I'm Really Getting Annoyed!

[Irvin88_4life]

Good question !!!

9th in total defense

 

[BrassCowboy]

Randle + McFadden had 22 carries.

In game 1 last year Murray had 22 carries.

Murray had 7 games last year with 22 or less carries.

yeah on paper, your posts here seems to debunk those who say we didn't run it enough, but look at that 49er game (first game last year and I am sure those 7 games may be about the same) we only had the ball for about 31 minutes - half the time. Against the Giants, Cowboys offense controlled the clock for 37 minutes. To put that in perspective, we did not run the ball enough.
We were also throwing the ball very short many times as well as Dez not being in the game at various times allowing Giants defense to hover closer to the line of scrimmage.
That being said, the oline as well as the rest of the team played as if they didn't play enough together as a unit during preseason and it showed. Gave very little running room. It did start looking better as game went on so we will see

 

[maxdallasfan]

The point of this post was about the media. I'm very happy with our RB production in Week 1.

It just blows my mind that Chip gets a pass from the media.

 

[mattjames2010]

We ran the ball in the first three quarters almost exactly as much as we did last season.

FIRST QUARTER = Averaged 7.9 carries last season, ran it seven times Sunday.

SECOND QUARTER = Averaged 7.6 carries last season, ran it six times Sunday.

THIRD QUARTER = Averaged 6.9 carries last season, ran it eight times Sunday.

FIRST THREE QUARTERS = Averaged 22.3 carries last season, ran it 21 times Sunday.


For the people pointing to the Rams game last season, we ran it twice in the first quarter, eight times in the second quarter and seven times in the third quarter in that game, for a total of 17 carries in the first three quarters.

The first quarter of the Rams game, their first drive was 9 minutes. Murray then fumbled and the Rams took the ball back for the rest of the first quarter.

So, let's go ahead and skip to after the INT for a TD (We ran twice before that) - the next drive we rush the ball 5 times to Romo's 4 passes. We get the ball back with little time left in the second quarter, so passing is a must. We go into the half with it 21-7.

We get the ball back after the half, we start the drive off with two straight runs before hitting Bryant on on a long TD pass. This cuts the drive to 7 points.

Putting it into context, even with a deficit greater than the one in the Giants game, we stuck to the run to get back into the game. Romo ended the game with only 23 pass attempts. We can argue about if our playcalling a few nights ago was as effective or not, but we found a way to be far more balanced against the Rams.

 

[CowboyRoy]

I keep seeing all these click bait articles about how the Cowboys running game is going to be a problem all year just because they only ran for 80 yards on Sunday.

Well guess what, the Cowboys were playing from behind, so those numbers will be skewed. No mention of that!

Also, the most expensive backfield in the league (Iggles) only ran for 63 yards. Where are all the articles about that? Yeah, they played from behind as well, but not a sliver of an article about Murray. Nothing.

Can you imagine if the Cowboys had Murray this year, and he only ran for 80 yards vs. the Giants? All the "experts" would be saying he's washed up, the Cowboys are doomed.

Don't click on the bait.

Well, but you have to understand that 80 yards and the average did nothing to quell the doubters. As well it shouldnt. So until they prove otherwise on the ground we will hear this. But what we DID see is how these backs will be effective in a different way than Murray could. These cats can catch the ball and make big plays in the open field with their speed.

 

[CowboyRoy]

I loved the way they played and I don't understand how any fan can get upset with it.

We won the game first of all and we weren't gonna get back in the game by running the ball. McFadden and Randle aren't the type of backs you give the ball 25/30 times like Murray. They're finesse backs. Very good backs and we used all three of them like you're supposed to when you don't have a pure #1 type guy.

Just like teams like New England have over the years. We were down 10 points in the fourth quarter and the versatile passing game brought us back in it and yet people are still whining. Unbelievable. Be happy with the win and the fact we're showing some diversity finally.

