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The big man in the middle for the Cowboys
It didn’t take long to connect the dots. Shortly after Matt Eberflus was officially announced as the new defensive coordinator in Dallas, defensive tackle Osa Odighizuwa became the team’s most important pending free agent due to the importance of the 3-technique in Eberflus’ scheme.
Just barely over a month later, Odighizuwa had signed a contract extension, staying with the Cowboys for the next four years. Since then, he’s shown up for OTA’s and minicamp practices looking leaner and meaner than ever.
Odighizuwa makes a lot of sense in the Cowboys’ new defensive scheme. Eberflus, himself a disciple of Rod Marinelli and the historic Tampa 2 defense, builds his entire scheme around the 3-technique. It requires an athletic disruptor who can penetrate and wreak havoc for the quarterback.
