Garrett: Dez Bryant needs to get used to double teams, 'the world he's going to live in..."

[WoodysGirl]

-- Carlos Mendez

“That’s the world he’s going to live in for the rest of his career,” coach Jason Garrett said Monday at Valley Ranch. “The really good players have to understand that. They just have to keep fighting through it.”

“I thought from an emotional standpoint, he handled it well,” Garrett said. “He kept battling. He kept trying to give Tony chances to throw him the football. We tried to do a couple of things to give him a chance to get free and get away from those guys.”

“You can’t just sit there and say, ‘OK, he’s going to line up here every time. OK, you win,’ ” Garrett said. “You have to make sure you keep getting him the ball. At the same time, you don’t want to get so bogged down trying to get one guy the ball. We have other guys who can catch the ball and do positive things for us. … Dez is certainly a featured guy in our offense, but when he gets a lot of attention, you have to be able to go to other guys and be effective with it.”

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[DejectedFan1996]

Rewatched the game last night and there were many times Dez was actually triple teamed, with a LB sort of spying on him. I remember the Lions doing this to T.O. in 2007 and it almost worked were it not for Romo's come back drive and pass to Witten. But they limited T.O. to 3 rec 27 yards.

 

[dstovall5]

Dez did his job last game I thought, he opened it up so the rest of our guys could do some damage - and they did. When Dez is triple/double teamed you don't force him the ball, we're not the Detroit Lions. We actually have a HoF TE and one of the best number 2 WR in the NFL to throw to. It'd be different if Dez was our only threat.

Hopefully we can run certain plays specifically trying to get him the ball though, it's always a good thing when your best WR has the ball in his hands.

 

[visionary]

this is somewhat confusing, dont teams double team andre johnson or larry fitzgerald or AJ Green?

perhaps teams are not aware they are great WRs or perhaps the coaching staff expects this and schemes around it?

just a thought

 

[perrykemp]

The Cowboys and Dez will figure this out. All great NFL WRs face constant double teaming. It's an adjustment and eventually Dez will get his targets.

If Austin can be a legit 85 reception / 1200 yard guy, that would help a bunch as well.

 

[mldardy]

this is somewhat confusing, dont teams double team andre johnson or larry fitzgerald or AJ Green?

perhaps teams are not aware they are great WRs or perhaps the coaching staff expects this and schemes around it?

just a thought

No not really. I see those guys in one on one situations all the time. The coaching staff also needs to come up with shorter routes for Dez. Converting on those shorter routes will open up the routes for him downfield.

 

[visionary]

No not really. I see those guys in one on one situations all the time. The coaching staff also needs to come up with shorter routes for Dez. Converting on those shorter routes will open up the routes for him downfield.

point is, the other team knows they are really good and want to stop them but their OCs create situations where they are not doubled

our HC (previous OC) does not seem to have the capacity to do that
hopefully the current OC can do a better job

 

[blackbull]

Depends on the matchup. Green got single coverage a lot vs Tillman because the Bears trust him. NY doesn't trust Webster.

 

[WoodysGirl]

point is, the other team knows they are really good and want to stop them but their OCs create situations where they are not doubled

our HC (previous OC) does not seem to have the capacity to do that
hopefully the current OC can do a better job

Well, in the part of the article not posted, it was suggested that JG would do some things to move him around, but the overall point is that Dez is going to have to beat some of those double teams. If he's going to be the man, then he's got to BE the man.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Depends on the matchup. Green got single coverage a lot vs Tillman because the Bears trust him. NY doesn't trust Webster.

As well they shouldn't. Didn't Dez blowtorch him last year in the 2nd game? I just remember reading that everybody Webster covered feasted on him.

 

[visionary]

Well, in the part of the article not posted, it was suggested that JG would do some things to move him around, but the overall point is that Dez is going to have to beat some of those double teams. If he's going to be the man, then he's got to BE the man.

