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Mailbag: Why the struggles against the blitz?

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I've always thought, "Go ahead and blitz. Dak Prescott and our wide receivers will make you pay." But the exact opposite has happened this season. Prescott and the receivers have not been able to produce against the blitz. Why is this happening? –* *David Nystrom**/Loudon, TN

Patrik: It is confounding, for sure. I do think it's a mix of variables all playing a part in forcing Prescott and the offense to struggle against the blitz, though.