drawandstrike
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And now that's exactly what we have:
Dallas Cowboys now rank 14th in overall defense, according to NFL.com
http://www.nfl.com/stats/categoryst...OTAL_YARDS_GAME_AVG&d-447263-o=1&d-447263-n=1
Against the pass Dallas ranks 17th
Against the run, the Cowboys rank 12th.
We knew going into this season letting high priced veterans like Carr, Claiborne, Church and Wilcox leave might be felt as we coached a bunch of drafted rookies and 2nd year guys to replace them.
With the offense scoring the way it's been doing. all we need is an average, middle of the pack defense that holds other teams below the NFL scoring average.
Jacksonville leads the league right now allowing only 14.6 pts/game. Teams in the top 15 of the league in points surrendered vary between the Jaguar's 14.6 and the Dallas Cowboys 22.2.
When Dallas has gotten to play it's kind of game, with ball control offense, they have limited the other team to < 20 points in 5 games - and it's not a coincidence those are the 5 games the Cowboys have won thus far.
So a combination of an average NFL level defense getting help from a ball control offense that allows them plenty of rest & as a lead is built is a strategy that has won Dallas 18 regular season games thus far in the last 2 seasons.
Aside from the aberration that was the Denver game, Dallas struggles in shootouts when other teams force them out of the ball control game plan, as we saw in the back to back heart breaking losses to the Rams [35-30] and the Packers [35-31].
As the season progresses, the Dallas game plan for success is evident - and so is the game plan for stopping it.
Keep the Cowboys from running and force 3 and outs and get the defense tired. It will be up to the coaches in the remaining 8 games to find a way to keep the ball control offense going, and the defense playing at a slightly above average level.
[With or without Zeke]
Dallas Cowboys now rank 14th in overall defense, according to NFL.com
http://www.nfl.com/stats/categoryst...OTAL_YARDS_GAME_AVG&d-447263-o=1&d-447263-n=1
Against the pass Dallas ranks 17th
Against the run, the Cowboys rank 12th.
We knew going into this season letting high priced veterans like Carr, Claiborne, Church and Wilcox leave might be felt as we coached a bunch of drafted rookies and 2nd year guys to replace them.
With the offense scoring the way it's been doing. all we need is an average, middle of the pack defense that holds other teams below the NFL scoring average.
Jacksonville leads the league right now allowing only 14.6 pts/game. Teams in the top 15 of the league in points surrendered vary between the Jaguar's 14.6 and the Dallas Cowboys 22.2.
When Dallas has gotten to play it's kind of game, with ball control offense, they have limited the other team to < 20 points in 5 games - and it's not a coincidence those are the 5 games the Cowboys have won thus far.
So a combination of an average NFL level defense getting help from a ball control offense that allows them plenty of rest & as a lead is built is a strategy that has won Dallas 18 regular season games thus far in the last 2 seasons.
Aside from the aberration that was the Denver game, Dallas struggles in shootouts when other teams force them out of the ball control game plan, as we saw in the back to back heart breaking losses to the Rams [35-30] and the Packers [35-31].
As the season progresses, the Dallas game plan for success is evident - and so is the game plan for stopping it.
Keep the Cowboys from running and force 3 and outs and get the defense tired. It will be up to the coaches in the remaining 8 games to find a way to keep the ball control offense going, and the defense playing at a slightly above average level.
[With or without Zeke]
