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[LatinMind]

Start with the first play of the game.
Harris is a difference maker type of player. But this team has too many holes and if a team would offer me a starter caliber DE for him, i'd take it.

First play from scrimmage, off the snap Leary is going to help inside and 98 puts a swim move over Leary and gets right in Romo's face forcing a bad throw. Romo seems to be able to handle pressure from the outside from DEs but just doesnt seem to be able to handle pressure right up the gut.

The way the defense was playing Dez he couldve had 20 catches easy in the course of a game. No team is going to single Dez the way Miami played him.

This game we saw what happens when CBs are able to get close to beasley, drops.

I seen alot of people talking about Dallas giving up big runs, and alot of runs period in this game. Well i wonder how many people saw that Miami was spreading out wide with 4 WRs and running the ball. 31 out of 32 teams would have that happen to them too. Especially in a preseason game where teams are running vanilla schemes.

Dallas' redzone defense...There are no problems. I think thats because the safeties dont have much ground to cover and are able to keep everything in front of them because of the back of the endzone.

Zack Martin is going to have the same type of problem in his rookie yr that Fredrick had last yr. Trouble with the biggger stronger guys in the NFL.

Romo sack by Vernon, blitz right up the middle, picked up by Leary initially, Romo had Dez over the middle for whatever reason he didnt throw it. And Romo basically goes into the sack by Vernon.

Durant is limited against the run. Same as last yr. I think thats the biggest reason Dallas doesnt want to commit to him as the MIKE. His lack of size plays against him against these OL in the middle.

Tyler Patmon has made this team. No need to discuss if this is a opinion or not. Its a fact. He's on the 53

On Wakes first sack, he beats Free but still has to go around Free, but what did Romo in is Bernadeau is pushed right into Romo. Romo has made a living turning them would be sacks by DEs into big whiffs. This was no different but again pressure was up the middle. Bernadeau's back was literally right up on Romo.

Coleman is the rookie DT that i think is a lock to make the 53. Bishop im not sure if he beats out Hayden. Think Bishop might be on that PS especially with a player like Rayford playing inside more and more. And watch out for Okoye as he's been cleared to start practicing.

Right now i see 4 spots locked up

Melton
McClain
Bishop
Hayden

Think Okoye, Bishop, Rayford will be up for that 5th spot

I can see the potential for Dunbar, but i dont think thats enough to justify his spot on the 53. Me personally id take Williams over him. Think Dallas sees teams with players like Sproles and Woodhead and are trying to copy.

Pressure from Wheeler, again blitz up the middle, Dubar whiffs on the pick up right in romos face, another forced bad throw.

Rolando McClain is so smooth against the run against these OL. His strength and long arms keeps these OL off him. Something Durant and Hitchens dont have.

ON Carter punt block, ref 102 had his hand on his flag the whole time before the play looking for that illegal formation on Crawford.

On plays Minter was blown off the ballhe was usually lined up with Hayden. Minter is not a 3tech IMO. When he was lined up next to Coleman he usually was able to get movement and pursue.

Dallas gives up yards, but they arent giving up plays deep. While it might not look pretty right now because of the LBer instability in set spots, and Melton and McClain being out. I think when those 2 things are set come week 1 we will see a better defense.

Dallas has a nice set of CBs Carr, Mo, Moore, Patmon, Webb, Mitchell for the first 4 weeks. Add Scandrick after week 4. Its clear too that Marinelli has a better grasp of their strengths then Kiffin did.

Church and JJ are just keep everything in front of them which is playing it safe and that will affect the run defense a little bit. But in todays NFL i would set up my defense to defend the pass first.

Wakes 2nd sack he just beats Free and goes inside and low.

 

[IrishAnto]

Appreciate the write up Latin.

Re. Romo and pressure ‘up the gut’.

In fairness now many QB’s handle that sort of pressure well?

And the shorter ones (Romo, Brees etc.) tend to fair less well than their taller brethren.

 

[jazzcat22]

Supposedly the OL has made adjustments from the Miami game. And corrected things, rather it was pass blocking, run blocking or both, or just their overall play.

