Why we need defense in 2021

[Rockport]

I was extremely surprised and happy to see how these young offensive linemen played last night. Only 1 sack allowed against on of the better defenses in the league. Pass protection was as good as I've seen since all the starters were playing in week 1 before they started falling in week 1. All these injuries have been a blessing in disguise because now we don't have to target an offensive lineman in the draft. We can pick up some FA's for depth and possibly draft one in the later rounds. La'el will be back. Biadez will be back. Martin will be back. Tyron? Who knows but these youngsters played well last night.

Dak has led this offense to the #1 offense in the entire NFL last year and this year until he went down. The Cowboys as of last night still had the #9 offense in the NFL because of what Dak accomplished in his 5 games. Jarwin will be back and Cee Dee will even be better. Why take a chance on some QB who has all the physical talents like a Ryan Leaf when you don't know what's in his heart? You don't. You use your high draft pick and parlay those into more picks if possible and build your defense. No doubt get rid of Nolan. He's not the answer. He hasn't adjusted to his talent. There are some solid young players to build on going forward. Diggs, LVE, Dlaw and maybe some others. We still need a ton of talent on defense and the only way to do it cheaply is through the draft.

This is why I have hope. We're not too far away despite JJ's incompetence. We're going to be picking high in every round and already have 9 draft picks next year and can end up with even more is Jones plays his cards right. We've done good in the draft recently so there's hope. Pinning all your hopes on wasting a draft pick on a QB in the 1st round is naïve, short sighted and stupid and it's why the Cowboys will not do it.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Agree. Draft defense.

 

[Bigdog]

Agree. The only way I would not draft defense is if Lawrence or Sewell are there when it is our turn to draft and the chances of them being there are very slim or nil.

 

[Rockport]

Agree. The only way I would not draft defense is if Lawrence or Sewell are there when it is our turn to draft and the chances of them being there are very slim or nil.

Lawrence, nil. Sewell? Who knows?

 

[Silly]

Well... They need to fill a lot of holes. They are going to have to decide where to bring in FAs and where to draft.

 

[GroundZero1970]

Parsons or Surtain is my pick

 

[cowboyec]

i'd go parsons if the draft were tomorrow.
sewell is a dream pick...but i don't think he makes it to us.

 

[Miller]

Agree. The teams hanging in there right now are ones who can hang their hat on a D when all else fails. We have no such luxury. Giants are not good but they are riding a D.

 

[cowboyec]

Well... They need to fill a lot of holes. They are going to have to decide where to bring in FAs and where to draft.

considering the f/a results from this year.....just sign your own and draft.

 

[IceStar-D7]

Draft a DT in the first. MLB in the 2nd. Safety in the 3rd. Corner in the 4th. Corner or safety in the 5th. If you get good to great players in these first three picks alone. Your defense will start to improve immediately. I'd do the same in the 22 draft also. Not to forget possible free agents. If they do this and draft well. We could have a top defense in two years easily. You just need to stick to the plan. And of course get a good defensive coordinator. Follow this plan and I guarantee a top 10 defense easily in the next 2 years. And then demand the defense be physical. Anybody that is not physical has to be weeded out immediately. Get a real DC that demands and teaches toughness. Weed out the vets. You have to burn this in the heads of the youngsters with no vets filling their heads other wise.

 

[austin88]

Not sure how anyone can say the Cowboys are "close." It might be true that we "just" need defense, but we need about seven new starters there, and that's a multi-year construction effort. And we also need to start planning for life w/o Tyron, which makes me very sad.

 

[Hardline]

Have to trade down if you want defense.
There are no defensive players that are worthy of the 4th pick.
I would take Lamarr Chase over any defensive players at 4.

 

[CowboysDrew]

I agree. My thoughts, trade back and get Horn out of SC and extra picks. One guy isn't going to fix this, the Cowboys need ammo.

 

[Flamma]

I was extremely surprised and happy to see how these young offensive linemen played last night. Only 1 sack allowed against on of the better defenses in the league. Pass protection was as good as I've seen since all the starters were playing in week 1 before they started falling in week 1. All these injuries have been a blessing in disguise because now we don't have to target an offensive lineman in the draft. We can pick up some FA's for depth and possibly draft one in the later rounds. La'el will be back. Biadez will be back. Martin will be back. Tyron? Who knows but these youngsters played well last night.

Dak has led this offense to the #1 offense in the entire NFL last year and this year until he went down. The Cowboys as of last night still had the #9 offense in the NFL because of what Dak accomplished in his 5 games. Jarwin will be back and Cee Dee will even be better. Why take a chance on some QB who has all the physical talents like a Ryan Leaf when you don't know what's in his heart? You don't. You use your high draft pick and parlay those into more picks if possible and build your defense. No doubt get rid of Nolan. He's not the answer. He hasn't adjusted to his talent. There are some solid young players to build on going forward. Diggs, LVE, Dlaw and maybe some others. We still need a ton of talent on defense and the only way to do it cheaply is through the draft.

