Packers Pass Rush Should Eat With Tyron Smith’s Injury
Green Bay Packers pass rush was dominant in the first three games. Then in game four, the pass rush did not exist against Philadelphia. There are some questions on if the Packers pass rush is real or not? Some forget that the Eagles have one of the best offensive lines in football. That’s okay. Packers are dealing with another one of the better offensive lines in football this week with the Dallas Cowboys. They will be missing one of their key cogs though on Sunday. Tyron Smith, their left tackle, will be missing Sunday’s game with an ankle injury. The Packers pass rush should be licking their chops.
Cameron Fleming started 3 games for the Cowboys last year.
He gave up 9 pressures and 2 sacks in 136 pass-blocking snaps.
Tyron Smith gave up 18 pressures and 1 sack in 596 snaps.
— Peter Bukowski (@Peter_Bukowski) September 30, 2019
You can expect the Packers to load up on the left-side this week. Fleming is a guy to take advantage of for the Packers. New Orleans Saints only had one sack against Dallas, but they had seven quarterback hits. The left side of the offensive line will be the place to take advantage of the Cowboys. Connor Williams had his ups and downs last season in his rookie year, and he is still ripe as a lineman. This could also help Green Bay with its run defense too. They were gashed from that side all game long against Philadelphia. With Smith out, there’s a stark difference between the right side of Dallas’ line compared to their left side.
Packers and Cowboys both have injury issues heading into this game, and that’s weirldy a good thing when both teams are missing one of their big stars for the Packers-Cowboys showdown.
Charlie.