Let's talk about the Cowboys (Week 11)

[duncan_idaho]

Originally Posted by dallaschiefsfan

Also...with Gallup being back, that likely means Lamb in the slot most of the time which means Sneed on Lamb w/ Ward and Fenten on Gallup and Cooper. I actually feel good about that alignment.

I like that alignment and would try to put Fenton on Cooper. Fenton's technical prowess matches up better against Cooper, who is a sneaky, tricky route-runner.

That leaves Gallup on Ward. Gallup doesn't always play well against physicallity, so I think that's a good matchup.

I'd like to see the Chiefs stick to a more traditional nickel set rather than try running a lot of dime, which would let them put Gay in as a coverage guy and would give them their best run stuffing formation.

The Cowboys run 11 personnel nearly 60 percent of the time. Hopefully the Chiefs counter to that on anything but long-distance downs is their base nickel.

Ideally, that base nickel would feature Bolton and Gay. But we all know Hitchens will be out there.

Dallas is in 12 personnel about 30 percent of the time this year. I'd expect to see the "base" against those sets and actually like the run game matchup in those sets.