Anyone concerned on if Adrian Peterson gets the start?

jblaze2004

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Im concerned with any running back. Dallas Dline must be doing too many stunts, slants and twist because man we were leaving wide open holes vs the giants like we did vs the rams. Did the rams expose our run defensive scheme?
 

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No doubt Philly stopped the skins rushing attack but Washington hit them with some big plays down the field. I think we all recognize if being honest that Philly is a good team and Washington put up 27 on them.
And we don't have Fletcher Cox in the middle to stop the run.
 

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It's early in the season so he'll be fresh and i'm sure he's upset about getting benched last week.

Yes.. Peterson is a worry. You can't disrespect that guy because he can still go off.

I don't have confidence in our run D yet either.
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I agree. I doubt Rod or Richard is very happy with the play. Having said that I give credit to Barkley he is not some chump RB and that is not the 1st big game he has had nor will it be the last. However like you and others I was not overly happy with the overall play of the defense despite giving up 10 points and a garbage time 7 towards the end of the game. Defense looked slow and sluggish in the opener, I don't expect to see that in this upcoming game
 

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Being top 5 in yards per carry allowed has nothing to do with poor pass defense.
I said that we have improved. When we have issues it always comes with not getting off the field on third downs. Our run defense has been relatively window dressing to larger issues that creep up less frequently as they have in the past.
 

garyo1954

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Fun Fact: Adrian Petersen is the oldest back to rush for 1000 yards in a season at 33 since John Riggins. . (He's 34 this year) . Edit John Riggins did it in '84.
 

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Peterson was embarrassed to be inactive last week. Any athlete of his caliber would be. That dude is going to come out and run angry make no bones about it. He may not be able to beast out for an entire season, like he used to, but he's absolutely capable of putting up a great performance a few times a year.

I'd make the defense fully aware of that fact. He can still be dangerous.
 

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Just think: if some Cowboys fans had their way we would have traded a 1st round pick to the Vikings after the 2014 season and we wouldn't have had a chance to draft Ezekiel Elliott.
 

Jake

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10 carries, 25 yards, 1 TD for AP

Skins held to 47 yards rushing and 255 total yards.
 
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