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Cowboys rush analysis
How the Cowboys brought the heat to Kellen Clemens on his 30 pass drops last Thursday:
3-man pressure: 1 of 30 snaps (0 first half/1 second half)
4-man pressure: 11 of 30 snaps (4/7)
5-man pressure: 15 of 30 snaps (12/3)
6-man pressure: 2 of 30 snaps (0/1)
7-man pressure: 1 of 30 snaps (0/1)
CLEMENS NUMBERS
First Half
Vs. 3-man pressure: 0-0
Vs. 4-man pressure: 2-4, 17 yards
Vs. 5-man pressure: 6-10, 78 yards; 2 Sacks
Vs. 6-man pressure: 0-0
Vs. 7-man pressure: 0-0
Second Half
Vs. 3-man pressure: 0-1
Vs. 4-man pressure: 2-6, 12 yards; Sack
Vs. 5-man pressure: 1-3, 31 yards
Vs. 6-man pressure: 1-2, 4 yards
Vs. 7-man pressure: 0-1
Overall
Vs. 3-man pressure: 0-1
Vs. 4-man pressure: 4-10, 29 yards; Sack
Vs. 5-man pressure: 7-13, 109 yards; 2 Sacks
Vs. 6-man pressure: 1-2, 4 yards
Vs. 7-man pressure: 0-1
WHAT IT MEANT: The Cowboys tried to rattle Clemens early by bringing extra pressure, and the young passer seemed to respond by making quick reads and getting rid of the ball, when he wasn’t getting hit. Credit the Cowboys with making a solid adjustment in toning down the pressure, and forcing Clemens to make more difficult reads with more defenders dropping. Also interesting was that the coaches seemed to go to more standard, four-man lines in the second half, and would send just those fours -- probably an effort, again, not to compromise coverage. The six- and seven-man pressure came late, and seemed to be an effort to keep Clemens from hitting any big ones on the Cowboys.
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Jets rush analysis
Here’s a look at how the Jets pressured Tony Romo, and how the Cowboys quarterback got the job done on his 33 pass drops against New York:
3-man pressure: 4 of 33 snaps (1 first half/3 second half)
4-man pressure: 13 of 33 snaps (7/6)
5-man pressure: 10 of 33 snaps (5/5)
6-man pressure: 5 of 33 snaps (2/3)
7-man pressure: 1 of 33 snaps (0/1)
ROMO NUMBERS
First Half
Vs. 3-man pressure: 1-1, 12 yards
Vs. 4-man pressure: 3-5, 3 yards, INT; Sack; 1 rush, 6 yards
Vs. 5-man pressure: 3-3, 55 yards, TD; Sack; 1 rush, 1 yard
Vs. 6-man pressure: 0-2
Vs. 7-man pressure: 0-0
Second Half
Vs. 3-man pressure: 3-3, 17 yards
Vs. 4-man pressure: 5-5, 38 yards; Sack
Vs. 5-man pressure: 5-5, 48 yards
Vs. 6-man pressure: 0-3
Vs. 7-man pressure: 1-1, 22 yards, TD
Overall
Vs. 3-man pressure: 4-4, 29 yards
Vs. 4-man pressure: 8-10, 41 yards, INT; 2 Sacks; 1 rush, 6 yards
Vs. 5-man pressure: 8-8, 103 yards, TD, Sack
Vs. 6-man pressure: 0-5
Vs. 7-man pressure: 1-1, 22 yards, TD
WHAT IT MEANT: Romo handled pressure, for the most part, well. The 0-for-5 against 6-man pressure looked like a solid job by the Jets coaches of timing up their blitzes. But in the end, it’s fair to say that the Jets could’ve brought more guys, especially since the New York front had the Cowboys offensive linemen crossed up early in the game, and more consistent pressure would’ve gotten them on the run a bit. It’s obvious how Romo can pick a defense apart when it sits back and plays vanilla (the 4-man pressure that got to him was a result of disguising the rush). So especially being a team that was 2-8 coming in, it seems the Jets could’ve afforded to take more chances.
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Personnel breakdown
We're gonna get started here with our look at a game that happened six days ago, and wasn't exactly a memorable one. But there was some trending going on that's worth noting as the team hits the stretch run.
