Cowboys WRs according to Next Gen Stat

[jsb357]

His movement within the pocket, is part of his problem.

His field vision is a problem

His anticipation is a problem

His accuracy is a problem

He looks the part

He's a snappy dresser if you are into that kind of thing

He says the right things

He just need to be a LOT better on the field

 

[Kingofholland]

All the blame Dak's getting for the Sunday night game, some he deserves, but as you can see he had company, including KM. Just me but the Dak Prescott we saw Sunday didn't trust his WRs or plays from KM.
But....as mentioned before, this is where he has to step up and close the gap. Know your WRs strength and weaknesses. If KM calls a play to one of your receiver's weaknesses, take ownership and change it to a better play rather than running it anyway because that's what was called.

I knew Noah Brown and Simi could start for any team in the NFL. PFF finally shedding light on their potential!! Dak definitely needs to play better to hit these studs.

 

[CWR]

Disagree on WRs. Agree on the rest. When your wr group as a whole is averaging over 6 ft of separation, that's good. They were open

Maybe at moments. I'd have to see the all 22, open is great, but they also have to catch the ball. CD in particular needs to hold the ball. Metrics are difficult to follow without context but the premise of the thread has them way below league average doesn't it?

 

[nate dizzle]

Maybe at moments. I'd have to see the all 22, open is great, but they also have to catch the ball. CD in particular needs to hold the ball. Metrics are difficult to follow without context but the premise of the thread has them way below league average doesn't it?

CD, Brown, and Elliott were each credited with 1 drop. There are outliers on each end, and I'd imagine that how the defense plays a WR could have a big impact on that number. For instance, if they are playing more zone vs man you would expect the separation to be greater, or if there was a play where a defender fell down or there was busted coverage and a receiver was wide open could skew things as well. Overall they were about in the middle. For comparison sake, guys like Mike Evans (1.7) and Michael Thomas (1.5) are on the lower end of the scale (both had solid games). Cooper Kupp and Justin Jefferson were around 4.

 

[DStar22]

I've said this over, and over and over again!!! They always bring up these other great quarterbacks, but they conveniently leave out who their offensive coordinators are compared to ours. Coaching still matters ladies and gentlemen!!

the OC cannot EXECUTE the play for the QB!

no gameplan can overcome poor execution.

 

[CWR]

CD, Brown, and Elliott were each credited with 1 drop. There are outliers on each end, and I'd imagine that how the defense plays a WR could have a big impact on that number. For instance, if they are playing more zone vs man you would expect the separation to be greater, or if there was a play where a defender fell down or there was busted coverage and a receiver was wide open could skew things as well. Overall they were about in the middle. For comparison sake, guys like Mike Evans (1.7) and Michael Thomas (1.5) are on the lower end of the scale (both had solid games). Cooper Kupp and Justin Jefferson were around 4.

They did play more zone right?

 

[blueblood70]

That shouldn’t be an excuse. And I’m not solely blaming him but he needs some help.

he was not only doubled but sometimes tripled it is and excuse Reid has his jags coming WIDE open so much so PFF had the audacity to rank Mahomes at 8 and put Geno Smith above him at 7th after game 1..seroisly that how much you can trust these breakdowns and analytics.

its garbage the ranking said the KC wrs were so open it made Mahomes passes far less challenged and easy, anyone that ranks Mahomes 8th after game 1 and ranks Geno smiths ahead of him is invalidated source IMHO. tired of PFF and the use of these analytics to start hot debates. I watched the game i saw what happened.

TB played max converge, were all over bracketing lamb and seemed to be step ahead to get to spots and get underneath many routes, blame that on DAK lmao. sure he got frustrated started forcing the ball( much like Burrows, Stafford, Murray, and Carr you see their games, it happens you get frustrated start forcing stuff) ) and but MOORE 75% the issue abandons the run game and couldn't do what Reid did.

Read literally used routes trees by design that were to get one WR open on each play using 3 others as clear out type decoys etc good OCs know how to do this ad good wr knows where the pays supposed to come open and anticipates it. if its not there that when you check it down or take off and run

our offense smacks of Garett 2.0 go get open or fail.,they are forcing the WR to go win every pay on their own with basic routes, defense see it one of two routes and force it to the route they dictate.

 

[nate dizzle]

They did play more zone right?

I honestly have no idea.

 

[CWR]

I honestly have no idea.

Yeah me neither, but seeing how's we have proven not to beat a zone I don't see why anyone would scheme differently.

