Cowboys, Igor Olshansky and Bobby Carpenter, discuss trying to stop Vikings RB Adrian Peterson.
Defensive end Igor Olshansky said Peterson combines the best qualities of the Cowboys' top backs: powerful Marion Barber and speedy Felix Jones.
"He's tough and physical, but he's also got that breakaway speed," Olshansky said. "We've got to keep him from getting to that second level."
Even though Peterson has seven fumbles this season, Dallas won't try to strip him. The Cowboys are more concerned with wrapping him up.
"You have to be sure with your tackles," Carpenter said. "If you don't have guys in the right position, he'll just outrun them, run them over or juke them."
In their only regular-season meeting with Peterson, Dallas held him to 63 yards and one TD on 12 carries in a 24-14 win Oct. 21, 2007. Twenty of Peterson's yards that day came on a scoring run.
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I was at that game in 2007
one of three I was able to attend in Texas Stadium… maybe that is why I think that Chris Johnson is a better back, because I saw us shut him down completely outside of that 20 yard gain.
He’s the truth… but the truth normally isn’t everything it’s cracked up to be.
Here’s hoping we can shut him down again.
2009 BTB Part Deux Fantasy League Champion. 'Kill Everybody 13-2'. KDP knows football.
oh, and first :)
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by KD Drummond on Jan 12, 2010 10:03 AM CST up reply actions
I think the Cowboys will concentrate on shutting him down
first and foremost and then getting pressure on Favre second. If we get beat Sunday, it won’t be by A.P., it will be Favre having a great game.
Let’s just hope Romo has a better one, and I think he will.
In Romo we Trust
that's the way I see it as well.
Favre doesn’t scare me, never has never will. Especially with the way Mr. DeManthony Spenliff is playing right now. That’s right… they have become one like the Borg Collective
(and no I’m not a trek fan, that just jumped into my mind :))
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by KD Drummond on Jan 12, 2010 10:18 AM CST up reply actions
The Doomsborg defense I like it.
“Resistance is futile”.
"Brett Favre is the best quarter back to play since Roger Goodell" my cube mate. UGHHH
Not sure I agree
The Vikings have become more of a pass-to-establish-the-run team over the latter half of the season. I think I’d concentrate on the following:
- Keep Favre in the pocket
- Make sure to wrap-up AP
- Put Jenkins on Rice and over/under Harvin.
Congratulations Bob Hayes
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by Raul Villaronga on Jan 12, 2010 10:47 AM CST up reply actions
+1
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
Agree completely............
Favre can still burn you passing. Don’t think for a second that he can’t. What makes Rice so scary is (1) he’s tall and physical (2) he’s fast
Nobody is saying Favre can't burn you
my point was if we don’t contain A.P., then Favre won’t have to burn us.
In Romo we Trust
+1 I agree - theyv become a pass first team
Look how they struggled against the Bears in the first half when they tried to get AP going. To be sure, we’ll need to stop or contain AP, but they’re a pass first team at this point I think.
Shadow Harvin with a safety like we did with Jackson....
I think we need to approach Harvin like Jackson….
BTW, met Desean at the Borgata in Atlantic City last night. He was playing craps right next to me…..had some conversation with him…….really a nice kid and smaller than I thought…he dumped 2G’s in 5 minutes like it was nothing..lol…He wouldnt say it, but I think he is pulling for us in the NFC…
"Austin made the play, Austin saved the day" Brad Sham
Sweet!
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You’re the Best! Around! Nothing’s gonna ever keep you dow-ow-ow-own!
by Aaron Novinger on Jan 12, 2010 8:21 PM CST up reply actions
smaller than you thought?? thats funny
You can tell he’s built like a 14 year old high school kid. Amazing he doesn’t get hurt more playing against the monsters that exist in the NFL.
In Romo we Trust
I think he is a very good back
and in 2007 do any of remember the QB they had then? Tarvaris? Culpepper? All I know is the QB was sucking and we stacked the box against them all game long and it worked. We can’t do that now and that makes him more dangerous.
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
For some reason he doesnt scare me.....
I think Favre and his receivers can cause way more damage……also Jarred Allen is a guy I would preffer not to see.
