DMN Blog: Wade: Talks Defense/Little info on Barber/Likes what he saw from team, Romo

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Wade gets defensive about defense
4:44 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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Wade Phillips said earlier in the week that the Cowboys haven't looked good in man-to-man and indicated he might alter the scheme.

After Wednesday's press conference on the walk back to his office, Phillips was asked if he still has confidence in his cornerbacks.

"Yeah,'' Phillips said. "We've got two real young ones. You don't see the things they do well and you don't want to talk about those because we lost.''

Not true. What did Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick do well against the Giants?

"Techinique-wise they did some things we asked them to do,'' Phillips said. "It wasn't every play that they got beat. A lot of plays they took away what we wanted to take away.

"I see some talent there. We've got to reign it in.''

And what about veteran Terence Newman, who got beat on several deep plays?

"He's a competitor like the rest of our team,'' Phillips said. "His attitude was great today. He's challenged like everyone else is.''



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Wade Phillips offers up little info on Marion Barber
4:53 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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With a Monday game, the Cowboys do not have to file a practice participation report with the NFL, so Wade Phillips would not say whether Marion Barber practiced or how the running back looked.

"We don't want to comment on injuries today in case somebody in another city would find out," said Phillips.

Barber was in shoulder pads during the portion of practice that is open to the media and did not appear to be favoring his left leg in the brief time we saw him move around.

Barber said earlier today he wants to play, but he was vague in his comments. The extra day of preparation should help his quadriceps strain, but Phillips is glad to have Felix Jones and Tashard Choice.

"You don't want anybody banged up but it's a strong area for us," Phillips said. "Certainly at running back, Tashard having played last year and Felix havong played some last year and both of those guys have been playing in the first two games. You've got to feel good about the strength at that position."

Wade Phillips likes what he saw from team, Tony Romo
5:08 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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While Wade Phillips wasn't forthcoming much on Marion Barber's health, he believes the team's mental health was good in the first day back to practice since Sunday's loss to the Giants.

So what does that mean, actually?

"It's a feel," Phillips said. "That's what you do coaching-wise. You get a feel for things practice-wise as to how quickly they're moving around, how focused they are. There are a lot of different indicators as far as some of it, just the enthusiasm. Some of them are bouncing around good. You look at the techniques and the details, the defense is going after the football today, those kinds of things.

Phillips said Tony Romo had a good day as well after his three-pick effort against New York.

"Every player made mistakes in the game," Phillips said. "When he makes one, everyone sees it. And they are important to him. It is important to him. That's the key thing. It's very important to him, and he's going to try to do something about it."
 

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ThreeSportStar80;2965125 said:
I've learned NOT to trust what Wade "offers" up...

Wade and Jerry never say anything but positives, so you're right on the money there.

But I think this team will bounce back. This offensive line is performing outstanding, and if that continues, I really like where this team is headed.

We played a terrible game, yet only lost by two. Two.
 
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NextGenBoys;2965141 said:
Wade and Jerry never say anything but positives, so you're right on the money there.

But I think this team will bounce back. This offensive line is performing outstanding, and if that continues, I really like where this team is headed.

We played a terrible game, yet only lost by two. Two.

You're right BUT we played at home and lost.
 

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ThreeSportStar80;2965142 said:
You're right BUT we played at home and lost.

What an astute observation lol.

I'm over that. I dont care that we lost anymore. The Giants are one of the better teams in the NFC with the development of Manningham and Smith, and we should have beat them.

The point is, we all said this offseason that this teams success hinges on the ability to protect Romo, and the health of Romo.

I really like what we've done protection wise, and if that keeps up, we're gonna be in a pretty good position regardless of what happened last game.
 
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NextGenBoys;2965154 said:
What an astute observation lol.

I'm over that. I dont care that we lost anymore. The Giants are one of the better teams in the NFC with the development of Manningham and Smith, and we should have beat them.

The point is, we all said this offseason that this teams success hinges on the ability to protect Romo, and the health of Romo.

I really like what we've done protection wise, and if that keeps up, we're gonna be in a pretty good position regardless of what happened last game.


I have to agree, the offensive line has played really well... I hope they continue that level of performance throughout the year.
 

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NextGenBoys;2965141 said:
Wade and Jerry never say anything but positives, so you're right on the money there.

But I think this team will bounce back. This offensive line is performing outstanding, and if that continues, I really like where this team is headed.

We played a terrible game, yet only lost by two. Two.

we showed that we can run the football, and stop the run

so I'm with you on the optimism

and #9 is still a heck of a QB
 

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The fact is; we still don't know "what we have" and until we get a ~dozen games in we probably won't.
We can't say we have an awesome running game. Tampa ran over us like we had 6 or 7 guys on the field. Then Sunday we looked for all the world like a team you couldn't run against period. (against a known good running team) So who's to say the giants didn't play well or plan well or match up against our gameplan with their defense Sunday? It's too soon to know. Likewise with our runD. If the Cowboys do well against Carolina's elite running game it wouldn't hurt.
I have no doubt we can play very strong against the run but defending both the pass and run...? I'm looking forward to it.
 

