The cowboys offense just whipped us. 266 yards in the first half??? I think our best (only?) defense this season will be long drives on offense.
This team is built to play with a lead and we will struggle when we don't. With a lead we can give up big chunks of yardage in the passing game and stiffen near the redzone. With a lead and long methodical drives you force an offense to become impatient when they do get the ball and it increases the chance of a turnover (two tonight in the redzone covered all the previous sins of those long drives down the field).
Playing with the lead also eliminates the run game and lets you release the hound on defense. It is not suprising we got no pressure on Dallas tonight. It is tough to pressure a team that runs the ball as well as they do. Barber is not a game breaker but he rips off 10 yard runs like nobody in the NFL and that giant line grinds on people. You can't effectively rush the passer when they are stuffing Barber down your throat every other play.
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