This is why I have hope. We're not too far away despite JJ's incompetence. We're going to be picking high in every round and already have 9 draft picks next year and can end up with even more is Jones plays his cards right. We've done good in the draft recently so there's hope. Pinning all your hopes on wasting a draft pick on a QB in the 1st round is naïve, short sighted and stupid and it's why the Cowboys will not do it.

Yep, we could probably land three good to go defensive players, or at least have the potential for that. Using a top pick on a QB this draft is not going to do much for Dallas. In as little as two years, probably three years this team can make some noise. Everything on the offense should be good to go. If it isn't, maybe look at the OC before blaming the talent on the field. Which I have been guilty of.

 

[Bigdog]

Lawrence, nil. Sewell? Who knows?

Agree but if Sewell is there I'll take him and then draft defense the rest of the way.

 

[Ranching]

I was extremely surprised and happy to see how these young offensive linemen played last night. Only 1 sack allowed against on of the better defenses in the league. Pass protection was as good as I've seen since all the starters were playing in week 1 before they started falling in week 1. All these injuries have been a blessing in disguise because now we don't have to target an offensive lineman in the draft. We can pick up some FA's for depth and possibly draft one in the later rounds. La'el will be back. Biadez will be back. Martin will be back. Tyron? Who knows but these youngsters played well last night.

Dak has led this offense to the #1 offense in the entire NFL last year and this year until he went down. The Cowboys as of last night still had the #9 offense in the NFL because of what Dak accomplished in his 5 games. Jarwin will be back and Cee Dee will even be better. Why take a chance on some QB who has all the physical talents like a Ryan Leaf when you don't know what's in his heart? You don't. You use your high draft pick and parlay those into more picks if possible and build your defense. No doubt get rid of Nolan. He's not the answer. He hasn't adjusted to his talent. There are some solid young players to build on going forward. Diggs, LVE, Dlaw and maybe some others. We still need a ton of talent on defense and the only way to do it cheaply is through the draft.

This is why I have hope. We're not too far away despite JJ's incompetence. We're going to be picking high in every round and already have 9 draft picks next year and can end up with even more is Jones plays his cards right. We've done good in the draft recently so there's hope. Pinning all your hopes on wasting a draft pick on a QB in the 1st round is naïve, short sighted and stupid and it's why the Cowboys will not do it.

Pretty good post for an old fart!!!!! Lol!

 

[acr731]

Nah, they don't need defense. As soon as Dak returns they will magically turn into a 12-4 team again. Dak makes that kind of difference - just ask his fan club.

Be sure to disregard the fact that they went 8-8 last season with a mostly healthy roster.

 

[CyberB0b]

We need an entire defense.

 

[USArmyVet]

I was extremely surprised and happy to see how these young offensive linemen played last night. Only 1 sack allowed against on of the better defenses in the league. Pass protection was as good as I've seen since all the starters were playing in week 1 before they started falling in week 1. All these injuries have been a blessing in disguise because now we don't have to target an offensive lineman in the draft. We can pick up some FA's for depth and possibly draft one in the later rounds. La'el will be back. Biadez will be back. Martin will be back. Tyron? Who knows but these youngsters played well last night.

Dak has led this offense to the #1 offense in the entire NFL last year and this year until he went down. The Cowboys as of last night still had the #9 offense in the NFL because of what Dak accomplished in his 5 games. Jarwin will be back and Cee Dee will even be better. Why take a chance on some QB who has all the physical talents like a Ryan Leaf when you don't know what's in his heart? You don't. You use your high draft pick and parlay those into more picks if possible and build your defense. No doubt get rid of Nolan. He's not the answer. He hasn't adjusted to his talent. There are some solid young players to build on going forward. Diggs, LVE, Dlaw and maybe some others. We still need a ton of talent on defense and the only way to do it cheaply is through the draft.

This is why I have hope. We're not too far away despite JJ's incompetence. We're going to be picking high in every round and already have 9 draft picks next year and can end up with even more is Jones plays his cards right. We've done good in the draft recently so there's hope. Pinning all your hopes on wasting a draft pick on a QB in the 1st round is naïve, short sighted and stupid and it's why the Cowboys will not do it.

Dak led a high powered offense yet managed an 8-8 record last year and a 1-3 record this year prior to injury.....but blame the defense all you want of course as Dak's fans need to protect their snowflake QB.

 

[KingintheNorth]

Kind of sounds like whining?


Maybe support our defensive players more? They are trying their best.