CFZ Five new big differences in Cowboys Offenses in 2022

[Acceptablename]

Going into the 2022 season .. what have we added either player wise or coaching wise that will be
the key big difference(s) on the Cowboys Offense this year ?

Some may say Pollard, but let's face it, ..we just dunno what OC Kellen is gonna do with the RBs in terms of improvement and better utilization,.imo.

1) Tyler Smith
2) Jalen Tolbert
3) Terrence Steele
4) Jake Ferguson
5) FG Jonathan Garibay ( rookie Tex Tech) vs Lirim Harullahu

- With Tyler, i think it's gonna be a double-edge sword here, club hopes he'll be up to starting at LG spot,
but i really do also see him flex to LT for an injured Tyron Smith at some point this year.
Expect him to see time at both LG and LT in camp.

- Tolbert also will be multi-tasked as a rookie.- both in slot/3rd WR and outside, Camp will decide Tolbert
vs vet James Washington. With Gallup out for some time, we''ll need both- we'll need depth. Someone
stepping up ala Ceddy Wil in '21.

- Steele will be a 17 game starter now. Time will tell if he holds up or wear down as he plays.
And can he hold his own vs better edges without double team, chip help. With no Collins this
decides if he gets a new contract ..or we look for a new RT starter.

- Just as '21, i'm already concerned about the FG situation with injured Greg K, we walk into this camp
with rookie unknowns, inexperienced FG kickers
I expect an adventure. And much will be placed on SP coach Bones Fassel

- Ferguson is a wait and see, how he runs and moves, how he operates vs man, catches on quickly
Dunno if the backups in preseason will give him much chance. Plus Schultz is extremely durable.

I’m wait and see regarding our #1 WR. Is he mentally ready to be #1? No question about his skills.
Tyler is a bad man. Williams is a technician. If Tyler can absorb the coaching I think the offense rolls.

 

[conner01]

They really do seem to like McKeon. I do too. Before they took Ferguson in the draft, I thought Dallas would be fine with McKeon as the #2 TE.

I can very easily see a scenario where Shultz is gone after this season and Ferguson and McKeon are the #1 and #2.

I haven’t seen enough of McKeon to know but I trust they know a TE when they see one. We’ve done a decent job developing TE

 

[quickccc]

Steele is not an addition.

Versus the additions, lost Cooper, Collins, Williams, and Wilson.

We're bringing in 1 starter, and losing 3 and one role player in Wilson who really did produce for us.
We'll be very lucky if Tolbert can match Wilson's numbers.

We're certainly taking a hit on oline and WR depth.

The potential pluses are at RB, where Zeke may be healthy, and Pollard may be used properly.

You're probably Not thinking of Steele as a new addition, because he's Not a rookie .. like Tyler, Tolbert, Ferguson,..

Keep in mind that that the RT spot has been Lael Collin's starting role, ..not Steele's. Terrence has been a reserve backup the last 2 years
But now the RT starting role is Steele's to lose Terrance is not gonna be a backup anymore, he's gonna be counted on to be a reliable starter.
It goes through him.

And now we get to see his full capacity in a starting role on a full 17 game season basis.

 

[quickccc]

I haven’t seen enough of McKeon to know but I trust they know a TE when they see one. We’ve done a decent job developing TE

Gavin Escobar being excluded, eh ...?

And to think we passed up Travis Kelcie for Gavin Escobar ..

 

[PAPPYDOG]

The offense this coming season will resemble pre-Coops arrival........TD and esp passing TD will be a major Luxury!

 

[AbeBeta]

he wasn't good in rookie year in 2020 ..and played a handful of both RT and LT, respectively in 2021

So he already has a head start with experience ... now we see if he can go full scale starting for 17 str8 games
without having the need for scheme help.
That's gonna be imperative in the last minutes of a come from behind to win game.

He wasn't good at LT. But at RT he was better than McGovern at RG, otherwise Zack would be our RT now.

 

[quickccc]

He wasn't good at LT. But at RT he was better than McGovern at RG, otherwise Zack would be our RT now.

i very highly doubt Zack was gonna remain at RT.
He was asked to fill in for a horrible rookie Steele in 2020, because we had no other available option at RT.
Martin ended up getting the calf strain that ended his remaining season, and his temp RT move is forever ended.

Zack would not have remain a starting RT, they were gonna have Collins re-prove himself in 2021..or draft a new starting RT.

Recovery from hip issue, an unforgettable substance suspension and maybe questions with his condition work and an OL
coach that favors Steele over Collins, likely all sealed Lael's fate here, as we couldn't even get trade value for him, but to cut him.

 

[quickccc]

1. Smith is already an upgrade over Williams.
2. Tolbert along with Washington easily replaces Wilson and then some. Question is can Lamb be a better #1 than Cooper. Signs points to yes
3. Steele has out played Collins the past two years, I think he is ready for 17 plus games.
4. Ferguson is easily TE #2, but keep an eye out on McKeon, they seem to like him as well.
5. K, Garibay may have some rookie moments, but will the other K they just signed give him some TC competition. This is a big unknown right now as to how this turns out.

