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How Quarterback-Friendly Is The Cowboys' Offense?
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016/7/28/12301090/how-quarterback-friendly-is-the-cowboys-offense
With Tony Romo in 2015, the Dallas Cowboys went 3-1. But without him, they lost all but one sloppy Monday Night Football game against the Washington Commanders. Even with the best offensive line in football and a running game that finished in the top five in terms of statistics, backup quarterbacks Brandon Weeden, Matt Cassel, and Kellen Moore all weren't able to get the job done.
Even with a player like Dez Bryant, admittedly hobbled, on the outside, a Hall of Famer in Jason Witten at tight end, and other play-making options like Cole Beasley and Terrance Williams, Dallas' arsenal of weaponry wasn't enough for whoever was playing quarterback to get the job done.
Fortunately for the Cowboys, Romo will be back in the saddle for the 2016 season, that is if he doesn't endure another major injury. Romo's skill paired with a running game led by Ezekiel Elliott is an offense that could be as explosive as any in the NFL. But if Romo does indeed have another serious injury, how much slack can the talent of this offense pick up if either Moore or Jameill Showers is at quarterback?
Obviously, this offense's ability will diminish without Romo as its signal-caller, but the goal of an offense led by a backup quarterback isn't too score 30 points. It's instead to keep a team afloat by using a scheme tailored to the backup's skills, and giving the football to your most talented players.
A good backup quarterback is a quarterback that doesn't turn the football over, doesn't try to do too much, and one that can make the simple throws. When backup quarterbacks are given an extended role at the helm of an offense, coaches adjust their philosophy to make their playbook more basic...
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016/7/28/12301090/how-quarterback-friendly-is-the-cowboys-offense
With Tony Romo in 2015, the Dallas Cowboys went 3-1. But without him, they lost all but one sloppy Monday Night Football game against the Washington Commanders. Even with the best offensive line in football and a running game that finished in the top five in terms of statistics, backup quarterbacks Brandon Weeden, Matt Cassel, and Kellen Moore all weren't able to get the job done.
Even with a player like Dez Bryant, admittedly hobbled, on the outside, a Hall of Famer in Jason Witten at tight end, and other play-making options like Cole Beasley and Terrance Williams, Dallas' arsenal of weaponry wasn't enough for whoever was playing quarterback to get the job done.
Fortunately for the Cowboys, Romo will be back in the saddle for the 2016 season, that is if he doesn't endure another major injury. Romo's skill paired with a running game led by Ezekiel Elliott is an offense that could be as explosive as any in the NFL. But if Romo does indeed have another serious injury, how much slack can the talent of this offense pick up if either Moore or Jameill Showers is at quarterback?
Obviously, this offense's ability will diminish without Romo as its signal-caller, but the goal of an offense led by a backup quarterback isn't too score 30 points. It's instead to keep a team afloat by using a scheme tailored to the backup's skills, and giving the football to your most talented players.
A good backup quarterback is a quarterback that doesn't turn the football over, doesn't try to do too much, and one that can make the simple throws. When backup quarterbacks are given an extended role at the helm of an offense, coaches adjust their philosophy to make their playbook more basic...
