CeeDee Lamb was invisible in the Wild Card game against the San Francisco 49ers.
Troy Aikman knows a thing or two about winning with a star wide receiver, as he captured three Lombardi Trophies during an 11-year run alongside Michael Irvin in Dallas. For that reason, the legendary former Cowboys quarterback isn’t happy with the way America’s Team misused their No. 1 target.
Joining 96.7 The Ticket on Wednesday, Aikman suggested the Cowboys hurt themselves by overthinking Lamb’s role in the postseason.
“There was a lot of single coverage on CeeDee Lamb,” Aikman said. “I hate going back to (when I was playing) because nobody cares, but what I see around the league — it’s not just Dallas, I’ve seen it with a lot of teams — a lot of these offenses want to scheme things. The coordinators, it’s all about scheme, rather than, ‘This corner is playing soft. He’s scared to death.’ Just run the route tree. Run a comeback. Run a dig route. Run a curl. Run anything.”
“You’re going to complete the pass whenever you want,” Aikman continued. “(Michael Irvin) would’ve had 10 catches at halftime if they played us the way they played CeeDee Lamb in that game. … The game is not that difficult. If I’ve got a great player at wide receiver and a corner is playing him in single coverage, throw him the ball. He’s going to win most of the time.”
Lamb was targeted just five times and only one of his five targets against the 49ers went for a catch. It went for 21 yards.
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On the season, the second-year pass catcher had 79 receptions for 1,102 yards and six touchdowns to lead the team.
It’s going to be a long offseason for the Cowboys.