Here's how the Cowboys lined up on their 65 offensive snaps:
2 RB/1 TE/2 WR (‘21’ personnel): 22 of 65 snaps (8 first half/14 second half)
1 RB/1 TE/3 WR (‘11’ personnel): 15 of 65 snaps (11/4)
1 RB/2 TE/2 WR (‘12’ personnel): 14 of 65 snaps (5/9)
2 RB/2 TE/1 WR (‘22’ personnel): 14 of 65 snaps (3/11)
WHAT IT MEANT: Generall against a 3-4 defense, an offense will go with more two tight-end looks, so all five players at the line of scrimmage are covered. And as you can see above, the Cowboys did have two tight ends on the field for 29 of the team's 65 snaps. But there were plenty of those that came down the stretch, and the team went with an I backfield more often (36 snaps) than I've seen before. To be sure, part of this is situational, with the team going '22' in running the clock out late. Another part, seemed to me, was the play FB Oliver Hoyte, who starting to look like a guy who blow defenders up as a lead blocker, after struggling to bounce back from a neck sprain the last few weeks. We'll have more on Hoyte in Tale of the Tape. The relative lack of three-receiver sets was probably to counter the varied blitzes the Jets bring, and the fact that they were pretty effective bringing the heat against the Steelers (7 sacks) three days earlier.
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On Target
Where Tony Romo was going on his 28 pass attempts on Thursday:
WR TERRELL OWENS
Thrown to: 8 (4 first half/4 second half)
Final stats: 6 catches, 65 yards, TD (2-19 first half; 4-46, TD second half)
Drops: 0
TE JASON WITTEN
Thrown to: 8 (3/5)
Final stats: 4 catches, 54 yards, TD (2-37, TD/2-17)
Drops: 2
RB JULIUS JONES
Thrown to: 4 (0/4)
Final stats: 4 catches, 26 yards (0-0; 4-26)
Drops: 0
RB MARION BARBER
Thrown to: 4 (2/2)
Final stats: 4 catches, 12 yards (2-(minus-3)/2-15)
Drops: 0
WR MILES AUSTIN
Thrown to: 2 (1/1)
Final stats: 2 catches, 30 yards (1-17/1-13)
Drops: 0
WR SAM HURD
Thrown to: 2 (1/1)
Final stats: 1 catch, 8 yards (0-0/1-8)
Drops: 0
PASS DEFENSED: 6
TIPS AT LINE: 0
THROWAWAYS: 0
QB TONY ROMO
First Half: 7-11, 70 yards, TD, INT, 2 Sacks
Second Half: 14-17, 125 yards, TD, Sack
Posted by Albert Breer http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/img/standing/icons/email.gif at 12:47 PM (E-mail this entry)
How the Cowboys brought the heat to Kellen Clemens on his 30 pass drops last Thursday:
3-man pressure: 1 of 30 snaps (0 first half/1 second half)
4-man pressure: 11 of 30 snaps (4/7)
5-man pressure: 15 of 30 snaps (12/3)
6-man pressure: 2 of 30 snaps (0/1)
7-man pressure: 1 of 30 snaps (0/1)
CLEMENS NUMBERS
First Half
Vs. 3-man pressure: 0-0
Vs. 4-man pressure: 2-4, 17 yards
Vs. 5-man pressure: 6-10, 78 yards; 2 Sacks
Vs. 6-man pressure: 0-0
Vs. 7-man pressure: 0-0
Second Half
Vs. 3-man pressure: 0-1
Vs. 4-man pressure: 2-6, 12 yards; Sack
Vs. 5-man pressure: 1-3, 31 yards
Vs. 6-man pressure: 1-2, 4 yards
Vs. 7-man pressure: 0-1
Overall
Vs. 3-man pressure: 0-1
Vs. 4-man pressure: 4-10, 29 yards; Sack
Vs. 5-man pressure: 7-13, 109 yards; 2 Sacks
Vs. 6-man pressure: 1-2, 4 yards
Vs. 7-man pressure: 0-1
WHAT IT MEANT: The Cowboys tried to rattle Clemens early by bringing extra pressure, and the young passer seemed to respond by making quick reads and getting rid of the ball, when he wasn’t getting hit. Credit the Cowboys with making a solid adjustment in toning down the pressure, and forcing Clemens to make more difficult reads with more defenders dropping. Also interesting was that the coaches seemed to go to more standard, four-man lines in the second half, and would send just those fours -- probably an effort, again, not to compromise coverage. The six- and seven-man pressure came late, and seemed to be an effort to keep Clemens from hitting any big ones on the Cowboys.
