Dallas Cowboys v Philadelphia Eagles

PHILADELPHIA, PA - DECEMBER 14: Dez Bryant #88 of the Dallas Cowboys catches a touchdown pass against Bradley Fletcher #24 and Nate Allen #29 of the Philadelphia Eagles at Lincoln Financial Field on December 14, 2014 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. (Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images)

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When former Eagles safety Brian Dawkins talks defense, people tend to take notice.

The greatest safety to wear an Eagles uniform sounded off on Eagles' defensive coordinator Bill Davis Jr.'s plan of attack against the Dallas Cowboys, especially wide receiver Dez Bryant who caught three touchdowns, in Sunday's 38-27 defeat.

"[The Eagles] gave [Bryant] the opportunity to do what he did, in my opinion, by continuing to single that dude up left and right, by himself, over and over again with no help at no point," said Monday in a radio appearance on 97.5 FM The Fanatic in Philadelphia. "At some point, you would think that a safety would just give [Fletcher] some love. That's what makes me mad — just give him some love. I'm serious."

Davis Jr. left Bryant isolated in single coverage with cornerback Bradley Fletcher for the entire game. Afterwards Bryant said that he relished the opportunity. That strategy is something that Dawkins took issue with.

"If there's one dude that's not going to beat me, it's your best guy and that's Dez," Dawkins said. "He's not going to beat me. Now, I may mix it up, let the guy go one-on-one from time to time, but even then, if I have a deep middle safety, guess where that safety is leaning? He's leaning to that side, so if the quarterback looks over there, my safety is going to be leaning that way to let you know right away, straight away, you can't throw over here. It baffles me how you allow him to continue to go one-on-one.

"Now [the refs are] calling the game tight. So, I've got to adjust. I've got to get this dude some help, I've got to get him some love over there and not let him just go one-on-one, let them catch the ball all over the place on him.

"When you talk and communicate in the secondary," Dawkins said, "you can do things above and beyond the game plan."

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