Dak struggles in the pocket I think can be attributed to the play design.
Our pass plays are all slow developing plays I think based off the fact that he coaching staff expected that great online to be able to give Dak some time to make the pass. That just hasn't been the case. They need to incorporate some 3 step drop pass plays to back the defense up off us.
This is true. Our offense is a variation of air coryell. This is what got Romo killed most of his career.
It's also the reason why
- Witten has over 1100 receptions. He mostly runs short routes, which means QB's defer to him.
- Teams blitz more when they want to stop the pass. Even if the offensive line holds, it still takes to long for WR's to run their route assignments which forces the QB to hold the ball too long.
- Makes ANY WR group look average as fukk. It's one thing to say Dez has lost a step or isn't a top WR, but it's another thing to ask him to consistently run routes that take too long to develop.
Like I said before. When Romo was the QB, he took the brunt of criticism for the offense because he changed a lot of the plays and had the authority to do whatever he wanted. With Dak, he's only going to do so much at this point. The coaches are clearly calling the shots and it shows that they can be out coached by most experienced coordinators.
Lastly. Ron Marinelli gets too much praise and too much credit for not doing jack shyt. He's been in Dallas too long for people to keep copping pleas about the lack of talent on defense. Taco Charlton is a prime example.