5 ways LA Rams DC Brandon Staley attacks Cowboys in season opener

5 ways LA Rams DC Brandon Staley attacks Cowboys in the season opener

The LA Rams take the field with the Dallas Cowboys on Sunday night football. A year ago, the Rams seemed unable to get the Cowboys offense off the field. In the game, the Rams defense only forced the Cowboys to punt twice. No matter who the Rams play in 2020, if they only force their opponent to punt twice with no turnovers, they will lose.

So the key is to do some things a bit differently in this one, right? While the Cowboys have a brand new coaching staff, new offensive linemen, and new defensive players, they will no doubt attempt to replicate the same success they enjoyed against a battered Rams team. And why wouldn’t they?  Offensively, the Cowboys gobbled up yards on the ground.  Defensively, the Cowboys shut down the Rams running game.

A clean slate, let’s play football!

But it’s a new season. Despite the Cowboys’ performance against the Rams in an attempt to save then head coach Jason Garrett’s job, the Cowboys were unhappy with the 8-8 final record and parted ways with their head coach. So it’s a clean slate.  The Cowboys have last year’s game footage to replicate. The Rams have last year’s game footage to troubleshoot.

Were the Rams guilty of looking past the 6-7 Cowboys last season?  Either way, it’s water under the dam. 100 percent of the Rams focus in this one is upon the Dallas Cowboys.  That comes with a 53-man healthy roster, a new resolve among the coaching staff, and a defense with strong run support.  That sounds impressive and all, but how can the Rams defense change their fortunes against such a dominating offense?  We have five such tactics that have proven successful against the Cowboys against other teams.