I agree. We have to get to Goff. Last year he kept throwing the ball away if his receivers didn't get open quick enough which was frustrating. He will throw to Gurley alot too if nothing is open. They are very challenging because of all the options we have to cover. Covering them all is a major challenge. I think when cooper kupp went down goff didn't play the same. He had a major three headed beast alongside a RB can do it all. Hes down to a two headed beast now alongside Gurley and a very good supporting cast. They will still present a problem. Watching our defense this season makes me feel good though. I really feel our defense will be hungry and ready to play vs anything they have. They're probably not going to fool us. They will have to out physical us. I really feel our guys will be ready to go.My major concern is our secondary especially if the DL is not getting enough pressure, Goff can buckle under pressure as we have seen in the past but if given time he can torch you!
I think Dak and Zeke can and will run on this defense, just get Zeke to the LB's so he can punish them, they have smaller LB's.
I worry about the middle with Donald and Suh, Looney and Williams may benefit from misdirection and movement to negate easy penetration.
All that being said, I think we kick their arse...LOL!
I agree the pressure is on the Rams. They are at home. I dont feel the boyz will have more fans than the rams . The most I can see is around 40 percent and definitely not less than 30 percent. The rams had a phenomenal season and record and earned a bye. I'm sure they will want to punch the cowboys in the mouth ASAP. if the rams are playing from behind or going tit for tat, they aren't used to that, but we are. If I were to bet, I'd put my money on the boyz in a tight game. This game is about the high scoring and exciting new school(Rams) vs the boring run out the clock grind it out out school (Dallas).If the game is close in the 4th quarter the Rams are the ones that should be worried. If that team goes one and done two straight years in their stadium in the playoffs I don't want to hear about what a genius their coach is.
The pressure is on them.
I feel better about this game than the Seattle game. The first few series will be my clue.Going into this game, I feel really good about the team and their chances overall. The more I look at both teams, the better I feel.
But there are two things specifically at opposite ends of the spectrum for me:
How's about the rest of the forum? What are you feeling confident about and what scares you?
- I feel very good about Zeke in this game, I think the offensive line is getting healthier and I think he and the run game may be primed for a huge day. The onus is on the Rams to show something they haven't and an ability to stop the run. And that includes some timely runs from Dak as well. I think he can and will be a factor like he was last week.
- I'm worried about Tavon Austin. I know based on last week that I shouldn't be, but I can't help but to think he's going to try too hard and press against his former team, trying to make a huge play and ending up making a major blunder, like a muffed punt or fumble on a return. I hope I'm wrong and I don't have support that he's done it this year, but just call it a bad feeling. I hope I'm wrong about it.
Going into this game, I feel really good about the team and their chances overall. The more I look at both teams, the better I feel.
But there are two things specifically at opposite ends of the spectrum for me:
How's about the rest of the forum? What are you feeling confident about and what scares you?
- I feel very good about Zeke in this game, I think the offensive line is getting healthier and I think he and the run game may be primed for a huge day. The onus is on the Rams to show something they haven't and an ability to stop the run. And that includes some timely runs from Dak as well. I think he can and will be a factor like he was last week.
- I'm worried about Tavon Austin. I know based on last week that I shouldn't be, but I can't help but to think he's going to try too hard and press against his former team, trying to make a huge play and ending up making a major blunder, like a muffed punt or fumble on a return. I hope I'm wrong and I don't have support that he's done it this year, but just call it a bad feeling. I hope I'm wrong about it.
Going into this game, I feel really good about the team and their chances overall. The more I look at both teams, the better I feel.
But there are two things specifically at opposite ends of the spectrum for me:
Tavon also seems to get injured easily. I'm still not sure why he did not score on that punt return.
How's about the rest of the forum? What are you feeling confident about and what scares you?
- I feel very good about Zeke in this game, I think the offensive line is getting healthier and I think he and the run game may be primed for a huge day. The onus is on the Rams to show something they haven't and an ability to stop the run. And that includes some timely runs from Dak as well. I think he can and will be a factor like he was last week.
- I'm worried about Tavon Austin. I know based on last week that I shouldn't be, but I can't help but to think he's going to try too hard and press against his former team, trying to make a huge play and ending up making a major blunder, like a muffed punt or fumble on a return. I hope I'm wrong and I don't have support that he's done it this year, but just call it a bad feeling. I hope I'm wrong about it.