Cowboys defense bracing for Seattle’s Marshawn Lynch
By David Moore / Reporter
1:12 pm on September 13, 2012
The Cowboys defense knows they will have their hands full Sunday trying to slow Seattle running back Marshawn Lynch.
“The way he runs the ball, the way he runs after contact, the way he has 300 pound guys on his back and he’s still trying to get the extra yards, we’re going to have to gang tackle him and get everybody to the ball and get him to the ground,” linebacker Anthony Spencer said.
“Playing against him once makes you understand the power he has behind those pads. We know it. We played against him last year and didn’t have the best day against him.”
The Cowboys beat the Seahawks10 months ago. But Lynch was easily Seattle’s more productive player that day, rushing 23 times for 135 yards and the team’s only touchdown. He will be the focal point of the Cowboys defense Sunday, so much so this is what Spencer had to say when asked what he sees on tape from rookie quarterback Russell Wilson.
“I see Marshawn Lynch running the ball is what I see,” Spencer said. “That’s going to be our main thing, just try to stop him.”