What offensive plays/concepts can we carry over to help Dak

[krs1bro]

just run the darn thing sprinkled in with some "Dak friendly" passes.

 

[Runwildboys]

Dak doesn't need any special plays. He's got Jerry behind him!

 

[nate dizzle]

I vote for all 7 step drops from under center.

 

[MapleLeaf]

Are there any plays/concepts/routes that you can think of that we used this past season or in previous season under MM that Dak will be allowed to keep to help him run the offense. Is there any routes you feel that he excels well at, the coaches will feel the same about. Or, will Shotty change it up a lot to get this offense to be more balanced and efficient. Yes we've had good offenses over the years in terms of stats, but were they good when we needed them to be (in the red zone, playoffs, or in critical points of a game?) Please give your thoughts

This is a tough one because the entire league is going to be watching Dak's mobility and determining if it is real and a tactical threat. If he is gimpy ala John Elway in his final years then Schotty and Co. are going to have to have other players become the threat, and Dak and the o-line have to support the distribution of the ball.

It will all come down to Dak and how healthy he is. Last year he claimed he was the healthiest he has ever been, and we all know what that looked like injury aside. Here is a key metric for Dak's mobility. Take a look at the number of rushing TDs he has had in each of his years in the league.

The only solution I can see is get a great RB unit going. Strengthen the o-line for the run game, and let Dak enter 2025 in the bus driver's seat. Revisit in 2026. Let the unknowns figure themselves out.

 

[MapleLeaf]

This is what I enjoyed about Rush. He took a lot of snaps behind center which I believe is way more effective for play action. Dak seems to prefer shotgun much of the time, as do most QBs in today's NFL. Unfortunately.

Being in shotgun with some distance between you and the defence is an advantage to read the defensive rush and move to open space if you have the legs that Jackson, Allen, Hurts and Mahomes have. If you have limited mobility, then you are just deeper, and have to throw it harder to get the ball anywhere.

Cooper Rush in shotgun with a hellacious pass rush would have been a joke. Slow footed and wek armed it would have been a recipe for interceptions. MM did wonders for Rush and protected him as much as possible. So did the rest of the team. They played up to support Cooper.