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Defensive tackle Tyrone Crawford -- The Cowboys went into the Falcons game without three of their top pass rushers in Greg Hardy, Jeremy Mincey and rookie Randy Gregory. Defensive tackle Terrell McClain went on the injured list several days before the game with a toe injury. The defensive line needed a big game from its most accomplished player.
Crawford responded by assisting on one tackle. He had one quarterback pressure, pushing a lineman back into Matt Ryan, forcing the quarterback to throw early and incomplete.
That's not much production for a player who was on the field for 49 snaps.
Crawford plays the three technique in Rod Marinelli's scheme, a position designed to put pressure on the quarterback. It's a position that created a career-high spike of 11 sacks by former Cowboys tackle Jason Hatcher, twice as many as he's had in any season before or since.
The Cowboys didn't make Crawford one of the highest paid defensive tackles in the league -- $25.7 million guaranteed -- for his accomplishments to this point. They are betting on the impact he will have going forward.
Now is a good time to start.
Receiver Terrance Williams -- The most dangerous threat at outside receiver during Dez Bryant's absence failed to catch a pass in Sunday's loss to Atlanta.
Williams caught two or fewer passes in 12 games last season, failing to catch a pass in two of those games. The Cowboys could live with that lack of production when Bryant was on the field.
Not now. Production is a necessity, not a luxury, as Williams assumes the lead receiver role. He can't be shut out for a game, and he can't have only three passes thrown in his direction, which was the case in the loss to Atlanta.
Tight end Gavin Escobar -- He didn't have a catch Sunday and was on the field for only eight snaps.
http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sports/...-do-more-to-rescue-injury-plagued-cowboys.ece
Crawford responded by assisting on one tackle. He had one quarterback pressure, pushing a lineman back into Matt Ryan, forcing the quarterback to throw early and incomplete.
That's not much production for a player who was on the field for 49 snaps.
Crawford plays the three technique in Rod Marinelli's scheme, a position designed to put pressure on the quarterback. It's a position that created a career-high spike of 11 sacks by former Cowboys tackle Jason Hatcher, twice as many as he's had in any season before or since.
The Cowboys didn't make Crawford one of the highest paid defensive tackles in the league -- $25.7 million guaranteed -- for his accomplishments to this point. They are betting on the impact he will have going forward.
Now is a good time to start.
Receiver Terrance Williams -- The most dangerous threat at outside receiver during Dez Bryant's absence failed to catch a pass in Sunday's loss to Atlanta.
Williams caught two or fewer passes in 12 games last season, failing to catch a pass in two of those games. The Cowboys could live with that lack of production when Bryant was on the field.
Not now. Production is a necessity, not a luxury, as Williams assumes the lead receiver role. He can't be shut out for a game, and he can't have only three passes thrown in his direction, which was the case in the loss to Atlanta.
Tight end Gavin Escobar -- He didn't have a catch Sunday and was on the field for only eight snaps.
http://www.***BANNED-URL***/sports/...-do-more-to-rescue-injury-plagued-cowboys.ece
