Connor Williams had a solid game against Jets

xwalker said:
Aah. The term lt looks similar to It ( lowercase L vs uppercase i ).

Yes, Connor William can likely play LT at a level somewhere between Cam Fleming and a healthy Tyron Smith.
  • CW's best position might be OG in Zone Blocking Scheme like the Rams use.
  • In the mess of a scheme the Cowboys are running, he might be better at LT than at OG.

OL coach Columbo played in a power-man blocking scheme.
  • They're now running a hybrid of that and a Zone Scheme.
  • The hybrid is more Frankenstein than fuel efficient auto...
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so not Chaz Green bad?
 
Common Sense said:
Do you even follow the Cowboys? Where do you think Chido Awuzie, Randy Gregory, Demarcus Lawrence, and Sean Lee were drafted? And that's not counting Martellus Bennett, Kevin Burnett, Julius Jones, and God knows who else that I'm not thinking of right now.
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Yup, God only knows what you are thinking but it doesn't involve reading comprehension.

Chido Awuzie - 6 starts as a rookie
Randy Gregory- Zero starts as a rookie
Demarcus Lawrence - Zero starts as a rookie
Sean Lee - Zero starts as a rookie

Read more, post less.
 
Kaiser said:
Yup, God only knows what you are thinking but it doesn't involve reading comprehension.

Chido Awuzie - 6 starts as a rookie
Randy Gregory- Zero starts as a rookie
Demarcus Lawrence - Zero starts as a rookie
Sean Lee - Zero starts as a rookie

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Well, that settles it. Someone should alert the other 31 teams in the league so they can stop screwing up by drafting starters in the 2nd round.

You proved my point with Chido, but I'll give you Gregory, Lawrence, and Lee as long as we can acknowledge the actual context. There are two things at play here:

1. A strategy of drafting injured players in the 2nd round knowing that they may need half a season or more to recover.
2. A coaching philosophy of rotating rookies with "bridge players" even when the rookies are outplaying the starters on a consistent basis.

Don't act like you don't remember Sean Lee's rookie year. You won't find another team in the league that would have started Keith Brooking over Lee the way Lee was playing.
 
Common Sense said:
Well, that settles it. Someone should alert the other 31 teams in the league so they can stop screwing up by drafting starters in the 2nd round.
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Yes, that settles it. You don't read posts before popping off and have no interest in learning.
 
Tussinman said:
I can't believe people are actually defending Williams. He has almost as many penalities on 400 snaps as the other 4 combined starters have on 1400 snaps. Ranking below 60s but still starting are literally classified as a "determinent to the team" (his season score right now is 59).

Sucks that Williams got put into a bad situation (undersized rookie forced to start at a position he's never played and not really built for) and there's no i'll will towards him personally but reality is he is not a starting caliber NFL guard.

I really don't understand how you can defend his performance (has to specify "performance" or some snowflake will come in here and say don't attack him personally it's not his fault).
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Lets say we do bench Williams, just for the sake of discussion. Who are you gonna start? Su'a Filo is not going to be the answer IMO. He's not a LG, that guy is a RB. He doesn't have the mobility.

Opinions on performance aside, the time to address this was during the Offseason, not now IMO.
 
Common Sense said:
Please, you're trying to pretend like these guys never even got on the field and it's dishonest **.
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No, its the English language. Go back and read this thread.

You posted "LOL" and that 2nd round picks were obviously instant starters. I said name a rookie starter that contributed and you trotted out guys like DLaw and Gregory we never started as rookies, much less made an impact.

Its stupid **.
 
ABQCOWBOY said:
Lets say we do bench Williams, just for the sake of discussion. Who are you gonna start? Su'a Filo is not going to be the answer IMO. He's not a LG, that guy is a RB. He doesn't have the mobility.

Opinions on performance aside, the time to address this was during the Offseason, not now IMO.
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If it gets any worst I wouldn't mind giving Joe Looney a shot.

I do agree that the offseason 2018 was the time to address this. If they knew Connor was gonna be a project back in 2018 they should of signed someone at least somewhat proven at guard and let Connor ride the bench while he not only learns the playbook but puts on some size.
 
Kaiser said:
No, its the English language. Go back and read this thread.

You posted "LOL" and that 2nd round picks were obviously instant starters. I said name a rookie starter that contributed and you trotted out guys like DLaw and Gregory we never started as rookies, much less made an impact.

Its stupid **.
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You're right. Second round picks don't normally start in their rookie seasons in the National Football League. :rolleyes:

Seriously, maybe follow another team once in a while so you know how the NFL actually works?
 
