ByRainer Sabin / Reporter
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1:20 PM on Fri., Sep. 16, 2011
IRVING -- Last week, Ted Ginn Jr. solidified his reputation as one of the most fearsome return specialists in the NFL when he ran back a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in a span of 60 seconds. Ginn Jr.'s exploits were so extraordinary that they had never been accomplished before during the opening weekend of the season.
Yet the Cowboys' plan of attack for Ginn isn't to avoid him altogether.
"If the wind is at my back, hopefully I'll get the green light and be able to kick a touchback and keep it out of Ted Ginn's hands because he is a dangerous returner," Cowboys kicker David Buehler said. "As long as you hit him in the mouth earlier, I think he might give up."
Last week, Buehler produced one touchback in five opportunities and while he was retained by the Cowboys because of his ability to boot the ball into the end zone the Dallas coaching staff may ask him take a different tack on kickoffs this weekend by giving Ginn an opportunity to field the ball.
"You want to be aggressive," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. "You want to be attacking. But you also want to be smart. We think we can be both."
rsabin@dallasnews.com | Bio
1:20 PM on Fri., Sep. 16, 2011
IRVING -- Last week, Ted Ginn Jr. solidified his reputation as one of the most fearsome return specialists in the NFL when he ran back a kickoff and a punt for touchdowns in a span of 60 seconds. Ginn Jr.'s exploits were so extraordinary that they had never been accomplished before during the opening weekend of the season.
Yet the Cowboys' plan of attack for Ginn isn't to avoid him altogether.
"If the wind is at my back, hopefully I'll get the green light and be able to kick a touchback and keep it out of Ted Ginn's hands because he is a dangerous returner," Cowboys kicker David Buehler said. "As long as you hit him in the mouth earlier, I think he might give up."
Last week, Buehler produced one touchback in five opportunities and while he was retained by the Cowboys because of his ability to boot the ball into the end zone the Dallas coaching staff may ask him take a different tack on kickoffs this weekend by giving Ginn an opportunity to field the ball.
"You want to be aggressive," Cowboys coach Jason Garrett said. "You want to be attacking. But you also want to be smart. We think we can be both."