 

[Risen Star]

I've been disappointed in Bishop. I thought at the very least he'd be hard to move but he's been playing on skates the entire preseason.

 

[Brooksey]

Start with the first play of the game.
Harris is a difference maker type of player. But this team has too many holes and if a team would offer me a starter caliber DE for him, i'd take it.

First play from scrimmage, off the snap Leary is going to help inside and 98 puts a swim move over Leary and gets right in Romo's face forcing a bad throw. Romo seems to be able to handle pressure from the outside from DEs but just doesnt seem to be able to handle pressure right up the gut.

The way the defense was playing Dez he couldve had 20 catches easy in the course of a game. No team is going to single Dez the way Miami played him.

This game we saw what happens when CBs are able to get close to beasley, drops.

I seen alot of people talking about Dallas giving up big runs, and alot of runs period in this game. Well i wonder how many people saw that Miami was spreading out wide with 4 WRs and running the ball. 31 out of 32 teams would have that happen to them too. Especially in a preseason game where teams are running vanilla schemes.

Dallas' redzone defense...There are no problems. I think thats because the safeties dont have much ground to cover and are able to keep everything in front of them because of the back of the endzone.

Zack Martin is going to have the same type of problem in his rookie yr that Fredrick had last yr. Trouble with the biggger stronger guys in the NFL.

Romo sack by Vernon, blitz right up the middle, picked up by Leary initially, Romo had Dez over the middle for whatever reason he didnt throw it. And Romo basically goes into the sack by Vernon.

Durant is limited against the run. Same as last yr. I think thats the biggest reason Dallas doesnt want to commit to him as the MIKE. His lack of size plays against him against these OL in the middle.

Tyler Patmon has made this team. No need to discuss if this is a opinion or not. Its a fact. He's on the 53

On Wakes first sack, he beats Free but still has to go around Free, but what did Romo in is Bernadeau is pushed right into Romo. Romo has made a living turning them would be sacks by DEs into big whiffs. This was no different but again pressure was up the middle. Bernadeau's back was literally right up on Romo.

Coleman is the rookie DT that i think is a lock to make the 53. Bishop im not sure if he beats out Hayden. Think Bishop might be on that PS especially with a player like Rayford playing inside more and more. And watch out for Okoye as he's been cleared to start practicing.

Right now i see 4 spots locked up

Melton
McClain
Bishop
Hayden

Think Okoye, Bishop, Rayford will be up for that 5th spot

I can see the potential for Dunbar, but i dont think thats enough to justify his spot on the 53. Me personally id take Williams over him. Think Dallas sees teams with players like Sproles and Woodhead and are trying to copy.

Pressure from Wheeler, again blitz up the middle, Dubar whiffs on the pick up right in romos face, another forced bad throw.

Rolando McClain is so smooth against the run against these OL. His strength and long arms keeps these OL off him. Something Durant and Hitchens dont have.

ON Carter punt block, ref 102 had his hand on his flag the whole time before the play looking for that illegal formation on Crawford.

On plays Minter was blown off the ballhe was usually lined up with Hayden. Minter is not a 3tech IMO. When he was lined up next to Coleman he usually was able to get movement and pursue.

Dallas gives up yards, but they arent giving up plays deep. While it might not look pretty right now because of the LBer instability in set spots, and Melton and McClain being out. I think when those 2 things are set come week 1 we will see a better defense.

Dallas has a nice set of CBs Carr, Mo, Moore, Patmon, Webb, Mitchell for the first 4 weeks. Add Scandrick after week 4. Its clear too that Marinelli has a better grasp of their strengths then Kiffin did.

Church and JJ are just keep everything in front of them which is playing it safe and that will affect the run defense a little bit. But in todays NFL i would set up my defense to defend the pass first.

Wakes 2nd sack he just beats Free and goes inside and low.

On the sack with 30 secs left in the first half, Wake takes hard inside move and is practically on the ground trying to make a shoe string tackle, Romo would easily avoid this but Dunbar misses the blitzing LB and Romo has no where to go. I don't see any other sacks by Wake, I may have missed it.

