Execution eats playcalling for lunch

[droopdog7]

Like someone has to study film to know we haven't run the ball nearly enough until today. Give me a break. Most people can process that on the fly. Leading league in rushing, third in the league inn YPC but late 20s in carries. If you need film study to show you that's a farce, I'm an African Prince looking to import $10 million dollars and I'll pay you 10% of that if you'll loan me $5k...

So perhaps I have to explain yet again that it’s hard to run when you can’t pass, don’t convert third downs, and can’t extend drives. Also, one way to score less points is to run way more than pass because you’ll face many more third downs and likely not make them all.

Tell me about running again? Yes, we want balance but the game dictates what you do as much as the game plan.

 

[Zman5]

No innovative doesn’t always win. Execution always wins.

Did you ever think that a right play call may help the players execute better? A play call that confuses the defense? Or a play design that gives a player an advantage. Go study what a rub route is and why so many good offenses are using it around the league.

 

[Roadtrip635]

Nah.... hot dog guy was solid today ...he moved well and sold with vigor

He was really slinging those dogs around, obviously well coached.

 

[Bob-Lillys-War]

When your roster is full of talented guys, play-calling, scheme, coaching responsibilities and decisions really don't matter .

Within the cap era though, coaching matters. Scheme matters, Play calling matters, game planning matters, etc...with a handful of exceptions .

Today we run Zeke against the 32nd ranked rush defense, easy win because the talent won . Little to no scheme needed in this exception .


With coaching being as horrid as we have it, we need to win all games with talent; but that won't happen in the cap era .

Whence, we really could use a real HC in dallas .

 

[tyke1doe]

My point, and obviously it’s flying over peoples heads, is that the best playcallers are those with the best players. How magical is that?

That's not necessarily true. When the Cowboys played the Commanders in 91, the Commanders were 11-0 and clearly better than the Cowboys that year. They had the best players. Yet, Jimmy Johnson called a masterful game (play calling) and we shocked Washington. John Madden remarked that it was the best job of coaching he had ever witnessed.
So playcalling DOES matter. And it isn't necessarily a function of having the best talent.

Furthemore, the Cowboys of the 90s never really had the best play calling either. Other teams used to say that "We knew what they were going to do; we just couldn't stop them."
When teams know what you're going to do, that's not great play calling. Great play calling involves going against tendencies because teams generally study other teams' plays and, because teams are creatures of habit, film study allows you to pick up on tendencies and formations, etc.

Example No. 3, when the Giants played the Bills in the Super Bowl, the Bills were clearly the more talented team and had the best players. But the Giants employed a game strategy (playcalling) that kept the ball out of the Bills' hands, running the ball and eating up clock. It was the PLAY CALLING that kept the game close and put the onus on Scott Norwood, who missed the game-winning kick. That was clearly an example of how playcalling is critical to giving your team an advantage.

The Cowboys took advantage of a subpar Lions team with no running game and one that relies on Matt Stafford for ALL of its offense. And we generally play the Lions well at home. Coincidentally, our playcalling improved. Wow. How magical is that, indeed.

 

[cheftjpeck]

He was really slinging those dogs around, obviously well coached.

Good play calling too

 

[tyke1doe]

That's an HILARIOUS analogy, yet it really doesn't viably mesh or dovetail into the point of which your ,,,,,, illustrating?



* the coaching echelon, without a doubt, had gotten a blazing fire lit under their ***es, to un-***k the major malfunction, or else!,,,I'm not fully grasping the scope of yer disgruntlement Bro

I can only supply the analogy. I can't think for you. If you didn't get it, that's no sweat off my back. Others did.
Let he who has ears to hear, hear.

 

[texbumthelife]

So perhaps I have to explain yet again that it’s hard to run when you can’t pass, don’t convert third downs, and can’t extend drives. Also, one way to score less points is to run way more than pass because you’ll face many more third downs and likely not make them all.

Tell me about running again? Yes, we want balance but the game dictates what you do as much as the game plan.

Yes, the game dictates it. Being down 14 points doesn't mean you can't run, particularly when your defense plays well and forces 3 and outs. WE may want balance, but it's been proven that these cos he's don't and that's the issue. Also, I don't care how many points we score, as long as it's more than our opponents, but maybe you're more of a state ***** than me. All I care about is scoring more than the other team. Running the ball, having long drives and capping them with points is the absolute best way to make sure you score more point, other than a suffocating defense.

Please, continue to condescend to me like I don't know anything about the game though. It makes me chuckle, Dan-O.

