News: Drafting Like It's 2005: Do Cowboys Already Have A Blueprint For Fixing The 2016 Defensive Line?

[Irvin88_4life]

True and this is a defense line draft so we got lucky there.. We can make Alot of moves...

DL and DB is loaded this year no reason why we can't get a DT, CB/safety in 2 of the 3 first picks

 

[JoeyBoy718]

Takes alot of luck too. Canty was expected to go much higher and no expected Ratliff to have the career he did.

Personally Id like to see them target a dynamic 3 Tech at 34. That greatly improves our sub package pass rush that s on the field the majority. This defense is reliant on intirior pressure and if we can get that two pronged intirior push on passing downs it will go a long way.

Personally not too thrilled with the edge prospects in the first. Not a great year for it, but I think there could be good value in the 3rd for. And Im also in favor of adding a DE through FA in the Robert Ayers mold

I agree. I only really see two difference maker edge rushers in this draft: Bosa at SDE and Spence at WDE. Bosa would require the #4 overall pick and probably isn't worth it. Spence would be good value if still around at 34 but he could go in the mid/late 1st. But there is a lot of talent in the interior. We can get two blue chip DTs with our first two picks. I wouldn't be opposed to moving Lawrence over to WDE, moving Crawford back out to SDE, and moving Gregory all over the field to cause mismatches. I think they'd be a good trio of edge rushers if they had two studs in the middle of the line wreaking havoc.

 

[plasticman]

It didnt take luck to produce a draft like the one in 2005. It takes a firm understanding of the kind of defense you want and drafting the right players that specifically fits your scheme.

Parcell's specific scheme called for a traditional 3-4 defense. That means big run stopping DE's that behaved more like DT's in a 4-3. It meant a big wide bodied NT and lots of athletic fast LB's.

DE's in his scheme were not notable pass rushers, their job, along with the NT was to clog up the line of scrummage for the LB's who always got the big numbers. His 3-4 DE's were always the unsung guys but they played a key part in their success. Their stats were a useless method to evaluate their performance.

Parcels would have preferred Ratliff at DE, he got Jason Ferguson in free agency to be his NT.

The key to pressuring the QB in Paecell'a defense was the element of surprise, you never knew who the 4th and/or 5th pass rusher was going to be. He or they could come from anywhere. It wasn't unusual for every single defensive starter to record a sack through an entire season.

This is why Parcells didn't place as high a value on Ware, who lacked the natural instincts of multi tasking linebacker. Indeed, Ware often had issues in the running game, often taking himself out of a play with aggressive reaction to play action.

The problem after Parcells left was that Wade Phillips 4-3 was completely different, he wanted more aggressive pass rushers in the Deline and needed smaller more agile DE's. So Canty and Spears lost value.

Ratliff stayed at NT so the whole line got quicker but smaller. Ware became the designated pass rusher for all practical purposes.

On the surface, it looked as though it would work but there were issues that eventually destroyed them.

They could be dominates by a power running game and that was the fashion in the NFC east.Guys like Brandon Jacobs and Clinton Portia ran up big numbers. The defense would get fatigued and eventually cave.

Opponent offenses correctly assumed most of the time that Ware would be the other paas rusher so this 3-4 defense quickly evolved into a 4-3 defense out of position.

The moral of the story mirrors my opening statement. A particular strength or ability is only valuable if it is an element of the type of defense you are building.

Don't get talented players on the D-line, get the right players with the right attributes for their style of play.

But do the Cowboys have a vision for the type of defense they want to be? Do they even know they are supposed to have a vision?

 

[texbumthelife]

I didn't see anything about getting fa players.

He didn't actually quote the quote. If you didn't read the article, the very last line is

So, two free agents and three or four draft picks for the defensive line. Does that sound like a plan?

 

[CCBoy]

He didn't actually quote the quote. If you didn't read the article, the very last line is

I stated the 4 picks because, as the article indicated...that's what was done by the Parcells staff.

 

[texbumthelife]

I stated the 4 picks because, as the article indicated...that's what was done by the Parcells staff.

I know. I wasn't correcting you. I was just helping him.

 

[Eddie]

2005 was an amazing draft. How many Super Bowls did that get us?

 

[CCBoy]

Whether or not a draft resulted in a Lombardi trophy does not directly determine the quality of a particular draft...just exactly who was the QB during that time?

 

[visionary]

If this organization "already had a blueprint" for anything, no matter what, they should tear it up immediately

 

[sureletsrace]

It didnt take luck to produce a draft like the one in 2005. It takes a firm understanding of the kind of defense you want and drafting the right players that specifically fits your scheme.

Parcell's specific scheme called for a traditional 3-4 defense. That means big run stopping DE's that behaved more like DT's in a 4-3. It meant a big wide bodied NT and lots of athletic fast LB's.

DE's in his scheme were not notable pass rushers, their job, along with the NT was to clog up the line of scrummage for the LB's who always got the big numbers. His 3-4 DE's were always the unsung guys but they played a key part in their success. Their stats were a useless method to evaluate their performance.

Parcels would have preferred Ratliff at DE, he got Jason Ferguson in free agency to be his NT.

The key to pressuring the QB in Paecell'a defense was the element of surprise, you never knew who the 4th and/or 5th pass rusher was going to be. He or they could come from anywhere. It wasn't unusual for every single defensive starter to record a sack through an entire season.

This is why Parcells didn't place as high a value on Ware, who lacked the natural instincts of multi tasking linebacker. Indeed, Ware often had issues in the running game, often taking himself out of a play with aggressive reaction to play action.

The problem after Parcells left was that Wade Phillips 4-3 was completely different, he wanted more aggressive pass rushers in the Deline and needed smaller more agile DE's. So Canty and Spears lost value.

Ratliff stayed at NT so the whole line got quicker but smaller. Ware became the designated pass rusher for all practical purposes.

On the surface, it looked as though it would work but there were issues that eventually destroyed them.

They could be dominates by a power running game and that was the fashion in the NFC east.Guys like Brandon Jacobs and Clinton Portia ran up big numbers. The defense would get fatigued and eventually cave.

Opponent offenses correctly assumed most of the time that Ware would be the other paas rusher so this 3-4 defense quickly evolved into a 4-3 defense out of position.

The moral of the story mirrors my opening statement. A particular strength or ability is only valuable if it is an element of the type of defense you are building.

Don't get talented players on the D-line, get the right players with the right attributes for their style of play.

But do the Cowboys have a vision for the type of defense they want to be? Do they even know they are supposed to have a vision?

Fantastic post.