Twitter: Bucky Brooks nails it

[nyc-cowboy]

All I know is that Marinade is laughing his azz off somewhere...

 

[dckid]

Guys..PLEASE PLEASE PLEASE... smell the coffee, understand.. this ORGANIZATION the Cowboys as a whole... are poorly run and managed

Ding, Ding, Ding

 

[805BoysInBlue]

Can you imagine what McCarthy would say if this defense didn't fit the players

 

[ghosttown cowboy]

Basically what I see is the defense getting punched in the mouth and not doing anything about it. Their effort sucks...

 

[MysteryIceGuro]

Except when they move on to other teams. Amazingly they don't suck anymore and go on to player many more years in tbe NFL.

Riddle me that Batman?

Riddle me this, maybe this team is cursed ever since Jerry supposedly asked God for one more Super Bowl back in the 90s, hence why we haven’t won since.

 

[DenCWBY]

it’s not even about “confusion” or complicated schemes. Our players just suck. That’s all. They’ve been in two schemes now. One that’s simple. One that’s “complex” (Nolan just sucks tho IMO). And they’re bad in both. Common denominator is our players are garbage.

This. The LB's and Safeties as units are probably one of, if not the worst we have ever had over the last 25 years and we have had some bad players at those positions in the past. Usually Smith is pushed back about 5 yards from his position before he assists in a tackle. Yesterday, he wasn't even in the picture.

 

[ConstantReboot]

Lol. People complained about Marinelli's system which stressed execution over confusion

Marinelli was the reason why Eberflus left to the Colts. He should have been the one promoted to takeover the D.

 

[DenCWBY]

Basically what I see is the defense getting punched in the mouth and not doing anything about it. Their effort sucks...

I think they administer effort however they lack talent and they also look like they do not trust their schemes or each other. They have no leadership, I know that.

 

[ConstantReboot]

That’s because Phillip Rivers has an OL and RG now and knows how to control the clock. Rivers has three INTs and two of them were in the first two games with a brand new team. He hasn’t thrown a pick the last to games. They are second in terms of TOP.

Our offense on the other hand is thirty first.

I bet if Dallas had an oline like the Colts Dak will be playing ball control and we would be running more with Zeke.

 

[AbeBeta]

Basically what I see is the defense getting punched in the mouth and not doing anything about it. Their effort sucks...

That's what a D that is getting demolished in the run game looks like. That's 40 plays where the front 7 is being attacked by the OL. It is likely less about effort than simple fatigue.

 

[Redline360]

Who would you rather have:

1) Freak of nature athlete but dumb as a rock
2) Average / Good athlete but "gets" the game..instincts

Then we have the cowboys defense..
3) Lack of physical talent(majority of them) and instincts combined with a circus DC

Very few players have the combination of both.

Just look at Smith. Was a freak of nature athlete(before his injury) however dumb as a rock when it comes to football instincts.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Lol. People complained about Marinelli's system which stressed execution over confusion

It didn’t generate any turnovers.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Lol. People complained about Marinelli's system which stressed execution over confusion

Sorry to say, bro, but Marinelli's defenses didn't produce either.

 

[JohnnyHopkins]

It didn’t generate any turnovers.

I was in the camp that our defense needed a better D-Coordinator due to lack of pressure and lack of turnovers, but the first four games of this season seem to be supporting that our defensive players are really, really bad and not very smart. Aldon Smith is literally the only player on the entire defense that seems to be playing at an acceptable level every game and he was out of football for multiple years.

Maybe Dallas is just bad at scouting defensive talent and the simple bend but don't break schemes schemes was actually masking that.

 

[FVSTONE]

Here I thought NFL players were smart? Why is it when you see a playbook it looks like an ENCYCLOPEDIA BOOK that I thought a player had to remember?When all the Defensive Coordinator has to do to look smart is whittle the playbook down to one play and call it a day! Does anyone have Coach Nolan's phone number? He needs to log on to Cowboy's Forum to get the latest 411 on how to fix his Defense!

 

[Denim Chicken]

The McCarthy era looks like it's gonna be a fun ride.

At least Jerry only gives his HCs 10 years.

 

[Sydla]

That’s because Phillip Rivers has an OL and RG now and knows how to control the clock. Rivers has three INTs and two of them were in the first two games with a brand new team. He hasn’t thrown a pick the last to games. They are second in terms of TOP.

Our offense on the other hand is thirty first.

The peripheral stats indicate that the Colts aren't just a product of limited offensive drives and ball control. The Colts are #1 in points per drive after 3 weeks (FO won't update for Week 4 until Monday night games are over). So their scoring D isn't just down because they face way less drives , they are the most effective per drive right now. They are top ten in turnovers, top ten in sacks, #1 in opposing QB rating, #1 in third down defense. They look like a good defense that isn't being propped up by ball control when you look at the peripheral stats. Frankly, who they played probably has more of an effect on their performance than how they've played on offense. They've played the Jets, LOL.

A perfect contrast is a few years ago when we were 6th in scoring D in 2018. But when you looked at our peripheral stats, it was way more tied to ball control offense than anything else. We were in the 20s in sacks, opposing passer rating, and turnovers. Points per drive, we were 12th. That was a defense partially propped up by an offense that chewed time.

 

[EJK24]

Well.........lol

I'm trying to figure out how that can be the worst thing we can do when it doesn't appear we can possibly be worse then we are now.

 

[Future]

The Colts D has thrived because they've played 4 garbage offenses.

 

[Creeper]

Call me naive, but DLaw had 5.5 sacks last year in a simplified defense. In fact, the defense was pretty terrible last year except for maybe Byron Jones and Sean Lee, when he played. The problem with this defense is the players are not very good. There is no scheme that will make this defense a great defense. No scheme is going to keep AWoods and Edgar Allan Poe from getting pushed off the line of scrimmage. No scheme is going to help DLaw beat a TE to sack the QB. No scheme is going to help the safeties avoid missing tackles. No scheme will help Jaylon Smith recognize plays faster and tackle correctly. And apparently, no scheme will get these players to take the ball away more often.

It is the players and I get McCarthy knows that which is why he is resistant to changing schemes. What he needs to do now is get player who fly around to the football. That's what this defense is lacking.