If you were head coach of Cowboys, how would u gameplan against the raiders?

[cowboyjoe]

If you were head coach of the Dallas Cowboys, how would you game plan against the raiders on offense, defense and special teams. You can add in special teams too if you wish.

Also, say you were a head coach or experienced coach of some football team. How would you game plan against the Cowboys on offense and defense?

So, fire away give your best thoughts.

 

[CF74]

I'll play OC:

I'd give the ball to Choice on 1st down and manageable 2nd downs for about 3-4 series, then I'd hit em with play action. I'd run more dink and dunk plays with Felix, Crayton, Ogletree, and the TE's. The only time I'd throw a pass over 20 yards is when I see a mismatch or single coverage on the outside.

70% run, 30% pass until the Raiders stacked it up to stuff the run, then I'd hit em again and again with play action or crossing routes over the middle with Austin and RW's. Once they moved the safeties back I'd go back to the short underneath stuff and pounding them with Choice.

And finally once we had a big lead I'd bring in Barber and pound them into tomorrow. Any goal line situations or 3rd and short would be Barber's role again...:a-team:


No more finesse plays just power football.:starspin

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

My plan would be, we are better, Cable is a terrible coach, even Wade can outcoach him, Romo is better than Gradkowski, our defence is better, the only thing they have better is a kicker.

We go out, play our game and we should win easily

 

[craig71]

Offense...I would lean on the pass to start out the game,mixing in Barber along the way.I don't mean throwing deep downfield,high percentage throws only.Would also mix in a little no-huddle to help establish some tempo.I think I would put an emphasis on scoring points and eliminate any sense of hope on the Raider sidelline.Second and third quarter would see Felix and Choice with a little play action mixed in.Close out the game with Barber grinding out the clock.

Defense...Stop the run and make Gradkowski beat you.If the offensive game plan works and scores points that will reduce the Raiders rushing attack in itself.

Special Teams....I think I would give Ogletree a shot at kick returns since I have Felix playing a few more offensive snaps.

Craig

 

[theogt]

 

[Rampage]

those pass plays are way to complicated for this offense

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I would hit them with multiple shotgun fake-smoke-route draw plays.

They'll never see that one coming.

 

[theogt]

I would hit them with multiple shotgun fake-smoke-route draw plays.

They'll never see that one coming.

Maybe you could wait until we're up by multiple scores and very obviously need to run out the clock. At that point, the draw play will really throw 'em off balance.

 

[CF74]

Offense...I would lean on the pass to start out the game,mixing in Barber along the way.I don't mean throwing deep downfield,high percentage throws only.Would also mix in a little no-huddle to help establish some tempo.I think I would put an emphasis on scoring points and eliminate any sense of hope on the Raider sidelline.Second and third quarter would see Felix and Choice with a little play action mixed in.Close out the game with Barber grinding out the clock.

Defense...Stop the run and make Gradkowski beat you.If the offensive game plan works and scores points that will reduce the Raiders rushing attack in itself.

Special Teams....I think I would give Ogletree a shot at kick returns since I have Felix playing a few more offensive snaps.

Craig

How can you sell play action with a pass 1st offense???

 

[bbgun]

I wonder if Cable will punch Campo.

 

[craig71]

How can you sell play action with a pass 1st offense???

I would open up the game leaning on the pass,that's not to say that you don't run the ball once you establish some tempo.Second and third quarter you feature Felix/Choice and mix in a little play action.

Craig

 

[hairic]

How can you sell play action with a pass 1st offense???

Fake a short pass to loosen a defense's gap control?

Fake a slant, defense pursues slant, gaps are opened. Fake a WR screen, defense pursues screen, gaps are opened. If the defense doesn't pursue slant, throw the slant. Defense doesn't pursue the screen, throw the screen.

Those are simple play action passes. The play action is a pump fake rather than a handoff fake.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Maybe you could wait until we're up by multiple scores and very obviously need to run out the clock. At that point, the draw play will really throw 'em off balance.

:shush:

I wonder if Cable will punch Campo.

We can only hope.

 

[CoachHodnett]

As a Head Coach:

Being a short week, and as banged up as we are, I would KEEP IT SIMPLE. Play some Bill Parcells football.

Our defense has been spectacular and I would gameplan this one to hang our hat on our defense.

Run the football, play action.

No reason to take many chances.

I would try going deep to Miles maybe twice to loosen it up, but definitely get all 3 backs going.


Defensively, I would make Gradkowski second guess everything. Show a different coverage every play. Send the 5 and 6 man pressures on early downs and let the plays come to us and make the tackles on long yardage situation.

I would challenge my special teams to win the field position battle and allow our defense plenty of leeway and our offense short fields.

I would enforce the fact that winning the turnover battle against a team like Oakland and getting ahead by 2 scores makes the game go in our favor big time.

 

[MapleLeaf]

...off another post I made.


