Sturm: Xs and Os - Week 6 - Seattle

[Sturm1310]

Late in the week, we finally get a chance to “look at the tape” as Jason Garrett likes to say and examine some plays that we cannot fully digest on TV. I can’t promise that every week we will be able to do this, but honestly, this is my favorite exercise of the week because only here can you fully appreciate how advanced and complex the NFL game can be sometimes.

Here, we are not looking to call anyone out, and we surely want to leave open the possibility of our eyes deceiving us and more than anything, I want to admit that I don’t have the benefit of the coaches telling me what coverage they were in. So, sometimes, this diagnosis will be “pretty sure” rather than “100% sure” even though I am trying to get it right. I will make calls and try to hunt down the right answer, but I will just admit right here that we will try our best to be accurate but invariably, I will see something wrong.


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[Mr Cowboy]

great job Bob!

 

[Stash]

Great stuff!

Thanks!

 

[Boyz981]

Thanks for the good read!

 

[Crown Royal]

Wow. First time I've seen all-22 on Williams throw. What's interesting is that it could have been an easier throw if Witten doesn't take his man into the path.

 

[bucktoof]

The end zone view of the Williams 3rd-and-20 throw makes what Romo did even more incredible.

From that angle you get a better view of how sharply he planted and changed direction on the second move, the move after the spin, where he left that DT, 97-Jordan Hill, wondering where his jock strap went. Almost LeSean McCoy-esque. Ok maybe that's going too far...but that would've been a nasty crossover if they were playing basketball.

 

[Sarge]

Crazy *** catch.

 

[CCBoy]

3rd down has been very, very good to us...!

Thanks Mr. Sturm, for such a continual wealth of fact and perspectives. You have a very productive group with yourself, and we as fans, couldn't like that more!!

 

[mahoneybill]

The end zone view of the Williams 3rd-and-20 throw makes what Romo did even more incredible.

From that angle you get a better view of how sharply he planted and changed direction on the second move, the move after the spin, where he left that DT, 97-Jordan Hill, wondering where his jock strap went. Almost LeSean McCoy-esque. Ok maybe that's going too far...but that would've been a nasty crossover if they were playing basketball.

I think Tony's Basketball skills enable him to make these moves so agree on your last analogy.

 

[speedkilz88]

I think Tony's Basketball skills enable him to make these moves so agree on your last analogy.

Or soccer skills.

 

[WoodysGirl]

Or soccer skills.

or golf skills...

No? I was just trying to get in on the analogies. lol

 

[black label]

Or soccer skills.

 

[AsthmaField]

great job Bob!

You're a poet and you didn't even think you were!

 

[mahoneybill]

Or soccer skills.

Agree on both. He has some great lateral movement , and balance, key to both sports

 

[guag]

Crazy *** catch.

No doubt. This catch will undoubtedly go down in Cowboys lore as one of our all-time best plays. Right alongside Aikman to Ismail in 99 and Romo to Holley against the Niners.