News: Dallas Cowboys: Why defense doesn’t win championships

[casmith07]

That was the first thing I looked at, but the schedule of offenses they faced was about the same -- among the five easiest -- both years.

How does that happen? AFC West in those years plus a weak NFC South?

 

[percyhoward]

How does that happen? AFC West in those years plus a weak NFC South?

It's extremely random, but mostly due to weak offenses in their own division. They just played great pass defense in 2009 (regular season and playoffs), led by Smith's 13 sacks and Sharper's 9 INT. The next year, they lost Sharper to injury and Smith wasn't the same player.

 

[rockj7]

Dallas Cowboys: Why defense doesn’t win championships
http://thelandryhat.com/2016/06/15/dallas-cowboys-why-defense-doesnt-win-championships/


Here’s why the Dallas Cowboys won’t need a top ten defense to be successful in 2016.

Defense! Defense! Defense! It’s the most important group of a football team because it’s the unit that wins championships. The Dallas Cowboys will convince us that the best defense is a good offense. Will a combination of Tony Romo, Dez Bryant, Ezekiel Elliott and Jason Witten be the unstoppable force able to plow through teams? It’s a revolutionary approach, but Cowboy Nation knows that our front office turns left when everyone goes right.

Defense winning championships is a tried and true method. It’s a consensus that one of the best defenses ever was the 1985 Chicago Bears (15 – 1). It’s often forgotten that the Bears had a very prolific offense that featured Hall of Fame running back Walter Peyton. The Bears offense ranked second by scoring 456 points and first in rushing attempts (610), rushing yards (2761) and rushing touchdowns (27).

Defensively, the Bears were led by Hall of Fame linebacker Mike Singletary, three time pro bowler Wilbur Marshall and Hall of Fame defensive end Richard Dent. That unit allowed the fewest points (198), the fewest yards (4135), the fewest first downs (236) and the most turnovers (54). Simply put, they were insanely dominant on both sides of the ball.

The 1993 version of our Cowboys – Jimmy Johnson‘s team – finished the regular season with a 12 – 4 record. Led by a trio of Hall of Famers – Troy Aikman, Emmitt Smith and Michael Irvin – the offense finished second in points scored (376), rushing yards (2161) and rushing touchdowns (20)...

I swear once we hit on a SS a young good 1Tech a Pass Rushing DE and a shut down CB along with all the other pieces we already have and Gregory getting it together or getting cut they will then write articles about how we now have a defense to get us to the Bowl mark my words,