How to Beat Philly (The Big 6)
by 5Blings on Sep 15, 2008 9:55 AM CDT
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PrintThere are 6 keys to this game for Dallas, so I see no need to overcomplicate things;
1. Protect Romo: 7 sacks in the previous two Texas stadium meetings and countless hurried throws and too many INT's. Jim Johnson's packages have made Romo "play fast" and that's where our boy starts to unravel. When they do blitz, o-line communication and RB blitz pickups will be critical.He needs to feel very comfortable back there or no one will notice the difference between footage from our last home game against them and tonight's game.
2. Down and Distance: the best way to slow the blitz is to catch Philly sending LB's for pressure and opening up running lanes to the second level. Staying out of anything longer than a 3rd and 4, as much as possible, will keep Johnson guessing and limit his ability to overload. Running the ball effectively early in the game will help dictate what Johnson can and can't do.
3. Cover Kicks: I have said many times and I will say it again, special teams may not win games for you, but they can certainly lose them for you. Bruce Read's group needs to maintain lane integrity and tackle with good technique against Desean Jackson and Quentin Demps. we need to shorten the field and get some good returns on them as well.
4. Make McNabb Move Backward: the numbers don't lie, Donovan isn't great throwing under duress and he will toss a few jump balls up there when backpedaling (we have to capitalize on turnover opportunities). We may not sack him, but if you watch his footwork and see him unable to step into his throws, you'll know we are doing the job on defense in the trenches.
5. Scheme For Westbrook: He is their primary weapon. Stifle him and force them to look elsewhere for yards and points. You can't forget what a great YAC player he is and that is where I hope we see Zach Thomas make some solid tackles on him.
6. Be the Aggressor: As I said in another fanpost, this is the game where Dallas has to stop dancing, step into the middle of the ring and hit them harder than they hit us. We are, generally speaking, bigger, faster and more athletic than they are at most positions. Our o-line SHOULD be able to create space. Our d-line SHOULD be able to control the inside runs. Our secondary SHOULD be able to lock down their #3 and #4 WR's, who are starting due to injury. This game is all about who prepared better and, more importantly, who wants it more. Wade needs to outcoach and have his team better prepared than Reid.
GO COWBOYS!
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I agree
If we protect Romo, they goes a long way towards Special Teams..
I know one thing, we can’t let McNabb get off, Westbrook will get his..
"If you see me up in the mountains with a lion, I ain't lyin
don't help me, help the mountain lion"
Just for laughs
My roommate is a big Sheagles fan. Me another roommate (A Giants fan) were talking about how miserable it will be to listen to Kornheiser talk about Jessica Simpson for 3 hours tonight like he talked about Brett Favre last week. When we were laughing about how Jaws called Kornheiser out on it, the Sheagles fan look at us, and in all seriousness, asked us if Jaws had ever played ball before…
True fans. Diehard dedication. The ability to spell their team name. Knowing the quarterbacks that led them to superbowls. Man I love the Eagles fanbase….those freaking retards. Go Boys! I’m SH*T on him hardcore when we smoke em tonight!
by AikmanNailedMySis on Sep 15, 2008 12:56 PM CDT reply actions
Ah yes, please use your interaction with one person to generalize your limited exposure to our entire fanbase. Yup, we’re all retards huh? Would you like me to return the favor? I can do one better by using my limited interaction with a Cowboys fan I’ve never met (you). Your grammar proficiency and bigotry would lend themselves nicely to my rebuttal.
Come on now foos...
you have to admit, that is pretty dumb. ANMS may be grammatically inefficient, but he is not being a bigot. You’re now doing the same thing he is, over shooting your limit. Every team has fans that are…well…retarded. This is not to cast aspersion upon the retards of the world, they have enough problems.
by SmittyCityMo on Sep 15, 2008 1:44 PM CDT up reply actions
any so called fan who doesn't know his own teams best QB of all time, deserves to be called a retard...
Jaws was awesome back in the day, and I think he’s by far the most thorough and knowledgable anaylist in the NFL……Cornheiser is getting old quick,……They also should replace Terrico with Patrick, who’s the best play by play guy around….
A true diehard Cowboys fan since 1975.
"If you don’t take him off the field as a coach, he will just about die out there," Jerry Jones said. "That impacted my decision. It’s a Michael Irvin-type work ethic. That’s what we are talking about with Felix Jones."
- Owner/G.M of the Dallas Cowboys , Jerry Jones
I'll use two...
Sorry some of us type fast as we have jobs other than serving cheesesteaks. But if you could apply your vast knowledge of literacy, you could see the title says JUST FOR LAUGHS. It’s reasons like this that nobody likes Eagles fans. Do you really have nothing better to do than read other teams blogs and talk smack? Really? That’s cool. Congrats on all you success in life…
by AikmanNailedMySis on Sep 15, 2008 1:43 PM CDT reply actions
Okay, here we go. I’ve been over here for the past few days and have pretty much gotten along with everyone, so you’re the exception. First, I work smarter not harder. This allows me comfort of owning my own business and controlling what it is I do during the game. This also gives the me free time to hang out on BGN or pop over here if I feel like it during the day. I’m 26 and I own my house and my cars; no debt. So yup, that’s alot of cheesesteaks. I’m sure that you do probably have to type quickly; don’t want any cattle wandering off now do we? Wouldn’t want Rancher Fred with give you another “special consultation” if you loose another one of his prized steers. By the way, I didn’t realize your state was Technologically advanced enough to allow you to communicate with civilization from the open prairie. I love the name by the way. Nothing like advertising to the world that your family is full of common tramps. I hope that your mass of welfare dependent brood take a higher step up the social ladder than the shinning example I’m sure you are. Thank you for your congratulations on my success in life. I sip it in like a nice hot cup of coffee. Mmmm, mmmm, good. Now, before you can retort with a number of unoriginal stereotypes about Philadelphia or Eagles fans, I’m going to return to my gang of unruly peers and spend my afternoon in my scummy city, throwing D batteries at people, cheering every time I pass someone laying on the ground that is clearly injured, and let’s not forget, I will definitely pelt every Santa Claus I can find right in the face with an ice ball.
