The Linehan play calling thread

[bodi]

WELL IT ALL STARTS WITH MURRAY FUMBLE

IIF HE HAD NOT LOST IT WE SCORE WE DEMOWALIZE THEM

AND ROMO DOES NOT GET HURT

then can't run it in from the f yard line

 

[PoundTheRock]

Why was Cole Beasley on the field so much? That dude really grinds my gears. A game like tonight was where he should've shown his worth to the team. If a WR who can only play the slot couldn't produce when the other team is doing nothing, but blitzing what value does he add??

 

[Refugee1]

Here is a little game for you to start your day

Scenario 1

You are 10-7 down in the third quarter. Your quarterback is out of the game injured. So your back-up quarterback is in.

Its 2nd and goal at the 3

You have a running back who is over 1,000 yards for the season in 8 games and already has 120 rushing yards this game

Your offensive line is superb in run blocking, but struggling to pass block as the defense is constantly blitzing and blitzing well

Do you

a) Run it twice, with what has made you successful to score the touchdown

b) Run it at least the first time, then fall back to the pass if you need to

c) Pass it twice?


Scenario 2

You are 20-17 down in overtime. You have to score. Its 2nd and 3.

You know you have to go for it on 4th down if necessary

Your starting quarterback is back in but looking less than 100%, not too mobile and they are going to be coming at him

You have a running back who is over 1,000 yards for the season in 8 games and already has 140 rushing yards this game

Your offensive line is superb in run blocking, but struggling to pass block as the defense is constantly blitzing and blitzing well

Do you

a) Run it 2nd down, run it 3rd down, back what has made you successful to get the 3 yards

b) at least run it to start with, then go from there

c) Pass it three times into all out blitzes?


If you answered

a) to both - ok, a bit conservative but no one can blame you

b) ok, you are playing the percentages, seems reasonable

combinations of a) and b) depending on the situation, fair enough

c) Congratulations you are the Offensive co-ordinator of the Dallas Cowboys!

 

[Longboysfan]

It was bad. Let's leave it at that. lol

Yes. Overtime - Rotten.

 

[khiladi]

I'm surprised the lack of screens to counter the blitz. On the drive with Weeden, they got major yardage on it. Don't get me started on the dumb fumble by Murray in the first half. And Romo and the OL not adjusting to any blitzes, despite the line being stacked.

 

[Eddie]

This is what happens when we drink the koolaid. The hype machine was so overblown that we didn't have a chance.

Maybe this game will settle the team down.

We're not what our record says. We're two plays from being 4-4. That's the real level of this team.

Plus, getting away from the run burned us again. Live and learn. It just sucks that I gave up that sleep to watch this sorry bunch.

 

[gmoney112]

Yeah, Linehan should have ran more, absolutely. I understand, but don't agree, with his reasoning though that one of his running backs might possibly cough it up in OT to end the game, if that was his logic. We had two fumbles on the ground resulting in a possible 14 point swing. That's unacceptable, and that's on the RB's where I put most of the blame for this loss. But still, on 2nd and 2, you have to have a short memory and go with the obvious choice.

I thought it was awesome how Weeden did not try and hide at all who he was throwing to, and Dez still should have had that catch. It hit him right in the chest, he probably felt really dumb. I'm just hoping it gets Dez fired up for next week.

The only thing I really have a problem with Linehan doing, besides the OT drive, is the inability to get his line adjusted to the blitz. It honestly looked like they knew our zone scheme pretty well and just simply overloaded the zones with additional blitzers, with the ability to always have someone running unimpeded to Romo. That group of guys doesn't get dominated like that without something going completely wrong. It seems like we never had enough blockers on the field, and overall seemed like a general lack of pass protection. I don't remember seeing much max protect, at all.

I didn't notice it much, so I'm going to assume we didn't run much 12 personnel? If so, that's surprising to me. Seems like it'd allow you a little flexibility to run/pass when the defense sends the house half the time.

In the end, Linehan called a good enough game to win even though it wasn't pretty. If the ball doesn't pop out twice and Dez doesn't body catch a fastball, we might have won that game by 20 points. But the adjusting was awful, and that's on Linehan. He got schooled, and it's going to be a long week for him to gameplan for the Cardinals, but the fumbles absolutely killed us today. We've lost the most fumbles in the entire NFL.

 

[TrailBlazer]

Nah, wasn't bad. Murray was still breaking off big runs. Our Oline can't pass protect. Totally inept as pass protection.

Tony has to get the protection right. When you are one blocker short every time that's what happens.

