And Akoye basically stated “they don’t get a lot of practice under Center”, to justify bad run blocking, which all comes back to the QB, who needs to throw primarily out of shotgun all the time. They aren’t threatened by Dak, because when he’s throwing out of even a quick drop back, it’s a bunch of limited routes off of play-action.
Remember when Buddha jumped the screen play and should have had a pick 6 in the Cardinals game? Not sure if it was play action, but it was the same 1-read, don’t bother to even look at the defense, throw by Dak.
So if Dak is under Center, the threat of how you pass is limited, meaning Moore is working with a limited skill-set. Defenses can then focus primarily on defending the run, because even if the play is a pass, where is the threat with the QB? It’s basically going to be a short quick hitting play, or Dak may just try to throw that sideline go route off play action if he sees man coverage on the outside.
So when people say it’s the same thing with Romo and Dak, it’s a crock of garbage. The “Dak-offense” has been tailored to his limited skill set for years. On the other hand, Romo dealt with a completely incompetent OC that had no clue what he was doing and it required Romo to bail them out constantly.
