Cowboys Coach Wade Phillips Has The D Playing Well In Dallas
Wade Phillips is hesitant to call this Cowboys defense the best he’s ever coached, but it’s hard to argue otherwise. Heading into Sunday’s divisional-round playoff game against the Vikings, the Cowboys have become virtually impossible to score against.
The only meaningful touchdown the Eagles scored in two consecutive games was on a Michael Vick pass on which Dallas cornerback Mike Jenkins fell down while attempting to cover Jeremy Maclin. Quarterback Tony Romo and the offense have also put up solid numbers, but this team’s identity comes from a front seven that suffocates its opponents.
You would think the prospect of facing All-Pro running back Adrian Peterson would cause some anxious moments, but there was no hint of reverence when Cowboys defenders discussed his work Monday. The Cowboys haven’t allowed a 100-yard game by an opposing running back this season, and they’re not planning for that to change Sunday in Minneapolis.
“Part of what we try to do is stop whoever they have in there,” Phillips said Monday. “Everybody has to have both eyes on this running back at all times. [Peterson] has already done everything you can do [in this league] and he’s still doing more. You have to gang tackle a guy like that.”
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