Rebuilding the Defense

[vlad]

1) I strongly suspect Eberflus will be the DC next season if for no other reason than you can't keep firing your DC every offseason.

Jerry says, dare me. But yeah, they think of him as a former HC or something. I dont really blame him, our talent is awful, he thought he was going to have Micah + Osa to fuel his scheme, and our LBs are just awful.

I've never seen a team value MLB so little.

 

[CowboyFrog]

Again for those of you calling for the DC's head, he is not coaching to never seal the cutback, dont cover TE's and for the saftey's to never be in position..no DC coaches that..this GM gave him a division 3 college defense and said.."Do your best"..lol

 

[Majic]

This organization needs a complete change in philosophy.

1. The head coach needs to hire the DC
2. The style of defense the DC employs needs to change. Small quick guys who can't tackle aren't cutting it. Yes you will need some speed but you also need big guys who can tackle well. A NT and MLB are requirements to upgrade this defense.

The Bill Parcells template-it works.

 

[Cowboyny]

I have already given up on Kneeland and Liafau. They both suck.

They are still prospects would are in that developmental stage, use that 3 year rule, must make an impact next year or we will replace them

 

[Cowboyny]

The Cowboys are one man away from winning again. That's the GM. Until he is replaced this team will struggle because the senile old man running this team has no idea what he is doing. And, with each year, he gets worse.

The first thing the Cowboys need to change is stop destroying relationships with your best players. Micah was not the problem on defense. Diggs is not the problem in the secondary. Micah is gone and Diggs is probably on his way out. Who is next? Who are we going to blame next?

The Cowboys had an opportunity to help the defense in the 2025 draft. The draft was loaded with quality DTs. Derrick Harmon looks like he might be the next Fletcher Cox. How about a DTs like that playing next to Micah Parsons the next 4 or 5 years?

When the GM starts taking defense more seriously, the defense will improve. But using 7th round picks to build the middle of the DL is never going to work.

Jerry gets too close to his players and doesn’t treat it like a business. This is one of the reasons why you should have a football guy in place

 

[Cowboyny]

Why is OSA a keeper? Is it just based on his contract? What exactly is he good at?

I totally agree and wasn’t a supporter of resigning him, but now they are stuck with him for at least 2 seasons

 

[slick325]

Dallas will have its 4th DC in 6 years next season. Rebuilding the defense requires having a plan and a system that you select players to fit. Dallas has no plan. Dallas has no idea what type of players they need to make themselves successful.

The GM needs to allow his HC to select a DC. Then listen to his HC and DC as it pertains to the type of players they like.

 

[Cowboyny]

Jerry and company don’t have the patience to stick with that plan. His refusal to not be uncomfortable is killing the football team. Jerry will not use free agency because he doesn’t trust the market. Jerry has not gotten over his two free agents defensive failures during the Romo era. Willie made a good post yesterday about rebuilding the defense but we all know Jerry would never do that. He doesn’t trust his player development and free agency enough. What coach has Jerry ever taken a chance on that doesn’t have Cowboys or NFL ties.

If they stay this course, expect Dave Campo years post Dak

 

[Cowboyny]

We can cut Clark and save $21.5m CAP? If we're going for it now (which I agree) that money could be used in 2026 prorated signing bonus would for two decent/good defensive players .....if Jerry went for it.

They can create over 100 million of space even without touching Clark’s contract. It is up to them to spend the money, if they don’t only will get worse

 

[Cowboyny]

Let’s be honest about Clark and Osa. Solomon Thomas has been our best defensive tackle all season long. Clark needs to be let go in the offseason so we can get some more cap space and Osa was a product of Micah.

Disagree, Clark has played well outside of that Carolina game. OSA is the one who has really struggled

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

Ok. so how and when do we achieve Pt 1. Who are we going to poach, who's willing to come in,to coach the worst Defense, with limited job security and a woeful talent stream.

That's not our job to figure out.

 

[Skynet]

Unfortunately thats not how it works here


The scheme you run is dependent on if the owner is comfortable with the dc that runs it

Truer words were never spoken

 

[Skynet]

This defense is giving montee kiffin - Rod marinelli vibes. It seems as though there
Are people in this thread defending eberflus , which is ridiculous but not suprising
Jerry could have hired Rex Ryan but he had to hire Eberflus . Typical Jerry move

 

[CowboyFrog]

This defense is giving montee kiffin - Rod marinelli vibes. It seems as though there
Are people in this thread defending eberflus , which is ridiculous but not suprising
Jerry could have hired Rex Ryan but he had to hire Eberflus . Typical Jerry move

noty defending the DC more like stating the obvious... you can not make chicken salad out of chicken ____!

 

[Skynet]

noty defending the DC more like stating the obvious... you can not make chicken salad out of chicken ____!

It’s not like this is an either/ or proposition . The cowboys have a bad defensive coordinator and lack talent on defense

 

[Cowboyny]

no new DC...that would be 4th in 4 years and consistency and continuity is key.

I agree with the list you have. get rid of everybody else.

I can't tell you how bad this defense is and it all start with run defense which sets up the rest to be bad. we gave up almost 200 yards rushing yesterday and they were rushing at will. when teams can do that, they keep you on your heels. 2nd and 4, 2nd and 2....they can essentially run anything and you have no idea. the pass defense is even worse.

this defense is not athletic at all. they are slllloooowww over all. they are also stupid, add that to the slow and lack of athleticsm and they are always trailing. on top of that they can't tackle. can't tell you how many tackles they missed. by end of season, they will be the all time worst defense in the league. right now they are second to 2012 Saints.

Product of bottom feeding free agency and not using draft resources in defense.

 

[CowboyFrog]

It’s not like this is an either/ or proposition . The cowboys have a bad defensive coordinator and lack talent on defense

The Cowboys have a bad GM like the worst over the last 30 years.. kinda like the QB,DE this player sucks that coach sucks..all those conversations have a huge astrik by them because how can we judge them when we know the GM is the problem?

 

[Skynet]

The Cowboys have a bad GM like the worst over the last 30 years.. kinda like the QB,DE this player sucks that coach sucks..all those conversations have a huge astrik by them because how can we judge them when we know the GM is the problem?

Ver true . It seems like the cowboys are doomed to repeat the same mistakes every year. Almost like the movie Groundhog Day

 

[Captain-Crash]

Yep, let's fire him and see if we can find a miracle worker to crap players out of his butt to play defense. lmao........Jerry might listen to you guys sooner than later, so you will think he's trying or doing something. Don't forget the "gear", you too can look like a noob who plays for the Cowboys....... lmao.....

 

[Captain-Crash]

Headlines
Jerry Jones fires DC, fans high-five each other thinking Jerry is really getting serious now...

hey, don't forget your "gear" Jerry is serious now.