So Where Do We Find a FS?

[VACowboy]

Why don't the Cowboys shallow a little Humble Pie and bring in Hunter on a 1 year deal and get him playing at FS..? I'm really unclear about that. If we can cut and then resign guys like Stewart and others, what's the problem in looking again at Hunter..?

He knows the schemes, he's physically capable if healthy and heaven knows BP has taken in plenty of guys with attitude problems and made their careers work.

Hunter is not a safety. He has the size and speed but he's not a physical player and not a very good tackler.

 

[Nors]

Dexter Jackson was the Safety we missed out on

 

[Dallas4ever]

It's not the DL. The DL played a heck of a game yesterday and has doing so consistently. The linebackers, except for Dat, aren't filling the holes. That's sort of to be expected in a newly implemented 3-4.

Good point. Dat's playing better than expected in this scheme, Wares a rookie and Singleton and James are simply not getting it done on a consistent basis. This is why I think Parcells has opted to rotate them. He's still evaluating who's more effective in this new D. We will see less of a rotation at LB once he's had enough time to make his assessment.

 

[Redball Express]

It's not the DL. The DL played a heck of a game yesterday and has doing so consistently. The linebackers, except for Dat, aren't filling the holes. That's sort of to be expected in a newly implemented 3-4.

I understand your distinction with the Lbers and the 3-4.

I'll change my statement from the DL to just not sacking the QB and giving him too much time...whether it's a particular position or the scheme then.

It happened in the Chargers game at the end, it happened in the 'Skins game in the end and it happened throughout the 9ers game.

We aren't getting to the QB enough to stop the passing attacks. With Oakland coming up and Randy Moss..

..I'm not even going to give our secondary a chance at stopping the Oakland passing attack.

What are we going to do other than all-out blitz the QB in an attempt to stop Moss from killing us..?

With the problems with coverage and not enough pressure from the front 7 to force mistakes from the opposing offense..

..it's reality check time this Sunday.

If the Chargers without Gates almost beat us..if the Commanders with Santana Moss collapsed us..and if the 2-14 9ers took us to the wall and it took 34 pts to win..

what happens this week..?

BP and Zimmer are going to need to make some huge adjustments and get a fire lit under the defense to pull this game out.

The defense is going to have to hope to hold the Raiders to 21-24 points and pray the offense continues with the magic they have shown so far this year.

if not..

:shoot4:

parcellswaterboy

 

[BARRYRAY]

Knowing BP it won't be Hunter, he didn't take his ex-wife back and he won't take Hunter either, but I bet we get another FS from somewhere, be it waiver wire or wherever..

 

[DBoys]

Pile has good speed right? If that is the case he is what we are missing at FS.

 

[Vertigo_17]

We put this season in jeapordy by not addressing Safety.

Same mistake made at RCB/FS last season. Lets hope we can overcome it. Two seasons in a row we left $5M on the table unspent with needs. Kool aid drinkers no need to reply.

Amen Nors - that is 3 times in the last 2 games we've been killed on almost the same play. You know that Norv and Moss are licking their chops this week if we don't do something about it. It's a known fact that Roy is over his head when in deep coverage - and Keith Davis or Gomer Pile aren't the kind of help.

This problem is not going away and Defensive Coordinators will continue to exploit it as the season goes along.