DrunkWithPower
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I don't post a lot on the forum, but I felt I needed to say something after last night's wild game.
First - does anyone remember a time when they were excited about our offense? I was pissed when Joe mentioned not many teams have a play for 3rd and 13, and that's when it it me. The Cowboys with Bledsoe don't. Parcells isn't even willing to roll the dice with him and trust him to make a play. We ran a draw and punted.
Second - Bledsoe isn't making reads. You don't have to be a coach to see Bledsoe's staring at one receiver and then his dump off (when he makes it that far). I don't know what happened to him these last few games but he definitely is not going through his progressions. I think Parcells has been willing to let it go for a while to see if he righted the ship but Bledsoe fell apart last night. When Romo came in last night at the start of the second half, I looked at my wife (a rabid Commanders fan....go figure) and said,"let the games begin."
Third - The defense doesn't know how to blitz. It has to be coaching since we haven't known how to blitz since Haley left. Our guys run all in a pack and lock up on a blocker and stop. We do not know how to charge the gaos and fight free and that's our problem. The line also doesn't run many stunts so the OL doesn't have to think much, making the entire battle just a physical competition.
Fouth and most important - the fun factor. When Romo came in, the ball started flying around, the defense moved off the line of scrimmage, and life was restored to our O. No matter how bad Favre plays some games, don't you wish we had a gunslinger in there so any play could be a touchdown? Don't you wish we would think pass first on first and goal instead of run 2 times and pass on third down? Don't you wish we had a play for 3rd and 13 instead of the draw? I do! And last night it was a lot of fun watching Romo spread the ball, even if some of the receivers were Giants. I hope we keep playing this way for the rest of the season so i can enjoy some exciting offense again. Maybe Parcells will even allow him to adlib a little...wh00t! All Cowboys fans should rally behind Romo and let's just hope he starts to recognize our receivers from all the defenders on the field!
Go Cowboys!
First - does anyone remember a time when they were excited about our offense? I was pissed when Joe mentioned not many teams have a play for 3rd and 13, and that's when it it me. The Cowboys with Bledsoe don't. Parcells isn't even willing to roll the dice with him and trust him to make a play. We ran a draw and punted.
Second - Bledsoe isn't making reads. You don't have to be a coach to see Bledsoe's staring at one receiver and then his dump off (when he makes it that far). I don't know what happened to him these last few games but he definitely is not going through his progressions. I think Parcells has been willing to let it go for a while to see if he righted the ship but Bledsoe fell apart last night. When Romo came in last night at the start of the second half, I looked at my wife (a rabid Commanders fan....go figure) and said,"let the games begin."
Third - The defense doesn't know how to blitz. It has to be coaching since we haven't known how to blitz since Haley left. Our guys run all in a pack and lock up on a blocker and stop. We do not know how to charge the gaos and fight free and that's our problem. The line also doesn't run many stunts so the OL doesn't have to think much, making the entire battle just a physical competition.
Fouth and most important - the fun factor. When Romo came in, the ball started flying around, the defense moved off the line of scrimmage, and life was restored to our O. No matter how bad Favre plays some games, don't you wish we had a gunslinger in there so any play could be a touchdown? Don't you wish we would think pass first on first and goal instead of run 2 times and pass on third down? Don't you wish we had a play for 3rd and 13 instead of the draw? I do! And last night it was a lot of fun watching Romo spread the ball, even if some of the receivers were Giants. I hope we keep playing this way for the rest of the season so i can enjoy some exciting offense again. Maybe Parcells will even allow him to adlib a little...wh00t! All Cowboys fans should rally behind Romo and let's just hope he starts to recognize our receivers from all the defenders on the field!
Go Cowboys!
