Methodical. "Boring". I love it

[CATCH17]

We run basic plays because our stalls are Stacked offensively...

Yep..

The problem is when the stalls are not stacked and they are still using this same gameplan.



Our offensive line is our new Tony Romo. It's all about those guys.

 

[Seven]

Corrected.

NIce.................Well played.

 

[Macnalty]

The clock and long drives with scores are our best weapons on defense and offense.

 

[xwalker]

Hand off. Slant. Hand off. Bootleg. Hand off. Out route. 5 yards. 2 yards. 7 yards. -1. 11. 2 minutes. 5 minutes. 8 minutes. 1st and 30? Sounds like a great start to a scoring drive. 3 plays, first down. 13 plays to score. 10 plays to score. Etc.

But lest anyone think this is because this offense *couldn't* light up the scoreboard like the Greatest Show on Turf, they can also score in less than 30 seconds when the situation dictates. This mindset, this culture: Line em up, hit em in the mouth, until they can't take it anymore. So what if it "protects the defense".

I. LOVE. IT.

The Cowboys won 3 Super Bowls in the Nineties with a "boring" formula.

 

[dreghorn2]

The clock and long drives with scores are our best weapons on defense and offense.

As well as fear, surprise, ruthless efficiency and an almost fanatical devotion to the pope.

 

[T-RO]

Our defense suppresses big plays and our offense rarely needs them.

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

The Cowboys won 3 Super Bowls in the Nineties with a "boring" formula.

 

[T-RO]

There is recency bias on the boring claim.

The Cowboys-Steeler game was widely viewed as one of the most watchable, entertaining games of the season.

The The Cowboys-Eagles game was very entertaining.

The Cowboys-Packer game wasn't that entertaining because the Cowboys showed up to play and the Packers didn't.

 

[Fontaine]

I don't think it's boring, I've some of my friends who are fans of other teams tell me they love watching the Cowboys play this season. Heck, it'll never be boring to me after sitting through 4-12 last year.

 

[Venger]

Ain't nothing boring about whipping people's hiney...

 

[Alexander]

Nothing boring about this.

 

[Ultra Warrior]

"Peter, by the way, just uh for the record, this is Al Michaels. That was a totally farcical call. Um......

lest

anybody think that that was somebody who was truly across the street. That was not. Uh he...he said something in code at the end that is indicative of uh...the mentioning of... the name of uhh... a certain radio talk show host. So, he was not there."

Points to anyone who gets the reference.

 

[camelboy]

Efficient and effective.

We do look very effy

 

[Garrettop]

Yeah I put boring in quotations because I know that is how many a casual football fan might view it, and how the NFL league office has apparently viewed it, based on their rule changes to "enhance" the passing game. I could watch this team run the same play for 5-10 yards at a time 8 plays per drive, drive after drive, if it led to scoring. The combination of this oline with Zekes motor and vision is just beautiful football in a way that gimmicks can never attain.

 

[DandyDon52]

The clock and long drives with scores are our best weapons on defense and offense.

this is the key and it is methodical, and some might think it is boring.
Other teams still dont get it, and that is why flacco didnt understand why ravens lost.
We reduce the # of possesions with those long drives, so teams have less opportunity to score.
And it keeps our defense rested.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

I'm loving our offensive attack at this point. It's been so good.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Hand off. Slant. Hand off. Bootleg. Hand off. Out route. 5 yards. 2 yards. 7 yards. -1. 11. 2 minutes. 5 minutes. 8 minutes. 1st and 30? Sounds like a great start to a scoring drive. 3 plays, first down. 13 plays to score. 10 plays to score. Etc.

But lest anyone think this is because this offense *couldn't* light up the scoreboard like the Greatest Show on Turf, they can also score in less than 30 seconds when the situation dictates. This mindset, this culture: Line em up, hit em in the mouth, until they can't take it anymore. So what if it "protects the defense".

I. LOVE. IT.

Odd, ruffians, how " predictable " became "methodical." But I like it.
Dak has upgraded our O, that is for sure!

 

[tyke1doe]

They're so similar to the '90s offense in terms of philosophy and construction. The only real difference that I see is that we have a mobile QB, and we have Beasely whose style of play was something that didn't really exist in the 90's. The 90's team did have a FB who had a big role, which we don't have.

Combined with the fact that outside of Alfred Morris and Brice Butler, every single offensive player they have taking snaps is homegrown, and it starts to look like they had a plan for this from the beginning. I have to think that Garrett having been a part of those 90's teams wanted this from when he took over.

The 90s version of Beasley is Kelvin Martin, aka, Kmart, who made that critical TD catch in the 92 NFC Championship.

And I agree with you. Jason Garrett knows the importance of building the offensive line. I was very glad when we stopped trying to draft skilled players and started investing in the offensive line. This strategy is paying off.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Beautifully boring!!

The Cowboys won three Super Bowls in the 1990's using three basic running plays- Emmitt Smith either off tackle or up the middle; and the lead draw. The basic concept: a perfectly executed play cannot be stopped even if defenses know it's coming if:

A. It's executed to perfection, and
B. The players executing it are super-talented.

 

[Temo]

The 90s version of Beasley is Kelvin Martin, aka, Kmart, who made that critical TD catch in the 92 NFC Championship.

And I agree with you. Jason Garrett knows the importance of building the offensive line. I was very glad when we stopped trying to draft skilled players and started investing in the offensive line. This strategy is paying off.

Oh yea, I forgot about Kelvin Martin. Fantastic special teams player.

But he wasn't really around for the bulk of the '90s greatness, though he did have a few major moments on the '92 team.