Cowboys D is going to have to get better on the outside runs

[CowboyFrog]

Micah and Diggs have little to no interest in stopping the run. Pretty simple that running that direction is going to be easy yards for offenses.

If Micah did Hole swaps during cadence i think it would help him in alot of ways...that outside run could be a major loss if he is shooting up the middle because he can catch a back on a pitch in the backfield. He might also look much better towards the end of the season if they keep him form ramming into the other teams biggest OL all game.

 

[gimmesix]

Agree, but feel the outside runs hurt the run defense the most.

I think that's part of the reason Eberflus's scheme has been good against the run. He primarily relies on Cover 3, which protects against outside runs because of how it deploys the safeties and the corners.

 

[JoeKing]

When I studied the Cowboy run defense last November, 1 run play stuck out the most, outside run to the weakside of the defense:

-Teams would allow Parsons to get up the field and run right into his gap, where his #1 responsibility was to set the edge and force runs inside where more defenders are. Parsons being so undisciplined started the snowball affect for the rest of the unit as he would take himself out of the play with his over aggressiveness.

-With the left tackle now uncovered he is free to tie up the linebackers, a pulling lineman would lead the back into the hole, our outside corner became the last line of defense and sometimes had to take on a much bigger lineman to make the tackle. We all know the issues Diggs has with tackling, but he shouldn't be the player who has to make this play.

-Doesn't help when the interior cannot win the point of attack and blow up the play before it even starts nor that the rest of the front 7 either reacts too slow or is being undisciplined with their run fits.

It's all about playing together and doing your own job. It starts off the snap, if the 1st line does what they are suppose to do, it makes everyone else's job that much easier.

When you studied the Cowboys run defense last November, you wasted your time. Advising them to improve is something I could have done without studying them. Now you're wasting our time by telling us how you wasted your time. Advising teamwork doesn't require study.

 

[gtb1943]

the cowboys have been soft at DT for a long time. This allows offenses to control the game by forcing our D to close it up; and then they gash us wide. And by being able to run the ball on us, it obviously sets up the pass.

a defense that is weak up the middle will never win the big games for you

 

[Bamx]

When I studied the Cowboy run defense last November, 1 run play stuck out the most, outside run to the weakside of the defense:

-Teams would allow Parsons to get up the field and run right into his gap, where his #1 responsibility was to set the edge and force runs inside where more defenders are. Parsons being so undisciplined started the snowball affect for the rest of the unit as he would take himself out of the play with his over aggressiveness.

-With the left tackle now uncovered he is free to tie up the linebackers, a pulling lineman would lead the back into the hole, our outside corner became the last line of defense and sometimes had to take on a much bigger lineman to make the tackle. We all know the issues Diggs has with tackling, but he shouldn't be the player who has to make this play.

-Doesn't help when the interior cannot win the point of attack and blow up the play before it even starts nor that the rest of the front 7 either reacts too slow or is being undisciplined with their run fits.

It's all about playing together and doing your own job. It starts off the snap, if the 1st line does what they are suppose to do, it makes everyone else's job that much easier.

 

[Cowboyny]

Wouldn’t it be the RT free to take on the LB’s?

Lt lines up against re

 

[Cowboyny]

Shocker! Just saw Broaddus on the fan, breaking down why the run defense has struggled. He mentioned 60% of the runs are to the outside where it isn't just on Mazi's struggles. This was my same conclusion after watching the tape.

 

[75boyz]

Let's be honest, stop the run starts with attitude and discipline from ALL 11 defensive players. Every D player knows how to tackle but it's the dirty work some rather avoid for big/splash plays. A good run-stopping team has layers of players swarming to the ball carrier on every play. Quite honestly, we have not seen that in a while in Dallas.

Very well said.
And it's hard for me to envision the current group as a swarm to the ball type group.
All 3 levels lacking.

jmo

 

[Creeper]

When I studied the Cowboy run defense last November, 1 run play stuck out the most, outside run to the weakside of the defense:

-Teams would allow Parsons to get up the field and run right into his gap, where his #1 responsibility was to set the edge and force runs inside where more defenders are. Parsons being so undisciplined started the snowball affect for the rest of the unit as he would take himself out of the play with his over aggressiveness.

-With the left tackle now uncovered he is free to tie up the linebackers, a pulling lineman would lead the back into the hole, our outside corner became the last line of defense and sometimes had to take on a much bigger lineman to make the tackle. We all know the issues Diggs has with tackling, but he shouldn't be the player who has to make this play.

-Doesn't help when the interior cannot win the point of attack and blow up the play before it even starts nor that the rest of the front 7 either reacts too slow or is being undisciplined with their run fits.

It's all about playing together and doing your own job. It starts off the snap, if the 1st line does what they are suppose to do, it makes everyone else's job that much easier.

