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True, but who expected more when instead of going all out in Free agency and getting D. Henry we get Zeke instead.Wow. Not much else can be said.
True, but who expected more when instead of going all out in Free agency and getting D. Henry we get Zeke instead.Wow. Not much else can be said.
That's all on Jerry, if you going to give Dak the contract you need to get the free agents to win now. He did two contradictory moves. Dak on the other hand, certainly isn't living up to the contract either. Looking at how slow he looks, are you saying that Dak wouldn't look old and slow with a better running game? Would that somehow stop him from taking the sack once the defense brings on pressure?Somehow that is Dak's fault.
Its almost as bad as our GM'ing
It just hasn't been bad near as long.
It all makes for a losing team. Who runs the team?Don't think the Cowboys run yardage is so low because they have to abandon the run, instead passing in order to catch up. The Cowboys are pass happy right out the gate.
In every game, the Cowboys have passed far more than they have run in the first half. They passed 71% of the time against the Giants and 68% of the time against the Steelers. They passed 68% of the time in the first half against the Saints and 75% against the Lions.
The average for the percentage of plays in which the Cowboys pass in the 1st half is 65.9% or about two thirds of the time. This is a very dangerous proportion when you think about the health of your QB.
Interestingly, the 10 QB's with the highest passer rating is averaging 29 pass attempts a game whereas the bottom ten is averaging 34 passes a game. The QB's that aren't required to throw as much probably has a good running attack. Not only do they not have to throw as much, they also do not have to force anything. Hence the higher passer rating.
Tony Romo's best season as a passer was 2014. He averaged the least passing attempts per game in his career. it was the same season Murray broke the Cowboys single season record for rushing yardage.
It is imperative that the Cowboys not make the same mistake next year. They must double down and sign a veteran RB and they must draft a RB....or two.
Meanwhile this offense is extremely one dimensional and it's a very narrow dimension.
Yes, since he wanted extension, otherwise we could have brought Henry , but I’m puzzled at OL , no push in run game with Guyton, Smith, Beebe and Steele , Martin you give some leeway as it’s almost curtain timeSomehow that is Dak's fault.
We like our guys.In 7 games, out of 152 running attempts, the Cowboys have 10 plays that went 10 or more yards. Four of them belonged to a WR. The longest run from scrimmage so far this season is 13 yards.
Five RB's have now carried the ball for the Cowboys. Only one of them averages more than 3.1 yards a carry.
In the 1st half of games on 1st and ten, no Cowboys RB averages more than 3 yards a carry. Again, we are talking about 1st and ten only.
Inside the redzone, the Cowboys average .6 yards a carry.....as in six tenths of a yard......as in less than 2 feet....as in less than 22 inches.....a carry.
There are 9 RB's drafted in the past three years, in the 4th round or lower, that are currently averaging 5 or more yards per carry this season.
Currently, the Cowboys are ranked 32nd in rushing yards, 32nd in average yards per run, 31st in rushing TD's and 28th in average length of time per drive.
About a third of all Cowboys running plays by RB's went for 1 yard or less.
Only the Cowboys 1-15, 1989 season had fewer rushing yards after 7 games.
Only the Cowboys 2005 season averaged less yards per carry after 7 games
To be fair and unbiased where do you see the oline making holes for these backs to run up in to? Barry freakin Sanders himself would be hard pressed to run behind this poorly coached and poorly performing oline. But this oline needs fixed and it has been a problem more than just this year. So it was left to fester and we suffer because of it. Sadly so. Thanks Jerry!In 7 games, out of 152 running attempts, the Cowboys have 10 plays that went 10 or more yards. Four of them belonged to a WR. The longest run from scrimmage so far this season is 13 yards.
Five RB's have now carried the ball for the Cowboys. Only one of them averages more than 3.1 yards a carry.
In the 1st half of games on 1st and ten, no Cowboys RB averages more than 3 yards a carry. Again, we are talking about 1st and ten only.
Inside the redzone, the Cowboys average .6 yards a carry.....as in six tenths of a yard......as in less than 2 feet....as in less than 22 inches.....a carry.
There are 9 RB's drafted in the past three years, in the 4th round or lower, that are currently averaging 5 or more yards per carry this season.
Currently, the Cowboys are ranked 32nd in rushing yards, 32nd in average yards per run, 31st in rushing TD's and 28th in average length of time per drive.
About a third of all Cowboys running plays by RB's went for 1 yard or less.
Only the Cowboys 1-15, 1989 season had fewer rushing yards after 7 games.
Only the Cowboys 2005 season averaged less yards per carry after 7 games
I agree 100% that the line is weak right now. How can they be a cohesive unit when two of their starters are rookies and completely unfamiliar with their teammates.To be fair and unbiased where do you see the oline making holes for these backs to run up in to? Barry freakin Sanders himself would be hard pressed to run behind this poorly coached and poorly performing oline. But this oline needs fixed and it has been a problem more than just this year. So it was left to fester and we suffer because of it. Sadly so. Thanks Jerry!
