This coaching staff is still horrible

[romothesavior]

End of the first half, you get down inside the ten yard line with about a minute left. Instead of pounding it in and running out the clock, you go to the air and throw a pick. They pick up a FG.

Towards the end of the third quarter, same situation. Ball on the 5 yard line and Zeke is pounding the rock on this drive. What do you do? You go empty set on second and third down. WHAT? It defies all logic.

Then at the end of the game, all tied up with a minute and a half left and you have the ball at your 40 with all three timeouts. Not a single running play and you go three and out in 19 seconds.

And all of this while your QB is playing terrible. The coaches did not help Dak at all tonight.

 

[romothesavior]

The above notwithstanding, Garrett has gotten ballsy lately, which I've appreciated.

 

[Idgit]

There are none so blind.....

It never fails: when the execution is not bad, fans think the problem is the play calling.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I'll admit having a first and goal on the 7 yard line twice....and Zeke only touching the ball one time was extremely frustrating. VERY.

 

[romothesavior]

There are none so blind.....

It never fails: when the execution is not bad, fans think the problem is the play calling.

This is such a huge fallacy. For some, the play calling cannot ever be questioned because to do so must be to question the outcome rather than the playcall. Nonsense.

If you posed any of those situations to me as hypotheticals I would answer the same now as I did then, regardless of the outcome. On the first goal line series, you run the ball (at least in part) to ensure that even if you dont score a TD, you are denying the other team the rock. Im fine with working play action, but you dont just abandon the run entirely.

The other goal line series was even worse. They removed the threat of Zeke entirely by going empty set. I was yelling at the TV as it happened.

And at the end of the 4th quarter, they went totally one dimensional when there was plenty of time to still run the football.

Great win last night, but the situational playcalling from Linehan stunk.

 

[CowboyRoy]

There are none so blind.....

It never fails: when the execution is not bad, fans think the problem is the play calling.

Other than the "going for it" calls last night, the play calling was very troubling. And I am not saying that was Garrett.

Deciding to throw the ball from shotgun 3 times in a row at the end of regulation when you need to either score or run out clock has nothing to do with execution.

With you logic then its NEVER the play calling, its only execution?

 

[CowboyRoy]

This is such a huge fallacy. For some, the play calling cannot ever be questioned because to do so must be to question the outcome rather than the playcall. Nonsense.

If you posed any of those situations to me as hypotheticals I would answer the same now as I did then, regardless of the outcome. On the first goal line series, you run the ball (at least in part) to ensure that even if you dont score a TD, you are denying the other team the rock. Im fine with working play action, but you dont just abandon the run entirely.

The other goal line series was even worse. They removed the threat of Zeke entirely by going empty set. I was yelling at the TV as it happened.

And at the end of the 4th quarter, they went totally one dimensional when there was plenty of time to still run the football.

Great win last night, but the situational playcalling from Linehan stunk.

Yep and was wondering and have been wondering why we dont throw simple passes to Zeke. Like the one that went for 60 yards that got called back for holding. IF they are shutting down the run, then get it to him in space out in the flat or over the middle. Screens, ect....ect.....

 

[Hoov]

Did you guys remember that Schwartz was the Detroit head coach when Linehan was there. I was thinking that could give the eagles some advantage.

 

[CowboyRoy]

I'll admit having a first and goal on the 7 yard line twice....and Zeke only touching the ball one time was extremely frustrating. VERY.

That is play calling.

 

[Stash]

I'll admit having a first and goal on the 7 yard line twice....and Zeke only touching the ball one time was extremely frustrating. VERY.

Kudos to you for being able to admit it. For some, the coaches are always blameless. That's on them.

As good as Linehan has been as a playcaller this season, he called a terrible game on Sunday night. And other than the biggest Cowboys homers, everyone knows it.

Unlike some, I can praise him when he's good, and criticize him when he's not.

He wasn't good Sunday night.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Kudos to you for being able to admit it. For some, the coaches are always blameless. That's on them.

As good as Linehan has been as a playcaller this season, he called a terrible game on Sunday night. And other than the biggest Cowboys homers, everyone knows it.

Unlike some, I can praise him when he's good, and criticize him when he's not.

He wasn't good Sunday night.

I'll take it a step further. Zeke got 2 carries in the 2nd quarter.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

When the Eagles are running cover 0 looks and bringing everyone near the line the answer is not to run the ball.

Dak failed to execute.