I wouldn't underestimate the Cowboys resolve in the next 49er game. There is a very high probability they will meet in the playoffs, perhaps even the NFC championship game (knock on wood).
The Cowboys team last season didn't comprehend the level of intensity they would encounter against the 49ers in the playoffs. I think they now understand what is meant by increasing that level of intensity for the playoffs. Next time the Cowboys will know that it's going to be a brawl.
I think we have only seen the tip of the iceberg when it comes to this defense. I never expected to see Clark and I know he's a rookie but he's going to get better each game. The same can be said for Sam Williams. I believe they will improve against the run little by little each game and possibly peak ay just the right time.
The defenses of the early Cowboys earned their nickname in the playoffs, Doomsday. The definition is a force so destructive that it is capable of causing the last day of the world's existence.
Those defenses in the late sixties to the early eighties did some mighty destructive things to their opponent's offenses.
However, there is one thing they didn't do. In fact, there is one thing no Cowboys defense has ever done in their history. This is regardless of the fact that the Cowboys coaches were some of the greatest defensive minds in the NFL, Tom Landry, Bil Parcells, Jimmy Johnson, Ernie Stautner, etc. None of the Cowboys defenses coached by these guys ever did it.
They never ended a season as the #1 ranked team in points allowed.
.... If you don't stop the run Parsons is somewhat negated having to play in coverage run defense on 3rd and short.