That sack is really on Dunbar IMO. He does not have a full understanding of Pass Protection . I think Williams can do everything Dunbar can except better, Randle backs Murray and Williams plus add Clutts. I would not be upset if we released Dunbar and ran with 3 RB's and a FB. I don't see it happening though.

I'd rather keep Boyd and Newsome somehow.

 

[hairic]

The first play/pass was deflected by Wake at the line, it wasn't a duck pass.

 

[Future]

Appreciate the write up Latin.

Re. Romo and pressure ‘up the gut’.

In fairness now many QB’s handle that sort of pressure well?

And the shorter ones (Romo, Brees etc.) tend to fair less well than their taller brethren.

Agree with all of that, beat me to it. Edge rushers tend to get all of the attention and the bigger sack numbers, but there's a reason you double the guy in the A gap consistently.

 

[xwalker]

Start with the first play of the game.

Harris is a difference maker type of player. But this team has too many holes and if a team would offer me a starter caliber DE for him, i'd take it.
I don't see anybody ever giving up a starting type DE for a returner. Harris is still hit or miss as a WR.

First play from scrimmage, off the snap Leary is going to help inside and 98 puts a swim move over Leary and gets right in Romo's face forcing a bad throw. Romo seems to be able to handle pressure from the outside from DEs but just doesnt seem to be able to handle pressure right up the gut.
I'm not too worried about Leary. He was good in the 2nd half of last season.

The way the defense was playing Dez he couldve had 20 catches easy in the course of a game. No team is going to single Dez the way Miami played him.
They doubled Beasley on a play where Dez caught it for a 1st. I think it was on the 4th down play.

This game we saw what happens when CBs are able to get close to beasley, drops.
I think he was running some routes that he probably won't run in real games.

I (have) seen alot of people talking about Dallas giving up big runs, and alot of runs period in this game. Well i wonder how many people saw that Miami was spreading out wide with 4 WRs and running the ball. 31 out of 32 teams would have that happen to them too. Especially in a preseason game where teams are running vanilla schemes.

Dallas' redzone defense...There are no problems. I think thats because the safeties dont have much ground to cover and are able to keep everything in front of them because of the back of the endzone.

Zack Martin is going to have the same type of problem in his rookie yr that Fredrick had last yr. Trouble with the biggger stronger guys in the NFL.
Probably, but I haven't noticed it.

Romo sack by Vernon, blitz right up the middle, picked up by Leary initially, Romo had Dez over the middle for whatever reason he didnt throw it. And Romo basically goes into the sack by Vernon.
I think this is the play where Leary got beat, but his man missed Romo and Tyron's man looped around and got the sack.

Durant is limited against the run. Same as last yr. I think thats the biggest reason Dallas doesnt want to commit to him as the MIKE. His lack of size plays against him against these OL in the middle.
Agree.

Tyler Patmon has made this team. No need to discuss if this is a opinion or not. Its a fact. He's on the 53
They've made some weird decisions at the cut down date the past, so I never really know what they're going to do.

On Wakes first sack, he beats Free but still has to go around Free, but what did Romo in is Bernadeau is pushed right into Romo. Romo has made a living turning them would be sacks by DEs into big whiffs. This was no different but again pressure was up the middle. Bernadeau's back was literally right up on Romo.

Coleman is the rookie DT that i think is a lock to make the 53. Bishop im not sure if he beats out Hayden. Think Bishop might be on that PS especially with a player like Rayford playing inside more and more. And watch out for Okoye as he's been cleared to start practicing.
Bishop had the best game between Coleman, Bishop and Minter according to Broaddus (and me). They really play different positions. The McClain injury is a bummer because he likely could have made Hayden expendable. I'm still not sure the Bishop is not better than Hayden or at least as good but with more upside. The much discussed play where it appears Bishop is getting driven down-field is actually Bishop having to giving ground to be able to flow laterally to the RB. He almost got there. Coleman was the top problem on that play. They only played in the base defense with a true 1-tech 39% of the snaps last season. I would just stick Bishop in there and move on from Hayden. I'm sure that McClain will be back soon. They said he is expected to practice on Saturday.

