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ClappingCarrot
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I would've fired the entire special teams coaching staff weeks ago and just let the guys figure it out.
Seriously, they can't do much worse on that front.
Seriously, they can't do much worse on that front.
glimmerman
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No reason for us to not fire the ST coach and get another kicker weeks ago. Got to be better out there or within the staff. Likely a assistant on ST staff that stands there shaking his head every day thinking wth is this guy doing.
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Obviously a coaching problem. If your team is this divided in all 3 phases of the game, something is severely wrong.
Though, IMO, our offense is nowhere near the top. They are a meddling offense.
Though, IMO, our offense is nowhere near the top. They are a meddling offense.
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Thanks, this give me an opportunity to opine on a few things that have bugged me for a while.
I never understood the Cowboys infatuation with Chris Jones. He is a lousy punter who seems to have a knack for mis-kicking in the worst situations. Punters are an important weapon because they can flip field position. Its clear Garrett does not believe in playing the field position game because he does dumb stuff like attempting 57 yard FGs in the first quarter. Its not the top priority, but its a little detail that cannot be overlooked.
Dropped passes and missed tackles are like the same thing. In one case you give up yards, in the other you don't get yards you should. But both have plagued the Cowboys for years. So who are the culprits? I like Gallup a lot, but he drops a lot of passes and those are never in good situations. Here are the individual Cowboys stats, there are no surprises:
(targets - receptions - drops - attempts/drop)
Gallup 92 - 55 - 8 - 11.5
Cobb 68 - 44 - 6 - 11.3
Witten 71 - 53 - 4 - 17.75
Cooper 100 - 70 - 4 - 25
Elliott 55 - 41 - 3 - 18
Jarwin 36 - 28 - 1 - 36
Pollard 16 - 12 - 1 - 16
D. Smith 9 - 5 - 0 - *
Austin 19 - 10 - 0 - *
Wilson 8 - 5 - 0 - *
Bryant 1 - 1 - 0 - *
Schultz 1 - 1 - 0 - *
Olawale 2 - 0 - 0 - *
I never understood the Cowboys infatuation with Chris Jones. He is a lousy punter who seems to have a knack for mis-kicking in the worst situations. Punters are an important weapon because they can flip field position. Its clear Garrett does not believe in playing the field position game because he does dumb stuff like attempting 57 yard FGs in the first quarter. Its not the top priority, but its a little detail that cannot be overlooked.
Dropped passes and missed tackles are like the same thing. In one case you give up yards, in the other you don't get yards you should. But both have plagued the Cowboys for years. So who are the culprits? I like Gallup a lot, but he drops a lot of passes and those are never in good situations. Here are the individual Cowboys stats, there are no surprises:
(targets - receptions - drops - attempts/drop)
Gallup 92 - 55 - 8 - 11.5
Cobb 68 - 44 - 6 - 11.3
Witten 71 - 53 - 4 - 17.75
Cooper 100 - 70 - 4 - 25
Elliott 55 - 41 - 3 - 18
Jarwin 36 - 28 - 1 - 36
Pollard 16 - 12 - 1 - 16
D. Smith 9 - 5 - 0 - *
Austin 19 - 10 - 0 - *
Wilson 8 - 5 - 0 - *
Bryant 1 - 1 - 0 - *
Schultz 1 - 1 - 0 - *
Olawale 2 - 0 - 0 - *
ondaedg
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32nd in kick return avg.
DFWJC
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Pretty wild
fwiw
Just to clarify
Dallas is #9 in Scoring Offense (which determines who wins and loses) and #1 in Total Yards. Not really #1 "In Offense"
The Special Teams stats really stand out.. Hard to be that bad in every ST phase.
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Drops can be relative.
How many really good or great catches did players make that normally would go uncaught?
What effort did it take to get to the ball just so it could hit their hand and be called a drop?
And then, of course, there are just the well thrown and timed balls that are just dropped. those hurt
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These are stats from 2015 - 2019 that IMO define the Garrett era of coaching.
DAL Stats 2015 - 2019
26th in turnover differential -20 (#1 KC +65)
31st in takeaways 85 (#1 Carolina 142)
32nd in interceptions 41 (#1 KC 89)
18th in sacks 180 (#1 PIT 244)
30th in total def/ST return tds 6 (#1 KC 26)
32nd in interception return tds 2 (#1 KC 11)
T30th in fumble returns for td 2 (#1 BAL 10)
32nd Kick Returns for td 0 (#1 MIN 3)
T21st Punt Returns for td 1 (#1 DET 4)
T21st in safeties 1 (#1 NE 7)
29th Opponent Pen Yards 4100 (#1 Pit 5506)
27th Opponent Penalties 498 (#1 Ten 595)
A few more notable stats
30th in opponent QBR allowed 93.2 (1st SEA 79.0)
31st in opponent comp percentage 65.2% (1st KC 58.9%)
DAL Stats 2015 - 2019
26th in turnover differential -20 (#1 KC +65)
31st in takeaways 85 (#1 Carolina 142)
32nd in interceptions 41 (#1 KC 89)
18th in sacks 180 (#1 PIT 244)
30th in total def/ST return tds 6 (#1 KC 26)
32nd in interception return tds 2 (#1 KC 11)
T30th in fumble returns for td 2 (#1 BAL 10)
32nd Kick Returns for td 0 (#1 MIN 3)
T21st Punt Returns for td 1 (#1 DET 4)
T21st in safeties 1 (#1 NE 7)
29th Opponent Pen Yards 4100 (#1 Pit 5506)
27th Opponent Penalties 498 (#1 Ten 595)
A few more notable stats
30th in opponent QBR allowed 93.2 (1st SEA 79.0)
31st in opponent comp percentage 65.2% (1st KC 58.9%)
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These stats are what I would call game changing plays and we are pretty awful at them. Puts too much stress on our offense to carry the load alone.