RS12
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1) It was a much better day rushing the passer for Greg Hardy against Tyron Smith than what we have seen in the previous practices. In my own haste I might not have given Hardy enough time to regain those pass rush moves from the time that he was off last season. He was able to put more pressure on Smith technique-wise, and the results were improved. Hardy was working extremely hard to slap Smith's hands down and out of position, which allowed him to work the corner better. It was an effective tactic.
2) I like what Scott Linehan is doing with the running backs in space by stretching the field. With the way he is setting the formations, he is creating opportunities for the one-on-one matchups inside. With the defense in a Cover Two look (safeties on the hashes), Linehan opened the middle of the field even wider for Cole Beasley to catch a simple pass over the middle and take it for a sizable gain before the defense had a chance to react. Nice use of personnel and scheme by the offensive coordinator.
3) The offense is beginning to learn that running the ball away from Tyrone Crawford is a difficult assignment. It’s not easy on the blockers, because they do not want to cut Crawford as he works toward the ball, but regardless of that, he still finds ways to beat those cut off blocks regularly. It is in these situations working up the field and finding the ball where Crawford is at his best.
4) Jack Crawford continues to thrive as that under-tackle on this defense and is making a solid case to be that first guy off the bench behind Tyrone Crawford. In the team run and play action period, Crawford managed to quickly defeatRonald Leary off the snap before Leary even had a chance to react. This was not the first time where Crawford has put himself in a position to finish a play with a sack. He has become a nice rusher as well when it comes to the two-man games and his ability to apply pressure.
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...bid=631134300671315968&adbpl=tw&adbpr=8824902
2) I like what Scott Linehan is doing with the running backs in space by stretching the field. With the way he is setting the formations, he is creating opportunities for the one-on-one matchups inside. With the defense in a Cover Two look (safeties on the hashes), Linehan opened the middle of the field even wider for Cole Beasley to catch a simple pass over the middle and take it for a sizable gain before the defense had a chance to react. Nice use of personnel and scheme by the offensive coordinator.
3) The offense is beginning to learn that running the ball away from Tyrone Crawford is a difficult assignment. It’s not easy on the blockers, because they do not want to cut Crawford as he works toward the ball, but regardless of that, he still finds ways to beat those cut off blocks regularly. It is in these situations working up the field and finding the ball where Crawford is at his best.
4) Jack Crawford continues to thrive as that under-tackle on this defense and is making a solid case to be that first guy off the bench behind Tyrone Crawford. In the team run and play action period, Crawford managed to quickly defeatRonald Leary off the snap before Leary even had a chance to react. This was not the first time where Crawford has put himself in a position to finish a play with a sack. He has become a nice rusher as well when it comes to the two-man games and his ability to apply pressure.
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...bid=631134300671315968&adbpl=tw&adbpr=8824902
....all comes down to personal opinions many times though.