"If I was a DC I would blitz the Cowboys on 90% of the downs to disrupt their rhythm. The only down I wouldn't blitz on is the obvious passing 3rd down. I would play zone and force Cowboys WR to catch the ball first.

This is a team whom I would look to force them into a passing third down because they haven't shown that they can handle that type of game scenario properly.

I would sell out on the run and put Namdi on Austin. With Witten out you know they will put Bennett in to pass block so for the majority of first and second downs you can hold Martellus in for protection with a fierce rush or 8 and 9 men in the box.

Change looks on Martellus or overload him multiple times in the game. See if this kid can handle the pressure on being the #1 TE for a game.

Lots of run blitzes. Stack the lines early in the game to scare Garrett from putting Felix in the game. Barber would not scare me knowing that he's not going to be good enough to break any 40 yard runs on me with his gimpy thigh. If he runs for a few first downs call that expected collateral damage from blitzing. Keep Felix out of the game knowing that Garrett doesn't trust him so much with pass protection.

If RW lines up on Adams side of the ball I would zone blitz that passing play and see if RW can hook up with Romo on bracketed coverage.

If Austin rolls over to Adams side I would slide the Safety to Austin and rush through Adams to force Romo to look for RW on the other side.

As a DC I am looking for one hit on Romo and I would ask my players to make it a good one. Specifically Romo's back. I would have to believe that if we can re-injure his back at best he's going to have a lousy day, but it wouldn't surprise me if he packed it in.

I would be challenging Romo's resilience thinking this guy is a quitter. The defensive mantra of the day - he's no Roethlisberger ( so he can't outmuscle a tackle) and he's no Peyton ( so he can't find the open WR).

If there was one part of the offence I would attack on the Cowboys it would be Gurode and Kosier with my fiercest pass rushers and blitzers. I would challenge their communications skills, their physical abilities and Romo being able to see the blitzer coming from that side."

 

[dallascowboyfanboy]

1. Take the day off. Make Garrett HC for one day.
2. Sit/Rest our starters
3. Enjoy the game in Jerry's luxe suite and eat lots and lots of Turkey and stuffing.
4. Take a nap after the Cowboys whoop up on the Raiders.

 

[cowboyjoe]

I wonder if Cable will punch Campo.

now thats a good one, wouldnt mind seeing them go it;

 

[CF74]

Fake a short pass to loosen a defense's gap control?

Fake a slant, defense pursues slant, gaps are opened. Fake a WR screen, defense pursues screen, gaps are opened. If the defense doesn't pursue slant, throw the slant. Defense doesn't pursue the screen, throw the screen.

Those are simple play action passes. The play action is a pump fake rather than a handoff fake.

:laugh2: d'uh. We are a pass happy team and the poster was talking about passing from the onset and yet teams are supposed to bite on play action?

Never mind...:laugh2:

 

[CF74]

...off another post I made.


"If I was a DC I would blitz the Cowboys on 90% of the downs to disrupt their rhythm. The only down I wouldn't blitz on is the obvious passing 3rd down. I would play zone and force Cowboys WR to catch the ball first.

This is a team whom I would look to force them into a passing third down because they haven't shown that they can handle that type of game scenario properly.

I would sell out on the run and put Namdi on Austin. With Witten out you know they will put Bennett in to pass block so for the majority of first and second downs you can hold Martellus in for protection with a fierce rush or 8 and 9 men in the box.

Change looks on Martellus or overload him multiple times in the game. See if this kid can handle the pressure on being the #1 TE for a game.

Lots of run blitzes. Stack the lines early in the game to scare Garrett from putting Felix in the game. Barber would not scare me knowing that he's not going to be good enough to break any 40 yard runs on me with his gimpy thigh. If he runs for a few first downs call that expected collateral damage from blitzing. Keep Felix out of the game knowing that Garrett doesn't trust him so much with pass protection.

If RW lines up on Adams side of the ball I would zone blitz that passing play and see if RW can hook up with Romo on bracketed coverage.

If Austin rolls over to Adams side I would slide the Safety to Austin and rush through Adams to force Romo to look for RW on the other side.

As a DC I am looking for one hit on Romo and I would ask my players to make it a good one. Specifically Romo's back. I would have to believe that if we can re-injure his back at best he's going to have a lousy day, but it wouldn't surprise me if he packed it in.

I would be challenging Romo's resilience thinking this guy is a quitter. The defensive mantra of the day - he's no Roethlisberger ( so he can't outmuscle a tackle) and he's no Peyton ( so he can't find the open WR).

If there was one part of the offence I would attack on the Cowboys it would be Gurode and Kosier with my fiercest pass rushers and blitzers. I would challenge their communications skills, their physical abilities and Romo being able to see the blitzer coming from that side."

Wow sounds like every team that beats us... :

 

[Coast2Coast27]

My gameplan ..

Offense I'd run the ball to death. There one of the worst teams in the league against the run. I'd seriously run the ball 35 times this week.


On defense I'd blitz the heck out of gradakowski and play alot of man to man. I m not afraid of any of there wr's .