You can't have your cake and eat it too: The reason our offense isn't explosive.

[Real1st]

We don't have a playmaker at receiver. Austin would be a fine #2 or #3. He just isn't good enough to be a #1 and neither is Roy Williams. The guy is slow as molasses. We should have kept the draft pick and drafted some guy like Nicks. Another bone headed move by Jerry. The real question is how long Jerry's pride will make him continue to pay Roy and keep him on this team.

LOL @ The WR bull crap. If you think Miles Austin isn't a playmaker you are clueless.

The WR are fine. The problem with this offense is the offensive line.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Our O-Line continues to be one of our biggest issues. Tony continues to have to make them look far better than they really are.

And some very questionable playcalling, at key moments, hasn't helped either.

Also I'm not a fan of our current RB rotation. I like getting the ball to all of them, for sure, but I think we're banging our heads against a wall trying to make Marion the feature back. He needs to be sprinkled in, instead of Choice, through out the first 2 and a half to three quarters and then used to bang tired defenses to death at the end.

Choice and Felix should be getting the bulk load of the carriers through the first 3 quarters of the game.

Also could we PLEASE start using Felix in the passing game more? Please?

Where are the screens, swing passes, and dump offs with Linebackers on him? This guy could be a HUGE threat in the passing game if we'd just start doing it.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

We don't have to be explosive... Explosive doesn't have anything to do with it. Everyone know's we're making plenty of yards.

What we're lacking is red zone production. Points are all that matter, and all too often we aren't getting them.

 

[dmq]

LOL @ The WR bull crap. If you think Miles Austin isn't a playmaker you are clueless.

The WR are fine. The problem with this offense is the offensive line.

Miles is a good receiver. We just don't have anyone that great besides him and he isn't so good that he can beat double teams if you plan is to take him out of the game.

 

[DaBoys4Life]

Tony Romo's INT's were never the problem. If he's giving you 30+ TD's a year you can cope with 15 INT's.

 

[NextGenBoys]

We don't have to be explosive... Explosive doesn't have anything to do with it. Everyone know's we're making plenty of yards.

What we're lacking is red zone production. Points are all that matter, and all too often we aren't getting them.

We dont have to be explosive, but big plays ignite teams, and let you play with more confidence later on. Perhaps the same play you run at the 50 for 8 yards, can be an 8 yard TD instead.

But you're right we need better red zone production. But you can still do what I'm talking about in the red zone. Do what Farvre/Rice do. Check off when they see it's man coverage, go deep, and have Romo fling it up there and let his receiver make a play.

Those can be 15-20yd TD's right there.

 

[Jimz31]

In looking at the o-line rankings @ NFL.com, we are middle of the pack as far as Romo taking sacks (16th) and Romo getting hit (18).

Looking at how they do with the rushing game we are ranked 2nd behind Tennessee who has a QB that can escape and rack up yards himself if he takes off.

I willsay that our o-line has gotten worse as the season wore on, but I still believe that we are a team that is built to run the ball....we haven't and won't as long as a former QB is calling plays.

Look at the two drives in the game yesterday that were outstanding....we RAN the ball and we did a good job of it....both drives were over 7 minutes long.

Having said that, the league HAS turned into a passing league, but it doesn't negate the fact that we SHOULD be running the ball with our "real" weapons on the team. MBIII no longer scares anybody.

Rushing attempts we are ranked at # 22....so, we are second in rushing average but rank towards the bottom in even attempting to run the ball.

To me, this shows an OC that gets away from what DOES work on this team.

Am I saying to just go out and run the ball all game? No, but if it is working, use it more than we do.

 

[Kangaroo]

The only thing that needs rebuilding is our O-Line. Lets face it. What we thought our strength was is a huge weakness on this team.

The coaching staff starting with the head coach also needs to be rebuilt

 

[2much2soon]

Romo had one of those "old Romo" throws against SD yesterday.

He threw into what would of been triple coverage but it knuckled out short and was almost intercepted by one of SD's LBers. There were 3 DBs behind the LB where Romo was throwing.

