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There are two really fantastic articles from Bob Sturm in the Athletic that you must read. Links are at the bottom of the post, but here is the summary:
“Almost nobody (29th) was more inefficient at scoring touchdowns in the red zone than the Dallas Cowboys.” Only the Jets, Jags and 49ers were worse!
And here’s the kicker - they were actually 30th once they got Amari Cooper! They scored touchdowns 52% of the time; league average was 76%.
“No team (32nd) was more inefficient at scoring touchdowns after a first-and-goal than the Dallas Cowboys”
And this one, which blew my mind, and what got Linehan fired, this offense was better at scoring from midfield than it was at scoring from the eight-yard line!
Yeah, we knew it was bad - but did you know it was that bad? Yet this team still ended the season 7-1.
Imagine what this team will be if Kellen Moore can fix the red zone offense?
Edit: Looks like Athletic links are blocked here? You can Google on them and find them.
“Almost nobody (29th) was more inefficient at scoring touchdowns in the red zone than the Dallas Cowboys.” Only the Jets, Jags and 49ers were worse!
And here’s the kicker - they were actually 30th once they got Amari Cooper! They scored touchdowns 52% of the time; league average was 76%.
“No team (32nd) was more inefficient at scoring touchdowns after a first-and-goal than the Dallas Cowboys”
And this one, which blew my mind, and what got Linehan fired, this offense was better at scoring from midfield than it was at scoring from the eight-yard line!
Yeah, we knew it was bad - but did you know it was that bad? Yet this team still ended the season 7-1.
Imagine what this team will be if Kellen Moore can fix the red zone offense?
Edit: Looks like Athletic links are blocked here? You can Google on them and find them.