The disappointment is pretty simple actually. We won the game, but should have definitely lost. It was a gift. And the running portion looked nothing like the ground and pound we had last year. The pass catching part completely aside, I was not happy with how we ran the football. Effective is simply not good enough. If we cant pound the ball against stacked defenses to run out the clock or pick up the 3rd and 1, 3rd and 2, and goal line stuff then the run game simply isnt reliable. It was more than reliable last year. Now its only one game, but its not hard to understand the concerns.

 

[CooterBrown]

My personal take on this issue is that the Cowboys staff knows Spagnula's (or whatever his name is) defense. He likes to blitz. You beat the blitz with quick short passes. I think the passes to the running backs was part of the game plan for this game, and the next game might be the same.
On another note, except for a couple of plays, they quit blitzing and played prevent in the final drive.

 

[CCBoy]

My personal take on this issue is that the Cowboys staff knows Spagnula's (or whatever his name is) defense. He likes to blitz. You beat the blitz with quick short passes. I think the passes to the running backs was part of the game plan for this game, and the next game might be the same.
On another note, except for a couple of plays, they quit blitzing and played prevent in the final drive.

Good observation, Cooter. The 200 yards by the Dallas running backs and some very good tight ends are a strength against a continually attacking defense.

 

[dallasdave]

9th in total defense

Outstanding !!!

 

[gimmesix]

I'm not buying it. For one we were not behind, at least by that much. We had a chance to go in at halftime up 13-3 and boom Beas fumbled, and then the ole' pass to Witten got intercepted.

We passed the ball a lot! It's not like we were down 21 or anything. Romo had 24 passes at the half which is right around what he averaged for the game last year.

We owned the clock because of sustained drives and Romo snapping the ball at 1 second the whole night.

I'm hoping it was just a game, and not a trend.

I agree. We used the shorting passing game to the running backs to supplement the running game. I certainly like seeing that mixed in but don't want to go back to the days when we were pass, pass, pass.

 

[Sportsbabe]

ESPN has already dubbed our running game a failure after one game.

My recommendation to anyone who cares: step away from the media. They are not trying to be the BEST VERSIONS OF THEMSELVES.

 

[xwalker]

yeah on paper, your posts here seems to debunk those who say we didn't run it enough, but look at that 49er game (first game last year and I am sure those 7 games may be about the same) we only had the ball for about 31 minutes - half the time. Against the Giants, Cowboys offense controlled the clock for 37 minutes. To put that in perspective, we did not run the ball enough.
We were also throwing the ball very short many times as well as Dez not being in the game at various times allowing Giants defense to hover closer to the line of scrimmage.
That being said, the oline as well as the rest of the team played as if they didn't play enough together as a unit during preseason and it showed. Gave very little running room. It did start looking better as game went on so we will see

The catches by the RBs are somewhat like run plays. It's not exactly the same effect as a run, but similar and I would look at those separately when reviewing the run/pass ratio. There seemed to be something about the Giants defensive scheme that made them want to throw to the RBs a lot.

 

[BrassCowboy]

The catches by the RBs are somewhat like run plays. It's not exactly the same effect as a run, but similar and I would look at those separately when reviewing the run/pass ratio. There seemed to be something about the Giants defensive scheme that made them want to throw to the RBs a lot.

I agree

 

[Hoofbite]

We ran the ball in the first three quarters almost exactly as much as we did last season.

FIRST QUARTER = Averaged 7.9 carries last season, ran it seven times Sunday.

SECOND QUARTER = Averaged 7.6 carries last season, ran it six times Sunday.

THIRD QUARTER = Averaged 6.9 carries last season, ran it eight times Sunday.

FIRST THREE QUARTERS = Averaged 22.3 carries last season, ran it 21 times Sunday.


For the people pointing to the Rams game last season, we ran it twice in the first quarter, eight times in the second quarter and seven times in the third quarter in that game, for a total of 17 carries in the first three quarters.

What about passing?