Just as an aside, Dallas started employing more 11 personnel when Dak came back (maybe also Gallup), per the Detroit numbers, but Rush was more effective in the 2 TE sets. As far as third-down with GB, here is an “interesting tid-bit”:
Ignore the dribble that “Dak is normally good on third down” down below as an advanced warning for the scrub, because garbage time, soft-zone doesn’t count…
Quotes taken from Atlantic article, “
Cowboys offense was productive, but third-down woes, interceptions costly”
So what does this mean? It’s essentially Denver all over again. You can blame the OL all you want, but in reality the blitz numbers show Dallas holds up front quite well in pressure situations. Dak, on the other hand, when defenses only rush 4, he can’t throw, particularly against a zone, to save his life.