Mash That Panic Button All You Want

[perrykemp]

Our d did force the rams to kick 7 field goals....so there is that

If you let A-Rod into the redzone 7 times bad things are going to happen.

The Packers will pick the living hell out of Dallas's young DBs.

 

[RomoFor6]

He has been finding a way. he was making plays all over the field yesterday on the run. Curious y the coach aabandoned the run in the second half.

Don't bother criticizing Garrett to that idiot, he thinks there is nothing wrong with the scheme, offense, or Garrett. Said so yesterday.

 

[zekecowboy]

Wait until after Rodgers and Green Bay beat Dallas this coming weekend. More people will be in panic mode.

Dallas decided to retool the secondary.
Dallas will have growing pains this year. Dallas will be much better next year.

 

[kevm3]

that's the problem with the cowboys. give the people more hopium. give them more excuses. It's never about performing NOW. It's always in the future that will be better and we've been hearing this same story for the whole of JG's tenure. As a head coach, it's time for him to show up.

Another problem is our 'GMs' decided to make the bone-headed decision to blow up the secondary, the best unit of our defense last year, and now we have a convenient excuse for more mediocrity because 'we need to give the rookies time to grow' and 'zeke is about to be suspended.' Meanwhile, a 1st year, 31 year old head coach has the Rams looking like one of the best teams in the league. If we lost next game, which is very possible, given it is greenbay, and the eagles win, then we're 2-3 while they are possibly 4 and 1. Extremely difficult to dig yourself out of that hole. By the time the rookies actually 'show up' and gel, we may already be out of playoff contention. In fact, it's not even about the rookies gelling. Jourdan Lewis has been fantastic, as has Xavier Woods. It's about mediocre play in the safety positions and a nonexistent passrush if Lawrence isn't doing anything. The guys on those units, safety and d-line, have been here for years, so it's not really about gelling with them. It's just that they don't have much talent.

 

[bsbellomy]

Offense scored 30 points. Then they quit scoring.

But 30 should've been enough.

The Rams kept scoring, our D could not stop them.

We knew going into this year our secondary was going to have growing pains. That it was likely going to cost us a few games.

Well here's one of them.

So obviously there will be no 11 game winning streak this year.

But people already mashing the panic button are over reacting. There's 12 games left to play.

We got nipped in a close one. A 4th quarter surge carried us over the top a week ago vs. the Cards. A defensive collapse in the 4th and 2 turnovers doomed us in another close one this Sunday.

This team is still not built to come from behind once it's forced out of it's comfort zone, the ball control template that worked so well for us last year. Get a lead, run the ball alot, win the time of possession, keep the other team's offense off the field, and most importantly: DON'T TURN IT OVER.

We got 12 games to fix the problems with the running game and stop the turnovers. This *is* achievable.
Just think: without the 2 turnovers, especially the Switzer fumble deep on our side of the field, the Rams don't score 10 of their points.

The coaches are very aware we turned it over twice, the Rams none. Winning that turnover battle is a big game key, and we lost that yesterday.

We do need to start Woods and get him acclimated now, take our lumps now, go back to bringing in Heath only on limited snaps. We have rookies out there learning the ropes. I say take the lumps now, get to the midpoint of the season at 5-3 and then do a big 2nd half push for the division lead.

When we're 2-3 games out of 1st place AND have dropped a game to a division rival, that's panic time. We're not even close to that yet.

Maybe it's because it's overreaction Monday but I feel like we've been passed in talent by at least 10 teams, the team that just beat us included, because we spent the FA in the bargain bin, drafted a non-contributor with our biggest pick, and of course let half our defense walk in FA. Apparently everyone but us realized the offseason goal was to improve your team.

 

[SoBlue128]

A bad defense with an average offense at best amounts to maybe a 5-6 win season. Philly and Was at this moment by far are the class of this division

 

[DrunkWithPower]

that's the problem with the cowboys. give the people more hopium. give them more excuses. It's never about performing NOW. It's always in the future that will be better and we've been hearing this same story for the whole of JG's tenure. As a head coach, it's time for him to show up.

Another problem is our 'GMs' decided to make the bone-headed decision to blow up the secondary, the best unit of our defense last year, and now we have a convenient excuse for more mediocrity because 'we need to give the rookies time to grow' and 'zeke is about to be suspended.' Meanwhile, a 1st year, 31 year old head coach has the Rams looking like one of the best teams in the league. If we lost next game, which is very possible, given it is greenbay, and the eagles win, then we're 2-3 while they are possibly 4 and 1. Extremely difficult to dig yourself out of that hole. By the time the rookies actually 'show up' and gel, we may already be out of playoff contention. In fact, it's not even about the rookies gelling. Jourdan Lewis has been fantastic, as has Xavier Woods. It's about mediocre play in the safety positions and a nonexistent passrush if Lawrence isn't doing anything. The guys on those units, safety and d-line, have been here for years, so it's not really about gelling with them. It's just that they don't have much talent.

I don't know that our secondary was a strength last season, but I agree with everything else. I will also admit we have had the worst D-line for as long as I can remember. Year after year no pressure up front. Even the last few years Ware was here it was a problem. Until we get this fixed the secondary is going to get burned game after game. Sucks for us...

 

[RoboQB]

 

[Stash]

I was just about to post this!

 

[John813]

Snore, our underfunded defense needs the offense to sustain drives in the 2nd half. Defense has always been terrible and neglected, the offense is placing too much time and scoring pressure on them this season.

