Cowboys 2022 Schedule is a Gauntlet of the NFL’s Greatest Run Defenses

[Aerolithe_Lion]

12-5 Tennessee - 2nd best run D in NFL

13-4 Tampa Bay - 3rd best run D in NFL

9-8 Nawlins - 4th

12-5 Los Angeles - 6th

10-7 San Fran - 7th

7-10 Washington - 8th

9-8 Philadelphia - 9th

9-8 Indianapolis - 10th

13-4 Green Bay - 11th

9-8 Philadelphia again - 9th

7-10 Washington again - 8th




11 of your 17 games are virtually all of the top 11 run D’s. I’m gonna go out on a limb and suspect that this may not be Zeke’s big comeback season.

 

[thunderpimp91]

Maybe. But until you start actually playing the games you really don’t know what teams will really do. The nfl aside from teams with established franchise QBs can be flipped in a year.

 

[ChronicCowboy]

Go to I formation base with Zeke as FB. Move to shotgun on 2nd and long/3rd down….rotate the two backs on 3rd down. It’s about getting creative offensively.

Zeke is finished as a feature back. But we should have enough weapons on offense to still dictate play. Moore will learn to be more patient….hopefully.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Cowboys need to stop being in shotgun so much. Go to an I formation or at least have Dak under Center a majority of the time. This will force Defenses to guess and not allow them to know when you are going to run or pass a majority of the time.

Also, most definitely need to fix this Oline starting with the Center, Left Guard, etc. Plus, fire Joe Philbin and bring in a much better Oline Coach. If the Oline does not get fixed, it's going to be a very long 2022 season.

 

[jwooten15]

Ehh, each year is drastically different. Some of those teams could take major steps back next season. I’ll wait and see. But regard of who we play, I don’t have much faith in the run game unless the o-line undergoes huge changes.

 

[Risen Star]

Eagles fan thread.

 

[Zman5]

12-5 Tennessee - 2nd best run D in NFL

13-4 Tampa Bay - 3rd best run D in NFL

9-8 Nawlins - 4th

12-5 Los Angeles - 6th

10-7 San Fran - 7th

7-10 Washington - 8th

9-8 Philadelphia - 9th

9-8 Indianapolis - 10th

13-4 Green Bay - 11th

9-8 Philadelphia again - 9th

7-10 Washington again - 8th




11 of your 17 games are virtually all of the top 11 run D’s. I’m gonna go out on a limb and suspect that this may not be Zeke’s big comeback season.

These ranking means very little especially when it comes to next season. We ended the season being number #1 in yards and #1 in scoring offense.
Did we look like the #1 offense during the last month of the season to you?

 

[SoBlue128]

@Aerolithe_Lion We don’t get SF this year I’m pretty sure Washington gets them. We Get LA, y’all get Ariz and the Giants get Sea

 

[ICP]

Yep, we're gonna suck

 

[Cmac]

That schedule may have KMoore spooked already. Funny how LARams ran, not a lot of big yardage, but effective. So effective, it caught the safety peeping and forgetting about Cooper Kupp (of all people) going deep to decide the game.

 

[darthseinfeld]

12-5 Tennessee - 2nd best run D in NFL

13-4 Tampa Bay - 3rd best run D in NFL

9-8 Nawlins - 4th

12-5 Los Angeles - 6th

10-7 San Fran - 7th

7-10 Washington - 8th

9-8 Philadelphia - 9th

9-8 Indianapolis - 10th

13-4 Green Bay - 11th

9-8 Philadelphia again - 9th

7-10 Washington again - 8th




11 of your 17 games are virtually all of the top 11 run D’s. I’m gonna go out on a limb and suspect that this may not be Zeke’s big comeback season.

