Romo = Kobe

LittleBoyBlue

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Even if you lie, plant evidence and get sworn testimony ... You STILL cannot tie Kobe and Romo together.
 

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Agree to disagree. Our defense was not stopping their offense whether fresh or exhausted. We dominated TOP in first half and we're lucky to be down only 8. You had to out throw 18 yesterday because of how efficient their offense was and Tony almost pulled it out.

We dominated TOP in the 1st qtr only. After that we had 9 offensive possessions and 5 were less than 1:30, one that got to 1:59, another to only 2:18 and one barely over 3 min. And this after a 17-7 lead, the perfect time to kill some clock. but we passed our way to 35-20 halftime deficit, forcing ourselves to pass more to NOW play catch. The only thing that accomplished was exposing our defense to 3 qtrs of Manning dictating the game, something that he's quite brilliant at!

We can agree to disagree but not about this teams failures as a perceived pass first squad!
 

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IMHO, saying X number of running plays per game leads to wins is misdiagnosing football. Sometimes you run to win. Sometimes you run because you're winning.

Philadelphia leads the league in rushing, but their record is 2-3 too. This doesn't mean that running the ball successfully can't be a key part of winning football. But it does prove that 1) there's more to winning in the NFL than running the ball a magic number of times, and 2) statistics don't tell everything.

That's cool but they have an entirely diff offense and surrounding factors to their failures. Our failure directly stem from too many passes called! I don't care what other teams do with different varying factors, my eyes tell me we are better suited to run to set up the pass and not the opposite. That identity is what I'm speaking of because we def aren't a successful pass first squad.

Some teams have a pass first philosophy, some have a run first! I don't know that I've set a number, just a minimal standard that stats show we WIN more when we reach that mark.
 

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We dominated TOP in the 1st qtr only. After that we had 9 offensive possessions and 5 were less than 1:30, one that got to 1:59, another to only 2:18 and one barely over 3 min. And this after a 17-7 lead, the perfect time to kill some clock. but we passed our way to 35-20 halftime deficit, forcing ourselves to pass more to NOW play catch. The only thing that accomplished was exposing our defense to 3 qtrs of Manning dictating the game, something that he's quite brilliant at!

We can agree to disagree but not about this teams failures as a perceived pass first squad!

28-20 at halftime with Peyton getting the ball first in the second half thanks to a quick drive by Romo in 40 ish seconds to get a FG before halftime. So I guess Dez or Terrance should have just kneeled down after their yardage on those long balls? I know this is not what you mean but running the ball heavy and settling for field goals would have turned this into a blowout if Romo did not take advantage of those one on one match ups and blown coverages. We have not been great on third downs all year and certainly not superb at running, which I believe would have turned into unsuccesful drives and not the points we were able to get to stay in the game with. Denver's passing defense was just as terrible as ours. We took advantage of it. You will not see this same gunslinging offense next week. The matchup demanded it, not 25 runs by Murray. If something else happens in those last 3 minutes, you have absolutely nothing to talk about today. But it did, so you pose we needed to control the ball more and rest our D when they gave up 4 TDs on five drives in the first half from the start. They weren't run down, they were run over.
 

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That's cool but they have an entirely diff offense and surrounding factors to their failures.

Make no mistake: Chip Kelly's offense is a running offense.

Our failure directly stem from too many passes called!

Based on what? I assume you have a spreadsheet or something that proves this direct correlation.

I don't care what other teams do with different varying factors, my eyes tell me we are better suited to run to set up the pass and not the opposite.

What did your eyes see last night that lead you to this conclusion? The pass seemed fairly well set up to me.

That identity is what I'm speaking of because we def aren't a successful pass first squad.

Uhm, ok.

Some teams have a pass first philosophy, some have a run first! I don't know that I've set a number, just a minimal standard that stats show we WIN more when we reach that mark.

I think a smart coach tailors his playbook to the weakness of the defense he's playing and takes advantage of the favorable matchups his offensive personnel present. In my opinion, the Dallas offensive line is much better in pass protection than run blocking, and with weapons like Bryant, Witten, Williams, Harris, Beasley, Escobar, Austin (when he's healthy) and Murray out of the backfield, well, it just seems obvious to me.
 

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Make no mistake: Chip Kelly's offense is a running offense.



Based on what? I assume you have a spreadsheet or something that proves this direct correlation.



What did your eyes see last night that lead you to this conclusion? The pass seemed fairly well set up to me.



Uhm, ok.



I think a smart coach tailors his playbook to the weakness of the defense he's playing and takes advantage of the favorable matchups his offensive personnel present. In my opinion, the Dallas offensive line is much better in pass protection than run blocking, and with weapons like Bryant, Witten, Williams, Harris, Beasley, Escobar, Austin (when he's healthy) and Murray out of the backfield, well, it just seems obvious to me.

Based on the fact that we are 1-3 this season when he passes over 35 times and since 2011 we either lose when he passes that threshold or barely win. Not to mention our dominating performances since 2011 have all come with him closer to 25 attempts. My eyes saw a team that had a defense on the field all game outside of the 1st qtr and I saw them wear down in front of my eyes. I've posted this before but in the 9 possesions after the 1st, Dallas only managed one drive over 3 min and no other over 2:18. 5 lasting a 1:30 or less. This after a 17-7 headstart. I think a smart coach has an identity run or pass/ And an even smarter coach can see when he needs to alter that identity. Garrett's philosophy/identity is pass first and its not working to obtain Ws. How do we know we aren't a good running team if it isn't used? Only one game has been primarily run heavy and ironically those weapons had success in an easy win. I'm not saying don't throw it but my eyes and stats tell me this is a better offense when its run with Romo under center using the play action with runs not shotgun heavy and passing at all costs.
 
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