Right now i see 4 spots locked up

Melton
McClain
Bishop (I'm sure you mean Coleman)
Hayden (Probably, but I hope not)

Think Okoye, Bishop, Rayford will be up for that 5th spot
I don't see any chance for Rayford. If he could play DT, it would have to be as a 3-tech and they have that covered. I think they can keep Okoye on the NFI into the season and activate him at anytime.

I can see the potential for Dunbar, but i dont think thats enough to justify his spot on the 53. Me personally id take Williams over him. Think Dallas sees teams with players like Sproles and Woodhead and are trying to copy.
Keep all 4. They've all had some injury issues.

Pressure from Wheeler, again blitz up the middle, Dubar whiffs on the pick up right in romos face, another forced bad throw.
If he can't pass block, Linehan will find ways to keep him out of that position, IMO.

Rolando McClain is so smooth against the run against these OL. His strength and long arms keeps these OL off him. Something Durant and Hitchens dont have.
Yes, the physical ability is obvious. OLineman tend to take a step back when he hits them which rarely happens with a 4-3 LB.

ON Carter punt block, ref 102 had his hand on his flag the whole time before the play looking for that illegal formation on Crawford.
Yes, it was a bad call. It seems like they have a quota to fulfill in preseason to send a message about the rules.

On plays Minter was blown off the ballhe was usually lined up with Hayden. Minter is not a 3tech IMO. When he was lined up next to Coleman he usually was able to get movement and pursue.
Not sure I understand this one. If a DT gets blown off the ball as a 3-tech, it's generally going to get worse as a 1-tech. In the Ravens game he initially played the 1 and was pushed around easily and really got blown out on a TD run. Hayden is just so bad that they probably doubled Minter even though he was the 3. I would need to review, but in generally neither Coleman or Minter need to be playing the 1, IMO.

Dallas gives up yards, but they arent giving up plays deep. While it might not look pretty right now because of the LBer instability in set spots, and Melton and McClain being out. I think when those 2 things are set come week 1 we will see a better defense.
Yes, it's about limiting scoring and creating turnovers. This style of defense tends to give up yards. There are no points for yards.

Dallas has a nice set of CBs Carr, Mo, Moore, Patmon, Webb, Mitchell for the first 4 weeks. Add Scandrick after week 4. Its clear too that Marinelli has a better grasp of their strengths then Kiffin did.
I see 5 plus Scandrick who won't count against the 53 while suspended. It's probably between Webb and Mitchell for the final spot. Webb has better athleticism and had his best career game against the Ravens last week, but he tends to be soft. Mitchell is more physical but hasn't been as good once he had to quit holding on to WRs.

Church and JJ are just keep everything in front of them which is playing it safe and that will affect the run defense a little bit. But in todays NFL i would set up my defense to defend the pass first.

Wakes 2nd sack he just beats Free and goes inside and low.
That's were they helped Free last season. The RG would cheat to Free's side which would prevent him from getting beaten to the inside. Fred would cheat right to compensate for the RG compensating for Free. Wake had Free beat to the outside more than once, but Romo got rid of the ball. They were squeezing right early and then quit after Leary got beat. Once they quit, Free immediately got beat.

 

[CCBoy]

I would trade both Dunbar and Beasley for a legitimate offensive tackle, and never look back to become a salt pillar:

 

[Mr Cowboy]

Right now i see 4 spots locked up
Melton
McClain
Bishop
Hayden

How do you figure McClain has locked up a spot on the DL? He hasn't practiced once......

 

[xwalker]

How do you figure McClain has locked up a spot on the DL? He hasn't practiced once......

Guaranteed money on the contract. He is expected to practice Sat.

They should work a deal with him where they cut him and he returns when healthy. They could still give him any money he missed while out. They won't do it because they should have done it with Spencer.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

Start with the first play of the game. Harris is a difference maker type of player. But this team has too many holes and if a team would offer me a starter caliber DE for him, i'd take it.
We would first need to get a returner to replace Harris because he is an above average returner and we don't have anyone else that is even close to average. I agree we could get rid of him but I doubt he has starter caliber DL value. He is pretty much a one trick pony.

