{"id":85321,"date":"2022-10-03T05:04:22","date_gmt":"2022-10-03T05:04:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cowboys-and-their-dominant-defense-continue-to-love-trevon-diggs-even-as-the-advanced-stats-dont\/"},"modified":"2022-10-03T05:04:22","modified_gmt":"2022-10-03T05:04:22","slug":"cowboys-and-their-dominant-defense-continue-to-love-trevon-diggs-even-as-the-advanced-stats-dont","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/harchi90.com\/cowboys-and-their-dominant-defense-continue-to-love-trevon-diggs-even-as-the-advanced-stats-dont\/","title":{"rendered":"Cowboys and their dominant defense continue to love Trevon Diggs, even as the advanced stats don’t"},"content":{"rendered":"
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ARLINGTON, Texas \u2014 Dallas Cowboys cornerback Trevon Diggs reached for the ball, his arm disrupting its trajectory just slightly.<\/p>\n

That was enough to cause a pass that brushed Washington Commanders No. 1 receiver Terry McLaurin’s hands to fall flat, a fourth-and-2 attempt resulting in a turnover on downs as the Commanders trailed by 15 points with 2:45 to play.<\/p>\n

Diggs had broken up his third pass of the day. The Cowboys, in tandem, would soon secure their third victory of the season.<\/p>\n

\u201cSuper huge,\u201d Cowboys star linebacker Micah Parsons told Yahoo Sports from his locker after the 25-10 win. \u201cHe’s trying to show people, ‘All right, I can gamble. But also I’ve got to be a lockdown and disciplined corner.’<\/p>\n

\u201cWhen you kind of got a guy who’s best of both worlds, you do get a Diggs.\u201d<\/p>\n

Plenty of fans agree. And then: There are those who do not.<\/p>\n

The Cowboys’ third-year cornerback became a lightning rod for pundits last season as he led the league with 11 interceptions but also missed tackles and allowed big plays at times.<\/p>\n

Sunday’s stat line, to some degree, reflected that polarization.<\/p>\n

Diggs undoubtedly made game-changing plays, beginning with a late second-quarter interception. Diggs shadowed rookie receiver Jahan Dotson, who had scored Washington’s lone touchdown, 46 yards downfield. But as the pass began to sink downward, Diggs turned his head, extended his arms and cradled it powerfully to eliminate Washington’s final opportunity to take a lead into the half.<\/p>\n

Diggs would also later break up two fourth-quarter passes intended for McLaurin, who surpassed the 1,000-yard mark each of the past two seasons.<\/p>\n

And yet, a review of his box score from Sunday seems almost erroneous: zero solo tackles, zero assisted tackles, zero combined.<\/p>\n

the same player whom PFF touted<\/a> as allowing a 0.0 passer rating Sunday also ranked 72nd among cornerbacks’ defensive grades through three weeks. Diggs managed just slightly better in coverage, slotting 64th.<\/p>\n

\u201cEveryone is obligated to their own opinion and how they feel about me,\u201d Diggs said Sunday afternoon from his locker. \u201cI know how I feel. My teammates know I feel. My coaches know who I am.<\/p>\n