Twitter: Secondary coach Joe Whitt Jr on chunk plays given up

[Hawkeye0202]

This is interesting coz he blames poor tackling........not miscommunication or mental errors.

 

[cowboyec]

interesting.

 

[Tangle_Foot]

It's a lost art across the league, players just aren't breaking down, bending at the hip and knees and lowering the shoulder, everybody wants to grab. It's still legal to put a helmet on the ball. I sure hope we get it corrected soon.

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

Love that answer and it’s true

 

[JayFord]

its a certain few players that instead of running to the ball carrier will stop look breakdown and fall on the ground every time the ball carrier is infront of them so a 2 yard gain ends up being 12 yards

 

[Redline360]

It's only going to continue to spiral downward league wide. It's just not a cowboys thing.

With the insane rules/ penalties about hitting the quarterback defenders tend to pull up on close plays to avoid penalties. Throw in the softer defenses and there you go. No more blowing up recievers, mobbing recievers and etc.

Dont get me wrong I'm all about player safety however this league defense wise is soft.

 

[Aven8]

Coaches use Next Gen stats??

 

[Zman5]

I see most our players are trying to strip the ball while trying to hold on and get dragged for extra yards. I get that we want turnovers but they need to get the guy down first.

 

[VaqueroTD]

If you look at the NEXT GEN stats, not only do we have fast players like he’s talking about, but you can also see that we are doing as well as our peers at preventing YAC.

 

[IceStar-D7]

I'd have to agree. Dallas is one of the worst after catch tackling teams out there.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Whatever it is they better get it together before the Vikes game. From what I see, they probably match with us better than any team we've faced so far. Their offense has single-digit rankings across the board. Their D, like our has some issues........

In fact, this game scares me more than Bucs Chargers, and Pats. Two elite offense with shaky defenses tells me the game with either be high scoring or blowout by one team.

 

[Corso]

interesting.

There is a ton of food for thought in that post.
I hope it's dissected correctly.

I hope the team dissect themselves correctly!

 

[cowboyec]

There is a ton of food for thought in that post.
I hope it's dissected correctly.

I hope the team dissects themselves correctly!

this staff seems to have the ability to evaluate and adjust.
if tackling improves moving forward...then its true.
if it doesn't...then it's not.
this group...both coaches and players...seem up to the job.
gonna be fun to watch.

 

[cowboyec]

I see most our players are trying to strip the ball while trying to hold on and get dragged for extra yards. I get that we want turnovers but they need to get the guy down first.

agreed.
drives me nuts.
except when it works of course.

 

[Corso]

this staff seems to have the ability to evaluate and adjust.
if tackling improves moving forward...then its true.
if it doesn't...then it's not.
this group...both coaches and players...seem up to the job.
gonna be fun to watch.

I feel a hip shakin' going on baby.

TCB.

 

[cowboyec]

I feel a hip shakin' going on baby.

TCB.

we're 5-1,baby...so what the hell...

 

[Ranching]

There is a ton of food for thought in that post.
I hope it's dissected correctly.

I hope the team dissect themselves correctly!

Some players may take it personal....

 

[Corso]

Some players may take it personal....

I know you and I both feel for them.
Let us prey.

 

[Oz-of-Cowboy-Country]

Donovan Wilson is the first answer to the question no one asked. Jabril Cox is the second.

Kearse is great around the LOS they should be looking at getting him more time in Neal's spot.

 

[fansince68]

Our CB's can't stop a player in their tracks and they are poor tacklers just like the middle of our D line.