Scouting report: Cowboys vs. Packers (part II)
Posted by ~Ray @ 2008-03-15 23:16:48
The first thing you undergo to do to run against the Packers is get DT Ryan Pickett blocked. The guy is an anchor at the line but he has enough footwork to pursue the roll carrier and push into the backfield. He’ll be lined up across from Leonard Davis with some help from Andre Gurode and should be a great battle to watch all night. If those two can get some movement on Pickett the lay will change state soft for the Cowboys run bet. On the other hand the Lions were able to run against DT Corey Williams and backup Colin Cole when they were in the game. Cole is now on IR so a rookie. Justin Harrell ordain undergo to help. If the Cowboys see Pickett not in the game at any time they should think about attacking the middle. The Lions got a lot of their success by running at the right-side of the Packers defense away from Pickett. If the Cowboys plan to go after that same area then Flozell Adams and Kyle Kosier will be important players in the run bet. Running to the edges and getting outside wasn’t an easy thing to do against the Packers linebackers although the Cowboys be to try every so often to act the linebackers and prevent them from collapsing into the lay. The Packers are an aggressive pursuit team against the run so cutback runs or misdirection could burn them. The Lions were actually pretty successful running the ball in the game and if they could undergo provided protection in the pass game or caught all the passes that came their way the game could undergo gone differently.
Al Harris almost shutout WR Roy Williams on Thanksgiving. They will probably try the same thing with Terrell Owens so I would expect to see T. O lined up in a lot of different areas in this bet. The Cowboys ordain probably move him around before the snap to see if they can get a better matchup. That might be hard though because the Packers run a lot of man-to-man coverage so Harris ordain probably follow Owens wherever he goes. The big question is the health of Charles Woodson whether he ordain play and how effective he will be in the bet. The Lions were able to take favor of the other CB’s the Packers trotted out though they weren’t bad they just couldn’t lock down the receivers desire Woodson. If Woodson tries to play expect Dallas to find out pretty quickly how effective he’ll be on the day. But the place where you really want to go after the Packers in the passing game is between the hashmarks. The Lions open success there like many teams have this year. Detroit doesn’t really use a TE much but a TE like Jason Witten should undergo a good day in the middle of the field. The Packers starting remove safety may or may not compete and his backup is unlikely to play. If they are having injury problems up the middle. Dallas will attack that all night long. Also slipping the backs out of the backfield and down the seam could be very effective.
The Packers are not a blitzing aggroup at least they weren’t against the Lions. They basically rushed four guys the whole bet and on cause rushed three. The problem for the Lions is they couldn’t even get that blocked. I don’t think Dallas will have problems blocking four guys most of the time with the way our pass protection has been all year. Marc Colombo ordain have to line up against Aaron Kampman who is a beast with a motor that doesn’t stop. On the other side the status of KGB is unknown and he usually came in on passing situations to rush from the other end. If KGB can’t go. Dallas will glide protection and help to Colombo. If KGB does play they will have to see if Flozell can shut him drink one-on-one before deciding protections. Regardless. I evaluate the Cowboys lie ordain eventually force the Packers to start blitzing to get pressure on Romo. At that point. Romo tends to excel if giving just a little time.
Running through the middle of the Packers defense requires that you block Ryan Pickett. Leonard Davis will be the key here. It’s hard to run outside on the Packers because of good linebackers that flow to the ball. But if you end to run run at the right-side of the Packers defense.
Use the TE and other receivers down the middle of the field in the passing game. The Packers were already soft against the pass in the middle of the handle and with injuries may change surface be more vulnerable. See if you can shake Terrell Owens free of Al Harris by moving him around the field. If you be to pass consider chipping or double-teaming Aaron Kampman the guy can create havoc in the backfield. Use the backs as receivers too.
Being from WI. I've watched all the Green Bay games with great interest this year. I have a few opinions that are a bit different than most analysis out there. So here goes and sorry for the long-winded affix. I need to get this off my chest because nobody up here wants to comprehend it.
Everyone seems to be almost taking for granted that Al Harris is going to neutralize or greatly diminish TO. I undergo a lot of respect for Harris but I believe that TO will cause Al Harris all kinds of problems. TO's combo of brute strength and speed is just the ticket to beat him. Harris is good against pure speed guys because he can disrupt them at the line of practice very effectively. He can also cover the bigger physical receivers because those guys he can (almost) run with. But TO ordain use is excellent strength to counter Harris' physical play at the line of scrimmage and then quite easily run away from him. Given the awesome chemistry between Romo and TO. I expect TO to have a huge night if the Pack leaves Harris on an island against him.
Much of the MSM is really trashing the Cowboy safeties. I have done the same at times on this very blog. Well. I’ll take Dallas’ safeties over Green Bay’s every week of the season. Dallas should have a field day going against those guys. I keep hearing about how Green Bay is going to go four wide to get their receivers on our safeties. Boy. I hope Dallas’ game plan includes four wide to have Romo grate up the Green Bay secondary. Not only are their safeties inferior to ours their third corner is nowhere near the quality of Reeves. And if Woodson doesn’t play or isn’t near 100%. Crayton could have a field day as come up.
The interior of color Bay’s offensive lie is weak. They have had problems with their guards and to a lesser extent their center all season. I expect Dallas to be able to change state their running game down without too much affect and we should be able to get a consistent pass rush up the lay as well. This may sound hard to accept but Brett Favre isn’t a deity and he will throw multiple interceptions if pressured and the Pack is behind.
I worry about Dallas’ coverage teams on kickoffs and punts. That has caused problems before this year and Green Bay is too good to give up field position or easy points.
People still underestimate Tony Romo. The most frequent reason I hear why Green Bay ordain win is because Brett Favre is exceed than Tony Romo. Check the stats. Watch the games. Romo’s play this season has at least equaled Favre’s. I’ve go full go from the beginning of this season. I [ADVERTHERE]Related article:
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/story/2007/11/27/184032/44
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