Dallas Cowboys new offensive identity - The Brian Schottenheimer Philosophy

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The Dallas Cowboys NEW OFFENSIVE IDENTITY - The Brian Schottenheimer Philosophy

Check out this video. It very well explains the Brian Schottenheimer philosophy and helps one better understand why the Dallas Cowboys drafted the way they did and why they picked the players they did. Enjoy...

Nice job, AC……thanks for sharing

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

They could never run a screen play or run in key situations. A lot of things have to change. Just seemed like the offense was winging it and looked lost in the most high pressure moments. Overuse of the trick plays, the jet sweeps the WR screens and not enough passes to the RBs.. there are many things that can improve here. Empty backfield was a joke. Garrett used to do the same garbage! Short yardage situations and they’ll motion the RB out wide. lol

I'm fine with upgrading from Moore. I was always for that. This is just not what I had in mind as a "upgrade".

 

[CowboyFrog]

I have to admit I'm confused about the direction on offense:

• Is it McCarthy's offense or is it Schottenheimer's offense?
• McCarthy's been emphasizing the running game but I remember his Green Bay's offenses to be more pass oriented.
• We drafted a very good blocking TE but the TE I associate with McCarthy's Green Bay offenses, Jermichal Finley, seems to be more of a big WR rather than an all around blocking TE.. The two TE's reportedly at the top of our draft board, LaPorta and Kincaid, are more down the field types like Finley not especially noted for their blocking.
• Two of our main RB's, Pollard and Vaugh, don't really seem to fit the mold of a ball control running team.

Your last point is what Im actually excited about, there will be no "Key on players" when either back is on the field its not going to tip what is comming off for the defense. On the flip side both RB's can threaten the field everywhere.. when Zeke would go out for a saftey valve the LB's didnt really move because they knew they could get to the outside if needed... you better cover both these backs at all times because one late cover could be curtains on any play.

 

[conner01]

Coaches can change their philosophy but some of the current personnel decisions or preferences seem contradictory to the rhetoric. The RB's seem more geared towards the passing game rather than a pound it out running game. Had things fallen differently in the draft, the TE's may have as well have been better suited to a pass oriented team.

The RB is not the key to the running game. The oline is. It’s not about pounding it into the defense but running through holes the oline create

 

[CowboyFrog]

The RB is not the key to the running game. The oline is. It’s not about pounding it into the defense but running through holes the oline create

YES!! and setting up defensive tendecies with those running plays..I can not stress how much KM's run game seemed forced and without direction. It literally felt like he would run it to achieve the mark for the run play. Use the runs to set up other runs and certainly to set up pass plays.

 

[KJJ]

We better be able to score often with his philosophy, or he won’t be around very long.

 

[conner01]

YES!! and setting up defensive tendecies with those running plays..I can not stress how much KM's run game seemed forced and without direction. It literally felt like he would run it to achieve the mark for the run play. Use the runs to set up other runs and certainly to set up pass plays.

To me Moore was better at scheme than play calling. Play calling has to be about setting up the defense. It’s can’t be random and disjointed
Good play callers get in a flow and keep the D on their heals. One thing about that video was the comment about having to be able to run when they know you are running. That’s very true. You have to sometimes just force your will but even that sets up play action

 

[CowboyFrog]

We better be able to score often with his philosophy, or he won’t be around very long.

To me the bottom line will be points per drive... thats what is important, I'm cool milimg the clock as long as it results in points (of course the TD/FG ration will be important). Beating a team 27 to 10 is fine if we scored on 80% of drives with a high TD ratio, actually thats would be perfect.

 

[CowboyFrog]

To me Moore was better at scheme than play calling. Play calling has to be about setting up the defense. It’s can’t be random and disjointed
Good play callers get in a flow and keep the D on their heals. One thing about that video was the comment about having to be able to run when they know you are running. That’s very true. You have to sometimes just force your will but even that sets up play action

you do force your will and that comes from picking at weak spots and making a defense overcompensate for it... A Donald is not easy to run at, but being able to gain his edges to make him move side to side will open up his gap much easier than just "Hey we are going to run at A Donald until it works".

