Schottenheimer is doing it right

leeblair said:
By establishing a vertical run game and sticking with it, Schottenheimer has taken the focus off of the passing game. He has forced defenses to back off and guard the line.
This is why statistics lie; high passing yards do not make a winning team, and they certainly do not signify that a quarterback is elite.
A team has to have a balanced attack, with one piece complimenting the others, and vice versa.
The Cowboys offense is moving the ball because defenses no longer merely have to defend Dak Prescott. The run game is gashing them deep, and this creates openings in the secondary as defenses are forced to account for the possibility of run or pass on every down.
The best quarterback isn't the one with the highest passing yards, but the one who can be counted on to make good decisions, with the accuracy and moxy to stand in and make plays when it's his time to step up.
I think Schotty is doing a great job.
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I still wanna see more managing of the down and distance and gamesmanship form the quarterback and coach, find all the hidden yardage you can
 
leeblair said:
The best quarterback isn't the one with the highest passing yards, but the one who can be counted on to make good decisions, with the accuracy and moxy to stand in and make plays when it's his time to step up.
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Through four games, would you agree Dak Prescott has: a) made good decisions; b) thrown with accuracy; c) demonstrated 'moxie'; and d) made plays when necessary, as Brian Schottenheimer's starting quarterback?
 
baltcowboy said:
Let’s see what happens in the next two weeks. The Cowboys have two winnable road games. Schotty still has a ways to go as a coach but he has been excellent as an offensive coordinator.
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He still has to contend with Dak. I think that will prevent him from succeeding.
 
leeblair said:
By establishing a vertical run game and sticking with it, Schottenheimer has taken the focus off of the passing game. He has forced defenses to back off and guard the line.
This is why statistics lie; high passing yards do not make a winning team, and they certainly do not signify that a quarterback is elite.
A team has to have a balanced attack, with one piece complimenting the others, and vice versa.
The Cowboys offense is moving the ball because defenses no longer merely have to defend Dak Prescott. The run game is gashing them deep, and this creates openings in the secondary as defenses are forced to account for the possibility of run or pass on every down.
The best quarterback isn't the one with the highest passing yards, but the one who can be counted on to make good decisions, with the accuracy and moxy to stand in and make plays when it's his time to step up.
I think Schotty is doing a great job.
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So in other words, you can't give Dak any credit, because the coaching and run game is good.
 
TwoCentPlain said:
I think he needs to incorporate more passes to the RBs in the flat and screens. And have more confidence in the run game in the red zone.
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100% agree.

And more WR screens too. Bunch formation, put a quick WR at flanker...and if it looks like they're in zone, just throw it to the flanker and have the other 2 WRs block. Simple football.
 
TwoCentPlain said:
I think he needs to incorporate more passes to the RBs in the flat and screens. And have more confidence in the run game in the red zone.
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I think they will get to that. Can't use all of the play in every game. Maybe those things they are still working on to feel better to use them. And needs to be the right situation in the game and against the right defense.

Agree they need to have more confidence in the run game in the red zone.
 
DallasEast said:
Through four games, would you agree Dak Prescott has: a) made good decisions; b) thrown with accuracy; c) demonstrated 'moxie'; and d) made plays when necessary, as Brian Schottenheimer's starting quarterback?
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NO!
Dak played better at home, but two of the games were in prime time where the NFL is not going to allow it to be a blowout.
They handicapped the Eagles on opening night before the first snap by getting Jalen Carter out of the game, and the Eagles STILL shutout Dak in the second half.
The Giants was a home game against , well, the Giants.
Chicago's weak defense shut Dak down.
And Sunday night was a prime time game in which the Packers suddenly couldn't do anything after scoring twice, then they again moved the ball at will to keep the game close.
Dak- and Jerry- get a lot of help from the NFL.
 
leeblair said:
NO!
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lol! Such a resounding answer. Thank you.

leeblair said:
Dak played better at home, but two of the games were in prime time where the NFL is not going to allow it to be a blowout.
They handicapped the Eagles on opening night before the first snap by getting Jalen Carter out of the game, and the Eagles STILL shutout Dak in the second half.
The Giants was a home game against , well, the Giants.
Chicago's weak defense shut Dak down.
And Sunday night was a prime time game in which the Packers suddenly couldn't do anything after scoring twice, then they again moved the ball at will to keep the game close.
Dak- and Jerry- get a lot of help from the NFL.
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So, basically, it has been all about Brian Schottenheimer in all four games, nothing to do with Dak Prescott.

