Twitter: Why our offense has been more effective lately

[SteveTheCowboy]

Yeah, the Dak haters. It just goes to show that they have no clue what they’re talking about by hating on Dak and thinking Rush is the better QB.

But you say nothing when people poop on Cooper's achievements as a "noodle arm barely backup" to prop up Dak.

 

[khiladi]

Dan-stans will say just shout anything. Dak was 10th last year in play action attempts, was third in 2019. It’s generally been top bet since Dak was our QB. Evdn 2020, if I remember correctly, before the injury it was at that pace.

When Dak played in 2016, Dak was also top 3 if I remember correctly and by half the season, they already ran more play action attempts than Romo in his highest season I believe. Dallas with Romo was using it generally for chunk plays.

 

[khiladi]

I’m pretty sure if Rush had 10 TOs by the defense like Dak did in 4 games and not 4, the PPG of the offense would be much higher.

 

[Pass2Run]

Cooper Rush has been excellent and it’s been a definite blessing to the team. He’s keeping us afloat until QB1 returns but I think this conversation from ESPN (if all places) digs into why our offense is working despite not having our starting QB.



Thoughts?

Nice discussion on the importance of setting yourself up with play-action.

That's what I was saying after game 1. When you say play action, there's only one way to run it: from under center.

So it goes without saying.

 

[morat1959]

Rush's play has magnified Dak's limits.
In another word, it took Rush's play to highlight what Dak needs to be doing.

This!

 

[khiladi]

With Dak, Moore and Linehan are and were forced to throw with Dak in shotgun. In 2019, 82% of his throws came out of shotgun.

One of the things that stands out the most is that Prescott only threw the ball 30 times after dropping back from under center (he also attempted 90 play-action passes from that formation). A fair number of those 30 passes did not even require an actual drop back from center: some of them were quick screens thrown immediately after the snap.

A mere 17.7% of the passing plays called by Moore came when Prescott started under center (120 of 677), with 90 of those pass attempts coming off play-action.

Prescott attempted to execute a three-step, five-step, or seven-step drop on average of less than twice a game in 2019. That basic ratio has been true for every year that Prescott has been in the NFL.

Maybe it’s the QB that forces the OC to be predictable…

https://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/20...lling-snap-analysis-2019-season-dak-prescott/

 

[TheHerd]

People are pretending Cooper doesn;t make any mistakes? Where?

Do you read these threads? That's the narrative for everyone who wants Dak out. Rush has exceeded everything I expected from a backup, and he's been awesome overall. But he's dodged a lot of bullets

 

[SteveTheCowboy]

Do you read these threads? That's the narrative for everyone who wants Dak out. Rush has exceeded everything I expected from a backup, and he's been awesome overall. But he's dodged a lot of bullets

I have never seen anyone say he doesn't make mistakes.

Who said "cooper doesn't make mistakes"? Maybe it's a "general tendency"...not meant totally literal like you are trying tp push.

And who cares? ...if anyone said a player never makes any mistakes....they COULD go quietly into the night but hey let's make this huge issue out of it then claim it's some huge issue.

I don't get it.

 

[jazzcat22]

Everyone already knows this.

You can figure out why Romo's percentage against winning teams was better?

Obviously they don’t. Because the same crap gets repeated what seems like every day.
It was the same with Romo.

 

[shabazz]

Again....I never said Cooper would start on another team.

Where do you people come up with this stuff sheesh!

There's unofficially 30% of the population that goes by irrational emotion first and foremost, identity plays a big roll in it too.

Meritocracy should be the basis that decisions are made but these days it mostly people divided and decided by tribes and judging things as the monolith requires

Always have been a free thinker. That will never change

 

[CowboyFrog]

Pretty simple, playing air raid with this WR core (Before Gallup) on some of the WR first significant action VS Tampa's good defense...vs getting back under center running the ball and using play action vs NOT Tampa 's defense..Today we will need to run the ball, this secondary can change a game. Rush will play solid and with our D vs thier O we have a shot.

 

[CowboyFrog]

news flash for the Rush haters, scoring is down in the NFL. wow, who would have thought it wasn't just Rush? hum

Yes it is and we are still ranked very low compared to the other offenses graded on the same low scoring year. Thats not Rush hate its a fact...

 

[Rockport]

I have never seen anyone say he doesn't make mistakes.

Who said "cooper doesn't make mistakes"? Maybe it's a "general tendency"...not meant totally literal like you are trying tp push.

And who cares? ...if anyone said a player never makes any mistakes....they COULD go quietly into the night but hey let's make this huge issue out of it then claim it's some huge issue.

I don't get it.

When Dak gets healthy , who should be the starter?

 

[Jarv]

26th in the NFL.

13th with Rush

 

[Rockport]

13th with Rush

Nope

 

[Jarv]

Nope

Awesome Dallas score in 13:27 iin the first quarter the game. Our scoring average headed up this week!

 

[Rockport]

Awesome Dallas score in 13:27 iin the first quarter the game. Our scoring average headed up this week!

That’s called defensive scoring.

 

[Jarv]

That’s called defensive scoring.

Lol...It all counts, now we have a blocked punt, you must be estatic!

 

[Rockport]

Lol...It all counts, now we have a blocked punt, you must be estatic!

I am, Cowboys up 9-0

 

[jnday]

Cooper Rush has been excellent and it’s been a definite blessing to the team. He’s keeping us afloat until QB1 returns but I think this conversation from ESPN (if all places) digs into why our offense is working despite not having our starting QB.



Thoughts?

Cooper is the #1QB