Going to come down to what we do against 8 in the box. Right now, the Giants want the game in Dak's hands and dependent on him. They are not going to let us run and just play 7, they'll play 8 and blitz and try and get us on the down and distance part of the game.
It will be incumbent on Garrett, Linehan, Wilson and Romo to keep Dak calm and under control. The last thing we need is a shootout, that plays to their strength. Dak will need the discipline to stay with the run call even with the 8th man in the box. The danger of 8 in the box for them is 3 in the secondary and if Zeke can get through or around the corner?
Other than this being a division game it will serve as the game film for the Skins. We need to show them they cannot dictate the game to us. Teams without an identity will make statements like "we're taking what the defense will give us". A power run team says BS to that and they take what they want. Nothing breaks the spirit of a defense like a power run game. Play the game to own the 4th Q and make this a game of strategy not tactics. Even if they're ahead by <10, do not forsake the run.
Wanna know what I'd do the night before the game? Sure you do. I'd pull footage of the 4Q drives that Emmitt and his OL made in the glory years and have my offense watching those and I'd pull film of great inceptions made in the past to my defense, especially game changers. See it, do it.
