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Did the defense play good? Sure..

But that team and defense is nothing without Brady.. Not even spoken about.

If you have an elite QB they can make can carry a lot of defenses with them on their way to a ring.
good is a vast understatement..OMG..Brady was pin point...but the defense STOPPED mahomes cold. Not 1 TD. That is what won the game in the end. The other team could not score.
 

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So what you are saying is we need to bring in two defensive tackles in free agency, draft JOK or Slater with the first round pick, draft a single high safety in the second round and team would improve. Yes the team would. The issue with Cowboys is our money players were awful last season. Dak missed the final 11 games, Martin missed 6 games, Tyron missed 14 games, Collins missed 16 games, Zeke was horrible, LVE was hurt and awful, Tank played just ok, Jaylon played like a linebacker with no legs. That was the real problem with the Cowboys. The roll players actually did their jobs.

big problem with the Cowboys is the defense, specifically how badly we have missed in the draft on defensive picks and also taking some clown like Zeke over Ramsey.
 

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turns out the draft matters eh? lol..and as you pointed out, so does free agency. Jerry still hasnt received that memo. Offense may get you far and sell tickets, but defense gets you over the top. Its been proven over and over again year after year at each SB, without fail.
They have t won much prior to this year and that defense didn’t suddenly appear.
 

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^^some here on this board do not wanna see what you so rightly pointed out.
That's because it isn't true. The Bucs defense doesn't work against a healthy KC offense. We already saw that in November.
 

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When you put tom brady on the same team as a defense like the giants had in 07, the result is bestial.
 

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big problem with the Cowboys is the defense, specifically how madly we have missed in the draft on defensive picks and also taking some clown like Zeke over Ramsey.
Maybe I’m in the minority here, but I do not believe this defense suddenly becomes light years better with the addition of Ramsey. The run defense is what is killing us.
 

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look at GB..in the playoffs they paid a price for leaning on Rodgers too heavily. The defense just wasn't up to snuff. That is why they lost.Had GB had a better D, they may have been playing the SB yesterday. MANY wanna blame the HC...but he didnt trust the team. Arians is a stud HC btw...very underrated.
 

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That's because it isn't true. The Bucs defense doesn't work against a healthy KC offense. We already saw that in November.
that is just immaterial. The Bucs D got better. Your not giving them their due. THEY absolutely punished Mahomes, stopped him from scoring 1 TD. That performance on D was one for the ages.
 

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Maybe I’m in the minority here, but I do not believe this defense suddenly becomes light years better with the addition of Ramsey. The run defense is what is killing us.

Light years? LOL

How about adding TJ Watt instead of Taco and then Rapp instead of Hill? Defense starts to look very formidable now. Still would need DT and LBer help no question.
 

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all game long the chiefs did that..still NOT ENOUGH.
 

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The incongruence of the word "template" and this team makes the point a moot one.
 

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that is just immaterial. The Bucs D got better. Your not giving them their due. THEY absolutely punished Mahomes, stopped him from scoring 1 TD. That performance on D was one for the ages.
It's not immaterial, it's evidence that the Bucs D got to Mahomes because the Chiefs' tackles were out.
 

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It's not immaterial, it's evidence that the Bucs D got to Mahomes because the Chiefs' tackles were out.
they executed the game plan, the chiefs did not.They were beaten emphatically with an exclamation point. The tackles are not why they lost. This is a game of attrition. One team executed a plan brilliantly, the other did not.
 
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