After what looked like a nice opening drive for the Dallas Cowboys against the New York Jets Saturday night, the Cowboys offense with veteran quarterback Matt Cassel at the helm choked in the red zone and were forced to settle for three points.
It’s been an all too regular occurrence for the Cowboys this season with Cassel under center. Red zone play has been horrible to watch. Cassel has completed 36% of passes inside the 20-yard line and 28% inside 10 this year. Compare that to normal starting quarterback Tony Romo‘s 60% and 54% for the same stats last season and it highlights the struggles this Cowboys team has faced without him.