In general we arent going to get as favorable of a schedule by virtue of finishing 1st. 5 first rounds picks going you guys and NY will make the East games more difficult. However, I will say that with rankings in today's NFL alot can change in a year. It does look like some tough sledding though

 

[Miguelitomama]

12-5 Tennessee - 2nd best run D in NFL

13-4 Tampa Bay - 3rd best run D in NFL

9-8 Nawlins - 4th

12-5 Los Angeles - 6th

10-7 San Fran - 7th

7-10 Washington - 8th

9-8 Philadelphia - 9th

9-8 Indianapolis - 10th

13-4 Green Bay - 11th

9-8 Philadelphia again - 9th

7-10 Washington again - 8th

We better figure out a better offensive line and some run schemes that do more than simply send Zeke up into a stacked box. One of the reasons that Dak didn't look as good in the second half of the season is that every single defense knew 1. Not to blitz and 2. That a pass was always coming because we couldn't establish the run.

It's easy to blame Dak for everything given how much money he's making but that's too easy.


11 of your 17 games are virtually all of the top 11 run D’s. I’m gonna go out on a limb and suspect that this may not be Zeke’s big comeback season.

 

[fivetwos]

Simple solution....

Pass constantly.

Yards are yards right?

 

[Floatyworm]

12-5 Tennessee - 2nd best run D in NFL

13-4 Tampa Bay - 3rd best run D in NFL

9-8 Nawlins - 4th

12-5 Los Angeles - 6th

10-7 San Fran - 7th

7-10 Washington - 8th

9-8 Philadelphia - 9th

9-8 Indianapolis - 10th

13-4 Green Bay - 11th

9-8 Philadelphia again - 9th

7-10 Washington again - 8th




11 of your 17 games are virtually all of the top 11 run D’s. I’m gonna go out on a limb and suspect that this may not be Zeke’s big comeback season.

7-11....and McCarthy out. Can't wait...

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

@Aerolithe_Lion We don’t get SF this year I’m pretty sure Washington gets them. We Get LA, y’all get Ariz and the Giants get Sea

yeah you’re right

 

[AKATheRake]

Run defenses is 1 thing but unless Rodgers and Brady leaves their 2 teams almost every team we face in that schedule is an above .500 team if they have similar seasons next.

 

[fivetwos]

@Aerolithe_Lion We don’t get SF this year I’m pretty sure Washington gets them. We Get LA, y’all get Ariz and the Giants get Sea

Crazy the Niners may win the SB and get to play a 3rd place schedule next year.

Better figure out how to beat them.

 

[fivetwos]

Run defenses is 1 thing but unless Rodgers and Brady leaves their 2 teams almost every team we face in that schedule is an above .500 team if they have similar seasons next.

Also odds are we aren't sweeping the division again.

Next year is 2010. It's coming.

 

[Point-of-the-Star]

12-5 Tennessee - 2nd best run D in NFL

13-4 Tampa Bay - 3rd best run D in NFL

9-8 Nawlins - 4th

12-5 Los Angeles - 6th

10-7 San Fran - 7th

7-10 Washington - 8th

9-8 Philadelphia - 9th

9-8 Indianapolis - 10th

13-4 Green Bay - 11th

9-8 Philadelphia again - 9th

7-10 Washington again - 8th




11 of your 17 games are virtually all of the top 11 run D’s. I’m gonna go out on a limb and suspect that this may not be Zeke’s big comeback season.

OK. I got lost once the term "greatest" was used. There is a huge difference in "greatest" and "better 2021 run defenses". One of the less intelligent posts by you A_Lion. Especially knowing how teams change from year to year.

Wasn't WFT supposed to be one of those "greatest" defenses this year? Didn't we hang a 50 burger on them?

Drama personified !

 

[Aerolithe_Lion]

OK. I got lost once the term "greatest" was used. There is a huge difference in "greatest" and "better 2021 run defenses". One of the less intelligent posts by you A_Lion. Especially knowing how teams change from year to year.

Wasn't WFT supposed to be one of those "greatest" defenses this year? Didn't we hang a 50 burger on them?

Drama personified !

Greatest in the league. What run D’s were greater than these? What team has a schedule that plays greater run D’s?

By the very definition, that makes yours the greatest.