Eberflus is the problem!

[Cowboyny]

Yes, the Cowboys did trade away their best defensive player in Parsons, but they did fix a major weakness in stopping the run. Since Williams has been acquired, they are one of the best in that area. Last week, they didn't lose cause they couldn't stop the run, but rather Detroit ate them up in those soft zone coverage. Once Eberflus stopped sending the blitz, it was pitch and catch for the Lions Offense all night long.

Most of the same players are here from the Quinn/Zimmer defenses, yet they are all having their career worst seasons. Eberflus also ok'd the trades of Murray/Elam and the signing of Sanborn, all three have been complete busts. I understand that they do not want to keep on hiring a new DC every season, but Eberflus is clearly not the answer for the future of this team.

It is time to hire the best available candidate, not a coach who has been here before who has a prior relationship with the Jones family. Allow Schott to pick his own DC, like he did with his offensive staff. He hired a young, rising star in Adams as his OC, where he had zero prior experience with. Do the same for the DC. Yes, the defense needs some talent, but they aren't as bad as they have looked this season under Eberflus. Just look at the Bears defense this year, how much better they are post Eberflus.

 

[My3Sons]

Murray/ Elam = F-

Scheme and putting players in good positions to make a play = F-

Should be fired, but Jerry likes him.

 

[Ironicalicon]

When you go away from what was largely successful because of one big play, yes, you're the problem. The guy is a coward.

 

[G2]

It's the talent and roster depth. Specifically at LB & Safety.

 

[Cowboyny]

Murray/ Elam = F-

Scheme and putting players in good positions to make a play = F-

Should be fired, but Jerry likes him.

Until Schott forced him to make changes, he has been stubborn forcing this scheme on his players, rather playing towards their strengths.

 

[Cowboyny]

It's the talent and roster depth. Specifically at LB & Safety.

Why weren't they as bad the last few season then?

 

[JBS]

Eberflus is absolutely a problem

But there is a bigger problem

His name is Jerry and he doesn’t think Eberflus is a problem. The chances of Eberflus not being here next season are very low, unfortunately

 

[Rayman70]

Eberflus being the problem is like saying water is in fact, wet. While he's not the only issue, he's a big issue.

 

[reddyuta]

The moment Jerry hired him the season was over.

 

[blueblood70]

Yes, the Cowboys did trade away their best defensive player in Parsons, but they did fix a major weakness in stopping the run. Since Williams has been acquired, they are one of the best in that area. Last week, they didn't lose cause they couldn't stop the run, but rather Detroit ate them up in those soft zone coverage. Once Eberflus stopped sending the blitz, it was pitch and catch for the Lions Offense all night long.

Most of the same players are here from the Quinn/Zimmer defenses, yet they are all having their career worst seasons. Eberflus also ok'd the trades of Murray/Elam and the signing of Sanborn, all three have been complete busts. I understand that they do not want to keep on hiring a new DC every season, but Eberflus is clearly not the answer for the future of this team.

It is time to hire the best available candidate, not a coach who has been here before who has a prior relationship with the Jones family. Allow Schott to pick his own DC, like he did with his offensive staff. He hired a young, rising star in Adams as his OC, where he had zero prior experience with. Do the same for the DC. Yes, the defense needs some talent, but they aren't as bad as they have looked this season under Eberflus. Just look at the Bears defense this year, how much better they are post Eberflus.

Okay man I don't want to say this but I'm going to say it anyway Can you not state the obvious any more than we've already been discussing it Mr Captain Obvious..LOL

I sure hope the confidence that Jerry and Schottenheimer have had in public have been just that make Matt Eber flues comfortable while he's here, not cause any drama, but I hope that vote of confidence is just fake,

I hope this ends up being like Wade Phillips and Mike Nolan you can talk them up all you want to try to hope it gets turned around but he needs to be the first firing.

