Key to the Game. Run the Rock.

[DEZBRYANT x88x]

Raiders are 30th in pass defense and We have to run it down their throats.

Key to the game No Doubt.

:starspin

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

It would be nice if we could run play action worth a damn.

 

[davidb257]

Garret will most likely force 100 passes at whatever reciever is being covered by Nmadi.

 

[DragonCowboy]

Key to the game: Balanced offense.

 

[JD_KaPow]

Garret will most likely force 100 passes at whatever reciever is being covered by Nmadi.

Do people really not understand how play-calling works? Garrett doesn't force any passes to specific receivers.

 

[CalCBFan]

Key to the game: Balanced offense.

Mega dittos!!. The key also entails a game plan that attacks the Raiders weaknesses. If they are poor against the run, run the ball more often and use the pass as a change of pace...

 

[Fletch]

Raiders are 30th in pass defense and We have to run it down their throats.

Key to the game No Doubt.

:starspin

Feed the rock to Felix, and give the dang ball to Choice too. I like Barber, but I think Tash needs a few more carries.

 

[SaltwaterServr]

I'm not 100% sure that there pass defense is worth a plugged nickel. It's kind of like Indy in 2006. They had the 32nd rush defense, but the #1 passing defense. It wasn't their secondary was any good, it's that you could run on them all day long so there was no need to pass against them. Same thing applies here.

They allow 4.4 yards per run on the ground. That comes with playing 5 games against teams that rank 30th, 31st, and 32nd in rushing yards per attempt.

The teams they played that don't have horrible running games?

• Broncos - 215 yards rushing
  Giants - 220 yards rushing
  Philly - 67 yards despite getting 4.8 yards per attempt
  Jets - 316 yards rushing
  Bengals- 177 yards

Dallas averages more yards per attempt than any team on that bulleted list. Only the Jets run for more yards per game than we do by any significant margin.

You can run, run, run all day long on these fools. No reason to go pass heavy. Line up in our power 22 formation and cram it down their throat.

We have a very good chance at putting up numbers like we did against New York earlier this year.

 

[malbis030347]

yes...same plan as against the Broncos and Champ....play percentages...! lol

 

[CCBoy]

Anyone else a little interested in matchups of Greg Ellis on our tackles?

As to the Black holes' secondary...their cornerbacks look plenty tough to my eyesight.

 

[brickman]

Key to the game: Balanced offense.

Yes, someone who gets it!!!

 

[Longboysfan]

I'm not 100% sure that there pass defense is worth a plugged nickel. It's kind of like Indy in 2006. They had the 32nd rush defense, but the #1 passing defense. It wasn't their secondary was any good, it's that you could run on them all day long so there was no need to pass against them. Same thing applies here.

They allow 4.4 yards per run on the ground. That comes with playing 5 games against teams that rank 30th, 31st, and 32nd in rushing yards per attempt.

The teams they played that don't have horrible running games?

• Broncos - 215 yards rushing
  Giants - 220 yards rushing
  Philly - 67 yards despite getting 4.8 yards per attempt
  Jets - 316 yards rushing
  Bengals- 177 yards

Dallas averages more yards per attempt than any team on that bulleted list. Only the Jets run for more yards per game than we do by any significant margin.

You can run, run, run all day long on these fools. No reason to go pass heavy. Line up in our power 22 formation and cram it down their throat.

We have a very good chance at putting up numbers like we did against New York earlier this year.

I like me these stats.

Run the ball and only pass when you have to.
Hit the edges and get Choice some wildcat action.

 

[Givincer]

Honestly, I don't get anyone who says "just run" or "just pass." Clearly there has to be some kind of balance in between 60-40 and 40-60.

 

[Doomsday101]

Honestly, I don't get anyone who says "just run" or "just pass." Clearly there has to be some kind of balance in between 60-40 and 40-60.

I agree. It makes no sense unless Jay Cutler or Jake Delhomme is your QB.

 

[CCBoy]

With Jason Witten not being full speed...and since game plan going into contest has a dramatic effect of the Cowboy side to game development, I am tending to thing this will be another somewhat pass happy game for Dallas. The team will not force a double tight end steady diet without Witten, multiple sets of receivers would probably be the norm for this game. Hence, a return to early banging by Marion Barber, following this 'flash', a period of 'awe' by Felix Jones and another game of close to 60/40 pass to run. I'm thinking that Garrett will want to reestablish passing credability as the league adjusts to the Dallas style, before the onslaught of tough teams coming up.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Key to the game: Balanced offense.

Exactly. Balance is the key to any good offensive team.

 

[Stautner]

It would be nice if we could run play action worth a damn.

Who knows, maybe we can. We have to give it a try. After establishing a successful running game last week and forcing the Skins to dig in and try to stop the run we had the ideal situation set up to run some play action, and we didn't. Very strange.

 

[Doomsday101]

Who knows, maybe we can. We have to give it a try. After establishing a successful running game last week and forcing the Skins to dig in and try to stop the run we had the ideal situation set up to run some play action, and we didn't. Very strange.

I like to see us give Tony some high precentage throws early on maybe some roll out passes to get him going early in the game then start pounding on the raiders with the runs and of course mixing it up with the pass.

 

[Stautner]

I like to see us give Tony some high precentage throws early on maybe some roll out passes to get him going early in the game then start pounding on the raiders with the runs and of course mixing it up with the pass.

I would like to see things mixed up. A rollout here and there would be nice, especially given that our pass blocking has been less than stellar recently.

I still like the idea of establishing the run to set up the pass. We did a great job of establishing the run Sunday, and had set things up perfectly for the skins to bite on a good play action fake, but we never took advantage of it.

Of course with the Raider's pass defense being so weak we should have a little more emphasis on throwing this week, but like you say, it would be good to get a rythem and some confidence going before starting to sling it all over the field.

I just hope that if we start having success throwing Garrett doesn't get so enamored with it that the run only becomes a token part of the offense. Garrett has that tendency.

 

[Doomsday101]

I would like to see things mixed up. A rollout here and there would be nice, especially given that our pass blocking has been less than stellar recently.

I still like the idea of establishing the run to set up the pass. We did a great job of establishing the run Sunday, and had set things up perfectly for the skins to bite on a good play action fake, but we never took advantage of it.

Of course with the Raider's pass defense being so weak we should have a little more emphasis on throwing this week, but like you say, it would be good to get a rythem and some confidence going before starting to sling it all over the field.

I just hope that if we start having success throwing Garrett doesn't get so enamored with it that the run only becomes a token part of the offense. Garrett has that tendency.

I'm not against running I would just like to get Romo going early in the game. Not have his 1st passes coming on 3rd and long situations. I don't think you have to run to set up the pass. I think we can mix things up between run and pass. In the skins game we did run very well problem is we would make mistakes and all we accomplished was running the clock down on ourselves and keeping a weak team in the ball game. I do agree with Aikman that is not Dallas game.