{"id":189715,"date":"2024-09-14T12:00:23","date_gmt":"2024-09-14T16:00:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/?p=189715"},"modified":"2024-09-13T23:16:54","modified_gmt":"2024-09-14T03:16:54","slug":"caelen-carson-against-saints","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/2024\/09\/14\/caelen-carson-against-saints\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys Rookie Corner Looking to Break Out Against Saints"},"content":{"rendered":"

We didn\u2019t see an interception from Caelen Carson in the opening Cowboys game against the Browns, but maybe we can expect one in the upcoming game against New Orleans. <\/span>Especially since the Cowboys cornerbacks will need to play man defense to rattle Derek Carr and the Saints.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cowboys Fourth-Round Pick Looking to Make Some Noise Against the Saints<\/span><\/h2>\n

How the Saints Play Offense<\/span><\/h3>\n

Based on the game against the Panthers, Derek Carr is an accuracy monster. If there\u2019s an open man, he\u2019ll find him. Not only that, but he\u2019ll place the ball perfectly into his hands. This leaves the receivers to just focus on yards after catch.<\/span><\/p>\n

It\u2019s also not very easy to pressure Carr. His pressures didn\u2019t produce any blazing errors in the game against the Panthers. However, Carr only got sacked once and hit five times. The defense tried but it wasn\u2019t nearly enough to make a difference.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carr still had his way with them and that\u2019s throwing for <\/span>only 200 yards of offense<\/span>.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cowboys Defense Has Two Main Jobs<\/span><\/h3>\n

First, the Cowboys must put pressure on Carr so that he’ll struggle to find his receiver. In that case, it\u2019s going to be big for rookie <\/span>Marshawn Kneeland<\/span><\/a> to step up with the pressure against this line.<\/span><\/p>\n

Both the D-Line and the linebackers will have to work together to turn up the pressure on Carr.<\/span><\/p>\n

But there will be times where Carr gets the ball off. When that happens, it’ll come down to the Cowboys cornerbacks. To shut down the passing game, they’ll need to stick to those receivers like glue. The Panthers defense played too far back and allowed way too many easy catches. If they turn up the pressure on the QB, while blocking his options downfield, then the game is won.<\/span><\/p>\n

There\u2019s already substantial evidence that Trevon Diggs is able to maintain heavy coverage and so can Jourdan Lewis, who also had a stellar game against the Browns.<\/span><\/p>\n

All that leaves is the rookie, Caelen Carson.<\/span><\/p>\n

Caelen Carson Stepping Up to Dominate<\/span><\/h3>\n

There\u2019s a lot of belief in what Carson is capable of. In a <\/span>press conference after the Browns game<\/span><\/a>, Mike Zimmer admitted that the day didn\u2019t seem too big for him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Carson is an impressive player. He had a stellar training camp and has been able to step into the shoes of DaRon Bland<\/a> better than anticipated. It hasn\u2019t been easy, and there will be a point where the rookie gets beat on a route, but he\u2019s been holding his own well.<\/span><\/p>\n

In the Browns game, Carson broke up a pass against Amari Cooper, showing that he can keep up with some of the best route runners in the league.<\/span><\/p>\n

As long as he maintains that kind of high energy, he could have a phenomenal game on Sunday. It isn\u2019t even unrealistic to rule out the possibility of an interception for him.<\/span><\/p>\n

Cowboys Cornerbacks and Carson Bound to Succeed<\/span><\/h3>\n

If last week was any indication, the Cowboys are ready to play a team like the Saints<\/a>. They\u2019ve been gearing up for it all preseason and now it\u2019s time to combat against a quarterback who has the precision that Deshaun Watson lacked.<\/span><\/p>\n

They have all of the tools for success\u2013it\u2019s just about using them at the right time, in the right place, to cash in another victory.<\/span><\/p>\n

Main Image: Ken Blaze – USA Today Sports<\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

In the upcoming game, the Cowboys cornerbacks and rookie Caelen Carson are bound to be tested in game against the Saints.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":5238,"featured_media":189734,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_lmt_disableupdate":"no","_lmt_disable":"","sfio_featured_image":false,"sfio_embed_code":"","_ef_editorial_meta_date_first-draft-date":"","_ef_editorial_meta_paragraph_assignment":"","_ef_editorial_meta_checkbox_needs-photo":"","_ef_editorial_meta_number_word-count":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[19,54],"tags":[32461,2165,231,309],"class_list":["post-189715","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-cowboys","category-editorials","tag-cornerbacks","tag-defense","tag-derek-carr","tag-new-orleans-saints"],"modified_by":"Isaac Zuniga","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189715","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/5238"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=189715"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/189715\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/189734"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=189715"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=189715"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/lastwordonsports.com\/nfl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=189715"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}