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Cowboys Rush Analysis

3:52 PM Tue, Dec 11, 2007 | Permalink
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Here’s how the Cowboys went after Jon Kitna on his 37 pass drops:

3-man pressure: 3 of 37 snaps (2 first half/1 second half)
4-man pressure: 22 of 37 snaps (11/11)
5-man pressure: 10 of 37 snaps (5/5)
6-man pressure: 2 of 48 snaps (1/1)

KITNA NUMBERS
First Half
Vs. 3-man pressure: 1-2, 4 yards
Vs. 4-man pressure: 8-11, 109 yards
Vs. 5-man pressure: 3-5, 37 yards
Vs. 6-man pressure: 0-1

Second Half
Vs. 3-man pressure: 1-1, 0 yards
Vs. 4-man pressure: 6-10, 59 yards
Vs. 5-man pressure: 2-5, 33 yards
Vs. 6-man pressure: 1-1, 6 yards

Overall
Vs. 3-man pressure: 2-3, 4 yards
Vs. 4-man pressure: 14-21, 168 yards; Sack
Vs. 5-man pressure: 5-10, 70 yards
Vs. 6-man pressure: 1-2, 6 yards

WHAT IT MEANT: That the Cowboys didn’t do much in the way of sending extra guys. We’ll have more on this in the Tale, but I would say that the early success running the ball had an effect on this team’s ability to defend the pass and pressure the quarterback. This was as vanilla a look as we’ve seen from the rush – four- and five-man pressure incorporating only OLBs and linemen, and straight four-man line pressure in nickel most of the time – as we’ve seen for a while from this defense. It’s why they didn’t get to Kitna more. One reason, of course, is that Kitna did a good job unloading the ball quickly. But that hardly explains why the QB was able to sit back there and throw 16-yard in-cuts and 18-yard comebacks. The explanation for that is the approach. And the mix-it-up craziness you saw at the end of November was nowhere to be found in Detroit. Trust me, we aren’t quite done with that yet …



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[theogt]

3-man pressure: 3 of 37 snaps (2 first half/1 second half)
4-man pressure: 22 of 37 snaps (11/11)
5-man pressure: 10 of 37 snaps (5/5)
6-man pressure: 2 of 48 snaps (1/1)

I take it this is a typo.

 

[slick325]

I take it this is a typo.

Trust me, that seems very accurate to me! Dallas played soft zones and soft coverage all day. Bad day making adjustments by Wade and Stewart IMHO.