Dallas Cowboys 2010 Playaction Pass Analysis: Is Jason Garrett Too Predictable?

March 7, 2011   ·   Jonathan Bales   ·   Jump to comments

I apologize for failing to post an article yesterday, as I’ve been entrenched in the Cowboys’ 2010 playaction pass numbers. I love studying Jason Garrett’s use of playaction, particularly because of the statistical “anomalies” that arise from season to season (although the consistency of these numbers actually makes them anything but anomalies). The idea that such seemingly unique numbers can develop on such a consistent basis is absolutely fascinating to me.
I’ve already posted a couple of analyses on Garrett’s 2010 playaction use, including one after Week 16 which compared this season’s playaction statistics to those from 2009. I’ve republished those results below with the Cowboys’ Week 17 game in Philly added into the totals...
The Oddities
Of the 109 playaction passes, 14 were thrown 20+ yards downfield (12.8 percent). 2009 Comparison: 4.8 percent
Analysis: Garrett certainly made an effo...

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