Micah Calls Out Defense

[anava]

I think the defense is too sack happy. They need to get rid of that competition they said they were having. They are abandoning their responsibilities to get to the QB.

 

[TheMightyVanHalen]

Micah needs to look into the mirror. Either he's an average LBer, upset that he's playing LBer, or he's loafing. I don't like his effort when he's playing LBer. Especially on this play at the 11:30 mark.


Even when he's rushing the passer he doesn't look the same. Have they figured him out, is he out of gas or is he injured and we don't know about it? I don't think he's injured because I seen him run full speed at a RB coming out of the backfield with no limp or anything like that. I still love Micah but maybe all the praise his way went to his head a litte.

 

[G2]

Stopping the run isn’t gonna happen for this team this season. It’s impossible to fix that issue with the current personnel on the field. Maybe next year……..maybe

Agreed, we have a healthy stock of pass rushers and no bulk.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

I like it, but he looks like an LVE clone in everything except rushing the QB right now.

I like this, because some don't realize that Parsons is just as bad against the run as LVE.

But then again I keep letting everyone know that our one gap system is always going to struggle to stop the run. Because someone is always going to be out of position. You cannot expect seven guys to be on the same page, 60 plays a game.

 

[Cas2800]

Stop playing parsons at DE and play him in the middle at linebacker. Stop saving him for 3rd downs.

Ok coach. You know all the fixes, right?

 

[CowboyRoy]

Ok coach. You know all the fixes, right?

Looks like I have a stalker.

did I hurt your wittle feelings?

 

[Cas2800]

Just looking at all your hideous comments from a know it all "Super Fan". Pretty comical to say the least.

 

[FVSTONE]

https://amp.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article268715442.html

“No one is going to allows us just to rush, no one is going to allow us to be who we are,” said Parsons, the team’s leading sacker who spent more time playing run defense than rushing the passer against the Packers. “We got to put out this fire. Until we take out this fire, we are going to keep seeing it. If people want to keep doing their own thing, we are going to deal with this all year. We have to put this out. We have to be accountable. We have to stay in our gaps. We have to stop the run. Until we do that, it’s going to be a long year.”

Personally, I'm tired of watching Parsons look like an average LBer at best! Oh sure he can disrupt the line of scrimmage but when they play him at backer, he doesn't look any better than Jaylon Smith with his BIG 5 tackles yesterday....... (5) tackles, what a joke! All this LT talk needs to stop

 

[Pass2Run]

The Cowboys have given up over 200 yards rushing in every game since releasing Trysten Hill after not giving up 200 yards in any game before.. Meanwhile Hill's new team gave up 66 yards rushing in his first game seeing action.
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Probably just a coincidence though..
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LOL.. Yall know I'm kidding right?
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Kinda..

I will say this.. earlier in the season most of the damage on the ground was being done on the edges. Yesterday the Packers hit them right in the mouth between the tackles. They never even stopped even after falling behind two screws in the 4th quarter. That's when you know you have a real weakness.. when teams keep going at it even when the score would dictate they shouldn't.

This is going to continue to be a problem for this team.. and frankly I don't know how you address it.. Start Tank and Holston at DE? No matter what people say Parsons can't play DE full time.. He takes too much of a beating there and it's just a matter of time before he gets seriously hurt down there. At some point Quinn is going to have to admit that his 3 safety lineup doesn't work when teams are committed to running right at you. A 215 pound "linebacker" is always going to be a liability against the run. They need to school up Clark VERY quickly. He's faster than Kearse and Wilson anyway and obviously 30 pounds bigger.. He just doesn't know where to go ... yet.

Ouch.

I, too, think releasing Hill over someone like Gifford was a huge, huge mistake .

 

[RonWashington]

Is this more of a gap containment thing vs just getting beat at the POA?

Maybe some of you XO guys can elaborate on who the culprits may be.

I’ve consistently seen teams get the edge on the Pokes since game one Leonard Fournette swaggered into town . And it’s not a Tank issue per say more Fowler Armstrong and the linebackers . Barr has disappointed but he’s a one year rental . Let’s see if a heavy dose of Clark can at least bring speed & violence into the mix .

The little I bothered to listen to Broadside on the Fan post game he’s off blaming Diggs for refusing to put his hat into the crash and get involved from the corner . Really ? Diggs is about 10 out of 11 on my list of culprits with teams wide sprinting to daylight .

 

[kumizi]

He talks too much.

 

[Fontaine]

Talk is cheap young man, until you prove you can stop the run, you’re going to get hammered with it every week.

 

[GMO415]

So, more of the same next week in Minn.....

 

[TwentyOne]

Our DTs suck. Bohanna is not the player they thought he was gonna be

The inside is not the problem. DEs are.

People are killing us to the outside.

Parsons is not a DE, never has been (except for pass rushing situations). DFlaw is what he is. The rest of our DEs are the real problem. This will linger till next season.

 

[tyke1doe]

I think maybe there is some freelancing, the question is it free lancing because players are feeling pressure or is it free lancing to try and get money stats.

Good question.

 

[Proof]

not gonna lie though it’s kinda funny to see “micah calls out defense” and “dak throws teammates under bus”

 

[Proof]

The inside is not the problem. DEs are.

People are killing us to the outside.

Parsons is not a DE, never has been (except for pass rushing situations). DFlaw is what he is. The rest of our DEs are the real problem. This will linger till next season.

d flaw? lol no offense but you’re a moron

 

[Playmaker3128]

I don't understand what people expect Micah to do. he is only one player. If the guys in front of him aren't doing their job, idc if he's superman he can't make his way through nfl lineman on every play. Sure he can get off blocks, but if the o lineman are at the second level already there is nothing he can do.

Even the great ray lewis hated when the ravens went 3-4 d because he had to take on guards more often.

The defensive line is supposed to maintain gap responsibility so the linebackers can flow to the ball.

 

[buybuydandavis]

https://amp.star-telegram.com/sports/nfl/dallas-cowboys/article268715442.html

“No one is going to allows us just to rush, no one is going to allow us to be who we are,” said Parsons, the team’s leading sacker who spent more time playing run defense than rushing the passer against the Packers. “We got to put out this fire. Until we take out this fire, we are going to keep seeing it. If people want to keep doing their own thing, we are going to deal with this all year. We have to put this out. We have to be accountable. We have to stay in our gaps. We have to stop the run. Until we do that, it’s going to be a long year.”

Parson's snaps and energy should go toward rushing the passer first. If he's got extra after that, let him play some run defense. He's elite as a pass rusher. Not elite as an off the ball LB.

Our DTs ain't good. Hankins is getting worse instead of better.

 

[Creeper]

I haven't done any analysis yet but doesn't it seem like a lot of teams are struggling to stop the run? Not as much as the Cowboys but it seems like running may be making a bit of a comeback.

The Cowboys defense is predicated on the pass rush. Parsons had his first game without a pressure, but he only rushed 8 times. How does that happen? Before the game I have visions of Parsons chasing down Rodgers 4 or 5 times.