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November 25, 2007
Mano y Mano
Here's the rundown on the Packers' injury situation, from Greg Bedard with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. One to keep an eye on is Charles Woodson, one-half of Green Bay's big, physical corner combination.
And a big reason why is the Packers' propensity to play man coverage, maybe more than any team in the league. With Terrell Owens playing, more often than not, at the "X" position, the split end in the Cowboys offense, he should have Al Harris across from him in most cases. Which means Woodson, in base looks, would be across from the also-hobbled Patrick Crayton.
"They are going to play man to man," Wade Phillips said. "They are going to test you man to man. They are going to bump you and grab you and do all those things on the line of scrimmage that they can do and try to throw off the timing and cover you. So they do a great job of that."
How will it affect the Cowboys? Well, for one thing, the coaches have motioned T.O. before the snap plenty -- even lining him up in the backfield to disguise where he'll end up at the snap -- to get matchups over the course of the season. Against a man team, that isn't always as effective, since the corner will follow the receiver in a lot of cases.
But there is an area where the Cowboys might be able to take advantage and that's in the running game. If the Packers commit to sticking Harris to T.O., or anyone to anyone really, they'll be able to motion to change the numbers on one side of the formation or another. And with the corners closer to the line, it should be easier for the receivers to get into and block them.
The challenge for the receivers themselves will be getting off the line clean, and keeping a jam from disrupting timing in the passing game.
"That is what (receivers coach) Ray Sherman works on all the time," Phillips said. "He works on them when they are off and when they are on top of you. Some guys can do it better than others. Deion Sanders, he could shut them down. We have some good receivers, some of our guys are hard to bump. So we will see how it works out."
It should be pivotal. The Packers -- and defensive coordinator Bob Sanders, a Jim Bates protege -- love to blitz. As such, producing against man coverage could A) produce big plays and B) get them to back off with pressure.
Posted by Albert Breer http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/img/standing/icons/email.gif at 5:33 PM (E-mail this entry)
Mano y Mano
Here's the rundown on the Packers' injury situation, from Greg Bedard with the Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel. One to keep an eye on is Charles Woodson, one-half of Green Bay's big, physical corner combination.
And a big reason why is the Packers' propensity to play man coverage, maybe more than any team in the league. With Terrell Owens playing, more often than not, at the "X" position, the split end in the Cowboys offense, he should have Al Harris across from him in most cases. Which means Woodson, in base looks, would be across from the also-hobbled Patrick Crayton.
"They are going to play man to man," Wade Phillips said. "They are going to test you man to man. They are going to bump you and grab you and do all those things on the line of scrimmage that they can do and try to throw off the timing and cover you. So they do a great job of that."
How will it affect the Cowboys? Well, for one thing, the coaches have motioned T.O. before the snap plenty -- even lining him up in the backfield to disguise where he'll end up at the snap -- to get matchups over the course of the season. Against a man team, that isn't always as effective, since the corner will follow the receiver in a lot of cases.
But there is an area where the Cowboys might be able to take advantage and that's in the running game. If the Packers commit to sticking Harris to T.O., or anyone to anyone really, they'll be able to motion to change the numbers on one side of the formation or another. And with the corners closer to the line, it should be easier for the receivers to get into and block them.
The challenge for the receivers themselves will be getting off the line clean, and keeping a jam from disrupting timing in the passing game.
"That is what (receivers coach) Ray Sherman works on all the time," Phillips said. "He works on them when they are off and when they are on top of you. Some guys can do it better than others. Deion Sanders, he could shut them down. We have some good receivers, some of our guys are hard to bump. So we will see how it works out."
It should be pivotal. The Packers -- and defensive coordinator Bob Sanders, a Jim Bates protege -- love to blitz. As such, producing against man coverage could A) produce big plays and B) get them to back off with pressure.
Posted by Albert Breer http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sharedcontent/dws/img/standing/icons/email.gif at 5:33 PM (E-mail this entry)
