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The Dallas Cowboys defense has to pick itself up of the proverbial mat following their 44-19 letdown against the New Orleans Saints in Week 2, but their road doesn’t get any easier.
Dallas will host reigning NFL MVP quarterback Lamar Jackson, four-time Pro Bowl running back Derrick Henry and the Baltimore Ravens on Sunday in Week 3. Cowboys All-Pro edge rusher Micah Parsons fully respects the challenge of what Jackson presents, calling him “the best dual-threat quarterback in the league” in an appearance at Post Malone’s Dallas Cowboys-themed Raising Cane’s restaurant on Tuesday.
“In terms of what he [Jackson] has accomplished in this league, he is probably the best dual-threat quarterback in the league and in history, today,” Parsons said on Tuesday while “working a shift” at Raising Cane’s. “Two-time [NFL] MVP. Heisman [Trophy] winner. Multiple playoff runs. What he has accomplished so far is truly admirable.”
Dallas defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer concurred with his star pupil’s early assessment of their Week 3 opposing quarterback at his weekly Monday press conference. Since the start of last season, Jackson has thrown for 26 touchdowns and only eight interceptions, which is tied for the fourth-best touchdown to interception ratio in the league in that span. He has run for at least 750 rushing yards in each of his first five NFL seasons from 2019-2023, the most such seasons by an NFL quarterback in NFL history.
“He’s great. I think he is throwing the ball really well,” Zimmer said. … “He is an outstanding zone read runner. Outstanding scrambler. We’re going to have to be on our P’s and Q’s.”
What do those P’s and Q’s look like? Well, Parsons provided a summation of what the Cowboys’ gameplan will look like on Sunday. Hint: it’s the standard approach to slowing Jackson down.
“With Lamar you always got to find a way to keep him in the pocket,” Parsons said. “Don’t let…
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Author : Garrett Podell
Publish date : 2024-09-17 23:23:32
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