 

[BAZ]

IIF HE HAD NOT LOST IT WE SCORE WE DEMOWALIZE THEM

http://i402.***BLOCKED***/albums/pp103/mkava/sewious.jpg

 

[Everson24]

I still don't know how we don't run it every play in OT. In that situation we have 4 downs to make a first. That's 2.5 yards per carry!

I think if I were Garrett as we headed to overtime I would have gone up to the offensive line and Murray and told them we win or lose this game with them. Romo was rally gimpy and rattled and they should have done nothing but run Murray. I bet they would have at least gotten into FG range and maybe Murrary even breaks a long one and we win. I was hoping that's what we would do but after 8 yards on first down, 3 straight passes.

 

[Everson24]

On another note, it doesn't help that Dez or Williams couldn't seem to beat their men either.

Linehan and Garrett probably counted on these guys to beat single coverage and they rarely did.

 

[khiladi]

Why was Cole Beasley on the field so much? That dude really grinds my gears. A game like tonight was where he should've shown his worth to the team. If a WR who can only play the slot couldn't produce when the other team is doing nothing, but blitzing what value does he add??

Dallas has never handled these type of blitzes well. They simply don't scheme for it. I don't think they even know what a hot-route is. Beasley could have killed them, every time the Commanders brought the house on quick passes.

 

[LatinMind]

We needed to pass it to Dez, deep, and high, in those blitz situations, max protect, and launch it. Let him make a play, or draw PI. Horrible adjustments.

Still Romo's line checks, Murray's missed assignments, and O-Line got schooled. Bottom Line.

OL got schooled? Dallas dominated on 1st and 2nd down. On 3rd down they simply rushed more men then you can block. Thats on Romo. Announcers highlighted that during the game and showed there were no safeties back deep. A simple cross by Dez would be a TD in any of them plays. Romo blew it. He needs to recognize that and adjust. He did once with 2 audibles in one presnap and result was a first down on a check down to murray. In the overtime he had the first down if he ran. Every single one of the DL was behind him locked up in blocks. If you look to the right all you see a open field not one cowboy or Commander

 

[bodi]

The only thing I really have a problem with Linehan doing, besides the OT drive, is the inability to get his line adjusted to the blitz. It honestly looked like they knew our zone scheme pretty well and just simply overloaded the zones with additional blitzers, with the ability to always have someone running unimpeded to Romo. That group of guys doesn't get dominated like that without something going completely wrong. It seems like we never had enough blockers on the field, and overall seemed like a general lack of pass protection. I don't remember seeing much max protect, at all.

that's on CALLAHAN hes the O LINE COACH

 

[Doomsday]

Where is the motion in this offense? You cant double what you cant find, Dallas makes it way too easy for teams to scheme for them by not moving their WRs around. Why no use some motion to add some confusion to who is covering who, or to get Dez or Williams matched up on a nickel corner or LB? Washington just played their CBs 10 yards off the ball and blitzed like made dogs, occasionally dropping people to take away the slants. You would think if they put Williams in motion and simply ran him across the field it would be darn near impossible for a DB playing 10 yards off him to run him down.

 

[theSHOW]

WELL IT ALL STARTS WITH MURRAY FUMBLE

IIF HE HAD NOT LOST IT WE SCORE WE DEMOWALIZE THEM

AND ROMO DOES NOT GET HURT

then can't run it in from the f yard line

You can't blame Murray. DM had his best running game of this MVP season. Longest run YTD longest reception YTD and could have been given the ball a few more times and he would have won the game. You always off dude. Always totally wrong. Maybe you could just read instead of posting.

 

[ilykdrama]

when ave 15 guys gashing thru line its pretty hard to contain that. Most teams don't do it because it leaves both CB out on island but for some very very strange reason those young Washington CB didn't need help against Dez or Williams. I have been watching football long time and I have never seen a defense blitz to that extent.

when you have 15 guys gashing thru line its pretty hard to contain that. Most teams don't do it because it leaves both CB out on island but for some very very strange reason those young Washington CB didn't need help against Dez or Williams. I have been watching football long time and I have never seen a defense blitz to that extent.

I think that is VERY concerning for me. Dez and Williams not being able to get separation 1 on 1. It seems they're always making a contested catch. I know they don't have Djax speed, but Dez is supposed to be one of the top 3 Wr's in the league, the catch he made at the goal line was unbelievable, but I have a hard time processing how he can't get separation throughout the game. I realize he's getting doubled also. But he missed a couple catches yesterday too.

 

[TrailBlazer]

A lot of it is romo audibles. Is it a coincidence we started scoring when weeden came in? He just executed the play calls

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

http://i402.***BLOCKED***/albums/pp103/mkava/sewious.jpg

LOL..........


OK, that's funny.

 

[Doomsday101]

Get ready Linehan you are about to be thrown under the bus. lol