Gzus;3247214 said:
What offense have you been watching the entire season?
The offensive line was the problem for this one game against the Vikings, be it game plan or preparation. For most of the season analysts raved that the Cowboys offensive line dominated defenses (like the Eagles) and for the most part they tended to protect Romo well enough for him to put up the yardage he did.
#2 WR is a HUGE problem on this offense if you continue to consider RW your #2. If anything I consider Jason Witten our #2 receiver but considering what we are paying RW to be our "#1" he's not even our #3 in terms of production.
Your yardage leaders for the Boys:
1. Miles Austin 1320 yds
2. Jason Witten 1030 yds
3. Patrick Crayton 622 yds
4. Roy Williams 596 yds
My gripe is with the inconsistency of his production because for the most part when the Cowboys run multiple WR sets, even single WR sets he's the WR that's in there. He probably is on the field the most out of all the WRs (don't know for a definite fact, but I have a good hunch) but his production sucks.
Game 1: 3 receptions 86 yards; 2: 1 rec 18 yds; 3: 4 rec 75 yds; 4: 3 rec 35 yds; 5: Out w/ injury; 6: 1 rec 16 yds; 7: 2 rec 19 yds; 8: 5 rec 75 yds; 9: 5 rec 105 yds; 10: 0 rec 0 yds; 11: 2 rec 15 yds; 12: 6 rec 60 yds; 13: 4 rec 74 yds; 14: 1 rec 15 yds; 15: 1 rec 4 yds; 16: 0 rec 0 yds; 17: 5 rec 59 yds; 18: 0 rec 0 yds.
He only had one game with more than 100 yards, he only broke 50 yards 7/18 games, and only recorded more than 5 receptions in a game once. That is not what I expect from a guy getting paid #1 WR money, let alone #2 WR.
Cowboys need a new WR in there as their #2 opposite Austin, and it ain't RW
Fantastic post.
Allow me to add another dimension to it.
The Cowboys had good receiving yards, which is indication they could move the ball. BUT, once they got closer to the red zone, the offense stalled. The stats back that up, showing how above average Dallas is overall, but well below average in the red-zone and in scoring situations. I think they also led the leage in series that reached into the red zone that led to NO points.
Miles Austuin surely helped get that overall number, and did it with his SPEED over the top or run after catch abilities. So SPEED, as many here say we meed, is not really the problem. Dallas has SPEED at WR.
What Dallas loses when they get closer to the red zone is Jason Witten as a down-field passing threat. The best analysis I saw of Witten was when Hodege (I think it was him, at least) showed how Witten is best on those down-field passes, because while LBs can hang with him within 10 yards, they can't past that. So if he goes 20 yards and Romo has protection, then Wittwn is a fdngerous passing threat.
Dallas, however, loses that downfield passing threat in Witten as they get closer to the red zone because their field shrinks and defernses can play much tighter for longer, and key on the TE over the middle. This is a no-brainer strategy for Defenses as they have to tighten the middle anyways to account for the run in a shorter field. So that compromises what the TE position can do in the passing game, particularly in the red zone. So more pressure then hangs on the WR position to make plays.
With a short field, SPEED won't make up for it. What will is a true possesion #2 WR who can beat 1on1 coverage and catch passes in tight coverage. It's in those cases where Austin gets double covered, and Roy Williams disapperas.
