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Can the Dallas Cowboy defense stop the Panthers’ playmakers?

The Dallas Cowboys will begin there season against one of the most explosive offenses in the NFL. Led by Cam Newton this Carolina Panther offense has the ability to control a game using their RPO scheme. With the running and pass catching abilities of the second year running back Christian McCaffery who is now the lead running back and the addition of Torrey Smith and his 4.3 speed to this offense it can be explosive.

Now if you don’t understand what RPO means, here is a quick breakdown. This run-pass option scheme gives the quarterback the ability to change the play after the snap of the ball depending on what he sees and how the defense plays off of the snap of the ball.