The Dallas Cowboys finished the 2016 regular season with the best record in the NFC in large part due to the impacts of their rookie class. It was led by Ezekiel Elliott and Dak Prescott offensively, but Maliek Collins and Anthony Brown also played a nice role in their success on the defensive side of…
The ability of a quarterback to use their feet, peripheral vision, and awareness of pressure to navigate the pocket to find or create throwing lanes is what is referred to as pocket mobility. If the quarterback feels pressure off the edge, he could climb the pocket to avoid the outside pressure. As the pocket may…
I’ve been fascinated by Dak Prescott all season long. Mainly with his ball placement and whether or not Tony Romo will retake his job, but this time my intrigue has nothing to do with him actually throwing the ball. One quarterback skill sometimes go unnoticed is ball handling. Part of that ability is to sell…
For the first time in three months the Dallas Cowboys lost a game a week ago, creating a potential quarterback controversy between Dak Prescott and Tony Romo. At least that’s what Cowboys Owner Jerry Jones and Head Coach Jason Garrett are being asked about. To which they both essentially responded there isn’t one. A rational…
Now that we are over halfway finished with the 2016 NFL season, it is good time to look back at the first half of the year and see which rookies have excelled in their first taste of NFL action. We asked our team of writers and analysts to put together a rookie offensive team that has impressed…
The Dallas Cowboys‘ plan was to have Romo return to the starting role once healthy in 2016; however, the surprise success of rookie Dak Prescott has changed the calculus. Joseph Ferraiola looks at each player to try and see how Dallas may resolve their unexpected quarterback dilemma. With a 30-16 victory against the Green Bay…
Even the best offenses in football need to take a step back and reevaluate sometimes to figure out a new tactic or two. Mark Schofield suggests some methods to remedy the Packers offensive woes by using their opponent’s offensive strengths as examples. Here we are again. As with seasons past, the Green Bay Packers offense is…
As a follow up to Brandon Thorn’s Under the Microscope series, Brandon and Jon Ledyard take you inside the film room to learn the details of offensive / defensive line play. Brandon and Jon aim to run this series at least once a week, with a poll going out Sunday night for fans to vote…
One staple of Scott Linehan’s offenses have been the jet sweep, and the Cowboys offense is no different. Joseph Ferraiola explains how he implements it as a traditional run play and also how he uses the jet motion to catch the defense off guard and run a jet sweep screen. Despite an injury to Tony Romo, the Dallas Cowboys…
The news of the success of Carson Wentz (and company) for the Philadelphia Eagles, and the play of Dak Prescott of the Dallas Cowboys, has largely eclipsed the troubles of NFC East rival Kirk Cousins in Washington, but Joseph Ferraiola takes a look to see how the quarterback can improve on his start. When I reviewed the play of Kirk Cousins…
The Dallas Cowboys are without Tony Romo for the time being, and are relying on a rookie quarterback. That can be a scary proposition for some franchises, but the offensive line and running back situation of the Cowboys allows for some mistakes from under center. Joseph Ferraiola analyzes the Dak Prescott regular season debut in which the…
Film work complete, Mark Schofield is ready to make his predictions for the coming Southeastern Conference season. Will Tennessee finally break through in the SEC East? Can Alabama hold off the LSU Tigers? Also, what players look to take home hardware at the end of the season? As we near kickoff of the college football…
Teams change as players leave through the draft or or can’t play for whatever reason, but schemes and concepts may remain the same. Here, Mark Schofield looks at the Mississippi State Bulldogs screen game on offense. Last season, the Mississippi State Bulldogs were a bit of a surprise. Despite only returning seven starters, fewest in the Southeastern Conference, Dan Mullen’s team…
Whether in the NFL or college football, disrupting the quarterback is one of the keys to winning football games. Mark Schofield looks at Texas A&M’s elite rusher Myles Garrett and how his versatility makes him nearly unstoppable. As a former quarterback, watching Texas A&M defensive end Myles Garrett is not an exercise I particularly enjoy.…
The Dallas Cowboys had a disappointing 2015 season as they struggled with injuries to key players like Tony Romo and Dez Bryant, which greatly effected their passing game. The draft and free agency brought some improvements to the running game, and the return of Bryant will help the receiving corps, but Tony Romo remains an…
A season marred by injuries to franchise players cost the Dallas Cowboys a chance at a second consecutive playoff berth. Instead, the team finished 4-12 and received the 4th overall pick in the 2016 NFL Draft. Joseph Ferraiola writes that Dallas had many holes to fill, especially on the defensive side of the ball, and used all…