Posted by Albert Breer http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/img/standing/icons/email.gif at 12:26 PM (E-mail this entry) Permalink | Comments (3)
Jets rush analysis
Here’s a look at how the Jets pressured Tony Romo, and how the Cowboys quarterback got the job done on his 33 pass drops against New York:
3-man pressure: 4 of 33 snaps (1 first half/3 second half)
4-man pressure: 13 of 33 snaps (7/6)
5-man pressure: 10 of 33 snaps (5/5)
6-man pressure: 5 of 33 snaps (2/3)
7-man pressure: 1 of 33 snaps (0/1)
ROMO NUMBERS
First Half
Vs. 3-man pressure: 1-1, 12 yards
Vs. 4-man pressure: 3-5, 3 yards, INT; Sack; 1 rush, 6 yards
Vs. 5-man pressure: 3-3, 55 yards, TD; Sack; 1 rush, 1 yard
Vs. 6-man pressure: 0-2
Vs. 7-man pressure: 0-0
Second Half
Vs. 3-man pressure: 3-3, 17 yards
Vs. 4-man pressure: 5-5, 38 yards; Sack
Vs. 5-man pressure: 5-5, 48 yards
Vs. 6-man pressure: 0-3
Vs. 7-man pressure: 1-1, 22 yards, TD
Overall
Vs. 3-man pressure: 4-4, 29 yards
Vs. 4-man pressure: 8-10, 41 yards, INT; 2 Sacks; 1 rush, 6 yards
Vs. 5-man pressure: 8-8, 103 yards, TD, Sack
Vs. 6-man pressure: 0-5
Vs. 7-man pressure: 1-1, 22 yards, TD
WHAT IT MEANT: Romo handled pressure, for the most part, well. The 0-for-5 against 6-man pressure looked like a solid job by the Jets coaches of timing up their blitzes. But in the end, it’s fair to say that the Jets could’ve brought more guys, especially since the New York front had the Cowboys offensive linemen crossed up early in the game, and more consistent pressure would’ve gotten them on the run a bit. It’s obvious how Romo can pick a defense apart when it sits back and plays vanilla (the 4-man pressure that got to him was a result of disguising the rush). So especially being a team that was 2-8 coming in, it seems the Jets could’ve afforded to take more chances.
Posted by Albert Breer http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/img/standing/icons/email.gif at 12:07 PM (E-mail this entry) Permalink | Comments (1)
Personnel breakdown
We're gonna get started here with our look at a game that happened six days ago, and wasn't exactly a memorable one. But there was some trending going on that's worth noting as the team hits the stretch run.
Here's how the Cowboys lined up on their 65 offensive snaps:
2 RB/1 TE/2 WR (‘21’ personnel): 22 of 65 snaps (8 first half/14 second half)
1 RB/1 TE/3 WR (‘11’ personnel): 15 of 65 snaps (11/4)
1 RB/2 TE/2 WR (‘12’ personnel): 14 of 65 snaps (5/9)
2 RB/2 TE/1 WR (‘22’ personnel): 14 of 65 snaps (3/11)
WHAT IT MEANT: Generall against a 3-4 defense, an offense will go with more two tight-end looks, so all five players at the line of scrimmage are covered. And as you can see above, the Cowboys did have two tight ends on the field for 29 of the team's 65 snaps. But there were plenty of those that came down the stretch, and the team went with an I backfield more often (36 snaps) than I've seen before. To be sure, part of this is situational, with the team going '22' in running the clock out late. Another part, seemed to me, was the play FB Oliver Hoyte, who starting to look like a guy who blow defenders up as a lead blocker, after struggling to bounce back from a neck sprain the last few weeks. We'll have more on Hoyte in Tale of the Tape. The relative lack of three-receiver sets was probably to counter the varied blitzes the Jets bring, and the fact that they were pretty effective bringing the heat against the Steelers (7 sacks) three days earlier.
Posted by Albert Breer http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/img/standing/icons/email.gif at 11:19 AM (E-mail this entry) Permalink | Comments (2)
On Target
Where Tony Romo was going on his 28 pass attempts on Thursday:
WR TERRELL OWENS
Thrown to: 8 (4 first half/4 second half)
Final stats: 6 catches, 65 yards, TD (2-19 first half; 4-46, TD second half)
Drops: 0
TE JASON WITTEN
Thrown to: 8 (3/5)
Final stats: 4 catches, 54 yards, TD (2-37, TD/2-17)
Drops: 2
RB JULIUS JONES
Thrown to: 4 (0/4)
Final stats: 4 catches, 26 yards (0-0; 4-26)
Drops: 0
RB MARION BARBER
Thrown to: 4 (2/2)
Final stats: 4 catches, 12 yards (2-(minus-3)/2-15)
Drops: 0
WR MILES AUSTIN
Thrown to: 2 (1/1)
Final stats: 2 catches, 30 yards (1-17/1-13)
Drops: 0
WR SAM HURD
Thrown to: 2 (1/1)
Final stats: 1 catch, 8 yards (0-0/1-8)
Drops: 0
PASS DEFENSED: 6
TIPS AT LINE: 0
THROWAWAYS: 0
QB TONY ROMO
First Half: 7-11, 70 yards, TD, INT, 2 Sacks
Second Half: 14-17, 125 yards, TD, Sack
Posted by Albert Breer http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/img/standing/icons/email.gif at 12:47 PM (E-mail this entry)
