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with all this hoopla about parcells being able to transform a team into his mold clearly not working the way he wants. maybe him physically doesnt need to be changed, but his philosophy? maybe his approach to the game? clearly he loves the 3-4, but was that move really necessary? and is it necessary now? is that two TE set really what dallas need? wouldnt it be easier to just go out and sign or draft better OL? rather then keep less talented, or bring in cast offs like kosier, and fabini? for all this talk about drafting "leaders" from their college teams, does this dallas team look like it has an abundance of leadership? for all this coaching by committee supposedly bringing different aspects built to confuse opposing teams, did that really happen? parcells constant media interviews about his teams needing to focus, and get the job done. has any of that really happened in 4 yrs?
is parcells really the problem? or is it his refusal to adapt and trust his coaches?
can dallas switch back to a 4 man front? it probably can but will it? people see the prime candidates to come to dallas and play in a 3-4 are lamarr woodley and jarvis moss. but lets look at that.
woodley played in the 3-4 as a OLB, and he stunk it up. why? he couldnt get off blocks on the run. it wasnt until michigan switched back to a 4-3 that woodley even became a household name. same with alan branch. jarvis moss, might be a ware type, but with dallas drafting bobby carpenter and him playing the way he did, would it be smart to mess with something that isnt broke? i say hell no. let carpenter play the strong side. akin and james on the inside are tackling machines, but in coverage thats were both are costing dallas. it isnt just james, but akin isnt very good in coverage either. lets be real about something in akin. he's a strong side linebacker, always has been and always will be. can he get the job done in the middle. of course, but he still is going to give up plays because he's playing not to the his strengths but being forced to play in his weakness.
ferguson is a hog in the middle. but is dallas really doing him a diservice? can he be a probowl and all pro player with another DT next to him? i think he could. the guy gets constant double teams, and still sheds them and makes tackles, and gets occasional pressure. u think he wouldnt get some single matchups with ware next to him, and say spears or a kid like okoye next to him? or hell even jay ratliff. he has a motor that doesnt stop. i remember a player that started out just like him and then just blew up. anyody remember le'roi glover? ratliff is bigger, but he has the same tools. he's a bonafide passrushing DT.but parcells wants him to be a wall for a OLB .
the secondary is overpaid and overrated. thru fault mostly. bad coaching and parcells is said to be contemplating promoting that secondary coach to DC status? and "homer" fans are ok with this? talk about drinking the koolaid. there is only one reason i can come up with that parcells would do this, and thats because he can manipulate bowles. parcells plays headgames better then anybody in sports. but those games have cost dallas 2 very good coordinators. payton and zimmer. some dont like zimmer, i say bull. in 3 yrs playing the 4-3 as zimmer the Dc, dallas was 4th overall 18th, and 1st in the nfl as DC. in 2004 they played mostly 4-3 but does anybody remember who parcells let slip out of dallas instead of signing them and staying 4-3, to only justify his change to 3-4 the following yr? betrand berry, and antione winfield. who did parcells bring in? wiley, chad eaton, and tyrone williams.
lets get back to the secondary. henry, i just thinkg his body is starting to break down. he's had issues with his knees since his days in cleveland. and its starting to take over. he;s lost more then a step, its more like 2 or 3 steps in a short period of time. newman, he's fast but the guy looks like he has no instincts. he's a sprinter so he's basically a straight line sprinter. but the truth any wr in the league can catch a pass on a crossing route on him. because he doesnt change directions well. i think thats why he plays so far off the wr, so the wr actually makes his cut in front of newman and he has a angle to get to the ball. instead of having to react on the fly with a wr cutting on a slant. he still has the straight line to deflect the ball. thats why teams constantly get him with double move routes. things haven't changed with him, he still gets beat on double move routes when hes up on the wr. i think thats why this yr u rarely seen newman bump. watkins came on late in the yr and was actually a plus for the team. i can see him starting next yr, but the issue is roy. somethings gotta give with this guy. he either doesnt know his assignments, or he's just to fat and slow to get to the right spot. he's 15-17 yrs off theball and wr's always seem to be behind him in a cover 2. his tackling is non existent now. his apologists will say he's a probowler. i say "so what", he's a below average player right now. missing tackles, and his inability to cover a te or fb, i say shove that probowl.
