Recap: Demarcus Ware on Mike and Mike - 1/31/13 - Page 2 - Dallas Cowboys Forum

Nation · 01-31-2013

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Originally Posted by Aikmaniac

I'm sure there is reasoning for it, but why would Orton be tabbed to run the read option in practice? How could he possibly mimic the athleticism of those QB's Ware mentioned?

Because when preparing for the game it's more important to mimic the throwing ability than the athleticism

DBOY3141 · 01-31-2013

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Originally Posted by SDCowboy85

Agreed. He made it sound like it was all offense. How about the D never getting any turnovers, Ware...While the offense certainly had issues (including turnovers), it was typically in better shape than the D was. What I found surprising was when Stephen A. asked him if he would be open to be traded, Ware didn't really shoot it down.

That's a set up question by Stephen A. If Ware said something like "whatever the team thinks is best, I'm fine". It would be turned into "Ware wants out of Dallas". The media does a fine job of "creating" drama, this would be a huge story.

I don't think Ware ever wants to leave Dallas.

**WoodysGirl** · 01-31-2013

Added info from the DVR replay...

Aikmaniac · 01-31-2013

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Originally Posted by bbailey423

So he said we are inconsistent and make mistakes. He said it's about turnovers. My take on it is he is talking about the OFFENSE turning the ball over. Funny that he does not infer that the defense needs to generate more turnovers. When you look at the investment on this defense....1st and 2nd rounders galore. And the monetary investment in guys that were not 1st rounders (Ratliff)...we should be getting more out of this unit.

I would say he's talking about the team as a whole; the offense turning the ball over and the defense not taking the ball away.

EDIT: Nevermind. Just saw the update from WG.

jbz64 · 01-31-2013

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Originally Posted by bbailey423

So he said we are inconsistent and make mistakes. He said it's about turnovers. My take on it is he is talking about the OFFENSE turning the ball over. Funny that he does not infer that the defense needs to generate more turnovers. When you look at the investment on this defense....1st and 2nd rounders galore. And the monetary investment in guys that were not 1st rounders (Ratliff)...we should be getting more out of this unit.

Exactly. Don't just blame the offense. The defense needs to generate turnovers. Not just 7 for the year.

**Idgit** · 01-31-2013

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And the problem with the Cowboys?
It's about consistency and mistakes. Can't have mistakes in big games. Can't have big turnovers. This league is all about turnovers. You can't give 2, 3 turnovers a game. It gives the other team more opportunities to score. All about the turnover battle

This is exactly right. We were among the worst in the NFC in both giveaways and takeaways, so which side of the ball doesn't really matter. But this is the reason Rob Ryan is sitting at home, make no mistake.

And I like what he had to say about not upholding the tradition of the Dallas Cowboys. I think, more than anything, that's what gets under fans' skin, because there has been such great tradition for so long, and this team has so much potential and they just can't take care of the football and play consistently enough to win enough games against really good teams.

Cowboy_Shawn · 01-31-2013

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Originally Posted by DrunkWithPower

Well...the read option QB certainly still gets his share of hits. Ask RGIII about that. I am still of the opinion that the read option is a fad - too much possibility of injury (see RGIII again).

It's why if I'm a defensive coordinator I wouldn't go out of my way to contruct a defense to defend it.

Teams aren't going to want to expose their QBs to those types of hits too often. I think there's a place for it in the NFL but in a limited capacity.

Cowboy_Shawn · 01-31-2013

I'm assuming DeMarcus was just being nice with his comments about Rob Ryan.

Best coach he's ever had? Seriously??

Give me Wade Phillips as a DC over Ryan all day everday.

Edit: My bad. I see that he said "one of the best" he's had. DeMaurcus hasn't had many coaches as a Cowboy so I could see that.

**Idgit** · 01-31-2013

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Originally Posted by Cowboy_Shawn

I'm assuming DeMarcus was just being nice with his comments about Rob Ryan.

Best coach he's ever had? Seriously??

Give me Wade Phillips as a DC over Ryan all day everday.

Edit: My bad. I see that he said "one of the best" he's had. DeMaurcus hasn't had many coaches as a Cowboy so I could see that.

Either way, there's no disputing that RR was a very popular coach among the Cowboys defensive players.

It also calls into question stories about him maybe not being as hard a worker as he should have been. You can't fake that sort of thing. I also think JG's comments about what a good coach RR is were probably sincere. Many probably won't agree with that, but I'm of the opinion that RR was just never liked by Jerry Jones, and that the lack of turnovers and limited improvements to the secondary after spending a lot of money on that problem really unraveled his tenure here. I also think they're serious about bringing in a system that gets more takeaways, and that's pretty hard to argue against when you see the success other teams have had in that regard.

**WoodysGirl** · 01-31-2013

Charean Williams ‏@NFLCharean
DeMarcus Ware says he might need elbow surgery to clean it up.

Cowboy_Shawn · 01-31-2013

Ware was just on Rome and basically indicated that he was pretty pissed about Ratliff's arrest for DWI.

**WoodysGirl** · 01-31-2013

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Originally Posted by Cowboy_Shawn

Ware was just on Rome and basically indicated that he was pretty pissed about Ratliff's arrest for DWI.

Hmm, looks like Ware's doing the whole ESPN gamut, today.

**Idgit** · 01-31-2013

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Originally Posted by Cowboy_Shawn

Ware was just on Rome and basically indicated that he was pretty pissed about Ratliff's arrest for DWI.

I'd love to hear this, or see the transcript. Good for him if he didn't sugarcoat it, too.

sbark · 01-31-2013

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Originally Posted by bbailey423

So he said we are inconsistent and make mistakes. He said it's about turnovers. My take on it is he is talking about the OFFENSE turning the ball over. Funny that he does not infer that the defense needs to generate more turnovers. When you look at the investment on this defense....1st and 2nd rounders galore. And the monetary investment in guys that were not 1st rounders (Ratliff)...we should be getting more out of this unit.

....my thoughts exactly, RRyan paid the price for lack of TO's. Are the players on the Def going to continue to blame it on the Offense, or the next Def Coor?

**WoodysGirl** · 01-31-2013

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If all @NFL players were as grounded as @DeMarcusWare, there would be no off-field incidents/fines. Impressed w/ him on @jimrome show.

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.@DeMarcusWare showing up big on The Row. t.co/QoTXscsq