RustyBourneHorse
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Ok, I'm going to make 2 posts tonight before I go to sleep, and this is the first of the two as neither are entirely related.
Now, I know what you're thinking. With us scoring 9 points, it doesn't seem like our offence did a whole lot, and we did miss quite a lot of opportunities. Jason Garrett made some critical tactical mistakes, and that will be discussed at length this week, I'm sure. Also, as much as I like Dak, and he's still the QB I support and I still want us to extend him, he had some horrendously bad balls. Pity he didn't have the glove on the entire game with the weather. Should've tried it during warmups. Our special teams is absolute rubbish. We were laughably bad there, and it ultimately led to the Pats scoring the only TD of the match (and we might well have won if not for the blocked punt with how our defence was playing).
Now, having said all of that, I must congratulate our defencive coaches and Kellen Moore. Firstly, to our defence. Bloody good job there!! Absolutely stunning! The only TD they conceded came as a result of a blocked punt from our colossal failure of a special teams unit. Other than that, they managed to keep Tom Brady and the Patriots out of the end zone in New England.
Secondly, I want to actually congratulate Kellen Moore. Now, hear me out here please. Yes, our offence produced 9 points in this game. However, I actually don't blame Moore as much as I blame Jason Garrett. In fact, I think Kellen Moore did extraordinarily well for a first time OC against the one of best coaches of all time (behind probably Landry) who learned under Parcells. Belichick's forte is defence. Kellen Moore went toe to toe with a Belichick led defence, and he actually did very well. I'm very impressed with what he did.
For example, on the drive towards the end of the first half, we were absolutely GASHING the Patriots defence. Aikman was pointing out how our run game was forcing Belichick into a situation he was not wanting. I saw a look of genuine uneasiness and confusion in the eyes of Belichick on that drive. He looked uneasy because our offence was performing as it is capable of. Zeke and Pollard were cutting through the defence of the best coach of all time besides Landry, and there was seemingly not a thing Belichick could do to stop it at one point of that sequence. He also seemed uneasy because he realized we were in a position to really break open the game with our offence. With how our defence was playing, I think he knew that if he didn't put a stop to it, the match probably doesn't end well for the Patriots. And that's where the confusion came in. How should be stop it? What was coming next? What were we setting up for? I've rarely seen Belichick look confused, and he looked utterly confused at one point. At the hands of a beginner OC. Unfortunately, as our drive was humming along, Dak missed Cobb on what was a brilliant play call, and a good idea. That miss, rain or not, was strictly on Dak, and not Moore. If Dak hits that, with the way our offence was humming along there, what course would the game have taken? Even after that, Moore had moments where he was giving Belichick fits.
So, while it was a painful loss, and I'm sure Moore will learn a great deal from having played against the best coach ever, besides Landry I'm impressed by him and he put up a valiant effort for a beginner. Oh, and he managed to do that despite having to try to learn under some idea of tutoring from Garrett and Linehan. That's a monumental mountain to climb. Imagine how good Moore would be with a proper mentor. Imagine what he'd learn. Having said all that, well done to Moore. I'm impressed by him, despite the loss.
I hope he learned a lot from Belichick's school of American Football. I don't think Garrett learned a bloody thing, but I reckon Moore got quite a bit out of it. Maybe he got some ideas from the Pats that he can use. Would be nice to see Moore use some of Belichick's and McDaniels' ideas against the Bills and Bears.
Now, I know what you're thinking. With us scoring 9 points, it doesn't seem like our offence did a whole lot, and we did miss quite a lot of opportunities. Jason Garrett made some critical tactical mistakes, and that will be discussed at length this week, I'm sure. Also, as much as I like Dak, and he's still the QB I support and I still want us to extend him, he had some horrendously bad balls. Pity he didn't have the glove on the entire game with the weather. Should've tried it during warmups. Our special teams is absolute rubbish. We were laughably bad there, and it ultimately led to the Pats scoring the only TD of the match (and we might well have won if not for the blocked punt with how our defence was playing).
Now, having said all of that, I must congratulate our defencive coaches and Kellen Moore. Firstly, to our defence. Bloody good job there!! Absolutely stunning! The only TD they conceded came as a result of a blocked punt from our colossal failure of a special teams unit. Other than that, they managed to keep Tom Brady and the Patriots out of the end zone in New England.
Secondly, I want to actually congratulate Kellen Moore. Now, hear me out here please. Yes, our offence produced 9 points in this game. However, I actually don't blame Moore as much as I blame Jason Garrett. In fact, I think Kellen Moore did extraordinarily well for a first time OC against the one of best coaches of all time (behind probably Landry) who learned under Parcells. Belichick's forte is defence. Kellen Moore went toe to toe with a Belichick led defence, and he actually did very well. I'm very impressed with what he did.
For example, on the drive towards the end of the first half, we were absolutely GASHING the Patriots defence. Aikman was pointing out how our run game was forcing Belichick into a situation he was not wanting. I saw a look of genuine uneasiness and confusion in the eyes of Belichick on that drive. He looked uneasy because our offence was performing as it is capable of. Zeke and Pollard were cutting through the defence of the best coach of all time besides Landry, and there was seemingly not a thing Belichick could do to stop it at one point of that sequence. He also seemed uneasy because he realized we were in a position to really break open the game with our offence. With how our defence was playing, I think he knew that if he didn't put a stop to it, the match probably doesn't end well for the Patriots. And that's where the confusion came in. How should be stop it? What was coming next? What were we setting up for? I've rarely seen Belichick look confused, and he looked utterly confused at one point. At the hands of a beginner OC. Unfortunately, as our drive was humming along, Dak missed Cobb on what was a brilliant play call, and a good idea. That miss, rain or not, was strictly on Dak, and not Moore. If Dak hits that, with the way our offence was humming along there, what course would the game have taken? Even after that, Moore had moments where he was giving Belichick fits.
So, while it was a painful loss, and I'm sure Moore will learn a great deal from having played against the best coach ever, besides Landry I'm impressed by him and he put up a valiant effort for a beginner. Oh, and he managed to do that despite having to try to learn under some idea of tutoring from Garrett and Linehan. That's a monumental mountain to climb. Imagine how good Moore would be with a proper mentor. Imagine what he'd learn. Having said all that, well done to Moore. I'm impressed by him, despite the loss.
I hope he learned a lot from Belichick's school of American Football. I don't think Garrett learned a bloody thing, but I reckon Moore got quite a bit out of it. Maybe he got some ideas from the Pats that he can use. Would be nice to see Moore use some of Belichick's and McDaniels' ideas against the Bills and Bears.
