Dallas Cowboys wide receiver CeeDee Lamb seems more frustrated than ever after the team fell short to the San Francisco 49ers in a deflating 42-10 loss on Sunday night.
The Cowboys’ offense has struggled in the red zone for the first four weeks of the season but didn’t make it to the 20-yard line at any point during Sunday night’s game to try and score.
Lamb was visibly frustrated during the game, and understandably so. He only had five targets and four completions for 49 yards.
“We gotta be complete. We can’t go out there one week and look like a super team and then the following week s*** the bed,” said Lamb after the game.
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An Ongoing Issue for CeeDee Lamb
The issue wasn’t Lamb’s production on Sunday night. This is the third game in a row that the starting receiver has had less than 55 yards, which puts all eyes on Mike McCarthy‘s play-calling.
Ball distribution has been an issue for McCarthy’s offensive scheme, but Lamb has a reason to feel frustrated, especially when the game ends like it did against San Francisco.
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Lamb credited the 49ers’ defense, saying they did a phenomenal job playing too high and they schemed against the Cowboys well.
“Overall, we couldn’t get the offense going. We had plenty of three and outs,” said Lamb.
If you count drives that ended with interceptions, the Cowboys’ offense had six three-and-outs during the game. Regardless, starting fast and scoring was vital to win this game, and the Cowboys didn’t do that.
What’s the Offensive’s Identity to Lamb? The Solution?
When Lamb was asked what the offensive’s identity is, his answer was simple but loud, saying, “I don’t know.” A reporter followed up by asking if he should know that five weeks into the season, the receiver said, “I guess so.”
Lamb didn’t have an answer for how the team could find that identity, saying he didn’t know when asked. With a playmaker like Lamb, the passing game should be more established with him being part of it.
Lamb is ranked 14th in the league for receiving yards with 358 yards. The offense needs to establish a rhythm earlier in the game, which they have struggled to do within the first five weeks of the season.
Part of the issue is the scheme not having another receiver to take coverage away from Lamb, so he’s going up against a lot of man coverage. It’s more than viable with the array of talent in the Cowboys’ receiver room with Brandin Cooks, Michael Gallup, Jalen Tolbert, and KaVontae Turpin.