*However, when smart offensive teams, like say, the Shanahan tree, go up against him, (Quinn), they can be punished for their over-aggression. This is where a disciplined group is more effective, and that’s what the Cowboys hope they get from Zimmer. It’s early, be we are already seeing some evidence of the Zimmer transition.
The Cowboys are trading in quickness for strength. Quickness is great, but they want to fortify a wall. They spent a second-round draft pick on Marshawn Kneeland, a muscular run-stopping defensive lineman. He’s not your bendy, around-the-edge guy. He’s your power, nothing’s-getting-by-me guy. And when Sam Williams suffered a season-ending knee injury, the Cowboys signed another non-bendy power guy in Al-Quadin Muhammed. It’s pretty clear they have a type for their defensive ends.
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