Who would you want to man up on T.O.?

[JackMagist]

Seeing the success that Hall had with TO last night I think I would put Henry on him. Hall played him tight and physical and that is Henry's game.

However, I don't think we will assign anyone to him; I think we will just let whoever gets him cover him because I think Newman and Henry can either one do the job. We might adjust and have Newman stay outside and Glenn go to the slot if TO goes wide to that side in a three WR set. I'm not sure that Glenn could handle him but I think either of the other two could.

 

[dmq]

Parcells said they got Henry to play against the bigger receivers in the NFL. So, it doesn't matter what we think. Even if Henry didn't play T.O. well, he may not have had the help that he has here. I am starting to get a good feeling about playing Philly. Really control Westbrook and T.O and what else do they have?

 

[Nors]

I don't believe Dallas moves corners. They play right or left.

Now that we have 3 corners, we shall see.

 

[Doomsday101]

Does not matter I think Newman can do just as good of a job as Henry.

 

[aikemirv]

They were praising D Hall like he was doing a great job, but I am sorry, T.O. should have caught and easy 10-12 balls last night and probably closer to 15 if McNabb could have thrown the ball straight. McNabb was way off (he sucked in other words). Hall would have been eaten alive if not for the good rush and McNAbb's poor play.

 

[THUMPER]

I would not assign one player to cover him, like we used to do with Deion, but would leave our CBs where they are and let them do their job.

To me it was not very effective to have the CBs changing sides depending on who they were lined up against. It takes our guys out of their comfort zone and allows the offense to dictate to us rather than the other way around.

I think we will line up in the nickel a lot more than we did in the past if for no other reason than to cover Westbrook out of the backfield. He is their 2nd best receiver and they use him a lot. Atlanta had a tough time covering him with a LB last night and I would rather see us put Glenn on him than Davis or a LB. It would also give us better overall coverage.

I am not very concerned with the Eagles running game so losing a safety so we can play nickel would not be a problem.

All that being said, I think Henry would do a better job of covering Owens than Newman but that Newman CAN do a good job as well.

I do want to see Owens run a slant and get blown up by Roy at least once. We get that early on and Owens is likely to develop a case of "alligator arms" for the rest of the game. He loses concentration easily and tends to get distracted so having Roy in his head will help keep the ball out of his hands.

 

[chinch]

They were praising D Hall like he was doing a great job, but I am sorry, T.O. should have caught and easy 10-12 balls last night and probably closer to 15 if McNabb could have thrown the ball straight. McNabb was way off (he sucked in other words). Hall would have been eaten alive if not for the good rush and McNAbb's poor play.

true. this guys is worse than all 3 of our corners and was assisted by drops & McNabb's scattershot arm. The pass rush eliminated the "run around an chuck it up game" of McNabb... something dallas has YET to prove playing philly.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

I think last night's lack of TD's had more to do with Mcnabb's erratic passing and Atlanta's pressure than anything Hall did. Owens was open a lot more where McNabb just threw terrible passes. McNabb is like EVERY other QB. If you get in his face and make things tough, he is very average. It's when he has time that he can beat you as a passer. Vick is average at best even when he has time to throw.

That being said, Newman fits the profile of Hall much better than Henry. He could probably copycat what Hall did. But I don't see us flipflopping the CB's.

 

[Hoov]

If you are gonna man up on TO you have to bump him at the line so he cant get deep and you have to get to mcnabb.

i would play Henry on TO, but to play him one on one, you better get pressure on mcnabb.

i think the falcons game plan worked, philly only scored 10 points.

Mcnabb has not been jacked up that much in his career cause he's fast and gets out of the way and he's had a good o line. BUT.....every time a team has been able to rattle him and hit him early, the eagles have lost those big games. When he gets time it doesnt matter who's covering the receivers, eventually someone will get open and mcnabb will find them, but after a few hits on him, his accuracy is way off.