Will Brian 'Doing it Right' Schottenheimer's offense help improve the offense's ability to offset the defense's ineffectiveness--that has contributed to a 1-2-1 start?
 
EGTuna said:
If the defense could just stop giving up 3rd down conversions at record-shattering pace, then maybe they could get on a win streak.
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That was the downfall against GB. More so than the stupid penalties.
 
leeblair said:
By establishing a vertical run game and sticking with it, Schottenheimer has taken the focus off of the passing game. He has forced defenses to back off and guard the line.
This is why statistics lie; high passing yards do not make a winning team, and they certainly do not signify that a quarterback is elite.
A team has to have a balanced attack, with one piece complimenting the others, and vice versa.
The Cowboys offense is moving the ball because defenses no longer merely have to defend Dak Prescott. The run game is gashing them deep, and this creates openings in the secondary as defenses are forced to account for the possibility of run or pass on every down.
The best quarterback isn't the one with the highest passing yards, but the one who can be counted on to make good decisions, with the accuracy and moxy to stand in and make plays when it's his time to step up.
I think Schotty is doing a great job.
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balance is Key. if you would have just said that and not spew your typical Dak venom, you would have gottens some respect. but man your one track mind. knock Dak any chance I get, anyway I can, for any reason.

this wasn't about Schotty and Balance offense, that was a lead in for your last sentence.

grow up dude. you are way too old to act like a petulant child.
 
i think the offense has turned a page and can be mostly consistent in their play. However, we still need a Good Defense to win a SB.
 
gtb1943 said:
all those short routes and 3 yd or so passes pump up the stats for the QB; but they also draw the D in tighter which will help the deep game. The Running attack needs to maintain and also be used more in the red zone
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interesting take. trying to find anything to knock Dak. I am not defending him, but our pass protection has not been good. going deeper requires more time in the pocket for plays to get set up, thus Dak has been doing a little bit of Romo imitation with scrambling and buying more time. if pass protection doesn't improve this will go south very quickly.

and we are 23rd in rushing attempts.

the key to a balanced offense is YPC which we are 5th. when you can consistently run the ball, specially on first downs then you can dictate the 2nd and 3rd downs and keep the defense guessing. last year we were really bad on first downs and thus 2nd down was often a passing down and easier to defend.

the one thing we haven't done well and that's becaue Williams doesn't have the speed is to run to the outside. defenses are learning they can just jam inside and slow things down. we do need some speed, but I am not sure if Blue is the answer, since if williams is in the backfield, then its probably a run inside and with blue its probably a run outside which makes it easier to defend. I expect the YPC to be lower as we progress through the season and teams start to see some trends.
 
leeblair said:
By establishing a vertical run game and sticking with it, Schottenheimer has taken the focus off of the passing game. He has forced defenses to back off and guard the line.
This is why statistics lie; high passing yards do not make a winning team, and they certainly do not signify that a quarterback is elite.
A team has to have a balanced attack, with one piece complimenting the others, and vice versa.
The Cowboys offense is moving the ball because defenses no longer merely have to defend Dak Prescott. The run game is gashing them deep, and this creates openings in the secondary as defenses are forced to account for the possibility of run or pass on every down.
The best quarterback isn't the one with the highest passing yards, but the one who can be counted on to make good decisions, with the accuracy and moxy to stand in and make plays when it's his time to step up.
I think Schotty is doing a great job.
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The rushing RESULTS are fantastic as they are 4th in rushing average per attempt in the NFL

The issue is that they are only 23rd in ATTEMPTS out of the 32 teams

There is a heavy imbalance in pass to run ratio and thats on the man calling the plays.

That is one issue that is actually readily fixable, though
 
..so far im impressed with Shotty. Only one big gripe is running CD as RB.

But I imagine, he learned his lesson. Knowing the important piece he is to WR corp.
 
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