I mentioned several weeks ago TB Def was the template

[Cowboyny]

During the regular season, I started a discussion about how we should rebuild our defense similar to Tampa Bay as they had the #1 run defense and a great front 7 to work with. Several people said they didn't have a good enough secondary to be an elite defense. What I just witnessed was a dominate front that held Brees, Rodgers and Mahomes all in check. Brady was solid in their run, but it was the defense that gave them this year's chip.

Living here in NY, I witnessed a similar defense with the Giants. That loss to them when we were the #1 seed still sickens me. Kind of like the Saints, we handled them well in the regular season beating them twice, but they beat us in the third matchup. The Giants like the Bucs beat Cowboys, Packers and the undefeated Patriots, which were the top 3 offenses that season, where Patriots were one of the best in that era. Can anyone name the starting secondary for the Giants that started in that Super Bowl? We certainly remember Strahan, Osi, Tuck.

Building a defense in this pass happy era is all about generating a consistent pass rush with your front 4, playing extra men in coverage. A defense also has to be able to stop the run without the need of bringing extra men inside the box. Win the trench battle, win the game!

On offense, having a good, cohesive OL is paramount. Also, having a running back to exploit less defenders inside the box, is a huge advantage. I know there are many haters of Zeke on this board and he had a terrible season, but he is still needed. He may not be a homerun back any longer, but he is still an excellent power back that can take advantage of this type of coverage fronts teams play.

 

[baltcowboy]

During the regular season, I started a discussion about how we should rebuild our defense similar to Tampa Bay as they had the #1 run defense and a great front 7 to work with. Several people said they didn't have a good enough secondary to be an elite defense. What I just witnessed was a dominate front that held Brees, Rodgers and Mahomes all in check. Brady was solid in their run, but it was the defense that gave them this year's chip.

Living here in NY, I witnessed a similar defense with the Giants. That loss to them when we were the #1 seed still sickens me. Kind of like the Saints, we handled them well in the regular season beating them twice, but they beat us in the third matchup. The Giants like the Bucs beat Cowboys, Packers and the undefeated Patriots, which were the top 3 offenses that season, where Patriots were one of the best in that era. Can anyone name the starting secondary for the Giants that started in that Super Bowl? We certainly remember Strahan, Osi, Tuck.

Building a defense in this pass happy era is all about generating a consistent pass rush with your front 4, playing extra men in coverage. A defense also has to be able to stop the run without the need of bringing extra men inside the box. Win the trench battle, win the game!

On offense, having a good, cohesive OL is paramount. Also, having a running back to exploit less defenders inside the box, is a huge advantage. I know there are many haters of Zeke on this board and he had a terrible season, but he is still needed. He may not be a homerun back any longer, but he is still an excellent power back that can take advantage of this type of coverage fronts teams play.

So what you are saying is we need to bring in two defensive tackles in free agency, draft JOK or Slater with the first round pick, draft a single high safety in the second round and team would improve. Yes the team would. The issue with Cowboys is our money players were awful last season. Dak missed the final 11 games, Martin missed 6 games, Tyron missed 14 games, Collins missed 16 games, Zeke was horrible, LVE was hurt and awful, Tank played just ok, Jaylon played like a linebacker with no legs. That was the real problem with the Cowboys. The roll players actually did their jobs.

 

[Future]

This is going to be the narrrative all offseason, and it's annoying.

More important than the Tampa DL was the injuries to the Chiefs OL. That is what happens when both your starting tackles go out.

 

[Ranched]

 

[Bullflop]

Mahomes looked pretty forlorn at games end. Gotta admit, I felt a bit sorry for him. He had to run for his life throughout the game and never even scored a TD. It just goes to show what a difference it makes when both your OTs are out for the game. I hope Dallas bears this in mind in the draft. They should have enough picks to revitalize the defense, as well as an OT to overcome their OT problem. Hopefully, they'll make the most of their extra picks.

 

[visionary]

During the regular season, I started a discussion about how we should rebuild our defense similar to Tampa Bay as they had the #1 run defense and a great front 7 to work with. Several people said they didn't have a good enough secondary to be an elite defense. What I just witnessed was a dominate front that held Brees, Rodgers and Mahomes all in check. Brady was solid in their run, but it was the defense that gave them this year's chip.

Living here in NY, I witnessed a similar defense with the Giants. That loss to them when we were the #1 seed still sickens me. Kind of like the Saints, we handled them well in the regular season beating them twice, but they beat us in the third matchup. The Giants like the Bucs beat Cowboys, Packers and the undefeated Patriots, which were the top 3 offenses that season, where Patriots were one of the best in that era. Can anyone name the starting secondary for the Giants that started in that Super Bowl? We certainly remember Strahan, Osi, Tuck.

Building a defense in this pass happy era is all about generating a consistent pass rush with your front 4, playing extra men in coverage. A defense also has to be able to stop the run without the need of bringing extra men inside the box. Win the trench battle, win the game!

On offense, having a good, cohesive OL is paramount. Also, having a running back to exploit less defenders inside the box, is a huge advantage. I know there are many haters of Zeke on this board and he had a terrible season, but he is still needed. He may not be a homerun back any longer, but he is still an excellent power back that can take advantage of this type of coverage fronts teams play.

last night showed us that all these idiots talking about a great passing game and great secondary are just that, idiots

you win a SB with these ingredients:

1. great QB
2. Good OL
3. Great front 7
4. Good running game
5. Great TEs

period

 

[Bowdown27]

We need safety like Winfield in which we should have drafted. Also devin white. Which jaylon or leighton aren’t. This draft and free agency can help with that. Bucs had good building in drafts on d but they did bring in few free agents to help out them over. Brady obviously but hun being there they were able to pick up more guys because of his name.

