Twitter: Cowboys close to signing Dontari Poe

[ThatJerryKid]

We must have been impressed with how well Carolina did in stopping the run last year! #32 overall led by Poe and McCoy!!!!

This is a little eye opening. Can somebody explain this to me. Thanks.

 

[Risen Star]

Jerry: Alright. Let's get this done with Poe.

Stephen: Sounds good and I'll call Drew back to let him know we won't be getting Snacks.

McCarthy: .......wait. What?!

 

[vlad]

Meh, He’s a Poe man’s Harrison.

Nice

 

[Killerinstinct]

Poe is only 29. Weighs a ton but moves well. Missed games due to injury last year but still had 4 sacks.

 

[jazzcat22]

I don't know how much talent a roster can hold.

Come on, you can handle it. You handle how much more talent Dak has over Wentz, you can do it.

 

[Manwiththeplan]

How does Poe compare to Snacks and Suh?

I know both Poe and Suh eat a lot of snacks, so there's that

 

[Tussinman]

Good pickup. Easily better than Hill/Convington or any 2nd round DT rookie or later.

Crazy that we could of had Hankins + Shelton + Clinton-Dix last year for a combined 9 million.

Thats how you fill voids/holes in your team, sign decent mid tier starters for affordable prices and improve your team......... (crazy how this was a complicated thought process for the last era of coaches)

 

[jazzcat22]

We must have been impressed with how well Carolina did in stopping the run last year! #32 overall led by Poe and McCoy!!!!

Maybe it wasn't all their fault.

 

[DallasEast]

Not sure how many 'injury prone' conscious fans would agree with this signing. Poe had back issues and even surgery to repair a herniated disc. That sort of medical history is an automatic write-off for certain fans.

 

[Stash]

We must have been impressed with how well Carolina did in stopping the run last year! #32 overall led by Poe and McCoy!!!!

Yeah, that shocked me when I looked into it.

 

[NorthwestDallas40]

Not sure how many 'injury prone' conscious fans would agree with this signing. Poe had back issues and even surgery to repair a herniated disc. That sort of medical history is an automatic write-off for certain fans.

Don't know where you get this. Prior to last year (when he played 11 games and then tore a quad muscle), Poe played in 110 of a possible 112 games in his first 7 years.

Prior to getting hurt in 2019, he was PFF's #3 overall rated run defender. And he had 4 sacks in 11 games. At 6'3", 346 pounds.

He would be an outstanding addition.

 

[Stash]

Not sure how many 'injury prone' conscious fans would agree with this signing. Poe had back issues and even surgery to repair a herniated disc. That sort of medical history is an automatic write-off for certain fans.

Looking at his career, Poe hasn't missed a whole lot of games.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/players/P/PoexDo00.htm

I think those games missed last year in Carolina were for a torn quad.

 

[Idgit]

Nice

So corny, it hurts in the back of your mouth a little bit, just to read it.

 

[Tussinman]

That sort of medical history is an automatic write-off for certain fans.

It's a write-off for a long term high money deal but for a low cost glorified camp body, no that's not a write off at all.

If anything it's low risk high reward

Don't know where you get this. Prior to last year (when he played 11 games and then tore a quad muscle), Poe played in 110 of a possible 112 games in his first 7 years.

Prior to getting hurt in 2019, he was PFF's #3 overall rated run defender. And he had 4 sacks in 11 games. At 6'3", 346 pounds.

He would be an outstanding addition.

Yeah I was confused by that. He's fairly sturdy plus there's not risk since it will most likely be a short deal with not alot of money and not much of a signing bonus. If he gets hurt it's not like where on the hook for dead money

 

[boro]

Last year he played in 11 games and had four sacks.

 

[John813]

“I’ve said the biggest problem I’ve had is that we’ve given chunk yards. You would be more concerned if it was a consistent five yards at a time, but when you give up chunk yards, it throws your average completely off,” Rivera said. “The biggest thing we have going is getting to not feel like we make all the plays. Stay on our gaps and play our gaps and not allow that. We’ve missed some tackles, we’ve been out of our gaps, but we’ve got the players who can make those plays.”


Carolina has allowed the second-most rushing plays of 10-plus and 20-plus yards (behind Cincinnati) this season. They have allowed the most rushing touchdowns this year of 10-plus yards (seven) and the second-most 100-plus yard games this season (eight), second to the Cardinals.

Since that record came to an end against the Falcons, who the Panthers play Sunday, they have gone 11-13, averaged 4.9 yards per carry against and have given up 122.5 rushing yards per game.


A lot was made this season of the Panthers moving from 4-3 to a 3-4 defense, but linebacker Luke Kuechly said that has nothing to do with the problems against the run that have surfaced specifically this season
While they are giving up big runs, the Panthers are also allowing the second-most rushing yards on first down this season (5.58), second to only the Browns.

The run defense especially has been troublesome of late because the Panthers have fallen behind in games. In three of their four losses, they have allowed six or more rushes of 10-plus yards. But they are 5-1 when they allow fewer than 150 yards, with the only exception being their Week 2 loss to the Buccaneers when Cam Newton was playing on his injured foot.

Carolina’s issues against the run aren’t caused by one thing and they can’t be seen in just one way. They’ll have a chance to show improvement this weekend against the Falcons, who have averaged just 76.8 rushing yards per game (29th).


Read more here: https://www.charlotteobserver.com/sports/nfl/carolina-panthers/article237370064.html#storylink=cpy

 

[ThatJerryKid]

Don't know where you get this. Prior to last year (when he played 11 games and then tore a quad muscle), Poe played in 110 of a possible 112 games in his first 7 years.

Prior to getting hurt in 2019, he was PFF's #3 overall rated run defender. And he had 4 sacks in 11 games. At 6'3", 346 pounds.

He would be an outstanding addition.

Thanks for this summary. Based on his 11 games last year, this sounds great. Why are the Panthers letting McCoy and Poe both walk?

 

[NorthwestDallas40]

And just as a reminder of this guy's strength and athleticism, here's his combine numbers:

6' 4"
346 lbs
32” reach
9 5/8” Hands

40 Yard Dash
4.98 Seconds!!!

Bench Press
44 Reps!!!!

Vertical Jump
29.5 INCHES

Broad Jump
105.0 INCHES

3 Cone Drill
7.9 Seconds

20 Yd Shuttle
4.56 Seconds

 

[Prime21]

Good addition. Need to see the numbers. More impact than Woods. We need our DTs to do a much better job keeping Jaylon and LVE clean.

 

[ESisback]

Lotta “IFs”, but if we can stay healthy, and Gregory comes back at DE, a rotation of McCoy, Poe, Woods, Hill and possibly a draft pick looks like a HUGE upgrade over last year!