This has been a problem for Dallas for 2 or 3 years. I have heard various explanations, like it is not the DEs responsibility, it's the LB or some other explanation like that. But I saw DLaw and Parsons getting too far upfield or inside to contain the edges. We like to blame the run problems on the DTs but most yardage gained rushing against Dallas has been to the outside. I think it is a combination of things. LBs not getting off blocks, not recognizing the play quick enough, DEs falling for fakes, safeties being out of position and CBs not making tackles. In a word, discipline.

I am not an expert, but I learned that the DEs are supposed to not let the play get outside them. Perhaps that is not the way they play anymore.

This is not to excuse the DTs. They have been week and unable to occupy blockers so LBs can run free.

 

[Cowboyny]

This has been a problem for Dallas for 2 or 3 years. I have heard various explanations, like it is not the DEs responsibility, it's the LB or some other explanation like that. But I saw DLaw and Parsons getting too far upfield or inside to contain the edges. We like to blame the run problems on the DTs but most yardage gained rushing against Dallas has been to the outside. I think it is a combination of things. LBs not getting off blocks, not recognizing the play quick enough, DEs falling for fakes, safeties being out of position and CBs not making tackles. In a word, discipline.

I am not an expert, but I learned that the DEs are supposed to not let the play get outside them. Perhaps that is not the way they play anymore.

This is not to excuse the DTs. They have been week and unable to occupy blockers so LBs can run free.

No excusing the DT's, but cannot simply just blame one position, it is the entire unit. Lack of discipline is a huge problem. Starts with the DE properly setting the edge and forcing plays inside where there are more defenders to make the tackle. When that isn't executed properly they are relying on backers/corners to take on offensive lineman in space, rather being the free man to make the tackle.

Defense has to work together as a unit, maintain their run fits and make it harder for teams to run against them.

 

[75boyz]

No excusing the DT's, but cannot simply just blame one position, it is the entire unit. Lack of discipline is a huge problem. Starts with the DE properly setting the edge and forcing plays inside where there are more defenders to make the tackle. When that isn't executed properly they are relying on backers/corners to take on offensive lineman in space, rather being the free man to make the tackle.

Defense has to work together as a unit, maintain their run fits and make it harder for teams to run against them.

Not forgetting that Mazi has been a fail in general up to this point and Odiggy extremely poor at run stoppage...Kneeland and Micah definitely need to show more improvement at setting the edge.
And then you also hafta consider even IF Eberflus effectively schemes it up you hafta have the instincts and athleticism of 2 sideline to sideline type backers in the nickel.

Skeptical of Sanborn's athleticism. Not sure on Murray's instincts as well.
Corners can't be timid decision makers. That's practically all the Cowboy corner mindsets.
Bell and Thomas are decent but less experienced than Wilson and Hooker. Wilson is too slow now and Hooker is more the coverage safety than run stopper.

So yeah,
Seeing is believing for me and any forecasted run defense improvement.

jmo

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

When I studied the Cowboy run defense last November, 1 run play stuck out the most, outside run to the weakside of the defense:

-Teams would allow Parsons to get up the field and run right into his gap, where his #1 responsibility was to set the edge and force runs inside where more defenders are. Parsons being so undisciplined started the snowball affect for the rest of the unit as he would take himself out of the play with his over aggressiveness.

-With the left tackle now uncovered he is free to tie up the linebackers, a pulling lineman would lead the back into the hole, our outside corner became the last line of defense and sometimes had to take on a much bigger lineman to make the tackle. We all know the issues Diggs has with tackling, but he shouldn't be the player who has to make this play.

-Doesn't help when the interior cannot win the point of attack and blow up the play before it even starts nor that the rest of the front 7 either reacts too slow or is being undisciplined with their run fits.

It's all about playing together and doing your own job. It starts off the snap, if the 1st line does what they are suppose to do, it makes everyone else's job that much easier.

the problem is not just Parsons, but also the players next to him who were just as undisciplined. the LBs sucked. the DTs sucked. and the safties sucked.

we have been a very undisciolined team for years. its all about the stars and stats. I mean Williams said it out loud. I want to get sacks so I get paid. screw everything else. right.

 

[CCBoy]

Micah and Diggs have little to no interest in stopping the run. Pretty simple that running that direction is going to be easy yards for offenses.

Oh...

Game changers and flow could improve as well.

 

[CCBoy]

I think that's part of the reason Eberflus's scheme has been good against the run. He primarily relies on Cover 3, which protects against outside runs because of how it deploys the safeties and the corners.

Safeties are a pretty low level excuse to blame ... up the middle and line of scrimmage.

 

[blueblood70]

When you studied the Cowboys run defense last November, you wasted your time. Advising them to improve is something I could have done without studying them. Now you're wasting our time by telling us how you wasted your time. Advising teamwork doesn't require study.

