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By Bryan Broaddus
If you believe in fate and are a fan of the Dallas Cowboys (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/dal/dallas-cowboys), here is something that maybe you can hang your hat on. The last time defensive coordinator Rob Ryan had a week off to prepare for Tom Brady (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/2330/tom-brady) and the New England Patriots (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ne/new-england-patriots), his Cleveland Browns (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns) walked away with an impressive 34-14 victory in 2010.
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Cowboys defense vs. Patriots offense
Ryan's defense has played outstanding through the first four weeks of the season, but the task ahead is different from any of those that you generally face during an NFL season. When you play an elite quarterback such as Tom Brady, the amount of pressure he puts on you is greater than when you face Mark Sanchez (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12482/mark-sanchez), Alex Smith (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/8416/alex-smith) or even Matthew Stafford (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12483/matthew-stafford).
Mistakes in assignments are magnified when you play against Brady because of his ability to read defensive schemes and take advantage of the situation by adjusting his protection and moving his personnel to attack the void. In the NFL, it's all about the matchups, how you create them and then take advantage of the ones in your favor.
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By Bryan Broaddus
If you believe in fate and are a fan of the Dallas Cowboys (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/dal/dallas-cowboys), here is something that maybe you can hang your hat on. The last time defensive coordinator Rob Ryan had a week off to prepare for Tom Brady (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/2330/tom-brady) and the New England Patriots (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/ne/new-england-patriots), his Cleveland Browns (http://espn.go.com/nfl/team/_/name/cle/cleveland-browns) walked away with an impressive 34-14 victory in 2010.
http://a.espncdn.com/espncitysites/dallas/prod/assets/scoutseye_203.jpg
Cowboys defense vs. Patriots offense
Ryan's defense has played outstanding through the first four weeks of the season, but the task ahead is different from any of those that you generally face during an NFL season. When you play an elite quarterback such as Tom Brady, the amount of pressure he puts on you is greater than when you face Mark Sanchez (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12482/mark-sanchez), Alex Smith (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/8416/alex-smith) or even Matthew Stafford (http://espn.go.com/nfl/player/_/id/12483/matthew-stafford).
Mistakes in assignments are magnified when you play against Brady because of his ability to read defensive schemes and take advantage of the situation by adjusting his protection and moving his personnel to attack the void. In the NFL, it's all about the matchups, how you create them and then take advantage of the ones in your favor.
Read the rest: http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowboys/post/_/id/4685101/scouts-eye-cowboys-patriots-preview