2021 Week 1 Gameday Chatter Thread | Cowboys @ Bucs | 09/09/21

[L.T. Fan]

Yep we need to know youre ok @L.T. Fan

I’m doing okay For a guy who had a tumor removed from the pancreas, a gallbladder removed, an intestenal reroute to fix a leaking pancreas and 4 days later had an additional surgery using the same incision to do another reroute of the intestine to create a bypass to the stomach to wake up a bowel track.

I am in a home therapy system and things are improving every gay. I appreciate the concerns. Thanks to all of you that.

 

[Cotton]

The game plan was to clearly use the short passing game as an extension of the run game to keep their front 7 off balance. Normally I'd hate passing 60 times to 18 runs or whatever but against probably the best front 7 in the league, with perhaps the best run defense in the league, without our best interior OL, and against a secondary we had a distinct advantage against, I don't mind it.

It's the type of shit we'd never see executed properly in the past with sloppy screens and such but it worked perfectly here. I very much doubt this will be our general strategy and once we're playing normal defenses with Martin back I think you'll see a much more balanced run to pass ratio.

I can't remember the last time a Cowboys coach actually adjusted to a defense to that degree. It was glorious.

 

[Cotton]

Extension? More like "in lieu of." Everyone was healthy save for one (albeit important) guy and they basically waved the white flag before kickoff. We didn't do that when facing those stout Philadelphia fronts years ago. If their point is that Zeke can only have success against middling to bad defenses, then that's quite an indictment.

We have a coach that finally plays to the defense he is playing that week, and people still want to bitch about something. That was a beautifully called game by Moore.

 

[p1_]

I can't remember the last time a Cowboys coach actually adjusted to a defense to that degree. It was glorious.

 

[P_T]

We have a coach that finally plays to the defense he is playing that week, and people still want to bitch about something. That was a beautifully called game by Moore.

Unlike Garrett's: "We don't care what other teams do... we're going to focus on what WE do.".

 

[Simpleton]

We have a coach that finally plays to the defense he is playing that week, and people still want to bitch about something. That was a beautifully called game by Moore.

I could've gone for maybe an extra 5-10 run plays situationally but that's nitpicking.

If Prescott was floundering or something then fine, bitch about the 3:1 ratio, but the strategy was logical and was executed, no reason to go away from what was clearly working.

 

[bbgun]

We have a coach that finally plays to the defense he is playing that week, and people still want to bitch about something. That was a beautifully called game by Moore.

We used to dictate and impose our will. Not anymore. We'll take what the defense gives us .. and still lose.

 

[boozeman]

 

[Simpleton]

At the end of the day there's almost nothing to complain about aside from Brown and the special teams.

Tampa would've ran it straight up our asses if they could have, just like they did in the Super Bowl, but the run defense was solid. Obviously Brown was a disaster but aside from him there were plenty of completions that Brady threaded in to Gronk or some such in tight coverage, but you're playing the GOAT QB with the only WR trio who can challenge ours, what do you expect?

The run defense was solid, they got a few 3 and outs and seem to be hunting turnovers, I'll take our chances with that.

Offensively the performance speaks for itself against quite likely the best and most balanced front 7 in the league.

 

[Cotton]

We used to dictate and impose our will. Not anymore. We'll take what the defense gives us .. and still lose.

We did impose our will, through the passing game. Dak threw for over 400 against the best front 7 in the league while missing his best OL. I'd say that is imposing our will.

 

[Simpleton]

We used to dictate and impose our will. Not anymore. We'll take what the defense gives us .. and still lose.

We won the division 3 times in 10 years, not sure how much will imposing was happening, especially since we rarely "imposed our will" against elite competition.

 

[Simpleton]

It'll be interesting to see how/if the offensive design evolves throughout the year, if we go back to a more balanced/play action type structure for most of the season it'll make last night even more impressive.

Not necessarily because of the pure passing ratio but the fact that they were able to execute a strategy outside of what their usual Plan A is, particularly with how crisp the short passing/screen game was.

 

[bbgun]

We won the division 3 times in 10 years, not sure how much will imposing was happening, especially since we rarely "imposed our will" against elite competition.

It was a callback to my post about the Emmitt days and not fearing any defense. If Zeke had been running into a brick wall for the first quarter, or we found ourselves down 21-0 in the blink of an eye, I could understand the pass-first strategy, but to never try running in the first place? Weak.

 

[Simpleton]

It was a callback to my post about the Emmitt days and not fearing any defense. If Zeke had been running into a brick wall for the first quarter, or we found ourselves down 21-0 in the blink of an eye, I could understand the pass-first strategy, but to never try running in the first place? Weak.

Those early 90's teams are top 5 in NFL history for a 3-4 year stretch, this team...isn't that.

 

[bbgun]

Those early 90's teams are top 5 in NFL history for a 3-4 year stretch, this team...isn't that.

A shitload of cap money is going to the RB and three O-linemen. This may not be 1993 anymore, but the present day guys who got those big contracts are supposed to be good/elite.

 

[Simpleton]

A shitload of cap money is going to the RB and three O-linemen. This may not be 1993 anymore, but the present day guys who got those big contracts are supposed to be good/elite.

If those 4 guys all stay healthy this year I expect Elliott to end up top 5 in rushing. You're comparing them to GOAT-level teams and players (Emmitt/Allen/those overall teams), you're always going to be disappointed.

 

[Genghis Khan]

It was a callback to my post about the Emmitt days and not fearing any defense. If Zeke had been running into a brick wall for the first quarter, or we found ourselves down 21-0 in the blink of an eye, I could understand the pass-first strategy, but to never try running in the first place? Weak.

Imagine the offense putting up 450 yards and putting the team in realistic position to score 33 points - against a really good defense by the way- and complaining that they didn't do it in the way you personally think they should have.

And those 33 points probably would have won the game had the kicker converted a couple easy kicks.

 

[Genghis Khan]

A shitload of cap money is going to the RB and three O-linemen. This may not be 1993 anymore, but the present day guys who got those big contracts are supposed to be good/elite.

So let's potentially sink the ship so that we might be able to justify our contracts? Is that the argument here?

 

[NoDak]

16 snaps too many.

0 snaps for Jabril Cox. That shit has got to change.

 

[Simpleton]

Another random aside, but Dak looks to be not too far off from Romo's peak.

Some of the placement on those passes in traffic were just completely ridiculous, particularly the ball that bounced off Lamb's hands for the INT.

He's not fully there yet (and Romo wasn't even really until 2011 or so) but given that he's just 28 I think he'll get there and perhaps even surpass him.