Troy Aikman Does Not Like Dallas' WR Route Running

[WillieBeamen]

I pay money for All-22 access so I can inform myself, not to do your homework for you. You can scrape a few bucks together and educate yourself, or base your knowledge purely on what this coaching staff tells you. That's up to you.

Oh so in other words, you just chatting

 

[Chasing6]

Could be because Dak cant read a defense post snap so if you arent the primary receiver, why bother.

Could be because he cant read his WR's, because they are not where they are supposed to be.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

If Troy is not wrong, how is it an excuse exactly???

Because both things can be true. The WRs can be running suboptimal routes but Dak can still be missing reads and making terrible throws -- which he has been.

 

[Vtwin]

Didn't read the entire thread, maybe this has been pointed out already.

Aikman would have jumped all over his receivers for lazy and inconsistent route running. Does Dak ever get in their faces?

This team needs a field general in the worst way.

 

[erod]

Troy always defends Dak because he committed his praise to him years ago and must defend it.

But he's not wrong on CeeDee.

 

[Mikexike]

I see “lil bro’n” you got you in your feelings

Nah, All fun n games here.

 

[Cmac]

If you place Cooper Rush or Trey Lance into the starting lineup, we'll immediately be below the Panthers.......immediately.

 

[JeffInDC]

I feel like you've heard me say this on here, I mean you see it every time we play against someone. Someone is WIDE open, or as soon as the ball is snapped, PLAY action, BOOM, guy is wide open, for us it's like pulling teeth!

Scheme is important in today's NFL. The really good offenses show this with their creativity each and every week. All the coaches from the Shanahan Tree are constantly lauded for the innovative ways of basically updating an offense that's been around over 40 years. Even Andy Reid, who learned under Holmgren, has realized for years that you have to update your scheme to keep up with the changes. Simple eye candy in most of those schemes allows those teams to basically run they same type of plays they always have - they just look different to the opposition. It ain't rocket science. Unfortunately, we have stubborn coaches combined with a FO that has coddled their QB for years and he still hasn't become a QB that can carry a team. Oddly enough though, it does seem the 1-2 times a game (or every other game) when Dallas runs a play that has even the least amount of creativity, it generally seems to work. Yet, they NEVER run that play again.

 

[bottleKids]

Amazing we keep getting WRs that run the wrong routes for Dak. I mean this is comical at this point. Dak has no chance with this O Line and run game NONE, but at some point we can't just blame wr's.

 

[WillieBeamen]

Amazing we keep getting WRs that run the wrong routes for Dak. I mean this is comical at this point. Dak has no chance with this O Line and run game NONE, but at some point we can't just blame wr's.

This has been his excuse since 2017. When he started to play poorly.

 

[morat1959]

I love Troy but all our receivers could run exact routes every play and it still wouldn’t help Dak see the field. His brain doesn’t process fast enough.

 

[morat1959]

This has been his excuse since 2017. When he started to play poorly.

Along with every other excuse that doesn’t place blame on Dak.

 

[WillieBeamen]

I love Troy but all our receivers could run exact routes every play and it still wouldn’t help Dak see the field. His brain doesn’t process fast enough.

Ceedee ran a bad route when Dak stared him down the entire time last week apparently

 

[morat1959]

Ceedee ran a bad route when Dak stared him down the entire time last week apparently

Just like Dak seeing the field, lots of fans have no clue what they’re seeing or they are just flat out Dak homers.

 

[WillieBeamen]

Along with every other excuse that doesn’t place blame on Dak.

There wasnt a single post on this site about route running when we beat the Steelers or when Dak led that fake comeback against the Ravens.

Yall wanna know why Ceedee doesnt fw Dak like that? This is why.

He has to take the heat because the QB is cheeks

 

[Coogiguy03]

Scheme is important in today's NFL. The really good offenses show this with their creativity each and every week. All the coaches from the Shanahan Tree are constantly lauded for the innovative ways of basically updating an offense that's been around over 40 years. Even Andy Reid, who learned under Holmgren, has realized for years that you have to update your scheme to keep up with the changes. Simple eye candy in most of those schemes allows those teams to basically run they same type of plays they always have - they just look different to the opposition. It ain't rocket science. Unfortunately, we have stubborn coaches combined with a FO that has coddled their QB for years and he still hasn't become a QB that can carry a team. Oddly enough though, it does seem the 1-2 times a game (or every other game) when Dallas runs a play that has even the least amount of creativity, it generally seems to work. Yet, they NEVER run that play again.

some of those plays that WORK get called back for flags too

 

[Chasing6]

Because both things can be true. The WRs can be running suboptimal routes but Dak can still be missing reads and making terrible throws -- which he has been.

Maybe 9 things can be true.

1. Our GM sucks.
2. We have zero run game.
3. No one believes in our play action.
4. Our scheme sucks - little to zero motion.
5. Zach Martin has severely declined.
6. Steele is stealing Jerry's money.
7. We have 2 rookies learning on the job, playing positions they have never played before.
8. We have 1 WR, who is not QB friendly.
9. Did I mention our GM sucks???

 

[DandyDon52]

I came here to say this very same thing!! I feel like it is BOTH Dak and the WR's that aren't doing well.

then it is coaching, HC and staff. also culture and playbook

 

[JayFord]

I don’t like nothing about this team right now except the star on the helmet

 

[Chasing6]

then it is coaching, HC and staff. also culture and playbook

Yes, and none of that has anything to do with the GM.

I wonder if the President and GM for the Chiefs work full time?

If you had to guess how many hours a week would you think the average GM and President of a NFL team works.