now the biggest question, how does parcells fix it?
is parcells really the problem? or is it his refusal to adapt and trust his coaches?
can dallas switch back to a 4 man front? it probably can but will it? people see the prime candidates to come to dallas and play in a 3-4 are lamarr woodley and jarvis moss. but lets look at that.
woodley played in the 3-4 as a OLB, and he stunk it up. why? he couldnt get off blocks on the run. it wasnt until michigan switched back to a 4-3 that woodley even became a household name. same with alan branch. jarvis moss, might be a ware type, but with dallas drafting bobby carpenter and him playing the way he did, would it be smart to mess with something that isnt broke? i say hell no. let carpenter play the strong side. akin and james on the inside are tackling machines, but in coverage thats were both are costing dallas. it isnt just james, but akin isnt very good in coverage either. lets be real about something in akin. he's a strong side linebacker, always has been and always will be. can he get the job done in the middle. of course, but he still is going to give up plays because he's playing not to the his strengths but being forced to play in his weakness.
ferguson is a hog in the middle. but is dallas really doing him a diservice? can he be a probowl and all pro player with another DT next to him? i think he could. the guy gets constant double teams, and still sheds them and makes tackles, and gets occasional pressure. u think he wouldnt get some single matchups with ware next to him, and say spears or a kid like okoye next to him? or hell even jay ratliff. he has a motor that doesnt stop. i remember a player that started out just like him and then just blew up. anyody remember le'roi glover? ratliff is bigger, but he has the same tools. he's a bonafide passrushing DT.but parcells wants him to be a wall for a OLB .
the secondary is overpaid and overrated. thru fault mostly. bad coaching and parcells is said to be contemplating promoting that secondary coach to DC status? and "homer" fans are ok with this? talk about drinking the koolaid. there is only one reason i can come up with that parcells would do this, and thats because he can manipulate bowles. parcells plays headgames better then anybody in sports. but those games have cost dallas 2 very good coordinators. payton and zimmer. some dont like zimmer, i say bull. in 3 yrs playing the 4-3 as zimmer the Dc, dallas was 4th overall 18th, and 1st in the nfl as DC. in 2004 they played mostly 4-3 but does anybody remember who parcells let slip out of dallas instead of signing them and staying 4-3, to only justify his change to 3-4 the following yr? betrand berry, and antione winfield. who did parcells bring in? wiley, chad eaton, and tyrone williams.
lets get back to the secondary. henry, i just thinkg his body is starting to break down. he's had issues with his knees since his days in cleveland. and its starting to take over. he;s lost more then a step, its more like 2 or 3 steps in a short period of time. newman, he's fast but the guy looks like he has no instincts. he's a sprinter so he's basically a straight line sprinter. but the truth any wr in the league can catch a pass on a crossing route on him. because he doesnt change directions well. i think thats why he plays so far off the wr, so the wr actually makes his cut in front of newman and he has a angle to get to the ball. instead of having to react on the fly with a wr cutting on a slant. he still has the straight line to deflect the ball. thats why teams constantly get him with double move routes. things haven't changed with him, he still gets beat on double move routes when hes up on the wr. i think thats why this yr u rarely seen newman bump. watkins came on late in the yr and was actually a plus for the team. i can see him starting next yr, but the issue is roy. somethings gotta give with this guy. he either doesnt know his assignments, or he's just to fat and slow to get to the right spot. he's 15-17 yrs off theball and wr's always seem to be behind him in a cover 2. his tackling is non existent now. his apologists will say he's a probowler. i say "so what", he's a below average player right now. missing tackles, and his inability to cover a te or fb, i say shove that probowl.
now the biggest question, how does parcells fix it?
