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Mailbag: Stopping The Run With Taco? Sorting Out Defensive Tackle Rotation?
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...un-taco-sorting-out-defensive-tackle-rotation
...I like our chances to seal off the edges to opposing runners with Taco Charlton and David Irving playing opposite sides with their long frames. If we can clog the middle and let our LB's play free, do you think this unit's strength could be stopping the run?
Bryan: This defense was ranked first against the run and 14th in average per attempt last season -- so they were good enough without Irving and Charlton on the edges. Now that might have been masked because they were 26th defending the pass, so we will see. I really don’t have a problem with how they’ve played the run – it’s the pass defense that I have worried about, which is why they let the majority of those guys walk.
Rob: Bryan is right: the calling card on defense last season was stopping the run. David Irving could be the perfect strong-side, left defensive end for the reasons Landon laid out: he’s long, he’s 285 pounds, and he’s got enough bend to be a disruptive pass rusher on that side. The hope, obviously, is that that Taco can take ownership of that right defensive end spot. I do think both have the frames to set the edge. They need more pass rush, though...
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/2...un-taco-sorting-out-defensive-tackle-rotation
...I like our chances to seal off the edges to opposing runners with Taco Charlton and David Irving playing opposite sides with their long frames. If we can clog the middle and let our LB's play free, do you think this unit's strength could be stopping the run?
Bryan: This defense was ranked first against the run and 14th in average per attempt last season -- so they were good enough without Irving and Charlton on the edges. Now that might have been masked because they were 26th defending the pass, so we will see. I really don’t have a problem with how they’ve played the run – it’s the pass defense that I have worried about, which is why they let the majority of those guys walk.
Rob: Bryan is right: the calling card on defense last season was stopping the run. David Irving could be the perfect strong-side, left defensive end for the reasons Landon laid out: he’s long, he’s 285 pounds, and he’s got enough bend to be a disruptive pass rusher on that side. The hope, obviously, is that that Taco can take ownership of that right defensive end spot. I do think both have the frames to set the edge. They need more pass rush, though...
