2 Ways to Fix Cowboys’ Pass Protection
How can the Cowboys keep Tony Romo upright?
Bench Right Tackle Doug Free
Free has absolutely been one of the worst linemen in the NFL this year. He’s yielded pressure on 7.5 percent of his pass protection snaps. Sack numbers differ a bit based on who you ask, but I have Free as allowing seven sacks. And perhaps most telling of all, Free leads the league in penalties with 13—one per game.
It’s difficult to bench a player who you recently paid big bucks, but in economic terms Free’s contract is a sunk cost. That money is gone, and so it shouldn’t be used as justification to play him. Even NFL executives and coaches fall into the “we paid him so he’s playing” trap, but there’s no reason to start a sub-optimal player. We saw a little bit of Jermey Parnell on Sunday. He struggled, but he’s not worse than Free. It’s time to start him for good.
See the other way the Cowboys can protect Romo at NBC.
Related posts:
- Cowboys’ Playaction Pass Rate Lowest in NFL The Cowboys’ rate of playaction passes, as I suspected, is...
- 4 Ways Cowboys Can Beat Seahawks in Week 2 At Dallas Morning News, I just published a Cowboys-Seahawks preview...
- Will Cowboys Fix Playaction Pass Game in 2012? I love writing about playaction passes. It’s my thing....
- 4 Ways Cowboys Can Beat Bears on Monday Night At NBC, I published a list of four “DOs” for...
Related posts brought to you by Yet Another Related Posts Plugin.