Thoughts after two games

I personally don't understand why we keep using the two tight end set so much.
Especially since we don't really have any dominant tight ends on the roster (Rico). It just really bogs down our passing game and our aerial assault.

It sucks that we didn't have Austin and Beasley in there, I can see some explosive plays with all of our receivers on Deck.

I've said this for 2 years now and I will keep saying it. We are Dynamic run blocking team, but we are an above-average pass-blocking team. If you look at the Patriots, they are a below-average run-blocking team and a superior pass-blocking team. That's why Tom Brady is standing today.

I am a believer in Kris Richard, but I don't know if I am a believer in Rod Marinelli.

The Zone schemes he runs out is iffy at best.
 
Risen Star said:
No actually I'm not. You seem to be excusing poor play by being vanilla. I'm saying everybody just lining up and playing without gameplanning for a specific opponent levels the playing field and exposes the talent.
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No. I am saying they were playing vanilla. All teams play vanilla. I didn't say anything at all about game planning .We all know that Garrett can't game plan. That's a given. And you agree with it.
 
I believe a large part of this game offensively was trying to find out what they have at TE. They were continually putting the TEs in different scenarios, obviously forcing the issue, so that they got a good look at how they might respond if/when they make the team.

In training camp they have learned just about everything they can from this group since our LBs generally handle them fairly easily. They needed another team to be the true litmus test. It was never going to look pretty, it wasn't designed to. Preseason is for roster evaluation ... nothing else.
 
Clove said:
I personally don't understand why we keep using the two tight end set so much.
Especially since we don't really have any dominant tight ends on the roster (Rico). It just really bogs down our passing game and our aerial assault.

It sucks that we didn't have Austin and Beasley in there, I can see some explosive plays with all of our receivers on Deck.

I've said this for 2 years now and I will keep saying it. We are Dynamic run blocking team, but we are an above-average pass-blocking team. If you look at the Patriots, they are a below-average run-blocking team and a superior pass-blocking team. That's why Tom Brady is standing today.

I am a believer in Kris Richard, but I don't know if I am a believer in Rod Marinelli.

The Zone schemes he runs out is iffy at best.
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Simple, because you can influence weak or strong, pass out of it, power the rungame, and deal with the three four more efficiently. Whatever the Cowboys trot out, we want the league preparing for nothing, or not preparing for the new passing offense..
 
Billyd said:
LOW, this icon shall now be named..
The messenger!!! Que them from Escape to witch mountain!!
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my observations thus far. Jaylon, looks like he is coming into what all the Dilly was about.
Heath, has grown some new ones being aggressive and help making the stops.
Dak, is all that and bag of chips. Block for him and he'll get it done.
Zeke, needs a few reps to stay grounded.
Gallup, is big surprise. Man can run and catch. More love for him.
DL, overall is good group. Stopping the run and getting pressure. Im content.
Green, needs to get bagged and shipped UPS>
DB's, B+ response time is good, fast and not afraid.
Defense overall, B+. Hungry grp. I'm content.
Offense overall, B. THey still win in the trenches most of time. Receivers are getting open. Suspect playing does not help.

.............all this from 1st team observ. 2nd and 3rd teams, well, they are learning. ;)..
 
Our starters and even to some extent our second team are dominant so far. It sucks that our further on down the line guys are just awful. We have no depth at all in a lot of areas. But I still really like what I've seen from the guys starting out. It'll still come down to Dak Prescott being consistent this year because we won't have as much talent at receiver so we need him to step up and make plays. But he has done that before. Our defense unless it hits the injury bug will be about as stout as anyone's in the league. We suddenly have some stout defensive ends. We know where DLaw is. Taco has been a force this preseason. Gregory shows talent but isn't very disciplined. Those 3 guys will get to the QB a ton.
 
I am curious, which 1T got the most action with the ones last night?
 
rocyaice said:
But Wentz didn't win a MVP because his body broke down from taking stupid hits.
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That's right. We made the better choice of a QB who can't play because Wentz hurt his knee his 2nd year while putting his team into position for the 1 seed as everyone's MVP favorite.

Tell me again how I can't evaluate QBs and you can.
 
Sydla said:
Let's start with the surprises to me:

- I never thought I'd be saying this, but I am pretty content with where we are at DE and LB. I had concerns about both but the play of guys like Charlton and Thomas have alleviated a lot of concern. I thought Thomas was just going to be a JAG but he's been really impressive at LB in the role we will ask him to play.

The positives:

- I thought we'd be solid outside at CB. I've long said Jones is a CB, not a S. Between him and Awuzie, I think we have two guys that we should have confidence in over a full season. I can't remember the last time we had two guys outside with the athleticism these two guys have.

