News: Kris Richard: Dallas Cowboys Defense is a "Work in Progress"

[cowboyblue22]

what this means is its broken and I have no idea how to fix it per usual for jones cowboys

 

[Sydla]

No way to know exactly who is in charge of what.

Richard calls the plays but I don't know if he would use the same DL or front 7 defensive concepts if Marinelli was gone.

I can agree with that point about the DL alignments and concepts and even personnel might be different.

That being said, if you look at Ricard's time as DC in Seattle, they weren't a heavy blitz team either, instead relying on mostly 4 man rushes.

My gut (hope, I would guess is more accurate) if this staff survived by Marinelli was done, Richard would put more of an emphasis on acquiring real DTs, but who knows.

 

[Sydla]

Watch some film from KRs SHawks days.

Legion of Boom doesn't play BBDB.

When Richard was the DC in Seattle, they played mostly the same zones we see now and straight up with 4 man fronts................ little man defense, little blitzing, etc.

He's calling the defenses here. It's been well reported and again you can literally see him during games calling in the plays.

 

[jazzcat22]

We gotta process and a work in progress.

This team has a lot of sayings, and yet none of it works, always fail.

Process, work in progress, we got this fixed or figured out, hot sauce, fight, win, finish, hot Boyz, wow player. All = FAIL.

 

[jazzcat22]

When Richard was the DC in Seattle, they played mostly the same zones we see now and straight up with 4 man fronts................ little man defense, little blitzing, etc.

He's calling the defenses here. It's been well reported and again you can literally see him during games calling in the plays.

Well he is not doing a very good job, or the players aren't listening, or both.

 

[xwalker]

I can agree with that point about the DL alignments and concepts and even personnel might be different.

That being said, if you look at Ricard's time as DC in Seattle, they weren't a heavy blitz team either, instead relying on mostly 4 man rushes.

My gut (hope, I would guess is more accurate) if this staff survived by Marinelli was done, Richard would put more of an emphasis on acquiring real DTs, but who knows.

The actual DTs they have on the roster won't matter if they don't change the scheme.

When they have the DT taking himself outside the hash-marks and the RB cuts back inside where no DTs are located, even the biggest and best DT won't help stop that run when he is 10 yards away.

The Cowboys just don't seem to understand modern run blocking schemes either on defense or on their own offense.

Other teams constantly get the leverage advantage on the Cowboys defense and on the Cowboy offense in the running game.

It's worse now that the Rams exploited the Cowboys problems with the concept in the playoffs.

The Zone Run Blocking scheme was rare back when Marinelli was moving up as an NFL coach in the Nineties. The Broncos and OL coach Alex Gibbs were about the only team running it.

Now all teams use some amount of Zone Blocking.

The Cowboys defense is actually OK against straight ahead man-blocking. It's anything that gets them moving sideways that is their biggest weakness.

 

[DuncanIso]

I can agree with that point about the DL alignments and concepts and even personnel might be different.

That being said, if you look at Ricard's time as DC in Seattle, they weren't a heavy blitz team either, instead relying on mostly 4 man rushes.

My gut (hope, I would guess is more accurate) if this staff survived by Marinelli was done, Richard would put more of an emphasis on acquiring real DTs, but who knows.

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports...-he-blitzed-too-much-a-look-into-the-numbers/

 

[Sydla]

https://www.seattletimes.com/sports...-he-blitzed-too-much-a-look-into-the-numbers/

From your article.......

According to Pro Football Focus, the Seahawks blitzed just 22 percent of the time (PFF judges a blitz as any time a defense rushes more players than it has on its line, so meaning five or more in a 4-3, which is Seattle’s most common alignment).

That was tied with the Eagles for the fifth-lowest blitz percentage in the NFL ahead of only the Chargers, Jacksonville, Bengals and Bills (and, yes, it’s interesting that two other defenses that are similar in philosophy to Seattle’s — the Chargers (where former Seattle DC Gus Bradley is the coordinator) and Jaguars (where former Seattle assistant Todd Wash runs the defense), were below the Seahawks, at 19 and 21 percent, respectively. Atlanta, where another former Seattle DC, Dan Quinn, is the head coach, was just above the Seahawks at 23 percent.

