Demarcus Lawrence is still the alpha dog on this defense

[jrumann59]

Thought Lawrence was barking a little too much, though. Thought he was going to get flagged for it.

Parsons just has not looked himself to me. I think he's more dinged up than we know.

that is what happens when you have a 245lbs off ball LB going against 300+ LBS OL all game.

 

[kskboys]

I think these snaps are catching up to Micah. He doesn’t look like the same layer even while sitting on the sidelines. He looks frustrated.

Nope. He's being played out of position.

 

[kskboys]

that is what happens when you have a 245lbs off ball LB going against 300+ LBS OL all game.

Man, we've been trying to tell 'em, they won't listen. They're hindering his development by playing him out of position. Same thing they did to Ratliff.

 

[jrumann59]

Man, we've been trying to tell 'em, they won't listen. They're hindering his development by playing him out of position. Same thing they did to Ratliff.

But the sacks man, look at the sacks... At the pace they are going he wont get a 2nd contract from Dallas he will be all used up.

 

[TheHerd]

IMO, DLaw needs to stop crashing down so much. He really gets burned on outside runs or bootlegs.

That aside, he played well.

this will be huge against Philly and all teams with running QBs. He has to trust the inside to stop the inside runs and stay to prevent the outside option.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Nope. He's being played out of position.

You don’t think he’s a edge rusher?

 

[mattjames2010]

But I thought Micah was already a future HOF better than Ware?

 

[aikemirv]

Lawrence made some great plays on defense.

However, the main reason this team is so bad against misdirection plays is D Lawrence!!

 

[INCowboysFan]

I think Micah is playing a ton of DE out of necessity. Armstrong has disappeared after his fantastic first half of the season (and now hes hurt). Nobody else is getting any pressure. I don't think they fully trust Sam Williams yet. For me, ideally they would let 54 play more DE and let 11 play more LB. Just don't think that's in the cards this year, but I hope that is the case next season. Sprinkle in some blitzes from 11 but let him roam sideline to sideline and make plays.