It's crazy to think Jerry would shy away from getting rid of him over continuity, what continuity ?!!!! what familiarity !!??


nothing here has worked on defense, no matter what they've done, Jerry should see that as a slap in the face, that he spent all these draft picks at the trade deadline, and rush players back, to try to help Matts defense, only to have him revert back to what he did against the Lions, and just sit back in what looks like a prevent defense, and let them just eat up space all underneath, all night, after the 1st 2 series, I was like OK he's going to bring the heat and whatever happens, happens, but no he reverted back to playing prevent defense all night..

That is what I call this ridiculous looking cover three with 4 down lineman and hardly any pass rush, almost no blitzing ,and you end up having your defense have guys like Bell covering Jameson..

IT was that bad, we see it but jerry's talking about bringing this guy back.


I just hope that's posturing not trying to throw the guy under the bus and I hope he changes his mind ,There's no way I want to see this guy coaching for the Cowboys next year in any way shape or form, because I think I'll be triggered if he doesn't get fired..

This is not Mike Mccarthy, because Mike Mccarthy won 36 games two division titles When did the playoffs three straight years in between his bad showing in the playoffs in 2023, they did have a high seed in the home game, that is why I was OK for him getting that one extra year they tried it didn't workout...

this is a guy like Mike Nolan that needs to be axed ASAP because he's unwilling to change and be consistent with his change.

Thought that the defense is bad ,it's not that the players were hurt ,and he didn't have enough players, because we could let him have that ,but we can't let him have the inability to stick with something that at least shows some resistance on defense, to slow another team and not put all this pressure on your offense....

I mean we could have just watched the last two scores Prescott in this offense after how about the night went 10 minutes left on the clock they get the score 30-27.. Got plenty of time you finally are back in the game and what they do turn around and give up 14 really quick points no resistance they didn't even try to help this team win the game..

And alone the last two series In the Lions game should get this guy fired. That's all we need to see..

 

[DasTex]

One major problem is you have a roster full of man corners who you've decided to have play zone.

 

[blueblood70]

The moment Jerry hired him the season was over.

Not really that that's ridiculous don't try to be Nostradamus and say well,

I told you so there's a lot of defensive coordinators that in the past when they've been really good they've been elevated and then they fail but they came back to being very solid to very good or even better coordinators we were banking on his experience with linebackers to help this team and nobody saw this coming and you could say you did but you were just being fan who didn't like the hire but you had no idea this would happen.

Coach some really good defenses in the past....

 

[DuncanIso]

Yes, the Cowboys did trade away their best defensive player in Parsons, but they did fix a major weakness in stopping the run. Since Williams has been acquired, they are one of the best in that area. Last week, they didn't lose cause they couldn't stop the run, but rather Detroit ate them up in those soft zone coverage. Once Eberflus stopped sending the blitz, it was pitch and catch for the Lions Offense all night long.

Most of the same players are here from the Quinn/Zimmer defenses, yet they are all having their career worst seasons. Eberflus also ok'd the trades of Murray/Elam and the signing of Sanborn, all three have been complete busts. I understand that they do not want to keep on hiring a new DC every season, but Eberflus is clearly not the answer for the future of this team.

It is time to hire the best available candidate, not a coach who has been here before who has a prior relationship with the Jones family. Allow Schott to pick his own DC, like he did with his offensive staff. He hired a young, rising star in Adams as his OC, where he had zero prior experience with. Do the same for the DC. Yes, the defense needs some talent, but they aren't as bad as they have looked this season under Eberflus. Just look at the Bears defense this year, how much better they are post Eberflus.

Good post.

Disagree on the Sanborn hate.

He’s been inured/IR most of the season.

Elam had a decent PFF given the jacked up cover schemes.

All of the DB numbers are in the tank.

 

[reddyuta]

Not really that that's ridiculous don't try to be Nostradamus and say well,

I told you so there's a lot of defensive coordinators that in the past when they've been really good they've been elevated and then they fail but they came back to being very solid to very good or even better coordinators we were banking on his experience with linebackers to help this team and nobody saw this coming and you could say you did but you were just being fan who didn't like the hire but you had no idea this would happen.

