Why are we paying a third of our roster for the offensive line when it's blocking has been terrible pretty much all year? Have they all just given up at this point?
Why are we paying a third of our roster for the offensive line when it's blocking has been terrible pretty much all year? Have they all just given up at this point?
The line has honestly been fine. Dak holding the ball too long, having no pocket awareness, and the refusal of coaches to call/design faster developing plays is the biggest issue. The entire line didn't suddenly forget how to play at the same time, it's just been a perfect storm of BS. I have no problem with the investment in the line, they just need coaches who can get the best out of it and Dak really has to be better in the pocket. He's gotta have that internal clock. 1-2-3 take off and/or throw it away. At this point it's really his only glaring weakness, but it's there.
No, it's yet another issue you can place firmly at the feet of Jason Garrett.
He had the perfect opportunity to hire Mike Solari to coach this offensive line.
And he passed.
Instead, he chose Paul Alexander to come in and totally screw it up, based on Garrett's brother's recommendation. And then had to fire the guy halfway through the season and promote Colombo and bring back Houck out of mothballs to hold his hand.
Meanwhile, So,ari has taken a bunch of misfit toys in Seattle and crafted a quality offensive line and running game.
It's yet another indictment of Garrett's judgement and something else he should hang for.
This line has never recovered from the short time Alexander coached them. It’s like they forgot everything that they knew prior to his arrival.No, it's yet another issue you can place firmly at the feet of Jason Garrett.
He had the perfect opportunity to hire Mike Solari to coach this offensive line.
And he passed.
Instead, he chose Paul Alexander to come in and totally screw it up, based on Garrett's brother's recommendation. And then had to fire the guy halfway through the season and promote Colombo and bring back Houck out of mothballs to hold his hand.
Meanwhile, So,ari has taken a bunch of misfit toys in Seattle and crafted a quality offensive line and running game.
It's yet another indictment of Garrett's judgement and something else he should hang for.
This line has never recovered from the short time Alexander coached them. It’s like they forgot everything that they knew prior to his arrival.
The Cowboys defense is in there somewhere...
You're absolutely wrong.The line has honestly been fine. Dak holding the ball too long, having no pocket awareness, and the refusal of coaches to call/design faster developing plays is the biggest issue. The entire line didn't suddenly forget how to play at the same time, it's just been a perfect storm of BS. I have no problem with the investment in the line, they just need coaches who can get the best out of it and Dak really has to be better in the pocket. He's gotta have that internal clock. 1-2-3 take off and/or throw it away. At this point it's really his only glaring weakness, but it's there.
The line has honestly been fine. Dak holding the ball too long, having no pocket awareness, and the refusal of coaches to call/design faster developing plays is the biggest issue. The entire line didn't suddenly forget how to play at the same time, it's just been a perfect storm of BS. I have no problem with the investment in the line, they just need coaches who can get the best out of it and Dak really has to be better in the pocket. He's gotta have that internal clock. 1-2-3 take off and/or throw it away. At this point it's really his only glaring weakness, but it's there.
Its hard to blame the OL when you have a 1000 yard rusher, 1000 yard receiver, and a 4000 yard passer.Why are we paying a third of our roster for the offensive line when it's blocking has been terrible pretty much all year? Have they all just given up at this point?
The run game has had no real running room most of the time. A lot of the yards we get are empty after the game is basically over. When the game really matters our line gets dominated repeatedly. Zeke has to fight to get about 3 or 4 yards most downs. And the pass yards are because they need to pass it most of the time because they aren't running it well early in games. And the defense has been awful. The OL is way overpaid at this point.Its hard to blame the OL when you have a 1000 yard rusher, 1000 yard receiver, and a 4000 yard passer.
I think you need to look somewhere above the players to blame.