Was the number one problem on the D addressed?

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Having Dlaw and Gallimore all year helps the run defense as well as Bo being in his second season and Ridgeway who is really good run stopper. LVE played much better in the second half of the season. He really seemed to attack more
Fixing the oline, if we have, helps the run D too. Controlling the clock and being able to run the ball and run play action makes this offense work. More effective offense puts pressure on opponents to score and they shut down their own run game
When the D and the O is working then each benefits from the other
 

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i think dt john ridgeway will help in our run defense.

Put Ridgeway and Gallimore in the middle on run down should really clog up the middle.

Really hoping Odigizuwa take a big step this year. He hit a freshman wall last year but I love his wrestling background.
 

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They'll have two 320+ DTs on the roster this season. That never happened when Marinelli was the D-Coordinator and I'm not certain if the Cowboys have ever had two 320+ DL for an entire season.

Two late round 320DTs. Bohanna was less than meh last year.

DT was our biggest personnel weakness last year, and we did next to nothing to improve.
 

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I am not sure if there was a DT in this draft that is a game changer. We need interior D-Line players and LB to stop the run. Vander is going to help big time. He did last year. He is fully healed from the neck surgery. I think for a player that sticks his head in and tackles for a living a neck surgery would take a while to not only heal physically but also to totally trust it to go hard and tackle the way he did before. I am hoping what we have can step up big time.
I am not sure if there was a DT in this draft that is a game changer. We need interior D-Line players and LB to stop the run. Vander is going to help big time. He did last year. He is fully healed from the neck surgery. I think for a player that sticks his head in and tackles for a living a neck surgery would take a while to not only heal physically but also to totally trust it to go hard and tackle the way he did before. I am hoping what we have can step up big time.

LVE played better as the year progressed. I think he might go back to the decisive version of LVE. Getting healthy Brent Urban and D Law should help.
 

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LVE played better as the year progressed. I think he might go back to the decisive version of LVE. Getting healthy Brent Urban and D Law should help.
And having a Parsons will help. When you have equals or good talent playing LB around him it helps him be his best..
 

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Two late round 320DTs. Bohanna was less than meh last year.

DT was our biggest personnel weakness last year, and we did next to nothing to improve.
I have to agree. I don’t follow college so at 24 I don’t know if there was a DT sitting there that could have been more help than what we got. Or in the second round. Any way you look at it we needed it for years and no way JJ can still set and watch rb run through the middle of our line and not see the need..
 

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This was how I was going to grade this draft as it went, did they address the run D? Because they did, by method of elimination instead of choice, in last year's draft in round 1.

They picked a DE with the 2nd because of the Gregory loss and one that is far more pass rusher than run stopper, the owner's idea of a "war daddy".

I do not see where they took the pressure to score off the offense and they will have to meet last year's high number to have a winning record.

However, the success of this year's team isn't nearly as reliant on this draft class as the previous one. That, was the D draft and they need to step up this season.

The other question I had going in was will they get their D star some help and they might have done that on the pass rush with Williams but playing the run, not so much.

I think the run D is going to be overly dependent on Vander Esch. Who, btw, was the best run defender in that playoff game. Keeping him went a little under the radar but that might have been one of the best off season moves.

The Cowboys D is going to have to stop the run more and better this season than the last. And last year, they were mediocre and ranked 30th in giving up runs of 20+ yards.

I saw where McC was going "playoffs, playoffs, playoffs, remember the playoffs" during the draft, who was he talking to and were they listening? His D gave up 170 yards and control of the game.

Have to go D on addressing the run D with this draft class. However, 2021's class could bring the overall grade up, if they step up.
Yeah, it has been addressed! The Boy's 2nd rd pick formally known as Sam Williams wants to be known as "DE" Williams..........
 

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I have to agree. I don’t follow college so at 24 I don’t know if there was a DT sitting there that could have been more help than what we got. Or in the second round. Any way you look at it we needed it for years and no way JJ can still set and watch rb run through the middle of our line and not see the need..
He has for 27 years!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
 

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This is the year Gallimore should close in on his peak. Same with Hill. Ridgeway looks like Urban to me. That is not a bad thing but I think that's what we can expect from him in a year or two. Maybe Bohanna shows some improvement this year. If he doesn't then I have no idea what they will do with him - maybe cut him. It takes 2 or 3 years for defensive linemen to reach their potential - or not. Landry said 3 years and I think he probably knew something about it. Anyway, if they stay healthy I think they will be better. this year.
 