 

[TheOneROWilliE]

The Falcons did a good job tackling TO in the open field....something the cowboys didnt do the last time we played them on monday night november 15th (i was there)....and hall did a great job playing him physical and not letting him get 2 his head showed great mental toughness

 

[TheOneROWilliE]

id like personaly like to see newman man up against TO

 

[Doomsdayblitz]

I think the key to last nights' win for the Falcons was that they put pressure up the middle on McNabb early. He didn't seem the same after that sack where the interior of the pocket collapsed, and he didn't have time to escape.
I say we start out the game in the 4-3, with both Glover & Ferguson at DT, and Ellis & Ogbogu at DE. This gives us our best pass rushing line, and if they decide to run Westbrook, we just grab him on the way to the QB.

As far as T.O., put Henry on him one-on-one, & have him slap him around at the line all day. T.O. is a big wuss. If a player the size of Hall can throw him off his game, Henry should be able to flat slap him down. Henry doesn't trash talk anyway, so we don't have to worry about giving Owens any incentive.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Does not matter I think Newman can do just as good of a job as Henry.

Newman did very well on TO last season.

 

[Seven]

TO had 17 passes thrown towards him and they completed 8 of them. Maybe its me but it appeared as though McNabb was bothered by the blitz and all the hits he took, he threw alot of bad passes in my opinion.

Plus the 4 dropped by TO and 5 poorly under-thrown balls. Hall had his back to Terrell on the last play. He didn't have a clue as to what just happened. The ball was under thrown -again- TO didn't stand a chance and Hall acted like he just won the Heisman. The blitz was a factor not Hall. TO was open for most of the night but dropped the ball or it was thrown poorly. That was a factor not Hall. Over 100 yards receiving. Some receiver pulls that on Newman and you folks are ready to trade him. Hall was adequate ONLY because TO was adequate.
Hall did nothing individually that stood out to me.....IMO

 

[followthestar]

this is a good thread, but the bottom line is whoever lines up on TO will probably adapt a bit more physical style. i very much like the idea of going nickle to keep someone other than a LB on Westbrook, and i won't be surprised to see us in nickle packages quite a bit. our CBs all support the run very well, so we don't lose much there actually.

 

[the_h0wey]

Give me Henry covering TO. I think Newman is our best corner, but TO is a big strong Wide Receiver and Henry is much bigger than Newman which I think makes for a much better physical match up

 

[Dallas4ever]

I love the way Henry plays physically at the line but if I had to chose I'd go with Newman. SD doesn't have physical receivers and T.O. is very physical and very fast. Speed is not an asset that Henry posses so he doesn't have the recovery speed to that's needed should a T.O. get around his jam at the line. Teams don't typically play man against T.O. because most corners are not as physical and fast as him.

 

[ravidubey]

I would play nickel defense against Philly almost exclusively. There is no power-running threat. None. Squat. Zippo. All they do is pass, pass, and pass to set up the occasional draw, trap, or quick run-like pass to Westbrook.

We have a strong safety that is effectively another linebacker, why not?

 

[nathanlt]

I think last night's lack of TD's had more to do with Mcnabb's erratic passing and Atlanta's pressure than anything Hall did. Owens was open a lot more where McNabb just threw terrible passes. McNabb is like EVERY other QB. If you get in his face and make things tough, he is very average. It's when he has time that he can beat you as a passer. Vick is average at best even when he has time to throw.

That being said, Newman fits the profile of Hall much better than Henry. He could probably copycat what Hall did. But I don't see us flipflopping the CB's.

My question is, why do WE have to flipflop our CB's to accomodate T.O.?? I mean, who do the eagles think the preferred mismatch is... Owens/Newman, Owens/ Glenn, Owens/Henry.... They underestimate whomever they think is the mismatch, I guarantee. Dallas suddenly has three oustanding corners! Amazing!

 

[Doomsday101]

My question is, why do WE have to flipflop our CB's to accomodate T.O.?? I mean, who do the eagles think the preferred mismatch is... Owens/Newman, Owens/ Glenn, Owens/Henry.... They underestimate whomever they think is the mismatch, I guarantee. Dallas suddenly has three oustanding corners! Amazing!

I don't think so, I think Newman will continue to play on the left side and Henry will work on the right