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Observing the Dallas Cowboy defense
By Marcus Mosher
On Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys faced one of the most brilliant defensive minds in the history of the NFL in Bill Belichick. I’ve always been fascinated with Belichicks’ ability to alter his scheme based on his talent that he has on his roster. I’ve watched Belichick change from a 3-4 defense to a 4-3 defense within a matter of few plays. For most team’s that transition takes years of roster construction to transform into a different looking unit. Belichick on the other hand, seemingly does it weekly depending on his opponent. That is impressive.
But the Cowboys also have one of the brightest minds on the defensive side of the ball in Rod Marinelli and he too likes to become creative with the different kinds of formations and personel groupings he uses. However, he has been hamstrung by injuries this season and has had to cut back on the creativity because of a lack of talent. But on Sunday, with the return of Greg Hardy and Rolando McClain, he debuted one of the most creative defensive formations that I’ve seen in a long time; the 3-2-6 defense.
As a quick primer to explain what the 3-2-6 defense (sometimes known as the Mustang defense). The 3-2-6 defense is commonly used at the college level as a way to counter-act teams who play out of the spread. For starters, here is what a typical base defense looks like:
Read more at http://cover32.com/cowboys/2015/10/15/observing-the-dallas-cowboy-defense/#4MwoxcHtwUb1SDQ9.99
By Marcus Mosher
On Sunday, the Dallas Cowboys faced one of the most brilliant defensive minds in the history of the NFL in Bill Belichick. I’ve always been fascinated with Belichicks’ ability to alter his scheme based on his talent that he has on his roster. I’ve watched Belichick change from a 3-4 defense to a 4-3 defense within a matter of few plays. For most team’s that transition takes years of roster construction to transform into a different looking unit. Belichick on the other hand, seemingly does it weekly depending on his opponent. That is impressive.
But the Cowboys also have one of the brightest minds on the defensive side of the ball in Rod Marinelli and he too likes to become creative with the different kinds of formations and personel groupings he uses. However, he has been hamstrung by injuries this season and has had to cut back on the creativity because of a lack of talent. But on Sunday, with the return of Greg Hardy and Rolando McClain, he debuted one of the most creative defensive formations that I’ve seen in a long time; the 3-2-6 defense.
As a quick primer to explain what the 3-2-6 defense (sometimes known as the Mustang defense). The 3-2-6 defense is commonly used at the college level as a way to counter-act teams who play out of the spread. For starters, here is what a typical base defense looks like:
Read more at http://cover32.com/cowboys/2015/10/15/observing-the-dallas-cowboy-defense/#4MwoxcHtwUb1SDQ9.99
