Bledsoe and Parcells offense

[StarAmongStars]

We have the 6th ranked offense in the NFL in terms of total yardage and we are 4th overall in scoring yet everybody wants to lynch our leader because his numbers are just 'average'.

Honestly did anybody expect our passing offense to put up 350 yards and 4 TD's a game just because we signed TO? Even Parcells himself said that TO wasn't going to be catching 100+ balls in this offense...why? Because thats not parcells style of football. What Parcells style of football is exactly what we saw against the Titans and Texans.....pound them with the running game and play physical defense. And in games like that it's perfectly normal for Bledsoe to have @170 passing yards and a couple TD's...in fact I'll take those numbers anyday if we are blowing squads out by 3 TD's.

So what happened at Philly and Jax? We went up against good teams in their home field. Our defense wasn't nearly as good and we ended up getting into shootout type of games.....but yet people are clamoring for Romo to be the starter? Does anybody really have faith that this guy is capable of putting up big numbers on the road and coming through in the clutch like Bledsoe has already PROVEN he can do?

The bottom line is that we are going to find out about this team, especially the offense, over the course of the next 5 games....we get the giants at home, then 3 straight on the road (we have to win at least 2 of 3) and then Indy at home. And as we saw last night the Cardinals is no gimme game, Washington will be tough, and Carolina off course is the biggest challenge the way their playing right now. But something tells me we could win 4 of the next 5 and people would still be screaming for the paper champion that the media has created to be the starting QB......

 

[Doomsday]

I didnt realilze that 10 turnovers was average for QBs in the NFL through 5 games. If Bledsoe was even close to average this team would be undefeated.

 

[StarAmongStars]

I didnt realilze that 10 turnovers was average for QBs in the NFL through 5 games. If Bledsoe was even close to average this team would be undefeated.

7 TD's and 7 Int's (6 of them coming on the road against playoff contenders).....speaking of being average, maybe if our pass defense had been average against the Jags and Eagles we'd be 5-0 as well....we are 3-2 and are ready to get hot, let's not jump of steep cliffs just yet....

 

[Yakuza Rich]

We have the 6th ranked offense in the NFL in terms of total yardage and we are 4th overall in scoring yet everybody wants to lynch our leader because his numbers are just 'average'.

Those points are being scored and those yards are being gained due to our powerful run offense which still goes unnoticed by many. The big problem with Bledsoe is his turnovers, which have given the opponents an average field position at the Dallas 40 yard line. While I wouldn't be exactly thrilled with him taking sacks and getting incompletes on passes that should be completed, if he could manage to drastically cut down his turnovers I could live with his performance for now.


YAKUZA

 

[Rampage]

parcells needs to change his style of offense with the weapons we got. YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME!-herman edwards

 

[Hostile]

Honestly did anybody expect our passing offense to put up 350 yards and 4 TD's a game just because we signed TO?

Yeah, apparently you did.

TO + Bledsoe = Superbowl in 2007!

Of course you could argue that you don't mean this year since it says 2007, but I believe you did mean this year and are just off on your calendar.

 

[Doomsday]

7 TD's and 7 Int's (6 of them coming on the road against playoff contenders).....speaking of being average, maybe if our pass defense had been average against the Jags and Eagles we'd be 5-0 as well....we are 3-2 and are ready to get hot, let's not jump of steep cliffs just yet....

6 interceptions and 3 fumbles in 2 tough road games is not average. I dont care who your QB is or who they are playing. The running game was very good in both of those games and he has TO, Glenn, Witten and Crayton to throw to which is 5 times better then what most QBs have at their disposal.

 

[Doomsday]

parcells needs to change his style of offense with the weapons we got. YOU PLAY TO WIN THE GAME!-herman edwards

Im not sure using a Hearman Edwards quote really adds to your argument. Both the Jets and Chiefs were playing alot before before and after him.

 

[Rampage]

6 interceptions and 3 fumbles in 2 tough road games is not average. I dont care who your QB is or who they are playing. The running game was very good in both of those games and he has TO, Glenn, Witten and Crayton to throw to which is 5 times better then what most QBs have at their disposal.

doomsday don't bother. this kid thinks T.o. and bledsoe can do no wrong and its ALL our d's fault

 

[ravidubey]

6 interceptions and 3 fumbles in 2 tough road games is not average. I dont care who your QB is or who they are playing. The running game was very good in both of those games and he has TO, Glenn, Witten and Crayton to throw to which is 5 times better then what most QBs have at their disposal.

It's well established that he blew it. He's not special anymore, if he ever was. He is still good, strong-armed, resilient, and durable which is what we need right now. This is going to be a brutal season facing the Giants, Eagles, and Panthers among others; our QB must be able to withstand that and remain mentally and physically strong. Bledsoe's proven he can do that; what he must do is reduce the turnovers.

If he can't stop turning over the football, we may just see Tony Romo after all.

