News: DMN: Packers think they know the secret to keeping Cowboys rookie Ezekiel Elliott in check

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The Cowboys' first matchup with the Packers was a meeting of the NFL's top rushing offense vs. the top rushing defense.
And Ezekiel Elliott helped the Cowboys get the best of that matchup with 157 rushing yards.

This time around, the Packers are emphasizing discipline in their efforts to halt Elliott, according to PackersNews writer Ryan Wood.

The Packers need to take Elliott off the field to give Green Bay quarterback Aaron Rodgers time to work his magic.

"He does a real good job," Packers linebacker Clay Matthews said of Elliott, "of kind of finding the holes and being patient, and that's where he makes a lot of teams pay. I'm not saying we have to do anything special, but we need to do our job. If you look at the runs he hit on us the first time, it was guys just doing too much or kind of playing outside the scheme.

"That's what we're focusing on this week, is being accountable and doing our job and being where we need to be."

The team told PackersNews they were more concerned with sending a message and getting big hits in the first matchup.

"When a guy makes a mistake, [Elliott] attacks right where you make a mistake from," defensive tackle Letroy Guion said. "That's what makes you pay."

Read the full PackersNews article here.

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There is absolutely no solution for being out-executed; it's been said already, but bears repeating:. Good luck with that.
 

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You can do all the prep you want to not make mistakes and be out of position. Doesn't really matter when Martin, Fredbeard, and Leary just rag dolled your linebackers out of the way.
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Yeah, also never mind that their DTs basically started every play 3 yards off the LOS after getting dominated.

Seem to recall the Ravens saying the same thing as the Packers are now saying.
 
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Kinda hard for you to be "accountable and doing our job and being where we need to be" when you're getting knocked on your butt every play.

But I guess it's good they know what they NEED to do. Too bad it just won't happen.
 
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What are they gonna say? We got physically dominated? We got beat? They're better than us? We got embarrassed?

Of course they will say they made mistakes. They literally can't say anything else without looking bad.

In the turning point video, Matthews was being truthful when he said, "**** they're good."
 
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