- Heath, who I think is just average, has had a good camp thus far. Really has locked down the SS position thus far and when in the past, I've noticed gaffes by him, I rarely have heard his name in telecasts, which to me is a good thing.

- OL, overall, has been what we should expect. Williams has had his struggles but I think as he gets more exposure, he'll be fine. Martin's injury, obviously is a big key.

- Pass rush has been pretty good and it seems, at least in preseason, they are messing around with more blitzing, trying to utilize some of the skill sets of our guys, specifically Jaylon Smith.

The concerns:

- People will try to write this off as just preseason, but I really worry about us being able to push the ball down the field on offense. I also worry that Prescott is going to be that dink and dunker. Last night, there was a play on that first drive where we were in 3rd and 7 and Cincy brought a blitz. Prescott had a bit of time but immediately threw a 3 yard out to Beasley who was essentially covered by two guys and stopped well short of the sticks. There was a lot of that last year as well. It has to change.

- While happy with Heath thus far, S overall is a real concern, especially if that hamstring is a lingering issue for Woods. Hopefully we find out something soon. I still don't have a clue as to what the front office was thinking only having three viable safeties on the roster when there were some decent, not great, options in FA that they could have brought in for cheap to give them a bit of a cushion. If Woods is out or it's an injury that nags him for awhile, we are simply in trouble at S and not many options now to handle it.

- Depth along the OL is concerning and something that sunk us last year. You can't assume we will remain healthy all year long. I won't go crazy yet on Fleming as he's a vet with a track record of competent play, but he's looked blah thus far. Looney is OK but he's really suited for a spot start or maybe a few series, not a longer term plug in as a backup. Green? Ugh. Edwards? He might be the best of the bunch even as a rookie.

- I still have concerns about DT but in fairness, they have not been beat up badly. But I wonder if they can hold up against better running teams.

- Pass catchers............. TE looks average and that might be me being kind. WR? Yes Austin is out but I am not one that thinks he's an elite playmaker at this point in his career. Gallup continues to flash potential but is a rookie. A couple of overhead shots in the first two games showed not a lot of separation from WRs. Maybe that's also due to scheme? On the TD were Prescott scrambled, if you watch the play, 4 receivers ran 4 simple routes, all were easily covered and it was only the breakdown of the play that freed Williams. So I still harbor concerns about this passing O.

- Slot CB. Not much to say there.
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I agree regarding LBers and DE’s. I am starting to really like our LBer’s a lot. If Lee can stay healthy throughout the season the LBers will be the strength of our D. The backup O line has been bad. Like Nate Newton said, they are not giving the 2nd and 3rd strong QB’s a chance to show their skills. Brown and Lewis have both struggled at CB. Thought both would be playing much better.
 
Risen Star said:
That's right. We made the better choice of a QB who can't play because Wentz hurt his knee his 2nd year while putting his team into position for the 1 seed as everyone's MVP favorite.

Tell me again how I can't evaluate QBs and you can.
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His defense put him in position to win the number 1 seed....all they did was win a ring after he went down lol.
 
rocyaice said:
His defense put him in position to win the number 1 seed....all they did was win a ring after he went down lol.
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Yeah he had nothing to do with it. Didn't play well at all.

You're embarrassing yourself. Even for you.
 
Risen Star said:
That's right. We made the better choice of a QB who can't play because Wentz hurt his knee his 2nd year while putting his team into position for the 1 seed as everyone's MVP favorite.

Tell me again how I can't evaluate QBs and you can.
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The same 1 seed that Dak won his rookie year?

But Dak was carried by all the talent around him. All the talent acquired by the horrific front office you constantly criticize.

Meanwhile Carson carried a team to the 1 seed. A team that won a championship without him.

The hypocrisy is out of this world.
 
Sydla said:
People will try to write this off as just preseason, but I really worry about us being able to push the ball down the field on offense. I also worry that Prescott is going to be that dink and dunker. Last night, there was a play on that first drive where we were in 3rd and 7 and Cincy brought a blitz. Prescott had a bit of time but immediately threw a 3 yard out to Beasley who was essentially covered by two guys and stopped well short of the sticks. There was a lot of that last year as well. It has to change.
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Dak is coached to dink and dunk and not throw the ball into harms way or take chances. He plays like a backup QB. Playing not to lose the game. Dak is coached by 2 former backup QBs in Kellen Moore and Jason Garrett.This is Garretts philosophy. Let the other team lose the game, rather than go winning it yourself. I expect more of the same. And frankly, i expect to have some difficulties moving the ball through the air. Especially when were forced into 3rd and 8+
 
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