News: ST: Frustrated Beasley says defenses are playing him differently

[HungryLion]

This is what I've been saying. They'll force him to the outside to use the sideline as an extra defender or force him inside with either a safety or linebacker helping double him.

But it's why we need more speed at the Z-receiver position and at TE to force teams to double somebody else.




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I’m not somebody that likes to rip Dez at every opportunity.

That being said, the only way a WR is worth 15 million a year, is if he constantly demands double teams. Dez doesn’t anymore because he isn’t beaut guys deep. They don’t fear Dez like they used to.

On 3rd downs the fact that teams are doubling Beasley rather than our 15 million #1 receiver is a big big problem.

 

[Staubacher]

Does Dak make any adjustments at the line? Is he there yet?

 

[HungryLion]

I also find it curious that our players and coaches know what teams are doing to counter Beasley. Yet they can’t develop plays or a game plan to force them to single cover Beasley. Or take advantage of his double team and get an easy match up for the other receivers.

That’s on the coaches.

 

[noshame]

Let's try for 2.5 seconds, bloke.
Yes, opposing QBs seem to have 5 seconds, but we don't have that luxury. After 3 seconds our QB is dodging and running for his life and no throw this way ends well unless you are Roger Staubach.

Let's try for 2.5 seconds, bloke.
Yes, opposing QBs seem to have 5 seconds, but we don't have that luxury. After 3 seconds our QB is dodging and running for his life and no throw this way ends well unless you are Roger Staubach.

LOL re-examined my post to report back

 

[noshame]

NFL QBs don't have 5 seconds to throw. I'm definitely not an apologist for this coaching staff, but that's just not feasible.

If you roll out your quarterback he will have 5 Seconds to throw I can't believe your guyses reading comprehension skills

 

[slick325]

Defenses condense the field against Dallas whether Elliott is playing or not. They know that Dallas doesn't attempt to beat you over the top much nor with deep in routes or seam routes anymore. This makes it harder for Beasley and Witten. More bodies in the passing lanes.

Those routes were staples of Garrett's offense and Linehan's offense. But for whatever reason isn't used as much as it was a few years back.

 

[Jake]

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They've been doing it all season. Dak isn't "forcing the ball to Dez" as much as defenses are forcing him to go away from his security blanket from last year - Beasley. Witten's inability to threaten defenses down the field any more makes it even easier for them to do it.

 

[cowboyblue22]

so its 12 games into the season and the coaches haven't figured out a way to conter that yet shows a lot of what the coaching staff is made of

 

[xwalker]

He's gone from slow to really slow?

I need to watch some games from his first 2-3 years because I never remember JWit being a speed guy.

They have a play where after the snap the TE comes across behind the OL to block a defender coming from the other side. Last year they kept trying it with Witten and he couldn't get there in time. They finally started using another TE and the problem was solved.

As I said, Witten would be OK if the WRs had more speed, especially the #1 WR.

 

[CowboyRoy]

That shouldn't come as a big surprise. I bet he is another guy that misses Elliott.

Here is a big clue as to EXACTLY what has happened to this offense. Zeke was tearing it up last year. The Oline was healthy and playing great. In Dak's first year he threw to the guys that got open.

Get open consistently: Beasley and Witten

Get open inconsistently: Dez and Williams

And its clear, that Dak likes to throw to guys that are actually open and typically over the middle. Brady seems to be the same way with the over the middle stuff.

In pops 2017. Teams have had time to study not only Dak, but this offense. Zeke is suspended and the Oline is banged up and not as good. So they were able to focus on Dak. So this year they started double teaming Beasley and taking Witten away. So Dak is left with having to force into a blanketed Dez or a single covered and blanketed Williams.

Its an adjustment for him. He could probably just focus on those two guys last year and with the running game and have no issues. Much more adversity this year and he has to adjust. And hopefully we can get some better receivers in here where they can all get open.

 

[CowboyRoy]

That was us talking. Linehan made it pretty clear in preseason that wasnt a package we were going to see a lot of. Not at the expense of Witten.

Seems short sighted to me. So this was basically a special teams year for Switzer. Seen this too many times in Dallas.

 

[sbark]

Here is a big clue as to EXACTLY what has happened to this offense. Zeke was tearing it up last year. The Oline was healthy and playing great. In Dak's first year he threw to the guys that got open.

Get open consistently: Beasley and Witten

Get open inconsistently: Dez and Williams

And its clear, that Dak likes to throw to guys that are actually open and typically over the middle. Brady seems to be the same way with the over the middle stuff.

In pops 2017. Teams have had time to study not only Dak, but this offense. Zeke is suspended and the Oline is banged up and not as good. So they were able to focus on Dak. So this year they started double teaming Beasley and taking Witten away. So Dak is left with having to force into a blanketed Dez or a single covered and blanketed Williams.

Its an adjustment for him. He could probably just focus on those two guys last year and with the running game and have no issues. Much more adversity this year and he has to adjust. And hopefully we can get some better receivers in here where they can all get open.

So dak doesn't like to "throw receivers open".. And yet the scheme won't use rubs so dak can see it happen

 

[Wolfpack]

If only we had a coaching staff that could make an adjustment against this?

 

[CowboyRoy]

So dak doesn't like to "throw receivers open".. And yet the scheme won't use rubs so dak can see it happen

? I have no clue what you are talking about. But the part about Garrett and his idiots not using rubs I agree with. Just another tool we see used by everyone in the NFL that Garrett hasnt caught onto yet.

 

[superonyx]

What happened to all the talk of getting Beasley and Switzer on the field at the same time?

That was good talk wasn't it?
Problem is we have JG and Linehan who cant figure out how to scheme mismatches.
Imagine what Bill Belichick would be able to do with the talent we have on offense.

 

[bayeslife]

He most definitely will.Hes still better than 90% of the TEs in this league. He is always criticized for not getting yards after catch but he catches everything thrown to him. He wasn't a big yards after catch guy even in his prime.

No, he just isn't. He's still a decent blocker and a smart player but he just doesn't have the ability to separate anymore. And he hasn't been able to produce YAC since the turn of the decade.

 

[superonyx]

Just get Dak out of the pocket give the kid 5 Seconds to throw the ball and he'll have targets all over the place .
Nobody loves Whitten more than I do but it's time to start rotating him in
Red has to have the nutskis to do that.

Start rotating Dez while we're at it
And for crying out loud put Switzer in the other slot and give him a shot pretty obvious if he makes somebody miss he'll be gone, but no not Scott the offensive Einstein.

Maybe we should be looking more at rotating T Will. The guy has 40 catches 400 yards and 0 TD's on the year and your first target of players requiring bench time is Dez Bryant?
Isnt that weird? I find it weird.

 

[Verdict]

With Witten struggling to beat single coverage it is really easy to bracket Beasley.

Opponents can single cover Dez with a guy in a wheel chair.

 

[Verdict]

No, he just isn't. He's still a decent blocker and a smart player but he just doesn't have the ability to separate anymore. And he hasn't been able to produce YAC since the turn of the decade.

He's not even a good blocker at this point. He can chip fine but not outright block very well.

 

[LocimusPrime]

So if defenses are playing Beas differently why won’t we adjust by expanding his route tree so we can exploit their vulnerabilities?

That's a lot of smart talk coming outta your mouth boy

- Linehan