DQ Report, Week 4 - The Big Play Defense
Can those big plays be generated in San Francisco against a smarter QB?
There is no way to know how this season will ultimately end as we sit here on Oct. 4.
The Dallas Cowboys have a wide range of possible outcomes that will surely continue to evolve with each day. But, I think we can comfortably say this; whatever the top-end of those possibilities may be, we think the defense will be taking them there.
The offense is good and can be very good. The defense has a rare chance to be great.
We showed you yesterday how the offense ranks in the NFL after four games, so let’s now do that for the defense in our “Big 10” stats (we also added Defensive TDs for fun).
Look at all of the green! 1st in opponents points, second in yards, second in passing yards, fourth in third downs, fourth in red zones, seventh in opposing plays allowed, second in sacks per attempt, second in points per drive, second in takeaways, and first in defensive scores. Wow!
I promise if it looks this green in a few months, there is a great chance that this team is going to need you to clear your January calendar because they would like to use it.
We talked on Monday about the two paths of a defensive design. Let’s elaborate: