The Game Winning Catch, better than you think

[Roadtrip635]

There certainly was an amount of luck on that play, but it was a big time play. It all happened so fast, I don't think most fans appreciate how well Dak and Amari executed the play. Dak is often and rightfully so in many instances of holding the ball, not reading the blitz or trusting the receiver, but not on that play. It's a 7 man blitz, 7 Man Blitz, Dak knows he has no time and has to make the throw quick, accurately and trust the WR to be where he's supposed to be. Here's a great view of what's coming at him.




I've seen people say it was a horrible throw but Dak had to put it where he expected the WR to be, he didn't have time because of the blitz to try to adjust and it was placed right between the numbers.


Amari said afterwards, that he saw that the DB was sitting on the slant route and knew he had to run through the route to win position.. To the DBs credit, he made a great play on the ball, but Amari was better and was exactly where his QB expected him to be, couldn't afford not to be. If that ball is late, high or inside, it's a INT, but instead it goes for a game winning TD. Dak made a great throw and had anticipation and confidence in his WR to be there. I don't know if we have another WR that we could trust to make that play and Dak can trust in him, that cannot be undersold. Amari said after the game, even when he's covered, he's not covered and plays like that bolsters the confidence of a young QB.

There was a higher level of difficulty on that play than first meets the eye, especially when you consider the situation, the coverage and the blitz. There's a lot of room for improvement, but seeing that kinda of throw and catch in the clutch should be encouraging for all us Cowboys fans to see.

Praise or bash away, but every time we play the Eagles from now on, that highlight reel play will be replayed to haunt their fans for a long time.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Dak had a blitzer right in his face as he was attempting the throw. Actually, Dak passed the ball right between the blitzer's outreached hands that were right in Dak's face.

 

[Setackin]

I wonder what ppl would have thought about Romo if he had started since his rookie year, and wasn’t coached by 2 HoFers and didn’t a SB winning QB to watch.

 

[Roadtrip635]

Dak had a blitzer right in his face as he was attempting the throw. Actually, Dak passed the ball right between the blitzer's outreached hands that were right in Dak's face.

That's a good angle too. It was a lot better throw and better job by Amari than it first looked like when it happened. Amari did a great job of getting position even when the DB knew what was coming. Still hard to believe we called a pass down there, I loved the call to go for the walk off win instead of settling for a FG.

 

[GMO415]

I wonder what ppl would have thought about Romo if he had started since his rookie year, and wasn’t coached by 2 HoFers and didn’t a SB winning QB to watch.

Romo wouldn't have been our QB very long then.....

 

[ZekeTrain]

Single coverage, no? Why did they not do what they did earlier and adjust the route when they saw the guy sitting inside? Anything breaking outside or even a fade would have been an easy score. The tip went our way this time but it still seems reckless given what Cooper said about the DB's alignment.

 

[Kevinicus]

There certainly was an amount of luck on that play, but it was a big time play. It all happened so fast, I don't think most fans appreciate how well Dak and Amari executed the play. Dak is often and rightfully so in many instances of holding the ball, not reading the blitz or trusting the receiver, but not on that play. It's a 7 man blitz, 7 Man Blitz, Dak knows he has no time and has to make the throw quick, accurately and trust the WR to be where he's supposed to be. Here's a great view of what's coming at him.




I've seen people say it was a horrible throw but Dak had to put it where he expected the WR to be, he didn't have time because of the blitz to try to adjust and it was placed right between the numbers.


Amari said afterwards, that he saw that the DB was sitting on the slant route and knew he had to run through the route to win position.. To the DBs credit, he made a great play on the ball, but Amari was better and was exactly where his QB expected him to be, couldn't afford not to be. If that ball is late, high or inside, it's a INT, but instead it goes for a game winning TD. Dak made a great throw and had anticipation and confidence in his WR to be there. I don't know if we have another WR that we could trust to make that play and Dak can trust in him, that cannot be undersold. Amari said after the game, even when he's covered, he's not covered and plays like that bolsters the confidence of a young QB.

There was a higher level of difficulty on that play than first meets the eye, especially when you consider the situation, the coverage and the blitz. There's a lot of room for improvement, but seeing that kinda of throw and catch in the clutch should be encouraging for all us Cowboys fans to see.

Praise or bash away, but every time we play the Eagles from now on, that highlight reel play will be replayed to haunt their fans for a long time.

A pass can be accurate but still be horrible.

