So loaded boxes vs #Cowboys run game.īut we don’t have to agree with the Vikings about that. In that scenario, Zimmer said his team would force Rush to beat them. When I spoke to #Vikings head coach Mike Zimmer, he said he would change his defensive strategy if Cooper Rush is the Dallas quarterback.
So you can freely load the box, right? If the Cowboys run game can’t get going (and it was, by and large, stymied), then Rush will have to outduel your defense.
How would you plan to attack a backup quarterback on a team with a vaunted run game? With no Prescott, you’re not as threatened by one-on-one coverage. Let’s pretend for a moment that we were in charge of the Vikings. But as it turned out, Prescott didn’t play. The challenge Dallas poses with Prescott is: How do you defend that run without giving Prescott endless opportunities to throw against single coverage? It’s a real conundrum. But to do that takes that player away from his deep coverage responsibilities. The bog-standard answer to a good run game is to put an extra player in the box to help out. The Cowboys have a high-flying offense with Prescott, but their run game has been formidable in its own right. Cowboys want to maintain suspense however, for reasons above, Prescott starting today would be shock to many. With Rush, they watched every pass of his regular-season career - all three of them - and studied preseason tape. Vikings prepared for both Dak Prescott and Cooper Rush.
