For this thread, the assumption will be made that, Tyron, Collins, Martin, Dak, and Jarwin are all healthy.
Weapons:
WR- Cooper, Gallup, Lamb, Wilson, Brown
TE- Jarwin, Schultz, Bell
RB- Zeke Pollard
With a healthy oline, the cowboys will be able to dominate both the run game and the pass game. The cowboys are overloaded with weapons.
What formations do you want them to run? What do you want the offense to look like? What type of plays will Moore be calling?
Zeke TB, Pollard RB/WR, Jarwin TE/HB, Lamb WR/RB, Cooper WR
Pollard theoretically presents the biggest matchup problem to other teams. Was a split RB/WR in college, legitimate both ways. Has shown he's a legitimate NFL RB, but we haven't seen the WR side, even to the level that we used to use all our other "web backs".
Pollard had food poisoning at the combine, but ran an "unofficial" 4.37 as his pro day best time. I'd convert that to a low 4.4 pro day number if healthy. Legitimate deep speed for a WR. Legitimate *size* for a deep threat too, unlike the "web backs" we've tried to make for years.
If a LB sticks with Pollard, isolate him wide and run him deep. If a DB, split out Zeke wide to take a LB out of the box, and run Pollard. Run him on jet sweeps to make defenses have to worry about whether Zeke or Pollard is getting the run.
They haven't used Pollard as much as I'd like. Maybe he doesn't have it. Certainly his return skills have flopped in the NFL so far.
While here in Cowboy Land people consider Jarwin a receiving TE, he wasn't really much of one in college. More of a blocking TE/HB. I want to make use of that. He's listed at 260 now. Plenty big to line up in the backfield and lead block.
Jarwin is another matchup problem if used right, contributing to run/pass options. If they match him to a S, we have the advantage in the run, while if a LB, we have the advantage in the pass.
Lamb is another option for jet sweeps. A serious threat with the ball in his hands.
Another guy to run the ball - Dak. The foot was a freak injury. Assuming it is healed, I'd run Dak and counsel him to limit the contact. He's as big as a LB. We shouldn't have to treat him like some fragile flower. He ran a *lot* in college. He shouldn't go crazy with it, but he should have a lot of read options, and *take* those options to keep defenses honest.
Create personnel matchup problems. Isolate them and exploit them. Run the ball a *lot*, with *multiple* players, and on *each* run, make defenses worry about *multiple* players. Let the offensive line lean on the defense as much as possible, while spreading the load of the runs to multiple players.
Similarly, have run/pass options. Send Pollard deep often. Give Dak the run/pass option if he sees what he likes on the matchup with Pollard. I think that's largely how Gallup was used. Throw to him if he's isolated. Pollard isn't the WR, but does have greater speed to beat a guy deep.
On third downs, take out Pollard or Zeke, and put in another WR. One back is still useful for blocking/draw/swing pass options. Could line up Jarwin back there sometimes too.
Lots of *options*, run and pass, for the QB. Lots of *uncertainty* for DC and defense on the field.
Note - no discussion of Gallup. I'd trade him if we can get the value. Pollard brings a lot more options to the offense on 1st and 2nd down.