Agreed, and I dont see MM running the ball into the teeth of a good Dline just to have rush attempts either, I see more of a directed attack on individual defensive players comming...this will shorten Dak's read progression which will lead to less INT's. Alot of those INT's seemed to come late in a progression when the pocket heat was on...kinda like 99% of all QB's INT's.
Time will tell. I hope for the best
Hawkeye19 wrote a fine wishful post on the offseason corrections to Dak's game he hoped McCarthy could correct and was impressively optimistic as well.
like Dak or dont like Dak is not my point, KM ran a full WR option scheme were you read the field as the play developed and went to whom ever was beating their guy, 2 things with this 1: Every WR had to run the correct option route and the QB had to be on the same page, lots of room for error 2: if Noah Brown and a 50% MG couldnt beat there guy your taunting the pocket clock at 3 to 4 seconds and that is flirting with INT's no matter who the QB is..on to MM and what he has done: he will have a hot read scheme that try's and gets a WR in a mismatch in coverage that is the key play..if its no there he will have basically a 2nd and 3rd read in which he wants the ball to then come out either to the stands or run and slide. he will also use his RB's as recievers for more than dump offs he will scheme texas routes and such to draw the saftey's up looking for his 3 to 4 long balls a game. In short: Lamb should have his best year and it may be by alot and the ball will come out much quicker than it has for many years. But yeah if Dak sucks then none of this matters but early in his career Dak did well with this kind of offense.
I have absolutely zero idea where you came up with that.
Not sure how McCarthy can in anyway simulate Linehan's 2016 version of Dak if that's the playcalling success you refer to, but if that's what you are talking about, I'm all for it.
Lots of people are drunk, then, thinking McCarthy is under job pressure.
How so? what about the WCO background is contradictory to that? I dont think MM will pound the run just to pound the run, if its not there he will figure out another way to get those yards thats the thing about the WCO...RB's are used in the passing game to get 4 to 5 yards alot, you will see more route schemes that try and get matchups than just 4 recievers going out into option routes and needing to read all 4 to make the best play. I'm not saying Dak was good at a run first offense when i say he did well earlier...Im talking about the passing scheme then, it had hot reads and sections of field they were attacking and if it wasnt there run or kill the play...thats how this is the same. Make the 3 reads then go or throw it away.
However far we want to get into dissecting X's an Os and we could, I still arrive at the same conclusion.
I'm hoping, desperately, that what you're saying is true. I've been supporting MM since he got with this team. After reading what Aikman had to say, doubts came rushing in like gangbusters. Maybe I'm trusting in his perception more than what is actually warranted. It sounded like he's inclined to distrust MM, while on the other hand, I can't really blame MM for wanting to eliminate the picks. I've always been one to wait for the proof of such suspicions. I believe I'll revert back to that tendency, rather than jumping to conclusions. The facts usually make themselves known in due time. He's under plenty of pressure from Jerry and Stephen, without a doubt. It goes with the job like peanut butter and jelly. It's also up to Dak to prove himself under pressure. Things always get testy when the FO starts wringing their hands. There's lots to prove for everyone concerned.
Aikman was vague, and just says it will be different lol, and we have to wait and see ! well duh troy, we already knew that.
I don't quite see Dak sitting on the bench, considering the ways that our FO supports him like he's God's gift to football. I suspect MM is under lots of pressure from the FO and can't really blame him for wanting to eliminate the miscues from anyone on the offense. He's been an offensive coach for a majority of his career and it's a compelling habit for him to stick with that determination. I think the players respect him, also.
The Cowboys went into the game against the number one defense in the 9ers with an eroding offensive line that was injured, mixed and matched. Pollard was the only real running threat. And a WR corps built upon spares that cannot gain separation or protect the ball, an injury-recovering receiver who has a specific skill set and - to me - was half-arsing the games toward the end of the season (so glad we re-upped him with a raise.)
It's not just bad QB play that can be fixed. The defense we're up against has a lot to do with it. That D pretty much shut down Rodgers and the Packers a year ago. From what I've heard, Daniel Jones had a good game against the Vikings. How'd he do against Philly? One defense is not like the other.
