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It's going to take more than one guy to fix the pass rush. And pass rushers generally take 2-3 years to become effective.

This defense was like 13th in sacks and that was with Mayowa still learning the ropes over the first half of the season, T Crawford playing with one arm and Irving also learning.

It's not that far off... Certainly doesn't need a total rebuild.

The only position that is really open at this point is a WDE to split snaps with Mayowa.

It's not as dire as you suggest.
 

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This defense was like 13th in sacks and that was with Mayowa still learning the ropes over the first half of the season, T Crawford playing with one arm and Irving also learning.

It's not that far off... Certainly doesn't need a total rebuild.

The only position that is really open at this point is a WDE to split snaps with Mayowa.

It's not as dire as you suggest.
Careful, the poor performance against the top pass blocking OLine in football - complete with repeated blatant uncalled holds and all - will draw the ire of the Super Bowl or bust crowd. Nevermind that Dallas led the NFL in sacks the last month of the season. Until we have two DEs logging 15 sacks per season (and two DTs w 10) our DLine is crap
 

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Careful, the poor performance against the top pass blocking OLine in football - complete with repeated blatant uncalled holds and all - will draw the ire of the Super Bowl or bust crowd. Nevermind that Dallas led the NFL in sacks the last month of the season. Until we have two DEs logging 15 sacks per season (and two DTs w 10) our DLine is crap

You're right.

I think many are stuck on some hard-to-reach benchmark of 50 sacks, which under today's rules (pass blocking) and offensive strategy (3 step drops and release the ball) is very difficult to achieve.

Others have brought up the fact that good pass rushing 4-3 DE's are no longer getting double-digit sacks per season. Some because of the rule changes and a change in offensive philosophy over the years but another reason is because many teams are rotating out their DE's so that a starter is only getting 600-700 snaps a season rather than 1,000+.

If a 4-3 DE gets 8 sacks over 600 snaps– that's a good season!
 

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Broaddus: If the Giants get a running back, then they get my attention. If they find a way to keep Eli Manning up right, not take a bunch of quarterback hits with that offensive line, I'll pay attention. It's interesting how teams are just throwing a lo
Exactly

They don't win more than 7 w that roster vs their upcoming schedule
 

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Broaddus: I think he was clutch. I think there were times when this wasn't an eight-win team, maybe it was a 5-10 team and he willed you to three more victories by the way he played, the fourth quarter, the comebacks. With Romo you have to think about the clutch factor.

This is BS

I'm sure this tub of lard had last years team at no more than 9 wins if that before the season started.

Give me the 5-11 level talent teams Tony was on?

2006? Hell no

2007? Hell no

2008? Hell no

2009? Hell no

2010? OL had age on it but with good QB play from anybody could've gotten that team to 9 wins.

2011? Romo blew about 4 games(Detroit, Jets, Pats,Giants the FG fiasco out in Arizona) Team was built to make a SB run, Romo blew it.

2012? Probably the weakest team during Romo's run. Still if Romo were great, he gets the 9 wins ala Rodgers this season, that would've got us to the playoffs.

2013? This team wins 10 games if Monte Kiffin weren't around!

2014? Romoites said the only reason this team won 12 was all Romo... Dak proved otherwise in 2016
 

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This team's letting some defensive players walk them out the door. This defense wasn't good enough to get them further into the playoffs. Take the opportunity to let some guys walk and then turn around and draft some guys to make this work.
I dont like this, but it is what I have said.
The coaches have blamed the def players for the loss in playoffs, and imo it was the coaches who lost that game not the players.
Not saying these guys were great, but they had to play the way marinelli wants them to play,
If he says rush 3 and play zone thats what they have to do, if he wont let them play man then they cant, it is about what the DC
lets them do.
Same DC got caught with subs 3 times in that game, and other times they looked confused on who covers who.
On one TD for GB Sean lee was covering a TE deep down field with no help and he got beat bad, but meanwhile the DC and lee are
ok.
The offense also played poorly and sloppy early in that game , but that is ok, the fizzle on last cowboy drive is also ok.
spiking the ball was OK.
It was all the defense's fault, and the players fault, the DC is great, he just needs better players ! :espn:

And again, not saying we should have kept all the Def players, but to blame the whole secondary for playoff loss is a joke.
I looked at the last play many times, and the secondary had everyone covered except cook, and jones was supposed
to cover him, and he didnt, and meanwhile he is still here too.
Jones and lee and DC all get a pass and or pat on back, others sent packing :huh:
 

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2013? This team wins 10 games if Monte Kiffin weren't around!
ok so coaching was the reason lol there you go, coaching is why the team didnt make playoffs in the 8-8 years, and is why they lose
in playoffs .
A QB or rest of team, cant overcome bad coaching and game plans and play calling, time and game mgmt.
Monte was to blame for the really bad defense that year, and marinelli is since then, but it has all been laid on the players.

Meanwhile dallas lost to GB with Romo, then 2 years later loses to same team with Dak, so it isnt the QB, both were good enough
to beat GB but the coaching wasnt.
 

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Lets throw in the giants games, dallas d holds giants to 20 and lose, the hold them to 10 and lose again !
So those were both on the defense too?
To me it says the coaching and the offense have some issues as well. you cant blame defense for those 2 losses.

and hey the guys are gone, so I am going to just see how it goes, but I dont like blaming a few players for the playoff loss.
Cowboys have some other problem areas , some which will not be addressed anytime soon.
 
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