Rob Ryan

[jnday]

Since Ryan first became DC in Dallas, fans have feared and planned for him leaving to take HC position. I don't think fans have to worry any longer. Thoughts?

 

[Misanthrope]

I think he's overhyped but I also think the players he has to work with at this point are subpar, overall.

Rat, Lee, Carter...those were big losses.

 

[wileedog]

Since Ryan first became DC in Dallas, fans have feared and planned for him leaving to take HC position. I don't think fans have to worry any longer. Thoughts?

I honestly don't get what is going on with this guy this year. I thought he was brought in to implement new and exotic blitz packages and play an "aggressive" 3-4.

We blitz much less than the league average, and have absolutely laid off rookie QBs this season which makes absolutely no sense to me.

I get that the Safeties are injured, but you have a ton of money and picks invested in the CBs. Why are we consistently laying off rookies and rushing 3 on 3rd down to sit in a soft zone?

 

[Parcells4Life]

I've been upset with his results but remember we were a top 5 defense before he lost Lee, Carter and Ratliff. Hard to lose 3 pro bowl caliber players and still be dominant/aggressive.

I think he'll stay unless Garrett wants to go to a 4-3

 

[Lazyking]

I don't think he'd make a good HC just my opinon but I just think the Ryan family should just stick with what they know.

Furthermore, on the whole, I don't like total defensive guys that can't handle the QB as the head man.

 

[cannonball44]

If you told me before the season that we lost

Sean Lee
Bruce Carter
Kenyon Coleman
Ratliff
Church
Churchs replacement
random combination of Mike Jenkins and Scandrick

I wouldve expected worse results to be honest.

 

[JustDezIt]

Agnew, McCray, Frampton

 

[jbravo316]

I don't see other teams breaking down his door to be their hc either. Good coach but overated.

 

[Eskimo]

I agree that there need not be much fear about losing him to another team as a HC. He just doesn't handle the media very well and says a lot of dumb things. He doesn't have a HC demeanor on the sideline during games and loses his cool a lot. His resume in terms of having top defenses is basically non-existent.

However, I think the biggest blow is how badly his brother's team has fallen apart. NFL teams love to copy success. So if one twin is having great success as a HC than someone will think that his identical twin who is also a DC probably would too if given the chance.

He is going to have to put out some top defenses before he will be considered, IMO.

 

[Warick]

remember we were a top 5 defense before he lost Lee, Carter and Ratliff. Hard to lose 3 pro bowl caliber players and still be dominant/aggressive.

I think this is key here. We've lost some good players this season so performance will drop. I like Ryan, and would like to see him stay, but I won't sweat it if he leaves. Assistant coaches move on all the time, and if he does leave, I imagine the Cowboys won't have a very difficult time replacing him with someone as good, if not better, especially with the talent this defense has.

 

[rynochop]

I wouldn't have a problem making a change there in the offseason. A little overrated and I just can't trust them to make a stop in a big situation.

 

[crashintonickdm]

defense looked awful most of the night, but that forced fumble was special.

also, why do we drop so many picks?

 

[wileedog]

If you told me before the season that we lost

Sean Lee
Bruce Carter
Kenyon Coleman
Ratliff
Church
Churchs replacement
random combination of Mike Jenkins and Scandrick

I wouldve expected worse results to be honest.

We lost Carter and Scandrick in the 2nd half last week, its not like they haven't been playing all year, Rat played 6 games and Church is only marginally better than McCray anyway. Coleman's a JAG.

Lee is the only true impact loss on the defense to this point this year.

 

[BAZ]

If you told me before the season that we lost

Sean Lee
Bruce Carter
Kenyon Coleman
Ratliff
Church
Churchs replacement
random combination of Mike Jenkins and Scandrick

I wouldve expected worse results to be honest.

This is a very good point, but when they were healthy it was dissapointing.

 

[jnday]

I honestly don't get what is going on with this guy this year. I thought he was brought in to implement new and exotic blitz packages and play an "aggressive" 3-4.

We blitz much less than the league average, and have absolutely laid off rookie QBs this season which makes absolutely no sense to me.

I get that the Safeties are injured, but you have a ton of money and picks invested in the CBs. Why are we consistently laying off rookies and rushing 3 on 3rd down to sit in a soft zone?

I brought these same points up early this year and was blasted by posters. I am not a Rob fan in the least and I think he should be fired even if Garrett stays. His gameplans have totally flopped in several games against some not-so-great offenses. His complicated defense is no more effective than Wade's simple defense and it is much harder for the players to learn. No more excuses, doughboy needs to go.

 

[TheCoolFan]

Have to upgrade on the DLine for sure. Ratliff is too fragile now...too much wear and tear over the years. He shouldn't be expected to be a true starter at this point because he will be due to miss a handful of games every year.

 

[SportsGuru80]

I think Ryan with the full compliment of players is a pretty good coordinator however the great ones find schemes that will work regardless.

 

[Idgit]

You won't catch me complaining when Rob puts his big, fat rear end into another team's dressing room.

That said, and I may be the biggest Ryan-hater on the site, I don't think *anybody* can reasonably blame him for the state of the defense right now.

 

[EPL0c0]

Since Ryan first became DC in Dallas, fans have feared and planned for him leaving to take HC position. I don't think fans have to worry any longer. Thoughts?

I don't think Rob Ryan's the problem.

Guys missing tackles, guy blowing coverages, guys dropping GIFT INTs, lack of turnovers, inconsistant pass rush, penalties/dumb mistakes: these were and have been problems in Dallas even before Rob came on board.

It's the players. Lots of talented individuals...not great as a unit for some reason.

 

[BAZ]

Rob can get too cute with swaping players and have too many men penalties. He should know better.