Not happy with Moore or MM game management

[Whirlwin]

Two things that bother me about KM other than his redzone play calling.
1 Calling way too many WR bubble/screen passes
2 Not using the middle of the field on pass plays

I would love to see more middle of the field downfield passes

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

I don’t think it was mismanagement. I think commentary made it sound more confusing than it actually was. We were planning on kicking a field goal.Know if we need a touchdown. Then maybe they called a timeout

it was mismanagement. there was I believ 24 seconds left on the clock. he runs a run play between the tackles....which keeps the clock going. and about 20 seconds left. instead of hurry up and making a throw or stopping the clock, they bumbled around chaotically. they could have run a quick play to the end zone...or quick play to the sideline and stop the clock and get closer. instead they let the clock run to 4 seconds before calling a timeout....

no, that was totally mismanaged.

 

[rambo2]

I am not impressed nor happy with Moore and how he manages the game. given the weapons we have, almost anyone can create yards, score a few. we are deep at WR, RB and even with Collins out, we still have a good OL and of course a good QB...

but I hate the fact that Moore out smarts himself....they botched the redzone against Tampa last week. they almost botched this game.

in the 3rd quarter, we are driving, their defense can't stop the run or the pass and then Moore gets gimmiky with that college play....that was utterly stupid. next play he panics and Dak ended up getting sacked. he killed the whole momentum with his stupidty.
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and at the end of the game, with 20+ seconds left on the clock, he could have run three plays and at least take one shot to the endzone...take another shot to the sideline to move the ball closer. if both failed, it was still a 50+ yard kick..instead he let the clock run out and everyone seemed confused.

it clearly showed they are not prepared for these type of moments..

same last week, in how the end of the game was managed, when players kept running out of bounds and not using the clock or forcing tampa to call timeouts...they played it stupid..

good/great coaches are made in how you make and manage the critical moments in the game. most games will be close and within a score in the 4th. if we continue to mismanage the games like this and depend on luck to win, we are not going to win too many games...

I will be happy when Moore is gone next year. he is not the wonder kid everyone makes him out to be.

Lol, Moore is excellent.

 

[Whirlwin]

it was mismanagement. there was I believ 24 seconds left on the clock. he runs a run play between the tackles....which keeps the clock going. and about 20 seconds left. instead of hurry up and making a throw or stopping the clock, they bumbled around chaotically. they could have run a quick play to the end zone...or quick play to the sideline and stop the clock and get closer. instead they let the clock run to 4 seconds before calling a timeout....

no, that was totally mismanaged.

I’m watching it right this second. 28 seconds left. When they tackled The running back They ran the ball to the right so it would be on the right #. It was planned all along. We just watched the time out because we were going to get a runoff because of an injury. They weren’t taking any chances we wanted to win this game. Set the ball up kick the field goal go home

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

People were happier after we lost to Tampa.

Right! Ain't that something lol?

 

[conner01]

I think he’s calling an outstanding game. I don’t understand McCarthy. More . I wouldn’t mind having him for a head coach

He did call a good game
MM has never understood clock management
Moore is a fine OC but that doesn’t mean he can be a good HC
The best HC’s are guys who can get the very most out of each player
They inspire or intimidate players to play their very best
I don’t know if that’s Moore but I’m pleased with the job as OC
Quinn is doing a better job with this defense too
But I don’t like him as HC either

 

[conner01]

I’m watching it right this second. 28 seconds left. When they tackled The running back They ran the ball to the right so it would be on the right #. It was planned all along.

It was planned
But was it a smart plan to leave yourself a 56 yard kick to win?
I would have used TO and threw a quick pass to get closer

 

[rambo2]

He did call a good game
MM has never understood clock management
Moore is a fine OC but that doesn’t mean he can be a good HC
The best HC’s are guys who can get the very most out of each player
They inspire or intimidate players to play their very best
I don’t know if that’s Moore but I’m pleased with the job as OC
Quinn is doing a better job with this defense too
But I don’t like him as HC either

Kicking the winning field goal as time runs out isn't exactly bad clock management. There were a lot worse things that could have happened.

 

[rambo2]

It was planned
But was it a smart plan to leave yourself a 56 yard kick to win?
I would have used TO and threw a quick pass to get closer

The kick would have been good from over 60. I'm pretty sure that they know when their kicker is in range.

 

[conner01]

that was a bad call by Moore and then bad by dak not to change protection at the line. they attacked with 6, we had 5 blockers...that means a WR should be open. right? except all the WRs were running deeper routes, which takes longer to develop.....nobody was running a crossing route, which had an area wide open across the middle about 6-8 yards deep...

last week I mentioned the same thing, its the route combinations that pressure the defense, not necessarily a single route. last week, in the intercpetion that bounced off of CDs hands, both CD and cooper ran the same route, same area, from same side of the field, which brought 4 defenders into the area....

The question of two WR running in same area is was that the design of the play or was it a misread or bad route by WR

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Lol, Moore is excellent.

far from it.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

I’m watching it right this second. 28 seconds left. When they tackled The running back They ran the ball to the right so it would be on the right #. It was planned all along. We just watched the time out because we were going to get a runoff because of an injury. They weren’t taking any chances we wanted to win this game. Set the ball up kick the field goal go home

yes, they ran it right to set it up. but they could have run another couple of plays. even before they ran this play. this could be the play they run with less than 10 seconds to go to set it up on the right hash....

 

[rambo2]

far from it.

Lol, he is running one of the best offenses in the league.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

The question of two WR running in same area is was that the design of the play or was it a misread or bad route by WR

not sure...but both players lined up on the right side, in a close formation and ran the same route.....and the other reciever was Jarwin running about 3 yards deep.....

 

[conner01]

The kick would have been good from over 60. I'm pretty sure that they know when their kicker is in range.

Do they?
He missed a short kick and extra point last week
He missed 2/3 of his kicks over 50 last week
The kick was perfect but the real question was why do you gamble on a low percentage kick with plenty of time to get closer

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Lol, he is running one of the best offenses in the league.

not really. was garrett running a great offense? he had a top 2 and a top 5 and a top 10 offense.....

almost anyone can run an offense between 20s with these weapons....its what you do in the redzone and in critical times of the game that separate you from the rest. so far he is not good in neither of those areas.

 

[rambo2]

yes, they ran it right to set it up. but they could have run another couple of plays. even before they ran this play. this could be the play they run with less than 10 seconds to go to set it up on the right hash....

Sure they could, they also could have gotten a penalty or turned the ball over on any play that they ran too.

 

[conner01]

Kicking the winning field goal as time runs out isn't exactly bad clock management. There were a lot worse things that could have happened.

Kicking from 56 when you had plenty of time is a mistake
It worked out but Greg missed 2/3rds of kicks over 50 last year and missed an extra point and short FG last week
Getting closer was the safest call

 

[Pantone282C]

He did call a good game
MM has never understood clock management
Moore is a fine OC but that doesn’t mean he can be a good HC
The best HC’s are guys who can get the very most out of each player
They inspire or intimidate players to play their very best
I don’t know if that’s Moore but I’m pleased with the job as OC
Quinn is doing a better job with this defense too
But I don’t like him as HC either

If forced to do so, I would take Quinn over Moore at this point, but it's a long season yet before we cross that bridge.
The HC position for the Cowboys isn't what it once was anyway.
Last real HC here was Parcells. Before that, the list is short - Landry and Johnson.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Kicking the winning field goal as time runs out isn't exactly bad clock management. There were a lot worse things that could have happened.

yes, like field goal being missed since 56 is a long field goal. he missed a 60 yarder the week before. they could have tried to get the ball closer and improve probability of making the kick.