top teams in the NFL.

Yet, Dallas has taken it's foot off the gas and become much more pass-happy. I guess, because they were told in the offseason that this is a passing league. Dallas is constantly reacting to what outsiders say they should do.

Sure, the Cowboys still run more than most teams, but the bulk of those rushes are early in games. Zeke has fallen into the background while they ask Dak to carry the team by air.

Newsflash for the Cowboys: Dak isn't and will never be Drew Brees or Patrick Mahomes. Pay attention.

Running the ball has been frustrating at times, but even when it's working, the Cowboys abandon it routinely. Against Buffalo, Zeke had a quick 50+ yards early on, then he only got five carries in the second with the game well in reach.

This team has no identity, even when it's stared them right in the face for years. It's maddening. They need to stop trying to be trendy and be what they are. Zeke and Pollard and a salty offensive line. Scheme to make it more effective. Stop quitting on it.

Run the damn ball.

YooHoo...Einstein...in order to run the ball, you need consistent good blocking up front from your Oline first.

JD_KaPow · Dec 4, 2019

erod said:
One team scored 13 points. The other had 26. If Dallas offense scored on its first possession of the game, then hibernated for until the very end.

I'm not defending the defense in general, but this team's biggest problem is with its painfully slow-starting offense and red zone struggles.

Where did we start our drives? Second drive at our own 5, third drive at our own 10. We drove the ball both times but eventually stalled out. The Bills started drives at the Dallas 29, Dallas 39, their own 37. We've gone four games without a takeaway and special teams has been a disaster. The offense is never put in a good position.

The offense is by no means the "biggest problem" with the team and I'm flummoxed how anyone could think so.

Let me repeat that: we've gone four games without a takeaway. It would take a historically bad offense to be a bigger problem than that.

ABQCOWBOY · Dec 4, 2019

rocyaice said:
Right. So that should tell you it’s much deeper than running or passing......

Why should it tell me something? I'm pretty sure I just said that all by myself. On the other hand, while there are other things wrong IMO, it doesn't relieve the Offense from certain responsibilities either. It's a Coaching thing but it's only the 10 millionth time I've said that on this board probably.

visionary · Dec 4, 2019

erod said:
One team scored 13 points. The other had 26. If Dallas offense scored on its first possession of the game, then hibernated for until the very end.

I'm not defending the defense in general, but this team's biggest problem is with its painfully slow-starting offense and red zone struggles.

you are totally wasting your time with these “anti run game” posters

Idgit · Dec 4, 2019

visionary said:
getting testy, are we, now that your pipe dream Garrett is about to get fired

as I had said many years ago, even blind moron Jerry will see Garrett is garbage before apologists like yourself will

You love to make truly bad points and then pretend I’m testy when I respond regarding how bad they are. You done even pretending to justify your first poorly considered comment? Let’s really dig into that one before moving on to your next amazing insight. How’s that sound?

cwbyfn88 · Dec 4, 2019

erod said:
What does Baltimore, Minnesota, San Francisco, Seattle, Buffalo, and Houston have in common? Other than being playoff-bound football teams?

They're all running the football often and effectively this year. They lead the league in rushing. Running the football has been key for many of the top teams in the NFL.

Yet, Dallas has taken it's foot off the gas and become much more pass-happy. I guess, because they were told in the offseason that this is a passing league. Dallas is constantly reacting to what outsiders say they should do.

Sure, the Cowboys still run more than most teams, but the bulk of those rushes are early in games. Zeke has fallen into the background while they ask Dak to carry the team by air.

Newsflash for the Cowboys: Dak isn't and will never be Drew Brees or Patrick Mahomes. Pay attention.

Running the ball has been frustrating at times, but even when it's working, the Cowboys abandon it routinely. Against Buffalo, Zeke had a quick 50+ yards early on, then he only got five carries in the second with the game well in reach.

This team has no identity, even when it's stared them right in the face for years. It's maddening. They need to stop trying to be trendy and be what they are. Zeke and Pollard and a salty offensive line. Scheme to make it more effective. Stop quitting on it.

Run the damn ball.

When it's working they abandon it. When it's not working they force it up the gut 3 times. Garrett must go

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