Hiero said:
You do realize he started with an expansion team right? lol. you expect an expansion team to have a top defense? please...
Their first year, Houston had a good defense. Their defense is what led them to their few wins. Each year since, they haven't been quite as good. But they haven't been putrid either. Their offense has and that puts a lot of pressure on the defense.
There are some that just plain hate Zimmer. Everything is his fault and when the defense does something well, he gets no credit at all.
This was Dallas worst offensive performance of the year. The defense kept the team in the game. Could they play better? Yes. There can be improvements in the d-line, the linebackers and the secondary. But they did some things well. They made up for terrible coverage early against Moss. They held Collins to his poorest game of the season. He only had 218 yards of which 79 came on one play early in the game.
The rookies are doing more. The veterans are adjusting to the system. This thing isn't going to come together in just the first 4 weeks of the season. It is a project that is evolving and growing. I think the final product will be something special and we were start seeing good signs of it after the bye week.