Video: QC tweets Witten's first catch; Witten responds with the playcall

[AzorAhai]

I don't know what's more shocking. That they made those... or that somebody still has it.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

And Vick was there in a wheelchair from the preseason injury.

 

[Zman5]

The one play I miss, is that weird TE roll from Bruce Coslett's playbook. Someone needs to let linehan know about it.

I love that play. TE fakes falling down while blocking then sneaks out to the endzone for the TD pass.

 

[DoctorChicken]

and a Keith Brooking sighting

i really miss his pre-game pep rallies... not

That's 5x Pro Bowl and 2x All Pro Keith Brooking, to you.

 

[EMMITTnROY]

Oh my gosh, Carter just pulled an Uncle Rico on his answer to this question! Hahaha!

 

[Don Corleone]

"We gon' bloody their nose!"

Cringeworthy.

"The lights are on..."

 

[Don Corleone]

And Vick was there in a wheelchair from the preseason injury.

Arthur Blank was pushing his wheelchair.

 

[JohnsKey19]

The one play I miss, is that weird TE roll from Bruce Coslett's playbook. Someone needs to let linehan know about it.

I think they called it the "oh **** screen" or something. When the opposing LB saw the QB throwing to a wide open TE who seconds ago was on the ground, he would yell "Oh ****"

I think it worked every time to Jackie Harris

 

[rynochop]

Oh my gosh, Carter just pulled an Uncle Rico on his answer to this question! Hahaha!

It would be funny if he was referencing that, but I'm sure he isn't.ha

 

[John813]

Wait, I get the Igor hate, but why Brooking?

His pregame stuff?

 

[Bleu Star]

I'm not following him, but since he's being retweeted.. *shrug*

& he threw it behind him.. Classic QC pass.

 

[DanTanna]

I Rithe
1 4 thoo
B Basic
"No Quincy, Y Basic"
Otay

 

[jobberone]

Anybody translate what I Right 142 Y Basic means?

Wow, what an in for a football X and O wannabe to respond to!

We run an Air Coryell hybrid system but with ZBS rather than power blocking if you will. Coryell is famous for reintroducing the I formation during a time when spread backs were most common. So not surprising to see an I formation of the RBs. I think right here is where the backs run off tackle in the B gap or 3 hole.

The above is a Coryell route tree and is pretty commonly used thruout the league. The primary route is the go route or the 9 route. The 142, as another said, is the routes of the receivers. The numbered route terminology of the Air Coryell system contrasts with the WCO where routes are route types and can have some strange names.

I think the 1 route is more a hitch route so it would be angled back more toward the QB. So if you call 142 then the outside receivers run the 1 and 2 routes and the TE would run the 40 route. Here the TE runs about 10 yards downfield then does your basic in route or a long drag. I don't know what the word Basic means here. Perhaps it means the basic tree routes. Or it could mean the RBs run their basic play which in the Coryell system is a dive between the G and T or the three hole.

I do know what the one forty two means though and that's above.

 

[Rack]

It took him until the 4th quarter to connect with Witten. Jason was open several times earlier in that game, but Carter couldn't hit him.

Pretry sure Witten was a backup then. Dan Campbell was the starter.

 

[xwalker]

The one play I miss, is that weird TE roll from Bruce Coslett's playbook. Someone needs to let linehan know about it.

Yes, the TE intentionally falls down, then jumps up to make the catch while the defense has abandon coverage on him.

 

[Maxmadden]

Why is Quincy Carter all of the sudden, relevant again? Is he trying to cash in on present day Cowboy success? The guy got fired from one of the best jobs in America because he was an Idiot, and hasn't played in over a decade. Why are we talking about Quincy Carter? Somebody help me understand.

No offense to WG. She is my only link to the twitter world

 

[Kaiser]

I Rithe
1 4 thoo
B Basic
"No Quincy, Y Basic"
Otay

That's cold. Funny but cold.

I was going to say that Quincy still doesn't know the play.

 

[joseephuss]

Pretry sure Witten was a backup then. Dan Campbell was the starter.

Campbell was the starter; however, Witten played quite a bit and was open on several plays. Carter threw an interception while targeting Witten who was wide open on one play. Just a huge underthrow.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Why is Quincy Carter all of the sudden, relevant again? Is he trying to cash in on present day Cowboy success? The guy got fired from one of the best jobs in America because he was an Idiot, and hasn't played in over a decade. Why are we talking about Quincy Carter? Somebody help me understand.

No offense to WG. She is my only link to the twitter world

He just launched his twitter account and alot of people I follow re: Cowboys and the NFL were retweeting him. This showed up and I thought it was cool, Witt responded with the play.

 

[brymatt94]

But can you explain the call?
"I Right" = I formation, with TE lined up to the right

"142"= route combination for backs and receivers

"Y basic" simple seam route for TE to split two deep safeties

Actually in this offense at the time 142 isn't the route combination it's play action. The "1" indicates play action off of their 42 call. Y Basic can tell the backs and receivers what the route concept is. It's based more on memorization than always being assigned a number.