This offense isn’t clicking because Moore is tricking everyone with a brand new offense. He’s still running lots of what Garrett installed. He’s added some from McCarthy, and I’m sure he’s added some things he’s seen from other teams, but this is the same offense he ran under Garrett and last year under McCarthy. Still not running RPOs or rub routes much, which is why we still struggle in the red zone where most teams run those all the time because teams are in man coverage.
Dak is the primary reason this offense has taken off, and I’m not talking about his arm talent. Dak knows this offense so well now that he is putting us in run plays or pass plays as dictated by the defense. When every announcer who’s played the game is saying that Dak is in total command, they are not talking about his arm strength or accuracy. They are talking about the fact that he is calling audibles all game long and getting us into the best plays with his pre-snap reads.
I love Moore as our OC because he and Dak are in it together and we are winning, but this is the same guy who called the offense for Andy Dalton last year. With a healthy OL, QB, TEs, and our receivers, any decent OC would have it clicking. How would Moore’s offense be doing in Jacksonville or Detroit or Washington?