JG has had 3 years with Bryant, this is not new
We saw the same thing with TO

how often do we see bunch formations or motion with Dez?

hardly ever

JG is not an innovative offensive mind and does not know how to create mismatches to put his players in good situations

hopefully Callahan will have the freedom to do this

 

[Denim Chicken]

point is, the other team knows they are really good and want to stop them but their OCs create situations where they are not doubled

our HC (previous OC) does not seem to have the capacity to do that
hopefully the current OC can do a better job

Teams didn't know Dez was good last year?

 

[jrumann59]

point is, the other team knows they are really good and want to stop them but their OCs create situations where they are not doubled

our HC (previous OC) does not seem to have the capacity to do that
hopefully the current OC can do a better job

Fitz hasn't been Fitz for a few years because the QB throwing to him sucked, A Johnson was the only threat on his team for years but teams were willing to concede to him his catches because the rest of the odffense was inept, C. Johnson the same way, if you keep forcing passes to him eventually the QB will make a mistake. The Cowboys situation is different, Dez is Dynamic but Witten and Miles can have explosive games and once that happens Dez will be back to manageable double teams and 1 on 1 coverages.

 

[jrumann59]

JG has had 3 years with Bryant, this is not new
We saw the same thing with TO

how often do we see bunch formations or motion with Dez?

hardly ever

JG is not an innovative offensive mind and does not know how to create mismatches to put his players in good situations

hopefully Callahan will have the freedom to do this

I think the team does not trust Dez to grasp the in and outs of the slot position. It took him almost 2.5 years to get the outside receiver position down.

 

[Ren]

It's up to the rest of the offense to make them pay for doing it

 

[Bungarian]

this is somewhat confusing, dont teams double team andre johnson or larry fitzgerald or AJ Green?

perhaps teams are not aware they are great WRs or perhaps the coaching staff expects this and schemes around it?

just a thought

Those guys do get doubled a lot but beat the double teams and still make plays. Dez has to do the same.

 

[Future]

Rewatched the game last night and there were many times Dez was actually triple teamed, with a LB sort of spying on him. I remember the Lions doing this to T.O. in 2007 and it almost worked were it not for Romo's come back drive and pass to Witten. But they limited T.O. to 3 rec 27 yards.

Absolutely right. People all talk about man coverage with a safety over top, but they dont talk about the LB taking away the slant/in routes. Thats why all the short stuff to Miles was so open all night.

 

[cowboys2233]

this is somewhat confusing, dont teams double team andre johnson or larry fitzgerald or AJ Green?

perhaps teams are not aware they are great WRs or perhaps the coaching staff expects this and schemes around it?

just a thought

Exactly. Why is it these other teams still find ways to get their top receivers away from these double and triple teams and we don't? We are on offense, we have a distinct advantage when it comes to controlling matchups. We initiate the plays, the defense always has to react to it. If we're not able to come up with formations or motion, etc. to get Dez isolated in single coverage, we need more creative offensive minds around here.

 

[Bungarian]

Exactly. Why is it these other teams still find ways to get their top receivers away from these double and triple teams and we don't? We are on offense, we have a distinct advantage when it comes to controlling matchups. We initiate the plays, the defense always has to react to it. If we're not able to come up with formations or motion, etc. to get Dez isolated in single coverage, we need more creative offensive minds around here.

Those players beat double teams

 

[Blackspider214]

While Dez need to beat the double teams at times, the OC needs to design plays to get him open. Teams have figured out this stale offense since we broke out in 2007. There is no imagination. No exploiting the other team's weaknesses for the most part. Hardly any motion at all to confuse them. And we allow them to get set and make all the adjustments they need.

Good offensive coordinators find ways to get their star players the ball. Double teams are nothing new.

Yeah we have a new coordinator but this is still the same playbook. It's like firing the chef but keeping the same exact recipes and cookbook. You aren't going to get much different results.