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Rams-Cowboys: Snap Counts

Looking at who got the playing time in yesterday's heartbreaking loss.

Michael B. Thomas

Offense

D Joseph G 76 100.00%
J Barksdale T 76 100.00%
J Long T 76 100.00%
S Wells C 76 100.00%
A Davis QB 76 100.00%
R Saffold T 74 97.37%
B Quick WR 61 80.26%
J Cook TE 59 77.63%
L Kendricks TE 51 67.11%
K Britt WR 46 60.53%
B Cunningham RB 34 44.74%
Z Stacy RB 34 44.74%
A Pettis WR 33 43.42%
C Harkey TE 25 32.89%
C Givens WR 15 19.74%
S Bailey WR 10 13.16%
T Watts RB 7 9.21%
M Person G 3 3.95%
T Barnes C 3 3.95%
G Robinson G 1 1.32%

The big jump here was Jared Cook. Last week, Cook went down to less than two-thirds of the offensive work. This week, the Rams were much more pass-happy preferring to keep Cook in to take advantage of the Cowboys' weakness with tight ends.

Another big change was that Benny Cunningham picked up much of Zac Stacy's time yesterday. He was out briefly with an injury, but was able to finish the game. We'll see if we get an answer on it before we start the Octet of Pain.

And hey, Trey Watts!

Defense

T McDonald SS 56 100.00%
A Ogletree LB 56 100.00%
J Laurinaitis LB 56 100.00%
R McLeod FS 55 98.21%
J Jenkins CB 55 98.21%
E Gaines CB 53 94.64%
R Quinn DE 43 76.79%
J Dunbar LB 36 64.29%
K Langford DT 31 55.36%
M Brockers DT 31 55.36%
W Hayes DE 30 53.57%
L Joyner FS 26 46.43%
A Donald DT 26 46.43%
E Sims DE 25 44.64%
E Westbrooks DE 16 28.57%
A Carrington DT 13 23.21%
C Davis FS 7 12.50%
R Armstrong LB 1 1.79%

The only real change here was the introduction of LaMarcus Joyner in place of Brandon McGee who was out injured.

I figure this is as good of a place as any to wonder if the three-man fronts don't need to disappear a bit. I know Gregg Williams is a huge proponent of the "ruby" shell since it allows him to get wacky on the blitz calls, but that's a ton of rotation on the D-line. I can't help but wonder if that's part of the reason the line is underperforming. Just like the question of whether Zac Stacy needs more carries to get in a groove, I wonder if toying with the D-line formations and personnel is making it tough for them to get into their groove and get comfortable with the linemen they're trying to beat.

Special Teams

D Bates LB 22 81.48%
R Armstrong LB 22 81.48%
C Davis FS 16 59.26%
C Reynolds RB 16 59.26%
T Watts RB 15 55.56%
A Bayer TE 12 44.44%
R McLeod FS 12 44.44%
G Zuerlein K 11 40.74%
M Person G 11 40.74%
M Roberson CB 11 40.74%
T Barnes C 11 40.74%
S Bailey WR 10 37.04%
T McDonald SS 10 37.04%
L Joyner FS 9 33.33%
A Ogletree LB 8 29.63%
J Jenkins CB 8 29.63%
C Givens WR 7 25.93%
E Sims DE 7 25.93%
A Carrington DT 6 22.22%
A Donald DT 6 22.22%
E Gaines CB 6 22.22%
J Hekker P 6 22.22%
J McQuaide LS 6 22.22%
R Quinn DE 6 22.22%
W Hayes DE 6 22.22%
D Joseph G 5 18.52%
G Robinson G 5 18.52%
J Barksdale T 5 18.52%
L Kendricks TE 5 18.52%
R Saffold T 5 18.52%
A Pettis WR 3 11.11%
J Dunbar LB 1 3.70%

Watts and Bayer thrown into the fire this week. Let's hope it pays dividends the rest of the season.

Anything stand out from the personnel? Would you have liked to have seen someone get more PT?