Post by Richie3Jack on Sept 13, 2010 7:24:15 GMT -5
Penalties have little correlation to winning and losing in the NFL. The correlation coefficient is usually around -.1 to +.1, which means it's insignificant. The only penalty that has any decent correlation is offensive holding and that has a decent correlation to effecting an offense. The problem is Alex Barron holds quite a bit.
But, I'm more discouraged with Jason Garrett's playcalling. He has the ability to be predictable and then mind boggling in the very same game.
Dez Bryant comes into the game. The entire world knows he's in the game, knows that the Cowboys want to get him the ball and know that the Cowboys will probably throw a WR screen to him (which in itself isn't a bad idea). But instead of maybe using a few different plays, we throw the WR screen to Bryant right away and DeAngelo Hall stuffs him. 2 plays later we go back to the WR screen again. Even if they go with a deep pass pattern to Bryant and it's incomplete, at least that keeps Hall honest. I did think Bryant look great physically, but he still has a lot to learn.
In the second half the run is work as we balance out the offense. IIRC, it was the second to last possession and the team is down 10-7. They start running the ball with a balanced attack in that drive and that gets them to about their 40-45 yard line. Then Garrett on a fresh set of downs, with 9 minutes remaining, calls 3 passes in a row, the drive stalls and we punt away.
And the call before the half, which lost the team the game was moronic. But, that's what we get with Jason Garrett.
At the beginning of last season I was down on Garrett, but I felt in the end he progressed as a playcaller. This game to me revolved around Barron and Garrett and I think the narrative is that they are both similar type of people. Barron was a good prospect out of college that started out well his first year. Garrett was a hot shot new coach as he played in the NFL and his dad was a long time assistant coach and scout..and Garrett started out well in his first year. But after then they both show flashes but simply let their fans down and it's really hard to get excited about either of them. It's like buying a new driver that you hit a mile, but in crunch time it's likely to find the woods.
3JACK
But, I'm more discouraged with Jason Garrett's playcalling. He has the ability to be predictable and then mind boggling in the very same game.
Dez Bryant comes into the game. The entire world knows he's in the game, knows that the Cowboys want to get him the ball and know that the Cowboys will probably throw a WR screen to him (which in itself isn't a bad idea). But instead of maybe using a few different plays, we throw the WR screen to Bryant right away and DeAngelo Hall stuffs him. 2 plays later we go back to the WR screen again. Even if they go with a deep pass pattern to Bryant and it's incomplete, at least that keeps Hall honest. I did think Bryant look great physically, but he still has a lot to learn.
In the second half the run is work as we balance out the offense. IIRC, it was the second to last possession and the team is down 10-7. They start running the ball with a balanced attack in that drive and that gets them to about their 40-45 yard line. Then Garrett on a fresh set of downs, with 9 minutes remaining, calls 3 passes in a row, the drive stalls and we punt away.
And the call before the half, which lost the team the game was moronic. But, that's what we get with Jason Garrett.
At the beginning of last season I was down on Garrett, but I felt in the end he progressed as a playcaller. This game to me revolved around Barron and Garrett and I think the narrative is that they are both similar type of people. Barron was a good prospect out of college that started out well his first year. Garrett was a hot shot new coach as he played in the NFL and his dad was a long time assistant coach and scout..and Garrett started out well in his first year. But after then they both show flashes but simply let their fans down and it's really hard to get excited about either of them. It's like buying a new driver that you hit a mile, but in crunch time it's likely to find the woods.
3JACK