Doomsday101
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In reviewing the sacks that the Cowboys gave up against the Commanders, it was surprising that they were able to get rushers home, because these were blitzes that Tony Romo and this offense had seen before – there was nothing exotic or special in the way they were run.
It was rushers off the weak side, a twist stunt from a defensive end, a safety from depth and an inside linebacker firing through the “A” gap -- all part of the packages that Jim Haslett uses in his 3-4 scheme. Give Haslett credit for how he was able to dial up those blitzes at the right opportunity, while other times he would show blitz and drop into coverage. His use and mix kept this Cowboys offense off balance all night.
What Haslett was banking on was that he was going to get a rusher home before Romo was going to get rid of the ball. The Cowboys did attempt to adjust by going with a max protection, with both Jason Witten and James Hanna staying in to block three different times in the game, then several other times with just Witten or Hanna staying in to help the offensive line. I do not feel like it was a lack of game planning or adjustments but more in the line of lack of execution and that starts with Romo, going through Murray, this offensive line and the receivers.
Romo has made a living of dealing with defensive coordinators that blitz him. Murray is as reliable as they come when it comes to knowing where to fit and being physical to pick up the blitz. For some reason as a group when they needed to make a play to get things going offensive against the blitz and run Haslett out of it – they just couldn’t get it done and it cost them an opportunity to win this game.
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...ading-pass-protection-breakdowns-romo’s-night
It was rushers off the weak side, a twist stunt from a defensive end, a safety from depth and an inside linebacker firing through the “A” gap -- all part of the packages that Jim Haslett uses in his 3-4 scheme. Give Haslett credit for how he was able to dial up those blitzes at the right opportunity, while other times he would show blitz and drop into coverage. His use and mix kept this Cowboys offense off balance all night.
What Haslett was banking on was that he was going to get a rusher home before Romo was going to get rid of the ball. The Cowboys did attempt to adjust by going with a max protection, with both Jason Witten and James Hanna staying in to block three different times in the game, then several other times with just Witten or Hanna staying in to help the offensive line. I do not feel like it was a lack of game planning or adjustments but more in the line of lack of execution and that starts with Romo, going through Murray, this offensive line and the receivers.
Romo has made a living of dealing with defensive coordinators that blitz him. Murray is as reliable as they come when it comes to knowing where to fit and being physical to pick up the blitz. For some reason as a group when they needed to make a play to get things going offensive against the blitz and run Haslett out of it – they just couldn’t get it done and it cost them an opportunity to win this game.
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...ading-pass-protection-breakdowns-romo’s-night
