Cowboys/Vikings Preview: the Vikings’ defense, Justin Jefferson, J.J. McCarthy & more

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Shan and RJ break down the Cowboys ahead of their matchup with the Vikings. They talked about how Dak thrives against the blitz, Minnesota’s weak run defense, and their shaky secondary. Next, they dove into the offense, specifically Justin Jefferson’s quiet year and JJ McCarthy, showing flashes but with signs of struggling in KOC’s system. Can Dallas exploit these holes? Comment below with your predictions!

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00:00And, of course, Bobby loves doing this anyway.

00:17And he wrote, Vikings will pressure the quarterback with or without the blitz.

00:21But Flores sure loves using it.

00:24They blitz at the highest rate in the league by a significant margin.

00:26And they've still managed to pressure the quarterback at the second highest rate in the NFL without it.

00:32Only Miles Garrett and the Browns pressure the QB more frequently.

00:37So, Jonathan Greener was a big acquisition for them.

00:41They've got guys with strong reputations on the interior like Jonathan Allen and Javon Hargrave.

00:47But the one that Bobby is terrified of is Dallas Turner.

00:52Dallas Turner had a fairly disappointing rookie year.

00:55Started off a bit slow, but he has been a menace over the past month.

01:00That is Bobby's biggest individual concern on Sunday.

01:04Dallas, attacking Dallas when it comes to protecting Dak.

01:09Going back to the interior, Allen and Hargrave not very helpful in the run game.

01:15Especially Allen at this point in time in his career.

01:19Tyler Booker will be huge for Dallas' running game.

01:22So, that's a little bit of the defensive preview from Roberto.

01:27Second level of their defense.

01:29You have to be able to blitz as a Flores linebacker.

01:32And they have guys who can go ahead and do it.

01:35But the meal ticket is their poor coverage.

01:40If Dak gets some time, which he did not have because of Nate Thomas and Terrence Steele against the Lions,

01:46you can win the football game handily.

01:49Really bad secondary, in Bobby's opinion.

01:52Byron Murphy and Isaiah Rogers have some really bad moments on tape.

01:57Rogers has been a bit more consistent, but he's got his fair share of double move lowlights.

02:02The safeties are problematic as well.

02:05Harrison Smith, as you mentioned, RJ, more assignment sound.

02:07But he's clearly not the same guy anymore.

02:10And Theo Jackson has several Cowboys-esque turning and chasing deep plays at safety.

02:16That is not a nice thing to say.

02:19Wow.

02:19Cowboy-esque plays at safety for Theo Jackson.

02:23I like that, though.

02:24Yeah.

02:25As bad as the Cowboys have been this year against the pass,

02:28the Vikings are the least efficient deep ball pass defense we've seen in the last decade.

02:34I like that.

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