80 yards rushing (and 131 yards receiving) by the RBs

[Blackspider214]

NYG respected it enough to play with 8 and 9 in the box, at least until circumstances dictated that we throw the ball. Three turnovers eventually made running the ball a non-option.

Did you not see the 1st and goal on the 1st possession from the 5? Play fake and not one person bit. Hence why no one was open in the endzone.

No defense has to respect these RBs until they prove otherwise.

 

[btcutter]

That's got to improve. 3.5 yards per carry. Not good enough.

I am not making any guesses as to the outcome being more comfortable but for one game, it's clear Murray was a big factor in our run game and you can't ham and egg it with what we got.

Note, I was all for letting Murray walk so don't count me as one of those screaming to resign him.

Yes, they need to run better to set up 2nd and 5 or short.

However, those mini dump offs that goes for 15-25 yds are almost the same as a hand off. Murray would get 6 while Dunbar/DMC/Randle gets 15.

 

[JoeBoBBY]

Yes, they need to run better to set up 2nd and 5 or short.

However, those mini dump offs that goes for 15-25 yds are almost the same as a hand off. Murray would get 6 while Dunbar/DMC/Randle gets 15.

I would like to see a stat, that shows a higher percentage of negative "game changing" plays, when running this offense, as opposed to just handing the ball off...?

To me it makes sense; The ball is in the air, has to travel from person to person; It seems to me, that there is way more room for mistakes, compared to just handing the ball off.....?

But I really cant say that for a fact;

 

[btcutter]

I would like to see a stat, that shows a higher percentage of negative "game changing" plays, when running this offense, as opposed to just handing the ball off...?

To me it makes sense; The ball is in the air, has to travel from person to person; It seems to me, that there is way more room for mistakes, compared to just handing the ball off.....?

But I really cant say that for a fact;

No doubt when ball isn't "given" to the RB, WR there will be more room for error. Such as batted pass, dropped pass (but then it's not a fumble), QB sack etc. But when you put other team's MLB in position of having to chase down fast RB's instead of playing downhill then your RB usually has an edge.

Last year we watched Murray rumble and run over people. This first game shows that you can't hit what you can't catch. Giant's MLB was scared to death when he has to chase.

 

[conner01]

McFadden is the answer. Need him to catch passes out of the backfield instead of dunbar as well.

Dmac 2.7 per carry
Randle 4.1 per carry
Dunbar key catches the entire game and huge plays on final drive
Don't see a problem with the RB's that a few less turnovers giving them more carries won't fix

 

[CowboyRoy]

You are right. It's an opinion. Respected. Not agreed with.

The important thing is the backs were effective.

IMO McFadden is going to break some big runs for us. Something Murray never did. Wasn't capable of.

We will wear down defenses and send in the burner against tired defenses.

I can't wait.

Yah, he will have some big runs. If there is a big hole he can run through without having to change direction. But dont kid yourself. This run game is not going to be what it was last year. Not if yesterday was any indication.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Yah, he will have some big runs. If there is a big hole he can run through without having to change direction. But dont kid yourself. This run game is not going to be what it was last year. Not if yesterday was any indication.

I will say this.

Being that you like stats..

I will guarantee this...

We Will surpass Murray and Randle total yards
Via
Randle and McFadden and maybe one other back

 

[HellCrowe]

I saw a lot of screen plays which I like! Great game catching for our rbbc approach. However, we don't want to be stuck in the situation like Giants knowing we can win with a run but don't because not one of our guys have shown that they can move the pile the whole game which leads to us throwing or getting fancy.

 

[CowboyRoy]

I will say this.

Being that you like stats..

I will guarantee this...

We Will surpass Murray and Randle total yards
Via
Randle and McFadden and maybe one other back

Total yards? Possibly. But I can say with confidence that the rushing yards they wont.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

That's got to improve. 3.5 yards per carry. Not good enough.

I am not making any guesses as to the outcome being more comfortable but for one game, it's clear Murray was a big factor in our run game and you can't ham and egg it with what we got.

