1st qtr 3rd and 2 incomplete deep pass

[UncleOscar]

When we ran that play, what did you guys think? Like WTH? We had been moving the ball with Zeke and safer high percentage short passes, and we try a long pass down the sideline to Gallup. We have a running QB and the best back in the league and we tried a long pass with a low statistical rate of completion? I thought, well here we go again with Garret and Linehan reverting to idiotic play calling.

 

[nate dizzle]

I think if it connected it would have been a great call.

 

[UncleOscar]

I think if it connected it would have been a great call.

Yeah and if Garret and Linehan's other questionable calls connected, they would have all been great calls as well.

 

[LovinItAll]

Yeah and if Garret and Linehan's other questionable calls connected, they would have all been great calls as well.

^^^ More dense than a black hole

 

[CowboyRoy]

When we ran that play, what did you guys think? Like WTH? We had been moving the ball with Zeke and safer high percentage short passes, and we try a long pass down the sideline to Gallup. We have a running QB and the best back in the league and we tried a long pass with a low statistical rate of completion? I thought, well here we go again with Garret and Linehan reverting to idiotic play calling.

Need to go deep just to keep them honest. Gallup seems to struggle with consistency within his routes. Its like he stops or hesitates when he doesn't think he is getting the ball.

 

[khiladi]

When we ran that play, what did you guys think? Like WTH? We had been moving the ball with Zeke and safer high percentage short passes, and we try a long pass down the sideline to Gallup. We have a running QB and the best back in the league and we tried a long pass with a low statistical rate of completion? I thought, well here we go again with Garret and Linehan reverting to idiotic play calling.

That’s the play Dallas has started winning by since Cooper and the Eagles. One play that beats coverage here and there deep in these tight games, with our defense, has been winning games. The Eagles even did it with their banged up secondary, with no help on top from Cooper. The Rams game the Eagles player totally different, dropping guys back in coverage and ceding the underneath.

The running game has been forcing defenses to play one deep safety and man coverage all game long and Dak has the outside all year long. He’s finally started to see it more, which is how he threw the TD pass to Gallup in the game. He got the same exact look the previous play, but this time he recognized it and audibled into it.

Any decent QB will make teams pay on those looks.

You got to take your chances on those looks.

 

[dlobell]

The only issue I have with the throw was that it wasn't even catchable.

 

[strollinruss]

Need to go deep just to keep them honest. Gallup seems to struggle with consistency within his routes. Its like he stops or hesitates when he doesn't think he is getting the ball.

I noticed the same with Hopkins yesterday in Houston’s game. Do these guys practice or or they just not sure of what to do? Is it really that hard to be on the same page as your QB?

 

[UncleOscar]

Need to go deep just to keep them honest. Gallup seems to struggle with consistency within his routes. Its like he stops or hesitates when he doesn't think he is getting the ball.

Totally agree. On 1st and 10, 2nd and short, but on 3rd and 2 with a QB with accuracy issues and a rookie WR? Especially as well as we moved the ball on the first possession, and the first down we got on the second possession before the 3rd and 2 play.

 

[Roadtrip635]

It's not a bad call there. If it connects it's a big play, but even if it doesn't it reminds the defense that we will try that play and may have an affect later in the game on other short conversion plays.

 

[Bluefin]

Gallup seems to struggle with consistency within his routes. Its like he stops or hesitates when he doesn't think he is getting the ball.

Definite area that needs improvement.

Michael Gallup has struggled with his releases and looking back for the ball too quickly on deep routes (which slows him down) all season.

The rookie ended the season with an awful 48% catch percentage and had only a 33% catch percentage last night.

It'll get better.

 

[khiladi]

The only issue I have with the throw was that it wasn't even catchable.

He’s doing it enough to win but he’s not doing it enough for teams to not show him those looks at high volume.

If you notice, even since teams started shifting more coverage to Cooper, his production went down. This last game, Linehan drew up plays for Cooper on the drag, while rolling out right, isolated on just one DB and the other zone play from the seams, Jarwin completely freed him up. The Seahawks had only one guy to account for two people.

 

[erod]

When we ran that play, what did you guys think? Like WTH? We had been moving the ball with Zeke and safer high percentage short passes, and we try a long pass down the sideline to Gallup. We have a running QB and the best back in the league and we tried a long pass with a low statistical rate of completion? I thought, well here we go again with Garret and Linehan reverting to idiotic play calling.

Zeke got stuffed plenty last night.

Teams take shots like that all the time.

I don't know why Dak keeps trying that with Gallup and ignores one-on-one with Cooper on the other side.

 

[JBS]

I'm willing to bet that Gallup wasn't the first read on that play..I think Dak wanted to get rid of the ball quickly, took the safe throw, ended up making a poor throw and it was incomplete...looked like dak didn't want to make a big mistake to me...ie, sack, fumble, int..

 

[Cowboys22]

It’s a great call on 2nd & 2 if you will come back on 3rd down with a smart high percentage play to get the 1st. It’s a ridiculously bad call on 3rd & 2 with a QB like Dak, even if it is complete. Keep doing it all game long and see where it gets you.

 

[TheGoat73]

When we ran that play, what did you guys think? Like WTH? We had been moving the ball with Zeke and safer high percentage short passes, and we try a long pass down the sideline to Gallup. We have a running QB and the best back in the league and we tried a long pass with a low statistical rate of completion? I thought, well here we go again with Garret and Linehan reverting to idiotic play calling.

People have been complaining we don’t go downfield enough...

 

[Cowboys22]

People have been complaining we don’t go downfield enough...

And they would be correct but 3rd and 2 isn’t the time to do it. 1st down or 2nd and short would be the best times because you can recover if it’s incomplete.

 

[Techsass]

I wonder if Gallup wins a bunch of contested balls in practice. Dak sure seems to like throwing it to him when he's covered pretty good. We're still a run first offense, but the pass game is opening up and I like it.

 

[TheGoat73]

And they would be correct but 3rd and 2 isn’t the time to do it. 1st down or 2nd and short would be the best times because you can recover if it’s incomplete.

I agree. But you also have to do the unexpected thing once in a while too. If Gallup has beat his man and gone deep, we would be praising the bold play calling.

 

[CowboyRoy]

I noticed the same with Hopkins yesterday in Houston’s game. Do these guys practice or or they just not sure of what to do? Is it really that hard to be on the same page as your QB?

Hopkins is probably the best receiver in the NFL. That game yesterday was very much, NOT like Houston. They were totally shut down. Watson has about as inaccurate and bad a game as you could have.