 

[blueblood70]

This is going to be the narrrative all offseason, and it's annoying.

More important than the Tampa DL was the injuries to the Chiefs OL. That is what happens when both your starting tackles go out.

its already annoying this morning every new fresh winner of the nfl is now what the DC should be and open the dump gate to Cowboy bashings on DC forum..

sickening..in season it was be the Loser Browns, back few years ago it was the jags, blah blah blah..

annoying the new post that are truly not cowboy related other then to bash the team are allowed in such volume on the front page..

PS ill take the KC Now team and the run they are on over this one great TB outlier..

 

[BulletBob]

This is going to be the narrrative all offseason, and it's annoying.

More important than the Tampa DL was the injuries to the Chiefs OL. That is what happens when both your starting tackles go out.

Hmmmm ... you mean, even when you have an outstanding QB (with a talented supporting cast), if both your starting tackles go down, it could impact your team to a point that they lose really important games?

I seem to remember that happening elsewhere.

 

[JW82]

That front 7 is loaded. White is probably a top 10 defensive player in the league.

 

[baltcowboy]

last night showed us that all these idiots talking about a great passing game and great secondary are just that, idiots

you win a SB with these ingredients:

1. great QB
2. Good OL
3. Great front 7
4. Good running game
5. Great TEs

period

We had great quarterback play and a good offensive line during the Romo era. We also had a great front 7 with Ware and company. We had a great running game and a Hall of Fame tight end as well. Sometimes it is just luck. T.O. high ankle sprain and Rodgers making that pass on 4th and 20 showed it just was not our day.

 

[JeffInDC]

This is going to be the narrrative all offseason, and it's annoying.

More important than the Tampa DL was the injuries to the Chiefs OL. That is what happens when both your starting tackles go out.

While you have a point, I do think that this game ONCE AGAIN showed just how important the trenches are...you gotta be 2 deep with quality players. Your backups have to be guys that you are 100% comfortable with if they need to start at a minimum 2-3 games a season.

 

[Future]

While you have a point, I do think that this game ONCE AGAIN showed just how important the trenches are...you gotta be 2 deep with quality players. Your backups have to be guys that you are 100% comfortable with if they need to start at a minimum 2-3 games a season.

You can't do this across the OL with a salary cap. When you are down to your third and fourth OTs, your offensive line is going to struggle. There's no such thing as just "next man up."

 

[big dog cowboy]

More important than the Tampa DL was the injuries to the Chiefs OL. That is what happens when both your starting tackles go out.

Kind of felt like watching a Cowboys game didn't it? Clearly the Chiefs missed Fisher at OT.

 

[Jake]

During the regular season, I started a discussion about how we should rebuild our defense similar to Tampa Bay as they had the #1 run defense and a great front 7 to work with. Several people said they didn't have a good enough secondary to be an elite defense. What I just witnessed was a dominate front that held Brees, Rodgers and Mahomes all in check. Brady was solid in their run, but it was the defense that gave them this year's chip.

Living here in NY, I witnessed a similar defense with the Giants. That loss to them when we were the #1 seed still sickens me. Kind of like the Saints, we handled them well in the regular season beating them twice, but they beat us in the third matchup. The Giants like the Bucs beat Cowboys, Packers and the undefeated Patriots, which were the top 3 offenses that season, where Patriots were one of the best in that era. Can anyone name the starting secondary for the Giants that started in that Super Bowl? We certainly remember Strahan, Osi, Tuck.

Building a defense in this pass happy era is all about generating a consistent pass rush with your front 4, playing extra men in coverage. A defense also has to be able to stop the run without the need of bringing extra men inside the box. Win the trench battle, win the game!

On offense, having a good, cohesive OL is paramount. Also, having a running back to exploit less defenders inside the box, is a huge advantage. I know there are many haters of Zeke on this board and he had a terrible season, but he is still needed. He may not be a homerun back any longer, but he is still an excellent power back that can take advantage of this type of coverage fronts teams play.

It didn't hurt that KC was missing three offensive linemen last night. When they met in week 12 KC put up 27 on the template. The Packers scored 26.

Andy Reid once again got pass happy when running the ball was the only way to pull Tampa out of what they were doing last night, but he's Andy Reid.

The Cowboys aren't smart enough to put together a DL like that because they go cheap on DTs. They think all they need is a "war daddy" DE - see Demarcus Lawrence's contract. Expecting them to replicate what the Bucs are doing, or anyone else for that matter, is a fool's errand. They only know one way of doing things - trying to replicate 1992 - and they're not smart enough to realize they're doing it wrong.

 

[Creeper]

While you have a point, I do think that this game ONCE AGAIN showed just how important the trenches are...you gotta be 2 deep with quality players. Your backups have to be guys that you are 100% comfortable with if they need to start at a minimum 2-3 games a season.

No one is going to be 2 deep on the lines with players capable of winning a Super Bowl. The CAP prevents this. The NFL has become a game of attrition. The healthiest teams usually win at the end. Losing both starting OTs is a burden no team can overcome.

 

[stilltheguru]

Dont you want Farley though?

 

[CyberB0b]

It's less about the scheme and more about the fact that they hit on every FA acquisition over the last couple of years. We wiffed on every one.

 

[remdak]

Yeah, Tampa Bay LBer's may be awesome, but they can't do swipes or wolf howls like the Cowboy linebackers.

 

[sean10mm]

Tampa Bay also got 5 sacks on Rodgers behind a healthy Green Bay line. Their pass rush is just that good.