Important metric = sign new CB & S

[camaro69]

Heck yeah...DEs are what we need

So true and not just one, Fan don't like spending for FA but I think to make your team better you need both. Draft and FA- JMHO

 

[visionary]

I think the most predictive and important metric is real quarterback differential. According to BTB article on it below, we should not be resigning Church, Mo, Carr, Wilcox, but can and should upgrade. I could not agree more and have been clamoring for this for years. Even to the most untrained football eye, our DBs simply are not close enough to opposing WRs and make too few plays on the ball (compared to other teams, even those with comparable pass rushes). So... PLEASE STEPHEN & WILL do not resign Church, Mo, Carr, Wilcox. Replace Mo/Carr with AJ Bouye, Trumaine Johnson, or Stephon Gilmore AND a high draft pick. Replace Church/Wilcox with Tony Jefferson, John Cyprien, or Micah Hyde AND play Heath more. Then, draft DE in first round or two. And hope that D Law and T Craw are healthy. And Irving and Collins make jumps.

I cannot stand another year of Mo, Carr, Church, and Wilcox. Please spare me, Stephen & Will.

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2017...ke-for-cowboys-defense-make-leap-forward-2017

Who are the great CBs on NE? Who are their great WRs?
Football is won by discipline, accountability, drafting intelligent football players, good safety play, having good trench play and great QB play

Do those and you can win consistently

 

[camaro69]

Fix the passrush and watch the "improvement" in the secondary. Its decent...just need to hurry and knock the passer around a bit. Its not complicated.

I agree, Build the front four like the O-line. It would change everything. LB play would look better- CB would look better- It starts up Front, and forget about having a bunch of jag coming in wave's after the QB- WE need studs on this D

 

[Sydla]

People are falling into the trap again.

The secondary is not decent. They are average to below average. They will still get cut up by great QBs even with a pass rush. Yes, we need pass rushers, but it's time to upgrade the talent in the secondary.

 

[RS12]

We complained about our secondary, but are now content on resigning those very same players? Maybe one of the group for stability's sake (we already have Jones @ FS, so maybe Wilcox), and they're not an overly talented bunch (yes DL plays a role, but come on) so don't see the need for the complacent re-signings in the secondary unless we can get Mo on the cheap/1yr deal. We have starters in Brown and Scandrick, though they're both more #2s and have a starting S as is; time to move on and take a shot at improving this D on all phases.

Could not have said better so I didnt.