Twitter: Cowboys lead the league in takeaways and has top 6 run defense

gimmesix

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Truth be told, we haven't face teams that are committed to running the ball.

Part of the reason for that is scheme. We're playing like a team that's committed to stopping the run first, but Quinn is using a lot of disguise to make offenses choose to pass. It's kind of like when the announcers were pointing out how we ran when Philly showed a two-deep look and ran when Philly brought the eighth man up. We're showing a lot of five fronts and eight-man boxes, but using coverage players (safeties like Neal and Kearse as linebackers) and dropping them out at the snap.

Quinn is playing chess to get the offense to commit to passing before shifting into passing defense. I would expect some offense to eventually challenge that by running anyway against those fronts.
 

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Truth be told, we haven't face teams that are committed to running the ball.

The league isn’t committed to running the ball.

Hardly anyone values the run game. It’s a passing league.
 

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The league isn’t committed to running the ball.

Hardly anyone values the run game. It’s a passing league.

but you have to some modest attempt to run the ball, .. if you can run the ball.
the Raiders go thru Derek Carr,.. but they still make modest attempts with Jacobs
the Bills O goes thru Josh Allen, ..but they make modest attempts with RBs, Singletary and Moss
Kirk Cousins- Davin Cook
Rodgers - aaron jones
 

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Truth be told, we haven't face teams that are committed to running the ball.

That's very true. And we still have a tendency to blow assignments and allow big chunks of yardage, both in the pass and run game. But having said that, things are definitely improving and it's early enough in the season that I think they will continue to do so as we get players back and they get more comfortable with the scheme and play calls.
 

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Truth be told, we haven't face teams that are committed to running the ball.


True. But then again that’s part of the cowboys strategy. Control the clock, score a lot of points. Make the opposing team one dimensional.

if they keep doing those things. Many of Our opponents will continue to abandon the run.
 
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