To be honest I think the Vikings present the biggest challenge before the SB. I don’t think neither New Orleans nor Arizona is a better team than the Vikings. Hopefully we’ll get to find out first hand.
thinking the same thing
i don’t think peterson will be the problem. all about favre and the receivers in space
you guys have got to be kidding me
there are so little elite runners in this game and well we haven’t faced that many this year if at all. Peterson is a beast and thinking he won’t make a difference is just foolish
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
he'll make a difference, but he's not beating teams
he’s just making the highlights. the vikings are winning games the same way as we are. establishing the pass, keeping you off-balance with the run, and then forcing you to pass in the 4th quarter while they beat you up with a hardnosed RB.
by bulldog jeeper on Jan 12, 2010 12:01 PM CST up reply actions
we'll see who's foolish after the game......maybe he'll make a diff with one of his fumbles.
The key to win this game to me is to rattle Favre and make him uncomfortable. Peterson is not gonna run on three downs for 10 yards everytime…He might do it once or twice but againt our defense he aint gonna run free.
I just see him busting one or two big runs
but I am hoping he doesn’t
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
two big runs of 15 or 20 yards he might have....
This is not the same guys and the same coach who gave up those huge ones against baltimore last year. 2 runs of 30 yards aint gonna beat us unless the ofense decides to take the day of which I dont will be the case either.
Put Favre on the ground 2 or 3 times in the first half and we can win.
I was at that game and well
this defense is not far off that same team…….Spencer was in the game. Sensi was not here so he is different. Same for Igor. Not sure if Jenkins was in or not but that was our base defense as they only had one receiver out wide. They just flat out ran over us………And to make matters worse there was a lady about 10 seats away yelling the same d*** thing about 70 times. “You have to win the game” she said over and over loudly……..I kept thinking does she feel like they don’t know this? lol
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
Oh and Brooking .....
can’t forget him. So I guess looking more at it , you have a point but it can still happen.
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
Look at the teams we've faced in the last 4 weeks
Philly x2, skins, aints. Not one plus running back among them. With a dual threat offense, this is a big test for Wade.
I think that this will put more pressure on our D than they’ve seen in a month. Stop this team and start the doomsday talk.
Ich bin ein Berliner--JFK
+1
exactly what I just stated above ;:)
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
Minnesota leads the league
in 0 yardage and negative yardage runs. ADP is a bigger stronger Barry Sanders-
as much highlight reel as Barry was, did anyone ever fear that they’d lose because of him?
ADP isn’t the focus.. hell, he ain’t even as swaggeriffic as KDP.
2009 BTB Part Deux Fantasy League Champion. 'Kill Everybody 13-2'. KDP knows football.
I just heard Skip Bayless say...
he wouldn’t trade Dallas’ three headed monster for AP, Felix is faster, Marion is a better goal line back, and Tashard was mure shifty.
nah, Skip for all it's worth is actually one of the better informed journalists out there
as much as we thought he was a hater, he is really a die hard Cowboys fan that turned on the team when we signed TO… a lot like numerous other Cowboys fans. He has been the ONLY national voice backing the Cowboys quality this season.
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by KD Drummond on Jan 12, 2010 12:46 PM CST up reply actions
Don't be so quick to judge
Skip called Dallas to win the East in preseason, said Miles would be the new deep threat of the team, and has been hot on Dallas all year long. In fact, the only time I remember him wrong this year was against the Saints, but that was when it was assumed Ware would be out(and Skip said that when he made the pick “If Ware doesn’t play and I don’t think he will….”
I'll live and die with number 9....
I hate Bayless from back in the 80s and 90s.
He’s nothing but a shock jock, Read his book from back then and you wil; see. I don’t think Bayless would like to met Troy or most of 90s players in a dark ally.
Marion is a better goal line back
Not this year on short yardage…he is nothing like the old Barber IMO
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
unfortunately :(
just cant take that kind of pounding for more than 4 years… so glad we have Tashard
2009 BTB Part Deux Fantasy League Champion. 'Kill Everybody 13-2'. KDP knows football.
battering rams dont last in the NFL
sad but true :(
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
Didn't he say something similar about a month ago?
And the other two guys jumped all over him in disbelief? Or is this a deja vu thing?
If he did say it, at least he’s sticking with it.
