BTB: Why The Cowboys Backup QB Situation Is Not As Bad As You Think

[waldoputty]

btw, Garappolo and Tyrod Taylor may be free agents in 2017.
Taylor was in the probowl.

 

[noshame]

Agreed. Garrett gave it away and Manning gave it back from what I recall.

All the Giants had to do was run the football for some ridiculous reason they chose to pass

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

All I know is Dak looks way better than Quincy, who was a 2nd round pick, and couldn't throw a spiral in the NFL for crying out loud! Bill got him to 10-6 so Dak could at least be better than that.

I don't know how he can be better than Quincy. He hasn't played a down yet.

 

[fortdick]

Because those kinds of QB's have had such great sucess! It would work for a game or two, but with no legitimate passing threat, defenses would shut it down. This is the NFL. They would expect it and know how to stop it. Newton gets away with it because he can pass. Until someone breaks him.

 

[thisiscowboyscountry]

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...ackup-qb-situation-is-not-as-bad-as-you-think

This leads to my preferred method of dealing with a major injury to Tony Romo in 2016. Roll Dak Prescott out there and use a full-on running attack sprinkled in with a package of throws that suit his abilities. The Cowboys offensive line along with Ezekiel Elliott will be asked to do the heavy lifting. But with Prescott you can add in another element. Quarterback draws, sprint rollouts and bootlegs with run/pass options, even zone-reads out of the backfield. Add in short and intermediate throws and try to grind down the clock, turn the ball over as little as possible, and protect the defense sounds like a better recipe than what we saw last year. When things go bad on offense, instead of forcing a throw or taking a sack, Prescott can just use his legs to get what he can.

In a previous thread, I asked the same question and the idea was scoffed. But given the origin of the offensive weapons the Cowboys added and the potential for Romo to be injured, why not try to switch things up? The Seahawks and Panthers, both playoff front-runners the past few seasons, have employed it with fairly decent success in recent years...why not the Cowboys? Granted, both the Panthers and Seahawk feature stifling defenses; that helps. But as long as you move the ball and do so in manner that generates points, why not play to the rookie's strength?

By the way, that was not a rhetorical question. Can anyone provide a plausible reason - outside of Cowboys coaches stubbornness to stick with their current system - why the Cowboys should not consider the option as a viable offense should Romo go down?

I have zero confidence in the coaching staff to change their offensive approach for a qb. Weeden and Cassell arent such terrible qbs that they couldnt have won a handful of games. Poor scheme and coaching without Romo

 

[DeaconMoss]

btw, Garappolo and Tyrod Taylor may be free agents in 2017.
Taylor was in the probowl.

VT Hokies. I hope we never have a single hokie on the Cowboys.