Dallas Cowboys 2013

[Kirobaito]

Originally Posted by Murphy3

You're insane.

I agree, but there was something about Sunday's game that bothered me. Despite the three turnovers, which obviously lost the game for Dallas, the offense looked different. It looked smoother. There was rhythm. The ball wasn't snapped with :01 on the play clock every single g-d down. There's nothing Orton did in that game that Romo couldn't do. So why hasn't the offense looked like that the whole season? Why can Garrett put together an offense that works for Kyle Orton and not one that works for Tony Romo?

[DirkFTW]

Originally Posted by Kirobaito

I agree, but there was something about Sunday's game that bothered me. Despite the three turnovers, which obviously lost the game for Dallas, the offense looked different. It looked smoother. There was rhythm. The ball wasn't snapped with :01 on the play clock every single g-d down. There's nothing Orton did in that game that Romo couldn't do. So why hasn't the offense looked like that the whole season? Why can Garrett put together an offense that works for Kyle Orton and not one that works for Tony Romo?

I got the same feeling. Maybe it's too much tinkering in the game. With Orton, they knew they had about a week's worth of stuff to focus on. It'd be interesting to know (1) if the playbook was condensed to a smaller/simpler set and (2) if Orton was changing/calling plays at the line.

I wonder if we'd get farther with less Vizzini and more HulkSmash.

[Underdog]

Originally Posted by Kirobaito

I agree, but there was something about Sunday's game that bothered me. Despite the three turnovers, which obviously lost the game for Dallas, the offense looked different. It looked smoother. There was rhythm. The ball wasn't snapped with :01 on the play clock every single g-d down. There's nothing Orton did in that game that Romo couldn't do. So why hasn't the offense looked like that the whole season? Why can Garrett put together an offense that works for Kyle Orton and not one that works for Tony Romo?

I'm not sure how much Garrett's game plan had to do with anything, but Orton had nothing to lose... Also, the TEAM needed a win, and it seemed like everyone individually made the decision to step up their game.

What I don't understand is how Garrett can come up with an offense that scores 48 points against a solid (at the time) Denver defense, then revert back to his vanilla, low-octane scheme for the rest of the season... I mean, you know your defense is your achilles heel, so why not come out shooting EVERY game?