Mailbag: Reason for zone coverage in secondary? – Tommy Yarish, DallasCowboys.com

Why are the Cowboys playing so much zone coverage on the backend if it’s not working?

Tommy: It’s Matt Eberflus’ calling card. That doesn’t mean the entirety of the blame is on his shoulders, though. I thought the Cowboys handled the Eagles just fine in zone coverage during Week 1. I don’t think a lot of the secondary players were on the same page in Week 2, which led to some of the deep shots and chunk gains from the Giants offense. But back to the question, yes, I think the reason is because it’s what Eberflus has done over the course of his career and had success doing. In the last six years that Eberflus has been a defensive play caller, he’s used zone coverage at at least a 10% higher rate than the lea

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