DMN Blog: Donovan McNabb will make DeMarcus Ware's record pursuit really difficult
by Tim MacMahon
If Donovan McNabb weren't so darn tough to tackle, DeMarcus Ware would need only half a sack to tie Michael Strahan's NFL record.
Ware remembered two shoulda-been sacks from the Cowboys' September win over the Eagles. McNabb jumped out of the diving Ware's grasp on one play and juked him while scrambling on another.
Neither plays were flukes. The 6-2, 240-pound McNabb has a blend of strength and athleticism that makes him tough to sack even if his protection breaks down.
"The thing is you can get there, but that doesn't mean anything," said Ware, who did sack McNabb late in the game to help seal the victory. "You've got to get him down. It does frustrate you having a guy back there, when you beat one guy, you've got to beat another guy too to get him down, which is him."
Ware, who has eight of his league-leading 20 sacks in the last four games, says he won't alter his approach because of McNabb's elusiveness. There's just a greater emphasis on finishing the play when the prey is the Philly quarterback.
"You do the same thing," Ware said. "You can't really change much, because once you start changing things, that's when you're start changing your rush and you're not as comfortable out there doing what you do. So I think you do the same things, but you've just got to be careful. When you get there to him, you've got to break down and make sure you make the tackle."
If Donovan McNabb weren't so darn tough to tackle, DeMarcus Ware would need only half a sack to tie Michael Strahan's NFL record.
Ware remembered two shoulda-been sacks from the Cowboys' September win over the Eagles. McNabb jumped out of the diving Ware's grasp on one play and juked him while scrambling on another.
Neither plays were flukes. The 6-2, 240-pound McNabb has a blend of strength and athleticism that makes him tough to sack even if his protection breaks down.
"The thing is you can get there, but that doesn't mean anything," said Ware, who did sack McNabb late in the game to help seal the victory. "You've got to get him down. It does frustrate you having a guy back there, when you beat one guy, you've got to beat another guy too to get him down, which is him."
Ware, who has eight of his league-leading 20 sacks in the last four games, says he won't alter his approach because of McNabb's elusiveness. There's just a greater emphasis on finishing the play when the prey is the Philly quarterback.
"You do the same thing," Ware said. "You can't really change much, because once you start changing things, that's when you're start changing your rush and you're not as comfortable out there doing what you do. So I think you do the same things, but you've just got to be careful. When you get there to him, you've got to break down and make sure you make the tackle."
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