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Mike Zimmer is in Act 2 as the defensive coordinator of the Dallas Cowboys and is back in the NFL for the first time since 2021; he spent the previous two seasons as an assistant at Jackson State and Colorado after serving as the head coach of the Minnesota Vikings from 2014-21.
During Zimmer’s time in Minnesota, the Vikings had one of the best defenses in the NFL. In fact, from 2015-19, their defense finished in the top 10 in points surrendered, including being first in both opponent total yards and opponent points in 2017.
Can the Cowboys be the same force under Zimmer? The answer seems to be yes, as long as they embrace his way of doing things.
“It’s like I told the defense the first day I got here. I said, this is a different deal for me. Usually, when I come in, the defense is not good. You know? They’re pretty darn good,” Zimmer told ESPN in an interview that was published on Wednesday morning. “So, it’s a little different for me because we have to advance some of the things they were doing good and try to improve on the things they weren’t doing as good. But for the most part, they’ve played pretty darn good, and we’re going to try to accentuate that and maybe be a little bit more technique-oriented, maybe a little bit more disciplined. Some of those things.
“At the end of the day, we’ve got to do it the way I want it done. I know if you try to come in and do somebody else’s thing, it just doesn’t go well.”
Last season, Dallas surrendered just 187.4 passing yards (fifth in the NFL), 112.4 rushing yards (16th), 299.7 total yards (fifth) and 18.5 points (fifth) per game under defensive coordinator Dan Quinn — who left to become the new head coach of the Washington Commanders after the season.
Its defense is headlined by linebacker Micah Parsons, defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence and defensive backs DaRon Bland and Trevon Diggs.
Parsons has totaled 13-plus sacks and been a Pro Bowler in each of his three seasons in the NFL; Lawrence is a four-time Pro Bowler;…
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Publish date : 2024-05-29 21:37:04
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