Eagles defensive tackle Fletcher Cox has said the team’s defensive line hasn’t gotten the attention it deserves. As a result of a dominant performance in Dallas on Thursday, that will no longer be a problem.
“I would say it’s one of my best games,” Cox said after the 33-10 win, via Geoff Mosher of CSNPhilly.com. “It comes off guys doing their jobs. Trent [Cole] setting the edge and Connor [Barwin] setting [the] edge and Bennie [Logan] stuffing the middle. It’s not just me, it’s guys around me doing their jobs, and they made it kind of easy for me.”
A first-round pick in 2012, Cox notched his third sack in four games. He has only three for the year. Per Mosher, teammates previously credited Cox for forcing the quarterback to move, making it easier for others to get sacks.
“Early in the year [people asked], ‘When are the sacks going to come?’ Cox said. “Hey, I got three and I just want to keep working man.”
Those teammates now think a Pro Bowl berth should come.
“Fletcher Cox is great every day,” Barwin said. “He’s a Pro Bowl player.”
On Thursday, Cox was disruptive all day. It happened on the kind of stage that will make it hard for folks to continue to think that the Eagles are simply a high-powered offense and a competent defense. Against the Cowboys, the defense dominated one of the best and most balanced offenses in the league.