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No one thinks that, of course they can. Hasn’t happened for us in over a decade and chances are low it will. You apparently think the impact Davis and Cox will have on the Philly D is what Gallimore and Ridgeway will do for us LOL?
I honestly have no idea what Davis will do, but I think he has more bust potential than many of the other picks do. Seems a bit like Tarzan but plays like Jane.

It’s really all about how hard guys work at this point, and the coaching they receive. I really wouldn’t be surprised if Ridgeway outperforms Davis over his rookie contract.
 

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This is the year Gallimore should close in on his peak. Same with Hill. Ridgeway looks like Urban to me. That is not a bad thing but I think that's what we can expect from him in a year or two. Maybe Bohanna shows some improvement this year. If he doesn't then I have no idea what they will do with him - maybe cut him. It takes 2 or 3 years for defensive linemen to reach their potential - or not. Landry said 3 years and I think he probably knew something about it. Anyway, if they stay healthy I think they will be better. this year.
I think Hill needs to be sending out resumes.
 

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This is the year Gallimore should close in on his peak. Same with Hill. Ridgeway looks like Urban to me. That is not a bad thing but I think that's what we can expect from him in a year or two. Maybe Bohanna shows some improvement this year. If he doesn't then I have no idea what they will do with him - maybe cut him. It takes 2 or 3 years for defensive linemen to reach their potential - or not. Landry said 3 years and I think he probably knew something about it. Anyway, if they stay healthy I think they will be better. this year.

We don't have a silver bullet that someone like Jordan Davis would have been but you've got to think that Odigizuwa, Gallimore, Hill, and Bohanna will do a better job defending the run between the tackles and Ridgeway only adds to that. Lawrence, Golston, and Armstrong are pretty solid setting the edge too.

I'm not sure how much better you can get than Micah Parsons but I would still love to get someone like Dant'a Hightower as a part-time MIKE. I just don't trust LVE to stuff the run and avoid getting knocked 5 yards back.
 

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I have to agree. I don’t follow college so at 24 I don’t know if there was a DT sitting there that could have been more help than what we got. Or in the second round. Any way you look at it we needed it for years and no way JJ can still set and watch rb run through the middle of our line and not see the need..

We had Travis Jones sitting there are 56. He was the second best 1T in the draft after Davis and we passed him
 

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Two late round 320DTs. Bohanna was less than meh last year.

DT was our biggest personnel weakness last year, and we did next to nothing to improve.
As per usual, most don't comprehend what the big dudes do for a D. Belly always makes sure to have the big middle stuffers. Cincy and LAR both had them.

Every year, year after year, the teams who are super bowl contenders easily attain these big guys while laughing at the Jerry's of the league who pass them up.
 

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And using two 3 tech types at DT doesn't work. Several teams have tried. It was noted how much better Donald was last season after they put two hosses around him in AShawn and Gaines.

I remember on the old board feeling like the only guy pounding the table for A'Shawn. Zack Martin said he was the strongest opponent he faced in college. Imagine if they took him instead of Jaylon.
 

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I remember on the old board feeling like the only guy pounding the table for A'Shawn. Zack Martin said he was the strongest opponent he faced in college. Imagine if they took him instead of Jaylon.
Yup. Now don't get me wrong, you gotta keep him motivated, which isn't always easy, but he's a beast of an inside player. He's presently a 3-4 DE, which may be his best position.
 

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The Cowboys were faced with other problems other than the run D, the OL and WR corps was depleted and they had to prioritize the problems to address and this was all about being a needs draft.

The OL was #1 and they viewed the pass rush with Gregory gone as #2 and the WR corps as #3. The #2 pick is a pass rusher and situational player so they did not really address the run defense.

Improvement in the run D will have to come from within the team or in round 2 of FA.

It would really help if they could keep their DT's healthy and get some consistency with them.
 
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