Was Kellen Moore questioned about the failed trick play?

[terra]

As well as future defenses.

Good coaching will establish some tendencies throughout the season which they can try and exploit down the road.

maybe one day we will have someone that does that

 

[Creeper]

I hated the trick play when they first ran it but after watching the game again I noticed a couple of things. First, the Eagles Maddox took a huge gamble shooting in on Dak on that play. I have never seen any defender read that so quickly and make such a sprint into the backfield. But Dak had Gallup wide open in the seam and if he had gotten the ball off to Gallup it would have been a TD because there was no one in front of him.

Something they did on that play must have tipped off the Eagles safety. Part of those plays, to be successful, is selling it to the defense. The defense has to be convinced that it was an end around. There is no way the safety from where he was positioned could have seen Turpin stop and throw the ball to Dak, so it had to be something he saw from Dak. I have not seen the Cowboys fool many teams when they run those trick plays. It has to be in their execution. But Moore insists on running them anyway, despite the fact the Cowboys have been moving the ball really well and those plays have rarely been successful for Dallas.

I wish he would throw those plays away or at least work harder on the execution if he insists on running them.

 

[TwoDeep3]

I haven't seen anything on twitter or on the team website.

I'd love to know why he felt the need to try a ridiculous play like that so early in the game. To me, it was pretty obvious something was up when Turpin comes into the game for the first time and you go to an empty set. The CB/S smartly stayed home at the LOS AND the DBs were in position deep to defend the pass if Dak had time to get the ball off. I just don't understand why Moore tries these things when nothing has been established yet to make the defense bite.

Well, he wasn't taken out, given a smoke and shot. So I'd say his feet were not held to the fire.

 

[lukemartin79]

I haven't seen anything on twitter or on the team website.

I'd love to know why he felt the need to try a ridiculous play like that so early in the game. To me, it was pretty obvious something was up when Turpin comes into the game for the first time and you go to an empty set. The CB/S smartly stayed home at the LOS AND the DBs were in position deep to defend the pass if Dak had time to get the ball off. I just don't understand why Moore tries these things when nothing has been established yet to make the defense bite.

For some reason they have not used Turpin as a WR with his speed, if even to just stretch a defense. Every time he is out there on offense its a trick play- other teams know it, all the fans watching know it- it never fools anyone - but he keeps doing them, lol. I have no idea either as to why Moore just has to try these things every game. The failed flea flicker cost them a lot of yards too, when they had been moving it fine with normal offensive plays.

 

[Doomsday]

It was ridiculous because it failed, but Gallup was wide open. The defender made a great play. Had dak had just a tad more time, that was a td.

That was a really hard block to ask a big linemen to make in space like that.

Plus the bigger point is this offense is moving the chains up and down the field since Dak got back, so why the need to run gimmicky nonsense that has a high failure rate?

 

[Brooksey]

I think it was a TD if we don't miss the block

 

[Runwildboys]

I haven't seen anything on twitter or on the team website.

I'd love to know why he felt the need to try a ridiculous play like that so early in the game. To me, it was pretty obvious something was up when Turpin comes into the game for the first time and you go to an empty set. The CB/S smartly stayed home at the LOS AND the DBs were in position deep to defend the pass if Dak had time to get the ball off. I just don't understand why Moore tries these things when nothing has been established yet to make the defense bite.

While the play failed miserably, it probably planted a seed of uncertainty in the defense, making our offense less predictable.

 

[Runwildboys]

it didn't work. but I like doing a couple of them each game, perhaps different ones, it keeps the defense on their toes having to account for a trick play......

In which case, doing it early would have a greater effect throughout the game.

 

[FVSTONE]

I haven't seen anything on twitter or on the team website.

I'd love to know why he felt the need to try a ridiculous play like that so early in the game. To me, it was pretty obvious something was up when Turpin comes into the game for the first time and you go to an empty set. The CB/S smartly stayed home at the LOS AND the DBs were in position deep to defend the pass if Dak had time to get the ball off. I just don't understand why Moore tries these things when nothing has been established yet to make the defense bite.

Got to keep teams guessing when he does come into a game next time. When you show plays like that, it puts more on a defense's plate.........LOL!!!!

