Orlando Scandrick, clearly our best defensive player

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Scandrick and McClain have that attitude and toughness you want in defenders. Sterling Moore has some of that too but nowhere near the talent those two have. Melton and Crawford have made noise on the d line. Demarcus Lawrence and JJ Wilcox are still in the "potential" category but seem to have the right mindset too. Sean Lee is clutch WHEN HEALTHY. I'd love to see Rolando McClain and Sterling Moore re-signed before they hit the market. The rest of this defense is suspect...slow and soft.

We'll need another CB, another pass-rushing DE, and still need a FS this off-season.
 

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Carr simply has lost all feel for playing the ball in the air. He's interference waiting to happen.

alshon should have been flagged for offensive pass interference on that td though.

he clearly tugged carr's jersey to gain separation.
 

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To be fair Orlando Scandrick wasn't always good.. props to the Cowboys for sticking with him and letting him develop. Because if it was up to the fans good ol' Scandrick would of kicked rocks a long time ago.
 

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Safeties have played well. Church isn't a superstar but he's solid and he get's his secondary sorted out for the most part. Wilcox has made vast improvements in his second year, I expect he'll only get better. I agree the pass rush isn't great but we all expected that. Scandrick and Rolando are definitely tied for best defensive player. Crawford, Melton and Hitchens are behind them in my opinion.
 

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scandrick,moore, ro and crawford showed up large tonight.

just absolutely love ro when he tackles ...

you stay hit.
 

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To be fair Orlando Scandrick wasn't always good.. props to the Cowboys for sticking with him and letting him develop. Because if it was up to the fans good ol' Scandrick would of kicked rocks a long time ago.

A ton of fans always felt he had potential though.
 

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realistically... knowing the whole D can't be replaced next year...
give me 3 lineman (1 stud, 1 potential stud)
2 linebackers, (one starter next to Lee and McClain)
3 Db's (1 starter, 1 to challenge a starter, 1 to develop)

I would cut Melton and use that $9 million to get Suh to come here. Draft another DE and hope Lawerence pans out next year.
Resign Durant and draft DB's.
 

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Moore plays pretty damn well & so do our safeties lay off its the complete trash on the line at fault here. Don't blame the secondary

I think our safeties suck. including Church. I don't know what people see in him.

I want my safety to prevent the long pass, the bomb. Help the DB. Blanket the receiver on anything at least over 30 yards.

That one-hander that Brandon caught should never have been complete. My safety should have been there on the 2nd bobble.
 

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Carr simply has lost all feel for playing the ball in the air. He's interference waiting to happen.
Holley said he's lost his confidence. I agree. Holley said a successful football player has to be cocky and think he's the best player on the field. Said Carr is thinking out there. Measuring every step.

In Carr's locker room interviews he seems so meek and lowly. Always holding his arms and rubbing his shoulders.
 

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I think our safeties suck. including Church. I don't know what people see in him.

I want my safety to prevent the long pass, the bomb. Help the DB. Blanket the receiver on anything at least over 30 yards.

That one-hander that Brandon caught should never have been complete. My safety should have been there on the 2nd bobble.

Church should have blown him up. Just like he should have blown up Odell Beckham Jr.
 

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Scandrick and McClain have that attitude and toughness you want in defenders. Sterling Moore has some of that too but nowhere near the talent those two have. Melton and Crawford have made noise on the d line. Demarcus Lawrence and JJ Wilcox are still in the "potential" category but seem to have the right mindset too. Sean Lee is clutch WHEN HEALTHY. I'd love to see Rolando McClain and Sterling Moore re-signed before they hit the market. The rest of this defense is suspect...slow and soft.

We'll need another CB, another pass-rushing DE, and still need a FS this off-season.

It's no coincidence that OScan, RoMc and Moore are friends on the team (per OScan & Moore).
 

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Church should have blown him up. Just like he should have blown up Odell Beckham Jr.

Guess whose hit knocked Marshall out of the game?

This "Church sucks" noise is nonsense. Typical fan overreaction bs.
 

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He needs to get his props. He's the DB we all hoped we could draft in past years. He's the overall defensive player you want at every position.

We need to build around him, get him some real safeties, and a pass rush.

He's surrounded by trash. Complete trash. Especially the other bums playing corner.

Did you say something? It's hard for me to read any of your posts due your sig pic.
 

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Guess whose hit knocked Marshall out of the game?

This "Church sucks" noise is nonsense. Typical fan overreaction bs.

It was Church, with a knee to the back. He needs to be more consistent though. There are times where he lets up and takes a poor angle. Wilcox too. They are average at this point.
 

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Ro and Orlando are the top two in my book.

Crawford is up and coming and Lawrence needs the offseason to develop.
 

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Ro Mc, O Scan, Moore, Crawford, and Church are keeping us together on D right now. Hitchens has been a surprise as well.

Wilcox missed a shot on Cutler before he scored, that irks me....
 

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Give me Scandrick first, then R McClain, then Church and, probably, Crawford or Mincey after that. We need a lot of talent, still, on defense.
 
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