Galian Beast
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This board is filled with posters who have literally zero patience when it comes to developing players. I guess we can call them the Madden generation. Where all you have to do is play a player, and they will perform well right out of the gates.
This offense is looking more and more like a west coast offense, even if we still bare Jason Garett's Air Coryell offensive system.
Why does that matter? Well we are finally in a position where bringing more than 4 players after us (i.e. blitzing) is extremely dangerous. We've got a lot of options, and we finally have an offensive line that could make teams pay for blitzing. As I've said before, this will only become more extreme when Brian Waters enters the fray.
The old book on the Cowboys was to play 2 man under, and blitz the hell out of us. Bring enough pressure before Romo could get the ball out deep. This worked a lot. It worked even better when teams like the Giants, Commanders, and Vikings were able to just send 4 and get Romo off center.
What has changed other than the shift in offense? As I said before, it is the sixth man philosophy. We've replaced Lawrence Vickers with options that are more dynamic and multidimensional. Players like Williams, Escobar, Hanna, Beasley, and even Harris.
The new book on us is obvious. Bring 4 and drop 7 into coverage. Outside of double teams on Dez, this means that all the other players need to seriously step up. Williams had a lot of opportunities in the previous game, and obviously he didn't play well, but I have faith that he can get there.
Williams creates a very dangerous dynamic for defenses. He is a deep threat who can get separation. A defense only has so many resources. You can't double everyone, and you can't bracket everyone. You let these sixth man options develop, and it will pay dividends, but it isn't just going to happen overnight. Williams and Escobar are rookies. Dez didn't even start his first year. Hell people were just last year trying to say we should get rid of Dez... And he is a beast of a player, who has hall of fame type talent.
These sixth men might not all click the same day, but as you see them develop and become more consistent, you'll see our offense turn the page as well.
Another player everyone should keep an eye on is Dunbar. Murray played a really good game Sunday, but Dunbar gives us a dimension that Murray doesn't. Murray is more of a clumsy forceful runner, especially after the catch. Dunbar in space looks really dangerous. And in this situation he can change the defense.
That's the name of the game. Make it difficult for DCs to game plan against us. You want to take Bryant out of the game? Dedicate resources to that? Well we are going to have to make teams pay the penalty for that simple response. Those who remember, the same thing happened to Owens a few times in 2007.
We have to spread defenses out, and give all the players a lot more space within their individual routes. I think Dunbar does that, I think Beasley does that, I think Williams can do that. Austin had a really strong game, but I think he can do even better than that.
I think that playing the Giants first really set the tone for this offense. They've created a new book on the Cowboys offense, and now we have a week to show that that book is ineffective. More time from the offensive line will do this, a more consistent running game will do this, more yards after the catch will do this.
This offense is looking more and more like a west coast offense, even if we still bare Jason Garett's Air Coryell offensive system.
Why does that matter? Well we are finally in a position where bringing more than 4 players after us (i.e. blitzing) is extremely dangerous. We've got a lot of options, and we finally have an offensive line that could make teams pay for blitzing. As I've said before, this will only become more extreme when Brian Waters enters the fray.
The old book on the Cowboys was to play 2 man under, and blitz the hell out of us. Bring enough pressure before Romo could get the ball out deep. This worked a lot. It worked even better when teams like the Giants, Commanders, and Vikings were able to just send 4 and get Romo off center.
What has changed other than the shift in offense? As I said before, it is the sixth man philosophy. We've replaced Lawrence Vickers with options that are more dynamic and multidimensional. Players like Williams, Escobar, Hanna, Beasley, and even Harris.
The new book on us is obvious. Bring 4 and drop 7 into coverage. Outside of double teams on Dez, this means that all the other players need to seriously step up. Williams had a lot of opportunities in the previous game, and obviously he didn't play well, but I have faith that he can get there.
Williams creates a very dangerous dynamic for defenses. He is a deep threat who can get separation. A defense only has so many resources. You can't double everyone, and you can't bracket everyone. You let these sixth man options develop, and it will pay dividends, but it isn't just going to happen overnight. Williams and Escobar are rookies. Dez didn't even start his first year. Hell people were just last year trying to say we should get rid of Dez... And he is a beast of a player, who has hall of fame type talent.
These sixth men might not all click the same day, but as you see them develop and become more consistent, you'll see our offense turn the page as well.
Another player everyone should keep an eye on is Dunbar. Murray played a really good game Sunday, but Dunbar gives us a dimension that Murray doesn't. Murray is more of a clumsy forceful runner, especially after the catch. Dunbar in space looks really dangerous. And in this situation he can change the defense.
That's the name of the game. Make it difficult for DCs to game plan against us. You want to take Bryant out of the game? Dedicate resources to that? Well we are going to have to make teams pay the penalty for that simple response. Those who remember, the same thing happened to Owens a few times in 2007.
We have to spread defenses out, and give all the players a lot more space within their individual routes. I think Dunbar does that, I think Beasley does that, I think Williams can do that. Austin had a really strong game, but I think he can do even better than that.
I think that playing the Giants first really set the tone for this offense. They've created a new book on the Cowboys offense, and now we have a week to show that that book is ineffective. More time from the offensive line will do this, a more consistent running game will do this, more yards after the catch will do this.
