Starting DTs were solid against SEA

[armadillooutlaw]

Wow, whodathunk?!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Teams like NE, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, NYG, JAX, ect. think along those lines.
But gee, what do they know?

 

[kskboys]

Teams like NE, Pittsburgh, Baltimore, NYG, JAX, ect. think along those lines.
But gee, what do they know?

Yeah, but then you have to make space for those pesky super bowl trophies.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Yeah, but then you have to make space for those pesky super bowl trophies.

Yep!! That would be a nice problem to have!!
Lol.

 

[kskboys]

Yep!! That would be a nice problem to have!!
Lol.

Well, get that memo to Jerry!!!!!!!!!!

 

[BourbonBalz]

Not buying it. We gave up 100+ yards rushing to one of their backs and they hadn’t had a 100 yard rusher in 20+ games. It wasn’t all the DTs’ fault but they were certainly complicit.

 

[Batman1980]

Not buying it. We gave up 100+ yards rushing to one of their backs and they hadn’t had a 100 yard rusher in 20+ games. It wasn’t all the DTs’ fault but they were certainly complicit.

They did it on 3.3 YPC from Carson, it's not like he was ripping off chunk gains like Zeke was.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

Well, get that memo to Jerry!!!!!!!!!!

Anybody have old Moneybag's address?
He prefers snail mail from what I know.

 

[armadillooutlaw]

They did it on 3.3 YPC from Carson, it's not like he was ripping off chunk gains like Zeke was.

100 yrds on 32 carries ain't bad for the defense.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Surprisingly Crawford playing in the 270s actually seems to be better for him. He hasn't lost much power & he is noticeably quicker than in the last few years.
His playing weight was 273lbs in 2014 IIRC.

Crawford put on weight in 2017 because he got ground down at 3tech so light in previous years. Spent a couple of years with shoulder injuries requiring surgeries in the offseason. Last year he was 290 and healthy. Yay! Great time to see if he can be a 3T while big and healthy! So we moved him to RDE. Now that he's slimmed down to 270s, they put him back at DT.

It's all fun and games to be slim and light at DT for the first game. Don't count on him staying healthy too long at 270.

Presumably, Irving will be back in a couple of games (Maliek earlier, later?), and Crawford can cut back his snaps. He's currently playing 74% of defensive snaps. Only Lawrence has more on the dline, and only 2% more.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

It wasn't the DT's woofing leading up to the game and what was going to happen. I am at work check my phone to see score and it is already a double digit lead by Wilson and company. I was like so much for Wilson running for his life. Get home and see that Dak hit the turf 6 times and 2 int's to the safety that wanted to come home.

 

[Jipper]

Meanwhile, Seattle was allowed to spin Dak Prescott around and slam him into the turf for a sack without being called for roughing the passer.

What happened to protecting the QB?

The refs enforced the rule as stated...problem is with the rule not the refs

 

[INCowboysFan]

The refs enforced the rule as stated...problem is with the rule not the refs

Straight from the rule book.

2. Stuffing the Passer. A rushing defender is prohibited from committing such intimidating and punishing acts as "stuffing" a passer into the ground or unnecessarily wrestling or driving him down after the passer has thrown the ball, even if the rusher makes his initial contact with the passer within the one-step limitation provided for above. When tackling a passer who is in a virtually defenseless posture (e.g., during or just after throwing a pass), a defensive player must not unnecessarily or violently throw him down and land on top of him with all or most of the defender's weight. Instead, the defensive player must strive to wrap up or cradle the passer with the defensive player's arms.