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WoodysGirl;2965122 said:
Wade gets defensive about defense
4:44 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
David Moore/Reporter Bio | E-mail | News tips

Wade Phillips said earlier in the week that the Cowboys haven't looked good in man-to-man and indicated he might alter the scheme.

After Wednesday's press conference on the walk back to his office, Phillips was asked if he still has confidence in his cornerbacks.

"Yeah,'' Phillips said. "We've got two real young ones. You don't see the things they do well and you don't want to talk about those because we lost.''

Not true. What did Mike Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick do well against the Giants?

"Techinique-wise they did some things we asked them to do,'' Phillips said. "It wasn't every play that they got beat. A lot of plays they took away what we wanted to take away.

"I see some talent there. We've got to reign it in.''

And what about veteran Terence Newman, who got beat on several deep plays?

"He's a competitor like the rest of our team,'' Phillips said. "His attitude was great today. He's challenged like everyone else is.''



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Wade Phillips offers up little info on Marion Barber
4:53 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
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With a Monday game, the Cowboys do not have to file a practice participation report with the NFL, so Wade Phillips would not say whether Marion Barber practiced or how the running back looked.

"We don't want to comment on injuries today in case somebody in another city would find out," said Phillips.

Barber was in shoulder pads during the portion of practice that is open to the media and did not appear to be favoring his left leg in the brief time we saw him move around.

Barber said earlier today he wants to play, but he was vague in his comments. The extra day of preparation should help his quadriceps strain, but Phillips is glad to have Felix Jones and Tashard Choice.

"You don't want anybody banged up but it's a strong area for us," Phillips said. "Certainly at running back, Tashard having played last year and Felix havong played some last year and both of those guys have been playing in the first two games. You've got to feel good about the strength at that position."

Wade Phillips likes what he saw from team, Tony Romo
5:08 PM Wed, Sep 23, 2009 | Permalink | Yahoo! Buzz
Todd Archer/Reporter Bio | E-mail | News tips

While Wade Phillips wasn't forthcoming much on Marion Barber's health, he believes the team's mental health was good in the first day back to practice since Sunday's loss to the Giants.

So what does that mean, actually?

"It's a feel," Phillips said. "That's what you do coaching-wise. You get a feel for things practice-wise as to how quickly they're moving around, how focused they are. There are a lot of different indicators as far as some of it, just the enthusiasm. Some of them are bouncing around good. You look at the techniques and the details, the defense is going after the football today, those kinds of things.

Phillips said Tony Romo had a good day as well after his three-pick effort against New York.

"Every player made mistakes in the game," Phillips said. "When he makes one, everyone sees it. And they are important to him. It is important to him. That's the key thing. It's very important to him, and he's going to try to do something about it."

ROMO will lead us to the Super Bowl and I cannot wait!
 

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I wonder if the Giants cried like this after losing to us. I wonder if they gave up on the team after their first loss? Gee if only SB teams could lose a few games during the regular season.
 

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ShiningStar;2965322 said:
I wonder if the Giants cried like this after losing to us. I wonder if they gave up on the team after their first loss? Gee if only SB teams could lose a few games during the regular season.

Tell me about it. A lot of hurting ******* around hear. Go rub some cream on it and stop crying.
 

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Wade Phillips said earlier in the week that the Cowboys haven't looked good in man-to-man and indicated he might alter the scheme.

Well, so far playing more man coverage than last season hasn't exactly worked as we hoped it would.

I can understand the young corners not being perfect and plays being surrendered by all with the pass rush stoned due to lots of maximum protection.

But quarterbacks should not be able to shred our defense for over 300 yards per game sending only three receivers out in patterns most of the time.

If we are playing man and the rush isn't getting there due to extra blockers staying in, quit playing so much man.
 

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Thanks Dub. I think this team will prove to be resilient. We are not going to go undefeated and I don't think we can play any worse, hopefully I am not proven wrong. I can't wait to see how we respond against a desperate Carolina team.
 

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NextGenBoys;2965154 said:
What an astute observation lol.

I'm over that. I dont care that we lost anymore. The Giants are one of the better teams in the NFC with the development of Manningham and Smith, and we should have beat them.

The point is, we all said this offseason that this teams success hinges on the ability to protect Romo, and the health of Romo.

I really like what we've done protection wise, and if that keeps up, we're gonna be in a pretty good position regardless of what happened last game.

Good point but every one of us knew all along that Dallas loves to shoot themselves in the foot more than anything.
 

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ROUSH8692;2965504 said:
You can say this without quoting a whole page....

Not a big deal really. I appreciate the postitive words Crazy
 

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CrazyCowboy;2965277 said:
ROMO will lead us to the Super Bowl and I cannot wait!



So Romo will lead us to the Super Bowl, but if we fail its everybody under the suns fault but his according to most fans. I thought when you get the praise for success you get the blame for failure.
 

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ThreeSportStar80;2965142 said:
You're right BUT we played at home and lost.

Oh no! :rolleyes: So we lost one game at home. It happens to the best of em'. It's not the end of our season by any means.
 
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