Published 26 days ago
by Phillip Brennan
at Bleacher Report - NFL
Want to know if Garrett is truly a red-headed genius?
This week's matchup against the Eagles' Asante Samuel will be an indicator.
A stock route the Cowboys love to run is the simple comeback or curl route. The curl route has the receiver run what looks like a go, straight up the sideline 10-15 (or whatever predetermined depth). They then curl and comeback toward the quarterback. The Cowboys like to have their receiver curl toward the sideline.
This route has been the bread and butter of a lot of Miles Austin's success of late (see the Chiefs and Falcons games).
You better believe the ball-hawking Samuel knows this.
Look for Samuel to be eager to jump this route at the slightest hint of a shoulder flinch from Austin.
It will be interesting to see if the Cowboys anticipate this and incorporate some type of double-move to counteract and exploit Samuel's aggressiveness.
The Cowboys could utilize a stop n' go route which can get Samuel to bite on the initial move. Austin (or name ...
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