Revisting Green Bay playoff game

[Arkyvarminter]

I hate to bring up the past, especially a game with an infamous bad call and i'm not even talking about the Dez catch. I was watching the video highlights of that game and was just wondering about a few things. It was 4th and 2 on GB's 32. We are down by 5 with over 5 minutes left. I'm wondering why we come up to the line with an empty backfield and throw a bomb to Dez? Is it just me or is this just a dumb way to approach a 4th down given the circumstances? I know the play was almost successful had it not been for the bad call but why come to the line with an empty set and put it all on the line with a risky deep ball when you only need 2 yards? I'm not dwelling on the past or anything, just wondering if you think this was a good decision by the coaches?

 

[JBS]

The play wasn't designed to go to dez deep..

There are other WRs on the play that are running shorter, much shorter patterns

Ultimately the qb decides who he throws the ball to on every play

 

[perrykemp]

Disagree that throwing long to Dez was a bad play.

Agree that going empty backfield in that situation was less than optimal.

 

[Arkyvarminter]

I just think they could have run numerous other plays that would have been much better options for picking up the first down....but i'm not the OC or coach.

 

[JoeKing]

I just think they could have run numerous other plays that would have been much better options for picking up the first down....but i'm not the OC or coach.

Second guessing what happened at this point is always a futile endevour. Through out history we can propose better courses of action through the lens of hindsight.

 

[Arkyvarminter]

Second guessing what happened at this point is always a futile endevour. Through out history we can propose better courses of action through the lens of hindsight.

Well we have the same coaches running the offense so lets hope history doesn't repeat itself with dumb play calling...

 

[Arkyvarminter]

Mrtxstar, im not arguing your point..it just seems like a weird call...

 

[JoeKing]

Well we have the same coaches running the offense so lets hope history doesn't repeat itself with dumb play calling...

Agreed... let's hope they learn from their mistakes.

 

[KJJ]

I hate to bring up the past, especially a game with an infamous bad call and i'm not even talking about the Dez catch. I was watching the video highlights of that game and was just wondering about a few things. It was 4th and 2 on GB's 32. We are down by 5 with over 5 minutes left. I'm wondering why we come up to the line with an empty backfield and throw a bomb to Dez? Is it just me or is this just a dumb way to approach a 4th down given the circumstances? I know the play was almost successful had it not been for the bad call but why come to the line with an empty set and put it all on the line with a risky deep ball when you only need 2 yards? I'm not dwelling on the past or anything, just wondering if you think this was a good decision by the coaches?

I've said it MANY times it was a poor decision by Romo to throw a 50/50 jump ball to Dez on a 4th and 2 with just under 5 minutes to play. The Cowboys were facing a manageable 4th down and with almost 5 minutes left weren't facing a do or die situation. All we needed was a first down and a short pass to Witten or Beasley could have easily moved the chains. That would have allowed the Cowboys to milk the clock with Murray who was averaging almost 5 yards a carry.

The closer we got would have opened up a fade opportunity to Dez in the endzone or we might have been able to run the ball in. We could have left the Packers with little time to answer. Even had Dez's catch stood and we scored on the next play the Packers still would have had over 3 minutes to answer. Our D couldn't stop Rodgers the entire second half and we couldn't stop him on the Packers final drive when all they were trying to do was eat up the clock.

 

[Aven8]

This has been discussed before, but had he not launched that ball when he did he would have been crushed. He couldn't wait for Witten or Beas to break free. We should have ran the ball IMO, and killed more clock, but we didn't. Romo made an outstanding throw, and Dez made a great catch. However he did bobble the ball.

 

[JohnsKey19]

GB was smart and brought heavy pressure. Basically a sell-out blitz. Who knows if they blitz with a RB in the backfield. But the free defender bearing down on Romo forced him to throw to Dez. We can 2nd-guess this thing forever. If Murray gets stuffed on a failed rushing attempt, you could argue why are you taking the ball out of Romo's hands on the game deciding play.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

GB was smart and brought heavy pressure. Basically a sell-out blitz. Who knows if they blitz with a RB in the backfield. But the free defender bearing down on Romo forced him to throw to Dez. We can 2nd-guess this thing forever. If Murray gets stuffed on a failed rushing attempt, you could argue why are you taking the ball out of Romo's hands on the game deciding play.

Can't run on 4th and 2. They executed the play to perfection and they had come up with big plays on that call all year. Refs just screwed it up.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

This was the time to run the 2-4 yard Witten route then after we got the first run the play to Dez......Dez wouldn't have needed to try and dive for the TD meaning he holds it in his body and comes down clean

 

[DTown214]

It was a catch. Bad play call, but still a catch.

 

[Super_Kazuya]

Beer gut fans armed with the power of hindsight second guess where QB who completed 70% of his passes that year goes with the ball. Makes sense to me.

I will say that whatever they did didn't work, so at the very least Dez and Tony do bear the blame for the execution part. But the decision was fine.

 

[percyhoward]

Shields made a great play on the ball, it was just an even better throw and catch. There was a mistake made on the play, but not by anyone associated with the two teams.

 

[Arkyvarminter]

Beer gut fans armed with the power of hindsight second guess where QB who completed 70% of his passes that year goes with the ball. Makes sense to me.

I will say that whatever they did didn't work, so at the very least Dez and Tony do bear the blame for the execution part. But the decision was fine.

10-4

 

[Yakuza Rich]

I have no problem with Tony going deep to Dez. In fact, I emphatically encourage it. You have your franchise QB and arguably the best WR in the league with a 1-on-1 that they have complete a million times before. It really didn't take anything out of the ordinary for them to complete that pass. Tony would throw it and Dez would catch it...and the corner had his back to Dez. It wasn't like Dez was double covered or Tony had to make a perfect throw. They took their chance. They focused on what they wanted to do instead of focusing on what they were afraid to happen. That's how winners think and that's why winners execute. We just happened to get screwed on the call. So much so that head doofus of referees got the rule changed to save face (ironically, he only looked dumber).

So in that sense, they got the playcall right. We got Dez 1-on-1 with the corner turned around and a very makeable throw (which Tony executed). Also, if you go with a tailback in and under center, greater chance the Packers send blitz and you get sacked.

But I wanted a situation where Dez was getting the ball with a 1-on-1 and we got it. The league just horribly screwed us out of the deal.





YR

 

[SHAMSzy]

I loved the choice to take a big risk. I would've been disgusted if we did something predictable and got stuffed.

 

[casmith07]

I hate to bring up the past, especially a game with an infamous bad call and i'm not even talking about the Dez catch. I was watching the video highlights of that game and was just wondering about a few things. It was 4th and 2 on GB's 32. We are down by 5 with over 5 minutes left. I'm wondering why we come up to the line with an empty backfield and throw a bomb to Dez? Is it just me or is this just a dumb way to approach a 4th down given the circumstances? I know the play was almost successful had it not been for the bad call but why come to the line with an empty set and put it all on the line with a risky deep ball when you only need 2 yards? I'm not dwelling on the past or anything, just wondering if you think this was a good decision by the coaches?

Man come on.