 

[xwalker]

I haven't seen anything on twitter or on the team website.

I'd love to know why he felt the need to try a ridiculous play like that so early in the game. To me, it was pretty obvious something was up when Turpin comes into the game for the first time and you go to an empty set. The CB/S smartly stayed home at the LOS AND the DBs were in position deep to defend the pass if Dak had time to get the ball off. I just don't understand why Moore tries these things when nothing has been established yet to make the defense bite.

If they had blocked that one defender you would be posting about the greatness of that play call...

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

For some reason they have not used Turpin as a WR with his speed, if even to just stretch a defense. Every time he is out there on offense its a trick play- other teams know it, all the fans watching know it- it never fools anyone - but he keeps doing them, lol. I have no idea either as to why Moore just has to try these things every game. The failed flea flicker cost them a lot of yards too, when they had been moving it fine with normal offensive plays.

Same thing I was thinking. They knew to stay home and play deep, when they saw Turpin come in.

If you want to run a trick play...let Lamb throw a pass. Because you've already been using him as a runner in previous games. So the fake has already been set up.

 

[aikemirv]

If Tyler Smith doesn't play it like a complete boob we hit CeeDee for a big gainer.

I'm a Dak fan but he should just throw that one out of bounds. Not take the sack.

Dak does not throw the ball away!

 

[exciter]

I haven't seen anything on twitter or on the team website.

I'd love to know why he felt the need to try a ridiculous play like that so early in the game. To me, it was pretty obvious something was up when Turpin comes into the game for the first time and you go to an empty set. The CB/S smartly stayed home at the LOS AND the DBs were in position deep to defend the pass if Dak had time to get the ball off. I just don't understand why Moore tries these things when nothing has been established yet to make the defense bite.

Lol! What was there to question? Gallup had 15 yards of separation. OLman had a brain fart!

 

[rojan]

I would love to see a breakdown of this play

 

[Silly]

It was a kill shot. Get a turn over and then try to break the will of the other team. I would call a flea flicker every game. You have Zeke and Pollard. If you can't make the play action pass work, then you are doing something wrong. I think the problem with the play was the slow backward pass.

 

[FTWayne]

Moore is only questions or put down if we lose. The execution is never questioned.

 

[Zman5]

I would rather do something like that early in the game just to put Philly on notice to not over pursue. Much like the deep ball which is not overly high percentage it is still effective in letting defense know you play shallow we will attack deep.

I noticed Turpin was in on the 3rd and 30 play next to Hilton. The safety over played toward Turpin which made it harder for him to recover toward Hilton. You may be right in that the trick play with Turpin may have influenced that safety to pay more attention to Turpin.

 

[Doomsday101]

I noticed Turpin was in on the 3rd and 30 play next to Hilton. The safety over played toward Turpin which made it harder for him to recover toward Hilton. You may be right in that the trick play with Turpin may have influenced that safety to pay more attention to Turpin.

One thing for sure, CB underestimated how quick Hilton was and Dak dropped a dime on Hilton. Face it there is no play in the playbook for 3rd and 30 the odds of hitting that play are extremely low.

 

[CowboyRoy]

I haven't seen anything on twitter or on the team website.

I'd love to know why he felt the need to try a ridiculous play like that so early in the game. To me, it was pretty obvious something was up when Turpin comes into the game for the first time and you go to an empty set. The CB/S smartly stayed home at the LOS AND the DBs were in position deep to defend the pass if Dak had time to get the ball off. I just don't understand why Moore tries these things when nothing has been established yet to make the defense bite.

Yet had it worked, no doubt you would be calling it genius.

 

[Coogiguy03]

I haven't seen anything on twitter or on the team website.

I'd love to know why he felt the need to try a ridiculous play like that so early in the game. To me, it was pretty obvious something was up when Turpin comes into the game for the first time and you go to an empty set. The CB/S smartly stayed home at the LOS AND the DBs were in position deep to defend the pass if Dak had time to get the ball off. I just don't understand why Moore tries these things when nothing has been established yet to make the defense bite.

Our truck trick plays never work we must draw them up on the way to the game or something, never surprises you, never is blocked long enough to be successful it just doesn't need to be done