It's a waste of time because...
Spencer is the starting OLB opposite Ware, and that's not going to change for this season.
The Cowboys will not sign an expensive free agent corner. They just won't do it.
The improved pass rush will have to come from Ryan's schemes and improved pass rush from...
That's the bottom line.
In the past if a FB comes into the game, it's one less guy the defense has to worry about because the FB isn't getting the ball.
Given their age differences I'd take Matthews.
Considering Matthews isn't available and I don't think the Cowboys are going to sign the expensive corner, I think the debate is superfluous.
Ahhh...
Who said that pass defense is just the job of the corners?
Give me your mailing address, I'm going to Amazon you a book on understanding football.
They have been consistently better at rushing the passer than they have at stopping the pass.
It's been that way for several seasons now.
No matter what your "eyes" tell you.
The Steelers have for years have followed SBK's motto of putting average corners out there and then concentrating on amping up the pass rush to compensate.
And it's worked for them.
What SBK says isn't all wrong, and I agree with him to an extent. You need to hit the QB. And Pittsburgh...
Well if it's some sort of opinion based on statistical anaylsis then I'm OK with it.
But many times it's just some yahwho spouting off based upon what they've "seen" without any supporting info... Sorta like you find in here from time to time. :)
The Cowboy defense has consistently been better rushing the passer than it's been at defending the pass for several years now. They simply aren't a very good pass defense. Last year they were 16th in sacks and 28th vs the pass. Even the year they led the league in sacks 2008? They were...