The "D" coming together for the Cowboys
Posted: October 25, 2005
Sporting News
TIDBIT: Much has changed about the Cowboys' defense. The scheme. The players. And especially the idea. "Our mentality is different," Glover says. "Instead of being a type of bend-but-don't-break defense, we're now trying to put the game on our shoulders and accepting the challenges."
A sophisticated pressure package has created uncertainty for offenses. The Cowboys will send eight on one possession, as they did when cornerback Terence Newman sacked Philadelphia's Donovan McNabb in Week 5. On another possession, they might line up seven players near the line and send only three.
The point is offenses never know what to expect. "They keep you off-balance; they move guys around a lot," Seahawks fullback Mack Strong said after running back Shaun Alexander was held to 61 yards on 21 carries. "They make it extremely hard for you to run the football. A lot of times you'd be expecting one thing and they'd give you something else."
Sporting News
TIDBIT: Much has changed about the Cowboys' defense. The scheme. The players. And especially the idea. "Our mentality is different," Glover says. "Instead of being a type of bend-but-don't-break defense, we're now trying to put the game on our shoulders and accepting the challenges."
A sophisticated pressure package has created uncertainty for offenses. The Cowboys will send eight on one possession, as they did when cornerback Terence Newman sacked Philadelphia's Donovan McNabb in Week 5. On another possession, they might line up seven players near the line and send only three.
The point is offenses never know what to expect. "They keep you off-balance; they move guys around a lot," Seahawks fullback Mack Strong said after running back Shaun Alexander was held to 61 yards on 21 carries. "They make it extremely hard for you to run the football. A lot of times you'd be expecting one thing and they'd give you something else."
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