Tussinman said:
If it gets any worst I wouldn't mind giving Joe Looney a shot.
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I would play Looney before Sua-Filo for sure. But what they need way more than anything is to just be healthy enough to be on the field and to take reps together as a unit.
 
Tussinman said:
If it gets any worst I wouldn't mind giving Joe Looney a shot.

I do agree that the offseason 2018 was the time to address this. If they knew Connor was gonna be a project back in 2018 they should of signed someone at least somewhat proven at guard and let Connor ride the bench while he not only learns the playbook but puts on some size.
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Well, the team did draft the Penn State kid so they did do something there. They probably didn't figure on him being on the shelf so early.

The problem with starting Looney is that you might need him at Center this year. Fredbeard is coming back and there is no guarantee he's going to last the entire season. He's struggling now, he gets nicked up and who knows how long he can go. That factors into it as well, I'm sure. The other thing is that Williams has to play to get better. I don't think he's playing nearly as poorly as some you do but whatever. At this point, I think the writing is on the wall. Williams is our starting LG.
 
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ABQCOWBOY said:
I'm not sure what you are seeing here. On the play I believe you are referring to, and this is worth commenting on because what I think we are seeing is Williams getting tested early this season, what you are seeing is Williams playing that pick up almost perfectly. Williams gets a stunt, something that we are seeing against Williams and Fredbeard alot. I suspect it's because teams know Williams is young and Fredbeard is just coming back so naturally, teams are going to test them, plus the fact that we have not handled that well in the past few games. Anyway, Jets are working a two man game there. Williams picks up his primary block, which is slanting to engage Fredbeard. Williams picks up his man, rides him over to Fredbeard and then has the agility and the technique to get back and reach the twist. In that situation, Williams is at a complete disadvantage. He is flatfooted, shifting his weight to reach the twist while the free guy has momentum on him. Williams does a fantastic job on that play. I don't understand what you are seeing, unless you are talking about a different play.
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lol you didn’t watch the same tape, Connor barely touches Fred guys maybe one hand then realizes that he was suppose to pickup the blitz, but it’s to late the Blitzer is to his outside left and his supposed tackle feet can’t get him to slide fast enoguh. This forces Dak to release the ball.

His so called help on Fred didn’t move the DT .00000000001 inch.
 
xwalker said:
Are you saying the defense should hold teams to Zero points?

Time of Possession is both an offensive and defensive stat.

The only way to know how the offense and defense fared individually is to look at time of possession for each drive.

The Cowboys won TOP in the Jets Game.
Cowboys 32:03
Jets: 27:57
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im saying that more of the goal then the D saying oh well the O can keep scoring even if we cant do our jobs.. most defenses say that is their job and their goal give up zero points more then simply slow the offense down enough for our O to keep up..

this defense is giving up 18-21 point in the first half!! thats BAD..i realize there are reasons but we can both agree its been more of an issue in big games and playoffs, ie Defense is letting us down more then the offense..they've been horrible in the playoffs.. TOP is the key and by giving up a lot of yards we are losing TOP..

Yes we won TOP but gave up huge chink plays instead..so either way the d is falling apart at critical times

so 90% of post seem to be blaming or making excuses for the offense when in reality its bit of the entire team making mistakes..
 
Dak_Attack_09 said:
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lol you didn’t watch the same tape, Connor barely touches Fred guys maybe one hand then realizes that he was suppose to pickup the blitz, but it’s to late the Blitzer is to his outside left and his supposed tackle feet can’t get him to slide fast enoguh. This forces Dak to release the ball.

His so called help on Fred didn’t move the DT .00000000001 inch.
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I watched the tape posted. What time frame are you suggesting, I watched the 3:40 to 3:45 time mark. What you are saying here is wrong, if that's the time stamp you are referring to. For the record, the pressure in Dak's face is right up the middle on Fredbeard. It doesn't come from William's man.

Dak releases the ball and it's complete downfield. I mean, I really don't even understand why this play is singled out. The OL did their job here. What does this play prove? To me, it proves that that the OL won on that play. I don't get it?
 
glimmerman said:
It was our others that played poor. The jets were sending a extra guy and our staff never would adjust. He just stood in the pocket and got blown up. A few of those hits could have been flags...
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Exactly i was like where are the chip blocks and etc. Its like Garrett always says. It doesnt matter if they know whats coming as long as we excute we should win. Well Garrett this is not the 1990s and this sure aint the 1990s cowboys teams.

Say it with me "THE GAME HAS CHANGED".
 
xwalker said:
Post the plays where he failed...
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I have no interest in watching every play. I just know your analysis is typically rose colored and you will blame anyone but the players.

I also know you thought Chaz Green had lots of Talent even after 3 years of watching him play.
 
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