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Heika: Moving Ware to defensive end is like asking Romo to run the option
Heika: Moving DeMarcus Ware to defensive end is like asking Tony Romo to run the option
The Dallas Morning News
Published: 14 January 2013 10:04 PM
Catch SportsDay On Air twice per week on Fox Sports Southwest, when Dallas Morning News experts discuss hot sports topics from the Cowboys, Mavericks, Stars, Rangers and colleges (check our TV listings for air times). Here are a few highlights from Monday's episode featuring Rick Gosselin and Mike Heika:
On DeMarcus Ware possibly playing defensive end in the 4-3 defense:
Heika: “He’s an extremely talented individual. I’ve always been impressed by his presence too. He’s very smart. He carries himself very well. But is that really what you want to be doing with your best players? That’s like ok, we have a new offensive coordinator who wants to run the option so Tony (Romo) are you ready to run the option? He’s kind of set in his ways at this time. It would be one thing to bring in a 24-year-old and say we’re going to change the defense. It’s another thing to bring in a 32-year-old.”
Gosselin: “I saw this in Kansas City in 1993. Derrick Thomas was a Hall of Fame bound pass rusher. He was a dynamic pass rusher. He was a double digit sack guy. They went to a 4-3. They told Derrick put your hand on the ground. He went from 14 and a half sacks to eight. He was a third less player than he was as a stand-up 3-4 speed backer, which is what Ware is, and Derrick Thomas was 26 when he made the move. DeMarcus Ware is 32.”
Heika: Moving DeMarcus Ware to defensive end is like asking Tony Romo to run the option
The Dallas Morning News
Published: 14 January 2013 10:04 PM
Catch SportsDay On Air twice per week on Fox Sports Southwest, when Dallas Morning News experts discuss hot sports topics from the Cowboys, Mavericks, Stars, Rangers and colleges (check our TV listings for air times). Here are a few highlights from Monday's episode featuring Rick Gosselin and Mike Heika:
On DeMarcus Ware possibly playing defensive end in the 4-3 defense:
Heika: “He’s an extremely talented individual. I’ve always been impressed by his presence too. He’s very smart. He carries himself very well. But is that really what you want to be doing with your best players? That’s like ok, we have a new offensive coordinator who wants to run the option so Tony (Romo) are you ready to run the option? He’s kind of set in his ways at this time. It would be one thing to bring in a 24-year-old and say we’re going to change the defense. It’s another thing to bring in a 32-year-old.”
Gosselin: “I saw this in Kansas City in 1993. Derrick Thomas was a Hall of Fame bound pass rusher. He was a dynamic pass rusher. He was a double digit sack guy. They went to a 4-3. They told Derrick put your hand on the ground. He went from 14 and a half sacks to eight. He was a third less player than he was as a stand-up 3-4 speed backer, which is what Ware is, and Derrick Thomas was 26 when he made the move. DeMarcus Ware is 32.”