Note, I was all for letting Murray walk so don't count me as one of those screaming to resign him.

not sure how much difference murray would have had much difference.

they were keen on stopping the run and had multiple run blitzes last night. randle is obviously learning but he did make some good plays and making positive yards.

the offense took what the defense gave them, they were singling up on RBs with LBs and we killed them with that last night.

give the offense a couple of more games. if it wasn't for those fumbles and stupid Ints we would have had more points and game would have been different. those miscues gave giants 17 direct points.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

Total yards? Possibly. But I can say with confidence that the rushing yards they wont.

Friendly "cowboys fan" wager?

 

[EPL0c0]

Lots of credit to the coaches for the creativity in how they used Dunbar. He's basically a Beasley clone (both 5'9, Dunbar 15lbs heavier). I think it was just one new fold they may have added to the offense.

I did find it odd that McFadden didn't get more touches, but they went with what the defense was giving them. Against other teams, we may see more running. It was great gameplanning and in-game adjustments by the offense.

 

[DC Cowboy]

That's got to improve. 3.5 yards per carry. Not good enough.

I am not making any guesses as to the outcome being more comfortable but for one game, it's clear Murray was a big factor in our run game and you can't ham and egg it with what we got.

Note, I was all for letting Murray walk so don't count me as one of those screaming to resign him.

you do understand that once we got behind by 2 scores, we had to ditch the run game.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

How many times did we pass in this game? I hate it.... I hate the offensive game plan.

Tony Romo is out there trying to make tackles!! Getting popped way to often....

I hate it!! This is not the team I want to see this year..


Man I hope that Christine kid can play. And we go back to running the ball.

It was a weird game. Randle had 28 rush yards on our opening drive.

Then things got hokey. Dez goes in and out of the lineup and the box gets stuffed by the Giants.

It is in the running game where we will miss Dez a ton.

On the upside this offensive line.... If they are this improved in pass protection it may not matter. My goodness. Romo barely even had to adjust in the pocket all game long.

 

[JoeBoBBY]

It was a weird game. Randle had 28 rush yards on our opening drive.

Then things got hokey. Dez goes in and out of the lineup and the box gets stuffed by the Giants.

It is in the running game where we will miss Dez a ton.

On the upside this offensive line.... If they are this improved in pass protection it may not matter. My goodness. Romo barely even had to adjust in the pocket all game long.

Im hoping it was rust from not playing in preseason. And the Cowboys-Giants weird/odd game thingie....I think I really do beleive that is the case; ---------- That Giants team isnt that good......

 

[KingLerxst]

Only one game but. I found it interesting and honestly somewhat concerning that on three drives. We had first and goal inside the five. And never once tried to run it once getting inside the five. Granted we got TD throws on the first play in two of those drives. But I was hoping to see us try and power the ball in behind this line. Looked a little too much like 2013 to me. Hope that is not a trend.

 

[Craig]

Rbs werent tipping balls i to the giants' hands. They produced plenty.

 

[KJJ]

Your posts are, with all due respect, often preposterous.

He dropped back 45 times and got hit ZERO times. Sacked ZERO times.

He got bumped on an interception return. SO WHAT? He didnt get intercepted because he threw 45 times. He got intercepted because Street didn't hold on to the ball.

Our backs got over 50% of the offensive touches and averaged over 6.8 yards per play on their touches.

It was a pretty balanced attack. We just shuttled it off some instead of handing it off. At end of the day, we controlled possession, ran more plays and gained more yards than our opponents. Same as last year.

We have to win the turnover battle though - 3-0 turnover advantage will kill you almost every time.

