The Cowboys are focused on improving their defense after struggling in a loss at Carolina.
Dallas Cowboys linebacker Marist Liufau sacks Carolina Panthers quarterback Bryce Young, right, in the second half of an NFL football game, Sunday, Oct. 12, 2025, in Charlotte, N.C.More man-to-man defense The Cowboys play a zone defensive scheme that has struggled at times, especially in the passing game.
Schottenheimer said the team is open to playing more man-to-man defense,Stephen Jones told the flagship radio station that tweaks to the scheme will benefit some of the players. Panthers quarterback Bryce Young faced zone coverage 85.2% of the time Sunday. He completed 14 of 21 passes for 174 yards with two touchdowns and one interception.earned the only sack against the Panthers while blitzing. He played just 27 snaps as the strongside linebacker. It might be time for Liufau to get more snaps over, say,, a rookie who played 60 snaps while leading the team with 11 tackles. James plays weakside linebacker, and the Cowboys like to crosstrain their players, especially at linebacker. It might be time for Liufau to get more playing time in the nickel and base packages. Former defensive coordinator Mike Zimmer thought Liufau had the talent to play middle linebacker. Also, defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus might use a different style of nickel defense, where strong safety Donovan Wilson is off the field and Juanyeh Thomas plays more at deep safety. Wilson is a trusted veteran — for example, he had 63 snaps against Carolina. His struggles in deep coverage are an issue, however.The Cowboys started Marshawn Kneeland and Dante Fowler at defensive end on Sunday. Kneeland played with a balky ankle, which limited him to 20 snaps. Fowler played just 18 snaps. The Cowboys like their rotations, but Sam Williams and Donovan Ezeiruaku got the most snaps. James Houston is a third-down specialist, but he leads the team in sacks. But Houston played just 14 snaps. It seems like the rotation has no focus based on the snap counts. Cowboys need to focus on maybe two players — Ezeiruaku and possibly Houston — to start, then add the others.This is my 15th year covering the Dallas Cowboys. I've covered four head coaches and started covering the beat in Bill Parcells' last season when Tony Romo took over in 2006. And now I'm in the midst of the Dak Prescott/Micah Parsons era.New restaurant in Dallas-Fort Worth sells ‘luxury’ food —lobster and steak — for low price
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