A Theory On Why Our Defense Was So Poor Vs. The Rams

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When googling news on the team this morning I came across a few articles where Rams players claimed to know ‘90%’ of our plays because of familiarity with Marinelli’s scheme, not Richards.

That confused me as Richard became the de facto DC early in the season and had been calling the defense and creating the gameplan for the week. So why did Marinelli have such an input vs. the Rams?

Richard was interviewing for multiple jobs as soon as the Seahawks game ended, his focus was nowhere near 100% on the game. How many hours do you think he spent preparing for interviews for his dream job?

I feel as though it’s impossible to prepare for 3 job interviews and a gameplan for one of the best offenses in the game. That’s why Marinelli took control and our defense looked like it always used to.

Hopefully this same scenario doesn’t pop up next season, what do y’all think?
 
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No theories needed, but, great for killing time in the off season. The Game was lost in the trenches. Rams O-line dominant and Dallas' O-line nowhere near that. Defensive line by Rams ate up Cowboys' weak line play. And, vise versa with the Rams O-line.

You don't need to know what the other teams are doing when you're stopping em dead in their tracks, man to man. and blowing them off the line as the Rams did. Felt like I was watching the Mid 90s O-line for Dallas.

Both lines on Dallas need help.
 
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Well, if his interviews have anything to do with it, then we shouldn't have allowed him to interview until the season was over. Hopefully we get the chance to refuse to allow any coaches to be interviewed next season until mid-February.
 
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817Gill said:
When googling news on the team this morning I came across a few articles where Rams players claimed to know ‘90%’ of our plays because of familiarity with Marinelli’s scheme, not Richards.

That confused me as Richard became the de facto DC early in the season and had been calling the defense and creating the gameplan for the week. So why did Marinelli have such an input vs. the Rams?

Richard was interviewing for multiple jobs as soon as the Seahawks game ended, his focus was nowhere near 100% on the game. How many hours do you think he spent preparing for interviews for his dream job?

I feel as though it’s impossible to prepare for 3 job interviews and a gameplan for one of the best offenses in the game. That’s why Marinelli took control and our defense looked like it always used to.

Hopefully this same scenario doesn’t pop up next season, what do y’all think?
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Marinelli has had input and handled the defensive line all season long. That hasn't changed. Richard may have been calling the plays, but the "Rushmen" and their tendencies and tells, was under Marinelli's supervision and coaching.

That had nothing to do with Richard.
 
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It was bad coaching on BOTH sides of the ball which primarily falls on Jason Garrett. End of story. Their coaching was much better than ours and it showed.
Our players were in shock out there. They couldn't figure out what happened. But what happened was they were drastically let down by their coaching. Now, Jerry can't wait to extend JG. Crazy.
 
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We were manhandled in the trenches in the first half made no adjustments and got manhandled in the second half.
Unfortunately that equals game over man...game over.
 
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there is not theory. fact, we got out coaches. fact, the cowboys got punked believing in that "its a passing league" fact, the nfl doesnt care how you win, a win is a win is a win. fact fans dont care how you win. fact, Mcvey came it win, we came for a vacation.
 
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We were tired and on the road. They were rested and at home. This should not be underestimated. It's probably the biggest factor.
As noted, they manhandled us in the trenches. There is no coaching adjustment that compensates for that.
They have one of the best offenses in the league. They were going to get theirs, on the ground or through the air.
Their offense is built on misdirection. Our defense is very young.
 
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So many factors...

Richard not focused
Woods injured
Not strong enough at DT
Cowboys young and inexperienced
Rams at home and rested
Rams are damn good

I know, I know, losing is unacceptable and we have standards, and we were DESTROYED by their run game. But we lost by eight points to a team picked by the majority to win by seven. We’re young and talented and making changes. The future is full of promise. IMHO.
 
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Let's stop making excuses for Richard. He was out coached. Hopefully he will learn from it.
 
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