My Thoughts on the Dallas Offense

ConstantReboot · Oct 13, 2013

Romo was really off tonight. The offense started to move when we started spreading the offense wide. The Skins stopped blitzing then but the rush still got to Romo. If we stick with that spread offense while moving Romo on a bootleg this offense can really be something. Romo is the best QB out of the pocket in the NFL hands down. However we don't utilize that advantage into the playbook and we should.

What stifles this offense is when we start to mass protect. I can understand the reasoning for this because of the passrush. But the best way we can beat the blitz is to spread it out with Beasley as a slot receiver. Sorry but I don't think Miles should be in the slot. Beasley is better because he gets so open so fast.

So the way this offense should work is spread it out. Don't bunch up for max protection. Let Romo sling it downfield IMHO.

theogt · Oct 13, 2013

I want four receivers out there every down, pretty much. We have the talent to do it. Cole Beasley would be open literally every single play in that offense.

ConstantReboot · Oct 14, 2013

Our offense sputters when we go with 2 wideouts and no slot and max protect. Thats when Romo starts throwing things in the middle which the other team waits for. He is most prone to INT in this formation.

We really need to have 4 receivers in at all times with Cole Beasley as one of them. Have him in the slot rather than Miles. Our offense would be unstoppable. But I don't understand why we don't use the spread formation more often?

RS12 · Oct 14, 2013

I am ready to promote constantreboot to oc. Offense really only scored 17 points tonight. Harris on st scored one td and set up the other.

Tabascocat · Oct 14, 2013

They still appear to have no form or fashion. One week it is type 1 and type 2 the next, so on and so forth. When I watch other teams, they are more consistent with slightly altered plans of attack but stay relatively the same.

One series(during the game) is vastly different from the next, no stability or a constant. I would like to see more bunch formations, less shot-gun and some play-action.

I thought this was a new daunting TE driven offense? Where are they? It is like they are emulating different offensive approaches for each game. Find something that works(Denver game) and devise similar game-plans with a little more run plays mixed in.

From where I sit, Dallas plans their offensive approach to each team rather that trying to impose their will and making others adjust, we adjust to them. No identity yet.

The good news is they have found two other viable receiving threats which should be used to their advantage in every game, not just here and there.

Bay10 · Oct 14, 2013

Screw running just run and gun Cole beasley is open every play underneath.

Super_Kazuya · Oct 14, 2013

And RGKnee's fumble set up another. We've scored a whopping 183 points so far, good for second in the league. But we all know better...

bayeslife · Oct 14, 2013

Sorry, but that's not how it works.

FuzzyLumpkins · Oct 14, 2013

Offensive scoring statistics are not organized by starting field position. If you are going to adjust this way it would only be fair to add scores when we got few short fields. It's absurd I know but that is the point I am making.

The offense scored 24 points which is okay.

Haslett does a good job against us. He knows our personnel and what we try to do. I thought we did well early and I felt that Haslett adjusted in the second half. Pass protection up the gut still needs work. Our tackles are straight money this year though.

RS12 · Oct 14, 2013

Yep and that is what good coaches do, or dont, make half time adustments. Haslett a good dc made adjustments.

ConstantReboot · Oct 14, 2013

We score

I rather be a coach potato QB so no thanks LOL. But its so obvious that our offense can be really explosive like the Denver game each and every week. Dump the two TE set and go with a spread offense. We can still run delayed draws from that formation if need be. But I doubt Garrett will dump the 2 TE formation for a spread offense. We wasted a 2nd on Escobar so we can finally run an offense like the Patriots.

Zman5 · Oct 14, 2013

There is a vid on DC.com where Murray is saying he was exicted about the game plan. I have a feeling Murray was big part of the game plan and once he got injured, the offense needed time to adjust.

50cent · Oct 14, 2013

This is what I saw. The only (opening) drive that resulted in a TD that wasn't assisted by a ST play or def TO was the one that featured Murray. 10 plays, 6 rushes to Murray and a catch. He touches the ball and we succeed. It amazing how we neglected him while he was healthy. A shame he's hurt now!

BAT · Oct 14, 2013

Cowboys do not dictate, they let opposing D dictate. If I hear "we take what the D gives us" one more time .....

Hook'em#11 · Oct 14, 2013

I still wish they could run more. The spread formation scares me. It is still Romo back there. Or, one tipped ball and it's going the other way. The running game helps so much when it works. Dallas really needs to find a RB that is durable and can take 25-30 carries a game. Every game. I know there is not a lot of those guys around anymore, but, that is still a need IMO.

Broges74 · Oct 14, 2013

Offense only scored 17 because we were running clock in the forth unlike when we are trying to come from behind. Also, special teams/defense took care of scoring and field pos. The offense is just fine. When we needed it, we marched right down and scored.

Without Murray (if he is indeed out for 2-4 weeks), we are in trouble with the running game. Romo will need to step up again.

StarBoyz83 · Oct 14, 2013

Anybody else notice bosworth in there for blocking? Thats a pretty good idea.

reddyuta · Oct 14, 2013

Agree with the OP,I said the sAME in the chat.

31smackdown · Oct 14, 2013

Murray going out definitely affected the game plan because after that we no longer could pick up the blitz and our run playbook may have been cutdown a bit having Randle in there. The Cowboys were stuck in needing to play ball control and run the clock but having limited pass protection to convert on third downs, after figuring out they couldn't pick up the blitz they went to the spread and tried to get the ball out quickly which worked a bit better. The defense was playing a lot of snaps, due to the returns, etc.. with guys that you wouldn't really hang your hat on, so I thought they did a good job playing more conservative and running the ball, even if it was with limited success, just to run some clock and give the defense a rest. What you don't want to happen is have 3 passes, and go 3 and out like happened on one drive and give the ball right back or throw a pick and give them a short field. That being said, I'm concerned about having these same issues next week. Hopefully some additional reps in pass protection for the TE's and RB's is lined up to give the offense more flexibility otherwise I would expect to see a lot of short drops and quick passes again next week.

TellerMorrow34 · Oct 14, 2013

With Murray out you're likely to see a whole lot more of the 4 WR spread offense. It was pretty obvious last night after Murray went down that they didn't really have any faith in Randle or anyone else to run.

I think Collinsworth mentioned that when Randle carried for the first time in the 4th quarter that it was the first run play that Dallas ran after Murray went down before halftime. That's a long *** time to not even run the ball once.

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