How long will it take to revamp the defensive personel?

[dfense]

With the salary cap issues they'll have next year, what can you do?

Both OLB's are just bad. They can't tackle or contain on the edge. What an incredible bust Carter the lineman magnet is. Sims is gone next year.

Hatcher is leaving for $. DeMarcus is no DE. They may be better off trading him to a 3-4 team now to get value. Lee may be the only guy left in the front seven.

Draft DE, DT, OLB, DE, DT, Any picks left?

 

[dallasdave]

With the salary cap issues they'll have next year, what can you do?

Both OLB's are just bad. They can't tackle or contain on the edge. What an incredible bust Carter the lineman magnet is. Sims is gone next year.

Hatcher is leaving for $. DeMarcus is no DE. They may be better off trading him to a 3-4 team now to get value. Lee may be the only guy left in the front seven.

Draft DE, DT, OLB, DE, DT, Any picks left?

It's a long, long, road.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

If a team can get the right organization and system in place, it doesn't take long to rebuild. Look at the Eagles.

 

[HeavyBarrel]

Draft big, tough, motivated players from big schools (God forbid the SEC) in every round, plug em' in from day 1 and go! I might be wrong but at least I'm not doing the same thing over and over....

 

[Wood]

With the salary cap issues they'll have next year, what can you do?

Both OLB's are just bad. They can't tackle or contain on the edge. What an incredible bust Carter the lineman magnet is. Sims is gone next year.

Hatcher is leaving for $. DeMarcus is no DE. They may be better off trading him to a 3-4 team now to get value. Lee may be the only guy left in the front seven.

Draft DE, DT, OLB, DE, DT, Any picks left?

honestly, the entire DL needs to be rebuilt and I am not convinced Claiborne and Carr are the right guys. I do think Wilcox will get better and that Lee is still stud when healthy. I have no idea on Carter...he is completely lost and I think only way to really save his career is to move him to right defense.

 

[wileedog]

Better question. Are we going to take the at least 2-3 years it will probably require to revamp the personnel to fit to the scheme of a 73 year old DC?

 

[Pessimist_cowboy]

With the salary cap issues they'll have next year, what can you do?

Both OLB's are just bad. They can't tackle or contain on the edge. What an incredible bust Carter the lineman magnet is. Sims is gone next year.

Hatcher is leaving for $. DeMarcus is no DE. They may be better off trading him to a 3-4 team now to get value. Lee may be the only guy left in the front seven.

Draft DE, DT, OLB, DE, DT, Any picks left?

hahahahaha i have a headache.

 

[Deep_Freeze]

Well we should've never really switched to the 4-3 anyway, not like we have the window to absorb such a switch.

Jerry sold us on the switch cause he wanted something to blame for last year. Now we are stuck in the process of trying to switch systems and win now.

It was a horrible decision, made by a horrible GM to sell tickets and give us unfounded hope that a system was going to save us.

 

[neosapien23]

With the salary cap issues they'll have next year, what can you do?

Both OLB's are just bad. They can't tackle or contain on the edge. What an incredible bust Carter the lineman magnet is. Sims is gone next year.

Hatcher is leaving for $. DeMarcus is no DE. They may be better off trading him to a 3-4 team now to get value. Lee may be the only guy left in the front seven.

Draft DE, DT, OLB, DE, DT, Any picks left?[/quote]

That's basically what they're going to have to do. I know everyone is bummed out with this loss and is ready to blame Kiffin but the truth is that the defense needs an infusion of youth and talent. I love DeMarcus Ware for evHaerything he has given the organization but he is done and Hatcher will go somewhere else for some big coin. Dallas is extremely over the cap and will not even be able to afford middle tier free agents like Linval Joseph and Michael Bennet. Dallas is going to have to go big on the Dline and blowing all top 4 picks on the Dline would not be overkill at all.

1st round Louis Nix DT Notre Dame I didn't think Dallas would have a chance on him but if they continue to be mediocre and go 8-8 he might be there. His physicality at the nose would be great for a defense that continues to get run over.
2nd round Ego Ferguson DT LSU He has a lot of speed but would not be a liability at the run as he is 309 lbs. I like Kelsey Quarles much more, but he will not be there in the 2nd.
3rd round Taylor Hart DE Oregon A bit of a tweener but Dallas has to rethink this undersized Dlineman philosophy. This guy would stuff the run and still get to the passer. Had 8 sacks last year but has not got much playing time this year due to Oregon getting so many blow outs
4th round Chris Smith Arkansas DE Good size and speed and can get to the passer.

After adding this talent on the Dine, I would have Ben Bass drop 10 lbs and move back to strong side DE and have Hatcher keep his current weight. Nevis and Hayden would be allowed to compete for playing time. I think a draft like the one above along with the return of Bass and Crawford would make this transition go a lot faster than some think.

 

[dragon_mikal]

With Jerry Jones picking the players?

Don't hold your breath is the advice I'm going to give you.

 

[DOUBLE WING]

Get talent on the defensive line and everything else will fall into place.

 

[TrailBlazer]

Jerry said there will be a different cast of players next week against GB? Does this mean try outs in Dallas Vince papale style? Lol can't do worse. I'm down to play some D!

 

[big dog cowboy]

A good solid DL cures a lot of ills.

 

[Stash]

Depends on what scheme they go with next year.

 

[SportsGuru80]

Probably two years...

 

[Deep_South]

A good solid DL cures a lot of ills.

Yeah, we had zero pass rush. There isn't a QB in the league that wouldn't have lit us up tonight. We need a repeat of the 2005 draft.

 

[CyberB0b]

We need to start drafting better, period. We need to quit going for injured guys and just get some productive players. We are spinning our wheels.

We need 3-4 new LBs next year. We have no NFL caliber safeties. Claiborne is nothing more than a #4 CB, when he decides to step on the field. Selvie and Hayden are role players, at best.

So basically, we have an oft injured Sean Lee and nothing else.

 

[Questfor6]

I don't know but if Jerry has his way he'll trade up with St. Louis again to the Skins pick by selling the rest of the draft to get Clowney and he'll tell you that he was their highest rated player since Lawerence Taylor even though he didn't own the team then.

 

[Lazyking]

I would love to draft some taller corners that can play. Too many plays are jump balls against us that the shorter corners have no shot against.

D-line needs a whole overhaul.

The linebackers sans Lee have been awful. Carter who played much better under Ryan has regressed badly..

I don't know, its a long process cause even in the draft, even if we get one guy that can be an impact player defensively, most won't really round into players we can rely on til year two.

With Romo and the offensive weapons, we're not going to rebuild but we're not going to be good defensive team for a few years at least.

 

[theebs]

If a team can get the right organization and system in place, it doesn't take long to rebuild. Look at the Eagles.

Yep.

It takes one good draft with a god group f people in charge and you are on your way.

Even at that you can end up like sorry Atlanta.

I find it amusing how they don't get more grief, but oh well at least ol man Home Depot allows football people to take their best shot.