Parcells needs a Def. Philosophy change

[Aliencowboy]

Just read the Ware comments about Merriman, it's amazing that Parcells will talk about percentage offense. How turnovers will dictate games and yet he doesn't have a defense philosophy that will try to create them.

That swaring blitzing defense that creates pressure and shut down Manning for the last five years, yea we won't do that. We'll to cover you to death for 5 minutes. Leftwich seemed to have beat good coverage. Great defenses dictate what happens. Parcells is passive and in order not to fail. It's not a philosophy that the top defenses have.

Ware is a waste in coverage. They should use him as SD does Merriman. Our defense never scores points and has ranked low in turnovers for a long time.
It's no wonder we watch teams slowly pull back into games. They figure out the scheme and start to pick it apart alla Jacksonville.

It's sad to hear Ware's and Ellis' comments. I could see if we had Frazier covering, but we don't. With the rules now, even the best corners can't cover for ever.

 

[AbeBeta]

Why? So that you can get more fantasy value out of Ware?

 

[InmanRoshi]

Yeah, who cares about winning football games. Its all about individual statistics and meaningless self congratulatory pats on the backs for getting the better of the two.

 

[cowheel]

Just read the Ware comments about Merriman, it's amazing that Parcells will talk about percentage offense. How turnovers will dictate games and yet he doesn't have a defense philosophy that will try to create them.

That swaring blitzing defense that creates pressure and shut down Manning for the last five years, yea we won't do that. We'll to cover you to death for 5 minutes. Leftwich seemed to have beat good coverage. Great defenses dictate what happens. Parcells is passive and in order not to fail. It's not a philosophy that the top defenses have.

Ware is a waste in coverage. They should use him as SD does Merriman. Our defense never scores points and has ranked low in turnovers for a long time.
It's no wonder we watch teams slowly pull back into games. They figure out the scheme and start to pick it apart alla Jacksonville.

It's sad to hear Ware's and Ellis' comments. I could see if we had Frazier covering, but we don't. With the rules now, even the best corners can't cover for ever.

Parcell's scheme is more conservative than San Diego's of course.
We'de rather risk fewer big plays and make teams have to put together long drives to beat us.

You'll see the price San Diego's defense plays for being so aggressive up front once they play some decent teams.

I'm willing to bet that by seasons end - Dallas' defense will be ranked above San Diego's in the points allowed category.

Don't forget their pass defense was ranked near the bottom of the league last season...

 

[StarAmongStars]

Zimmer's got to go, he's not a wartime coordinator and his vanilla schemes are going to cost this team games this season!

 

[Doomsday101]

There are time that Dallas is very aggressive with the defense. I think it is smart to pick and choose within a game of how aggressive you are as well as when to be a bit on the side of caution. I'm sure Philly wish they could take that blitz back that gave the Giants the winning TD.

 

[ric]

But are secondary is much better than the Chargers. The reason why they have to have a designated pass rusher (Merriman) is because they have guys that QB's can just pick apart. When we faced them last year Bledsoe had one of his best preformence agianst there secondary. We don't have those type of problems (Thank God). So why have Ware be a one trick player we he excels at many other things like playing in space and rerouting(?) recievers.

Something tells that if we pick Merriman we would be complaing about why is he getting beat by the WR or TE or why can't he make that tackle on the toss play.

 

[Duane]

Zimmer's got to go, he's not a wartime coordinator and his vanilla schemes are going to cost this team games this season!

Anybody that doesn't think Parcells controls what's happening on defense is fooling themselves.

 

[superpunk]

Trickblue, quick question...

Could we get an animated gif where a cowboys fan gets upset that "our" guy isn't getting all the media hype and attention - then, rather than observe the players, and the affect they're having on games - blame Parcells' and Zimmer's scheme because said player isn't putting up HOF stats, while the player the media obsesses over, beats up on a team/head coach that has absolutely no idea what they're doing.

Then, "our" guy can go out and have an absolutely dominant performance against an actual good team, with a good LT, which somehow fuels even more complaining.

Is there any way to get that done?

 

[Doomsday101]

Anybody that doesn't think Parcells controls what's happening on defense is fooling themselves.

Parcells has control over everything. I do think he allows a lot of input from the coordinators but in the end Bill runs the show. When Landry was here it was no different.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Ware is a waste in coverage. They should use him as SD does Merriman. Our defense never scores points and has ranked low in turnovers for a long time.
It's no wonder we watch teams slowly pull back into games. They figure out the scheme and start to pick it apart alla Jacksonville.

I have a difficult time understanding this point of view. IMO, Ware has shown that he has the ability to be one of the very best LBs (coverage) there is. I'd say that right now, Brooks is probably the best and has been for years. However, to me, Ware has the natural ability to be just as good in coverage. I like the fact that Ware is turning into a complete LB. Complete LBs can not be schemed. Pass Rush specialists can. I like how Ware is developing.

 

[Hoov]

There are time that Dallas is very aggressive with the defense. I think it is smart to pick and choose within a game of how aggressive you are as well as when to be a bit on the side of caution. I'm sure Philly wish they could take that blitz back that gave the Giants the winning TD.

Good point. the eagles were bltzing almost every 3rd and long. The giants only neded a few yards to get in better feild goal range and amani toomer was open all day on the short hooks and curl routes.