I think it was Roy W he was trying to get it to, but I couldn't tell because he was surrounded by so many guys.

If the ball hadn't slipped when he threw it, people would be screaming about that one and calling him a choker again.

Personally, I'd take the ints with him making plays again. He just looks bewildered on the sidelines now.

 

[AdamJT13]

We don't have to be explosive... Explosive doesn't have anything to do with it. Everyone know's we're making plenty of yards.

What we're lacking is red zone production. Points are all that matter, and all too often we aren't getting them.

Yeah, the gist of this thread is misguided. The offense is plenty "explosive." We're No. 2 in the NFL in yards per play. We averaged 6.0 yards per play against San Diego, which is what the Patriots average, and they're No. 4 in the NFL in yards per play.

The problem, you said, is production in the red zone. Or, lately, on field goals once we get inside the 30. If we just capitalized on our scoring chances better, our scoring production would be much higher.

 

[Clove]

I think we all need to start getting used to the fact that we're just NOT THAT GOOD. From the owner to the waterboy, we have real issues, and have had issues and tried to blame them on cancerous players, thugs, etc....

Well, all of that is gone, and the problems still seems to exist. At some point, we will start seeing this team for who they really are. Jerry is blind as well.

The only way he will fill seats at that big play ground next season is to make a MAJOR move, and that would mean removing Wade, and other players, and bring in a coach that makes us go WOW.

 

[Fletch]

NextGenBoys, the reason for our lack of offense, even though Tony is playing well, is the lack of execution on crucial downs. Lack of blocking during passing downs as well as lack of holes being opened for our backs. Simple as that. Our offensive line is not getting the job done when we need it most. Call it inconsistency if you will.

 

[Jimz31]

Yeah, the gist of this thread is misguided. The offense is plenty "explosive." We're No. 2 in the NFL in yards per play. We averaged 6.0 yards per play against San Diego, which is what the Patriots average, and they're No. 4 in the NFL in yards per play.

The problem, you said, is production in the red zone. Or, lately, on field goals once we get inside the 30. If we just capitalized on our scoring chances better, our scoring production would be much higher.

Or, like Mooch said....the problem with us is Situational Play-calling.

 

[Idgit]

Or, like Mooch said....the problem with us is Situational Play-calling.

Actually, he said production, not playcalling.

Garrett's blown a few calls in the red zone this year, but not that many. The bigger problem is backing ourselves up with penalties on top of poor execution.

 

[TwentyOne]

Tony Romo was ridiculed the entire offseason, and early on this season for turning the ball over too much. Many believed Romo's turnovers were holding the team back from success.

Now after losing our past two games when Romo passes for nearly 650 yards, 5TD's and 0 INT's it begs the question. Was that really the problem?

There's no debating that turning the ball over is a recipe to get you beat. We all know that. However the Dallas Cowboys have turned the ball over once in the past three games, yet besides stat-padding against NY and SD while the defense was in prevent mode, Romo and the offense has recently had trouble getting in gear and putting points on the board, and have failed to land very many big plays.

Many point to Jason Garrett, and that's fine. You all know my view on that...in short, I dont agree.

But how about we look a little deeper. We wanted Romo to cut down on his turnovers. He has done that. But how many times in this past game did Phillip Rivers throw the ball up in single coverage trusting his receivers to come down with it? Quite a bit.

How many times has Romo done that this season? Not many.

We're getting exactly what we all wished for with Romo being careful with the ball. He's not taking very many risks down the field because in my opinion he's scared to throw INT's instead of having confidence in his receiver to come down with the ball.

Will he throw some INT's by throwing the ball up more? Sure he will. But we would also get more big plays down the field, and potential PI calls that could change the course of a game.

I was in the minority (as usual) in the first NY game when he threw the pick to Phillips. He simply did not see Phillips, and threw the ball up for grabs. I liked the decision though, he simply did not see Philips. However it was intercepted and that was one of the last times we saw a real deep bomb from Romo that I can remember. There was one in KC where Miles climbed a ladder to get it, and THOSE are the plays I'm talking about.

