SportingNews: Cowboys at Bills

[03EBZ06]

Cowboys at Bills
Monday, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESP), Ralph Wilson Stadium​

The Edge
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Quarterback

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive line

Defensive line

Linebackers

Secondary

Pass rushers

Special teams

Depth

Coaching​

42 Prediction 10​

War Room scouts break down every NFL game. Here is a excerpt of their Cowboys-Bills matchup:


Cowboys Keys For Success

1. Get tight end Jason Witten involved early. The Cowboys are loaded with offensive talent with wide receivers Terrell Owens and Patrick Crayton and running backs Julius Jones and Marion Barber III. But Witten provides a safe haven and go-to guy for Romo and the big tight end has some of the softest hands in the NFL. He is a smart route-runner and understands how to get open against both man and zone coverage. Romo needs to get the ball to Witten early to keep the Bills' ever-revolving safeties, Donte Whitner and Bryan Scott, from ignoring the middle of the field and flying outside to the help cornerbacks Jabari Greer and Terrence McGee against Owens and a red-hot Crayton.

2. Pound Barber inside. Barber is a powerful runner who runs under his pads very well. He is hard to bring down on first contact and breaks arm tackles. When running behind the massive offensive line of Flozell Adams, Kyle Kosier, Andre Gurode, Leonard Davis and Mark Colombo, the Cowboys should attack the heart of the Bills' defense. Undersized defensive tackles Larry Tripplett and Kyle Williams both struggle to hold ground at the point of attack. With a new linebacker corps and safeties rolling in and out of the game, the Cowboys' running game can pick up huge gains right up the gut.

3. Unleash DeMarcus Ware. Right tackle Langston Walker is a decent athlete, but he will have his hands full with Ware, one of the game's best pass rushers. Ware seems to get better with each game as he gets more accustomed to Wade Phillips' 3-4 defense. When going up against Walker, Ware should be able to use his long arms and tremendous leverage to get under the pads of the Bills' right tackle and force him back into the pocket.

Bills Keys For Success

1. Get the ball to Lee Evans. Evans is the Bills' top receiver and should continue to be rookie Trent Edwards' go-to guy against the Cowboys. He must become an even bigger part of the offense if the Bills expect to win the game. He has a connection with the rookie QB and is the Bills' lone true deep threat. Edwards will need to do everything in his power to get Evans the ball deep against the Cowboys' vulnerable cornerbacks.

2. Run inside. The Bills have two solid blocking tackles in Walker and Jason Peters, but both are better pass protectors than run blockers. So the Bills must focus their rushing attack on the middle of the Cowboys' defense, behind center Melvin Fowler, left guard Derrick Dockery and right guard Brad Butler. The Bills also have a favorable matchup, going against nose tackle Jay Ratliff. Look for rookie running back Marshawn Lynch to use his speed and exceptional short burst to hit holes inside for huge gains.

3. Blitz the right side of the Cowboys' offensive line. Linebackers Angelo Crowell and John DiGiorgio time up their blitzes well. By attacking the right side of the Cowboys' offensive line, Crowell or DiGiorgio can pull Colombo outside to pick up the stunt and leave the powerful but slow-footed Davis one-on-one with the Bills' best pass rusher, Aaron Schobel. Schobel should be able to beat the Davis with a dip-and-swim move or an up-and-under move to get into Romo's face.

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[JerryFan]

Cowboys at Bills
Monday, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESP), Ralph Wilson Stadium​

The Edge
......................

Quarterback

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive line

Defensive line

Linebackers

Secondary

Pass rushers

Special teams

Depth

Coaching​

42 Prediction 10​

War Room scouts break down every NFL game. Here is a excerpt of their Cowboys-Bills matchup:


Cowboys Keys For Success

1. Get tight end Jason Witten involved early. The Cowboys are loaded with offensive talent with wide receivers Terrell Owens and Patrick Crayton and running backs Julius Jones and Marion Barber III. But Witten provides a safe haven and go-to guy for Romo and the big tight end has some of the softest hands in the NFL. He is a smart route-runner and understands how to get open against both man and zone coverage. Romo needs to get the ball to Witten early to keep the Bills' ever-revolving safeties, Donte Whitner and Bryan Scott, from ignoring the middle of the field and flying outside to the help cornerbacks Jabari Greer and Terrence McGee against Owens and a red-hot Crayton.

2. Pound Barber inside. Barber is a powerful runner who runs under his pads very well. He is hard to bring down on first contact and breaks arm tackles. When running behind the massive offensive line of Flozell Adams, Kyle Kosier, Andre Gurode, Leonard Davis and Mark Colombo, the Cowboys should attack the heart of the Bills' defense. Undersized defensive tackles Larry Tripplett and Kyle Williams both struggle to hold ground at the point of attack. With a new linebacker corps and safeties rolling in and out of the game, the Cowboys' running game can pick up huge gains right up the gut.

3. Unleash DeMarcus Ware. Right tackle Langston Walker is a decent athlete, but he will have his hands full with Ware, one of the game's best pass rushers. Ware seems to get better with each game as he gets more accustomed to Wade Phillips' 3-4 defense. When going up against Walker, Ware should be able to use his long arms and tremendous leverage to get under the pads of the Bills' right tackle and force him back into the pocket.

