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Columnist Jean-Jacques Taylor answered your questions in his weekly e-mail newsletter - Inside the Dallas Cowboys. Here are some highlights.
Keith Williams asks ... How come we don't see the cornerbacks jamming at the line of scrimmage? Even when they are up tight it's a free release. They're making it too easy for opposing QBs to get into a rhythm.
TAYLOR: Mike Jenkins spent the first eight weeks playing bump-and-run. He hasn't done it much lately because the Cowboys have been playing so much zone. Terence Newman doesn't like bump-and-run, so he didn't play much of it. You can't play bump, if your guys don't have the confidence to play it. The problem with much of the Cowboys' defense this season is that they didn't play with any confidence.
John Trovato asks ... Why are people hating on DeMarcus Ware this season? I mean, he had a league-high 15 1/2 sacks in a season when he was consistently getting double- and triple-teamed because there was no threat of a rush coming from the other side?
TAYLOR: I think it's a combination of the team's awful 1-7 start and the fact that he wasn't dominant during that stretch. Ware has established a high standard for himself, and we – media and fans – hold him to that standard, which is fair. He's one of the highest-paid players in the league, and he's expected to perform like that on a weekly basis. Ware would tell you he holds himself to a high standard. When he doesn't play to that standard, then it's normal for folks to wonder why it's not happening.
Keith Williams asks ... How come we don't see the cornerbacks jamming at the line of scrimmage? Even when they are up tight it's a free release. They're making it too easy for opposing QBs to get into a rhythm.
TAYLOR: Mike Jenkins spent the first eight weeks playing bump-and-run. He hasn't done it much lately because the Cowboys have been playing so much zone. Terence Newman doesn't like bump-and-run, so he didn't play much of it. You can't play bump, if your guys don't have the confidence to play it. The problem with much of the Cowboys' defense this season is that they didn't play with any confidence.
John Trovato asks ... Why are people hating on DeMarcus Ware this season? I mean, he had a league-high 15 1/2 sacks in a season when he was consistently getting double- and triple-teamed because there was no threat of a rush coming from the other side?
TAYLOR: I think it's a combination of the team's awful 1-7 start and the fact that he wasn't dominant during that stretch. Ware has established a high standard for himself, and we – media and fans – hold him to that standard, which is fair. He's one of the highest-paid players in the league, and he's expected to perform like that on a weekly basis. Ware would tell you he holds himself to a high standard. When he doesn't play to that standard, then it's normal for folks to wonder why it's not happening.