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Has The Cowboys Pass Rush Really Improved, Or Is It Just The Competition?
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2017...really-improved-or-is-it-just-the-competition
The Green Bay Packers haven't lost a game since November 20th against the Washington Commanders. After getting thrashed 42-24, the Packers have done exactly what Aaron Rodgers said they would do when they were 4-6; run the table. They have been in playoff mode since Thanksgiving and they have been on a tear through the NFL. So have the Dallas Cowboys, who have been the story of the NFC, if not the NFL, this season. There are particular reasons and stories that lead to where these two teams find each other at this time of the year. However, we at BTB were posed with a great question about these two teams that really make you think. Here is the query we received from one of BTB's regular readers
One thing that has been circulating around the Packers fanbase is that one of the reasons they have been on the seven-game win streak is that their defense has stepped it up. Although this is true, with a critical lens we have come to learn that it may not be so much that the Packers defense has stepped up as it is that they have just played inferior offenses. It makes me wonder whether our pass rush has improved or whether we have just played teams with poor pass protection [recently]?
What an excellent topic to discuss as it poses questions to both teams and really makes for an interesting look at this matchup come Sunday. We'll start with the opposition and speak about the Green Bay Packers' seven-game streak. The first thing that jumps out to you is the competition they have had over these past seven weeks. It is definitely a valid point that the opposing offenses may not have been the strongest offensive competition to have faced...
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2017...really-improved-or-is-it-just-the-competition
The Green Bay Packers haven't lost a game since November 20th against the Washington Commanders. After getting thrashed 42-24, the Packers have done exactly what Aaron Rodgers said they would do when they were 4-6; run the table. They have been in playoff mode since Thanksgiving and they have been on a tear through the NFL. So have the Dallas Cowboys, who have been the story of the NFC, if not the NFL, this season. There are particular reasons and stories that lead to where these two teams find each other at this time of the year. However, we at BTB were posed with a great question about these two teams that really make you think. Here is the query we received from one of BTB's regular readers
One thing that has been circulating around the Packers fanbase is that one of the reasons they have been on the seven-game win streak is that their defense has stepped it up. Although this is true, with a critical lens we have come to learn that it may not be so much that the Packers defense has stepped up as it is that they have just played inferior offenses. It makes me wonder whether our pass rush has improved or whether we have just played teams with poor pass protection [recently]?
What an excellent topic to discuss as it poses questions to both teams and really makes for an interesting look at this matchup come Sunday. We'll start with the opposition and speak about the Green Bay Packers' seven-game streak. The first thing that jumps out to you is the competition they have had over these past seven weeks. It is definitely a valid point that the opposing offenses may not have been the strongest offensive competition to have faced...
