![]() ![]() They fired the defensive coordinator and brought in Dan Quinn, added a ton of new defenders in both the draft and free agency, and basically demoted both Jaylon Smith and Leighton Vander Esch. Last year, Dallas was repeatedly gouged in the running game. If you are looking forward, this is almost as encouraging as the potency of the passing attack. Bruce Arians was just as quick to abandon the run as Moore, and it is arguable that it was because it wasn’t working for them, either. That is one of the most hopeful stats to come out of the game. But overlooked is that they only surrendered 52 yards to Tampa, who features Leonard Fournette. The Cowboys only had 60 yards running the football, which is certainly going to go up. This was a unique game for the Cowboys, and rather than taking criticism for not establishing the run, Moore deserves nothing but praise for a creative and even daring approach that came oh so close to winning a game no one thought would even be close. ![]() Where is the handwringing about the sustainability of that? I mean, Brady is 72 years old or something, and surely that kind of workload has to be taxing on his aging arm. Oh, and what about the Tampa Bay “balance?” Tom Brady threw the ball 50 times, and only handed off 14. Anyone watching the game with their brain even half engaged recognized that those 58 throws were just about the only way the Cowboys were even going to be close. It also totally ignores how nigh on impossible it is to run the ball against that Tampa Bay front seven. It is a bit disorienting, because it is thinking from right out of 1993, when balance was a major consideration for NFL offenses. That of course is a reference to the 58 throws versus only 18 runs for Dallas. Iįor a better look at his performance, check out our new YouTube feature from Mark Schofield.Īn impressive number of self-styled football geniuses seem to think it's sustainable for Dak Prescott to throw the ball 58 times per game.- ProFootballTalk September 11, 2021 Instead, he made some really great throws to keep the chains moving and score. He did not have the time to sit in the pocket and let his receivers get down the field. The dangerous pass rush was more the reason for Prescott not attacking deep than lingering problems with his shoulder or ankle. Connor McGovern acquitted himself well, but Moore also had to have some justifiable concerns about the inexperience of Tyler Biadasz as he faced Vita Vae, who is simply frightening at nose tackle. Kellen Moore had to figure out how to move the ball effectively against a truly formidable defense, and one thing he did was dial up a lot of quick throws. However, those “concerns” about his health may misinterpret what was going on with the game plan. If that was him at less than his best, the league better be very afraid of him ever getting to full speed. Several observers insist that Prescott did not look like he was 100%, or he did not have his deep ball. It has been all over media of all forms, but let’s just take Dak Prescott’s stat line in again.Ĥ2 completions on 58 attempts, 403 yards, three touchdowns, one interception There are successes to build on and some things that obviously need to be corrected. After a few deep breaths and calming meditations, it is time to get back to business with the weekly look at the stats and numbers from the game, with an eye to what they say about the Cowboys going forward. ![]() We barely had time to try and digest what happened in the Dallas Cowboys’ close fought loss to the Tampa Bay Buccaneers when we were dealt the double blow of La’el Collins’ suspension and Michael Gallup’s injury report. ![]()
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