The Browns are 8 point dogs in this one. Considering what I know about this situation, I think Cleveland covers the spread, and also has a solid chance of winning. If that was any QB on the Ravens other than Flacco, I might not feel that way.
I should probably consider changing my pick lol.
Ah well. As far as Dez, he's primarily a decoy until the coaching staff and Dak can fully integrate him into that style of ball : death by a thousand 10 to 15 yard plays. The routes Dez runs aren't conducive to putting up numbers in that part of the field, because Witten, Beasley, and the RBs already have that in spades. Crowding Dez into the same space would be counterproductive, because then you have more of the secondary in the region of the LOS.
What they need to do, and I've seen this from a number of analysts : is get Dez involved in more quick-out stuff as part of a script, and some middle crossing routes ~20 yards over the top of Witten, the classic middle rub route that the Patriots are outstanding at.
If Romo was playing this year, Dallas would be somewhere between 8-0 and 6-2, Dez would have at least double the numbers, and a commensurate dropoff in Twill/Brice/Beasley.
Dak has shown to be an incredibly hard worker, so I do believe that the Cleveland game was an indication that he's going to get more in sync with the big WR1. Dez is as talented as anyone, his 2012, 2013, 2014 show that. He's not as fast as some, but he has elite-level hand skills and body control. That around-the-defender catch he made against Philly was insane. A lesser WR and that is an intercepted ball, but Dez reached clean around him and made it look easy.
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