Bills Keys For Success

1. Get the ball to Lee Evans. Evans is the Bills' top receiver and should continue to be rookie Trent Edwards' go-to guy against the Cowboys. He must become an even bigger part of the offense if the Bills expect to win the game. He has a connection with the rookie QB and is the Bills' lone true deep threat. Edwards will need to do everything in his power to get Evans the ball deep against the Cowboys' vulnerable cornerbacks.

2. Run inside. The Bills have two solid blocking tackles in Walker and Jason Peters, but both are better pass protectors than run blockers. So the Bills must focus their rushing attack on the middle of the Cowboys' defense, behind center Melvin Fowler, left guard Derrick Dockery and right guard Brad Butler. The Bills also have a favorable matchup, going against nose tackle Jay Ratliff. Look for rookie running back Marshawn Lynch to use his speed and exceptional short burst to hit holes inside for huge gains.

3. Blitz the right side of the Cowboys' offensive line. Linebackers Angelo Crowell and John DiGiorgio time up their blitzes well. By attacking the right side of the Cowboys' offensive line, Crowell or DiGiorgio can pull Colombo outside to pick up the stunt and leave the powerful but slow-footed Davis one-on-one with the Bills' best pass rusher, Aaron Schobel. Schobel should be able to beat the Davis with a dip-and-swim move or an up-and-under move to get into Romo's face.

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When are people going to stop thinking Ratliff is a liability inside? I guess the easiest thing to do is talk out your *** then actually check out to see how Ratliff is playing. In the future will we move him back to DE? He'd be a terror at DE.

 

[hendog]

42 - 10

That sounds about right.

 

[DasTex]

3. Blitz the right side of the Cowboys' offensive line. Linebackers Angelo Crowell and John DiGiorgio time up their blitzes well. By attacking the right side of the Cowboys' offensive line, Crowell or DiGiorgio can pull Colombo outside to pick up the stunt and leave the powerful but slow-footed Davis one-on-one with the Bills' best pass rusher, Aaron Schobel. Schobel should be able to beat the Davis with a dip-and-swim move or an up-and-under move to get into Romo's face.

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:splat: = Aaron hitting the chest of Davis, after his dip and swim move

 

[Colo]

Cowboys at Bills

Monday, 8:30 p.m. ET (ESP), Ralph Wilson Stadium​

The Edge
......................

Quarterback

Running backs

Receivers

Offensive line

Defensive line

Linebackers

Secondary

Pass rushers

Special teams

Depth

Coaching​

42 Prediction 10​

Sheesh - why even play the game?

Oh, that's right - to pad our stats.

 

[Eddie]

Bills are not as bad as they're made out to be. We'll be in windy Orchard Park. Not an easy place to play.

Bills have their backs against the wall. Their season rides on this game. Going down 1-4 will pretty much end any playoff hopes.

Cowboys will win. Same process as always ... Garrett will feel out the Bills D for a half and then unload on them. 3-3 at halftime.

17-6 by the end of the game. Going to be closer than we think.

 

[superpunk]

Bills are not as bad as they're made out to be. We'll be in windy Orchard Park. Not an easy place to play.

Bills have their backs against the wall. Their season rides on this game. Going down 1-4 will pretty much end any playoff hopes.

Cowboys will win. Same process as always ... Garrett will feel out the Bills D for a half and then unload on them. 3-3 at halftime.

17-6 by the end of the game. Going to be closer than we think.

Winning by 10 or more is all that matters.

 

[Colo]

I think we keep our roll of scoring 30+ going.

 

[Eddie]

Winning by 10 or more is all that matters.

Honestly, I'll be extremely pleased if we win by 1. Winning is all that matters.

Who am I kidding? I want a 40 point avalanche against the Bills.

 

[03EBZ06]

I think we keep our role of scoring 30+ going.

Yup, I'd be surprised if we don't.

 

[sago1]

Didn't most say we'd beat Rams by maybe 10 points. Do recall the final score was 35-7 and we could have gone on scoring several more times.

If our team shows up to play their best game and we suffer no disastrous injuries, we should (hopefully) put up at least 35 points. We need to keep our scoring record intact. In fact it would be good to put up 42 points just to get our average back up.

 

[03EBZ06]

In fact it would be good to put up 42 points just to get our average back up.

You, you stat padder you.

 

[AsthmaField]

:splat: = Aaron hitting the chest of Davis, after his dip and swim move

:laugh2:


I was thinking that. If Davis gets a good shot on him, Aaron will collapse like a house of cards.


For the first time in a long time, I feel like Dallas will beat up on teams that they should. The past decade or so, anytime we played a team that wasn't any good, we'd always struggle and lose about half the time... last year included (Washington anyone?).

Now though, we're finally playing to our level no matter who we play, good or bad. That's an awfully good feeling, too.

I remember playing bad teams and barely winning... then your wondering, "are they really bad? We struggled like heck, so maybe they're not that bad."

Not this year. Nope. We're just kicking the **** out of each one. If they're bad, then we beat them like we should. If the teams we've played aren't bad... well, then New England really better start worrying about us.

 

[NMfan]

I think this is the first game we score early and often. The second half becomes boring as we just pound the ball so we don't run up the score.

31-10 boys