Dallas Cowboys: 3 coaching adjustments that saved week two

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Terence Steele, RT

Last seen, Terence Steele was a walking turnstile for the Dallas Cowboys. Forced into action early last year, the undrafted rookie free agent rated as one of the worst 5 graded tackles in the NFL. Things didn’t start much better this season. In preseason action, Steele showed a whole lot of the same, rating as one of the poorest tackles in the league.

So when news hit that La’el Collins was indeed suspended, and veteran swing tackle Ty Nsekhe was ruled out, fans were overcome with a aura of the “here we go agains” . But then something happened. The coaching staff…did something. Instead of just asking their replacement to pick up where the veteran left off, they adjusted the role to help him succeed.

Facing off against Joey Bosa most of the day, Terence Steele had an enormous challenge. Bosa entered the game averaging a pressure rate of roughly 20%. While Steele did give up three pressures, the results have to been as a resounding victory.

Keep in mind, Sunday was only the ninth time in Bosa’s career he finished a game without a sack.

Keep in mind, Sunday was only the ninth time in Bosa’s career he finished a game without a sack. While Steele certainly deserves our praise, the coaching staff deserves the most credit. They routinely gave Steele help on the edge. They brought one, and sometimes two players over to help block Bosa.

They creatively rolled players over, chipping and double-teaming the All-Pro nearly into irrelevance (to be fair, the fact Dallas had to dedicate so many resources, says Bosa is anything but irrelevant, but you get my drift).

This was a huge win for Terence Steele and the Dallas Cowboys coaching staff. The Dallas Cowboys don’t win this game if the coaching staff refused to adapt.