 

[xwalker]

So tired of hearing people complain about playcalling. Fans just need to know one thing. If it works, it was a great call. If it didn’t, then it was terrible.

I think the play-calling was better in this game (minus the pass attempt to Rico).

 

[droopdog7]

Did you ever think that a right play call may help the players execute better? A play call that confuses the defense? Or a play design that gives a player an advantage. Go study what a rub route is and why so many good offenses are using it around the league.

Of course I know that some calls work better than others. But do you allow for the fact that a play that doesn’t work isn’t always the wrong call? Or better yet, that there is no right or wrong call the large majority of the time?

And, do fans have ANY idea during a game whether a call confuses the defense and game us advantages but just wasn’t executed? I mean, any idea at all?

As for rub routes, you think somehow our coaches haven’t gotten the memo? That we’re not running them and everyone else is?

 

[Vinnie2u]

Nahh. Not running The best RB in the league when you have second and goal with only a few yards to go. Is just bad playcalling. Whether it works or not.

Agreed ask Seattle if they should of ran Lynch instead of throwing the ball at the end of the Super Bowl.

 

[droopdog7]

Yes, the game dictates it. Being down 14 points doesn't mean you can't run, particularly when your defense plays well and forces 3 and outs. WE may want balance, but it's been proven that these cos he's don't and that's the issue. Also, I don't care how many points we score, as long as it's more than our opponents, but maybe you're more of a state ***** than me. All I care about is scoring more than the other team. Running the ball, having long drives and capping them with points is the absolute best way to make sure you score more point, other than a suffocating defense.

Please, continue to condescend to me like I don't know anything about the game though. It makes me chuckle, Dan-O.

Yeah, being over reliant on running the ball means you won’t sustain long drives and end up punting more often.

 

[Zman5]

Of course I know that some calls work better than others. But do you allow for the fact that a play that doesn’t work isn’t always the wrong call? Or better yet, that there is no right or wrong call the large majority of the time?

And, do fans have ANY idea during a game whether a call confuses the defense and game us advantages but just wasn’t executed? I mean, any idea at all?

As for rub routes, you think somehow our coaches haven’t gotten the memo? That we’re not running them and everyone else is?

Go watch other teams besides the Cowboys. And if you can't see the difference between how other good offense s attack defenses vs our offense, I don't know what to tell you.

 

[texbumthelife]

Yeah, being over reliant on running the ball means you won’t sustain long drives and end up punting more often.

No, being overrwliant on a bad running game will do that.

 

[Roadtrip635]

So perhaps I have to explain yet again that it’s hard to run when you can’t pass, don’t convert third downs, and can’t extend drives. Also, one way to score less points is to run way more than pass because you’ll face many more third downs and likely not make them all.

Tell me about running again? Yes, we want balance but the game dictates what you do as much as the game plan.

Oddly enough, it's also harder to pass when you can't run. Seahwaks wouldn't/couldn't establish the run in the first couple games, they gave up 12 sacks a couple picks and lost those first 2 games. Against us, they committed to establishing the run which helped open their pass game, Wilson took less sacks, no INTs and won the game.

 

[TheCoolFan]

Nah, playcalling stinks. A lot of these coaches are stubborn and think their way is the best. Coaches are arrogant, they always think that they know what they're doing and overcomplicate things. That's why so many coaches lose their jobs every year. Linehan and Garrett are one of them.

 

[droopdog7]

No, being overrwliant on a bad running game will do that.

Let me explain again. You want to face 3-4 third downs during a drive or 1-2? You score by gaining yards in chunks and avoiding third down as much as possible.

Of course, if you run the ball for for 10 yard a pop then you’re golden. But generally speaking you’re passing for many more yards per pass than running.

 

[droopdog7]

Oddly enough, it's also harder to pass when you can't run. Seahwaks wouldn't/couldn't establish the run in the first couple games, they gave up 12 sacks a couple picks and lost those first 2 games. Against us, they committed to establishing the run which helped open their pass game, Wilson took less sacks, no INTs and won the game.

Sure. And Zeke well last game too but dak still couldn’t pass. So any combination is possible.

 

[buybuydandavis]

So tired of hearing people complain about playcalling. Fans just need to know one thing. If it works, it was a great call. If it didn’t, then it was terrible.

Nope.

That's like calling a lottery ticket a good bet because it happened to win.

I hated the TD pass to Swaim. Just run the ball when we get that close and have plenty of downs. Next drive we tried getting cute that way, we only got the field goal.

 

[sureletsrace]

They had the 32nd ranked rush defense.

Yup, and it showed!