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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Walsh_(American_football_coach)#Coaching_tree
The link shows that our very own Scott Linehan is of the Bill Walsh tree via Mike Tice. What does that mean? Well, that means that he should be well versed in the art of the West Coast Offense. Why is that important? Well, because I believe that this team is actually quite capable of a run-balanced West Coast Offense. Let us break down our offensive weapons.
We have a Quarterback in Dak whose game is the quick pass. That doesn't mean that he has to check down all the time. Rather, we need the weapons to be able to make the WCO work in the passing game. We have a lot of talented receivers, but, what we lack is a reliable deep threat. This is partially because the the Play Action is part of the WCO, and the PA is PERFECT for our team considering our threat in the run game. Let's break down our receivers.
First, we have Dez Bryant. Will we keep him? Who knows? I'd like for him to stay, but there's no telling for 100% sure. Nonetheless, Dez CAN be a good WCO WR (if we keep him). Use him like the 49ers used TO. Dez is, after all, very similar to TO. In fact, I'd say he's more similar to TO than Irvin (which he was billed as early in his career as I recall, hence the 88). Indeed, I think we used him wrong. He's closer to Terrell Owens in terms of his skill set with his physicality than other receivers that are considered close to him. I don't mean in terms of his mentality (though, one COULD argue that he's like TO there as well). Instead, his skills are very TO like. What that means is that we should take advantage of Dez's physicality like the 49ers did with TO. We saw that even against Arizona. The jump ball and the physical traits are perfect for Dez. This is similar to Terrell Owens in the way that he would play. Thus, Dez should be allowed to use his physical traits (and Dak needs to deliver it to him to be able to utilize his capacities).
If the Cowboys front office should decide that Dez's services are no longer required, then I also like Noah Brown. With a bit more training, he could really develop into a very similar style WR to Dez or TO. Again, the same logic would apply without us skipping a beat. I think Zeke was on to something with him.
We also have Beasley who can really help Dak in quick passes (and i'm surprised he wasn't used more). On top of that, we have Switzer who, with more training, gives us 2 Beasleys. I think we know what that means.
Then, of course, there's Zeke. Will he be able to stay out of trouble? If he does, we have not only one of the best backs in the league, but we also have a player that has yet to reach his full potential. Remember what he did with the ball in Pittsburgh on the screen pass? Yes, we need to do THAT more. Not just use him in the running game and the blocking. He can be dynamic if given the short passes. Use the short passes and ground game to set up the play action deep ball. The PA is, after all, a WCO staple.
There are two things that I can see that we lack:
1. A deep threat WR who can be used to take pressure off of Dak and focus off of Zeke.
2. A Dunbar/Sproles-type back. Use those kinds of backs to go horizontally on the field.
Essentially (as a chess player), use them as a bishop and a knight. You have the queen in Zeke. The King in Dak. The rooks in Dez and Beasley. The Dunbar/Sproles-type back would basically be the bishop. Not exactly someone that will checkmate the opposing defense. But, they can chew up the board and support the queen. Then, your deep threat would be your knight capable of checkmating the team and really putting the opposition in problematic situations. After all, football is like a game of chess.
Furthermore, the WCO helps our oline in the passing game. We all know what they are in the ground game. The problem is that our passing game struggled. Part of the problem was that Dak held onto the ball too long. In the WCO, he needs to get the ball out quickly or tuck and run it. Luckily, Dak is highly capable in running the ball. What we need is for him to work on the WCO passing game.
The link shows that our very own Scott Linehan is of the Bill Walsh tree via Mike Tice. What does that mean? Well, that means that he should be well versed in the art of the West Coast Offense. Why is that important? Well, because I believe that this team is actually quite capable of a run-balanced West Coast Offense. Let us break down our offensive weapons.
We have a Quarterback in Dak whose game is the quick pass. That doesn't mean that he has to check down all the time. Rather, we need the weapons to be able to make the WCO work in the passing game. We have a lot of talented receivers, but, what we lack is a reliable deep threat. This is partially because the the Play Action is part of the WCO, and the PA is PERFECT for our team considering our threat in the run game. Let's break down our receivers.
First, we have Dez Bryant. Will we keep him? Who knows? I'd like for him to stay, but there's no telling for 100% sure. Nonetheless, Dez CAN be a good WCO WR (if we keep him). Use him like the 49ers used TO. Dez is, after all, very similar to TO. In fact, I'd say he's more similar to TO than Irvin (which he was billed as early in his career as I recall, hence the 88). Indeed, I think we used him wrong. He's closer to Terrell Owens in terms of his skill set with his physicality than other receivers that are considered close to him. I don't mean in terms of his mentality (though, one COULD argue that he's like TO there as well). Instead, his skills are very TO like. What that means is that we should take advantage of Dez's physicality like the 49ers did with TO. We saw that even against Arizona. The jump ball and the physical traits are perfect for Dez. This is similar to Terrell Owens in the way that he would play. Thus, Dez should be allowed to use his physical traits (and Dak needs to deliver it to him to be able to utilize his capacities).
If the Cowboys front office should decide that Dez's services are no longer required, then I also like Noah Brown. With a bit more training, he could really develop into a very similar style WR to Dez or TO. Again, the same logic would apply without us skipping a beat. I think Zeke was on to something with him.
We also have Beasley who can really help Dak in quick passes (and i'm surprised he wasn't used more). On top of that, we have Switzer who, with more training, gives us 2 Beasleys. I think we know what that means.
Then, of course, there's Zeke. Will he be able to stay out of trouble? If he does, we have not only one of the best backs in the league, but we also have a player that has yet to reach his full potential. Remember what he did with the ball in Pittsburgh on the screen pass? Yes, we need to do THAT more. Not just use him in the running game and the blocking. He can be dynamic if given the short passes. Use the short passes and ground game to set up the play action deep ball. The PA is, after all, a WCO staple.
There are two things that I can see that we lack:
1. A deep threat WR who can be used to take pressure off of Dak and focus off of Zeke.
2. A Dunbar/Sproles-type back. Use those kinds of backs to go horizontally on the field.
Essentially (as a chess player), use them as a bishop and a knight. You have the queen in Zeke. The King in Dak. The rooks in Dez and Beasley. The Dunbar/Sproles-type back would basically be the bishop. Not exactly someone that will checkmate the opposing defense. But, they can chew up the board and support the queen. Then, your deep threat would be your knight capable of checkmating the team and really putting the opposition in problematic situations. After all, football is like a game of chess.
Furthermore, the WCO helps our oline in the passing game. We all know what they are in the ground game. The problem is that our passing game struggled. Part of the problem was that Dak held onto the ball too long. In the WCO, he needs to get the ball out quickly or tuck and run it. Luckily, Dak is highly capable in running the ball. What we need is for him to work on the WCO passing game.
