FRISCO — Cowboys defensive coordinator Matt Eberflus said Thursday he’s changed some of the signals in the secondary to make things simpler.
Eberflus said one call will be used for the entire secondary instead of using multiple calls for different sides of the field.
“I think you do a one-word thing,” he said. “That means the whole call and that helps out and we’re doing some of that and the guys are buying into that. I think it’s important the guys hear (one) word.”
The Cowboys’ secondary has given up 13 pass plays of 20 or more yards this season, including 12 in the last two games. Of the 13 pass plays, five have gone for touchdowns.
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“We had a lot of checks,” cornerback Kaiir Elam said. “We all had to be on the same page and we had to communicate it before the offense said hike. So it’s just, for him, he’s just trying to dumb it down for us so we don’t have to communicate to change things. So one side of the field is playing one thing, and the other is playing another. It’s all one call.”
The objective of making both sides of the field do the same thing could vary based on the matchup, but right now, given the struggles of the secondary and linebackers, it’s time to make some changes.
“Make sure both sides have no reason to not execute and do their jobs,” Elam said.
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