Tyler hasn't even yet played a single game, and just like Williams, he's a converted college OT, that's gonna have to learn how to play OG at the NFL level first.
In fact I'm preparing myself for a bumpy up and down ride with his rookie year, as he's gotta learn OL adjustments on the move,
vastly improve his techniques, vs stunts and twists, blitz pickup., that Philibin zone block schemes, etc.

- I'm just hoping coaches (and fans) will have the patience with him, when he makes mistakes and we have patience and confidence to let him out-grow mistakes.
It will be great to have a functional run game where he's not backpedaling pass blocks all game long, and every single game.

- Collins did not even play at all in 2020 (hip) so how could he have outplayed the rookie Steele ?

- For all of his flaws, i think the presence of Cooper helped Lamb in his 2nd year.
Now Lamb has an inexperience rookie, a questionable vet FA in JW, ..and nuthin else at WR depth that's encouraging.

- And what if Lamb gets hurt in camp or early reg season ? There is no Cooper, Gallup or even Ceddy Wilson to take up the slack

 

[quickccc]

They really do seem to like McKeon. I do too. Before they took Ferguson in the draft, I thought Dallas would be fine with McKeon as the #2 TE.

I can very easily see a scenario where Shultz is gone after this season and Ferguson and McKeon are the #1 and #2.

i'll watch McKeon but i do wonder if they liken him and see him more as they did blocking role type TEs like Geoff Swaim and James Hanna.

 

[Flamma]

Just hope Moore does not run out the Garrett 2.0 offense from the 1990s again!
Yuck

For his flaws and faults, while it's the same ryhthm time based offensive philosophy, Kellen's version seems a lot more design creative and advanced
than Garrett's version.

Help me out here, because I don't recall Garrett or Moore using the 90s offense. Are we talking late 90s?

 

[Parcells4Life]

1. Smith is already an upgrade over Williams.
2. Tolbert along with Washington easily replaces Wilson and then some. Question is can Lamb be a better #1 than Cooper. Signs points to yes
3. Steele has out played Collins the past two years, I think he is ready for 17 plus games.
4. Ferguson is easily TE #2, but keep an eye out on McKeon, they seem to like him as well.
5. K, Garibay may have some rookie moments, but will the other K they just signed give him some TC competition. This is a big unknown right now as to how this turns out.

There’s way to much hype in the rookie class here.

Smith hasn’t even played one preseason game. There’s no way to know if he’ll definitely be an upgrade. For Connors faults. When he wasn’t holding 1-2 snaps a game he was pretty solid and wasn’t beat much. Out of 60-70 snaps per game that’s a success of 96.6% or higher. We don’t know what Smith brings on his bad snaps. Will he be able to stop quicker 3T? Is he strength ready for the monsters the teams like the Bucs/Eagles have?

Wilson was very underrated here. He was great after the catch. Again you can’t think a rookie and a vet that hasn’t done anything in 3 years will replace that day 1

Lamb is not Cooper. To me signs point to no.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

There’s way to much hype in the rookie class here.

Smith hasn’t even played one preseason game. There’s no way to know if he’ll definitely be an upgrade. For Connors faults. When he wasn’t holding 1-2 snaps a game he was pretty solid and wasn’t beat much. Out of 60-70 snaps per game that’s a success of 96.6% or higher. We don’t know what Smith brings on his bad snaps. Will he be able to stop quicker 3T? Is he strength ready for the monsters the teams like the Bucs/Eagles have?

Wilson was very underrated here. He was great after the catch. Again you can’t think a rookie and a vet that hasn’t done anything in 3 years will replace that day 1

Lamb is not Cooper. To me signs point to no.

Now, this is finally a reasonable post..........

 

[OmerV]

I don’t know what this means, but I’m all for it…..

You just got distracted by the word "bra"

 

[xwalker]

he wasn't good in rookie year in 2020 ..and played a handful of both RT and LT, respectively in 2021

So he already has a head start with experience ... now we see if he can go full scale starting for 17 str8 games
without having the need for scheme help.
That's gonna be imperative in the last minutes of a come from behind to win game.

More snaps in 2021 than La'el or Tyron...

 

[jazzcat22]

Tyler hasn't even yet played a single game, and just like Williams, he's a converted college OT, that's gonna have to learn how to play OG at the NFL level first.
In fact I'm preparing myself for a bumpy up and down ride with his rookie year, as he's gotta learn OL adjustments on the move,
vastly improve his techniques, vs stunts and twists, blitz pickup., that Philibin zone block schemes, etc.

- I'm just hoping coaches (and fans) will have the patience with him, when he makes mistakes and we have patience and confidence to let him out-grow mistakes.
It will be great to have a functional run game where he's not backpedaling pass blocks all game long, and every single game.

- Collins did not even play at all in 2020 (hip) so how could he have outplayed the rookie Steele ?