 

[Starforever]

He ain’t Aaron Rodgers lol. There’s only one Aaron Rodgers. I never see Mahomes or Josh Allen do it. That’s not required to be a quarterback. You think if you audible you can make up for a bad playcall or playbook? Come on now lol…

If you are a QB, you should be able to read a defense. Josh and Patrick do it all of the time. When a played call will not work you audible. If it breaks down you improvise. The greats have always been able to do this.

 

[Starforever]

I've said this over, and over and over again!!! They always bring up these other great quarterbacks, but they conveniently leave out who their offensive coordinators are compared to ours. Coaching still matters ladies and gentlemen!!

Did coaching have any part in him missing wide open receivers?

 

[Creeper]

The separation stat is the average separation between the receiver and the DB. Is that right? So a SEP stat of 2.16 means the receiver has separated 2.16 yards or 6+ feet from the DB on average?

The thing about QBs throwing to receivers is they sometimes need to throw them open, or put the ball where the receiver can get it but the DB can't. It involves timing and accuracy. Dak had neither Sunday night and it is the reason he had so many incompletions. Anyone who watched that game saw just how inaccurate some of Dak's throws were. Some were just awful.

 

[Brax]

The separation stat is the average separation between the receiver and the DB. Is that right? So a SEP stat of 2.16 means the receiver has separated 2.16 yards or 6+ feet from the DB on average?

The thing about QBs throwing to receivers is they sometimes need to throw them open, or put the ball where the receiver can get it but the DB can't. It involves timing and accuracy. Dak had neither Sunday night and it is the reason he had so many incompletions. Anyone who watched that game saw just how inaccurate some of Dak's throws were. Some were just awful.

I think it’s feet not yards

 

[aikemirv]

Damn if Dak has to do all of this what do we need a OC or a head coach for? He’s doing everything but catching the ball. The difference between those guys you listed and Dak is they all have offensive masterminds….and he has Kellen Moore.

All of this - he said throw the ball, move around in the pocket better and audible. What else did Dak have to do in that statement.

 

[xwalker]

All the blame Dak's getting for the Sunday night game, some he deserves, but as you can see he had company, including KM. Just me but the Dak Prescott we saw Sunday didn't trust his WRs or plays from KM.
But....as mentioned before, this is where he has to step up and close the gap. Know your WRs strength and weaknesses. If KM calls a play to one of your receiver's weaknesses, take ownership and change it to a better play rather than running it anyway because that's what was called.

I reviewed all of the offensive plays.

Many passes that appeared inaccurate were actually due to WRs not being where they shouĺd have been.

CeeDee was running a crossing route but turned it upfield about the time Dak released the ball. That made it easy for the DB to undercut it.

Another play CeeDee on a slant. Dak has to throw between defenders. CeeDee is expected to read the 2nd defender "sit down" at the break point but instead kept running toward the 2nd defender. It was impossible for Dak to throw directly to him due to the 2nd defender. That made it appear that the pass was off target and behind CeeDee but itvwas the only spot where Dak could throw it.

If Dak had Mike Irvin and Witten in their prime, the Cowboys would have easily won this game.

On the flip side, Aikman in his prime could not have won this game with the WRs & Schultz failing.

 

[GINeric]

Did coaching have any part in him missing wide open receivers?

Not at all!! That was all on Dak.

 

[atlantacowboy]

All the blame Dak's getting for the Sunday night game, some he deserves, but as you can see he had company, including KM. Just me but the Dak Prescott we saw Sunday didn't trust his WRs or plays from KM.
But....as mentioned before, this is where he has to step up and close the gap. Know your WRs strength and weaknesses. If KM calls a play to one of your receiver's weaknesses, take ownership and change it to a better play rather than running it anyway because that's what was called.

Granted Tampa has one of the best secondaries in the NFL, but its hard to get separation when you are running curl routes against a cover zone defense.

 

[GINeric]

the OC cannot EXECUTE the play for the QB!

no gameplan can overcome poor execution.

You're absolutely right!! But no coaching can overcome multiple penalties either. There aren't many plays drawn up for 2nd and 20.... and 3rd and 15.

Also... good coaches make halftime adjustments to what the opposing defense is doing. We don't have those type of offensive coaches.

 

[paladin]

He gives me Danny White vibes.

Dak dreams of reaching 3 consecutive Championship games.
I really doubt his dream will be reached

 

[Starforever]

Not at all!! That was all on Dak.

He did all of that talking and played terribly. The Oline was not great, but he had adequate time to get rid of the ball and throw better passes.