Defense may of be terrible, but they weren't neglected.
High picks have been used on the defense. Just that they either fall under expectations or the players that do pan out can't plug all the holes. Not like we are spending big FA money on the offense. Most of our FA signings have been on the D. They just aren't that good of players to begin with.

 

[WillieBeamen]

Don't bother criticizing Garrett to that idiot, he thinks there is nothing wrong with the scheme, offense, or Garrett. Said so yesterday.

Speak to me directly without this passive aggressive nonsense.

Like I said, you know nothing about football. But I got u,. They made a book especially for you

 

[THEHEREAFTER]

Blah Blah Blah... bench Dak.. bring Romo out of the booth. Fire Garrett, bench Zeke, bench Dez... THAT is the only way we prosper as a team and as an organization. ..

 

[waving monkey]

GB is a must win game, or this team is lost. It is on the coaches. If they want to keep their jobs, they best change their ways. Only thing is Jerry don't have the balls to to make change.

GB is a must win game or the zoners will implode

 

[noshame]

Damn thanks for the heads up on when to panic I just had no idea.

 

[jazzcat22]

Wait until after Rodgers and Green Bay beat Dallas this coming weekend. More people will be in panic mode.

Dallas decided to retool the secondary.
Dallas will have growing pains this year. Dallas will be much better next year.

That has been said every year for the past 20 years...wait until next year...growing pains this year...we will be better by the end of the year. I have said this many times myself. Though I still believe that to a degree, but from what I seen so far, I should call myself a liar.
I am mostly down on the coaching staff and the FO reluctance to make any changes. I may get over it with a few wins, like 4 or 5 wins in a row.

 

[jazzcat22]

GB is a must win game or the zoners will implode

Heck I will implode.

 

[Sydla]

Offense scored 30 points. Then they quit scoring.

But 30 should've been enough.

The Rams kept scoring, our D could not stop them.

We knew going into this year our secondary was going to have growing pains. That it was likely going to cost us a few games.

Well here's one of them.

So obviously there will be no 11 game winning streak this year.

But people already mashing the panic button are over reacting. There's 12 games left to play.

We got nipped in a close one. A 4th quarter surge carried us over the top a week ago vs. the Cards. A defensive collapse in the 4th and 2 turnovers doomed us in another close one this Sunday.

This team is still not built to come from behind once it's forced out of it's comfort zone, the ball control template that worked so well for us last year. Get a lead, run the ball alot, win the time of possession, keep the other team's offense off the field, and most importantly: DON'T TURN IT OVER.

We got 12 games to fix the problems with the running game and stop the turnovers. This *is* achievable.
Just think: without the 2 turnovers, especially the Switzer fumble deep on our side of the field, the Rams don't score 10 of their points.

The coaches are very aware we turned it over twice, the Rams none. Winning that turnover battle is a big game key, and we lost that yesterday.

We do need to start Woods and get him acclimated now, take our lumps now, go back to bringing in Heath only on limited snaps. We have rookies out there learning the ropes. I say take the lumps now, get to the midpoint of the season at 5-3 and then do a big 2nd half push for the division lead.

When we're 2-3 games out of 1st place AND have dropped a game to a division rival, that's panic time. We're not even close to that yet.

We could be 2 games out of first place by the end of this week with us having GB and Philly getting a beat up Arizona team at home and down 2 games in the conference tiebreaker.

So yeah, we might be close to that time when we need to worry.

 

[Sydla]

LOL at this logic that it is perfectly acceptable for this franchise to ignore the fact they went 13-3 last year and instead, use this year as a rebuilding year to spring board to the 2018 season.

Is there no limits to the excuse making that goes on at times?

 

[jazzcat22]

LOL at this logic that it is perfectly acceptable for this franchise to ignore the fact they went 13-3 last year and instead, use this year as a rebuilding year to spring board to the 2018 season.

Is there no limits to the excuse making that goes on at times?

And they will use this excuse as to why they will / need to keep this coaching staff around another few years if no playoffs or one and done again.
it will be, well, our young players on defense will be better in the 2nd year....we had 2 new OL, they will improve....

I can't disagree with that thinking...but that thinking is getting old, like 20 years old.
They need to get it together starting this Sunday. There is no accountability with this team.

I am usually more positive than negative as you know, but this has been frustrating so far. I expected growing pains in this D, as well as the OL. But poor tackling and angles is just poor football and poor coaching. 4 games, the should have shown more discipline in that 4th game.

 

[Doomsay]

Defense may of be terrible, but they weren't neglected.
High picks have been used on the defense. Just that they either fall under expectations or the players that do pan out can't plug all the holes. Not like we are spending big FA money on the offense. Most of our FA signings have been on the D. They just aren't that good of players to begin with.

They weren't necessarily neglected, but the offense still has about 70% more of the cap allocated to them. That will change a bit with Tony's dead cap coming off the books and the retirement of Witten (hopefully). This defense did fairly well last year protecting leads and playing offenses that were forced into single dimensional catch up schemes. The defense also benefited from reduced exposure due to the offense's effective ground game (2nd in TOP last year, 23rd this year). I agree that lousy drafting and dumpster dive FA is the main problem with our defense, along with our anemic soft zone, but that's the reality, and the team needs the offense to perform at high level and sustain drives to protect a below average defense.