You're assuming because Romo didn't get sacked he didn't get hit but he got hit several times after the throw including after his TD throw to Escobar. You first claimed Romo got "tapped" on the interception return now you're saying he got "bumped" well go back and watch again because he got the crap knocked out of him as he was blocked attempting to make another tackle. He was knocked on his face and laid there for several seconds grimacing as he got up but according to you he was "tapped." LOL You're claiming we had a balanced attack when Romo attempted 45 passes compared to 23 rushing attempts and one of those rushes were by Romo where he took another hit. The Cowboys backs averaged about 3.5 a carry so much for this RB by committee making up for Murray's production. McFadden who some were gushing over all summer produced only 2.7 a carry. With Dez gone 4-6 weeks defenses will now be able to stack the box to stop the run and put more games on Romo's shoulders.

The Cowboys will be right back to where they were prior to last season with Romo having to carry the team with the passing game if we don't get a running game he can lean on. The defense had issues stopping the run last night which was a problem during preseason. Murray will gash them next week if they don't clean that up. As for the Cowboys vaunted pass rush everyone was excited about they only sacked Eli once. With Gregory having a high ankle sprain he'll likely be out awhile and DLaw didn't show up at all last night except for getting his name called for a penalty. With Philly, Seahawks, Pats and Giants again in the first 8 games the Cowboys better improve a lot from what we saw last night or this is going to be a long season. They were very fortunate to beat what appeared to be a bad Giants team that game shouldn't have been close.

 

[KJJ]

I don't know, man.....they didn't seem too shaken up when they were ramming the ball up the Giant's booty during the latter part of the 4th quarter. Their bst guy switched over to cover Williams and Romo treated it the same way he did Dez. he just threw it to the guy that was open. Of course Dez is a vital part of the team but I'm starting to believe in Garrett's diverse schemes. Defenses just can't consistently cover 6 potential receivers, no matter who the Cowboys put out there.

Williams, Witten, Escobar, Dunbar and Beasley can provide enough firepower for defenses to respect them enough to take pressure off the running game.

This team reminds me more of the 70's teams. They could play really poor and still pull a game out most of the time. That's how you can tell a team is good for real. It's not so much that their talent is that superior. it all goes back to the culture an mental toughness Jason Garret was speaking about.

Both winning and losing can be a habit, imbedded into a team's culture. No matter how bleak things look, winning team expects to win and they play that way to the very end. A losing team gets that "Oh no, here we go again" feeling and it erodes their resolve to give the maximum effort, the refusal to accept defeat.

This is Jason Garret's imprint on the team, his team building philosophy, the reason he wants the type of players he described as "the right kind".

The Giants were ramming the ball up the Cowboys booty in the 4th quarter gashing them with their running game and it took a huge mistake by the Giants late in the game for the Cowboys to have a decent chance to pull it out. Had the Giants ran the ball or Eli taken a sack they could have run off around 40 more seconds leaving the Cowboys with very little time to do anything. None of the receivers the Cowboys have will prevent defenses from stacking the box to stop the run they don't scare anyone. I said prior to the season if Romo has to air it out this year his int's will go up whether they're on him or his receivers. He's not going to last the season putting the ball up 40-plus times a game. He averaged 29 attempts last season and last night his 45 attempts were more than in any game he played last season. This team doesn't remind me of the 70's teams because this team is currently minus an elite runner and an elite receiver.

This defense is no Doomsday Defense it looked similar to last seasons unit last night. All this talk about a pass rush and we didn't see much of it and with Gregory out for who knows how long things don't look very promising on the offensive or defensive side of the ball. The Cowboys are going to have to gut it out the next few weeks having to win dogfights if they're going to have a chance heading into December. I give the team credit for pulling the game out but they had some ugly wins during their 8-8 seasons where they pulled some rabbits out of the hat including a great comeback win vs SF in week 2 of the 2011 season. Last nights game shouldn't have been close the Giants don't look like a very good team but the Cowboys kept them in the game and that's concerning.

 

[KJJ]

Romo was literally never touched. In fact the only tap he received was on his first TD throw. Maybe you should watch the game next time?

How wrong you are! You must not have watched the game at all because like I mentioned he got hit several times after throws. He was reaching for his back after this hit.

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