Bucky Brooks: Defense Now Clicking Under Mike Nolan

Cowfan75 · Nov 11, 2020

Dre11 said:
he was pressured kid,

How do you know what plays I'm referring to? If you guessed the correct two, he wasn't at all pressured, but facts have never stopped you from saying anything at all to make yourself appear to be right, hence why I've always called you "kid".

8FOR!3 · Nov 11, 2020

I mean whatever it is, something's working. Is there room for improvement? Of course, but players are starting to standout that weren't earlier in the season.

Floatyworm · Nov 11, 2020

Funny how the lame stream media keeps giving us horrible advice....

GimmeTheBall! · Nov 11, 2020

garyo1954 said:
You're not kidding!

Pull my finger.

garyo1954 · Nov 11, 2020

GimmeTheBall! said:
Pull my finger.

Redline360 · Nov 11, 2020

Went from a historically bad defense to a bad defense. Hopefully this trend improves to an average defense by years end

Cutting some waste and getting players back helped out.

Now can we eliminate Jaylon Smith somehow. Sincerely every cowboys fan

Bullflop · Nov 11, 2020

Obviously, premature evaluation is practically as unsatisfactory as premature ejaculation.

Mike Nolan, by the look of things, hasn't had enough success as yet to put him on a pedestal.

Maybe (big if) -- IF he'll manage to guide this Dallas defense to many impressive wins, he will.

The Fonz · Nov 11, 2020

Risen Star said:
Clicking?

That was like running on all cylinders?

Yikes.

It's Bucky the twin brother of Micky

blueblood70 · Nov 12, 2020

Sydla said:
You have a low bar for "good showing".

The reality is the defense is mediocre, at best. It will likely get smoked by a good offense. Nolan will be a guy who probably, at best, builds a mediocre to average defense. And it will cost us most likely. Might even cost McCarthy his job at some point.

it not my low bar they set the low bar at rock bottom and now moved to mediocre which is marked improvement.

so give the negativity a rest, they are trying hard to improve and really this is Nolan working on 2021 now as really anything this season is finding out who will be here next year and how to use them more efficiently.

this coaching staff was handed the worst situation possible when you have team that has VITRUALLY NO OFFSEASON, MANY PLAYERS INJURED AND PLAYERS NOT LIVING UP TO EXPECATIONS AND NOW CUT..they are working with basically an entire team of backups..Its what would be compared to final preseason roster. Ill take Mediocre over rock bottom, The rest of the way..

HARD TO OVERCOME.. so ill take marked improvement even if its mediocre when we started at rock bottom.

got it ?we are as fans at point where this season, moral victories do count..normally they do not but this just went south fast and keeps coming ..the injurys list is the worst ive ever personally witnessed and keeps on coming every game we lose a starter or two..

blueblood70 · Nov 12, 2020

GimmeTheBall! said:
Sorry, ruffian, but "pretty well" doesn't cut it. Not in the NFL.

it does this season in the current situation with injuries' etc it certainly does because you move the bar when you are wanting a pre-season team face NFL rosters. They are improving and as such some of us would like to be positives instead of doom and gloom , the negativity is toxic around here and sometimes you just have to see it from different angle..

8 pre-season game to evaluate schemes and talent.

Bettor put that safety helmet on the sky's falling and the world ends week 17..oh wait it does NOT..

DogFace · Nov 12, 2020

John813 said:
Nothing says clicking defense than giving up 15 points in the 4th to lose the game

To be fair the refs gave up some of that 15.

foofighters · Nov 12, 2020

Hawkeye0202 said:
If I remember, some fans/posters weren't sold after the Eagles game. Let's what they do against the Steelers they said, well?

I think we can throw Nolan's pink slip away.....lol

5 Bucks: Defense Now Clicking Under Mike Nolan?
Nov 11, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Bucky Brooks
NFL Media Analyst

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/5-bucks-defense-now-clicking-under-mike-nolan

I saw Ben miss a lot of throws that he should have made. While we did get after him, I've seen Ben take hit after hit and still make throws. I tend to think he was off and not to mention his knee was bothering him. We need a few more games before we start to get out the anointing oil.

ABQCOWBOY · Nov 12, 2020

conner01 said:
If Nolan had a history of great D then I think you could write it off as just 2020
Injuries, no camp, new system etc
The problem is he doesn’t have a history of great D

I agree. His history is checkered at best, IMO.

Sydla · Nov 12, 2020

blueblood70 said:
it not my low bar they set the low bar at rock bottom and now moved to mediocre which is marked improvement.

so give the negativity a rest, they are trying hard to improve and really this is Nolan working on 2021 now as really anything this season is finding out who will be here next year and how to use them more efficiently.

this coaching staff was handed the worst situation possible when you have team that has VITRUALLY NO OFFSEASON, MANY PLAYERS INJURED AND PLAYERS NOT LIVING UP TO EXPECATIONS AND NOW CUT..they are working with basically an entire team of backups..Its what would be compared to final preseason roster. Ill take Mediocre over rock bottom, The rest of the way..

HARD TO OVERCOME.. so ill take marked improvement even if its mediocre when we started at rock bottom.

got it ?we are as fans at point where this season, moral victories do count..normally they do not but this just went south fast and keeps coming ..the injurys list is the worst ive ever personally witnessed and keeps on coming every game we lose a starter or two..

You like to make excuses for the franchise, I get that. But there were 12 other new DCs who also didn't have a preseason either and Nolan has largely performed the worst out of all of them.

Nolan was a poor hire and if he continues to be the DC for the next few years, it's likely we will be complaining about the defense a lot over that time frame.

blueblood70 · Nov 12, 2020

Sydla said:
You like to make excuses for the franchise, I get that. But there were 12 other new DCs who also didn't have a preseason either and Nolan has largely performed the worst out of all of them.

Nolan was a poor hire and if he continues to be the DC for the next few years, it's likely we will be complaining about the defense a lot over that time frame.

blah blah blah blah blah blah

MyFairLady · Nov 12, 2020

LOL Ben ate them up like swiss cheese. They were the worst defense ever. They are better now than the worst defense ever. Thats about it.

Sydla · Nov 12, 2020

blueblood70 said:
blah blah blah blah blah blah

What I expect from a guy who has his homer goggles on and struggles to admit anything that shows the Cowboys in a negative light.

IrishAnto · Nov 12, 2020

Hawkeye0202 said:
If I remember, some fans/posters weren't sold after the Eagles game. Let's what they do against the Steelers they said, well?

I think we can throw Nolan's pink slip away.....lol

5 Bucks: Defense Now Clicking Under Mike Nolan?
Nov 11, 2020 at 11:00 AM

Bucky Brooks
NFL Media Analyst

https://www.dallascowboys.com/news/5-bucks-defense-now-clicking-under-mike-nolan

Come back to me when they generate turnovers on a consistent basis.

Canada180 · Nov 12, 2020

Cowfan75 said:
Sure...has nothing to do with the fact that Ben was off target on at least 2 plays that would have been TDs.

thanks. We all forgot that Quartrbacks hit 100% of throws

Runwildboys · Nov 12, 2020

Bullflop said:
Obviously, premature evaluation is practically as unsatisfactory as premature ejaculation. [/COLOR]

Mike Nolan, by the look of things, hasn't had enough success as yet to put him on a pedestal.

Maybe (big if) -- IF he'll manage to guide this Dallas defense to many impressive wins, he will.

I doubt your girl would agree with that first sentence.

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