3rd and 2 on the 1st Drive of the Game

[Blackspider214]

Can someone explain to me why were are going 20 yards down field to Dez? That didn't make any sense. That was the difference in getting 7 to begin the game and settling for 3. We were moving the ball perfectly with our usual offense. Then we decide to do that. That's more of a play for 2nd and 2, not 3rd and 2. On that down, we should either be running Zeke, maybe some zone read action with Dak/Zeke or a quick chain mover to one of the WRs. Something safe.

Move the chains, control tempo and get time off the clock to limit Rodgers' possessions. I felt this play was critical. I had a bad feeling come over me when we had to settle for 3. That's a win for GB because now we will be playing catch up all game. And they get the ball to start the 2nd half. This went exactly how they wanted.

I felt all game we just didn't look to have the same identity of what got us here. Linehan tried to get too cute.

 

[Gator88]

It was a td with a perfect throw from what I remember, so I get it. GB's secondary was bad in the first place and it was so depleted so going after them makes sense, Dak just didn't execute perfectly.

 

[Cmac]

Impatient and eagerness to get cute

 

[crazytown41]

I hate when coaches overthink their game plan because it's a one and done tourney. Go with what has worked the last 16 weeks

 

[lukin2006]

There was no need to throw 20 yards, our best to beating GB was keeping Rogers on the bench, so running Elliot would have made much more sense...

 

[visionary]

Can someone explain to me why were are going 20 yards down field to Dez? That didn't make any sense. That was the difference in getting 7 to begin the game and settling for 3. We were moving the ball perfectly with our usual offense. Then we decide to do that. That's more of a play for 2nd and 2, not 3rd and 2. On that down, we should either be running Zeke, maybe some zone read action with Dak/Zeke or a quick chain mover to one of the WRs. Something safe.

Move the chains, control tempo and get time off the clock to limit Rodgers' possessions. I felt this play was critical. I had a bad feeling come over me when we had to settle for 3. That's a win for GB because now we will be playing catch up all game. And they get the ball to start the 2nd half. This went exactly how they wanted.

I felt all game we just didn't look to have the same identity of what got us here. Linehan tried to get too cute.

More if Garret's idiocy
You are moving the ball
You have a rookie QB and the best RB and OL in the NFL
Keep running and short passes

But no, the moron is going to try to get cute

 

[Boyzmamacita]

I'm still mad about it. We didn't do what got us here. We put too much pressure on Dak when we had the perfect weapon in Zeke. Dak was brilliant, but we should've played our game which is controlling the clock.

 

[negativecreep]

I'm still mad about it. We didn't do what got us here. We put too much pressure on Dak when we had the perfect weapon in Zeke. Dak was brilliant, but we should've played our game which is controlling the clock.

Amen.

 

[noshame]

I don't like Linehan, if he had his way, he'd pass 75%. Hopefully a team with a young QB will take him. However, I did like the way he started the game using the whole field. That said, I'm more concerned about our OL's pass blocking and our DL who makes everybody's OL look all pro.
Replace Free, get a stud D Lineman and new TE, we're on our way.

 

[TwoDeep3]

Did any of you who thought this was a bad idea also think the pass from Romo to Dez that ended up not being a catch, so says the league, in the Green Bay game in 2014 also think that pass was a bad idea on 4th and 1 late in the 4th quarter?

I bartended when the Cowboys lost to the Steelers the first time in the Super Bowl. Funny how all the people that sat around my bar revisited that game every day for six months. And every time they did Dallas won.

Results frame opinions. Had Dez caught that ball, there would be people suggesting it was a brilliant call.

 

[noletime95]

Dallas should run more on 3rd and 2 in general

 

[Tommy]

Did any of you who thought this was a bad idea also think the pass from Romo to Dez that ended up not being a catch, so says the league, in the Green Bay game in 2014 also think that pass was a bad idea on 4th and 1 late in the 4th quarter?

I bartended when the Cowboys lost to the Steelers the first time in the Super Bowl. Funny how all the people that sat around my bar revisited that game every day for six months. And every time they did Dallas won.

Results frame opinions. Had Dez caught that ball, there would be people suggesting it was a brilliant call.

This is CowboysZone! Every play that doesn't work is a bad play call.

 

[TwoDeep3]

This is CowboysZone! Every play that doesn't work is a bad play call.

Hence my signature.

 

[Boyzmamacita]

Did any of you who thought this was a bad idea also think the pass from Romo to Dez that ended up not being a catch, so says the league, in the Green Bay game in 2014 also think that pass was a bad idea on 4th and 1 late in the 4th quarter?

I bartended when the Cowboys lost to the Steelers the first time in the Super Bowl. Funny how all the people that sat around my bar revisited that game every day for six months. And every time they did Dallas won.

Results frame opinions. Had Dez caught that ball, there would be people suggesting it was a brilliant call.

Different situation and different point in the game. Romo was a veteran. It was a great throw and a great catch no matter what New York says. Dak is a rookie. He's good at playing it safe. We didn't play it safe. We went away from our strengths.

 

[HanD]

Dallas should run more on 3rd and 2 in general

agreed. while we do need to take shots down the field occassionally and i won't sit here and second guess the whole game, i do remember thinking during the game that every time we had 3rd and 2 in gb territory, i would have run twice and made them stop us. overall great game and season with lots to build on. i'm at peace with the season and done second guessing.

 

[UncleOscar]

Did any of you who thought this was a bad idea also think the pass from Romo to Dez that ended up not being a catch, so says the league, in the Green Bay game in 2014 also think that pass was a bad idea on 4th and 1 late in the 4th quarter?

I bartended when the Cowboys lost to the Steelers the first time in the Super Bowl. Funny how all the people that sat around my bar revisited that game every day for six months. And every time they did Dallas won.

Results frame opinions. Had Dez caught that ball, there would be people suggesting it was a brilliant call.

That Steelers SB game...do you remember us on the opening drive running Dorsett down the throats of the Steelers getting deep into Steelers territory and Landry tried to get cute and called a WR reverse and we lost big yardage and the drive stalled?

 

[Stash]

Dallas should run more on 3rd and 2 in general

This is the key part of this whole equation. I'd very much like to be able to find the numbers that show the run/pass ratio for 3rd and short. I think if people saw them they'd be sick. For a team with the best line in the league and the league's leading rusher, the offensive playcalling shows no faith in those strengths.

It's a disgrace.

 

[romothesavior]

We repeatedly passed on 3rd and short in this game. Hell, we even went shotgun/empty backfield on a lot of those plays.

Totally contradicts the whole smash mouth identity when you do crap like that.

 

[tecolote]

Also not using Zeke in the redzone at the end of the half was criminal. Not only did it result in a fg, Rodgers was left with more than a minute and a couple of timeouts.

 

[Eric_Boyer]

More if Garret's idiocy
You are moving the ball
You have a rookie QB and the best RB and OL in the NFL
Keep running and short passes

But no, the moron is going to try to get cute

He didn't call that genius. Go away you don't know ****