- Messages
- 47,997
- Reaction score
- 27,917
Since it is Thursday, we have one last day to peel back another layer of the onion looking back at the previous Cowboys' game with our Xs and Os study. This is simply picking 2 major plays in the game and breaking them down from a purely strategic basis and seeing what we can find.
Play #1 - 3rd Quarter - 1/10/12 - S12 - Inside pass to Bowe - Touchdown
On Monday, in his "day after" press briefing, Jason Garrett was being quizzed by the media about the wisdom of throwing a pass in the red zone that is well short of the end zone that required to make a number of defenders miss in order to find 6 points.
They were, of course, looking for reasoning that might explain passing on Dez Bryant in a 1-on-1 for the WR quick screen to rookie Terrence Williams amidst an ambush of Chiefs that turned into a loss of yardage, momentum, and perhaps the game.
Well, Garrett was ready. He cited the play we are about to look at as proof that the concept is a sound one. Observers of play design would agree that the play below worked very well. Unfortunately, it was Garrett's defense that cooperated and was then subsequently victimized on the play.
Let's check it out.
On Alex Smith's right, he has Dwayne Bowe out wide near the sideline. He has TE Sean McGrath in the slot right and TE Anthony Fasano tight to the right tackle. On the far left he has Donnie Avery and of course, Jamaal Charles next to him as a safety valve.
The Cowboys are countering with a simple red-zone zone defense that is stacked 5-2 with the corners at about same depth as the linebackers across the 5-yard line or so, and Church and Allen in the back grabbing any deeper routes that may threaten the end-zone.
The Chiefs want both tight ends on the right to run out-breaking routes that will then attract attention before heading into the end-zone if coverage does not grab them. Meanwhile, Bowe will sneak below them as the 1st option underneath to the same side.
More... http://sturminator.blogspot.com/
Play #1 - 3rd Quarter - 1/10/12 - S12 - Inside pass to Bowe - Touchdown
On Monday, in his "day after" press briefing, Jason Garrett was being quizzed by the media about the wisdom of throwing a pass in the red zone that is well short of the end zone that required to make a number of defenders miss in order to find 6 points.
They were, of course, looking for reasoning that might explain passing on Dez Bryant in a 1-on-1 for the WR quick screen to rookie Terrence Williams amidst an ambush of Chiefs that turned into a loss of yardage, momentum, and perhaps the game.
Well, Garrett was ready. He cited the play we are about to look at as proof that the concept is a sound one. Observers of play design would agree that the play below worked very well. Unfortunately, it was Garrett's defense that cooperated and was then subsequently victimized on the play.
Let's check it out.
On Alex Smith's right, he has Dwayne Bowe out wide near the sideline. He has TE Sean McGrath in the slot right and TE Anthony Fasano tight to the right tackle. On the far left he has Donnie Avery and of course, Jamaal Charles next to him as a safety valve.
The Cowboys are countering with a simple red-zone zone defense that is stacked 5-2 with the corners at about same depth as the linebackers across the 5-yard line or so, and Church and Allen in the back grabbing any deeper routes that may threaten the end-zone.
The Chiefs want both tight ends on the right to run out-breaking routes that will then attract attention before heading into the end-zone if coverage does not grab them. Meanwhile, Bowe will sneak below them as the 1st option underneath to the same side.
More... http://sturminator.blogspot.com/
