Run defense is broken

[Plankton]

Hankins being out was huge. They should sign Suh.

Mazi Smith? I mean people will say don't give up on him but he was obliterated out there today. You'd expect improvement over the course of the season and it's just not there.

Not to take up for Mazi Smith, but the Bills killed the Cowboys running to the edges. The hero ball that the ends play trying to get upfield turns real ugly when you don't set edges and lose contain against the run. Also, the linebackers missed enough tackles this week to last a month.

 

[austin88]

Run defense appears to be in playoff mode. Unfortunately, it’s 2018 against the Rams playoff mode.

 

[HungryLion]

Mazi not being a player at this point aside.

Our LB’s have been bad for years. YEARS. LVE, Jaylon blind eye view smith, Anthony AARP Barr, Damone broken back Clark

Need I go on?

it’s awful

 

[IceStar-D7]

This is the same thing that happened last season when Hankins was out. So who couldn't see this coming but our butt sniffing GM???

 

[Cowboyz88]

Damone Clark sucks and Bell tries but isn’t a LB.

LBs is easily the worst position group on the team.

And no, LVE didn’t make it any better, as he was nothing more than an average LB himself.

 

[big dog cowboy]

 

[CTcowboy203]

its not broken

you kinda need Hankins in the middle

The bills success today went way way way beyond Hankins being out

 

[DCreppinBoysfan]

Olinemen were getting to the second level, LVE wouldn’t have made no difference

 

[frickster]

Yup but I think the real problem is Dan Quinn. We are not the only team with injuries. We just got our ***** kicked and he never adjusts. You can’t depend on turnovers every well and you can’t depend on the offense to put up 40 every week.

 

[Kumala808]

without true lbs and a big dt, you will not stop the run

 

[IAmLegend]

When you draft DT in round 1 and he's still the slowesr guy off the ball in Week 15 you failed to address the issue.

Hes a COLOSSAL BUST

Still can't believe we drafted Mazi over Joey Porter Jr. and then immediately followed that up in the 2nd Round by drafting Luke Schoonmaker over O'Cyrus Torrence, who was opning up huge running lanes against us all day today. We could've had a future All-Pro DB and a future starting RG with our top-2 picks this year. Or Even Tank Dell at WR. Instead we got what appears to be 2 busts right now. A Jerry Jones Special indeed.

Holding out hope both of those cats improve as they're both young, but knowing we who passed on them for stings at the moment.

 

[IAmLegend]

We need to draft big T'Vondre Sweat in next year's draft, the 6'4 362 lb Big 12 DPOY and Outland Trophy Winner out of Texas. That's who we should've waited to drafted anyways over Mazi. A true 4-Tech and game-wrecker in the middle.

 

[pitt33]

When you draft DT in round 1 and he's still the slowesr guy off the ball in Week 15 you failed to address the issue.

Hes a COLOSSAL BUST

He is terrible.

He’s the worst 1st round pick in a long time.

Taco was better. And that’s not saying much.

 

[805BoysInBlue]

This has been an issue since Jay Ratliff left. The cowboys have failed to address it since then

 

[805BoysInBlue]

And because Mazi has been so bad the Cowboys won't draft another guy at DT. It's who they are.

 

[bigE79]

Lb is our biggest issue, haven't had good ones since Lee and Ro Mac

 

[Cowboyny]

Just look at the top 2 rushing games in the losses to the Cardinals and 49ers, when they struggle against the run, they don't win!

 

[Mark]

I don't think we need to worry about Dan Quinn going anywhere (not that we did before today).

 

[Cowboyny]

Fixing the rushing offense and run defense has to be the priority in the offseason. This team also has to stop playing so many undersized backers.

 

[Zman5]

I don't know why DQ doesn't play Parsons as more off the ball LB against teams like Buffalo. A team that has a good run game and a mobile running QB.
I think having Parsons spy Allen and play off the ball would have had more impact in this game. The coaches should have known with the rainy weather, they were going to lean on the run more than pass.