Play the DeMarcus Ware over/under game

by Dave Halprin on May 8, 2006 11:03 AM CDT in Dallas Cowboys News

Time to play the "Dallas Cowboys Over/Under Home Game". Today's contestant is DeMarcus Ware, 2nd year outside linebacker for the Dallas Cowboys.
Last year, Ware's rookie season, he put 8 sacks on the board for a very successful rookie campaign.

So BTB is setting the line at 12 sacks for 2006. That's a considerable increase from last year but the following factors made us choose such a high number.

Ware was a rookie trying to learn a new position last year, this slowed him down a little; he won't have that problem this year
The Cowboys have added draft pick Rob Carpenter to the other OLB spot; he should help keep double-teams off Ware
Ware will be more experienced and should be stronger this year after a full offseason training with the Cowboys

So what'cha got? Over or under 12 sacks for the season. Remember, last year only 6 players reached 12 sacks, so if Ware does it this year he will have moved into the elite pass rushers in the league. Derrick Burgess of the Raiders led the league with 16 sacks.

I'm taking over. Ware missed so many sacks last year by a half-second. This year, his transition from DE to OLB should be complete, and that means his read-and-react times should be just a bit quicker. Because of that, those missed sacks of last year will be made sacks this year. And Rob Carpenter will definitely help balance the pass blocking schemes.

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I'm taking under and here's why...

I see Ware being constantly doubled and tripled teamed all season, which means guys like Canty, Ellis, Spears and Carpenter will get a lot of the sacks. Defensive coordinators will gameplan to stop Ware and not allow him to beat them single handedly, so they will take their chances with the aforementioned players going one on one and of course it won't work and we'll wreck havoc on opposing qb's all year long, but thats how I see it playing out.

"They're going to leave me over here by myself and thats when I'm gonna sink my fangs into them." - Terry Glenn

by Terry on May 8, 2006 12:58 PM CDT reply actions

14 sacks

in his first pro bowl year.

by ezzi110 on May 8, 2006 1:08 PM CDT reply actions

hey...

i'll take 10...

i'm not greedy...LOL...

by Tuna Helper on May 8, 2006 2:00 PM CDT reply actions

Under

I think Ware will start off hot. He should have at least 8 sacks by midseason. Then offenses will begin to game-plan for him directly. His opportunities will diminish, but Ellis and Canty will be direct beneficiaries.

Bottom line is our D will be salty in '06. We are going to be dominant. If the O-line can protect, we are going to be a fricking machine.

by Richard Joke @ Blogging The Boys on May 8, 2006 3:54 PM CDT reply actions

under

I love Ware, but 12 sacks is quite a bit.

by osa1011 on May 8, 2006 5:30 PM CDT reply actions

over

Terry - you make a good point but the double team would be from the weakest blocker not the best (LT). Julius Peppers was held down (10.5) but I am not sure Carolina had much more than him. Others sacked at Carolina but no one else had 8. Michael Strahan was held down to 11.5 but Osi Umenyiora had 14.5 on the other (weak) side. They also gained from playing the Cowboys!

I see the 12+ and I also see 50 sacks (39 last year) as a team (no, not the 50 we gave up last year) equalling Seattle's last year's total to lead the NFL. (Jacksonville was tied with Pittsburgh for 3rd with 47 so we will see how our new line is doing in the first game).

by lee3022 on May 8, 2006 11:28 PM CDT reply actions

just over.....

i dont know why the lucky number 13 cums to mind, but thats what i see. games where he takes over and pulls two or three... and others where he fights through double teams all day and cums up empty handed and merely frees up others.

u looked like a bunch of retards tryin to hump a door knob

by jacksastud on May 9, 2006 12:21 AM CDT reply actions