Former Minnesota Vikings defensive coordinator George Edwards joined the Cowboys last week as a senior defensive assistant. According to ESPN’s Todd Archer, Edwards will “work with linebackers as well as focusing on sub-package defenses.” While that sounds vague, it should excite those who have closely followed the defense that was being run in Minnesota.
While Edwards didn’t call the plays on defense (head coach Mike Zimmer handles that), he was a significant member of the weekly defensive game plans according to Zimmer himself. It’s with that in mind that we break down the sub-package that Zimmer and Edwards most frequently used in Minnesota: the split mug front.