Kellen Moore on offensive performance

[CowboyFrog]

So the number three scoring points per game offensive coordinator doesn’t know how to call please funny really funny you can’t make up this kind of dumb

In all fairness without Dak it was not near good it was like 27th or something crazy... if KM gets credit so does Dak vice versa with blame also.

 

[nightrain]

I wonder if the problem is Moore or Dak. The recipe for success with the Cowboys offense is so obvious and yet we see time and time again the team getting away from what works and keep dropping back to throw the ball downfield.

Good write up by Carr below, echoing what we constantly see written in this forum.

David Carr
NFL.com Analyst

Dallas Cowboys
12-5 · NFC No. 5 seed
I wrote about Dak Prescott's struggles last month in this same space, identifying his Achilles' heel as a constant desire to make the big play, which too often leads to poor decisions and wayward throws. Nothing has changed. The Cowboys still rely too much on explosive downfield plays, rather than leaning on Tony Pollard and Ezekiel Elliott in the run game and working from the inside out. With at least one interception in each of the last seven games, and a league-leading 15 on the season (despite missing five games), Prescott is being lazy with his eyes and struggling to see coverage well. (Washington troubled him all game long Sunday with post-snap movement, holding Dallas to just six points in the lifeless loss.) It won't get easier for Prescott on Monday against the Bucs, who held Dallas to just three points and forced Prescott into numerous errant throws back in their Week 1 matchup (Dak's lucky he only had one INT in that game).

Until the Cowboys pound the rock to create simple passing situations, Prescott will struggle with inconsistency, especially in the postseason. If you give him enough opportunities to be the hero, he's proven that he'll make a mistake. It's time for offensive coordinator Kellen Moore to recognize less is more for Dak and the Cowboys' offense.

 

[IslandCowboy]

This dude looks like he lives a simple life. Just retire with your millions and **** of Dallas.

 

[StuckMojo]

I blamed Dak for his performance. The problem is you refuse to blame others for their performance as well. To you Dak is the only problem.I have said that is the only problem

I blamed Dak for his performance. The problem is you refuse to blame others for their performance as well. To you Dak is the only problem.

I have never said Dak is the only problem. There are a lot of problems and issues with the team right now.

 

[eromeopolk]

Welcome to the Arlington Jonesboys Country Club that Jimmy Johnson told you about.

 

[ESisback]

When I say Moore sucks, I'm talking about he not being able to scheme our limited receivers open and quickly. That makes it so hard on Dak with this Oline which is currently ranked 29th out of 32 in pass block win rate, hence so many risky throws into coverage where Dak now leads the league in interceptions while entering the playoffs. Absolutely inexcusable. Moore knows our current receivers (aside from CeeDee) are limited, so why doesn't he scheme them open with picks, stem and stack/depth formations, bunch sets, stick concepts, mesh concepts, cleaner & quicker cuts, leverage & positioning, etc. Moore should be side-by-side with our receivers coach every game on the sidelines and helping get these receivers to gain more separation and quicker and more crisp cuts early and often. One didn't see that at all against the Commanders or in other games where the passing game has struggled.

Yeah, I’d agree that many times the routes are simple and predictable, and the constant OL shifting makes it hard to function properly, and I have major concerns after that dismal performance vs. Washington. But we still are a top team in PPG since Dak got back, despite everything else, and I guess I’ve just grown weary of some of these doom mongers screeching like we’re 5-12 instead of 12-5.

 

[Xeven]

They been prepping for Tampa. That is the answer. They just went out there and went through the motions. I bet DC ruins Brady this year.

 

[IceStar-D7]

On the job training Kellen Moore. Has more excuses than Garrett did...

 

[Brax]

Where were the open receivers against Washington? Next Gen Stats judged the Cowboys receivers with the least separation out of all Week 18 games. Do you know more than they do?

Go play with your flute. I don't expect those who didn't play football to understand.

I guess tight window throws aren’t a option, that pick 6 must of been the wr fault, by the way your fixation on band guys is a major tell on you along with your flute reference, truth is my football playing and knowledge is far more than yours. Keep the jokes babbling posts coming we all need a good laugh.

 

[Brax]

In all fairness without Dak it was not near good it was like 27th or something crazy... if KM gets credit so does Dak vice versa with blame also.

Yes give him his due he’s a regular season demon let’s hope that carries over to the postseason

 

[Cmac]

Sigh.....if Kellen just had a QB...Everyone would be singing a different tune.

Surprisingly....he's taken a guy with zero ability...and got a 12-5 record out of him.

