DMN Blog: Pressuring Falcons QB Matt Ryan

[WoodysGirl]

12:44 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Getting to Matt Ryan was one of the Cowboys' keys going into the game and by the fourth quarter the second-year quarterback was seeing ghosts.

At least three times Ryan got out of the pocket when he really wasn't pressured. It was the cumulative effect of what happened during the course of the game. By the fourth quarter, the Cowboys almost almost exclusively used four-man pressure on Ryan once they went up big. The one time they brought seven-man pressure, the Falcons picked it up but Alan Ball came up with a pass deflection.

So what happened for Ryan to start feeling pressure that wasn't really there?

Two of the Cowboys' four sacks came on four-man pressure. DeMarcus Ware's second sack came on a six-man pressure and Marcus Spears' sack came on five-man pressure. The Cowboys were more varied in their first-half looks.

Five times in the first half the Cowboys brought five defenders. Ware came up with a pressure on Atlanta's flea flicker, Spears had his sack, Ken Hamlin nearly intercepted a pass and Gerald Sensabaugh had a big pass breakup. That's a pretty good success rate right there.

Ware's pressure forced an early Ryan throw that ended up as a Mike Jenkins' interception. Ware ducked inside of the left tackle, which he's done more of the last two games and got early pressure on Ryan. Jenkins knocked his namesake, Michael Jenkins, to the ground and ready Ryan's eyes on the slot receiver to come up with the pick.

Here's a breakdown of the pass rush:

Three-man - 7
Four-man - 24
Five-man - 7
Six-man plus - 2





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[triplets92]

12:44 PM Tue, Oct 27, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Todd Archer/Reporter Bio | E-mail | News tips

Getting to Matt Ryan was one of the Cowboys' keys going into the game and by the fourth quarter the second-year quarterback was seeing ghosts.

At least three times Ryan got out of the pocket when he really wasn't pressured. It was the cumulative effect of what happened during the course of the game. By the fourth quarter, the Cowboys almost almost exclusively used four-man pressure on Ryan once they went up big. The one time they brought seven-man pressure, the Falcons picked it up but Alan Ball came up with a pass deflection.

So what happened for Ryan to start feeling pressure that wasn't really there?

Two of the Cowboys' four sacks came on four-man pressure. DeMarcus Ware's second sack came on a six-man pressure and Marcus Spears' sack came on five-man pressure. The Cowboys were more varied in their first-half looks.

Five times in the first half the Cowboys brought five defenders. Ware came up with a pressure on Atlanta's flea flicker, Spears had his sack, Ken Hamlin nearly intercepted a pass and Gerald Sensabaugh had a big pass breakup. That's a pretty good success rate right there.

Ware's pressure forced an early Ryan throw that ended up as a Mike Jenkins' interception. Ware ducked inside of the left tackle, which he's done more of the last two games and got early pressure on Ryan. Jenkins knocked his namesake, Michael Jenkins, to the ground and ready Ryan's eyes on the slot receiver to come up with the pick.

Here's a breakdown of the pass rush:

Three-man - 7
Four-man - 24
Five-man - 7
Six-man plus - 2





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What a great gameplan and even better execution. Great day for the cowboys taking advantage of the great bye week

 

[NMfan]

I think one of the biggest factors it the big hit Igor put on Ryan. That would make any QB antsy in the pocket.

 

[HoosierCowboy]

I've said all year that it's all about schemes--our coaches seem to have wised up and/or are opening up the playbooks

 

[hendog]

What about the one 7 man rush he mentions in the article?

 

[WV Cowboy]

Did everyone notice the hit Ryan took after Rat knocked the ball out?

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That had to hurt.

 

[RS12]

I've said all year that it's all about schemes--our coaches seem to have wised up and/or are opening up the playbooks

Or maybe they watched a tape of the Denver game, and Denver v SD.