Texas Ace
Teh Acester
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Great example because it shows these idiots haven't learned anything.I've given up trying to understand this offensive staff's reasoning. To be fair, overall they did a good job managing and calling the game but they are severely lacking when it comes to covering all the finer details of keeping the opponent off balance. There's a lot of room for improvement when it comes to situational play calling and game management.
As you pointed out, it's those 2nd and 1 and 1st and goal from the 5 yard line type situations where they outsmart themselves far too often. I'm not sure why they are so averse to imposing their will on opponents. The concept of running the same plays until the other team proves they can stop it is a foreign concept to them.
It kind of reminded me of the 2013 Packers game. A bit of deja vu all over again. I'm sure the Packers had similar feelings to what they felt in 2013 where even they were left wondering why we were choosing to pass in those situations. And just like in 2013, we shot ourselves in the foot in crucial situations all because we refused to stick with what was working.
Cowboys up 14-10 at the GB 33 yard line and it's 3rd and 1. There's less than 2 min before halftime. Cowboys have scored on 2 consecutive drives and are already in scoring position for a 3rd. Green Bay is reeling and has no answers for Dallas.
Despite only having played 28 min of football, the Cowboys are already 4 for 4 on 3rd 1 when calling a run play at this point in the game. So what do we do on 3rd and 1 in a critical situation in the game where we have a chance to really put Green Bay in a bind?
We call a shotgun pass play.
To no one's surprise, it falls incomplete, Bailey has to take a 50 yard FG on a windy field, he misses, Green Bay then cuts what should have been a 21-7 lead into a 14-10 lead. Just like this past Sunday, the staff left points on the field that became the difference at the end of the game.
Sound familiar?
It's all the proof you need that it's in this staff's DNA and it's never ever going to fricking change.