Still no running game

[CCBoy]

He never had the football.

Why not, that's his responsibility also? What, he was waiting for USPS Special Delivery? It's not always someone elses blame when a hand off takes two players. He had to focus on running hard? Put him back on the bench to learn then!

 

[Mr_437]

Pollard was a Top 5 RB last season. Zeke is gone should've been gone, talking about him is nonsense. McCarthy isn't calling enough run plays, dude just throes the ball most of the game then ppl cry about the RBs. You have to run the ball to have a run game.

 

[Captain-Crash]

maybe we need a coordinator who understands the running game. here we go,,,pass,,,,,,here we go,,,,,,pass.....here we go........blah,blah,

 

[visionary]

In a close game your #1 RB gets 12 carries. That's less than ideal.

Hes not a #1 TB just because we are stupid enough to pay and pretend like he is

 

[visionary]

I'd give Rico RB1 touches. What is there to lose?

Rico can be a decent #3 if that
We are fooling ourselves with Pollard and Rico

 

[buybuydandavis]

And depending on your starting LT to stay healthy, when he never has, to anchor the line.

Edoga was spectacularly awful. Free runner after free runner.
Richards wasn't so bad. When Tyron is out, it should be Richards.

 

[acr731]

maybe we need a coordinator who understands the running game. here we go,,,pass,,,,,,here we go,,,,,,pass.....here we go........blah,blah,

Here we go.................. right into the offseason.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Pollard was a Top 5 RB last season. Zeke is gone should've been gone, talking about him is nonsense. McCarthy isn't calling enough run plays, dude just throes the ball most of the game then ppl cry about the RBs. You have to run the ball to have a run game.

I was liking it early on. Lots of running, and with a variety of players not name Pollard.
Lots of Luepke.
The fumble was just brutal on the score, the momentum, and likely with our usage of Luepke for the rest of the game.

 

[Daillest88]

OL,MLB,RB need to be priority in draft. RB in the 4th

 

[tm1119]

The main problem is that McCarthy uses Pollard like he’s a Derrick Henry type of 4 yards and a cloud of dust back. Pollard needs the ball in space to make plays and he just keeps getting predictable runs up the middle. McCarthy is bad at making adjustments in general. The type of coach that sticks to his game plan and relies on everything to be executed perfectly with no game plan to change when things aren’t going as expected. Last night was a perfect example- our o-line was overwhelmed and Fangio was bringing pressure and McCarthy continued to run the same offense. Pollard should have been getting screens, draws, and sweeps/pitches to the outside to counteract the pressure coming up the middle.

Also doesn’t help that in a very strong RB draft class Jerry did his employee a favor and drafted his son (Duece wasn’t getting drafted by anyone else, could have been an UDFA on the practice squad) rather than an actual functional RB.

 

[acr731]

The main problem is that McCarthy uses Pollard like he’s a Derrick Henry type of 4 yards and a cloud of dust back. Pollard needs the ball in space to make plays and he just keeps getting predictable runs up the middle. McCarthy is bad at making adjustments in general. The type of coach that sticks to his game plan and relies on everything to be executed perfectly with no game plan to change when things aren’t going as expected. Last night was a perfect example- our o-line was overwhelmed and Fangio was bringing pressure and McCarthy continued to run the same offense. Pollard should have been getting screens, draws, and sweeps/pitches to the outside to counteract the pressure coming up the middle.

Also doesn’t help that in a very strong RB draft class Jerry did his employee a favor and drafted his son (Duece wasn’t getting drafted by anyone else, could have been an UDFA on the practice squad) rather than an actual functional RB.

They are trying to change Pollard into Zeke and it isn't working. Pollard needs to be used like he was prior to Zeke leaving.

 

[Cmac]

Dallas needs to rebuild the entire running game in the offseason, one that can carry the team on the road.

......and make some decisions about the OL.

 

[Mr_437]

I was liking it early on. Lots of running, and with a variety of players not name Pollard.
Lots of Luepke.
The fumble was just brutal on the score, the momentum, and likely with our usage of Luepke for the rest of the game.

Yes, the run game was working.

 

[CyberB0b]

we have terrible backs. probably shouldn't have signed a guy who weighs 180 lbs and broke his leg this year to be the starting back, then back him up with someone who has almost the exact same body type and running style

The line is awful

 

[DoctorChicken]

The run blocking is worse under Schottenheimer’s scheme, and Pollard is either still hurt or not the guy.

 

[kskboys]

I'd give Rico RB1 touches. What is there to lose?

Why?

 

[kskboys]

You really need to examine the play.... it looks like he wasn't even supposed to get the ball. He folded his arms and stormed straight ahead like he was supposed to be a decoy.

So who really screwed that play up?

We prolly won't know w/o inside info. Hunter might have missed the call, but we don't know that either.

 

[Rockport]

I was liking it early on. Lots of running, and with a variety of players not name Pollard.
Lots of Luepke.
The fumble was just brutal on the score, the momentum, and likely with our usage of Luepke for the rest of the game.

Luepke had 2 carries

 

[buybuydandavis]

Luepke had 2 carries

3 *attempted* carries plus other snaps on a single drive in the first quarter for Luepke is an entirely different role for him.

At least comparable to what Pollard got.

 

[Rockport]

Here we go.................. right into the offseason.

You hope.