Mincey: "We forgot they could run the ball."

[Doomsday]

Jeremy Mincey: Cowboys 'underestimated' Eagles' running game - Dallas Cowboys Blog - ESPN Dallas


This imbecile.

IRVING, Texas -- The Philadelphia Eagles' rushing attack apparently caught the Dallas Cowboys' defense by surprise on Thanksgiving.

"I would say we kind of underestimated them pretty much, you know what I mean?" Cowboys defensive end Jeremy Mincey said.

Actually, that's going to require some elaboration.

After all, LeSean McCoy is one of the most accomplished running backs in the NFL. He ran for a season-high 159 yards and a touchdown on 25 carries in the Eagles' rout of the Cowboys, but that kind of production can hardly be considered a surprise by anyone who has followed McCoy's career.

McCoy ranks third in the NFL with 6,541 rushing yards since the Eagles selected him in the second round of the 2009 draft. He won the league's rushing title with 1,607 yards last season. He led the league in rushing touchdowns with 17 in 2011.

It's not exactly breaking news that McCoy is a dangerous back. So how did the Dallas defense underestimate the Eagles' running game?

"It was the run scheme pretty much," Mincey said. "Like you would dominate your man and then you'd peek inside and that little bit of discipline, it was costing us big chunks of yardage. You've just got to remember what type of player you're dealing with and you've just got to be focused. Once you get in your lane, you stay in your lane and you don't move until the play is over or he's somewhere past you where you can get off and make a tackle.

"I think we'll get it this go-around."

Yeah, we'll get 'em next time.

 

[bbgun]

well, their first drive should have "reminded" you that they could run. where were the adjustments?

 

[ThoughtExperiment]

Mincey is an incredible dumbass. How can he be a "leader" on this team...

 

[Doomsday]

you stay in your lane and you don't move until the play is over or he's somewhere past you where you.... (already missed the fucking tackle you fat dumbass.)

The more you overthink the plumbing the easier it is to stop up the drain.

 

[cmd34(work)]

Ladies and gentleman, Coach of the Year, Jason Garrett.

 

[Omegasupreme]

Mincey is an incredible dumbass. How can he be a "leader" on this team...

Yes

 

[Hoofbite]

Giving up 4.4 yards per carry. Who the fuck can't run the ball on you guys?

 

[dbair1967]

Giving up 4.4 yards per carry. Who the fuck can't run the ball on you guys?

While that's mediocre at best, for the most part they had been pretty good vs the run most of the yr...most games they'd bottle up the other teams run the majority of plays, but always have maybe a play or two where a guy would break a good one off and kinda skew the ending number. The Philly game was by far the worst run d they have played all yr. Houston was the one other game I recall the run d really struggling.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Actually, 4.4 ypc isn't as big a deal as it used to be.

 

[Bob Sacamano]

Ladies and gentleman, Coach of the Year, Jason Garrett.

I thought Garrett was a walk around HC?