This is what I've been irritated about. They did the same thing to Romo. There was a time when the primary Giants defensive strategy when playing the Cowboys was to keep Romo in the pocket because he killing them and other teams outside the pocket.
In the few plays where Dak has rolled out, he's had a good bit of success so I just cannot understand why they won't spice things up by rolling him out left and right at times. But just like Romo, it seems the Cowboys are dead set on keeping Dak in the pocket on every play except that one roll out to the right that he either throws to a short route (5 yards) or a non-short route (10-15 yards) receiver depending on which is open.
This offensive scheme seems built around dictation than actual strategy. First down, run the ball. If second down and short, throw a 5-8 yard pass. If second down and long, try a long pass or run it again. Third down, throw it short no matter how many yards are required for a first down. There's no creativity. There is no variation, at least not intentionally.
Their philosophy is line up, beat your man and win the game, and that rarely works consistently in the NFL because the talent levels are not that far apart these days. It worked last year until teams stacking the line. They don't just stack the line to stop the run, they stack the line to stop the run and to limit yards after the catch on all of the short throws we make.
We need to run more crossing routes. We need to roll Dak out left and right more. We need to stop trying so many safe (only our guy can catch it) throws because those routes are also the easiest to defend. It's Dak's second year. You either trust him or you don't. They need to put their big boy pants on and actually get aggressive. Stop playing as if the field is 5-10 yards long on every down.