The giants with 3rd and 11 were counting on philly to blitz, eli just had to see where the single coverage was and heave the ball up. J Johnson was outcoached right there.

 

[Hoov]

But are secondary is much better than the Chargers. The reason why they have to have a designated pass rusher (Merriman) is because they have guys that QB's can just pick apart. When we faced them last year Bledsoe had one of his best preformence agianst there secondary. We don't have those type of problems (Thank God). So why have Ware be a one trick player we he excels at many other things like playing in space and rerouting(?) recievers.

Something tells that if we pick Merriman we would be complaing about why is he getting beat by the WR or TE or why can't he make that tackle on the toss play.

Hey, nice avatar, karl is awesome, love that cartoon. But havent seen it in a long time, is it still on ?

 

[superpunk]

Complete LBs can not be schemed. Pass Rush specialists can. I like how Ware is developing.

Excellent point. If a team has the right personnel, they can take advantage of a one-dimensional player. We've seen it accomplished for years with LaVar Arrington, after his initial burst onto the scene. Teams find out how to take advantage of him, and do it. I don't think that's gonna happen to Merriman, but given my druthers, I'd rather have the complete backer. Actually gives your defense MORE flexibility.

 

[wileedog]

Just read the Ware comments about Merriman, it's amazing that Parcells will talk about percentage offense. How turnovers will dictate games and yet he doesn't have a defense philosophy that will try to create them.

Blitzing has no correlation to turnovers.

Washington was an aggressive blitzing team last year, as was SD. Both created less TO's then we did.

Carolina and the Giants led the NFC in takeaways last year. Neither is an agressive blitzing team. Pittsburgh is, and had 2 more takeaways than we did, even though we were in the first year of a 3-4 with Ware learning a new position. Bellichiks Pats, for all the fancy schemes he draws up, only created 18 TOs last year.

 

[2much2soon]

Parcell's scheme is more conservative than San Diego's of course.
We'de rather risk fewer big plays and make teams have to put together long drives to beat us.

Problem is, when you start playing good offensive teams they will pick apart conservative defenses that play bend-don't-break.
See Jacksonville in the opener.
Also see Parcells first season with Dallas. Ended up being ranked statistically high on defense but got totally carved up by Car. in the playoffs.

 

[Wimbo]

Did anyone actually watch the Commanders game last week? Our Defense blitzed on numerous occasions. And, if Ware is back in coverage, it is typically because Ellis is pass rushing on that play. The defense scheme is smart, IMO. They are doing a good job of disguising where the rush is coming from. The Defense is ranked 8th in the league in yards allowed per game. They are getting the job done pretty well.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

Blitzing has no correlation to turnovers.

Washington was an aggressive blitzing team last year, as was SD. Both created less TO's then we did.

Carolina and the Giants led the NFC in takeaways last year. Neither is an agressive blitzing team. Pittsburgh is, and had 2 more takeaways than we did, even though we were in the first year of a 3-4 with Ware learning a new position. Bellichiks Pats, for all the fancy schemes he draws up, only created 18 TOs last year.

I think pressure, not neccessarily blitzing does. The quicker you can force decisions, the better opportunity you will have to create TOs or disrupt plays. It's pressure, not neccesarily blitzing that matters. Blitzing has it's own set of problems. Pressure can be accomplished with base personel if you have a good scheme and players that fit it. I would add that pressure is not only defensive. If you can score points, limit time of possesion, that makes defensive pressure 10 times more difficult to deal with for opposing teams. It's really a beautiful thing to behold when you have a team that can do these kinds of things.

 

[wileedog]

I think pressure, not neccessarily blitzing does. The quicker you can force decisions, the better opportunity you will have to create TOs or disrupt plays. It's pressure, not neccesarily blitzing that matters. Blitzing has it's own set of problems. Pressure can be accomplished with base personel if you have a good scheme and players that fit it. I would add that pressure is not only defensive. If you can score points, limit time of possesion, that makes defensive pressure 10 times more difficult to deal with for opposing teams. It's really a beautiful thing to behold when you have a team that can do these kinds of things.

I agree, but "pressure" is not a philosophy, blitzing is. Every coach wants his team to create pressure.

As I mentioned Carolina and the Giants were #1 and #2 in creating TO's last year in the NFC. Not coincidently, they have two of the best pass rushing front 4's in all of football. They don't blitz much because they don't need to.

That's where Parcell's wants to be. Get bigger, faster, stronger guys than you have and line them up and you should be able to get pressure. Diminish the risk of blitzing or having a 300lb DE trying to cover receivers in a zone blitz.

Again, none of this has anything to do with having a "defensive philosophy that doesn't create turnovers." Its just a different one than the people who want to see Ware get 15 sacks (and bugger all else) want to hear.

 

[ABQCOWBOY]

I agree, but "pressure" is not a philosophy, blitzing is. Every coach wants his team to create pressure.

Good post but I do not agree with this statement. I think pressure is a philosophy.

In fact, I believe that coaches who really understand it understand that it has to be a philosophy in order to work well. It has to be commen on all sides of the ball, in every phase of the game. Pressure works when it is a constint. Continuous pressure wares on you mentally. It creates break downs. If Pressure is not constint, it works against you more then for you.

However, I do agree with most of your post. You make valid points IMO.