First play from scrimmage, off the snap Leary is going to help inside and 98 puts a swim move over Leary and gets right in Romo's face forcing a bad throw. Romo seems to be able to handle pressure from the outside from DEs but just doesnt seem to be able to handle pressure right up the gut.
You mean like every other QB in the league. Pressure up the gut is the kryptonite of every QB in the league.

The way the defense was playing Dez he couldve had 20 catches easy in the course of a game. No team is going to single Dez the way Miami played him.
I think Dez is going to have games like that this year. And as xwalker mentioned, on the 4th and 4 play they gave Dez single coverage and bracketed Beasley. Can you say first down?

This game we saw what happens when CBs are able to get close to beasley, drops.
I am not sure I agree that is a pattern.

I seen alot of people talking about Dallas giving up big runs, and alot of runs period in this game. Well i wonder how many people saw that Miami was spreading out wide with 4 WRs and running the ball. 31 out of 32 teams would have that happen to them too. Especially in a preseason game where teams are running vanilla schemes.
Yes, but even then there were a lot of missed tackles. Still an issue. However the starting group only gave up 3 points while still not at full strength. Miami's first team offense didn't score against our backups to start the second half.

Dallas' redzone defense...There are no problems. I think thats because the safeties dont have much ground to cover and are able to keep everything in front of them because of the back of the endzone.
Interesting take but yes, when you don't have to worry about guys running past you it makes it easier.

Zack Martin is going to have the same type of problem in his rookie yr that Fredrick had last yr. Trouble with the biggger stronger guys in the NFL.
I will take that. He will have some issues but overall he will be a plus OL.

Romo sack by Vernon, blitz right up the middle, picked up by Leary initially, Romo had Dez over the middle for whatever reason he didnt throw it. And Romo basically goes into the sack by Vernon.
Poor job on OL on that play.

Durant is limited against the run. Same as last yr. I think thats the biggest reason Dallas doesnt want to commit to him as the MIKE. His lack of size plays against him against these OL in the middle.
Agree with you here. Durant is not built like a MLB.

Tyler Patmon has made this team. No need to discuss if this is a opinion or not. Its a fact. He's on the 53
I think he is a better corner than Moore, Webb and Williams.

On Wakes first sack, he beats Free but still has to go around Free, but what did Romo in is Bernadeau is pushed right into Romo. Romo has made a living turning them would be sacks by DEs into big whiffs. This was no different but again pressure was up the middle. Bernadeau's back was literally right up on Romo.
People talk about Free being the line's weakness. he's not. Berny is far worse than Free is. He has not been doing a great job even against backups.

Coleman is the rookie DT that i think is a lock to make the 53. Bishop im not sure if he beats out Hayden. Think Bishop might be on that PS especially with a player like Rayford playing inside more and more. And watch out for Okoye as he's been cleared to start practicing.
I think we all were hoping someone would beat out Hayden but it is looking doubful. Hopefully he can just be a rotation guy at about 15-20 snaps a game. Thing is he really doesn't even stop the run so I don't know why we should keep him.

Right now i see 4 spots locked up

Melton
McClain
Bishop I am sure you mean Coleman
Hayden

Think Okoye, Bishop, Rayford will be up for that 5th spot Okoye is on NFL and out for first 6 weeks. So Bishop or Rayford. Rayford is NOT a DT and I don't know why they play him there. He is awful there.

I can see the potential for Dunbar, but i dont think thats enough to justify his spot on the 53. Me personally id take Williams over him. Think Dallas sees teams with players like Sproles and Woodhead and are trying to copy. Agree...and I just don't see the special quality. He's not that explosive. He is also a negative pass protector.

Pressure from Wheeler, again blitz up the middle, Dubar whiffs on the pick up right in romos face, another forced bad throw. Line play was very mediocre.

Rolando McClain is so smooth against the run against these OL. His strength and long arms keeps these OL off him. Something Durant and Hitchens dont have. Saw him just slam into a double team and knock both guys backward. Other guys having trouble getting off one guy.