Here's the flip side, If Dak had an OC.....perhaps everyone would be singing a different tune. Surprisingly, Our QB has taken an inexperienced OC that came with zero ability as OC and turned him into to something people get overly hyped about with the stats, and about to ruin our QB's career (pass-happy). And if Dak has become bad.....Bad shouldn't teach/lead or be around Bad. KMoore is a HC Killer, RB Killer, and now working on QB and WR Killer just this season, to add to his resume. And he fools people on weekly basis. Air Coryell Jr.

 

[Buzzbait]

Moore has had this same performance type speech..... you did not execute cause you wore out your team and refused to rest them...........

So Cowboy players need more R&R than other teams? These guys are professional athletes. Other teams played and played hard, IMO there's no excuse for the Cowboy's totally sloppy lack of effort against Washington.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I just find it funny how many people have been gaslit into thinking that Moore is a poor OC. He has had a top 5 offense in most metrics the past two seasons.

 

[Rockport]

He can't say the QB sucks. He wants to but he can't.

He can’t say it because it’s not true.

 

[Cmac]

Moore has no clue. He is not coaching material

......"didn't call it well"......Hmmm......who's he referrring to?

 

[Mr_Slicky]

Because he (Moore) sucks at playcalling and designing better pass route concepts, that's why. Oh, and not getting after your Oline, WRs and QBs coaches as well.

It’s not all on him. He has to work with the players he has. It’s not his fault if they don’t have the physical gifts or mental IQ he wants.

 

[America's Cowboy]

It’s not all on him. He has to work with the players he has. It’s not his fault if they don’t have the physical gifts or mental IQ he wants.

Very true, but Kellen Moore has a huge voice with Jerry and Stephen behind closed doors. He should have demanded another receiving weapon since way before the draft when Amari Cooper was traded. The 3rd round pickup of small school WR Jalen Tolbert has been a total disaster and has not even been able to get on the field at all. Plus, the other veteran pickup of WR James Washington was an even worse disaster since training camp who recently was cut and let go. 2 complete disastrous decisions at the WR position that never helped Dak, Kellen Moore and this Offense out.

Kellen Moore is as much responsible since he's the O-Coordinator. He should have been demanding another weapon trade pickup since the beginning of the year. Since nothing got done, that falls on him as much as it does on the front office. Now we see how badly it has affected Dak and this Offense, yet we get the plethora of idiots in here wrongfully blaming Dak for this mess and how it has affected Dak and this Offense. The ones to blame are our O-Coordinator, head coach and front office personnel. No excuses. They didn't do their job to help Dak and our Offense, and now we see how it has affected this Offense all season long and going into the playoffs.

 

[nalam]

I wonder if the problem is Moore or Dak. The recipe for success with the Cowboys offense is so obvious and yet we see time and time again the team getting away from what works and keep dropping back to throw the ball downfield.

Good write up by Carr below, echoing what we constantly see written in this forum.

David Carr
NFL.com Analyst

Dallas Cowboys
12-5 · NFC No. 5 seed
I wrote about Dak Prescott's struggles last month in this same space, identifying his Achilles' heel as a constant desire to make the big play, which too often leads to poor decisions and wayward throws. Nothing has changed. The Cowboys still rely too much on explosive downfield plays, rather than leaning on Tony Pollard and Ezekiel Elliott in the run game and working from the inside out. With at least one interception in each of the last seven games, and a league-leading 15 on the season (despite missing five games), Prescott is being lazy with his eyes and struggling to see coverage well. (Washington troubled him all game long Sunday with post-snap movement, holding Dallas to just six points in the lifeless loss.) It won't get easier for Prescott on Monday against the Bucs, who held Dallas to just three points and forced Prescott into numerous errant throws back in their Week 1 matchup (Dak's lucky he only had one INT in that game).

Until the Cowboys pound the rock to create simple passing situations, Prescott will struggle with inconsistency, especially in the postseason. If you give him enough opportunities to be the hero, he's proven that he'll make a mistake. It's time for offensive coordinator Kellen Moore to recognize less is more for Dak and the Cowboys' offense.

Carr has a good diss at Dak’s expense , LOL

 

[America's Cowboy]

I guess tight window throws aren’t a option, that pick 6 must of been the wr fault, by the way your fixation on band guys is a major tell on you along with your flute reference, truth is my football playing and knowledge is far more than yours. Keep the jokes babbling posts coming we all need a good laugh.

Ha, quit trying to make me laugh! I would eat you alive just with my football IQ. If we were in high school back in the day, I would repeatedly run you over and laugh as I see you choke on your tears and snot.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Yeah, I’d agree that many times the routes are simple and predictable, and the constant OL shifting makes it hard to function properly, and I have major concerns after that dismal performance vs. Washington. But we still are a top team in PPG since Dak got back, despite everything else, and I guess I’ve just grown weary of some of these doom mongers screeching like we’re 5-12 instead of 12-5.

I hear you, brother. Totally in agreement with you.