You can't blame Eberflus

[leeblair]

The Cowboys have been soft on defense for over a decade. The rest of the league has simply figured it out.
Even back to the Jason Garrett years it showed. The Arizona Cardinals beat up the Cowboys in the desert and manhandled them, and the secret was out. Stephen Jones said he couldn't see paying big money to an interior lineman, he wouldn't pay big money for defense at all. The Cowboys plan all along was to use draft rules that allowed them to get young players on salaries limited by the NFL's draft rules so they could spend big money on offense.
Fast forward to this season, and Micah Parsons is let go right before the season begins.
How was Eberflus supposed to field a good defense that had no inside push and no pass rush?
Way back to "Camp Cupcake" under Wade Phillips, it was becoming clear that the Cowboys could be pushed around.
Jerry staked his business model on having the most prolific receivers he could find and providing excitement for the fans.
But there was no accountability for these offensive teams. And Jerry's poor decisions led to what you see on the field now.
Romo self destructed when given too much control. Dak Prescott choked every time the game got too big and the Cowboys needed him to lead.
Jerry’s high flying circus act had its flaws, and now it has come crashing down around him.
And the Cowboys are now America's joke.

 

[DuncanIso]

Don’t think the fans feel the same way about Eber.

He’s been a train wreck since camp.

Should have lost play calling duties by now.

That scheme he runs is jacked up.

 

[StarW]

The Cowboys have been soft on defense for over a decade. The rest of the league has simply figured it out.
Even back to the Jason Garrett years it showed. The Arizona Cardinals beat up the Cowboys in the desert and manhandled them, and the secret was out. Stephen Jones said he couldn't see paying big money to an interior lineman, he wouldn't pay big money for defense at all. The Cowboys plan all along was to use draft rules that allowed them to get young players on salaries limited by the NFL's draft rules so they could spend big money on offense.
Fast forward to this season, and Micah Parsons is let go right before the season begins.
How was Eberflus supposed to field a good defense that had no inside push and no pass rush?
Way back to "Camp Cupcake" under Wade Phillips, it was becoming clear that the Cowboys could be pushed around.
Jerry staked his business model on having the most prolific receivers he could find and providing excitement for the fans.
But there was no accountability for these offensive teams. And Jerry's poor decisions led to what you see on the field now.
Romo self destructed when given too much control. Dak Prescott choked every time the game got too big and the Cowboys needed him to lead.
Jerry’s high flying circus act had its flaws, and now it has come crashing down around him.
And the Cowboys are now America's joke.

EberWus sucks, and he definitely should be held accountable along with Murray and everyone else that sucks on the defense. It's as simple as that. The special teams coach sucks and needs to go as well.

 

[nate dizzle]

The Cowboys have been soft on defense for over a decade. The rest of the league has simply figured it out.
Even back to the Jason Garrett years it showed. The Arizona Cardinals beat up the Cowboys in the desert and manhandled them, and the secret was out. Stephen Jones said he couldn't see paying big money to an interior lineman, he wouldn't pay big money for defense at all. The Cowboys plan all along was to use draft rules that allowed them to get young players on salaries limited by the NFL's draft rules so they could spend big money on offense.
Fast forward to this season, and Micah Parsons is let go right before the season begins.
How was Eberflus supposed to field a good defense that had no inside push and no pass rush?
Way back to "Camp Cupcake" under Wade Phillips, it was becoming clear that the Cowboys could be pushed around.
Jerry staked his business model on having the most prolific receivers he could find and providing excitement for the fans.
But there was no accountability for these offensive teams. And Jerry's poor decisions led to what you see on the field now.
Romo self destructed when given too much control. Dak Prescott choked every time the game got too big and the Cowboys needed him to lead.
Jerry’s high flying circus act had its flaws, and now it has come crashing down around him.
And the Cowboys are now America's joke.

Regardless of any of that...there is no excusing his lazy, vanilla scheme. There is no complexity to this defense. It's 90% rush four and play zone. That MAY have worked better with Parsons being able to generate fast pressure on the QB consistently, but to continue, week in and week out trotting out the same bland, lazy bs scheme regardless of past failure was/is absolute negligence on his part.
He needs to go..6 weeks ago, and actually, never should have been hired. He was a lazy, comfort hire, just like BS.

 

[Creeper]

I blame Eberflus. After watching the Vikings game I don't see how we cannot blame Eberflus.

He blitzed 1 time in the second half? Against JJ McCarthy.

 

[G2]

The hell you can't. He's certainly part of the problem.

 

[DallasEast]

I think 'Romo self destructed when given too much control. Dak Prescott choked every time the game got too big and the Cowboys needed him to lead.' would have been better slotted at the very beginning. It would cut through the suspense of finding out whether this will be a leeblair post that does not mention Dak.

 

[stilltheguru]

This crap again? I'll ask the question you people keep dodging. Who are the 49ers players on defense to where they play light years better than us? I can't wait for you to tell me about how great their defensive roster is.

No. They have a real coordinator that actually knows what he's doing.

 

[Mikexike]

You can definitely blame eberflus, his scheme does not work with the modern NFL. It doesn't even work against the bad teams in the NFL as you can see this year.

His play calling is atrocious, His pick for the green dot player looks lost at all times.

Does he even teach anything in these meetings??? What is his position coaches doing especially the LB and DB coaches???

 

[big dog cowboy]

You can't blame Eberflus

The single most #1 reason the defense sucks is Eberflus.

So yeah, you can blame him.

