JoeyBoy718
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Just curious what people think. I think a great offense has a few things:
1) An elite or elite-ish QB
2) A good O-line
3) A good RB or a committee of RBs
4) Elite pass catchers
Going through each one:
1) There are only 5-6 QBs in the league I think are more talented than Romo. I've been (very) critical of Romo in the past because he frustrates me. Someone with so much talent makes some bone-headed decisions. But with a better O-line, there aren't any more excuses for if he does have a few more colossal meltdowns. All in all, take away the mistakes and he's a top 5-6 talent.
2) The O-line has the potential to be top 2-3 in the league and has the brightest future by far of any O-line in the NFL.
3) Murray, when healthy and given a chance, is a top 7-8 RB. And that was behind a porous O-line. Now, with a good O-line and a little offensive balance, he can be much better.
4) None of the elite QBs in the NFL have a talent like Dez Bryant. Also, Witten is getting up there in age but he's still very effective.
So looking at everything, I don't think there is a better offense on paper. Now, I'm not saying that means we'll be the best offense in the NFL. I guess I'm saying there's no excuse not to be. I've gotten on Romo hard in the past and people came to his defense. Well, now all the excuses over the past 5-6 years have been addressed.
There are other great offenses in the NFL, but I feel like they're all lacking something. The Broncos are great but I feel like Peyton makes people look a lot better than they really are. New England has been a one-man show for a while now. Green Bay addressed the running game but still has some serious O-line issues. And some other offenses with great O-lines and running games don't have the best QBs (like Seattle and San Fran).
I think this year we'll really see what we made of. I mentioned in another thread that I'm more confident in the offense personnel than the coaching. Well, we'll see if coaching really is the problem. There's no excuse to not run the ball like we did so many times last year. There's no excuse for Dez not to put up Calvin Johnson-like numbers. There's no excuse if Romo makes some bone-headed mistakes to end the game. The only legitimate excuse this year is that the defense might be so bad that we can't outscore everybody. But, as bad as the defense was last year, the offense wasn't perfect either.
1) An elite or elite-ish QB
2) A good O-line
3) A good RB or a committee of RBs
4) Elite pass catchers
Going through each one:
1) There are only 5-6 QBs in the league I think are more talented than Romo. I've been (very) critical of Romo in the past because he frustrates me. Someone with so much talent makes some bone-headed decisions. But with a better O-line, there aren't any more excuses for if he does have a few more colossal meltdowns. All in all, take away the mistakes and he's a top 5-6 talent.
2) The O-line has the potential to be top 2-3 in the league and has the brightest future by far of any O-line in the NFL.
3) Murray, when healthy and given a chance, is a top 7-8 RB. And that was behind a porous O-line. Now, with a good O-line and a little offensive balance, he can be much better.
4) None of the elite QBs in the NFL have a talent like Dez Bryant. Also, Witten is getting up there in age but he's still very effective.
So looking at everything, I don't think there is a better offense on paper. Now, I'm not saying that means we'll be the best offense in the NFL. I guess I'm saying there's no excuse not to be. I've gotten on Romo hard in the past and people came to his defense. Well, now all the excuses over the past 5-6 years have been addressed.
There are other great offenses in the NFL, but I feel like they're all lacking something. The Broncos are great but I feel like Peyton makes people look a lot better than they really are. New England has been a one-man show for a while now. Green Bay addressed the running game but still has some serious O-line issues. And some other offenses with great O-lines and running games don't have the best QBs (like Seattle and San Fran).
I think this year we'll really see what we made of. I mentioned in another thread that I'm more confident in the offense personnel than the coaching. Well, we'll see if coaching really is the problem. There's no excuse to not run the ball like we did so many times last year. There's no excuse for Dez not to put up Calvin Johnson-like numbers. There's no excuse if Romo makes some bone-headed mistakes to end the game. The only legitimate excuse this year is that the defense might be so bad that we can't outscore everybody. But, as bad as the defense was last year, the offense wasn't perfect either.
