Should Dez Bryant be the target on offense?

[Fredd]

Thought I would have a little fun with the title...is he a target (in general), no...SHOULD he be the target on offense? yes

Garrett was asked if they could go to Dez 20-25 times in a game and he said:

“I think if the opportunities present themselves, you just want to keep attacking,” Garrett said. “Dez is a guy you want to attack with. But you have other guys that you like to attack with as well.

which begs the question, if you target Dez 20+ times in a game, is it taking away from the rest of your offense? he is certainly the most dynamic receiver on the team (and amongst the game's best). When he is "on" he is unstoppable. but, if he gets more than half of Tony's throws (assuming tony throws around 35-40 times per game), then do the rest of the team not get used enough?

http://cowboysblog.***BANNED-URL***...if-the-opportunities-present-themselves.html/

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

In a word. No. It is not taking away from the rest of the offense.

If anything, everyone else will benefit. They will see more quality opportunities as opposed to quantity of question play calls.

Defenses feel like they know how to defend us with Dez. We need to change that. Make him target #1 and everything opens up.

 

[dstovall5]

It depends on the situation.

If teams are playing double/triple coverage on him then we'll look elsewhere for mismatches. If teams are consistently playing 1 on 1 with Dez, then that's where we would target him 20+ times a game, because that's a huge mismatch in Dez's favor. I think that's what Garret was talking about when he said -

“I think if the opportunities present themselves, you just want to keep attacking,” Garrett said. “Dez is a guy you want to attack with. But you have other guys that you like to attack with as well.

To answer your question, if we force Dez the ball when he's in triple coverage, then yes we're taking away from the rest of our offense. Because that would mean somewhere there is a mismatch lined up with greater chances of succeeding then throwing into triple coverage.

 

[Oh_Canada]

Well it would than because it would mean less looks for Romo's bff-nothing says attack like a five yard out on third down when you need seven!

 

[Baileyneverfailey]

With a guy as talented as Dez, they should be throwing it to him EVERY time he has single coverage. He can beat anybody in single coverage and make a play. He's just that good.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

You feed your playmakers the ball. Period. In the 1990's everybody knew Aikman was going to Irvin in every big situation. And nobody could stop it.

 

[AsthmaField]

The more you hit Dez, the more the defense will say, "We gotta stop Bryant" and they will continue putting resources towards stopping him. The more resources they put towards Dez, the more open the rest of the offense becomes and the easier the rest of the players have it.

Of course, the key is that you have to be successful in the targets you send Bryant's way. Keep hitting him and the defense will continue to shift his way.

 

[Staubacher]

You feed your playmakers the ball. Period. In the 1990's everybody knew Aikman was going to Irvin in every big situation. And nobody could stop it.

Not every time. Remember Alvin Harper vs the Niners?

 

[perrykemp]

Target Dez 320 times (20 per game) during the season?

I would think that is impossible. Last year Calvin Johnson led the league with 205 targets (13 per game) last season and he went for 1964 yards.

 

[Hoofbite]

Who cares who you attack with?

Sure it's great to have multiple reliable options but if trying to get to that point means you have to watch futility, I'll pass.

If Dez has man coverage with no help, there is no excuse for not going in his direction.

 

[Fredd]

I agree that Dez is and should always be the #1 target....but, do you think guys like Miles and Jason disappear because of a focus on Dez? conversely, when the giants were doubling Dez, and Miles got all of the looks, does that frustrate your star?

I like a balance as much as the next guy, but the thing I like more than balance is wins

 

[Rockport]

Of course it takes away from the offense. It's just common sense. That's why you NEVER see any team, no matter who the WR is, do it.

 

[Ultra Warrior]

You target the open man. The End.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Not every time. Remember Alvin Harper vs the Niners?

Remember that Irvin called switching sides with Harper only to have the defense dictate the throw to Harper.

 

[Clove]

There are ways to beat double teams because safeties can bite on routes too. Get a smarter offensive coordinator, target your number 1 guy as much as you can without forcing in to triple coverage. It would be nice if our 2 and 3 receivers could actually separate from someone. And we need a little more speed at tight end. However, I'm tired of us drafting tight ends.

 

[Irvin88_4life]

You target the open man. The End.

It could be Danny Coale if he is open go his way. Tired of seeing Miles, or Murray open and we throw to a doubled Witten. Hit the open guy and make the defense part for double/triple, players should want to win more then stats or bring friends. I think that was the problem with T.O, Witten and Romo.

 

[Deep_South]

It could be Danny Coale if he is open go his way. Tired of seeing Miles, or Murray open and we throw to a doubled Witten. Hit the open guy and make the defense part for double/triple, players should want to win more then stats or bring friends. I think that was the problem with T.O, Witten and Romo.

I understand your point, but it's going to be hard to get the ball to Danny Coale - he's on the Colt's practice squad.

 

[Bullflop]

We have enough capable receivers that someone should always be available to get open when anyone is being double teamed. Dwayne Harris and Terrance Williams are both good enough to be threats in that event. Witten may not be all that he once was but he'll always have a knack for finding that open space in coverage.

 

[unionjack8]

dez is our best player, the HC/OC/gameplan should find ways to get him free at the LOS and in space as much as possible. we havent had a playmaker like him in 20 years.
GET HIM THE BALL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kevm3]

Garrett's answer is one of the reasons why the offense looks as bad as it does. When you have a playmaker as immense as Dez, you find ways to get him the ball. That's football 101. You don't sort of throw him the ball, but make sure it's evenly spread around so everyone is happy and getting an even amount of touches. In that KC game we marched up the field and got an easy score with Dez... and then we stop going to him and 'spread the ball around.' Guess what happens. We don't score. You throw to your star player until the defense forces you to do something else.