Coach some really good defenses in the past....

you can check my posts before the season.we were discussing his extensive use of Zone and our total lack of Corners who are good at Zone and we also drafted a Man cover guy in Revel-this disaster started when he was hired.

 

[JW82]

I concur. If you need a probowler at every spot, your scheme sucks. If the goal of your D is to not give up big plays and you give up more big plays than anyone, your scheme sucks.

 

[blueblood70]

you can check my posts before the season.we were discussing his extensive use of Zone and our total lack of Corners who are good at Zone and we also drafted a Man cover guy in Revel-this disaster started when he was hired.

Didn't say you didn't say it but you can't predict it just because you were right doesn't mean That it could have or should have happened the man has shown he's had some good defenses and how do you know I also knew that going forward but I also know that most coaches in this league and I said that back then they have an ability to adjust and play all defenses we've even seen that in small sample sizes and it's actually worked the frustrating thing is he knows it's not working When he goes to something else it works and he goes right back his ego is the biggest problem him knowing there's an issue and be unwilling to stay with what was working even if it wasn't perfect you he stopped doing it.

Most coaches in this league I don't care what schemes they run on offense and defense they have the ability to run anything they're around football for a very long time and we already saw it so you have been proven correct in your assumptions it was just an assumption at the time most of us assumed he would have the ability in the willingness to adapt to his roster versus what we've seen him not be able to because he's chose not to that's the frustrating part is he chose to revert back to his zone in the Lions game and back off a dangerous team that you don't want to play zone against..

So yes, you may have been correct but you are not Nostradamus you don't get to use that i'm right because I said I was right because nobody knew at the time that he would be so unwilling to change...

This issue is not because he's a heavy zone coach is that he knew early on this roster was more set up for more of a pressure front and more man and he chose not to use it that is his biggest problem and I don't see how Jerry can keep a guy around that has an ego that way that's just not going to adapt..

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

Jerry likes him so there's really no problem.

 

[JohnsKey19]

It's the talent and roster depth. Specifically at LB & S

Bingo. You can bring Bill Bellicheck in here and he couldn't save this LB and S group. Probably the worst its been since the latter Landry years. Even during the lean Campo years they had good smallish LBs and Woodson holding the fort at S.

 

[Pass2Run]

Murray/ Elam = F-

Scheme and putting players in good positions to make a play = F-

Should be fired, but Jerry likes him.

I would have fired him after game 3.

It was apparent to me he just wouldn't cut it.

Too late now. But that's what they should have done..

He's incompetent to coach in the NFL.

 

[Kingofholland]

Yes, the Cowboys did trade away their best defensive player in Parsons, but they did fix a major weakness in stopping the run. Since Williams has been acquired, they are one of the best in that area. Last week, they didn't lose cause they couldn't stop the run, but rather Detroit ate them up in those soft zone coverage. Once Eberflus stopped sending the blitz, it was pitch and catch for the Lions Offense all night long.

Most of the same players are here from the Quinn/Zimmer defenses, yet they are all having their career worst seasons. Eberflus also ok'd the trades of Murray/Elam and the signing of Sanborn, all three have been complete busts. I understand that they do not want to keep on hiring a new DC every season, but Eberflus is clearly not the answer for the future of this team.

It is time to hire the best available candidate, not a coach who has been here before who has a prior relationship with the Jones family. Allow Schott to pick his own DC, like he did with his offensive staff. He hired a young, rising star in Adams as his OC, where he had zero prior experience with. Do the same for the DC. Yes, the defense needs some talent, but they aren't as bad as they have looked this season under Eberflus. Just look at the Bears defense this year, how much better they are post Eberflus.

I'm really skeptical of bringing him back as well. As much as I want to believe its mostly a personnel issue, you would think by week 13 many of the same issues would no longer be as glaring with the right adjustments. He absolutely needs a MLB and safety that is more instictive and is capable of getting themselves in the right position. However, I would hate to waste another year with him. This reminds me of bringing in Monte Kiffin and Mike Nolan. Both were 1 year here and were so bad it made no sense to bring him back. The defense improved under the next guy..