Improving our offense- Simple advice from Warren Sharp

[visionary]

Jerry is a gambler. Garrett is conservative. How in the heck have they gotten along this long is beside me. Garrett should have been out the door.

Garrett is an expert ‘Bender-over’ and that is Jerry’s favorite quality

 

[ArtClink]

This is a great example of how we are playing checkers while the opposing coaches are playing chess.

My 18 yr old son said to me "Can you imagine Belichik on defense game planning against Mr. Learn on the Job Kellen "The Hammer" Moore in a game"? It made me laugh out loud. That's like having a guitar contest between Jimi Hendrix and George "3 Chord" Strait!!

 

[Iago33]

Cowboys 2018 with 4 WRs, 1 RB:
- Pass 57%
- Run 43%

It’s always strange when posts in a thread choose to ignore counter evidence.

 

[khiladi]

Basically, this offense is completely reliant on Zeke, which is reflected in the fact that “defenses typically stack the box against us” and are not at all threatened by “our deep passing game”... so who exactly IS NOT taking advantage of the looks given to him?

Any QB worth a grain of salt with these conditions worked by FEASTING all day and ultimately making the defenses adjust.

 

[Blackspider214]

Oh, Warren Sharp. Everybody shh and write this down.

Pretty sad that a nobody knows exactly what we need to do on offense yet our head coach of almost a decade has zero clue.

 

[Bobhaze]

This is a great example of how we are playing checkers while the opposing coaches are playing chess.

My 18 yr old son said to me "Can you imagine Belichik on defense game planning against Mr. Learn on the Job Kellen "The Hammer" Moore in a game"? It made me laugh out loud. That's like having a guitar contest between Jimi Hendrix and George "3 Chord" Strait!!

I thought GS only knew 2 chords, lol.

 

[Bobhaze]

The Cowboys in 2018 were 6th in rushing attempts by the QB in the Red-zone.

It is true that the Cowboys had the 2nd most rushing TDs by their QB on QB rushing attempts in the Red-zone.

So why not be #1?

 

[Bobhaze]

IMO, Sharp’s comments sound like @75% of all Cowboy Zone play-calling advice threads from last season.

One thing that will be revealed in the coming season is, if Moore’s calls should seem in any way too conservative, then we’ll know that such past problems were likely more on Garrett than Linehan.

Yeah, I probably left out several points he made because I was driving when he was being interviewed. He made some points about the Cowboys being in so many close games because they stopped being aggressive once they had the lead.

 

[xwalker]

This is a great example of how we are playing checkers while the opposing coaches are playing chess.

My 18 yr old son said to me "Can you imagine Belichik on defense game planning against Mr. Learn on the Job Kellen "The Hammer" Moore in a game"? It made me laugh out loud. That's like having a guitar contest between Jimi Hendrix and George "3 Chord" Strait!!

Did he also give you the idea no players that wear #74 in the preseason will make the 53 man roster...

 

[xwalker]

So why not be #1?

Only 1 team (The Ravens) had significantly more QB Red-zone rushing attempts.

 

[xwalker]

So why not be #1?

Because the Cowboys are toast if Dak gets injured.

If Dak needs to run more in the Red-zone, then Zeke must not be worth a big contract.

 

[Bobhaze]

Only 1 team (The Ravens) had significantly more QB Red-zone rushing attempts.

That’s a good point X. But it doesn’t change the need for this team to stop being so conservative or improve its performance in so many areas.

 

[ArtClink]

Did he also give you the idea no players that wear #74 in the preseason will make the 53 man roster...

Uh, yeah thanks for being so kind. I really appreciate your remarks. BTW, my post about no player issued #74 or #12 in preseason ever makes the team was in jest. You don't miss anything.

 

[ArtClink]

Because the Cowboys are toast if Dak gets injured.

If Dak needs to run more in the Red-zone, then Zeke must not be worth a big contract.

Like the Eagles were when Kit Carson Wentz got injured but they still won the Super Bowl?

 

[Bobhaze]

Did he also give you the idea no players that wear #74 in the preseason will make the 53 man roster...

Why the chip on your shoulder to a fellow Cowboys fan with a sense of humor? I appreciate what you add to the discussions. You’re a great poster and great fan. So why the rude comments? I don’t get it.

 

[ArtClink]

Why the chip on your shoulder to a fellow Cowboys fan with a sense of humor. I appreciate what you add to the discussions. You’re a great poster and great fan. So why the rude comments. I don’t get it.

Too much George Strait music is my guess.

 

[Bobhaze]

Too much George Strait music is my guess.

When is GS going to offer more opinions on the Cowboys? Is he too busy throwing down pucks at Stars games, LOL!

 

[Whyjerry]

This afternoon I heard Warren Sharp, one of the most respected offensive minds in the NFL on Dallas radio station “The Ticket” being interviewed by Bob Storm. It was very insightful to say the least (Here’s a link to Sharp’s website-https://www.sharpfootballanalysis.com/)

Sharp is often a consultant to NFL teams using stats and trends to improve offensive performance. He had some fascinating points and ideas on how the Cowboys can improve their performance on offense. Here were some of his major points describing some of the Cowboys offensive problems and how to fix them:

• The Cowboys became way too conservative in the 3rd qtr, especially when they had the lead. They ran the ball on first down nearly 60% of the time, and were usually facing 2nd down and long way too often. He recommends passing more on 1st down, especially in the second half to keep defenses honest. He also said throwing a pass to Zeke on first down was a statistical strong play that Linehan rarely called last year.

• Improving FIRST DOWN playcalling. The Cowboys had THE most predictable offense on first down in the NFL, especially when they had the lead. Sitting on a lead, especially a less than two score lead can kill your momentum and it gives the opponent the edge on being aggressive. The days of being conservative with the lead have become old fashioned. (A real sad trademark of Garrett coached teams)

• Be more aggressive. Throw deep more, especially on first down. Defenses against us typically stack the box and don’t respect any kind of deep threat. Even if you don’t convert a deep ball, two positives can happen- a PI call or if nothing else, the defense now knows you might try to go over the top and may back off a little on the run.

• Red zone improvement? Utilize Dak more as a runner. Dak has been the second best red zone runner in the NFL the past two seasons. Because Zeke is expected to run the ball inside the 10, Sharp said running Dak way more than they have in the red zone keeps defenses more in their heels, especially if Dak is a frequent runner.

• Give defenses more wrinkles in their standard formations. The Cowboys have been extremely conservative in the type of plays they run in certain formations. For example, when running 4 wide and 1 back, they almost always throw, which is fairly predictable. How about running the ball there more? Or with the empty backfield 5 wide sets, how about running a QB draw?

In short:
1. Be more aggressive, especially in the 3rd qtr. (Don’t get so conservative with a lead)
2. Throw deep more.
3. Let Dak run more, especially in red zone.
4. Throw to Zeke more on 1st down.
5. Run less predictable plays from standard formations.

I hope Garrett lets Kellen Moore have the freedom to do these changes. Otherwise, expect another frustrating year on offense.

I don’t see anything insightful here. Smart fans have been calling for this stuff for years.

 

[ArtClink]

When is GS going to offer more opinions on the Cowboys? Is he too busy throwing down pucks at Stars games, LOL!

Strait was red-faced and stumbling around on Stars opening night last season as he dropped the ceremonial puck.

 

[gimmesix]

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• Be more aggressive. Throw deep more, especially on first down. Defenses against us typically stack the box and don’t respect any kind of deep threat. Even if you don’t convert a deep ball, two positives can happen- a PI call or if nothing else, the defense now knows you might try to go over the top and may back off a little on the run.

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