What NFCE Team can Best Defend Against TO!? ...

[Phoenix-Talon]

i wouldnt be so sure about that, TO has never had more than 50 yards on the skins in the last 5 years in which he has played them( 3 games)

I was just thinking that will be the first opportunity to defend against him since he played with us. Our coaches should have learned and know his strengths and his weaknesses; as well as His habits ...from an inside perspective.

Otherwise, I'll admit, you make a strong argument.

 

[lspain1]

i wouldnt be so sure about that, TO has never had more than 50 yards on the skins in the last 5 years in which he has played them( 3 games)

Yes, but the Eagles won a fair number of games against the 'skins while TO was there I believe.

The real point here is if you make the decision to not let TO beat you, it opens up other areas. Not having TO last season did make a difference to the Eagle offense regardless of McNabb's injury.

Of course, I'll be the first to admit having TO last year as a Cowboy might not have made a huge difference in the final result because our OL play (and our PK) was so poor. So TO can (not will) make a big difference to the Cowboys if there is sufficient offensive line performance and a running game for balance. I'll note here that, while the Eagles did not run the ball so much, the use of Westbrook in the WCO was a de facto balance because his short receptions out of the backfield kept defenses honest.

 

[Rack]

What NFCE Team can Best Defend Against TO!?

The Cowboys.

That said, and speaking from an Eagles fan perspective, we'll probably defend against TO by disguising our blitz packages

Yeah cuz no one has ever tried that before.

 

[dwmyers]

I'd say the Eagles can best defend him. By far the best secondary in the division overall and a solid front 4.

I would agree with this. If you can, keep him covered with a big fast CB. I think all the training the Eagles had with Michael Irvin would come in handy here.

David.

 

[SultanOfSix]

The team with the best pash rush. A cornerback can only cover a good receiver for so long, and T.O. is one of the best.

The Eagles used to a have a great one, but they're not as good as they used to be. The Commanders have to disguise blitzes in order to generate one. Although plausible, this will be difficult to do with the weapons we now have. The Giants have the best front four out of the three teams, so I'll go with the latter.

 

[Future]

Darren Howard (DE)
Jevon Kearse (DE)
Jerome McDougle (DE)
Trent Cole (DE)

These Eagle defensive ends will apply intensive pressure to reduce/minimize opportunities for Bledsoe to make completions. In all fairness, uncertain if CBs Brown or Sheppard have the skills needed to cover TO; even though they have played up close to TO for a least a season. From an Eagles fan perspective, I'm sure that TO will get his touches. Having TO as a former Eagle, we know the threat that TO is ...however, Roy Williams also showed us that TO is ..defendable. But the most importatnt anti-threat the Eagles have is Brian Dawkins!

What other NFCE teams do you think will be able to "reduce" the TO threat opportunity?

Once again, you are really overrating these defensive ends. Personally, I'm not scared of a single one of them at all. They are solid yes, but do they put the fear of death in me, no.

The one who showed us TO is defendable is Newman. Hes the only corner in the league that I have seen cover him man to man and be succesful. The 2nd Philly game 2 years ago sticks out to me, despite the fact that Dallas lost.

As for who can stop him...the Dallas O-Line. There is not one secondary in this division that can really cover him, without opening everything up for everybody else. Any team in the NFL can double team or scheme against him, but the good ones will have to cover glenn witten etc. The only way this offense gets slowed down is bad O-line play or injuries.

 

[Hostile]

The team with the best pash rush. A cornerback can only cover a good receiver for so long, and T.O. is one of the best.

The Eagles used to a have a great one, but they're not as good as they used to be. The Commanders have to disguise blitzes in order to generate one. Although plausible, this will be difficult to do with the weapons we now have. The Giants have the best front four out of the three teams, so I'll go with the latter.

A fair point, but the Eagles retooled their front 4 this off season. Acquiring Darren Howard opposite Jevon Kearse and drafting Broderick Bunkley in the 1st to work beside Patterson. Maybe they fall flat, but I think it's too early to assume they already have. That's a Jim Johnson coached defense adding 2 players to a D-line that knows how to blitz like no one else.

 

[t.o.boys81]

I think the Eagles will probobly play against T.O. the best. They'll be more motivated than the Giants or the Commanders, but then again, T.O. is gonna be motivated to tear up Philly. I just think that Philly has a good pass rush with Kearse and Howard. Yeah, Strahan and Osi are better at getting to the quarterback, but Philly has a much better secondary than New York. The Skins could have more problems with Shawn Springs getting older and the inexperience of Carlos Rogers. I see the Eagles playing T.O. the best.