 

[Future]

A pass can be accurate but still be horrible.

Pretty much.

You don't throw the slant route against a corner with inside leverage and a flat-foot read. A good corner picks that and takes it to the house. If anything, a good ball here is another 3 feet behind Cooper and at his ankles - not between the 1 and the 9 - where the DB has no opportunity to make a play.

 

[Idgit]

A pass can be accurate but still be horrible.

It can’t be a game winner and still be horrible though.

 

[atlantacowboy]

There certainly was an amount of luck on that play, but it was a big time play. It all happened so fast, I don't think most fans appreciate how well Dak and Amari executed the play. Dak is often and rightfully so in many instances of holding the ball, not reading the blitz or trusting the receiver, but not on that play. It's a 7 man blitz, 7 Man Blitz, Dak knows he has no time and has to make the throw quick, accurately and trust the WR to be where he's supposed to be. Here's a great view of what's coming at him.




I've seen people say it was a horrible throw but Dak had to put it where he expected the WR to be, he didn't have time because of the blitz to try to adjust and it was placed right between the numbers.


Amari said afterwards, that he saw that the DB was sitting on the slant route and knew he had to run through the route to win position.. To the DBs credit, he made a great play on the ball, but Amari was better and was exactly where his QB expected him to be, couldn't afford not to be. If that ball is late, high or inside, it's a INT, but instead it goes for a game winning TD. Dak made a great throw and had anticipation and confidence in his WR to be there. I don't know if we have another WR that we could trust to make that play and Dak can trust in him, that cannot be undersold. Amari said after the game, even when he's covered, he's not covered and plays like that bolsters the confidence of a young QB.

There was a higher level of difficulty on that play than first meets the eye, especially when you consider the situation, the coverage and the blitz. There's a lot of room for improvement, but seeing that kinda of throw and catch in the clutch should be encouraging for all us Cowboys fans to see.

Praise or bash away, but every time we play the Eagles from now on, that highlight reel play will be replayed to haunt their fans for a long time.

I love game winning plays as much as the next cowboy fan, but that was pure luck. How many tipped passes end up in the hands of the WR? Not many. I credit Amari for adjusting his route and sticking with the ball. That catch requires great reflexes, but it was a poorly thrown ball.

 

[jazzcat22]

And enter the fans that look at the negative side to it...

I knew the comments about lucky not being picked, should have been thrown more outside. Would come about. But with 7 defenders come at you. and one within reach of batting it down. The pass was close enough. He threw it to where it would be caught, at least for a 1st down, or be incomplete.

If the defender was right on Cooper, then would Dak have just thrown it away, or over thrown it to see if Cooper could run to catch it. Who knows.
As maybe a better DB would have had tighter coverage. But the DB did what he was supposed to do. Defend the slant route 1st. He bit, went inside. Cooper stayed outside as he seen that, and did what he was supposed to do.

All I know is we finally got one of those tipped balls our way. Well, actually have had a few in the last several games. With one being LVE's interception.

Seems the past 20 years they all went against us. I hope we get a 20 year run of them going for us.

What matters is they made plays when they needed to.
If one wants to look at it as it was good luck it happened as it was a bad play, or if one looks at it as a good play the way it happened. That is up to them.
I am just elated eighth the win.

 

[sunalsorises]

I like that Dak threw it with some anticipation and did so with a guy in his face. I'm really happy he didn't pull the ball down and take a sack after trying to scramble. It was a good throw but the play call was terrible. The DB was playing that route and was unfortunate not to have broken it up. A throw to the flag would have been an easy throw and catch for a TD but that wasn't the play called.

 

[Roadtrip635]

Pretty much.

You don't throw the slant route against a corner with inside leverage and a flat-foot read. A good corner picks that and takes it to the house. If anything, a good ball here is another 3 feet behind Cooper and at his ankles - not between the 1 and the 9 - where the DB has no opportunity to make a play.

Look and see where his feet are positioned, the ball is on the outside and Amari uses his body to shield the defender. That was their best CB, well 2nd best since Amari shredded their #1 CB's knees and sent him to IR with an ACL tear, when he tried to keep up with Amari a few weeks ago. He didn't send this CB to IR, but he did make him cry. Besides, why would you assume, that if it was a different team or "better" CB that we would call that same play?

