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What have we learned thus far in Week 7? FOX Sports’ staff of NFL writers joined forces to deliver insight and analysis from around the league.
In this weekly story, we’ll tell you what we noticed, what we heard and what to keep an eye on next.
Mike McCarthy and Dak Prescott have the Cowboys offense on a roll
There wasn’t necessarily anything wrong with the Dallas Cowboys’ offense at the start of the season, but even they knew that things weren’t exactly right. “I think we looked like a first-year offense a little bit,” coach Mike McCarthy conceded.
They are performing like a well-oiled machine now.
The Cowboys’ offense has come roaring out of their bye week with the kind of production they hoped they’d have right from the start of year. In their last five games they’ve averaged 435 yards — over 100 more than they averaged in their six games before the bye week (329.8). And the Cowboys are scoring 38.6 points per game since the bye, up nearly two touchdowns since their first six games (25.6).
“I don’t know that I could just put my finger right on it and say ‘this is the why,'” quarterback Dak Prescott said. “As much as I’ve talked about the new system and the new play calling, we know what we want to do, you know what I mean? We know how we want to attack.”
They’ve always known, which was the point Mike McCarthy made after their 45-10 Thanksgiving humiliation of the Washington Commanders. There have been no major changes to an offense he installed over the summer, or to his play-calling. It just took some time for everyone to get used to what he was calling and what they were doing.
And whatever issues they were having, they’re clearly gone now.
“We’re not a create-the-wheel system approach. I don’t believe in that,” McCarthy said. “I mean, we don’t chase new ideas and concepts. If there’s a wrinkle that we feel helps us, it’s a variation of what we’ve already done. We have so many invested reps in the spring and training camp and that’s the foundation of who…
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Publish date : 2023-11-27 19:48:40
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