ON Carter punt block, ref 102 had his hand on his flag the whole time before the play looking for that illegal formation on Crawford. Watched the replay and he wasn't on the line...he was about a yard off. Garrett says they submitted that play to the league and that they feel it was not a penalty.

On plays Minter was blown off the ballhe was usually lined up with Hayden. Minter is not a 3tech IMO. When he was lined up next to Coleman he usually was able to get movement and pursue. Hard worker....I'd rather keep him than a guy like Hayden.

Dallas gives up yards, but they arent giving up plays deep. While it might not look pretty right now because of the LBer instability in set spots, and Melton and McClain being out. I think when those 2 things are set come week 1 we will see a better defense. I sure hope so, I still have faith we are going to field a better defense than last year and if we can get healthy they might even be able to be around average.

Dallas has a nice set of CBs Carr, Mo, Moore, Patmon, Webb, Mitchell for the first 4 weeks. Add Scandrick after week 4. Its clear too that Marinelli has a better grasp of their strengths then Kiffin did. I really like what Patmon has done. Great story. Not drafted. Not signed as a free agent. Signed after showing a little something as a rookie camp invitee. ANd he hasn't backed down yet, despite fighting through an injury.

Church and JJ are just keep everything in front of them which is playing it safe and that will affect the run defense a little bit. But in todays NFL i would set up my defense to defend the pass first. Exactly. Dixon showed his bad coverage skills a couple times in the game....especially on the long pass. Deep post you have to have safety help...WR can just keep running away from CB.

Wakes 2nd sack he just beats Free and goes inside and low.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

I would trade both Dunbar and Beasley for a legitimate offensive tackle, and never look back to become a salt pillar:

Huh? OT? We have starters and a couple of passable reserves. Do you mean DT?

 

[JoeyBoy718]

Harris is a difference maker type of player. But this team has too many holes and if a team would offer me a starter caliber DE for him, i'd take it.
I don't see anybody ever giving up a starting type DE for a returner. Harris is still hit or miss as a WR.

First play from scrimmage, off the snap Leary is going to help inside and 98 puts a swim move over Leary and gets right in Romo's face forcing a bad throw. Romo seems to be able to handle pressure from the outside from DEs but just doesnt seem to be able to handle pressure right up the gut.
I'm not too worried about Leary. He was good in the 2nd half of last season.

The way the defense was playing Dez he couldve had 20 catches easy in the course of a game. No team is going to single Dez the way Miami played him.
They doubled Beasley on a play where Dez caught it for a 1st. I think it was on the 4th down play.

This game we saw what happens when CBs are able to get close to beasley, drops.
I think he was running some routes that he probably won't run in real games.

I (have) seen alot of people talking about Dallas giving up big runs, and alot of runs period in this game. Well i wonder how many people saw that Miami was spreading out wide with 4 WRs and running the ball. 31 out of 32 teams would have that happen to them too. Especially in a preseason game where teams are running vanilla schemes.

Dallas' redzone defense...There are no problems. I think thats because the safeties dont have much ground to cover and are able to keep everything in front of them because of the back of the endzone.

Zack Martin is going to have the same type of problem in his rookie yr that Fredrick had last yr. Trouble with the biggger stronger guys in the NFL.
Probably, but I haven't noticed it.

Romo sack by Vernon, blitz right up the middle, picked up by Leary initially, Romo had Dez over the middle for whatever reason he didnt throw it. And Romo basically goes into the sack by Vernon.
I think this is the play where Leary got beat, but his man missed Romo and Tyron's man looped around and got the sack.

Durant is limited against the run. Same as last yr. I think thats the biggest reason Dallas doesnt want to commit to him as the MIKE. His lack of size plays against him against these OL in the middle.
Agree.

Tyler Patmon has made this team. No need to discuss if this is a opinion or not. Its a fact. He's on the 53
They've made some weird decisions at the cut down date the past, so I never really know what they're going to do.

On Wakes first sack, he beats Free but still has to go around Free, but what did Romo in is Bernadeau is pushed right into Romo. Romo has made a living turning them would be sacks by DEs into big whiffs. This was no different but again pressure was up the middle. Bernadeau's back was literally right up on Romo.

