Dez Bryant cannot beat double coverage

[Romo2Ogletree]

Dez Bryant and Tony Romo took advantage of the elite running game last year and torched single coverage. Just go back and watch this video:



Tony Romo is the master at finding the single coverage, and when he sees double coverage he instantly goes to his second read and makes Dez his 3rd or 4th read. So what you see in this video is alot of single coverage, fade/back shoulder in end zone, a couple of defensive breakdowns, and NO TD's against double coverage. Besides a play against Chicago I can't even remember one play last year where he beat double coverage . I just can't help to think how much greater Dez would appear if he had someone like Matt Stafford or '07 Romo throwing him the ball.

Even with that being said Dez didn't do ANYTHING in the playoffs. He has to get better at his route running if he wants to take that next step to be in the category of Megatron, Antonio Brown, and Jordy Nelson. If not, I still think he's a top 5-10 WR but to put him as the 1st or 2nd best WR is ridiculous at this point.

With the running game most likely taking a step back this year, Romo has to put up a few more shots a game so we can see what Dez Bryant is made of.

 

[bark]

If we only hadn't given up on ogletree.....

 

[Toruk_Makto]

Rescind the tag.

 

[Outlaw Heroes]

Damn. I guess we should have hung on to Ogletree instead, right?

 

[DogFace]

Drinking this early is usually frowned upon. Even on the Internet.

 

[Outlaw Heroes]

If we only hadn't given up on ogletree.....

Beat me to it, Quickdraw.

 

[panchucko]

Maybe it's Tony refusing to throw into double coverage, I wondered why he doesn't throw it and let Dez fight for it. I see CJ, Julio and others get the opportunity but not Dez

 

[DogFace]

I'll add OP was given an opportunity to change that name and elected not to.

Shows a strong possibility for having poor judgment.

 

[Doomsday]

That is one thing I miss about TO. He had a knack for making double teams look silly at times.

Of coarse like others have stated, Romo has enough options now that he doesnt have to force the ball to any of them.

 

[bark]

Beat me to it, Quickdraw.

Lol. Dude needs to change his handle if he's gonna come in here with that weak stuff

 

[perrykemp]

It's hard to beat double-coverage when a significant portion of your routes are go routes.

 

[dbonham]

It's just the system. A safety over the top can't stop those back shoulder fades, but Garrett is going to take the single covered guy every time.

 

[Craig]

Thats a lot of dumb in one post

 

[iceberg]

Dez Bryant and Tony Romo took advantage of the elite running game last year and torched single coverage. Just go back and watch this video:



Tony Romo is the master at finding the single coverage, and when he sees double coverage he instantly goes to his second read and makes Dez his 3rd or 4th read. So what you see in this video is alot of single coverage, fade/back shoulder in end zone, a couple of defensive breakdowns, and NO TD's against double coverage. Besides a play against Chicago I can't even remember one play last year where he beat double coverage . I just can't help to think how much greater Dez would appear if he had someone like Matt Stafford or '07 Romo throwing him the ball.

Even with that being said Dez didn't do ANYTHING in the playoffs. He has to get better at his route running if he wants to take that next step to be in the category of Megatron, Antonio Brown, and Jordy Nelson. If not, I still think he's a top 5-10 WR but to put him as the 1st or 2nd best WR is ridiculous at this point.

With the running game most likely taking a step back this year, Romo has to put up a few more shots a game so we can see what Dez Bryant is made of.

i wonder if people get up in the morning with the intention with a goal of "i think i'll troll people today!"

 

[DandyDon1722]

Maybe it's Tony refusing to throw into double coverage, I wondered why he doesn't throw it and let Dez fight for it. I see CJ, Julio and others get the opportunity but not Dez

I think it's part of his maturity. Before he would NEVER throw the ball away, now it's pretty common. He's become very ball conscious which is a good thing. I also think there are better options available to Tony. Why throw into double coverage when you have Beasley crossing, or a back wide open in the flat.

Don't worry - if the running game is effective again this year - Dez will get plenty of single coverage.

 

[tyke1doe]

Maybe it's Tony refusing to throw into double coverage, I wondered why he doesn't throw it and let Dez fight for it. I see CJ, Julio and others get the opportunity but not Dez

This is a good point. Tony earlier in his career would have done so. A wiser, more turnover-conscious Tony Romo not so much.

 

[jazzcat22]

i wonder if people get up in the morning with the intention with a goal of "i think i'll troll people today!"

I truly believe they do.

 

[Romo2Ogletree]

I'll add OP was given an opportunity to change that name and elected not to.

Shows a strong possibility for having poor judgment.

 

[theogt]

So? Why would you try to beat double coverage? If you get double coverage, particularly to the extent New Orleans was throwing out there, that just means you have an easy throw somewhere else.

 

[Supercowboy1986]

Just to point out the obvious, the op did not say anywhere that ogletree is a better wr or could beat double teams better then dez Bryant. You trolls added that for him. Lol @ posters trolling the op. Typical cowboys zone. Read his post, not his name.