Nolan being on sideline had some positive influence

Sydla · Oct 12, 2020

OmerV said:
If we could just quit giving up 7-8 passes every game to completely uncovered receivers … that undermines all the good things and keeps drives alive even when the defense does a good job on 1st and 2nd down.

It annoys me when we make a big first down stop for a loss or there is a penalty and then immediately we give up an easy 7-9 yard pass play to allow the offense into a more manageable 2nd and 6 or 3rd and 6 after you had them behind the sticks. I don't know if it's Nolan getting too cute in those situations or our CBs/LBs just play soft to keep plays in front of them.

Eanwen · Oct 12, 2020

I pretty much focused all game on whether or not the edge defenders actually set the edge and except on those TE runs they did IMO. Runs up the middle and generally leaving receivers wide open is what killed them. I think Jaylon had a good game but on one play was basically standing still and let a receiver go by him. I can't imagine he was spying on Jones, but what do I know.

MRV52 · Oct 12, 2020

Red Dragon said:
If his being on the sidelines meant still allowing 34 points to one of the worst offenses in the league, we're in trouble.

At this rate, he could walk out to midfield and stand on midfield all game long against the Cardinals and we'd still surrender 40.

Why do people keep saying 34 Damn pts? Blame 14 pts on the D for 2 offensive turnovers.

jazzcat22 · Oct 12, 2020

SDCowboy said:
The worst ranked offense scored almost at-will against us...

Three FG's over 50 yards and a TD off of a very short field. And they had a pick 6.
So another TD from their 1st possession, a 2 point conversion and another FG.

Hardly scoring at will IMO.

Not saying they played well by no means, because they did not.

bb721 · Oct 12, 2020

SDCowboy said:
The worst ranked offense scored almost at-will against us...

Their offense only scored two touchdowns

Sydla · Oct 12, 2020

AbeBeta said:
did you watch the game and see the offense gave up 14 of those points?

Obviously not.

I didn't realize that if you give a bad offense the ball on your 19 it means it's automatically 7?

A better defense holds a crap offense to three there. We barely put up a fight as the Giants scored easily.

Iago33 · Oct 12, 2020

bb721 said:
Their offense only scored two touchdowns

And how long had it been since that offense had scored a touchdown?

Cowboysheelsreds053 · Oct 12, 2020

SDCowboy said:
The worst ranked offense scored almost at-will against us...

LLLOOLLL, SD you are sick.

AbeBeta · Oct 12, 2020

Sydla said:
I didn't realize that if you give a bad offense the ball on your 19 it means it's automatically 7?

A better defense holds a crap offense to three there. We barely put up a fight as the Giants scored easily.

Please. Yeah put those points on the D.

Playmaker3128 · Oct 12, 2020

I’m still interested to see if guys like Lawrence griffin and jaylon get better as we move on. No preseason and these are guys that predicate they’re game on having some quickness.

I think getting LVE back helps. I like Diggs... I think with a pass rush the corners could bee serviceable. It’s the middle of the d that’s a problem.

even if we could somehow be a high turnover defense that gave up a lot of yard I think we’d all take it. I thought that was going to be the case at the start of the year

Kaiser · Oct 12, 2020

bb721 said:
Their offense only scored two touchdowns

And one of those was because they got the ball at the 17 after a fumble.

cowboyec · Oct 12, 2020

defense played much better.
pass rush showed life.
they generated not only a turn over but got it in for a td.
got some stops when needed.
best they've looked since the rams game.
if they can string some of these together...with this offense...we gotta chance.
win the east.
make the play offs.
anything can happen.

Parcells4Life · Oct 12, 2020

Who gets responsibility for the punt return penalty that allowed the Giants to take a FG. I agree they needed to hold the Giants after the turnover so I’ll split the difference and say they’re responsible for 4 of the 7 points.

Points the defense couldn’t help:

INT TD - 7 points
Turnover at 17 - 3 points
ST Penalty allowing FG - 3 points.

So there’s 13 points the defense isn’t totally responsible for.

jaythecowboy · Oct 13, 2020

I'm inclined to believe it was just because we were facing the Giants but hope the defense can build on this.

Bullflop · Oct 13, 2020

Nolan's presence on the sidelines will allow quicker communication between himself and his defensive players. It's unlikely to change things drastically but it should help, at least, to some extent. We'd be well advised to make the best of what our current situation is and anticipate some better draft positioning in the year to come. It will surely take time for this defense to adjust to considerably better play. In the meantime, let's try to settle for being entertained. This team isn't likely to get anywhere in a playoff scenario, by the looks of things. A new staff and injuries should attest to that.

cern · Oct 13, 2020

Praxit said:
...finally, our defense began to show signs of life. They were actually shutting the running lanes down. They gave up around 90yds to 3 RB's sharing the load. Compare that to last week 300+. Will take it.

Jaylon and Dlaw finally came out of Zombie mode. Lets hope its for more than 1 game.

Not saying>>>> we found the fix, but a positive influence to possibly turning the corner.

Don't know if it was attributable to his presence, but jaylon and Lawrence finally showed up.

Texas2Step41 · Oct 13, 2020

If the Vikings keep losing I think Zimmer will be available soon. Dump Nolan and bring back Zimmer please

Bullflop · Oct 13, 2020

jaythecowboy said:
I'm inclined to believe it was just because we were facing the Giants but hope the defense can build on this.

Possibly so -- I'm hoping pride had something to do with it. We'll see if their effort persists.

birdwells1 · Oct 13, 2020

Praxit said:
...finally, our defense began to show signs of life. They were actually shutting the running lanes down. They gave up around 90yds to 3 RB's sharing the load. Compare that to last week 300+. Will take it.

Jaylon and Dlaw finally came out of Zombie mode. Lets hope its for more than 1 game.

Not saying>>>> we found the fix, but a positive influence to possibly turning the corner.

If the Cowboys lose this game would you have the same opinion? Results don't change the fact that the defense gave up 27 points to an anemic offense.

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