F$ck Dallas! Game thread

[DYoungJelly]

Originally Posted by Schneed10

Our predictable tendencies are dictated by injuries and the lack of a few competencies at key positions. You've seen Jordan Reed get flagged a million times when trying to block. He sucks at it, doesn't get his feet into proper position to allow a powerful engagement. We don't have TEs that can block well, so we put Compton in as a 2nd TE and that just absolutely gives away that we're running.

The Niles Paul injury has been extremely costly. He was going to be our do-it-all TE. Then when we lost both Steiger and Lauvao we find ourselves getting beat in the interior too often. We set the edge pretty well - Trent and Moses do well there and Scherff is getting to the 2nd level well. But too often we give up penetration in the middle between LeRib and Long.

We can't run between the tackles because of them, everything goes to the edge. Again, too much of a tendency, but what can Jay do?

McC is doing a great job building depth but we simply need more. Give him a few more drafts and this thing might look pretty good. I don't think Jay would have the same tendencies if he had some core competencies on the field.

I get what your saying and agree in spirit. It isn't the team he wants. I agree 100% losing Niles Paul was huge and would argue losing Paulson is big too based on the preference for running out of 2 TE sets and Reed's tendency to get flagged. I believe they could actually have all three of those guys on the field on certain plays and kill it with Reed in the slot or even motioning out as a receiver.

But we don't have those guys.

We have a probowl level FB.

I'm really disappointed that this staff can't work a dude of DY's caliber into the game. Especially when you see other teams doing it with success. Greenbay, Carolina, and Seattle are all examples of teams using a FB with success. I'm pretty sure Seattle's FB even poses no threat to catch a pass out of the backfield.

Is Callahan the delicate genius (from Seinfeld) who won't run with 2 backs?

If they are determined to run the ball between the tackles without regard to it working or not, then why not try a 2 back set. DY can catch better that Compton and Nseke and at least poses some threat vs. no threat.

The coaches seem to have tried everything but putting a really talented player (DY) in the game without success, why not try it?

And to answer your question directly as to what Jay could do, he could have called boot until the LBs stopped ignoring KC. Watching the game live I realized the boot plays were successful but after listening to the radio on Tuesday and going back and watching most of the game again, Cooley and CP are right. Dallas' LB and DE were completely ignoring Kirk on boot.

Just keep calling it, the worst thing that should happen on that play is he throws it in the dirt or out of bounds. It might even open up the run game a bit.

As far as tendencies, this team has moved the ball the best doing the west coast style. We want to be a running team, but right now we just aren't. Assuming that's correct, why not do more west coast passing and earlier in the game while the score is closer?

Put Jones in the backfield out of shotgun, he can run, block, or catch.

I'm an armchair expert who knows just enough to embarrass myself on a fan forum but even after a day or two am still extremely frustrated by the decisions made in that game.