Coleman is the rookie DT that i think is a lock to make the 53. Bishop im not sure if he beats out Hayden. Think Bishop might be on that PS especially with a player like Rayford playing inside more and more. And watch out for Okoye as he's been cleared to start practicing.
Bishop had the best game between Coleman, Bishop and Minter according to Broaddus (and me). They really play different positions. The McClain injury is a bummer because he likely could have made Hayden expendable. I'm still not sure the Bishop is not better than Hayden or at least as good but with more upside. The much discussed play where it appears Bishop is getting driven down-field is actually Bishop having to giving ground to be able to flow laterally to the RB. He almost got there. Coleman was the top problem on that play. They only played in the base defense with a true 1-tech 39% of the snaps last season. I would just stick Bishop in there and move on from Hayden. I'm sure that McClain will be back soon. They said he is expected to practice on Saturday.

Right now i see 4 spots locked up

Melton
McClain
Bishop (I'm sure you mean Coleman)
Hayden (Probably, but I hope not)

Think Okoye, Bishop, Rayford will be up for that 5th spot
I don't see any chance for Rayford. If he could play DT, it would have to be as a 3-tech and they have that covered. I think they can keep Okoye on the NFI into the season and activate him at anytime.

I can see the potential for Dunbar, but i dont think thats enough to justify his spot on the 53. Me personally id take Williams over him. Think Dallas sees teams with players like Sproles and Woodhead and are trying to copy.
Keep all 4. They've all had some injury issues.

Pressure from Wheeler, again blitz up the middle, Dubar whiffs on the pick up right in romos face, another forced bad throw.
If he can't pass block, Linehan will find ways to keep him out of that position, IMO.

Rolando McClain is so smooth against the run against these OL. His strength and long arms keeps these OL off him. Something Durant and Hitchens dont have.
Yes, the physical ability is obvious. OLineman tend to take a step back when he hits them which rarely happens with a 4-3 LB.

ON Carter punt block, ref 102 had his hand on his flag the whole time before the play looking for that illegal formation on Crawford.
Yes, it was a bad call. It seems like they have a quota to fulfill in preseason to send a message about the rules.

On plays Minter was blown off the ballhe was usually lined up with Hayden. Minter is not a 3tech IMO. When he was lined up next to Coleman he usually was able to get movement and pursue.
Not sure I understand this one. If a DT gets blown off the ball as a 3-tech, it's generally going to get worse as a 1-tech. In the Ravens game he initially played the 1 and was pushed around easily and really got blown out on a TD run. Hayden is just so bad that they probably doubled Minter even though he was the 3. I would need to review, but in generally neither Coleman or Minter need to be playing the 1, IMO.

Dallas gives up yards, but they arent giving up plays deep. While it might not look pretty right now because of the LBer instability in set spots, and Melton and McClain being out. I think when those 2 things are set come week 1 we will see a better defense.
Yes, it's about limiting scoring and creating turnovers. This style of defense tends to give up yards. There are no points for yards.

Dallas has a nice set of CBs Carr, Mo, Moore, Patmon, Webb, Mitchell for the first 4 weeks. Add Scandrick after week 4. Its clear too that Marinelli has a better grasp of their strengths then Kiffin did.
I see 5 plus Scandrick who won't count against the 53 while suspended. It's probably between Webb and Mitchell for the final spot. Webb has better athleticism and had his best career game against the Ravens last week, but he tends to be soft. Mitchell is more physical but hasn't been as good once he had to quit holding on to WRs.

Church and JJ are just keep everything in front of them which is playing it safe and that will affect the run defense a little bit. But in todays NFL i would set up my defense to defend the pass first.

Wakes 2nd sack he just beats Free and goes inside and low.
That's were they helped Free last season. The RG would cheat to Free's side which would prevent him from getting beaten to the inside. Fred would cheat right to compensate for the RG compensating for Free. Wake had Free beat to the outside more than once, but Romo got rid of the ball. They were squeezing right early and then quit after Leary got beat. Once they quit, Free immediately got beat.

