Cowboys planned to win by forcing Brady to throw?
Let me get this straight … Wade Phillips came up with the game plan to beat the Patriots by shutting down the run and forcing Tom Brady to beat them? Seriously?
You want to focus on Sammy Morris, who could walk into most offices in Boston - wearing his jersey - and wouldn’t be recognized. And you want to force one of the top QBs in NFL history to throw the ball?
I’m sorry, I’m still not picking this up. Your strategy is to force the number one passing offense in the NFL into passing on you? The QB who leads the league in passing TDs and is on pace to break the all-time record? And you want to win that way?
Huh. OK.
I’m not sure the rope-a-dope works in the NFL. I’m not sure you can hope to win simply by waiting Brady out and hoping that his arm gets tired. That his receivers get worn out from running up and down the field on you.
But, hey, what the hell do I know. Wade, you’ve got Adrian Peterson and the Minnesota Vikings this week. They are the number one running attack in the NFL, led by the top rusher in the league. So I assume your plan will be to shut down their 28th ranked passing offense and force Peterson to run.