We need to start liking "their" guys.We like our guys.
Let's see if this is the case:Don't think the Cowboys run yardage is so low because they have to abandon the run, instead passing in order to catch up. The Cowboys are pass happy right out the gate.
In every game, the Cowboys have passed far more than they have run in the first half. They passed 71% of the time against the Giants and 68% of the time against the Steelers. They passed 68% of the time in the first half against the Saints and 75% against the Lions.
The average for the percentage of plays in which the Cowboys pass in the 1st half is 65.9% or about two thirds of the time. This is a very dangerous proportion when you think about the health of your QB.
Interestingly, the 10 QB's with the highest passer rating is averaging 29 pass attempts a game whereas the bottom ten is averaging 34 passes a game. The QB's that aren't required to throw as much probably has a good running attack. Not only do they not have to throw as much, they also do not have to force anything. Hence the higher passer rating.
They have a successful running QB because the opponent defense cannot dedicate the resources to prevent them due to their focus on the high quality RB.Let's see if this is the case:
QBR Leaders
1. Burrow -- 28th rushing (3-5)
2. Jackson -- 1st rushing (5-3)
3. Murray -- 7th rushing (4-4)
4. Allen -- 12th rushing (6-2)
5. Daniels -- 3rd rushing (6-2)
6. Hurts -- 2nd rushing (5-2)
7. Mahomes -- 13th rushing (7-0)
8. Lawrence -- 16th rushing (2-6)
9. Purdy -- 4th rushing (4-4)
10. Cousins -- 15th rushing (5-3)
Nine of the ten QBR leaders have a rushing attack that is at league average or above. Strangely, the outlier is Burrow, the QB with the highest QBR. The three best rushing teams have a good/stud RB and a QB that can run.
Just for fun... 23. Prescott -- 32nd rushing (3-4)
On another note, Burrow has a crap o-line, barely any rushing attack, can't keep both his star receivers healthy at the same time--the man needs a new team. It's amazing he is #1 in QBR.
Stop. Henry is washed up. Stephen said as much.We need to start liking "their" guys.
Not as well, but they ran just fine the last few years without Henry or Barkley. But unlike us, they have an effective o-line in front of them. Switch Philly's or Detroit's o-line with ours and I think our running game improves by 10 places.They have a successful running QB because the opponent defense cannot dedicate the resources to prevent them due to their focus on the high quality RB.
Do you think Jackson and Hurts would be able to run the ball successfully with Zeke as their RB? A fake handoff is far more effective using Barkley or Henry.
Just stop with all those stats. Jerry says he’s got this.............the cowboys have the second-worst explosive run percentage at 6.6%, are last in total explosive runs with 10, and have no runs over 15 yards all season (shocking!!) The team has only averaged 3.5 yards per rush or lower in a single season, 1960, over 60 years ago.
It starts with the O-Line… Zack isn’t getting the push he used to have and overall… no dominance…. Right now, the Lions have the best O-Line….In 7 games, out of 152 running attempts, the Cowboys have 10 plays that went 10 or more yards. Four of them belonged to a WR. The longest run from scrimmage so far this season is 13 yards.
Five RB's have now carried the ball for the Cowboys. Only one of them averages more than 3.1 yards a carry.
In the 1st half of games on 1st and ten, no Cowboys RB averages more than 3 yards a carry. Again, we are talking about 1st and ten only.
Inside the redzone, the Cowboys average .6 yards a carry.....as in six tenths of a yard......as in less than 2 feet....as in less than 22 inches.....a carry.
There are 9 RB's drafted in the past three years, in the 4th round or lower, that are currently averaging 5 or more yards per carry this season.
Currently, the Cowboys are ranked 32nd in rushing yards, 32nd in average yards per run, 31st in rushing TD's and 28th in average length of time per drive.
About a third of all Cowboys running plays by RB's went for 1 yard or less.
Only the Cowboys 1-15, 1989 season had fewer rushing yards after 7 games.
Only the Cowboys 2005 season averaged less yards per carry after 7 games
Truth!It's simple people... We can't block anybody. At least not in the scheme we are currently using. We continue to try and force all these huge offensive linemen to play twinkletoes with zone blocking schemes instead of lining 'em up and punching the defense in the mouth until they give in the way teams do to us. We continue to run delays, draws and shotgun handoffs to a one cut downhill power back. We also refuse to allow the backs or the line for that matter to get into any sort of rhythm in the run game. We almost never run the ball on back to back plays and we almost never give it to the same back on back to back plays. It's mind boggling. I am convinced that we simply don't WANT to the run the ball as much as we CAN'T run the ball.