He said he would take better care of the football and make better decisions. Well he has, and many are getting exactly what they wish for. We're steady on offense, but our big plays (I'm not talking 20-yard passes) have steadily declined.

I'm not suggesting that he force balls into double coverage, but if there's one on one opportunities down the field, I'd like to see him throw it up there and give his receivers a chance a bit more often.

While we have moved the ball very well outside of the red-zone, there is just something about a deep ball that picks a team up. There is not a doubt in my mind that had we gotten a few big plays in the air in any of our losses that we would have come out victorious. Those plays can change games.

It does come with risk however, as you're bound to throw some interceptions, and while I am indeed pleased that Romo has cut down on his turnovers like he promised, perhaps we can't have our cake and eat it too.

Looking deeper, that's your words. Still you come up with only one problem - Romo and that he should take more risk ?

Sorry but even if i didn't know at all about who Romo is as a player i could say theres not alot of deeper look in your "analysis". And why ? Guess what: This is a team sport.

Romo is just one parameter of the equation. But whats even more: He stepped up his game this season. Is he playing great ? No, for sure not. But he is good and sometimes makes great plays. It's simple: Romo played the last two big games like we all hoped he should and would. Why did we lost then ? Well maybe because overall we were the not good enough team ? Think about that. Our problems are not because of one guy. We are a good team but not great yet. Why ? Because we have alot of players that are good but not great.

Still now it's Romo who should take more risk with his passes. Whats worse with this suggestion is that i am pretty sure: you are certainly one of those guys who want to get rid of him when he throws 2 picks in a game.

Looking deeper to me can mean finding those weaknesses. Giving arguments why someone might think of them as a weakness and then maybe state solutions how to "upgrade" those positions.

 

[Beast_from_East]

Its a shame. Romo has stepped his game up, and at the right time. The problem is that none of the other guys are being inspired by this to step their games up as well. Instead they are mailing it in. Romo cannot get out on defense and cover 3rd & 10+ for Newman's often burnt, sorry ***, likewise he can't get out there and kick the field goals for Folk who suddenly can't hit the ground with his hat. Romo also cannot block for himself on the goal line, or get a push of a few inches so that Barber breaks the plane.

If this team had 52 other Tony Romos we would be in great shape. This team needs rebuilding with Tony Romo as the foundation. Its not too late in his career to do this.

POST OF THE SEASON!!!!

 

[LittleBoyBlue]

You want him to take more risks with Roy at the receiving end of the play? thanks, but no thanks.

Roy is catching balls now. Roy looks like a man on a mission when he gets the ball. Romo HAS TO trust him.

It seems we've gone almost the entire season without even attempting to throw the ball beyond the last line of the defense.

THAT and Romo always staying in the pocket takes away a few dimensions on our offense. Those two things are hurting us.

The only thing that needs rebuilding is our O-Line. Lets face it. What we thought our strength was is a huge weakness on this team.

Flo and then signing Bigg - thought we were set. Guess not.

The fact that we are the most blitzed team in the league that should say something about our offensive line. Teams are trying to attack our weakness.

Yep. And again, that will get worse in these last few games and in the playoffs.


The opposing defenses game plan looks like this. Romo is always in same place.

 

[tunahelper]

the reason our O sucks is our O line that once again wore down as the season went on, that seems to be the common theme in all these collapses, they start out great get showered with praise but by the time December rolls around are back to playing awful again.

In a way it kinda is Romo's fault if he wasn't so good at avoiding pressure this area of our team would have had to be addressed years ago, he makes them look a lot better then they actually are. Imagine what he could do behind a group that didn't kill every other drive with penalties and could actually protect him

This is some reality coming at us. Did anyone notice our inside blitz covered up & then how much time Rivers had to survey the field? The Dallas OL protection is much like our season. At times it looks great and others not so much. The better the opponent the smaller our monster size line plays.