 

[jrumann59]

Lets remember one thing TO hasn't been on a team where he has a competent 2nd and possibly 3rd receiver. I mean yeah he played with Jerry Rice but he was Jerry Rice's "Terry Glenn". In Philly he had Fred Ex-cuses, and Todd Aligator Arms Pinkston.

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

i hope they cover TO with 2-3 guys at a time, hell i hope hes blanketed the whole game where he cant even get open. just look out for glenn, witten, crayton and fasasno

 

[big dog cowboy]

What NFCE Team can Best Defend Against TO!? ...

Here is my list.........

 

[TobiasEagle77]

I would say the Commanders, because they always handled him well when he played for the Eagles. Springs mans up on TO better than anyone I've seen.

 

[GhettoxCowboy]

Uncertain if there are any Giant fans here, but I know there are Skins fans here. My question is primarily to those opponent fans; however, I'm sure all will give there 2-cents.

That said, and speaking from an Eagles fan perspective, we'll probably defend against TO by disguising our blitz packages and going after Bledsoe with "extreme predjudice." The Eagles have acquired some help in this department ...

Darren Howard (DE)
Jevon Kearse (DE)
Jerome McDougle (DE)
Trent Cole (DE)

These Eagle defensive ends will apply intensive pressure to reduce/minimize opportunities for Bledsoe to make completions. In all fairness, uncertain if CBs Brown or Sheppard have the skills needed to cover TO; even though they have played up close to TO for a least a season. From an Eagles fan perspective, I'm sure that TO will get his touches. Having TO as a former Eagle, we know the threat that TO is ...however, Roy Williams also showed us that TO is ..defendable. But the most importatnt anti-threat the Eagles have is Brian Dawkins!

What other NFCE teams do you think will be able to "reduce" the TO threat opportunity?

i would say the eagles, hands down.

 

[burmafrd]

The birds secondary is NOT BY FAR THE BEST in the division. ANYONE who thinks this is just plain STUPID. Right now I would say that its real close in the secondaries.

 

[Phoenix-Talon]

I would say the Commanders, because they always handled him well when he played for the Eagles. Springs mans up on TO better than anyone I've seen.

That's a good point TobiasEagle77 - and I agree.

However, both Brown and Sheppard have gathered up some experience since 2005. Coupled with the fact that both of our CBs have played much more scrimmage and practice games against TO recently (within 1-year).

Now, add a little emotional flavor into the mix and I think our secondary may play unusually harder to minimize TOs effectiveness.

 

[dargonking999]

Maybe i passed it up, but no one has brought up, that TO was being defended in a WEst coast OFfense system. How can you defend a WR, when you no longer know the kind of passes there gonna throw.

How can you focus on one WR, when you have Fasno, Witten, Glenn, and JJ running patterns as well. Anybody in this League can "defend" TO. But the question that you should be asking is, who can defend our passing offense point. CAuse stopping TO means nothing if Witten, Glenn, and FAsno combine for 6 TD's. And you lose the game.

 

[leotisbrown]

Only T.O. can stop T.O.

End of discusings!!!

 

[Phoenix-Talon]

Only T.O. can stop T.O. End of discusings!!!

Now that ...discusing!

 

[ghst187]

I think the skins purely based on scheme...no db in the East can cover TO. Oddly enough, I think we did okay against him and TNew has proven he can cover some bigtime WRs.
Shepard couldn't even cover TG and got absolutely abused by him last year, no way he can cover TO. Iggles are going to have to generate more passrush if they are going to cover anyone.
The Giants dont have any DBs.
The skins don't have anyone that can come close to matching up with TO but I think with ST helping and G williams scheming, they'll do the best against him. Of course, I'm not quite sure how they are going to cover TO, TG, and Witten. If DB gets any protection whatsoever, defenses are going to have to pick their poison.

 

[KDWilliams85]

I'd say the Eagles can best defend him. By far the best secondary in the division overall and a solid front 4.

The Eagles may best be able to cover Terry Glenn and Patrick Crayton. However, Owens is in a field of his own. He can easily outjump and outplay any one of the NFC East DB's.

As for the Eagles front four, they can't help unless T.O. is getting a screen pass. Once the ball is in the air, there isn't much they can do about it.