 

[Captain43Crash]

The Cowboys have been soft on defense for over a decade. The rest of the league has simply figured it out.
Even back to the Jason Garrett years it showed. The Arizona Cardinals beat up the Cowboys in the desert and manhandled them, and the secret was out. Stephen Jones said he couldn't see paying big money to an interior lineman, he wouldn't pay big money for defense at all. The Cowboys plan all along was to use draft rules that allowed them to get young players on salaries limited by the NFL's draft rules so they could spend big money on offense.
Fast forward to this season, and Micah Parsons is let go right before the season begins.
How was Eberflus supposed to field a good defense that had no inside push and no pass rush?
Way back to "Camp Cupcake" under Wade Phillips, it was becoming clear that the Cowboys could be pushed around.
Jerry staked his business model on having the most prolific receivers he could find and providing excitement for the fans.
But there was no accountability for these offensive teams. And Jerry's poor decisions led to what you see on the field now.
Romo self destructed when given too much control. Dak Prescott choked every time the game got too big and the Cowboys needed him to lead.
Jerry’s high flying circus act had its flaws, and now it has come crashing down around him.
And the Cowboys are now America's joke.

You lost complete credibility with your title.

You made some rational comments after the title, but of course Eberflus can be held accountable for his lame scheme.

 

[JonesBoys]

The Cowboys have been soft on defense for over a decade. The rest of the league has simply figured it out.
Even back to the Jason Garrett years it showed. The Arizona Cardinals beat up the Cowboys in the desert and manhandled them, and the secret was out. Stephen Jones said he couldn't see paying big money to an interior lineman, he wouldn't pay big money for defense at all. The Cowboys plan all along was to use draft rules that allowed them to get young players on salaries limited by the NFL's draft rules so they could spend big money on offense.
Fast forward to this season, and Micah Parsons is let go right before the season begins.
How was Eberflus supposed to field a good defense that had no inside push and no pass rush?
Way back to "Camp Cupcake" under Wade Phillips, it was becoming clear that the Cowboys could be pushed around.
Jerry staked his business model on having the most prolific receivers he could find and providing excitement for the fans.
But there was no accountability for these offensive teams. And Jerry's poor decisions led to what you see on the field now.
Romo self destructed when given too much control. Dak Prescott choked every time the game got too big and the Cowboys needed him to lead.
Jerry’s high flying circus act had its flaws, and now it has come crashing down around him.
And the Cowboys are now America's joke.

The great GM and cap boy decided to be cheap and go after other teams first round busts and other teams cast offs as if they were smarter than everyone else. They had a horrible defense to start the year even with Micah. We all knew this was a flawed roster especially the defense. The first half of the season showed an embarrassing brand of football some of the worst defense ever seen. This is just another season down the drain because of the inability of the front office with zero accountability. Don't count on the draft either because the last few years have been abysmal in that department.
Until there is a better front office running the football operations that actually has to worry about accountability than wase rinse repeat. We have seen if for nearly 30 years now it's not going to change.

 

[JonesBoys]

The single most #1 reason the defense sucks is Eberflus.

So yeah, you can blame him.

You're letting the GM off the hook for the trash that was on the defensive side. The trade helped but they still don't have a good pass rushing end, worst linebackers in the league, trash secondary. That's on roster building. Eberflus sucks as well so add that all together and you have one of the worst defenses. Go figure.

 

[StarW]

I think 'Romo self destructed when given too much control. Dak Prescott choked every time the game got too big and the Cowboys needed him to lead.' would have been better slotted at the very beginning. It would cut through the suspense of finding out whether this will be a leeblair post that does not mention Dak.

It's been shown time and time again that the Cowboys organization let these QBs down by not creating balanced teams. All sorts of stats on this. QB isn't really our problem. Romo and Prescott are better than Hurts, but hurts has the NFC and SB titles.

 

[Captain43Crash]

This crap again? I'll ask the question you people keep dodging. Who are the 49ers players on defense to where they play light years better than us? I can't wait for you to tell me about how great their defensive roster is.

No. They have a real coordinator that actually knows what he's doing.

Coaching Matters!

Why do so many fans not understand this.

The Whiners with all their injuries on defense is a perfect example of how excellent coaching makes it easier for players to make plays. Excellent coaches put their players in better position to make plays!

 

[MisterWaffles]

You (us) can blame Eberflus and anyone else who deserves a share of the blame. And he certainly does deserve a share for his poor schemes.

Not all the blame, but a share, for sure.

 

[StarW]

You're letting the GM off the hook for the trash that was on the defensive side. The trade helped but they still don't have a good pass rushing end, worst linebackers in the league, trash secondary. That's on roster building. Eberflus sucks as well so add that all together and you have one of the worst defenses. Go figure.

Our pass rushing scheme is predictable. You don't think that and subpar coaching impacts player performance?

We can't even evaluate these players. This is the worst defense in the league and the coach is a MAJOR part of the problem.

 

[JonesBoys]

Our pass rushing scheme is predictable. You don't think that and subpar coaching impacts player performance?

It does for sure but the lack of talent and depth on the defense is glaring. Subpar drafting and cheap free agents haven't helped.

 

[stilltheguru]

Coaching Matters!

Why do so many fans not understand this.

The Whiners with all their injuries on defense is a perfect example of how excellent coaching makes it easier for players to make plays. Excellent coaches put their players in better position to make plays!

There's a reason people keep dodging my niners question. If you want to blame Jerry for hiring eberflus sure. But don't tell me Jerry is the reason he sucks. Gthoh

 

[CWR]

I blame Eberflus. After watching the Vikings game I don't see how we cannot blame Eberflus.

He blitzed 1 time in the second half? Against JJ McCarthy.

Yes and to make matters worse we watched them bring the house repeatedly against a much more dangerous offense.