The Game Rewind Thread

[1bigfan13]

Finally re-watched some of this year's playoff game vs the 49ers and a play that doesn't get talked up enough was a missed blitz pickup by Malik Davis in the 4th qtr.

There was about 12 minutes to play in the game and the Cowboys had put together a great drive. They were 1st and 10 at the Niners 27 yard line, and the offense had all the momentum. Davis was in at RB and the Cowboys were in a shotgun formation.

Demeco Ryans was getting desperate because the Cowboys were eating up his defense so he decided to bring pressure. Hufanga crept up to the line of scrimmage and was clearly going to blitz off the edge.

IDK if Dak didn't account for Hufanga or if Davis missed the signal to pick up the blitzing DB, but as soon as the ball was snapped, Hufanga has a clean run at Dak. Davis just runs right past Hufanga to run a route instead of picking up the blitzing DB that was literally shoulder to shoulder with him.

Dak manages to avoid Hufanga but other Niners swoop in amongst the chaos to sack him for a 4 yard loss and kill the TD drive. Cowboys have to settle for a Maher FG to make the score 16-12. Obviously a TD would have tied it up.

 

[Simpleton]

Finally re-watched some of this year's playoff game vs the 49ers and a play that doesn't get talked up enough, was a missed blitz pickup by Malik Davis in the 4th qtr.

There was about 12 minutes to play in the game and the Cowboys had put together a great drive. They were 1st and 10 at the Niners 27 yard line, and the offense had all the momentum. Davis was in at RB and the Cowboys were in a shotgun formation.

Demeco Ryans was getting desperate because the Cowboys were eating up his defense so he decided to bring pressure. Hufanga crept up to the line of scrimmage and was clearly going to blitz off the edge.

IDK if Dak didn't account for Hufanga or if Davis missed the signal to pick up the blitzing DB, but as soon as the ball was snapped, Hufanga has a clean run at Dak. Davis just runs right past Hufanga to run a route instead of picking up the blitzing DB that was literally shoulder to shoulder with him.

Dak manages to avoid Hufanga but other Niners swoop in amongst the chaos to sack him for a 4 yard loss and kill the TD drive. Cowboys have to settle for a Maher FG to make the score 16-12. Obviously a TD would have tied it up.

That sort of play might be one of the big under the radar reasons Moore is gone, McCarthy has talked quite a bit about how the protection schemes are going to be different, including the RB's where the assistant OL coach last year is now the RB coach.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

That's probably also why Davis barely played after that even with no Pollard.

 

[boozeman]

Finally re-watched some of this year's playoff game vs the 49ers and a play that doesn't get talked up enough, was a missed blitz pickup by Malik Davis in the 4th qtr.

This is some hateful shit to post.

 

[1bigfan13]

That sort of play might be one of the big under the radar reasons Moore is gone, McCarthy has talked quite a bit about how the protection schemes are going to be different, including the RB's where the assistant OL coach last year is now the RB coach.

What made that play even worse is Davis was lined up on left side of Dak where Hufanga was coming from.

 

[p1_]

What made that play even worse is Davis was lined up on left side of Dak where Hufanga was coming from.

You can bet Davis won’t let that happen again.

 

[Genghis Khan]

as soon as the ball was snapped, Hufanga has a clean run at Dak. Davis just runs right past Hufanga to run a route instead of picking up the blitzing DB that was literally shoulder to shoulder with him.

For anyone who thinks that they can just avoid Vaughn needing to pass block by sending him out in patterns, this is what can happen.

Not saying Vaughn can't pick up a blitz, but it's not as simple as just send him out as a hot read and the problem is solved.

 

[Genghis Khan]

You can bet Davis won’t let that happen again.

Can we?

 

[ravidubey]

For anyone who thinks that they can just avoid Vaughn needing to pass block by sending him out in patterns, this is what can happen.

Not saying Vaughn can't pick up a blitz, but it's not as simple as just send him out as a hot read and the problem is solved.

Absolutely every RB that wants to play more than just a few situational downs must learn to pass block.

Good thing is his center of gravity is low, so if he continues to build strength and study what Sproles did he can be a non-liability

 

[Cowboysrock55]

For anyone who thinks that they can just avoid Vaughn needing to pass block by sending him out in patterns, this is what can happen.

Not saying Vaughn can't pick up a blitz, but it's not as simple as just send him out as a hot read and the problem is solved.

So that's sort of a bad example. If Dak is expecting the RB to pick up the blitz and he doesn't that's totally different then daring the defense to blitz knowing that your RB will be uncovered and a hot route.

 

[1bigfan13]

Absolutely every RB that wants to play more than just a few situational downs must learn to pass block.

Good thing is his center of gravity is low, so if he continues to build strength and study what Sproles did he can be a non-liability

Size obviously matters to a degree. But I'm more concerned about the mental aspect of pass pro. That's where Malik Davis struggles.

Even if Deuce just serves as a mild speed bump that's still better than having a RB like Davis who completely blows the assignment.