To everyone I’ve actually had intelligent conversations with for the past few days, good luck, enjoy the game, and I hope that you and your family weren’t negatively effected by the hurricane.
Interesting way to describe Texas.
Here are some details you forgot to mention:
-Texas’s Gross State Product-$1.09 trillion, second highest in the US
-Texas has the country’s 2nd largest economy and would be the 15th largest economy in the world by itself
-There are 33 billionaires in Texas, 11 in Dallas
-6 of the Top 50 Fortune 500 companies are in Texas, and 56 of the Top 500 (more than any other state)
-Texas is the largest exporter in the country, more than $100 billion in gross revenue
-It has the top ranked cancer center in the country (No Penn. ones in top 10) in MD Anderson
-NASA
-Home to 2 Gamma Level (6) cities: Dallas and Houston. Philly is ranked as a 3 (scale from 1-12, 12 is best) and listed in the category of “Relatively Strong Evidence of World City Formation”
-Home to 7 Nobel Laureates, with associations (training, past profs, etc) with 25 Nobel Laureates
-50 members of that National Academy of Science
-3 Presidents from the state (LBJ, Bush, W) plus Ike was born here
The bit about Texas being a backwater state where everyone rides horses is played out. Also, check out how Pennsylvania is described by Wikipedia, specifically the location:
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 15, 2008 3:00 PM CDT up reply actions
HAHA EXACTLY!!!
GAME DAY BABY WHOOOOOOOOOOOOO!!! CRACK THE HIGH LIFES OPEN AND FIRE UP THE GRILL. I’M EATING BIRD FOR DINNER
by AikmanNailedMySis on Sep 15, 2008 1:51 PM CDT reply actions
+1 kinda
If we give Romo time he will pick apart their defense (just like any decent or better NFL QB given time). The Eagles are defintely dangerous but if it comes down to a shootout like the SD/Denver game I dont see how we lose, we’ve got more weapons. That being said, as entertaining as it may be Im hoping it doesnt turn into a shootout because Im hoping our defense is better than that.
I also have to definetly agree with #6 too, being the aggressor. We need to dictate the tempo and tone of the game on both sides of the ball. We know they are going to blitz Romo all night. I dont see any reason we shouldn’t return the favor with a bunch of blitzing as well.
WHAT HAPPENED TO MY FANPOST?
Suddenly, it has become an Ode to Texas?
Anyway, I don’t think protecting Romo is enough. If they run the ball on us consistently all night, we will suffer.
"Well, we didn't block real good but we made up for it by not tackling."
- John McKay, the first coach of the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
they won't be running the ball at all....under 100 yards....you'll see...
A true diehard Cowboys fan since 1975.
"If you don’t take him off the field as a coach, he will just about die out there," Jerry Jones said. "That impacted my decision. It’s a Michael Irvin-type work ethic. That’s what we are talking about with Felix Jones."
- Owner/G.M of the Dallas Cowboys , Jerry Jones
ok....breaking news....Philly WR's Curtis and Brown declared OUT for this game...
There is no way we are getting beat by their 3rd, 4th, and 5th receivers……I expect an all out assault on Philly’s O Line…give them a bit of their own medicine….blitz the crap out of them and press their WR’s at the line…….mano vs mano……bring it on…McFlabb is going down tonight….Roy Williams up the middle, Scandrick from the outside slot……BOOM….all night long.
A true diehard Cowboys fan since 1975.
"If you don’t take him off the field as a coach, he will just about die out there," Jerry Jones said. "That impacted my decision. It’s a Michael Irvin-type work ethic. That’s what we are talking about with Felix Jones."
- Owner/G.M of the Dallas Cowboys , Jerry Jones
hahaha my fault
I’ll take the blame for making a joke that offended one Eagles fan in an attempt to make my boys laugh. How dare I inject a little humor…ANYWAYS, all bets are off on Eagles week. I’m praying to everything holy we smoke em tonight though. I agree with most of you. A heavy dose of running should keep Johnson on his toes and limit the blitzing. However, blitz all you want because my big uglies up front aren’t letting Romo get breathed on (they ate some of Rancher Fred’s prized steer haha). Always a great game though and I can’t wait. I just got home from work and already threw #94 on my back…
And in case you were wondering, I don’t have a sister so I doubt she’d be offended by my name…
by AikmanNailedMySis on Sep 15, 2008 4:38 PM CDT reply actions
When you have to be 315 just to be a backup...
….I think they ate the whole damn steer!
by GhettoBear04 on Sep 15, 2008 4:48 PM CDT up reply actions
The guy from Philthy is just nervous
He’s been keeping it above board and pretty classy all week. I guess in his worry, he lashed out at you and decided to list his accomplishments in life. Kudos to him, but who gives a shite what his background entails.
So AikmanNailedMySis, good job rattling his cage.
That said, GO COWBOYS SMASH THE IGGLES!!!!!!!
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
by APerfectStar on Sep 15, 2008 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions
5Blings
You crystallized my thoughts exactly. Agree with you 100%
Nice job.
T-New, shutting down WR's for Dallas since 2003
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