I agree with you about the 1-tech position. We don't need a bunch of pure 1-techs on the roster since they'll only be on the field in 39% of plays. I don't count McClain as a pure 1-tech because they had him as the starting 3-tech early in OTAs when Melton was out. So all you need is McClain (a hybrid DT) and one pure 1-tech (Bishop or Hayden). Bishop has ideal size and athleticism for a 1-tech but he's extremely raw. I would take a chance on Bishop until Brent comes back. If Brent is back by Week 6 and Bishop is really struggling, we could stash him on the practice squad.

 

[xwalker]

I agree with you about the 1-tech position. We don't need a bunch of pure 1-techs on the roster since they'll only be on the field in 39% of plays. I don't count McClain as a pure 1-tech because they had him as the starting 3-tech early in OTAs when Melton was out. So all you need is McClain (a hybrid DT) and one pure 1-tech (Bishop or Hayden). Bishop has ideal size and athleticism for a 1-tech but he's extremely raw. I would take a chance on Bishop until Brent comes back. If Brent is back by Week 6 and Bishop is really struggling, we could stash him on the practice squad.

Good post.

Bishop reminds me of Josh Brent as a rookie. Bishop is quite as big but is quicker.

 

[DFWJC]

Thanks for this.

Random comments...

Yes for a "starting " DE, yes, I would part with one of my favorite players in Harris.

Almost all QBs have real trouble handling up the gut pressure.

Agree that Patmon is in. But I'm curious who is out because of that.

If McClain gets in shape and has his head screwed on, he's just what we need at Mike.

Totally agree on the secondary being better this year...in part due to how they're used...but I also think the skills will be better.

I'm sure Free is glad he won't face too many guys as good as Cam Wake. That was rough.

 

[LatinMind]

Agree with all of that, beat me to it. Edge rushers tend to get all of the attention and the bigger sack numbers, but there's a reason you double the guy in the A gap consistently.

agree i bet if you look up romos sacks

Thanks for this.

Random comments...

Yes for a "starting " DE, yes, I would part with one of my favorite players in Harris.

Almost all QBs have real trouble handling up the gut pressure.

Agree that Patmon is in. But I'm curious who is out because of that.

If McClain gets in shape and has his head screwed on, he's just what we need at Mike.

Totally agree on the secondary being better this year...in part due to how they're used...but I also think the skills will be better.

I'm sure Free is glad he won't face too many guys as good as Cam Wake. That was rough.

i think they go with 6 cbs

since scandrick will be out the first 4

Carr
Mo
Scan
Moore
Patmon
Webb

Mitchell to the PS

 

[Idgit]

agree i bet if you look up romos sacks


i think they go with 6 cbs

since scandrick will be out the first 4

Carr
Mo
Scan
Moore
Patmon
Webb

Mitchell to the PS

I'd go 5/5 with CBs/S. Cutting Webb from your list. Church, Wilcox, Hamilton, Heath, and Dixon for the S. With Dixon being solely a STer as a rookie.

I don't like Dixon that much, personally. He's definitely a head hunter, which is awesome, but after that very good first game, he's been a knucklehead. I don't have a ton of patience for that, and if I didn't want him on coverage teams, I'd actually cut him in favor of someone else if I wanted to go long at CB or had another S worth keeping.

 

[LatinMind]

I'd go 5/5 with CBs/S. Cutting Webb from your list. Church, Wilcox, Hamilton, Heath, and Dixon for the S. With Dixon being solely a STer as a rookie.

I don't like Dixon that much, personally. He's definitely a head hunter, which is awesome, but after that very good first game, he's been a knucklehead. I don't have a ton of patience for that, and if I didn't want him on coverage teams, I'd actually cut him in favor of someone else if I wanted to go long at CB or had another S worth keeping.

Problem is Dallas would be left with 4 cbs if they only go 5 for the first 4 weeks.

 

[Idgit]

Problem is Dallas would be left with 4 cbs if they only go 5 for the first 4 weeks.

Oh, sorry. You get exemptions for suspended players. In which case you'd keep Mitchell for now and bump him when Scandrick comes back.