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Watch For Crawford To Break Out On Cowboys Defensive Line - No, The OTHER Crawford
By Tom Ryle @TomRyleBTB on May 17, 2015, 7:30p 119
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
There is great hope in Dallas that the pass rush will be significantly improved in 2015. And one reason that may be is being largely overlooked.
There are two main questions that the Dallas Cowboys have to answer if they are to successfully defend their NFC East crown (and hopefully go further this season). The first, which has been the main topic of discussion here the past few days, is whether they can sufficiently replace the production of DeMarco Murray, whether with the resources already at hand or by acquiring a new running back. But the second, which has seen the most resources in free agency and the draft thrown at it, is can the team get a more robust pass rush?
While the running back position has so far seen only the addition of free agent Darren McFadden and UDFA Synjyn Days, Dallas went all in on pass rushers. They signed controversial defensive end Greg Hardy as a free agent, and then double-dipped on DE in the draft with Randy Gregory in the second (although he is almost certainly a first round level talent) and Ryan Russell in the fifth. They are returning Jeremy Mincey, the sack leader in 2014, second year player DeMarcus Lawrence, who blossomed in the postseason, and also have versatile Tyrone Crawford, who contributed three sacks despite playing mostly as a 3 tech DT. There are a lot of reasons to think the team can improve on its anemic 28 total sacks and the overall pressure on the passer with the current assets at hand.
But this may overlook another player who looked poised to make a significant contribution last year before injury sidelined him. That is the other Crawford, Jack Crawford. He only played in six games in 2014, but in his last three games he got to the quarterback twice. In those six games, he tied for the fourth most individual sacks on the team with Orlando Scandrick blitzing from his slot corner position. Had Crawford been healthy for a full 16 games, he projects to have gotten five sacks, which would have been tied for the second most on the team.
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Watch For Crawford To Break Out On Cowboys Defensive Line - No, The OTHER Crawford
By Tom Ryle @TomRyleBTB on May 17, 2015, 7:30p 119
Kirby Lee-USA TODAY Sports
There is great hope in Dallas that the pass rush will be significantly improved in 2015. And one reason that may be is being largely overlooked.
There are two main questions that the Dallas Cowboys have to answer if they are to successfully defend their NFC East crown (and hopefully go further this season). The first, which has been the main topic of discussion here the past few days, is whether they can sufficiently replace the production of DeMarco Murray, whether with the resources already at hand or by acquiring a new running back. But the second, which has seen the most resources in free agency and the draft thrown at it, is can the team get a more robust pass rush?
While the running back position has so far seen only the addition of free agent Darren McFadden and UDFA Synjyn Days, Dallas went all in on pass rushers. They signed controversial defensive end Greg Hardy as a free agent, and then double-dipped on DE in the draft with Randy Gregory in the second (although he is almost certainly a first round level talent) and Ryan Russell in the fifth. They are returning Jeremy Mincey, the sack leader in 2014, second year player DeMarcus Lawrence, who blossomed in the postseason, and also have versatile Tyrone Crawford, who contributed three sacks despite playing mostly as a 3 tech DT. There are a lot of reasons to think the team can improve on its anemic 28 total sacks and the overall pressure on the passer with the current assets at hand.
But this may overlook another player who looked poised to make a significant contribution last year before injury sidelined him. That is the other Crawford, Jack Crawford. He only played in six games in 2014, but in his last three games he got to the quarterback twice. In those six games, he tied for the fourth most individual sacks on the team with Orlando Scandrick blitzing from his slot corner position. Had Crawford been healthy for a full 16 games, he projects to have gotten five sacks, which would have been tied for the second most on the team.
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