Bart: Would signing Earl Thomas make the Cowboys SB contenders? -FTF

[Melonfeud]

Thomas would bring the defense to another level and provide leadership and winning experience.

I'm of the mind that the best way to help Dak is to create a dominant defense, so that he doesn't have to shoulder the load ala what the Ravens did with Joe Flacco.

Man, as much as I am against overreaching for that particular player, that salient feature of leadership & the mindset of a veteran WINNER he could bring along with him, stashed away in his sea-bag drag to Dallas,was, initially pretty hard to overlook,,,but,,,(IMO) what tempered my gushing envisionment of scooping him up,other than those above (quoted)pertinent aspects,was knowing that the best mileage outta' his footballish motor has done been dribbled out the exhaust tail pipes of his past

 

[Kaiser]

And yet, couldn't convert on 3rd downs. Again, you're being obtuse....

Good job using your online thesaurus, I appreciate the effort.

The Rams scored 20 points in the first half, can you show me a team that scored on every possession against the Rams? Because that is what it would have taken to have the lead in the first half.

 

[CF74]

His mind know he can play, but can his body? Even part time or in wheelchair, he still can help us out with his skill and experience

He can take Richards job

 

[mattjames2010]

Good job using your online thesaurus, I appreciate the effort.

The Rams scored 20 points in the first half, can you show me a team that scored on every possession against the Rams? Because that is what it would have taken to have the lead in the first half.

And the Rams ended the game with 30 points. So, what were the Cowboys doing for the entire second half when they had 13 points?

And this is hilarious, "Pats and New Orleans struggled on offense, so our offensive woes all season should be ignored!".

 

[Kaiser]

And the Rams ended the game with 30 points. So, what were the Cowboys doing for the entire second half when they had 13 points?

They had much more time of possession and weren't watching their offense give up 170 yards rushing in the half. Thanks for proving my point.

 

[Kaiser]

And this is hilarious, "Pats and New Orleans struggled on offense, so our offensive woes all season should be ignored!".

No, its gibberish, you misspelled a word there.

 

[glimmerman]

Ironic that we lost in the playoffs because of defense.

I can’t disagree. That’s the part that bothers me the most. I was expecting us to shut that run down. Our strong point didn’t show up when it counted. Like a totally different Defense showed up.

 

[Them]

...I believe a simple NO will suffice!...

 

[mattjames2010]

They had much more time of possession and weren't watching their offense give up 170 yards rushing in the half. Thanks for proving my point.

This isn't an argument.

Dallas in the first half had 5 possessions, and this is how it went

First: Touchdown
Second: Punt
Third: Punt
Fourth: Punt
Fifth: Punt

Second half

First: Touchdown
Second: Punt
Third: Turnover on downs
Fourth: TD

In the second quarter, the Rams had the same amount of possessions as us. We put up 0 points. Out of 9 possessions, we scored 3 times and 2 of those came in the fourth quarter.

And this whole argument "we didn't possess the ball much man!" - uh, that's our strategy, remember? We are supposed to be the team that runs the ball down the throat of a defense, drain 6-7 minutes off the clock on every drive, and end with points. Where was that? Instead, we couldn't stay on the field, we couldn't score in the second quarter, couldn't score in the third or stay on the field, and we took the L.

What are you even defending here?

 

[Aven8]

We need TO’s. So yes we need him

 

[StarBoyz83]

A superbowl contender? No

 

[OmerV]

All by himself, no, he wouldn’t make them SB contenders. But he would potentially be an important piece of the puzzle if healthy. The O-Line has to get and stately healthy, and some other things would need to come together as well.

 

[Kaiser]

We are supposed to be the team that runs the ball down the throat of a defense, drain 6-7 minutes off the clock on every drive, and end with points. Where was that?

Where was that? Seriously? It went out the window when Dallas was down by 13 points and watching the Rams average 7 yards a carry. Controlling the game only works if you can keep the other team off the field, which they failed at - miserably.

 

[mattjames2010]

Where was that? Seriously? It went out the window when Dallas was down by 13 points and watching the Rams average 7 yards a carry. Controlling the game only works if you can keep the other team off the field, which they failed at - miserably.

...and we averaged less than 3 yard a carry on the ground. Again, we had the same amount of possessions in the second quarter as the Rams, put up 0 points. You want to defend 4 consecutive punts?

 

[Redball Express]

Man, as much as I am against overreaching for that particular player, that salient feature of leadership & the mindset of a veteran WINNER he could bring along with him, stashed away in his sea-bag drag to Dallas,was, initially pretty hard to overlook,,,but,,,(IMO) what tempered my gushing envisionment of scooping him up,other than those above (quoted)pertinent aspects,was knowing that the best mileage outta' his footballish motor has done been dribbled out the exhaust tail pipes of his past

I do not see him as prohibitive in anyway.

He is not going to be here that long but it will corespond to when we need him.

9 time Pro Bowler?

He will instantly replace Heath who I hate and can play in the box to stop the run and can cover TEs..

a position which kills us with way too many big plays every game.

This means he fills about 3 roles with one player.

Just release Crawford..take his money pay Thomas.

Crawford's deal was a brain fat becuz Tank had not yet really arrived and Gregory was a bust.

But now it is not money well spent at all.

Fix that now.

We have the DL to take up his slack.

 

[aria]

Ironic that we lost in the playoffs because of defense.

Ohhhhh...but I thought that was all because Marinelli was calling the plays due to Richard being too busy with interviews? Or is Richard Sherman a coach too? Which excuse is it this time?

So our offense/JG/Linehan sucks year round but he got fired for doing a good job in the playoffs and our defense was great year round but lost the game for us because of Richard. How many other escuses can yiu guys come up with or does it change on a weekly basis to fit the situation?

 

[aria]

Our defense is average in turnovers. ET would change that.

Possibly, be curious how to see sfter his second broken leg and a year older.

 

[ItzKelz]

Ohhhhh...but I thought that was all because Marinelli was calling the plays due to Richard being too busy with interviews? Or is Richard Sherman a coach too? Which excuse is it this time?

So our offense/JG/Linehan sucks year round but he got fired for doing a good job in the playoffs and our defense was great year round but lost the game for us because of Richard. How many other escuses can yiu guys come up with or does it change on a weekly basis to fit the situation?

Who said anything about who was calling plays or even made an excuse? My statement was that it was ironic that it was the defense that didn't play well.

 

[Nav22]

They had 13 points until late in the 4th quarter. Again, stating this was all defense is just ridiculous. There is no way around this, the offense was just as much of a problem in that game.

You win by scoring more points and the offense stalled at 13 for most of the game.

22 pts in just 8 possessions. That’s 2.75 pts/possession.

If you weren’t so lazy, you’d do the math and see that they’d have been 4th-best in the NFL if they averaged that many pts/possession during the regular season.

Dak was a stud vs the Rams and the only reason we had any chance to win. Zero help from the run game or defense.

 

[mattjames2010]

22 pts in just 8 possessions. That’s 2.75 pts/possession.

If you weren’t so lazy, you’d do the math and see that they’d have been 4th-best in the NFL if they averaged that many pts/possession during the regular season.

Dak was a stud vs the Rams and the only reason we had any chance to win. Zero help from the run game or defense.

Again, we had 4 consecutive punts in the first half. We couldn't score despite having the same amount of possessions as the Rams in the second quarter, which is why we were behind.

The offense sucked. Zeke averaged less than 3 yards a carry while carrying the ball 24 times. We couldn't convert on third downs.

And no, Dak was not a "stud" in that game - you folks have a way of watering down words. Whether it's "elite", "stellar", or now "stud". Holy crap.

NEXT!