Huge plays like that or Felix Jones' screen to the house vs the Giants underscore how ridiculous it is that it's not a staple of our offense. We'd get this amazing play, and then never try it again.
Landry's Cowboys could at any time run a screen in response to most any situation in any direction with just about any RB. Even if it didn't score, it often backed defenses out of aggressive pure pass-rush stances.
The practice began to die when giant and less mobile OL came into the picture in the late 80's, and then Norv's offenses, and by extension Garrett's derivatives since, seemed to ditch the practice altogether in favor of focusing downfield.
Pollard would be fantastic at screens, and Deuce looks tailor-made for them as well. Can't imagine athletic linemen like Martin or Tyron would have had any problems executing them
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