Dallas Cowboys Offseason 2016: Pass Rush Will Be A Liability For The Cowboys In 2016

[waving monkey]

The Cowboys have one giant-sized hole at pass rusher and those that think it'll be rectified may have to wait for another offseason to see that actually happen.

There is really no way to look at the Cowboys' approach to filling the need at pass rusher this offseason and call it a success. Despite what folks think of Greg Hardy, he has left a gigantic hole in their defensive front. A hole that is not likely to be filled by a capable body, at least, not this offseason. Time has run out on them finding a free-agent veteran that can be of service and Randy Gregory has unfortunately made that problem even worse. So now, what can they do?

Not much, just as in every year, they will be dependent on the health of Tony Romo to keep the defense rested and ready to go. I say these things not to bring down everyone's mood, but to warn that getting excited about a potential pass rusher in the draft is not too wise. They just don't produce at the NFL level until they get a little seasoning and learn how to win against savvy offensive linemen.


In fact, there hasn't been a rookie since 2011 to produce double-digit sacks. This class looks to be light on good pass-rushers and none have the look of an elite talent at the position, at least, not yet. Joey Bosa is the closest thing to a complete pass rusher, but still, don't count on him being an elite edge rusher. At this point, they are only rumors, but the word is that the Cowboys were not too impressed with him. Again, this could all be a smokescreen, but this has been said of him by draft experts all offseason long. Sure, he could buck the trend, but the numbers aren't in his favor.

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...h-will-be-a-liability-for-the-Cowboys-in-2016

 

[LocimusPrime]

Good read. Thanks!

DEs charles Haley, tony Tolbert, Jim jeffcoat
DTs Casillas, Russell Maryland, Jimmie jones
DT/DEs. Chad Hemings, Leon let

That was a solid 8 man rotation on the D line.
Now we got

DEs. Tank Lawrence , Gregory, and Mwanue ( I don't how to spell his name) , Russell
DTs. Crawford, Thorton, and McLain
DTs/DEs. Irving

 

[JoeyBoy718]

This draft is loaded with interior pass rushers and is light on edge rushers. Unfortunately for us, we decided to address the interior in free agency and left the edge a liability. Go figure.

 

[StarBoyz83]

This is the main problem. Plus no upgrades anywhere else adressed

 

[waving monkey]

It's not like added interior rush isn't going to help plus
we'll add outside rush will it suffice? probably won't be enough.
The defense is proving harder to fix then offensive line.

 

[SilverStarCowboy]

Taking DL @ #4 with Gregory and Lawrence selected as the Cowboys 2nd choices in each of the two consecutive years, seems redundant and a lack of common sense of any real philosophy along the trenches. Even though the Hype-Machine was Full Throttle, Hardy's six (6) sacks wasn't the player on or off the field Dallas needed, routing for Thornton to have a better 2016 than the Kraken's 2015 for the Cowboys.

True, recognizing the issues with Lawrence (back surgery) and Gregory (4 games suspension), but there are some fine young DEs rated @ #34, furthermore the depth in the DL is truly extraordinary, several 2nd and 3rd Day starters in the NFL @ the DT is almost a given due to pure numbers in this years Draft who rate off the scales physically at the position, well into the 4th round.

Souring on Elliot and Bosa .. Football players reportedly admitting hanging out at 'Raves' on a regular basis, is a chance to be asking for more trouble.

 

[Gameover]

Thornton signing is an improvement. Healthy Crawford will be an improvement. Lawrence, in only his SECOND year as a starter, will be better with more experience. Gregory's suspension is only for 4 games, not all 16.

 

[Myboys]

Just because the Boys haven't sighed a " big name" pass rusher doesn't mean the defense is a dud. I think folks are going to be surprised at how effective the D is this year.

 

[JoeyBoy718]

Just because the Boys haven't sighed a " big name" pass rusher doesn't mean the defense is a dud. I think folks are going to be surprised at how effective the D is this year.

I'm tired of Marinelli having to "make something out of nothing." That was necessary his first year here because our D-line totally got depleted with the departure of Ware and Hatcher. But going into year 3, we should have enough talent on this D-line by now to be more than just average. Average was a victory when we had the least talented D-line in the league. It shouldn't be any more. We haven't improved much from a talent standpoint since Marinelli arrived.

 

[jazzcat22]

Taking DL @ #4 with Gregory and Lawrence selected as the Cowboys 2nd choices in each of the two consecutive years, seems redundant and a lack of common sense of any real philosophy along the trenches. Even though the Hype-Machine was Full Throttle, Hardy's six (6) sacks wasn't the player on or off the field Dallas needed, routing for Thornton to have a better 2016 than the Kraken's 2015 for the Cowboys.

True, recognizing the issues with Lawrence (back surgery) and Gregory (4 games suspension), but there are some fine young DEs rated @ #34, furthermore the depth in the DL is truly extraordinary, several 2nd and 3rd Day starters in the NFL @ the DT is almost a given due to pure numbers in this years Draft who rate off the scales physically at the position, well into the 4th round.

