Tuesday, November 17, 2009

Football 301: Targets and Sacks - Week 10

Where did Tony Romo choose to go against the Packers? And who do we blame for the 5 times he was sacked? Read on...

Target Distribution:

Targets - Week 10 vs. Green Bay
NameTargetsCatchesYardsFD/TD/INT
Witten85471/0/1
Williams751054/1/0
Barber43111/0/0
Crayton64522/0/0
Ogletree1110/0/0
Austin94200/0/0
Choice2191/0/0
Bennett2160/0/0
Totals39242519/1/1

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Roy Williams goes over 100 yards, so it would seem that we could just call his day a success, right? It doesn't show the fumble or the drop. Also, the Miles Austin shine is off a bit after a week where it took 9 throws to get 20 yards. He is not sneaking up on anyone anymore. And Martellus? It is tough to claim he is much better than John Phillips as an offensive weapon after 10 weeks.

Season Target Distribution To Date:

NameTargetsCatches%YardsFD/TD/INT
Witten644875%43822/1/3
Austin553156%63215/7/1
Crayton492653%41712/2/1
Williams522446%42815/3/0
Choice211571%1327/0/0
Bennett211048%965/0/0
Hurd10660%1253/1/1
Barber151280%903/0/0
Jones5480%562/0/0
Anderson3133%50/0/
Ogletree44100%583/0/0
Phillips11100%00/0/
Totals30018361%246690/14/6

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I find it interesting that the number of targets is so close amongst the top 3 WR's. Austin at 55, Williams 52, Crayton 49 is as close as it gets after 10 games. There are many reasons for this, but it does look like they are spreading the ball around reasonably well. Also, Williams last 2 weeks has helped him back into the conversation of whether he can compete with Austin and Crayton.



3rd Down Target Distribution:

3RD Down Targets - Week 10 - Green Bay
NameTargetsCatchesYardsFD/TD
Witten2000/0/0
Williams22302/0/0
Austin3110/0/0
Ogletree1110/0/0
Choice1190/0/0
Crayton11161/0/0
Totals106573/0/0

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As good as the Cowboys were against the Eagles on 3rd down, they gave that progress back against the Packers. 3 for 12 on 3rd Downs will not cut it anywhere. Roy was the best, as he delivered both times, but all in all, it was not good.

3rd Down Targets - Season Totals
NameTargetsCatches%YardsFD/TD/INT
Crayton15960%947/0/1
Austin17953%1884/2/0
Witten151387%1258/1/0
Williams15533%795/0/0
Choice9777%603/0/0
Hurd5240%632/0/0
Bennett4125%151/0/0
Ogletree44100%583/0/0
Barber100%00/0/0
Totals855059%68533/3/2

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Jason Witten's perfect 3rd down season ended in Green Bay. Williams was 2 for 2, but the Cowboys had no success at all on the money down. Drives end too easy.

SACKS

Sack #1 - 11:01 1Q - 3/3/19 Collins past Witten



What Happened This is interesting. It looks like Romo waves Witten over to handle 52 Matthews. When Witten gets there, he sees that 36 Collins is blitzing, but 52 Matthews is not. Witten gets Collins for an instant, but needs to hold him a bit longer, IMO, and gets charged for this one.

Sack #2 - 15:00 2Q 2/8/50 - Barnett beats Gurode



What Happened: This might be one of those plays where if the 1st guy doesn't get him, the 2nd guy will. A very aggresive blitz from Green Bay on a 2nd and 8 situation, and Barnett eventually twists past Andre Gurode for a sack.

Sack #3 - 1:50 2Q 1/10/17 - Matthews past Adams



What Happened As basic a sack as you will see. Packers rush 4, and Matthews just blows by Flozell Adams. Flozell is not having a very good stretch right now. It seems like we do one of these every week.

Sack #4 - 14:14 3Q - 2/11/34 - Barnett beats Barber



What Happened: Double MLB blitz from Hawk and Barnett, and they both win their 1-on-1 matchups. Hawk beats Gurode, but Barnett steamrolled Barber and got their first. So, we will give the bust to 24.

Sack #5 - 11:52 4Q 2/6/32 - Woodson blitz



What Happened:This is a classic fire zone blitz. I feel like I should explain what a Fire Zone is, because the Cowboys are starting to see more and more of that, so I will do that on Wednesday. Basically, Adams gets the bust here, because the Packers send a bunch to the left side of the Cowboys OL, and it is imperative that everyone guesses the right guy to block. Unfortunately for Dallas, Adams and Kosier both get Barnett, and Woodson shoots the gap past Adams to Romo. Romo perhaps should have felt it a bit, but he has to assume Adams can handle a CB.




WeekOpponentSackBlame
Wk 1TampaBarberRomo awareness
Wk 3CarolinaDavisAdams?
Wk 3CarolinaBeasonFelix/Colombo
Wk 4DenverDumervilAdams
Wk 4DenverHillGarrett?
Wk 4DenverWilliamsRomo
Wk 4DenverDumervilAnderson
Wk 4DenverHolidayAdams
Wk 5Kansas CityGilberryDavis/Choice
Wk 7AtlantaDeCoudDavis/Choice
Wk 7AtlantaNicholasAnderson
Wk 8SeattleHawthorneColombo
Wk 8SeattleHawthorneGurode
Wk 9PhiladelphiaParkerWitten
Wk 9PhiladelphiaBabinKosier
Wk 9PhiladelphiaJones???
Wk 9PhiladelphiaColeAdams
Wk 10Green BayCollinsWitten
Wk 10Green BayBarnettGurode
Wk 10Green BayMatthewsAdams
Wk 10Green BayBarnettBarber
Wk 10Green BayWoodsonAdams

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