The Dallas Cowboys offense is a total head-scratcher right now, making them surprisingly tough to figure out heading into any given Sunday. You watch them play, and it’s like a totally different team shows up week to week. Against the Texans, they looked locked in, protecting their quarterback and finding ways to get the ball to their best players. But then the Packers game rolled around, and it felt like all that good stuff just vanished into thin air.
CeeDee Lamb Is a Problem, Period.
Even with the overall inconsistency, one thing is clear: CeeDee Lamb is an absolute beast, and everything good in their pass game starts with him. This guy is still an outstanding receiver, and what’s interesting this season is they’re using him outside way more often, hitting around 61% of his passing snaps out there. That’s the highest rate of his entire career, which is wild because he doesn’t just stick to one spot or a handful of routes. We’re talking outs, hitches, screens, crossers, corners, posts, you name it. They’re finding him underneath, across the field, at intermediate depths. Against the Texans, he went off, snagging 17 catches on 21 targets for 189 yards and a touchdown, with 72 of those yards coming after the catch. That kind of versatility makes him nearly impossible to defend.
Teams can’t just throw one cornerback on Lamb and call it a day. He’ll be outside battling a corner one snap, then he’ll slide inside the next, ready to exploit any communication breakdown between the nickel, linebackers, and safeties. Honestly, that’s exactly the kind of stuff that worries you if you’re trying to defend them. Lamb is just too good at finding open space; you can’t give him free releases into areas where nobody’s properly accounted for him.
Inconsistency and Unanswered Questions
Despite the flashes of brilliance, especially from Lamb, the overall offense has been disappointing by their standards. They definitely have the talent to be really good, but it just hasn’t clicked consistently. You watch them, and you can’t shake the feeling that it’s going to come together at some point, but right now, the coaching staff just isn’t getting enough from this group. We saw them being more creative last year, and it feels like some of that spark is missing. Plus, Dak Prescott hasn’t played his best in the past couple of weeks, which doesn’t help when you’re trying to establish any kind of offensive rhythm.
For any opposing defense, this creates a weird challenge. There are definitely opportunities to disrupt this Cowboys team, but there’s also enough pure talent on that side of the ball to make it a very uncomfortable matchup. It’s a real high-stakes chess match trying to figure out which Cowboys offense is going to show up.
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Originally reported by Bleeding Green Nation.
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