Let's Face it, today is about the Cowboys Defense!

[Fletch]

Romo was right, this was the toughest defense it has sen all year!

Agreed, and our NONAMES (WE-FENSE) did their job!

 

[sbark]

Run defense got a lot stiffer with Carter in the Middle........D.Law--a heck of a time for a sack, and then a strip and recovery for the hat trick.

 

[xwalker]

The Cowboys Offense will be efficient. But the playoffs are about defense, this is the day that the defense will be the hero or the goat. If goat then we will know where the draft for the Cowboys will be going.

Good call. The defense held it together and gave the offense a chance to get back into the game.

 

[xwalker]

Marinelli is a beast. Our best DLineman is Tyrone Crawford and he probably would be the 3rd or most likely the 4th best DT on the Lions

Good point.

 

[CF74]

I think we already know where the problems lie. If the offense puts up 40 all the defense has to do is make a few stops.

Well GB has a softer D so maybe a high scoring game in Lambeau...

 

[sbark]

G.Bay not gonna stop the blitz.......gotta shore that up, not sure why Detroit stopped.

 

[MissouriCowboy]

G.Bay not gonna stop the blitz.......gotta shore that up, not sure why Detroit stopped.

Det got burned some and backed up. Suh sure was gassed at times today

 

[Doomsday101]

No doubt defense is an area that Dallas will need to upgrade but I will say this current unit plays with a lot of heart, they give it everything they have and find ways to make big plays to help this team win.

 

[JohnsKey19]

G.Bay not gonna stop the blitz.......gotta shore that up, not sure why Detroit stopped.

Yeah but they aren't nearly as stout up front as Detroit. The blitz may or may not be an issue but I expect the 2nd and 3rd down yardage to gain will be much different than today.

 

[jobberone]

Well GB has a softer D so maybe a high scoring game in Lambeau...

I don't have a good feel for this game coming up. I wanna say we will blitz some but my guess is we will play a lot of nickel and dime using our front four and occasional LB to get pressure. I'd have to look and see how well GB did against the blitz and Rodgers against pressure.

 

[Texas_Pete]

Media dogged our defense all year, but they gave up 3 points in the 2nd half of a playoff game. Zero TDs for Megatron either. I'm proud of them!

 

[CF74]

I don't have a good feel for this game coming up. I wanna say we will blitz some but my guess is we will play a lot of nickel and dime using our front four and occasional LB to get pressure. I'd have to look and see how well GB did against the blitz and Rodgers against pressure.

Rodgers will be playing on one leg, I like our chances...

 

[Parche]

Today was about no quitting. Nice outing that second half.

Green Bay, here we go!

 

[jobberone]

Rodgers will be playing on one leg, I like our chances...

I forgot about that. He can run so maybe he doesn't make plays with his legs on that bad wheel.

 

[jobberone]

Media dogged our defense all year, but they gave up 3 points in the 2nd half of a playoff game. Zero TDs for Megatron either. I'm proud of them!

Yeah, I've mostly worried about the defense and I will again this week. But I'm worried about our O now. Teams are going to keep attacking those A gaps.

 

[Gameover]

Why can't we be a team?!

 

[perrykemp]

I don't have a good feel for this game coming up. I wanna say we will blitz some but my guess is we will play a lot of nickel and dime using our front four and occasional LB to get pressure. I'd have to look and see how well GB did against the blitz and Rodgers against pressure.

I think this is the approach the Cowboys will take as well.

In a perfect world the Cowboys are in at least nickel at all times against GB.

Pulling that off will depend largely on how the Cowboy's front can handle Lacy.

 

[Texas_Pete]

Yeah, I've mostly worried about the defense and I will again this week. But I'm worried about our O now. Teams are going to keep attacking those A gaps.

Fun fact: GB gives up 4.3 ypg on the ground. We'll be able to run on them and keep Rodgers on the sidelines.

LINK: http://espn.go.com/nfl/statistics/team/_/stat/rushing/position/defense

 

[Rogerthat12]

Det got burned some and backed up. Suh sure was gassed at times today

Even Romo said their pass rushers got tired and they exploited it!

 

[Gaede]

Even Romo said their pass rushers got tired and they exploited it!

They looked entirely different in the second half, for sure. You could see that even our tiny commitment to the run gassed them as time went on.