Cole Beasley: the cog is missing

[Hawkeye0202]

I posted this in another thread. One of the reasons it is being forced to Dez is because teams are doubling Beasley and Witten on third down.

Just one example of many, the Cards did the same thing.

Been saying this .......he was our leading receiver last year. Teams are taking away his short crossing routes. A decent running game should reopen those routes. Fans wonder why Dak is forcing the ball to Dez......probably has something to do with Beasley getting doubled and Dez in single coverage. You would expect better odds going to Dez in single coverage but so far, not good. So this takes him to his 3rd read and with the OL issues, it's not hard to see why Daz seem a bit off this year.

 

[Miller]

Been saying this .......he was our leading receiver last year. Teams are taking away his short crossing routes. A decent running game should reopen those routes. Fans wonder why Dak is forcing the ball to Dez......probably has something to do with Beasley getting doubled and Dez in single coverage. You would expect better odds going to Dez in single coverage but so far, not good. So this takes him to his 3rd read and with the OL issues, it's not hard to see why Daz seem a bit off this year.

And this was one of my main points in posting this. If you are doubling him then it opens something else up...Witten in seam, Dez on the outside, etc. But I don’t see us adjusting and countering. The throws that I’ve seen most are 10 yrd comebacks that are rushed or very short. When teams respect something else then it opens it back up. That or find other ways to get him in space

 

[TheCoolFan]

The Security Blanket Offense stinks and is getting exposed. Beasley and Witten are easy covers underneath now that teams know that is what our passing game relies on.

 

[cowboyblue22]

What adjustments did the Rams make, out of curiousity? They looked to be doing pretty much the same things in both halves.

And who you taking off the field to feature the two slot WRs? Terrence? Witten? That grouping is a change of pace we could be playing around with more, but it's not going to be an offensive staple for us. I mentioned it, though, because it's something we've got the option of going to if teams are doubling Beasley.

one of the things was mentioned that they stopped blitizing and kept dak in the pocket In the second half

 

[khiladi]

I agree. I don't want to hear this "guys aren't open..." talk... if you protect Dak and give him time then guys will get open....corners can't defend you for 4 or 5 seconds......

Same can be said for ANY professional level QB...

 

[JohnsKey19]

Pretty simple. This team needs to spend 3-4 weeks to break all of their tendencies that opposing teams are using to take away bread and butter plays. Put a bunch of wrinkles on film and things will loosen up in time.

Dave Helman made a great point last night. KC showed more wrinkles and diversity in their rusing attack in 1 game than Dallas has done all season. I'm pretty sure the same stale approach applies to the passing game as well.

 

[pansophy]

I posted this in another thread. One of the reasons it is being forced to Dez is because teams are doubling Beasley and Witten on third down.

Just one example of many, the Cards did the same thing.

Yep. Clog the middle, stop the run, Witten, and Beasley and make Dak throw outside until he shows he can be accurate doing that.

It's going to be tough until Dak can hit those routes consistently.

 

[Beast_from_East]

What adjustments did the Rams make, out of curiousity? They looked to be doing pretty much the same things in both halves.

And who you taking off the field to feature the two slot WRs? Terrence? Witten? That grouping is a change of pace we could be playing around with more, but it's not going to be an offensive staple for us. I mentioned it, though, because it's something we've got the option of going to if teams are doubling Beasley.

The Rams coach complimented his defense and said the halftime adjustments they made really paid off.

Just because you can’t tell what adjustments are made from your couch, doesn’t mean they didn’t happen.

 

[cowboyblue22]

until the qb play improves and he can pass with accuracy and hit his receivers on the outside defenses are going to close down the cowboys offense if the qb play don't improve really quick its going to be a long season

 

[Idgit]

The Rams coach complimented his defense and said the halftime adjustments they made really paid off.

Just because you can’t tell what adjustments are made from your couch, doesn’t mean they didn’t happen.

