Vela: Cowboys by the Numbers- Offense

[28 Joker]

Cowboys by the Numbers — Offense

Posted: September 9, 2008 @ 10:17 pm

Here are the offensive stats against Cleveland:
Run Offense vs. Cleveland

RunBarberJonesChoiceTotalToss L---0-0OT-L4-8--4-8Iso-L--2-42-4Power-L---0-0Bend-L-1-11-152-16Wham L---0-0Draw3-27--3-27Dive2-3--2-3Wham R1-2--1-2Bend R-2-3-2-3Power R-4-52-4-52Iso-R-1-12-73-8OT-R3-7--3-7Toss R3-321-3-4-33
Dallas skewed to its right in preseason and was decidedly right handed against the Browns. Marc Colombo is run blocking much better this year and Cory Procter is subbing for Kyle Kosier at left guard. Makes sense to me. Note also how each runner had signature plays, even in the span of one game. For Marion Barber it’s the toss right. For Felix Jones, it’s power right, the counter Emmitt Smith ran a million times in the second Super Bowl win over Buffalo.

Run Offense — by QTR.

BarberJonesChoiceTotal1st QTR5-19--5-192nd QTR6-45--6-453rd QTR5-163-31-8-474th QTR-6-325-2611-58Total16-809-635-2630-169
Note how the carry totals increase every quarter. By the fourth Dallas was beating down the Cleveland front. Those eleven carries came on a clock-killing ten and a half minute drive.
Receivers vs. Cleveland

playerattemptscompletionsyardsYPATerrell Owens858710.9Patrick Crayton668213.7Jason Witten969610.7Isaiah Stanback32248.0Tony Curtis1188.0Marion Barber43215.25Tashard Choice1123.0Total3224320
The attempt percentages are roughly the same as last year, with Witten and T.O. splitting the two biggest pieces of the passing pie. Patrick Crayton was busy as well and had fine numbers.
Receivers — Targets

playervs. SCvs. NRCvs. Svs. LBTerrell Owens41-3Patrick Crayton312-Jason Witten2-34Isaiah Stanback3---Tony Curtis---1Marion Barber---4Tashard Choice---1Total122513% of Att.37.5%6.3%15.6%40.6%
I mentioned in the pregame writeups last week that Jason Garrett does a fine job of matching his best weapons against an opponent’s weakest ones. Look at the ridiculous number of passes that Owens, Crayton and Witten got against linebackers, safeties and backup corners. (NRC stands for non-rated cornerbacks.)
Quarterbacks vs. Cleveland

playeratt.yds.YPAComp. %BDBD %INTsTony Romo3232010.075.026.251
A typical Romo line. The bad decisions, both of which came inside the Cleveland ten, bother me. This is the same nonsense Romo pulled in the Houston preseason game. If he’ll take better care of the ball inside the the ten, nobody can stop him.
Offensive Line, Pass Blocking vs. Cleveland

Player
Pos.
Sacks All.Blown Blks.# HoldingFlozell AdamsLT021Cory ProcterLG041Andre GurodeC010Leonard Davis
RG001Marc Colombo
RT020
Looking for a caveat among all the euphoria? Note the number of blown blocks. Almost all of these came in the 3rd quarter, as the linemen seemed to lose their focus after halftime. They bounced back in the 4th quarter, but they’re playing a very good and smart Eagles D this week. A fade like this mid or late-game against those guys could hurt.
Number of Rushers - Plays

• 3 rushers — 5 plays;
• 4 rushers — 19 plays;
• 5 rushers — 6 plays;
• 6 rushers — 1 play;
• 7 rushers — 1 play

Another caveat. The Browns rarely blitzed heavily. They tried bringing a 4th man from a variety of locations and the Cowboys stopped them with ease. When the Browns did bring five, six and seven men, they got pressure. I’m sure Jim Johnson is aware of this. I’m sure Hudson Houck is too.


Written by Rafael Vela · Filed Under Games
Tagged: Cleveland Browns, Dallas Cowboys, game stats

 

[28 Joker]

This didn't work. I should have known better to try it. You can take it down. It is interesting to look at if you can read it. Obviously, you can't read this.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Interesting stats to say the least.......

 

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Interesting stats to say the least......

What stood out to you?

 

[JonJon]

This didn't work. I should have known better to try it. You can take it down. It is interesting to look at if you can read it. Obviously, you can't read this.

It can still work. Learn the HTML language.

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/html/article.php/3478131

Thanks for the post though.

 

[percyhoward]

Here's the link.

The more of this kind of info you get, it leaves you wanting more. (would have been cool to see what the average gain was against the different number of rushers, or how each receiver did when covered by a LB as opposed to a CB, etc.). And there is a certain amount of subjectivity involved with the blown blocks, but...

That first table especially is a thing of beauty.

 

[28 Joker]

Here's the link.

The more of this kind of info you get, it leaves you wanting more. (would have been cool to see what the average gain was against the different number of rushers, or how each receiver did when covered by a LB as opposed to a CB, etc.). And there is a certain amount of subjectivity involved with the blown blocks, but...

That first table especially is a thing of beauty.

percyhoward,

Good job on the link. I should have put it up.

 

[28 Joker]

It can still work. Learn the HTML language.

http://www.htmlgoodies.com/primers/html/article.php/3478131

Thanks for the post though.

Thanks. Computers are definately an information tool for me, and that is about it. Glad you liked the post.

 

[AdamJT13]

And there is a certain amount of subjectivity involved with the blown blocks

Most graders assign a "blown block" only when it produces a negative result — a tackle for loss, sack, quarterback hurry/hit, etc.

The NFL statistician gave Cleveland credit for only one QB hit, no tackles for loss and no sacks, so Vela's nine "blown blocks" aren't comparable to the blown blocks kept by other sources.