 

[jazzcat22]

Look and see where his feet are positioned, the ball is on the outside and Amari uses his body to shield the defender. That was their best CB, well 2nd best since Amari shredded their #1 CB's knees and sent him to IR with an ACL tear, when he tried to keep up with Amari a few weeks ago. He didn't send this CB to IR, but he did make him cry. Besides, why would you assume, that if it was a different team or "better" CB that we would call that same play?

Cry Eagles Cry

 

[Future]

Look and see where his feet are positioned, the ball is on the outside and Amari uses his body to shield the defender. That was their best CB, well 2nd best since Amari shredded their #1 CB's knees and sent him to IR with an ACL tear, when he tried to keep up with Amari a few weeks ago. He didn't send this CB to IR, but he did make him cry. Besides, why would you assume, that if it was a different team or "better" CB that we would call that same play?

The ball is not outside. If that's your definition of "down and away," then we just disagree. Right in your OP you posted a tweet talking about hitting Amari right in the numbers...

Because this offense doesn't adjust to defenses or personnel, ever.

 

[Pantone282C]

There certainly was an amount of luck on that play, but it was a big time play. It all happened so fast, I don't think most fans appreciate how well Dak and Amari executed the play. Dak is often and rightfully so in many instances of holding the ball, not reading the blitz or trusting the receiver, but not on that play. It's a 7 man blitz, 7 Man Blitz, Dak knows he has no time and has to make the throw quick, accurately and trust the WR to be where he's supposed to be. Here's a great view of what's coming at him.




I've seen people say it was a horrible throw but Dak had to put it where he expected the WR to be, he didn't have time because of the blitz to try to adjust and it was placed right between the numbers.


Amari said afterwards, that he saw that the DB was sitting on the slant route and knew he had to run through the route to win position.. To the DBs credit, he made a great play on the ball, but Amari was better and was exactly where his QB expected him to be, couldn't afford not to be. If that ball is late, high or inside, it's a INT, but instead it goes for a game winning TD. Dak made a great throw and had anticipation and confidence in his WR to be there. I don't know if we have another WR that we could trust to make that play and Dak can trust in him, that cannot be undersold. Amari said after the game, even when he's covered, he's not covered and plays like that bolsters the confidence of a young QB.

There was a higher level of difficulty on that play than first meets the eye, especially when you consider the situation, the coverage and the blitz. There's a lot of room for improvement, but seeing that kinda of throw and catch in the clutch should be encouraging for all us Cowboys fans to see.

Praise or bash away, but every time we play the Eagles from now on, that highlight reel play will be replayed to haunt their fans for a long time.

It was a bang bang play. Dak threw it instead of eating it. If for no other reason, the look of helpless disaster on the DB's face was priceless, especially since we sent the haughty Iggles back to Filthydelphia with a loss and a fair chance of missing the playoffs.

 

[Little Jr]

It was a good throw and a good route. I can't remember who it was but they mentioned Cooper running the route and making contact with the defender. Some wr wouldnt have done that and just stopped on the route or ease up but Cooper didn't. There is actually great example of the same route around the same part of the field earlier in the game. Ertz ran a similar route against Brown and stopped on the route and if Brown would've been looking back it would've been a pick.

 

[Roadtrip635]

The ball is not outside. If that's your definition of "down and away," then we just disagree. Right in your OP you posted a tweet talking about hitting Amari right in the numbers...

Because this offense doesn't adjust to defenses or personnel, ever.

Never in any post did I say "down and away", so hard to see how I defined it. The pic, clearly shows from the position of his feet he is leaning away from the defender. Yes it was between the numbers, even though he was leaning outside, to shield the ball. You can't throw it too far outside, since he would be moving away from the pass. Sure it could have been 2 more inches to the right, but some people will still find fault in a walk off TD in OT. Congrats, you're "That Guy".

 

[Reality]

Romo wouldn't have been our QB very long then.....

Exactly! I was one of the first people on this site to jump on the Romo bandwagon during his first season, but he was not ready to be a starter then. He had a soft throw and tended to float a lot of his passes.

What I liked about him was that he had great instincts, but he needed time to develop his actual football skills before hitting the field as a starter.

 

[Reality]

Dak had a blitzer right in his face as he was attempting the throw. Actually, Dak passed the ball right between the blitzer's outreached hands that were right in Dak's face.

I was about to post the same thing. Dak threw it in the only spot he could. I'm just glad he didn't turn his back and start trying to outrun the majority of the Eagles defense toward the other end zone like he has been doing at various times.