Souring on Elliot and Bosa .. Football players reportedly admitting hanging out at 'Raves' on a regular basis, is a chance to be asking for more trouble.

So anyone that hangs out at Raves is a bad person?

 

[jazzcat22]

The pass rush has been an issue before Marinelli was here, it's been an issue for years. Other than Ware, we never had that other DE to take pressure off of Ware. Yes, he was great, but a team can't rely on that.
So often you need that complimentary player on the other side. Dallas has been not good at this. Rather DE or WR, or even CB. They tried with CB, with Carr and Claiborne but it did not work out.

Heck they are even struggle getting that dynamic RT opposite of Smith. But that's the least of any concerns right now.

We have some young DE's, but will they show up. Will this years draft be to DE like last years RB dilemma. Just won't be a DE there for the taking, and they won't reach for one, or a player in another position falls to them, and just can't pass up, or have they learned from that. And I do not mean that in a bad way.

 

[jazzcat22]

A link to DE in the draft. There are a few 2nd and 3rd round guys that can be good.
http://www.cbssports.com/nfl/draft/prospectrankings/2016/DE

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

"Pass Rush Will Be A Liability For The Cowboys In 2016"

But we are SB contenders according to fans here, so it doesn't matter what lack of a pass rush we have. Tony is gonna have another career year and play 16 games.

 

[LittleD]

The season is just getting started zoners. We are not even close to training camp yet. McClay found
Selvie sitting on his couch during training camp and he got 8 sacks that year. Will McClay will find
some edge rushers if we need them this summer and they won't cost boatloads of money. Be patient
and let the season play out. This ain't Madden...We can't afford "All Pros" at both DE positions.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Taking DL @ #4 with Gregory and Lawrence selected as the Cowboys 2nd choices in each of the two consecutive years, seems redundant and a lack of common sense of any real philosophy along the trenches. Even though the Hype-Machine was Full Throttle, Hardy's six (6) sacks wasn't the player on or off the field Dallas needed, routing for Thornton to have a better 2016 than the Kraken's 2015 for the Cowboys.

True, recognizing the issues with Lawrence (back surgery) and Gregory (4 games suspension), but there are some fine young DEs rated @ #34, furthermore the depth in the DL is truly extraordinary, several 2nd and 3rd Day starters in the NFL @ the DT is almost a given due to pure numbers in this years Draft who rate off the scales physically at the position, well into the 4th round.

Souring on Elliot and Bosa .. Football players reportedly admitting hanging out at 'Raves' on a regular basis, is a chance to be asking for more trouble.

Hardy faced double teams. Highly doubt teams will do that against Thornton.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Just because the Boys haven't sighed a " big name" pass rusher doesn't mean the defense is a dud. I think folks are going to be surprised at how effective the D is this year.

Effective meaning no consistent pass rush or a secondary that makes no plays.

 

[Stash]

The season is just getting started zoners. We are not even close to training camp yet. McClay found
Selvie sitting on his couch during training camp and he got 8 sacks that year. Will McClay will find
some edge rushers if we need them this summer and they won't cost boatloads of money. Be patient
and let the season play out. This ain't Madden...We can't afford "All Pros" at both DE positions.

Yeah, because the market will somehow get better instead of worse.



Some guy will just fall out of the sky, and look! George Selvie! We hit on a guy once, so we can do the same thing whenever we want. Mincey had 6 sacks once upon a time too, let's bring him back and just hope that he's not the 0 sacks guy from last year.

 

[Stash]

From the looks of things, we're right back to the defense we had before they switched over to the 3-4 in the first place. This team was struggling to find a pass rush for years before Parcells brought in the 3-4, drafting Greg Ellis over Randy Moss and lamenting his 7 sacks a year. The days of Shante Carver or Ebenezer Ekuban or Marcellus Wiley.

Many of us feared this exact scenario when word came of the Cowboys wanting to change back to the 4-3 and it has quickly come to pass.

 

[cowboyblue22]

the cowboys are in trouble as far as there pass rush Is concerned young drafted players are not going to make that big of a difference they never do they believe that they have a good team with the return of dez and tony and scandrick and they are playing free agency out that way.

 

[LittleD]

Yeah, because the market will somehow get better instead of worse.



Some guy will just fall out of the sky, and look! George Selvie! We hit on a guy once, so we can do the same thing whenever we want. Mincey had 6 sacks once upon a time too, let's bring him back and just hope that he's not the 0 sacks guy from last year.

The guys that McClay finds are just sitting around waiting for an offer to prove themselves. They want to perform
because they need a job and are looking for one last chance to make it in the NFL. You might only get the best from
them for 1 year but, they serve as bridges to the next draft choice you hope plays into the future. Oh, by the way, it
hasn't been just one... What about Laurent Robinson too! I guarantee that we will field a complete team come the
1st game of the season. If Romo plays 16 we'll do pretty well, if not we'll suck and draft in the top 5 again next year.