- For all of his flaws, i think the presence of Cooper helped Lamb in his 2nd year.
Now Lamb has an inexperience rookie, a questionable vet FA in JW, ..and nuthin else at WR depth that's encouraging.

- And what if Lamb gets hurt in camp or early reg season ? There is no Cooper, Gallup or even Ceddy Wilson to take up the slack

Well for every positive take there are negative takes on here as well . Like a 3 to 1 negative ratio.

Williams went from OT in college to OG as well. He was not great, but overall he was not as horrible as fans say (part of the negativity). Tyler has more of an upside to be more impactful right away.
I forgot Collins did not play in 2020, however my comment holds true, Steele got a lot of valuable playing time in.

I feel you are under estimating how good this WR group can be. Wilson was over rated by fans IMO. He made some great plays, but there are players on the roster that can easily make up his production.

I can't base my thoughts based on what if a player gets injured, such as no Gallup or Lamb. That is like saying what if Dak is injured again, or we lose Zeke and / or Pollard.
Only thing for sure on injuries, is Tryon will miss some time as usual, just like with Sean Lee. When and how many games.

I look at the current roster and current health. But then again that is my positive outlook instead of a doom and gloom outlook.

 

[jazzcat22]

There’s way to much hype in the rookie class here.

Smith hasn’t even played one preseason game. There’s no way to know if he’ll definitely be an upgrade. For Connors faults. When he wasn’t holding 1-2 snaps a game he was pretty solid and wasn’t beat much. Out of 60-70 snaps per game that’s a success of 96.6% or higher. We don’t know what Smith brings on his bad snaps. Will he be able to stop quicker 3T? Is he strength ready for the monsters the teams like the Bucs/Eagles have?

Wilson was very underrated here. He was great after the catch. Again you can’t think a rookie and a vet that hasn’t done anything in 3 years will replace that day 1

Lamb is not Cooper. To me signs point to no.

As I posted in response to another. Positive takes to negative takes. Each poster has them. I stand by my take on things.

 

[quickccc]

More snaps in 2021 than La'el or Tyron...

yes, of course, more snaps, when both Lael and Tyron (as always) had missed how many games combined together that forced that many snaps and starts for Steele ?

 

[OmerV]

More snaps in 2021 than La'el or Tyron...

Of course the expectation as a full time starter is going to be different than as a guy just filling in for others. "He does well for a backup" isn't the standard anymore.

 

[quickccc]

Well for every positive take there are negative takes on here as well . Like a 3 to 1 negative ratio.

Williams went from OT in college to OG as well. He was not great, but overall he was not as horrible as fans say (part of the negativity). Tyler has more of an upside to be more impactful right away.
I forgot Collins did not play in 2020, however my comment holds true, Steele got a lot of valuable playing time in.

I feel you are under estimating how good this WR group can be. Wilson was over rated by fans IMO. He made some great plays, but there are players on the roster that can easily make up his production.

I can't base my thoughts based on what if a player gets injured, such as no Gallup or Lamb. That is like saying what if Dak is injured again, or we lose Zeke and / or Pollard.
Only thing for sure on injuries, is Tryon will miss some time as usual, just like with Sean Lee. When and how many games.

I look at the current roster and current health. But then again that is my positive outlook instead of a doom and gloom outlook.

- Connor even had a solid outing vs Aaron Donald in 2018 playoffs vs Rams, but what he was evaluated upon decision to move on is his consistency and overall ceiling potential.
He may not have been that bad,.. but obviously the club saw different in not committing to re-signing him long term and allowing him to walk on as a FA.
Perhaps they saw C-Williams as just decent-serviceable, and they obviously want and sought better, even if its’ yet another converted college OT turn OG in the NFL.

- For a Stephen Jones led club operation, that is so very insistent on building solely off the NFL draft alone, and zero middle ground vet impact, that makes it that
much more super-critical to hit big on all of the high, and early round picks.
That's why my biggest peeve is we have invested (wasted) two high picks in two different Conners (Williams & McGovern) to play inside at OG
McGovern was a true OG prospect who was supposedly well regarded (Cowboys had 2nd rd grade on) there's no OT to OG conversion with him.
But apparently he has all the looks of a JAG, and worse one that struggles with left side than he does right side.

- Tyler just having upside potential does not instantly make him a better player ‘right now “, imo.
But feel free to be as overly optimistic as such to stamp-tattoo as already better.

- Ced Wilson stepped up to make plays, but he is overrated ? And we already have players on roster who can easily make up his production.?
Once again that sounds like more hopeful wishful thinking than what Aside from Lamb, these are “new additions’ , If Ced was still here, we’d know what
we’d well know what we already have in him as displayed reg season, .. the Tolbert and Washington are cross your fingers hopefuls.

 

[john van brocklin]

Help me out here, because I don't recall Garrett or Moore using the 90s offense. Are we talking late 90s?

Both ran stale outdated vanilla offenses.