"We'll see." --Bill Parcells
Peterson
I’m not overly concerned about him beating us really at all. I am sure he is going to have some good runs, but Dallas has a “larger” defense in terms of size to somewhat neutralize that advantage of his, and they really have been good at stuffing the run in the last couple of years. I am far more concerned with the quick slant routes across the middle to the likes of Rice, Harvin, etc. We also kept him in check before when the offense relied more on him.
I'll live and die with number 9....
didn't even remember
until hearing that Dallas hasn’t given up 100 yards to a single rusher all year
2009 BTB Part Deux Fantasy League Champion. 'Kill Everybody 13-2'. KDP knows football.
Yeah
And I think the worst of it was during week one when this defense was still trying to establish itself. If you look at the last two months really, this run defense has been awesome.
I'll live and die with number 9....
But we haven't faced an elite rushing team all season
I don’t think the Panthers backs were completely healthy when we played them, and that’s the only team we’ve faced that has shown a consistent running game.
100 yards to a single rusher
this stat just isn’t too relevant anymore. Basically, we didn’t play any of the 5 teams that rely solely on 1 back.
Our run D is really good though
I think the real concern is
we’ve been able to make teams 1 dimensional. They were either not that good at running, or became less interested in running as we built leads.
I'm not losing my memory, I'm living in the now
I know that the Philly game is behind us.........
but did anyone see this in the DMN? I know that people love their teams but this is totally over the top. To beat a poor lady. Totally ridiculous.
http://www.dallasnews.com/sharedcontent/dws/spt/stories/0113dnspofanassault.6ea823ff.html
She slapped them
and they ran away. Yep, they were really Eagles fans all right.
Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.
kicked them
Keep doing what you been doing, keep getting what you been getting.
Yeah, I read about it on another site, it was not as bad as the death of a woman that some guy shot with his rifle
because the packers lost in the NFC title game.
Ignore the Mainstream Media, EMBRACE THE HATE!!!!
no it doesn't
There is a reason why a District Justice held court in the basement of the Vet on game days
In Romo we Trust
"Thanks Ed, good hairpiece" - Tony Romo
by robolundgren on Jan 12, 2010 1:40 PM CST up reply actions
thats awesome
"We play to win the game" - Herm Edwards
by nicholas.rodriguez on Jan 13, 2010 12:33 AM CST up reply actions
MILES AUSTIN WILL BE ON THE SCOTT VAN PELT RADIO/TV SHOW IN A MINUTE
for those fortunate enough to be able to media their way through a workday/
espn radio
or
espn 2 simulcast
2009 BTB Part Deux Fantasy League Champion. 'Kill Everybody 13-2'. KDP knows football.
Favre
anybody think he’ll be susceptible to the DB blitz again. Scandrick has had a couple of those this year.
No more pics after this, honest injun
Just figured I’d place this here because it’ll definitely be useful at some point.
After watching it a few times, gotta wonder what exactly Avant (81) is doing with his hands..
"Thanks Ed, good hairpiece" - Tony Romo
omg
you are going to make me break out my Ulead app and make a video montage of that plus the game highlights…
2009 BTB Part Deux Fantasy League Champion. 'Kill Everybody 13-2'. KDP knows football.
what a dumbass he is that McNabb.....really.
The more I see this video, the more I realize the guy was about to $hit his pants before he went out to play.
that is hilarious and I smile at how dumb he looks everytime it refreshes lol
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
You’re the Best! Around! Nothing’s gonna ever keep you down...
You’re the Best! Around! Nothing’s gonna ever keep you dow-ow-ow-own!
by Aaron Novinger on Jan 12, 2010 8:29 PM CST up reply actions
nice lol
"When people talk about Super Bowl dynasties they mention the 1970's Steelers, 1980's 49ers, 1990's Cowboys and the current New England Patriots, but nobody has dominated the Super Bowl like Anheuser-Busch. In recent years, Budweiser has been the MVP of Super Bowl advertising -- making another company the favorite to win the Ad Meter poll was never an option."
Simon Noble
That is great!
Now everything Fish wrote yesterday takes on new meaning. My dislike for McFlabb is taking on a whole new meaning.
by StillHateTheGiants on Jan 12, 2010 2:34 PM CST up reply actions
can i get my credit?
i mean I know Fish is a actual Writer and all— but I called this first :):):)
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