Ignore defense entirely this offseason?

[erod]

Should Dallas just ignore the defense altogether this offseason and draft?

Saturday, 149 points were scored in two games. Not a lick of defense to speak of. Pretty much the same thing yesterday outside of Patriots defense that stood up in stretches. The LOSING teams scored 35, 31, 28, and 28 points.

So why even bother spending big money and top picks on defense?

The read option is going to be especially unfair to defenses. Colin Kaepernick ran for 179 yards WITHOUT BEING TOUCHED ONCE. How is that possible in the NFL, to run 179 yards without someone so much as laying a finger on you? Literally, it did.

A quarterback can run around all over, then just when the hit is coming....sssslllliiiiiiiddddeeee to safety. Nary a hang nail. Add that to the four-inch tackle box defenders are allowed to hit a QB in the pocket, plus the bevy of creative ways to call interference/holding/contact on a defensive back, and I don't know exactly what a defensive coordinator is supposed to do.

So I implore Valley Ranch to draft and acquire offense, offense, offense. It's only logical.

Because that's football today in the Madden videogame world.

[tecolote]

I'm with you, 3 of the 4 remaining teams are in the bottom half of defensive rankings this year.

Just go out and try to build the best o line possible.

[Coy]

Originally Posted by tecolote

I'm with you, 3 of the 4 remaining teams are in the bottom half of defensive rankings this year.

Just go out and try to build the best o line possible.

Not to mention that this weekend all 8 teams scored at least 28 points, offense is the way to go and it starts with the o-line, and play calliing of course.

[Risen Star]

I would never approach a draft ignoring anything. It's not a need filling exercise. You're there to acquire talent.

[Deep_Freeze]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

I would never approach a draft ignoring anything. It's not a need filling exercise. You're there to acquire talent.

I think we will have to repeat this over and over again all offseason in every thread.

[jobberone]

Originally Posted by Risen Star

I would never approach a draft ignoring anything. It's not a need filling exercise. You're there to acquire talent.

I believe you draft the BPA at a position of need using a tier system. However, I agree with you about drafting talent first. If you use a tier system then you'd better be reasonably accurate about it o/w you'll find yourself reaching. Talent first, need second.

[Deep_Freeze]

Originally Posted by jobberone

I believe you draft the BPA at a position of need using a tier system. However, I agree with you about drafting talent first. If you use a tier system then you'd better be reasonably accurate about it o/w you'll find yourself reaching. Talent first, need second.

Need has to a part of it, a smaller part though. At the end of the day, you want more talent on your team, and no reaching just cause you want a certain position. You don't reach for the next tier of player at a position just cause you need that position, you go after the talent that is there.

I just wish more people would realize that instead of just saying what we need to do in the draft, cause it doesn't work like that at all, especially the later you go into the draft.

[Doomsday101]

Originally Posted by jobberone

I believe you draft the BPA at a position of need using a tier system. However, I agree with you about drafting talent first. If you use a tier system then you'd better be reasonably accurate about it o/w you'll find yourself reaching. Talent first, need second.

I agree. I think you have to look at both BPA and position of need.

[CATCH17]

We can't ignore the defense all together.


I doubt very seriously Dallas drafts Warmack. If they go OL it will be someone else and it will be in a trade down.

I imagine our 1st pick will be on the DL or Safety.

Originally Posted by tecolote

I'm with you, 3 of the 4 remaining teams are in the bottom half of defensive rankings this year.

Just go out and try to build the best o line possible.

I'd love to see us pump about 75% of our resources into fixing this OL.

Im sure Leary, Costa, and Parnell are the changes that will be made though.

[DBOY3141]

Besides a safety and DL, I would use this draft for offense only. OL/RB.

Once we get the "real" cap numbers we will have a better understanding of what we are playing with.

With a better OL and less injuries, this team could have won 10 games. We are not years away....hopefully JJ doesn't screw it up.

[Risen Star]

Originally Posted by CATCH17

I'd love to see us pump about 75% of our resources into fixing this OL.

Im sure Leary, Costa, and Parnell are the changes that will be made though.

I wouldn't rule out Leary or Parnell being answers. But we can't rely on it.

[RS12]

Wont happen but could you imagine lining up Ertz from Stanford and Witten in two TE packages as a base ala NE?

[ninja]

Originally Posted by RS12

Wont happen but could you imagine lining up Ertz from Stanford and Witten in two TE packages as a base ala NE?

Under Garrett, I could easily imagine what would happen with Ertz and Witten. Absolutely nothing.

We had Hanna who seemed to flash some talent early in camp. Boy-Genius Garrett got him on the field the last 4 games or so. Ridiculous.

[Future]

Um, Baltimore, NE, SF, and ATL for 3 quarters all played excellent defense.

The scores might not necessarily say that, but there were a lot of meaningless points scored this weekend. I would say that in every game this weekend, the team that played the better defense won.

[CowboyStar88]

This is why I think having speedy/Atheltic Linebackers will payoff huge. It will allow them to match up because of their speed. That's why I want to bring Sims back and team him up with Lee and Carter becuase those guys can fly to the ball and cover a lot of ground and I think this is what is going to help keep the Read Option in check is fast atheltic Linebackers who can fly to the ball. Also I think the FS becomes increasingly important as well. So if I am Dallas I draft the best possible safety in the 1st rd. Get the backside of the defense athletic and fast.