McCarthy: No change at DC

sdfidaho · Oct 5, 2020

Rockport said:
Exactly. It’s the culture of the organization cultivated by the Jones and their, “We know better than anyone” mentality.

This^^^

Idgit · Oct 5, 2020

Lol at the fact that he’s fielding this question in week four. Sheesh, Dallas.

Sydla · Oct 5, 2020

Idgit said:
Lol at the fact that he’s fielding this question in week four. Sheesh, Dallas.

It’s a fair question. His defense has been historically awful for four weeks. Not just bad. Some of the worst defense in 70 years of NFL football.

Aven8 · Oct 5, 2020

Idgit said:
Lol at the fact that he’s fielding this question in week four. Sheesh, Dallas.

Its a little silly, but welcome to the Cowboys. He does need to adjust and try some new players however.

Satchel89 · Oct 5, 2020

No worries the players will get better...I bet they hold the Giants to 4 touchdowns

DuncanIso · Oct 5, 2020

RS12 said:
Does McCarthy think shattering the 81 Colts defensive record would be a positive? That might happen at the 3/4 turn.

Big Mike and his buddy Nolan are making Millions of dollars.

No way he does anything to end that gravy train.

$$$ over team.

dfense · Oct 5, 2020

Look at the bright side. It can only get better.

nightrain · Oct 5, 2020

Sydla said:
To get who? What player in the 20s would have made a difference like Lamb has made on offense?

They took the best player by far on their board. It was the right choice.

BPA is not always the best choice. The Cowboys may have had a chance at a couple of good contributors for development at LB, DL or CB with a trade back. Yes, Lamb is a very talented and a ready to start player, but I don't see the Cowboys with a great need at WR or any hope of Lamb making this team better in the win column. A slight improvement in depth on the defense would be a significant upgrade. Offense in not the problem unless you look up front.

DuncanIso · Oct 5, 2020

dfense said:
Look at the bright side. It can only get better.

gonna be a long season.

good news...Hockey starts back up end of November.

Alexander · Oct 5, 2020

CarolinaFathead said:
I wouldn’t expect MM to admit he made a monstrous mistake bringing Nolan on board this early on with COVID in the background.

He has no choice but to stay the course. He chose this path and now he’s got to see it through.

However, if the defensive collapse continues and we somehow manage to get eliminated from contention in the NFCE, Nolan might not make it through the season. As long as we are in contention I don’t see any way Nolan is fired.

He just made a scratch back nepotism hire. COVID had zero to do with it.

Mr_437 · Oct 5, 2020

Some DCs are attached to there system, now Nolan should know these dudes aren't fit to run this 3-4 stuff. Put this defense in a 4-3 and shoot some gaps.

DL needs a good anchor at 1Tech or especially NT in a 3-4. Bruh, the NT is getting blown off the LOS, so you have to do something different right there... it's the foundation.

I'll take the CeeDee Lamb pick 9 times out 10...dude is just good and I have no idea what Chucky n Mayock taking Ruggs. Saying that, the FO has to have a commitment to balance, and get some quality defenders in Dallas.

Sydla · Oct 5, 2020

nightrain said:
BPA is not always the best choice. The Cowboys may have had a chance at a couple of good contributors for development at LB, DL or CB with a trade back. Yes, Lamb is a very talented and a ready to start player, but I don't see the Cowboys with a great need at WR or any hope of Lamb making this team better in the win column. A slight improvement in depth on the defense would be a significant upgrade. Offense in not the problem unless you look up front.

BPA is usually always the best choice when drafting high. And in this case, taking a Top 10 player on your board at 17 even a WR was the right call.

You have yet to name a defensive player that we could have taken that would have had the impact Lamb has had.

Floatyworm · Oct 5, 2020

Rayman70 said:
stay the course eh?

Exactly... :laugh:

Brooksey · Oct 5, 2020

Stay the course? Nolan is a hack..makes Marinelli look good

CarolinaFathead · Oct 5, 2020

Alexander said:
He just made a scratch back nepotism hire. COVID had zero to do with it.

Lol I’m not saying he hired him because of COVID ffs.

I’m saying a shortened training camp and Nolan having limited time to implement his complicated scheme DEFINITELY affected the transition and MM is going to take that into account when evaluating Nolan.

good grief lol...

Floatyworm · Oct 5, 2020

nightrain said:
This is a bad decision and speaks volumes on McCarthy as a relationship guy and not a performance based evaluator. It's obvious that Nolan is trying to make the pegs fit the hole and his round orifice is unable to accommodate the triangles and squares of the Cowboys personnel. I do not dig coordinators who work from the box away from the team. That's where scouts and quality control guys belong, out of sight and out of the way.

Letting Malik Collins get away and keeping Woods, Letting Jones leave and signing J. Smith, letting Heath get away and signing a Ha Ha, signing the two FA Lardasses in the middle who can't play, relying on Aldon Smith, an obvious one dimensional player, for 3 downs, etc.; who is responsible for this mess? Nolan had to have input in the personnel decisions leading up to this collapse.

I have never seen a defense play so poorly at all three levels. There is nothing to salvage there. There is no amount of work or coaching that is going to get this fixed. The damage was well under way in the late winter/spring and the weight of the poor personnel decisions coupled with injuries has broken the camel's back.

As much as I can't get on board the Dak wagon, he is not the reason for the issues with this team, not even close. The defense is responsible for the losses to Seattle and Cleveland. Dak and the offense have done enough to get this team to 3-1, 2-2 at worst.

Don't know how much more of this brand of football I can take. At least in 1989 the Cowboys were a complete rebuild. This team was supposed to be (stupid me) on the fast track to the post season with McCarthy. I couldn't be more disappointed in his lack of leadership, choice at DC and refusal to fix it.

Ken · Oct 5, 2020

After that performance and starting 1-3 is someone not cut and multiple guys not brought in for workouts today?

This is unbelievable.

I expected a few people in today for workouts. Did I miss it?

CowboyJ70 · Oct 5, 2020

Nope. We like the players we have on campus.

kskboys · Oct 5, 2020

Our GM NEVER gives up!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Captain-Crash · Oct 5, 2020

maybe just work on ball control and time of possession, these stats don't translate to wins.

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