News: Dallas Cowboys backup will make defenses sit down, be humble

gmoney112

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Make defenses sit down and be humble?

What does that even mean?
 
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LOL, everybody just assuming Dak is invincible and season ending injury is an impossibility. And who actually thinks that throwing love to another Cowboy quarterback is hating on Dak? That is some pretty weird logic.

Yes, I realize Romo would be the first option to an early season ending injury to Dak but what if it isn't season ending, what if Dak is out four to six weeks. Romo won't go back in just to return to the bench in a month. So far, Moore is the short term backup.

So how would this go?

Well, someone already made a reference to Jason Garrett as a backup. Does anybody remember the game he started on Thanksgiving day? They won.

Obviously, the gameplan wasn't to replace Troy with Jason and execute the same plays. Obviously, the gameplan would insure that Jason's performance would be less impactful. Well, when you have a future hall of Fame RB, the adjustment becomes rather obvious, doesn't it?

Emmitt carried the ball 32 times for 132 yards. Six of Jason's completions went to Emmitt as well for another 95 yards. Even Daryl Johnston had three carries, probably a career high. Jason Garrett was not spectacular, but he was efficient, playing within himself, getting the ball into the hands of the playmakers. That is what an intelligent quarterback with a strong background in football would do.

A real team with an absent star would elevate their game individual by individual and that is what the Cowboys did that day. They weren't playing any slouch either, that was a Favre led Packer team, he threw for four TD's.

This team could win with Kellen Moore under the same circumstances. he doesn't need to be great, just not stupid. Zeke and the O-line, with a few nicely timed throws to Dez, could do the rest.
 
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It's beyond me what fans get from the LH and BTB sites' content.

That said, I kind of like Moore. As backup QBs who aren't in that top tier go, I can live with him. He plays rough: throwing the ball from weird positions and without his feet set sometimes, and he still trusts his arm strength like this is college. But he makes the right reads and he's aggressive about trying to convert.

Makes you realize, though, just how lucky we got with Dak. He just stepped right in and started playing like a pro.
 
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Garrettop said:
If the hype on Moore's smarts is true, I could easily see him being a coach (Wade Wilson isn't getting any younger for instance). But the guy is small and has a noodle arm. Certainly no Doug Flutie.
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But those guys make the best coaches because they have to overcome their lack of talent and/or measurables with fundamentals and the mental side of the game.

It's why I wouldn't be surprised if teams are competing for the Prescott Trophy many years down the road.
 
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Risen Star said:
But those guys make the best coaches because they have to overcome their lack of talent and/or measurables with fundamentals and the mental side of the game.

It's why I wouldn't be surprised if teams are competing for the Prescott Trophy many years down the road.
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Your tears are delicious.
 
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erod said:
All-time winningest QB in college football history.

50-3 record

147 TDs

28 Ints

The Cowboys coaches love him.
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I don't claim to be able to deduce these things on my own. I'm going by what TV personalities have said. First heard it from Merlin Olson years ago, (yes I'm old), re-iterated by Jerry Glanville, John Madden, Ron Jaworski and others thru the years. Throwing the long ball requires a type of strength, but it's muscle strength. Something a QB can develop. Being able to drop the long ball on a dime though a type of strength is actually referred to as having touch and accuracy. When NFL coaches/broadcasters and talent scouts refer to strength they are referring to the ability to zip a line drive on the out patterns. That comes from ligament/tendon strength. Dan Marino, Dan Fouts and Drew Bledsoe excelled at this. This type of strength either you're born with it or you're not. There is very little, if anything at all, a person can do to develop that type of strength. For the long ball, touch and accuracy, Brady was one of the best of all times when in his prime. Granted, in his prime he had Moss but he was still able to drop it on a dime. For zipping a line drive, making it look like the ball is on a frozen rope, Brady is average.
 
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sadams said:
Moore sux. Next question please. Sorry Floaty. But thats what he does, float the ball out there and get picked off.
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He doesn't have the physical ability to be an NFL qb in this system. He is a very smart player who will probably be coaching one day. Since we have no one better to be the backup, then he will most likely be the backup until a better option comes along
 
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If he's as smart as advertised, it'll be nice keeping him around so that Dak has someone to bounce ideas off of. Contrary to what a lot may feel, I believe Sanchez was a big part of the team last year in how he supported Dak. Having some decent guys around that your young qb can bounce ideas off of is a positive.
 
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