DMN Blog: Tank Johnson: Cowboys' D didn't get its [rear] kicked

[WoodysGirl]

Tank Johnson: Cowboys' D didn't get its [rear] kicked

9:25 AM Tue, Sep 30, 2008 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Usually when a running back racks up 121 yards and averages 5.8 yards per carry, it's a pretty good sign that his offensive line whupped the opposing front seven. Just don't tell Cowboys backup NT Tank Johnson that.

Commanders RB Clinton Portis put up those stats, but Johnson said the problem was poor gap control, not getting manhandled by the Washington O-line.

"I heard so much that they dominated us up front, that they pushed us around and kicked our [rear]," Tank said. "That's definitely not the case. It was more us than them."

Wade Phillips backed up Tank's theory, saying that the Cowboys' primary problem against the run was guys trying to make plays instead of taking care of their responsibility.

But there was also a little butt kicking going on in the trenches. On Portis' last two double-digit gains, the D-lineman at the point of attack got turned around to the point that his back faced the line of scrimmage while getting pushed downfield. It was No. 95 being overpowered by a double team in the second case.


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[Boysboy]

I'll bet my bank account that this thread gets at least 20 pages.

 

[khiladi]

"I heard so much that they dominated us up front, that they pushed us around and kicked our [rear]," Tank said. "That's definitely not the case. It was more us than them."

So what your saying is you guys are idiots as opposed to not having the physical skills to get the job done?

 

[DaBoys4Life]

Tank shut the hell up and produce its been 12 games already and you look the same as when you first came here.

 

[AmishCowboy]

The Commanders O-line handled our DL and LB's, no matter what Tank and Wade say. Portis was getting 4 and 5 yards every carry.

 

[Wrangler87]

That's half the problem. We are in denial.

 

[ladiewolve]

I'll bet my bank account that this thread gets at least 20 pages.

Really?....um how much might be in there? (willing to split profit if we stop at 19)

 

[Yeagermeister]

Tank shut the hell up and produce its been 12 games already and you look the same as when you first came here.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

I know Canty and Tank really sucked vs the run.

And for two guys who are going to be UFA, one would expect better results than what either has managed so far this season.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

As I stated earlier this season....Tank is playing for a contract extension..and what he fails to realize is that unless he plays his assignment...he will not be here. He is pressing to make things happen...but making things happen in the run game is JUST AS IMPORTANT. He is trying to sack the QB on every play. We look like a high school team some times

 

[DaBoys4Life]

I know Canty and Tank really sucked vs the run.

And for two guys who are going to be UFA, one would expect better results than what either has managed so far this season.

agreed right now we don't keep either which sucks for us because we don't have the DL depth to keep them and we still get stuck with Spears,

 

[Stash]

As I stated earlier this season....Tank is playing for a contract extension..and what he fails to realize is that unless he plays his assignment...he will not be here. He is pressing to make things happen...but making things happen in the run game is JUST AS IMPORTANT. He is trying to sack the QB on every play. We look like a high school team some times

I alluded to something similar a few weeks ago but was convinced it was nothing.

Tank Johnson doesn't seem 'selfless' enough to play the nose tackle position.

He strikes me as a guy who would rather make plays for individual glory rather than doing the unrecognized dirty work required of a nose tackle.

One thing I can say is that so far he's done more talking than anything else.

With these latest comments, he can have it his way.

Fine.

You weren't overpowered physically, you were overpowered mentally.

Feel better now?

 

[TellerMorrow34]

Tank is full of it. He needs to worry about helping to make sure that no one does that number to them again, regardless of what reason, or excuses, he'd like to come up with for it.

 

[jimmy40]

Tank shut the hell up and produce its been 12 games already and you look the same as when you first came here.

Tank needs to be in the 4-3 with Tommie Harris beside him.

 

[silver]

well we did get pushed around but it was a close game. nobody dominated. we got pushed around in the philly game and won. these things happen. we aren't the '85 bears. we need to get the swagger back. to do that we need to pound the bengals into submision. send them back in body bags. (not really but you get my drift). this team needs that killer attitude.

 

[Asklesko]

1 plus 1 is 3? Is that also true, Tank?

 

[InmanRoshi]

I'm afraid there was too much Tank Kool-Aid passed around in the offseason, and it caused us to trade a very good run stuffing nosetackle for a song. Even dating back to college, Tank has never played on the football field what his physical skillset (and his mouth) would suggest.

 

[AdamJT13]

On Portis' last two double-digit gains, the D-lineman at the point of attack got turned around to the point that his back faced the line of scrimmage while getting pushed downfield. It was No. 95 being overpowered by a double team in the second case.

I don't know what MacMahon is watching. Tank got turned around by a double team on Portis' second-to-last double-digit gain, not his last one. Nobody got turned around on the last one. Bradie James just got caught flat-footed, then missed the tackle.

 

[khiladi]

I'm afraid there was too much Tank Kool-Aid passed around in the offseason, and it caused us to trade a very good run stuffing nosetackle for a song. Even dating back to college, Tank has never played on the football field what his physical skillset (and his mouth) would suggest.

They should have gotten Shaun Rodgers... His numbers are up there with Ratliff this year and we could have moved Ratliff to DE.

 

[TwentyOne]

I'll bet my bank account that this thread gets at least 20 pages.

OK i'll start posting.....

BTW is it worth the effort ?