You basically proved my point. No one said they never blitzed or were aggressive. But over the course of the season, they were not an uber aggressive team in Seattle playing a lot of man and bringing blitzes.

Did you even read the article?

 

[khiladi]

i.e. Marinelli hates the blitz. KR likes to blitz [based on Legion of Boom]

Marinelli wants to play BBDB. KR wants to use pressure and 4-2-5 blitzes.

This defense is wrecking our season.

Again.

Seattle basically rushed four and they could bring pressure doing it. Their secondary was just that elite and very aggressive against receivers.

That was just an all-time great defense in this modern era of passing.

Plus, their defensive edge is because of Pete Carroll. Atlanta’s HC is probably more a product of hype as Richards. Further, Richards career is basically from Carroll. Carroll brought him from USC and KR was fired, so who knows the reality..

 

[408Cowboy]

I'm just glad he said progress not process.

 

[BigD_95]

a work in progress? Isn't this pretty much the same players as last year on defense that you have been a part of? Or does he need 10 years like Garrett also?

 

[DuncanIso]

From your article.......



You basically proved my point. No one said they never blitzed or were aggressive. But over the course of the season, they were not an uber aggressive team in Seattle playing a lot of man and bringing blitzes.

Did you even read the article?

yes. I kind of agree with some of your post.

Interesting article.

It looks like KR likes to blitz, but not excessive. 22 percent isn't bad.

I'd be interested to see what Marinelli's percentage is.

 

[CooterBrown]

People seem to totally forget that Pete Carrol fired Richard. There was a reason for it and I think we are seeing that reason.

 

[MysteryIceGuro]

yes. I kind of agree with some of your post.

Interesting article.

It looks like KR likes to blitz, but not excessive. 22 percent isn't bad.

I'd be interested to see what Marinelli's percentage is.

Doesn't that further the point that Rod is calling the plays and not Richard? If he's been claimed the DC in Dallas, why did he have such a high blitz percentage in Seattle but not here? Is it possible that Rod calls some defensive plays?

 

[CyberB0b]

When Richard was the DC in Seattle, they played mostly the same zones we see now and straight up with 4 man fronts................ little man defense, little blitzing, etc.

He's calling the defenses here. It's been well reported and again you can literally see him during games calling in the plays.

Yup, and it's the same defense that got him fired. He goes back to the USC days with Carroll and still got the axe. That should tell you everything you need to know.

 

[DuncanIso]

Doesn't that further the point that Rod is calling the plays and not Richard? If he's been claimed the DC in Dallas, why did he have such a high blitz percentage in Seattle but not here? Is it possible that Rod calls some defensive plays?

Did some digging.

Dallas is blitzing on 19 percent of passing plays.

47 blitzes. 5 sacks. 14 1st downs.

189 Non blitzes. 9 sacks. 54 1st downs.

Splits by Pass Rush Type:

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2019_opp_splits.htm

Not very aggressive.

BBDB.

 

[Sydla]

yes. I kind of agree with some of your post.

Interesting article.

It looks like KR likes to blitz, but not excessive. 22 percent isn't bad.

I'd be interested to see what Marinelli's percentage is.

22% was bottom 5 in the league.

So I wouldn't say he likes to blitz at all.

 

[Sydla]

Doesn't that further the point that Rod is calling the plays and not Richard? If he's been claimed the DC in Dallas, why did he have such a high blitz percentage in Seattle but not here? Is it possible that Rod calls some defensive plays?

I'll say it again, a bit louder this time.......................

RICHARD DID NOT BLITZ A LOT IN SEATTLE.

 

[MysteryIceGuro]

I'll say it again, a bit louder this time.......................

RICHARD DID NOT BLITZ A LOT IN SEATTLE.

He may not have blitzed much in Seattle, but regardless of that he did blitz more in Seattle than he does here. Why is that? Though the bar wasn't set high in the first place, why has it sunken even lower?

 

[DuncanIso]

Last season, Dallas blitz percentage was 28 percent.

https://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/2018_splits.htm

A big drop off from last year to this year.


More BBDB this year than last???