The passing game did not look good yesterday without Gallup…
Coop disappears too often, and now they are doubling Ceedee.
We need Gallup
They didn’t look good, because San Diego played deep cover 2 zone all day. That’s typical Dak against this type of coverage and why we struggle when it matters. It’s nothing new. Dak sees man looks all day, especially against bad teams that are often forced to blitz to generate pressure up front as well, but the blitzes are often ineffective, because of not only the OL, but Zeke as a pass blocker.
This shows why our RG and blocking game are the real engine that makes this motor run and if we are going to make any noise, it comes down to the RG in December, while the defense generates TOs.
It happens irrespective of the WRs. People are fooled by the paper Tiger that is Dak and they make excuses about his teams, but in reality the team hides his flaws.
Again, this has always been Dak, including in 2018 when they got Amari. The numbers shot up in man, but Dak was his typical, conservative risk averse QB against zone. Against the Colts, he posted zero points and he couldn’t find Amari to end the season. This happened as well when they played a HORRIBLE Tampa defense that also relied heavily on zone. Notice in this game he didn’t even try and exploit the middle, where the zone can be exploited downfield. He had little pressure for SDs front.
The reality is most teams will just settle playing pretty much man against Dallas, while thinking they can also create pressure up front, but that never works. Especially with Zeke also as a legit pass blocker.