ljs44
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AdamJT13;2293508 said:The goal of playcalling is to keep the defense off-balance. If all it takes to get us to stop running is put eight in the box, then teams can just put eight in the box and know that we're going to pass the ball 85 percent of the time. That makes it pretty easy on the defense. They make us think we're "taking what they give us," but in reality, we're playing right into their hands.
I haven't gone back and looked at it since the game ended, but I'd be surprised if that's not exactly what happened on the interception. They stack the box, take away any thoughts we had of running the ball, then drop into a pass defense at the snap. Horton sprints from the box to the flat, Romo never sees him, and it's an easy turnover inside our territory.
Listening to the DC talk radio yesterday, they said that Horton had been told that if Dallas set up how they did, that the throw would go to that side and he knew it. Take it for what it's worth.