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Cowboys short-circuit on third down LINK
David Moore
The Cowboys had 11 third downs in Sunday's game. Guess how many yards they gained in those plays?
Ten.
"We've got to do better,'' receiver Patrick Crayton said. "That's it, plain and simple.''
The Cowboys were 3-of-11 on third down against the Commanders. They failed to convert when needing one yard and two yards. The team needed no more than eight yards on any of those snaps to gain a first down.
At least against Green Bay, when they were 3-of-12 on third down, six of those plays required 10 or more yards for a first.
The coaching staff has begun to analyze the down and distance and routes run to determine a trend.
"Sometimes it's the routes, sometimes it's the throws, sometimes it's the protection,'' head coach Wade Phillips said. ''You may have a good play and you just didn't execute it because of certain things and you need to keep doing that and get better at it.''
David Moore
The Cowboys had 11 third downs in Sunday's game. Guess how many yards they gained in those plays?
Ten.
"We've got to do better,'' receiver Patrick Crayton said. "That's it, plain and simple.''
The Cowboys were 3-of-11 on third down against the Commanders. They failed to convert when needing one yard and two yards. The team needed no more than eight yards on any of those snaps to gain a first down.
At least against Green Bay, when they were 3-of-12 on third down, six of those plays required 10 or more yards for a first.
The coaching staff has begun to analyze the down and distance and routes run to determine a trend.
"Sometimes it's the routes, sometimes it's the throws, sometimes it's the protection,'' head coach Wade Phillips said. ''You may have a good play and you just didn't execute it because of certain things and you need to keep doing that and get better at it.''
