Cowboys Vs Eagles - A Study in Contrast

nalam

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Good write up Jday ! A lot of thoughts and patience to jot it down ! :)

Just one point , if the eagles secondary is average , we- Dak need to come out firing , he needs to get rid of ball fast and to WRs or TEs ( whoever is open ) , a couple of connections will force the DC to pull safety out to back and box will open up. OL Needs to be disciplined with responsibilities and shouldn't let Zeke to be touched in the backfield.

Things will take care of itself , then.

D should be aware of the short and crossing routes and cover it up so that Wentz has to hold and wait for opening , may be pass rush will get there. DL and LBs should contain Run D.
 

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Good write up Jday ! A lot of thoughts and patience to jot it down ! :)

Just one point , if the eagles secondary is average , we- Dak need to come out firing , he needs to get rid of ball fast and to WRs or TEs ( whoever is open ) , a couple of connections will force the DC to pull safety out to back and box will open up. OL Needs to be disciplined with responsibilities and shouldn't let Zeke to be touched in the backfield.

Things will take care of itself , then.

D should be aware of the short and crossing routes and cover it up so that Wentz has to hold and wait for opening , may be pass rush will get there. DL and LBs should contain Run D.
In a perfect world...if things went exactly how Jason wants it to:

Opt to take the first. Come out guns blazing to get at minimum a 10 point lead and then put it into cruise control, which would entail a mixed bag of mostly Zeke with the occasional Morris/Dunbar contribution. Implement a bend don't break opportunistic defense and wait for the final whistle.
 

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Not saying they are Denver or 2000 Baltimore. But it's just not true to say they aren't good defensively. The reason they were 5-0 before last week was because of their defense and special teams. Philly's offense didn't have a good day against Minnesota. Wentz was 16/28 for 138 yards. That's terrible and the team ran for 3.9 yards per carry. That's solid defense.
That was a complete typo. They are very good defensively, just not on the Denver/Baltimore level.
 
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