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SAN ANTONIO – Stopping the Bears’ dynamic receiving duo of Brandon Marshall and Alshon Jeffery could be a tall order for the Cowboys on Monday night.
Marshall is 6 foot 4, 230 pounds. Jeffery is 6-3, 216.
“They’re something else,” Cowboys defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin told reporters this week in Irving. “It’s like an NBA team getting off the bus – good gosh, all power forwards.”
And they’ll be matched up against the equivalent of point guards in cornerbacks Orlando Scandrick (5-10, 195) and Brandon Carr (6-0, 206)
“They’re real strong,” Scandrick told DallasCowboys.com. “They both go up and catch the ball at the high point well.
“We have faced good guys that go up, but I don’t know if we’ve faced two guys that go up and get the ball like these guys and are having seasons like these guys.”
Jeffery is fourth in the NFL in receiving yards with 1,109, while Marshall is ninth with a career-high 990. In last week’s overtime loss to Minnesota, Jeffery set a club record with 245 receiving yards.
“They’re big, strong guys who are long,” Dallas coach Jason Garrett said at a news conference in Irving. “They have good ball skills and make those contested catches. You just have to compete. You have to do a good job at the line and certainly at the point of the catch.”
Carr has struggled at times this season defending big receivers. Detroit’s Calvin Johnson burned him for 329 yards, the second highest single-game total in NFL history. On Thanksgiving Day, Oakland receiver and former Cowboys practice squad member Andre Holmes gained 136 yards against Carr.
In helping the Bears to a 34-18 win over the Cowboys last season, Marshall shook off Carr for seven catches for 138 yards and a TD.
Despite those healthy numbers, Marshall said he “absolutely hates” facing Carr. The two met often during their days in the AFC West, with Marshall lining up for Denver and Carr with Kansas City.
“He’s strong. He’s physical,” Marshall said in a conference call with the Dallas media. “It’s like playing chess out there with him. Every single play is a battle.”
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Marshall is 6 foot 4, 230 pounds. Jeffery is 6-3, 216.
“They’re something else,” Cowboys defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin told reporters this week in Irving. “It’s like an NBA team getting off the bus – good gosh, all power forwards.”
And they’ll be matched up against the equivalent of point guards in cornerbacks Orlando Scandrick (5-10, 195) and Brandon Carr (6-0, 206)
“They’re real strong,” Scandrick told DallasCowboys.com. “They both go up and catch the ball at the high point well.
“We have faced good guys that go up, but I don’t know if we’ve faced two guys that go up and get the ball like these guys and are having seasons like these guys.”
Jeffery is fourth in the NFL in receiving yards with 1,109, while Marshall is ninth with a career-high 990. In last week’s overtime loss to Minnesota, Jeffery set a club record with 245 receiving yards.
“They’re big, strong guys who are long,” Dallas coach Jason Garrett said at a news conference in Irving. “They have good ball skills and make those contested catches. You just have to compete. You have to do a good job at the line and certainly at the point of the catch.”
Carr has struggled at times this season defending big receivers. Detroit’s Calvin Johnson burned him for 329 yards, the second highest single-game total in NFL history. On Thanksgiving Day, Oakland receiver and former Cowboys practice squad member Andre Holmes gained 136 yards against Carr.
In helping the Bears to a 34-18 win over the Cowboys last season, Marshall shook off Carr for seven catches for 138 yards and a TD.
Despite those healthy numbers, Marshall said he “absolutely hates” facing Carr. The two met often during their days in the AFC West, with Marshall lining up for Denver and Carr with Kansas City.
“He’s strong. He’s physical,” Marshall said in a conference call with the Dallas media. “It’s like playing chess out there with him. Every single play is a battle.”
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