What if the defence is getting good?

Reid1boys said:
Christian Parker..... bahahahahhahha.
Im sure he went to big boy coaching school the last 2 years and has absolutely revolutionized how defenses play.
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You clearly know nothing about Christian Parker. Loudmouth fans who are uneducated but assume they know
 
Point-of-the-Star said:
It is getting crowded on the Hype Train. Cowboys will not have a top 5 defense. Possibly the D will be good by the end of the season which would be great if we can somehow slip into the playoffs.

WARNING:
Cowboy fans . . . it is early August . . . we do this every year . . . yes things seem different with the new DC but tap the brakes until we can actually SEE the product they field. I remember my grandpa always having a cautionary warning about not counting your chickens before they hatch.
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I think I can see Jerry driving that train!
:muttley:
 
GMO415 said:
The defense was historically the worst in NFL history in 2025. So technically, a bad defense would be better than worse.

I just don't see a substantial increase in talent thus far to raise this defense to good.
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Doesn’t have to be a substantial increase in talent…the talent just have to fit better into what we are doing.
 
I think we should temper any hype at this point until we see a real game.

I suspect we will be improved (because how couldn't you improve, we sucked last year). But I think some people are getting way out in front of themselves at this point.

I still have concerns about the pass rush off the edges. If the rook is still finding his way, it might make sense to see what vets are out there.
 
Sydla said:
I think we should temper any hype at this point until we see a real game.

I suspect we will be improved (because how couldn't you improve, we sucked last year). But I think some people are getting way out in front of themselves at this point.

I still have concerns about the pass rush off the edges. If the rook is still finding his way, it might make sense to see what vets are out there.
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Yep. I think this is a playoff caliber team, but there
are so many unknowns we can’t say for sure.

Young guys look like stars because every snap to them is the superbowl while established vets are going 80% trying to stay healthy and probably focusing on very specific things instead of winning reps. This is also the easiest time to coach as everything is in a controlled environment.

We are all guessing until the games start and adversity hits.
 
One thing:
Since this is the first time CP has been a DC he has no tendencies as regards defensive play calling that anyone can look at
there is no book on him
So he could really cause headspinning Exorcist Style for some OCs
 
gtb1943 said:
One thing:
Since this is the first time CP has been a DC he has no tendencies as regards defensive play calling that anyone can look at
there is no book on him
So he could really cause headspinning Exorcist Style for some OCs
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You know you're starting to sound like Jerry, right? Oh, all the hopes and dreams...every offseason.

:flagwave:
 
RustyBourneHorse said:
So, there's a thread out about how the defence beat the offense today in the first full padded practice. Rather than trashing the offense, which was one of the best last year and was good the day before, I think we need to ask a different question. What if the defence is getting good?

Think about it. If our offense can get back to being as good or better than last year. If Aubrey is still automatic. Then, we just needed the defence to be average/middle of the road......but......what if Parker is making them to where they are good?

I'm not trying to put too much stock into one practice. However, the defence actually beat the offense today. And a top offense at that. They're making them have to rethink their approach and adjust the strategy to go against them. To me, that's a something. Not a nothing.

I think that Christian Parker has this defence developing into something exciting. If the offense and ST (particularly Aubrey) are truly among the top again, I think this defence could make us a legit contender IF they're able to follow up today with more impressive activities. Especially when they ultimately go into the joint practices. Our first preseason game is against the defending SB champs. Today has me excited to see how they do against a really good team. If they can outplay Seattle's offense, my goodness....

So yeah, I'm not taking today as a concern about the offense. I'm taking it as maybe we have something on defence. If we do, we might have something in 2026 with the Dallas Cowboys. I hope so anyway.
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Im cautisouley hopeful. Cowboys offensive numbers we’re very good last year. Some of those number (i e, passing yards) were inflated as a result of playing catchup often. However, all the pressure on Dak last year and he only had 10 INTs!! Give me that Dak this year with a much improved defense, i more hopeful. Just a few stops PLEASE deep in the 4th quarter. Seems like we never get those.
 
I’ll he happy with “better”

Felt all along this was a two year project

The coaching may or may not be fixed but the talent is still below average

I’ll look for “good” in 2027
 
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