'Doomsday!' Cowboys 'Gonna Hunt!' QB Styles Don't Matter - DeMarcus Lawrence

The Dallas Cowboys defense is off to a sensational start this season, and veteran defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence doesn't care which quarterback is up each week - they're all getting the same treatment.

The Dallas Cowboys defense has burst out of the gate this season and has laid waste to two teams many had as bonafide playoff teams.

Coordinator Dan Quinn's "Doomsday'' unit leads the league in sacks (10.0) and has put consistent pressure on the opposing quarterback (17 QB hits and 15 tackles for loss). But if you thought there would be a letup any time soon, you're sadly mistaken, according to veteran defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence.

Tank is heeding Quinn's favorite line of "be where your feet are" as the Cowboys prepare for the Arizona Cardinals.

"Be who we are," Lawrence said. "Come back to the lab each and every day and work on our fundamentals. I feel like, times like this, when you're 2-0, and you've got the hype around the team, and things can get out of whack. People can let that self-confidence lead them into some things they don't need to be in.

"We just need to make sure we maintain our focus on the Cardinals this week and do what we do."

It could be easy to get carried away with the opening of this season, but it is a long year, and the Cowboys know the job isn't done.

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After tossing aside two challengers with relative ease, they now move on to the next planned victim. Daniel Jones and Zach Wilson have felt the full force of the newest version of the "Doomsday" defense, and now, it's Arizona journeyman Joshua Dobbs' turn.

For Lawrence, it doesn't matter who they face; the defense is in hunting mode, and he had a subtle message for the less mobile quarterbacks in the league - run.

"[It doesn't] matter who's back there," said Lawrence. "We're gonna hunt. I feel like, every week, we'll be facing a running quarterback. If you're not a running quarterback, you're gonna wanna make sure your legs work that week."

After Quinn stated that the defense has consistently pushed the standards and revealed that the unit was "pissed off" after giving up a touchdown and a field goal in the first half against the New York Jets, they ensured that was the end of the scoring.

Coming up against a winless Cardinals team, many don't give hope of getting a win, and it appears that Lawrence has taken it upon himself to calm things down and ensure the job gets done.

The game plan is simple for Lawrence and the 2-0 Cowboys: Hunt the QB.


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Adam Schultz
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Adam Schultz - Is a freelance sports journalist from Australia and covers the Dallas Cowboys for CowboysSI.com. Adam also covers Arsenal in the Premier League for FanSided.