Twitter: I'm still having trouble with this 4th & 1 call

[Praxit]

...that was just a bad day, left N right. Nothing worked, its almost like the team was jinxed getting there.

 

[MojaveJT]

Hate these long drawn out runs near the goal line. It literally adds an extra 5 yards Zeke has to run. Don’t get cute, take the shortest route and up the gut off a quick snap.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Another case of this coaching staff outsmarting themselves.

One overlooked stat from Sunday's 2 hour, 54 minute crap show at Indy: it was the first game all season Dak did not have a single rush attempt.

This is a 240 pound quarterback with power and the Cowboys can't sneak him for one yard?

 

[GenoT]

Right guard, Right tackle, TE1, TE2... All on the right.. and you run a dive left on 4th & 1...So cute.. Shoot me now...

Bootleg?
RPO left or right?
Read option left?
RB at least takes one step right to sell it then left?
Anything?
Bueller????? Bueller????

Do your best to put it behind you and move on, since pretty much everyone else already has.

 

[Ranched]

Play calls like this are the things that feed my suspicion that, even when we do hit the playoffs, we will be one & done.

Nah. Rodgers won't be in them.

 

[Tommy]

That play call was dumb. There's innovation and then there's stupidity. Most people understand the fine line that exists between.

You don’t understand anything other than the play didn’t work so it was the wrong call.

 

[Dre11]

That play call was dumb. There's innovation and then there's stupidity. Most people understand the fine line that exists between.

It was dumb to you because you don't know any better, they ran misdirection with the Oline, trying to get flow going to strongside and running back weak. The problem was Williams not getting the right guy, he was suppose to get Hunt, and Williams was suppose to get his man, you see Collins pushing Williams that way.
Take care of Hunt and Zeke scores.

 

[Dre11]

You don’t understand anything other than the play didn’t work so it was the wrong call.

Exactly

 

[Dre11]

Maybe it was to fool them..lol
It's not even April

Because they used the TE to influence flow that way, you see 3 TE to the right, everybody in the building knows you're running to that side.

 

[northerncowboynation]

Right guard, Right tackle, TE1, TE2... All on the right.. and you run a dive left on 4th & 1...So cute.. Shoot me now...

Bootleg?
RPO left or right?
Read option left?
RB at least takes one step right to sell it then left?
Anything?
Bueller????? Bueller????

Linnehan was just trying to play sneaky Pete on that one. Fool outfoxed himself. He was selling right but forgot to tell Looney who clearly went left and Hunt flew by him on the right. Hey Linnehan, next time tell Looney not to sell out so fast. LOOOOOOONEY!!!!!

 

[visionary]

...that was just a bad day, left N right. Nothing worked, its almost like the team was jinxed getting there.

God has put a hex called Garrett on this team

It's incurable

 

[northerncowboynation]

Also notice all them blue shirts hustling to the ball Tyron. We know you're banged up big guy and it was 4'th down but no one likes a Cammie Newton, fig newtons yes

 

[DCBoysfan]

Right guard, Right tackle, TE1, TE2... All on the right.. and you run a dive left on 4th & 1...So cute.. Shoot me now...

Bootleg?
RPO left or right?
Read option left?
RB at least takes one step right to sell it then left?
Anything?
Bueller????? Bueller????

That call drove me crazy!

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Play calls like this are the things that feed my suspicion that, even when we do hit the playoffs, we will be one & done.

If red is coaching it will be one and done.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

If red is coaching it will be one and done.

At least with the Cowboys being in the playoffs, the pick we gave Oakland for Amari Cooper will be in the late 20's. That's a bargain.

 

[northerncowboynation]

Because they used the TE to influence flow that way, you see 3 TE to the right, everybody in the building knows you're running to that side.

Except Zeke lol

 

[percyhoward]

In 2016-17 when we could actually run the ball successfully inside the 10-yard line, we didn't have to resort to trickery.

Those days are gone.

Success Rate
Elliott's runs inside 10-yd line
2018 35.0% (7 of 20)
2017 65.0% (13 of 20)
2016 66.7% (16 of 24)

 

[northerncowboynation]

At least with the Cowboys being in the playoffs, the pick we gave Oakland for Amari Cooper will be in the late 20's. That's a bargain.

ahem, playoffs?? What playoffs!! Gotts beat the Buggeroos or Gnats first. I suppose mid to low 20's would be a steal too

 

[northerncowboynation]

In 2016-17 when we could actually run the ball successfully inside the 10-yard line, we didn't have to resort to trickery.

Those days are gone.

Success Rate
Elliott's runs inside 10-yd line
2018 35.0% (7 of 20)
2017 65.0% (13 of 20)
2016 66.7% (16 of 24)

Same coaches, same play calling, same RB, same QB. What gives? Can you say the zero pro-bowl O-line

 

[CT Dal Fan]

ahem, playoffs?? What playoffs!! Gotts beat the Buggeroos or Gnats first. I suppose mid to low 20's would be a steal too

I know...but even if they slip up against the Bucs (which I don't see), the Giants will probably lay down for a higher pick Dec. 30. They'd be stupid not to, but they do hate the Cowboys.