Which offense would you choose in 2023?

[shabazz]

Cowboys offensive ranking while KM was the OC. We were ranked 1st in points and 3rd in yards before Dak got injured in 2020. We ended up 17 and 14 without Dak.
We were 23rd in points and 27th in yards this year before Dak came back.
Looks like KM's offense is only good when Dak is the starter for the majority of the season.

Rank Offense	Year	Pts	Yards

Rank Offense	2019	6	1

Rank Offense	2020	17	14

Rank Offense	2021	1	1

Rank Offense	2022	4	11

What can one expect when Andy “over the hill” Dalton and UDFA Cooper Rush are you’re backup quarterbacks?

seriously

 

[Zman5]

What can one expect when Andy “over the hill” Dalton and UDFA Cooper Rush are you’re backup quarterbacks?

seriously

Many here have repeatedly said Dak sucks and both Dalton and Rush were much better options at QB. Seriously.

 

[Pass2Run]

So, despite the actual production, you just didn't like the way it looked.

Noted.

You're right. The only defense of Kellen is production.

To understand this, you first have to ask yourself, what is the objective of the game and what tools you do you have to accomplish this objective?

If you answer honestly, you have your answer.

 

[Pass2Run]

It really shouldn't be a make or break year. It almost definitely is but I don't think it's fair.

But he made his own bed.

A lot of doubt would be relieved if he hadn't bombed the test in that live, end-of-game scenario which McCarthy botched like a bad haircut.

 

[gimmesix]

This fanbase man…


A scheme thats good in the regular season, but not the playoffs?

You play some good teams and quite a few bad teams during the regular season. The competition in the playoffs is tougher, so naturally, play-calling is tougher. San Fran has one of the best defenses, so it was going to present a challenge that an offensive coordinator has to figure out how to overcome. Philly did, scoring 31 points against the 49ers; of course, they benefitted from San Fran having no offense after losing Purdy.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Yeah, that's silly.

There's no such thing as a regular season scheme. There is, however, bad QBs you can't win with when you play the best teams.

If its your position that the problem is Dak, and I am pretty sure that is what you are saying here, then the correct move would be to go with a new offense under Big Mike, correct?

Why you might ask?

Because if Dak is a bad QB and cant win games in the playoffs against the best teams, as you just said, then what would be the point of keeping Moore's offense? We saw the last two seasons that under Moore's offense, Dak cannot beat the best teams in the playoffs so why would you run it back and try for a third time? Isnt that doing the same thing and expecting a different result?

Logic would dictate that there are only two options, either get rid of the bad QB or change the offense the bad QB is in. Since it is currently impossible to get rid of the bad QB, the only logical step left is to change the offense the QB is in, correct?

 

[AsthmaField]

Well, I’ve been asking for a better running game and a lot of play action off of that… so obviously, I’m going to like the move to Shottenheimer/Solari. They will run the ball well.

I think it might be a case where you have a lower offensive rating (yds/game) but better results (W/L).

Obviously, we will have to wait and see, but I do think the new offense will put Dak in some better passing situations than the old offense did. Dak clearly wasn’t getting any better against real good defensive teams. It was like watching the same movie over and over when facing them. The same mistakes, the same inability to convert 3rd downs. It came to the point that if I saw Dak reach his drop and start looking from read to read… I knew the play was done.

That just isn’t acceptable.

IMO, the type of routes that they were running, were a big part of the problem. Defenses knew where the WR’s would be and we’re meeting them there (see: vs. Washington week 18).

Switching to this offense with the type of routes they use and a much more difficult run game to defend, should really help what was becoming a stagnant offense against good teams. Especially with McCarthy calling the play instead of Shottenheimer, because that was the primary issue with Brian in Seattle. His offensive concepts were good but he lacked imagination and feel in play calling. And with a defensive head coach in Seattle, there was no one to rescue his play calls.

Anyway, it couldn’t continue on like it was going, and if it was going to change, I’m very glad they’re going to an offense that will lean heavily on the run game and play action passing. As a guy who has played a lot of defense in the secondary… I hated play action. It makes everything more difficult.

My two cents.

 

[Risen Star]

If its your position that the problem is Dak, and I am pretty sure that is what you are saying here, then the correct move would be to go with a new offense under Big Mike, correct?

Why you might ask?

Because if Dak is a bad QB and cant win games in the playoffs against the best teams, as you just said, then what would be the point of keeping Moore's offense? We saw the last two seasons that under Moore's offense, Dak cannot beat the best teams in the playoffs so why would you run it back and try for a third time? Isnt that doing the same thing and expecting a different result?
Logic would dictate that there are only two options, either get rid of the bad QB or change the offense the bad QB is in. Since it is currently impossible to get rid of the bad QB, the only logical step left is to change the offense the QB is in, correct?

"Since the motor is blown and it is currently impossible to replace the motor the only logical step is to replace the transmission."

Your logic, maybe. My logic says a bad QB is a bad QB and if you find a coordinator who can still produce with him you keep that coordinator.

 

[WillieBeamen]

If its your position that the problem is Dak, and I am pretty sure that is what you are saying here, then the correct move would be to go with a new offense under Big Mike, correct?

Why you might ask?

Because if Dak is a bad QB and cant win games in the playoffs against the best teams, as you just said, then what would be the point of keeping Moore's offense? We saw the last two seasons that under Moore's offense, Dak cannot beat the best teams in the playoffs so why would you run it back and try for a third time? Isnt that doing the same thing and expecting a different result?

Logic would dictate that there are only two options, either get rid of the bad QB or change the offense the bad QB is in. Since it is currently impossible to get rid of the bad QB, the only logical step left is to change the offense the QB is in, correct?

And when the same QB fails once again under a third offensive coordinator, then what?

 

[ClappingCarrot]

Looks like LA is looking to move on from Keenan Allen. I'd love for us to be in the conversation to grab him, but we won't be.