I'm pretty sure that advice needs to be for yourself and everybody else in here who seem to be egomaniacal rhetoric spilled and spewed as if a coaching staff a professional season coaching staff or the player themselves need any advice from down here I don't get it anybody who thinks they have a better idea has issues they're delusional you all are not smarter than a coaching staff they can only do it with their working with and how their players are executing..

But I can tell you this it would have been a waste of time to study anything that happened last year since we got a whole new coaching staff for the second year in a row we pretty much have a new coating staff gonna run new schemes we've had player change over so anything you studied on tape or anything you're advising this team to do from here from where you're sitting and typing is insane.

The in the old saying there was they got this i'm going to say they got this this is something they think about a lot and they will try to address but it ultimately it will be up to the players to execute..

I just read all these and it just makes me snicker sometimes of some of y'all in here telling the coaching staff and Michael Parsons where he should be playing and moving and blah blah blah really seriously the the entire professional coaching staff who have more than a few years of experience you're trying to advise them and the player on how they should play to elongate their career or where there be best to play is just....... There's no real words for it.

But it is funny when you guys go back and forth on who's right who's wrong these are nothing but football fans trying to be know it alls on something that they have no knowledge of truly in depth they don't have even 10% of the knowledge that these coaches have the problem is execution sometimes you lack the players to get the execution done but they're going to do the best job they can to put these players in the best position they can and it's really up to the players...

 

[blueblood70]

If Micah did Hole swaps during cadence i think it would help him in alot of ways...that outside run could be a major loss if he is shooting up the middle because he can catch a back on a pitch in the backfield. He might also look much better towards the end of the season if they keep him form ramming into the other teams biggest OL all game.

How about this you don't tell the coaches who are not reading this by the way you don't advise the player who doesn't read this by the way on how they should approach the scheme and positioning and what would be best for them because I'm pretty sure they have it covered i'm pretty sure all the rhetoric in here the hyperbole the know it all fan the armchair quarterback as they say I think they know what's best is sometimes comical in here I think they got it covered the players and the coaches have to come up with the best plan and they have to execute in the end it does come down to the player they need to execute better.....


That's all we see we see what's going on, on the field, but we don't know who made the most mistakes we don't know where it all went wrong but I guarantee these season coaches know what they're doing and they're going to try their best to put these players and by the way they don't get to pick all their players put them in the best positions to win..

IF They actually read these, wouldn't you just ask Parsons where he would like to play best off the ball moving around full time defensive end and I bet he'd have a better answer than anybody in here and I'm pretty sure the coaches also have the better answer they're not new to this game... They aren't playing armchair quarterback...

 

[blueblood70]

Shocker! Just saw Broaddus on the fan, breaking down why the run defense has struggled. He mentioned 60% of the runs are to the outside where it isn't just on Mazi's struggles. This was my same conclusion after watching the tape.

Yeah the good thing is though that it doesn't matter what tape they ran it's going to be a completely new defensive staff a new scheme and we're going to find out if whatever these changes that are being made work anything that happened last year doesn't matter anymore I think that's the point people are trying to make breaking down film I mean the whole entire defense was horrible last year because of injuries first and foremost the depth was terrible when you start putting weak players that should have been on the bench as starters it doesn't help anyone around them it was terrible it was beyond reproach of how bad the depth was last year because we were playing a bunch of backups too many injuries just like in 2020 and just like in 2020 when we lost our quarterback we changed our entire defensive staff and in this case we've changed everyone so nothing that happened last year on tape is going to matter we're trying to take the heat off of Mozzy ok I get it cause I saw a lot of those runs...

But with a new scheme and new players I'd say that it's a moot point to even discuss it any further let's just hope it's better...

 

[75boyz]

JMO, but Mazi is not a legit NT/1T. He may have the size, but doesn't have the anchor to play NT/1T and demand double teams. He is a 3T who is slow to get off the ball, but can hold up to single blocks from the 3T position. Him and Osa should be splitting time at the 3T instead of even trying to play him at the 1T. Toia and Rodgers from the outside looking in are better at that position, IMO. I don't see practices, so maybe Mazi can do more than I see......but from what I saw last year he is more large 3T hold gap and get to QB than 1T demand double team and collapse pocket.

Really good stuff bro. Nailed it even.

A slow off the snap oversized 3T who doesn't rush the passer and gets embarrassed attempting to stop the run.

THAT is Mazi.

 

[CCBoy]

Really good stuff bro. Nailed it even.

A slow off the snap oversized 3T who doesn't rush the passer and gets embarrassed attempting to stop the run.

THAT is Mazi.

Wait, did you downgrade his value enough?

 

[75boyz]

Wait, did you downgrade his value enough?

I decided not to attach film.
That would've been just piling on.

LOL

Cowboys!