And Dak came out after the game, and said they didn't really adjust anything, the team didn't execute. But that's not the point. The poster I responded to said 'it was the Rams that came out in the 2nd half with the adjustments to turn the tide,' and that we did nothing. I wanted to know if he had something specific in mind in terms of the adjustments that he saw. He didn't. He saw some plays that worked, but didn't know if they were the result of an adjustment or not.

For my part, I saw a Rams team that scored on 9 of 11 possessions throughout the day. They only had 2 TDs, though. One before the halftime adjustments when Switzer gave them the short field, and one after the half when Frazier bit way too hard play action and Heath fell down, giving them an easy score. The rest were FGs.

Defensively, the Rams held us to 2-7 on third downs in the 2nd half. Where we'd been 5-7 in the first. Those 2nd half numbers include the low drop by Dez and the drop by Terrence (was that on 3rd down? Either way, it was a first down we didn't get). Throw in Dak missing an open Witten on another 3rd down and again on that fourth down throw to Elliott, and I'm seeing an offense that just didn't make the plays that were right there to be made more than a bunch of defensive adjustments.

You?

 

[NextGenBoys]

It's pretty easy to defend him when you know what route is gonna run. He runs a pivot and an out depending on how the defense lines up.

Not really. Option routes are nearly impossible to defend with single coverage.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

The Security Blanket Offense stinks and is getting exposed. Beasley and Witten are easy covers underneath now that teams know that is what our passing game relies on.

Excellent point.....

 

[Idgit]

one of the things was mentioned that they stopped blitizing and kept dak in the pocket In the second half

Maybe. I haven't been able to find a breakdown on how much they blitzed between the two halves. I know they blitzed on two of the 7 third down tries. And on at least one of the 2-point attempts. None of which were successful for Dallas.

Then again, they were playing two scores down in the first half and with the lead in the 2nd, so that might also account for why they weren't blitzing as much later in the game.

 

[cowboyblue22]

Maybe. I haven't been able to find a breakdown on how much they blitzed between the two halves. I know they blitzed on two of the 7 third down tries. And on at least one of the 2-point attempts. None of which were successful for Dallas.

Then again, they were playing two scores down in the first half and with the lead in the 2nd, so that might also account for why they weren't blitzing as much later in the game.

just going on a comment I saw where that's what phillips said one of the adjustments was

 

[Idgit]

just going on a comment I saw where that's what phillips said one of the adjustments was

I'm sure they did blitz less that second half. If we don't get the two drops and if Dak doesn't miss the two open plays to Witten, I'm not sure how different the production would have been. Conversely, had the drops happened on blitzes in the first half, maybe Phillips wouldn't have changed up his strategy in the first place.

 

[kumizi]

Teams have figured out that if you take Beasley away, Dez cannot beat you.

Have your best corner on Dez.
Two guys on Beasley.
Single cover Twill and Witten.
6 guys sell out for the run vs 5 offensive linemen.

 

[Zman5]

Why aren't the WRs/TE's picking for one another?

We aren't GB or Pats. JG thinks pick plays are for weaklings. He prefer we just fight instead.

 

[CyberB0b]

I posted this in another thread. One of the reasons it is being forced to Dez is because teams are doubling Beasley and Witten on third down.

Just one example of many, the Cards did the same thing.

That just proves that Dez is getting beat by one on one coverage. Sad, because he's one of the highest paid players in the league.

 

[Zman5]

I said on another thread that we need another receiver who can get open quickly besides Bease. Switzer fits the bill but if they don't trust him yet, they should have Butler play that role. Butler has shown he can beat his man. He just needs to be more consistent when it comes to catching the ball.

 

[Proof]

That just proves that Dez is getting beat by one on one coverage. Sad, because he's one of the highest paid players in the league.

Except that he beat his man most of the afternoon and Dak missed him continually.

Don’t feel like finding it but pretty sure of the 13 targets he saw only 7 were catchable, 6 of which he caught. 2 of them being remarkable plays on his part