RS12
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- When you have a quarterback that can throw the ball going to his left or right with equal ability, there is no reason not to take advantage of that. Scott Linehan is playing to the strengths of Dak Prescott by allowing him to operate on the move and the offense is making those chunk plays as a result of it. On the Cowboys’ first touchdown drive, Prescott was able to find Jason Witten for 29 yards, and he followed that up by finding Geoff Swaim for 28 yards. Both of those gains came off the ball handling and athletic ability of Prescott. The pass to Swaim was especially impressive due to Prescott having to deal with pressure in his face from Ryan Kerrigan and Terence Garvin, who were blitzing to the same side Prescott was rolling toward. It was a well-designed play that was executed perfectly considering the situation.
- I thought the defense did a nice job of handling all the pick routes that the Commanders tried to throw at them. The one that especially drew my attention was when Kirk Cousins tried to get the ball to Jordan Reed working againstByron Jones in the fourth quarter. Reed lined up on the right side of the formation with Chris Thompson to his outside. Sean Lee had walked out in coverage over the top of Thompson, and it appeared he had a feeling that something was up by the way he was motioning with his hands. At the snap, Thompson drove hard to the inside and squared to face Jones. Where Jones played this beautifully was that he went flat down the line instead of adjusting up the field. Thompson was never able to affect Jones’ path, and he was able to get his right hand on Reed all while maintaining positioning up the field. Cousins tried to fit the ball over the top, but there was just no window for him to drop the ball in. Byron Jones played Jordan Reed well all day.
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- Really nice job by Jack Crawford on his sack of Kirk Cousins. Crawford came flying off the ball with such quickness that Jordan Reed doesn’t even have a chance to react. As soon as Cousins hit the last step on his drop, Crawford was right there for the finish. After the play, Reed was talking with Morgan Moses like he was expecting some help -- but it never came.
- His awareness of what is going on around him is what makes Travis Frederick one of the better centers in the league.
