Did Cowboys set defensive blueprint for how to beat Patriots?

[SammyBlueCat]

 

[SammyBlueCat]

Apparently according to ESPN (I know most of you hate them) Dallas won the game. (?)

 

[Wheelman]

Showing them something they were not expecting? Yeah sure it works for a while. It worked for the Steelers once. Worked for dolphins in 08. Eventually the Patriots will adjust.

Is what the Cowboys did the way to beat the Patriots? Nope.

 

[jah]

Not every team has Sean Lee and Rolando McClain to cover the inside/middle, and not every team has Greg Hardy coming off the edge, and not every team has Byron Jones to cover Gronk.

 

[Archeryaddict12]

Wrong! Hahaha man I love when out scoring your opponent 24 pts and puttin up 30 points is an effective defense.

 

[Halifax_Pats_Fan]

I actually was going to start a new thread on this this morning...

The 3 downed lineman and 6 defensive backs seemed to be frusterating NE's offense at the start. They adjust series to series like they always do, but NE needs that running game and will need it in January.

The run game is and will be critical to this teams success in January/February....

 

[SalemPats]

and yet Brady and company adjusted and torched the 'Boys

 

[PatriotsPimp136]

Keep using dion lewis. Big weapon in the passing game

 

[Mark.]

Not every team has Sean Lee and Rolando McClain to cover the inside/middle, and not every team has Greg Hardy coming off the edge, and not every team has Byron Jones to cover Gronk.

I was thinking the same thing. It is all about having the right personnel and few teams in the NFL have that personnel. My bigger concern is when will the Patriots have a game like Atlanta did last night or like the KC game last year. I can live with it happening during the regular season, but don't want a repeat of the loss to the Jets in the postseason.

 

[GaryfromTO]

what? do they mean until the Patriots adjusted?

final was 30-6 for New England so I guess in BSPN's alleged minds, the Dallas game plan worked.

 

[Nunchucks]

I think that getting to the QB quickly and jamming the receivers is the way to shut down any QB. The question is whether the offense can run the ball against that type of defense. If the answer is "yes" then that defense is going to get destroyed pretty quick. Also, that defense is tough, because if a WR gets off the jam cleanly and the QB has enough time, there is a high probability of giving up a big play.

 

[BobDigital]

Yes and no.

IMO there are 3 ways to beat the Patriots right now.

The one Dallas showed. This implies having a defense that can get consistent pressure with 3 or 4 but do it particularly fast. Basically getting pressure in under 2 seconds. That is very hard to do and if you don't have someone like a Greg Hardy you probably won't be able to do it. While you get that pressure you need to play up and bump. Basically if the pressure doesn't get there you are vulnerable over the top so it HAS to get there fast. If you can play that kind of D you still need an O capable of scoring about 30. Dallas didn't have that. Does a team that can implement this on defense also have the offense is the question.

The second way to beat the Patriots is just a straight up shoot out. Go score for score and hope you get the ball last or the Pats offense has a few hiccups (penalties or fumbles that stop drives). For this all you need is a really good offense. Of course the Pats have a very good offense and might just out score you anyway.

The third is just hope the Patriots have an off day. Brady has bad days on occasion. Maybe a few defensive break downs happen.

 

[turkeyneck]

Not every team has Sean Lee and Rolando McClain to cover the inside/middle, and not every team has Greg Hardy coming off the edge, and not every team has Byron Jones to cover Gronk.

And even with them...they still lost.

 

[RunAmok]

It took the Pats a little more than a quarter to figure it out and the on the next seven possessions they scored 5 times. If that is the game plan to beat the Pats, I hope everyone copies it.

 

[PATS16N0]

ESPN gonna' ESPN.

30-6

I hope everybody follows that blueprint

 

[Tony2046]

Any Given Sunday.

Just not this Sunday.

 

[DarrylS]

Did they notice how mighty Indy has struggled since we beat the crap out of them in the AFC championship??

Did the Pats provide the blueprint on how to defend Luck and the Colts??

 

[RobertWeathers]

Isn't this topic covered under another thread?

 

[Ivan]

ESPN has shown the way to beat the Patriots, get the league office to spot the opposing team more than 24 points. That might get it done, and the league would be more than willing to oblige.

 

[JMC00]

Cover good and pressure the QB is a blueprint? Thought that was just a standard thing you go into the game hoping to do.

But I guess giving up 30 points is a blueprint if your team can score 30+

So idiotic.

They got 5 sacks in the 1st half and that pass rush and coverage had zero effect in the 2nd half. Brady was 9 of 10 for 160 yards and 2 TD in that 2nd half and for the game was 20 of 27 for 275 yards.

But let's dissect those 5 sacks

1 sack on the opening drive
1 sack was on a drive the Pats got a FG
2 sacks came on another drive
1 sack came on the drive at the end of HT which the next play Brady found Edelman for 24 yards and set up a FG.

So basically for all the Cowboys "great" pressure and coverage it only effected 3 drives the whole game. Two other drives stalled because of runs not picking up the 1st down.



It's hilarious when you see the mediots come out and say after a game where the Pats put up 30 points and call it a blueprint.

Idiots. A blueprint in the sense they are talking about would be something that worked. All this did was instead of the Pats scoring 40+. They scored 30.