Fox sports - Mike Tanier on this weeks game

**007** · 12-09-2005, 04:47 AM

Chiefs at Cowboys: If you pressure Drew Bledsoe, you can beat the Cowboys. He'll fumble. He'll force passes. He'll get happy feet.

No, Captain Obvious hasn't returned. Even the mud farmers of Elbonia know the scouting report on Drew Bledsoe. But Dallas' emphasis on pass protection has kept most opponents from breathing down Bledsoe's neck. Until last week, that is, when the Giants defensive line, led by Michael Strahan, Kendrick Clancy, and Osi Umenyiora, harassed Bledsoe without help from blitzing linebackers. At one point, linebacker Carlos Emmons told teammate Antonio Pierce that "we can't even make a play because the defensive line is making all the plays."

The Chiefs' defensive front can't apply that kind of heat; only Jared Allen is a true sack threat. So coordinator Gunther Cunningham will do what he loves to do: bring the blitz. The Cowboys will counter with maximum protection, and Terry Glenn will have a big day if he consistently draws single coverage.

Bledsoe knows what's coming.

"Teams are going to continue to blitz us as they blitz everyone else," he said before Sunday's loss. "We are going to have to make teams pay when they play us that way. When they choose to pressure us with everyone at the line of scrimmage, we are going to have to make big plays against that stuff."

The Cowboys will make the Chiefs pay this week, but they need to solve their problems on the offensive line before traveling to face the Redskins and Panthers.

12-09-2005, 04:47 AM	Topic Starter
007 Shaken. Not stirred. Join Date: Sep 2002 Location: London Casino cash: $14060126 VARSITY	Fox sports - Mike Tanier on this weeks game Chiefs at Cowboys: If you pressure Drew Bledsoe, you can beat the Cowboys. He'll fumble. He'll force passes. He'll get happy feet. No, Captain Obvious hasn't returned. Even the mud farmers of Elbonia know the scouting report on Drew Bledsoe. But Dallas' emphasis on pass protection has kept most opponents from breathing down Bledsoe's neck. Until last week, that is, when the Giants defensive line, led by Michael Strahan, Kendrick Clancy, and Osi Umenyiora, harassed Bledsoe without help from blitzing linebackers. At one point, linebacker Carlos Emmons told teammate Antonio Pierce that "we can't even make a play because the defensive line is making all the plays." The Chiefs' defensive front can't apply that kind of heat; only Jared Allen is a true sack threat. So coordinator Gunther Cunningham will do what he loves to do: bring the blitz. The Cowboys will counter with maximum protection, and Terry Glenn will have a big day if he consistently draws single coverage. Bledsoe knows what's coming. "Teams are going to continue to blitz us as they blitz everyone else," he said before Sunday's loss. "We are going to have to make teams pay when they play us that way. When they choose to pressure us with everyone at the line of scrimmage, we are going to have to make big plays against that stuff." The Cowboys will make the Chiefs pay this week, but they need to solve their problems on the offensive line before traveling to face the Redskins and Panthers.
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