 

[KJJ]

To me the bottom line will be points per drive... thats what is important, I'm cool milimg the clock as long as it results in points (of course the TD/FG ration will be important). Beating a team 27 to 10 is fine if we scored on 80% of drives with a high TD ratio, actually thats would be perfect.

To be a good offense you need to average around 27 per game. Most of the rules favor the offense. The league likes seeing points. However, I was reading where scoring was a little down last year.

 

[CouchCoach]

Every coordinator has a philosophy until the game starts.

 

[jnday]

The offense will be what Schottenheimer and McCarthy put together. I’m sure there will be influences from each guy’s past. That is a really good idea, IMO. We know they’re wanting to get the run game going and Solari will have the OL banging on people… so that part will probably be involved no matter what.

In Seattle, the offense was all Schottenheimer’s. Pete Carroll is a defensive guy and he just trusts his OC to deal with the offense. The problem for Brian in Seattle wasn’t his offensive play design… it was his play calling during games. That’s why Mike will call them here.

In Dallas, McCarthy is all offense and has a west coast history. He will likely add a lot to Schottenheimer’s offense and will be calling the plays, so Mike is going to have a huge hand in that.

So, there will be a very large McCarthy influence in everything they do on offense… but Mike wanted Schott’s and Solari’s great run game design.

It’s a guess but I think it will essentially be McCarthy’s passing game with Schottenheimer’s/Solari’s run game. Then Mike will decide when to use what during the game.

Considering how MM’s offense performed during his last few seasons in GB, I hope his input is minimal. His stale offense was a big factor in him losing his job. Rodgers went public with his criticism about MM and his offense. Rodgers even said that MM had one of the lowest football IQs of anybody in the league.

 

[shabazz]

We better be able to score often with his philosophy, or he won’t be around very long.

They have been scoring during the regular season and against subpar defenses, The problem is when they get to stout defenses and against any playoff team not named the Yuckaneers.

I sincerely hope that this “new“ Offense will kick *** from start to finish

 

[conner01]

you do force your will and that comes from picking at weak spots and making a defense overcompensate for it... A Donald is not easy to run at, but being able to gain his edges to make him move side to side will open up his gap much easier than just "Hey we are going to run at A Donald until it works".

No doubt. Find a weakness and exploit it. One thing I think helps the run game is passing more on first down. Sometimes it’s about forcing your will but also about making the defense cover everything. We just have to do a better job at play calling and that could really help this offense
If you can run you can exploit play action and we have the weapons to do that

 

[KJJ]

They have been scoring during the regular season and against subpar defenses, The problem is when they get to stout defenses and against any playoff team not named the Yuckaneers.

I sincerely hope that this “new“ Offense will kick *** from start to finish

We have been able to score points we’ll just have to see if that continues under Schottenheimer and we can gain some consistency offensively.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

This is a PASSING league.
Is anyone under the illusion that any run game can get you to the SB you are wrong.
Come playoff time defenses will STOP any run and our passing game will have to score the points necessary to win the game.
GL with that...........

 

[The Fonz]

Not a big fan of Schottenheimer or Mike

 

[krs1bro]

Funny how the BS philosophy (no pun intended) describes very much the type of offensive identity the early 90s Cowboys had in their glory days. They ran the ball when everyone knew they were gonna run it, and they passed the ball when everyone knew they were gonna pass it. Use of the Fullback (DJ), and a good blocking TE (Novacek).. Emmitt ran it inside, outside and any other way they wanted. Troy passing the ball around 20-25 times. The key will be this OL. They will need to control the LOS.

That's where this will succeed or fail.

spot on!!!

 

[Hadenough]

Good post AC! This will be fun to watch as it progresses. To me this is the type of offense the 49ers run.

 

[manster4ever]

Let’s just hope we have the RB tandem to fulfill the scheme. That’s the biggest question mark to me .

might not be a tandem Diehard...might be a committee so to speak: Pollard 1