My Thoughts. What i see as the problem

Like everybody else the problem is this team cant stop anybody. So duh, the problem is defense, but why?

Ill go to the other side of the ball, and you see they are basically running the same offense as last yr. McCarthy didnt change one thing IMO. Maybe the blocking scheme in some ways but that too is pretty much the same. And Dallas has the #1 offense in the NFL.

But on the other side, Nolan changed everything about the defense with no OTAs and minicamps and only half of a traning camp. With no preseason games aswell. Not to mention They were gonna have 2 new DTs a New DE and new CB and S. So you have a new defensive scheme with half your projected starters being new. I think this is basically what Jaylon was kinda pointing at when he made that make it simple comment. We see the Colts taking this simple approach too and their defense is on fire. Keep it simple and just execute fundamentals and youll have success.

Add into the factor of MM stubbornly thinking this team is ok with what they got instead of dipping into FA for a S and a LB and maybe a DT. S is the biggest weakness by far IMO. Thompson has given up so many TDs. When there are guys like ET, Reid and Jefferson are out there, as is Randall amd Bethea.

At LBer i think the team is waiting for Lee. should be back maybe next week or the week after.

DT is pretty thin for quality. Somebody just needs to step up. I think Nolan just needs to blitz more. But a S is needed to be able to cover ground. Thompson, Worley arent the answer.

I thought we were sick of the keep it simple and beat your man approach of the last ten years

panchucko said:

I thought we were sick of the keep it simple and beat your man approach of the last ten years

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That’s exactly what we were sick of. We can’t have it both ways. The main problem is we haven’t been able to get a lead so the Dline can’t T off on the QB. I think that’s the plan anyway. When the other team leads they have balance and our D can’t stop that. We get up big, the other team has to pass and the pass rushers can go after it.

Thompson makes you wish Allen Ball was starting back there again and he had no business playing NFL level safety.

This Front Office is in a perpetual cycle of trying to validate their previous decisions.

Stubborn, Inept, and no Accountability. A horrible combination for football personnel decisions and even worse for the Cowboys fans.

with no turnovers we could be 4-0.

LOBO7 said:

with no turnovers we could be 4-0.

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Lol. Not with that Defense.

Wolfpack said:

Thompson makes you wish Allen Ball was starting back there again and he had no business playing NFL level safety.

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It's as if after Roy Williams was let go, someone criticized Jerry saying this is why you don't draft a Safety 8th overall..

Jerry saw that and said "Oh yeah? We won't address the position ever again. I'll show you."

LOBO7 said:

with no turnovers we could be 4-0.

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With a better coaching hire we could be 3-1.

With a real GM we could have been to a Super Bowl in the last 25 years.

LOBO7 said:

with no turnovers we could be 4-0.

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You could be right but as i pointed out earlier, the only time we really stopped anyone is when they are trying to run the clock on us, once a team sees they need to score they pretty much have done it at will....no doubt we need to stop the turnovers or its a mute point.

The biggest thing the Cowboys can do right now to fix their defense is to get the running game going and get that time of possession up. You are not going to fix the overall talent, or the lack thereof, this year.

KingintheNorth said:

It's as if after Roy Williams was let go, someone criticized Jerry saying this is why you don't draft a Safety 8th overall..

Jerry saw that and said "Oh yeah? We won't address the position ever again. I'll show you."

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Its perplexing for sure. The only guy they brought in was the Safety from Seattle, Hamilton. They paid him a fair amount for the time but that was after the numerous trash they rolled out there.

panchucko said:

I thought we were sick of the keep it simple and beat your man approach of the last ten years

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The approach marinelli was using was soft coverage in a zone. Simple and soft is a problem especially with teams going 1 read. The good teams play press and get receivers off the routes to disrupt the timing.

LatinMind said:

At LBer i think the team is waiting for Lee. should be back maybe next week or the week after.

DT is pretty thin for quality.

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Jaylon has been horrible, and we're playing him and Thomas at 100%, which neither is up for. LVE and Thomas should start when everyone is healthy. Lee and Thomas would be a more competent pair while waiting on LVE.

Similarly, Crawford blows. We should be playing Gallimore and giving him a chance to be at least as good. If so, let him develop. DT *might* get better if the young guys can step up. Unlike LB, we don't have any cavalry coming.

Wolfpack said:

Its perplexing for sure. The only guy they brought in was the Safety from Seattle, Hamilton. They paid him a fair amount for the time but that was after the numerous trash they rolled out there.

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I forget his name. He made the Pro Bowl here and then I think he was signed to a big contract and mailed it in.

He was a big reason we lost our last game at Texas stadium. He just didn't try.

LOBO7 said:

with no turnovers we could be 4-0.

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Hard to get no turnovers on 50 passes a game. Too many fumbles, though.

daboyzruleperiod said:

Lol. Not with that Defense.

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Some people around here have no perception of reality. Stockholm syndrome apparently. Team is currently on pace to shatter 39 year old record for points allowed.

I agree with you that safety is the biggest weakness. Earl must be a freaking nutcase to not be on this team yet.

SwensonDC said:

I forget his name. He made the Pro Bowl here and then I think he was signed to a big contract and mailed it in.

He was a big reason we lost our last game at Texas stadium. He just didn't try.

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Ken Hamlin.

My issue with him is that when the league was embracing spread concepts and becoming even more super pass-happy, the Cowboys approach to secondary play was to put two box safeties back there. The Cowboys think going against the trend is somehow clever. Just as we did with two kickers, with one being a "kickoff specialist" the year after the league moved the KO up 5 yards. Same deal for trying to utilize a smaller, gap-shooting nose tackle in a 3-4 (La'Roi Glover, Jay Ratliff, etc). We try too hard to be unconventional and pretend it's innovation.

The problem is when you have Aldon Smith playing LB, he's way too slow for that, and you have two traditional line backers on the field at all times. These other LBs, Tank & Aldon Smith, WAY TOO SLOW. On top of that, you do not have a play making safety, and Jaylon is confused.

WE DO NOT HAVE THE PERSONNEL TO PLAY 3-4 AND THAT'S WHAT WE PLAYED AND GOT GASHED ON SUNDAY.