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Matt Cassel, Cowboys must handle Jets' blitz

Jean-Jacques Taylor
ESPN Staff Writer

IRVING, Texas -- The Dallas Cowboys have no chance to beat the New York Jets if they don't handle coach Todd Bowles' elaborate blitz package.

The Jets' defense is based on creating pressure and disrupting their opponents' offense. Sometimes the pressure causes turnovers. Other times it leads to negative plays or incompletions.

The key, though, is to make it hard for the offense to move the ball consistently. The problem for Dallas is that quarterback Matt Cassel has had issues with the blitz, completing just 22 of 50 passes for 266 yards with a touchdown and an interception this season. He's been sacked seven times in those situations and has a passer rating of 59.3.

The Jets have blitzed on 77 of 211 first-down passes and 61 of 161 second-down passes. And if the Cowboys face 3rd-and-7 or longer, Cassel won't have to wonder if the Jets are blitzing. They have blitzed on 38 of 56 plays in that situation.

"They use a lot of different players in a lot of different spots and they bring them from different areas on the field," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said, "and they play a lot of different coverages behind it and they have really good cover guys and really good down guys who can rush. They have good players who do these things well and they do it from a variety of different looks."

The Jets' scheme can be taxing on players mentally. Miss a blitz pickup and it can lead to disaster.

"You certainly want to look at as many blitzes they run as possible in your preparation," Garrett said. "It's challenging to practice all of those, so you try to prepare for them different ways. Maybe you group them a certain way. There are certainly some concepts they use both in coverage and in pressure that you try to expose to your team and practice as best you can."
 

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That's awfully close to speculation about the nature or severity of an injury or level of practice participation. Mr. Archer better hope that injury report is out!
 

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Three games left in the Mo Claiborne era (hopefully).
 

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Makes cutting Patmon make so much more sense.
 

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Makes cutting Patmon make so much more sense.
Ohhh lord. We might actually be looking CB in the top 7 next year... again
 

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Makes cutting Patmon make so much more sense.
Hell, I'm still trying to figure out why we let Sterling Moore go.
 

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Hell, I'm still trying to figure out why we let Sterling Moore go.
Both are real head scratchers. Hell, even Corey White was a bit of a shock.
 

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Makes cutting Patmon make so much more sense.
Mo is doing his part time player thing. He will be in good shape after the season is over. Posted to wrong response.
 

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:tippytoe
 

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:tippytoe
Not bad.
 

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Now they are saying that McClain is out.
 

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:lol Is Jerry expecting us to get blown out?
 

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Injured Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain won’t play against Jets


By Drew Davison


ddavison@star-telegram.com



IRVING —

Dallas Cowboys linebacker Rolando McClain has been ruled out for Saturday night’s game against the New York Jets.

McClain didn’t pass concussion protocol, leaving the Cowboys without their starting middle linebacker.

Cornerback Morris Claiborne (hamstring) is also unlikely to play, being listed as doubtful on the team’s injury report. Claiborne missed two games with a hamstring injury last month.

The McClain news, though, comes as somewhat of a surprise after coach Jason Garrett said Thursday he was “optimistic” that McClain could play.

McClain was kicked in the head by teammate Jeff Heath in Sunday’s loss at Green Bay, leaving the field for a few plays. But McClain passed the initial concussion tests on the sidelines and returned to the field, but then underwent additional concussion tests after the game.

Second-year pro Anthony Hitchens is likely to replace McClain in the starting lineup.

If Claiborne isn’t able to go, as expected, starting safety Byron Jones would likely slide to corner to start in his place. Jones, who started at corner when Claiborne missed the two games last month with a hamstring injury, has said he feels comfortable playing either position.

The rest of the injured players are listed as probable: wide receiver Dez Bryant (foot), safety Jeff Heath (shoulder), defensive tackle David Irving (back), defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence (chest) and linebacker Kyle Wilber (shoulder).

Quarterback Tony Romo (collarbone) is listed as out, as he has yet to be placed on injured reserve with the Cowboys still mathematically alive for a postseason berth.
 
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