 

[Rampage]

Im not sure using a Hearman Edwards quote really adds to your argument. Both the Jets and Chiefs were playing alot before before and after him.

its a good quote though

 

[ZeroClub]

.....but yet people are clamoring for Romo to be the starter? Does anybody really have faith that this guy is capable of putting up big numbers on the road and coming through in the clutch like Bledsoe has already PROVEN he can do?

There is no easy answer here.

Despite his considerable strengths as a QB, Bledsoe has an Achilles' heel; if you can get pressure up the middle, you generate game-changing sacks and turnovers.

Some see Bledsoe's Achilles' heel as meaning that the Cowboys are much more likely to self-destruct than to have success against the better pressure defenses. If the choice is between that and playing an imperfect, inexperienced QB who may have some potential, some think it makes sense to go with the new guy.

 

[Dale]

Since we're obviously going with Bledsoe, my hope is that we'll see a dramatic rise in his performance once he starts trusting TO a little more and gets on the same page with our star receiver.

 

[StarAmongStars]

Yeah, apparently you did.


Of course you could argue that you don't mean this year since it says 2007, but I believe you did mean this year and are just off on your calendar.

Yes I did expect big things from this offense....and they might still happen, but realistically I knew that Parcells is always going to be a 'ball control/smash mouth football' type of coach and the wide open passing game is just a pipe dream.

Also about the superbowl in 2007, I meant for this season because early next year is when the big game is played.

 

[StarAmongStars]

There is no easy answer here.

Despite his considerable strengths as a QB, Bledsoe has an Achilles' heel; if you can get pressure up the middle, you generate game-changing sacks and turnovers.

Some see Bledsoe's Achilles' heel as meaning that the Cowboys are much more likely to self-destruct than to have success against the better pressure defenses. If the choice is between that and playing an imperfect, inexperienced QB who may have some potential, some think it makes sense to go with the new guy.

Every QB in this league is going to make mistakes under pressure......but even with the beating Drew took in philly and jax, we still had chances to tie those games.

We don't know what Romo will due when the real bullets start flying, he might fold, he might make big plays.....but you don't take that chance right now when your team is 3-2 and a top 10 offense...you still with the proven player.

 

[ZeroClub]

Every QB in this league is going to make mistakes under pressure......but even with the beating Drew took in philly and jax, we still had chances to tie those games.

We don't know what Romo will due when the real bullets start flying, he might fold, he might make big plays.....but you don't take that chance right now when your team is 3-2 and a top 10 offense...you still with the proven player.

You don't take that chance, unless you decide to.

On the one hand, the Cowboys were only a play or two away from beating the Eagles and Jaguars. On the other hand, they did lose to both.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Those points are being scored and those yards are being gained due to our powerful run offense which still goes unnoticed by many. The big problem with Bledsoe is his turnovers, which have given the opponents an average field position at the Dallas 40 yard line. While I wouldn't be exactly thrilled with him taking sacks and getting incompletes on passes that should be completed, if he could manage to drastically cut down his turnovers I could live with his performance for now.


YAKUZA

Really a good post IMO. It is not the limitations of Bledsoe that is killing us at this point. It is the inability to avoid the costly TO or sack. Field position is killing us. The fact that we are 4th in scoring defense is even more impressive if you consider the offensive propensity to give up field position thus far.

 

[gbrittain]

I guess it is ok now to excuse bad performance as long as it is against good teams.

To bad Bledsoe could not have played the 1995 NY Jets that went 1-15 instead of the 1995 Green Bay Packers that went 13-3 in the Super Bowl.

Shoot, Bledsoe would probably have a ring right now. The NFL is weird like that though, usually the good teams go to the playoffs and even better teams go to the Super Bowl.

Maybe Dallas will get lucky and face the 49ers, and Lions in the playoffs followed by the Oakland Raiders in the Super Bowl. I smell championship.

 

[Stautner]

Every QB in this league is going to make mistakes under pressure......but even with the beating Drew took in philly and jax, we still had chances to tie those games.

We don't know what Romo will due when the real bullets start flying, he might fold, he might make big plays.....but you don't take that chance right now when your team is 3-2 and a top 10 offense...you still with the proven player.

The "proven player" is 8-7 in his last 15 starts, has proven to hold the ball too long and be slow to make decisions. He has also struggled anytime there is pressure, and although that isn't all his fault, handling pressure and making smart decisions is supposed to be the strong suit of a veteran.

In this case "proven player" doesn't seem to be such a positive thing.

 

[Clove]

Bledsoe is going to have to play all world for the fans to except him, and that will never happen. We could've whooped this team and put up a 50 spot on these clowns Sunday had Bledsoe been accurate.

The problem we have with Bledsoe is we all believed in the guy last year, and heard all the negative things about him being a statue and all, and we still believed in him. But as the season wore on, we got tired of seeing the same crap.

In pre-season, it was obvious who was the better quarterback. Now us fans want to see more than a freaking bus driver, we want to see a playmaking QB and maybe Romo can provide that, or maybe not. But we want to see at this point. I don't think he could do no worse personally. I do know this for a fact, Romo WILL throw to TO and Romo WILL throw it to Witten.