Sturm: Marinelli Report - Eagles

[Sturm1310]

http://beta.sportsdaydfw.com/dallas.../11/sturm-defense-squarely-blame-philadelphia

 

[DogFace]

Well, ##%#. Again.

 

[sureletsrace]

Those are some incredibly damning statistics. This defense in the fourth quarter has been unbelievably bad.

Wow.

 

[RunDMC]

Don't even know what to say anymore. This team is an EMBARASSMENT on the very highest level imaginable. Week after week the same bull ****. Have a chance to win a football game. They throw an interception and gift a team points. Can't stop the run, cant get pressure on Bradford who has been under fire all season long. An Eagles offense that has been anemic all season long did whatever they wanted really. This team simply isn't what we all thought. Last year was a fluke clearly. We just stink. Same mistakes. Linebackers overrunning plays, safeties taking bad angles, defensive ends not containing, corners not playing the ball, and the same predictable, vanilla scheme on offense.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

It seems "bad luck" is affecting our pass rush. However, all of the bad luck is on the other side of the ball where opposing offensive lines are constantly having to play back up tackles.

Yet, here we sit with one sack in the past two games.

 

[Yakuza Rich]

I think this is most telling:

Virtually nothing in between the hashmarks. Not that I think the Cowboys defend in between the hashmarks that well, but it's apparent that the book on the defense is to throw to the outside, right near the numbers.

I know that offenses around the league don't throw down the middle that much, but this is ridiculous.

I think it's a lack of corner tackling (screens) struggles with pick plays (especially quick hitters) and a lack of team speed on defense.




YR

 

[Idgit]

Well, there's a reasonable theory about the takeaways, anyway.

 

[Alexander]

It seems "bad luck" is affecting our pass rush. However, all of the bad luck is on the other side of the ball where opposing offensive lines are constantly having to play back up tackles.

Yet, here we sit with one sack in the past two games.

That is just insane how ineffective they have been against disrupted offensive lines. But hey, when Romo gets back, all that will just go away.

He better score a ton of points and we better not be in a close game, that is all you can hope for.

 

[Chuck 54]

I think this is most telling:

Virtually nothing in between the hashmarks. Not that I think the Cowboys defend in between the hashmarks that well, but it's apparent that the book on the defense is to throw to the outside, right near the numbers.

I know that offenses around the league don't throw down the middle that much, but this is ridiculous.

I think it's a lack of corner tackling (screens) struggles with pick plays (especially quick hitters) and a lack of team speed on defense.




YR

I also think that is a little misleading in that we get killed on crossing patterns, so some of those receivers have already crossed the field, through the middle until they find an opening, much like we just saw with Matthews on the game winner vs. Philly.

 

[Tabascocat]

Well, since we can't get a pass rush anyways......maybe they should drop some back into coverage and rush 3 on longer downs....IDK

 

[Hawkeye19]

It's baffling to me how well this defense played together last year...great team speed, #2 in the league in forcing turnovers, and we generally played fundamentally sound football.

This season-- with more talent supposedly-- we are just plain bad. How can relatively the same group of players underachieve to this degree?

If they can somehow come out on Sun and get a team victory-- we may be able to scratch and claw our way back into the fight. But if we lose again-- I think this train goes off the tracks and could get pretty ugly.

 

[Wolfpack]

If you read the article, it makes a case for the defensive problems are rooted in the general ineffectiveness of the offense to put pressure on the other team. That is a very clear trend going back to when Jason first became OC. Last year, the emergence of a legit running game, along with Romo's continued bail out ability, finally turned that around.

 

[perrykemp]

Well, there's a reasonable theory about the takeaways, anyway.

Agreed. I think Sturm lays out a good case why we shouldn't be surprised that takeaways are down vs last year when the team led most of the time.

What Sturm can't explain, no anybody else on the planet, is why the 2015 Dallas Cowboys are on pace to smash the NFL record for fewest takeaways in a season... Why of the approx 1110 '16 game seasons' they have been played since since 1978 by all teams when they moved to 16 games, that the Cowboys are on pace to be the worst of those 1110 in one half of the most important NFL metric of them all - turnover ratio.

I haven't seen anybody offer up a good theory, because I don't think one it exists.

 

[Tabascocat]

If you read the article, it makes a case for the defensive problems are rooted in the general ineffectiveness of the offense to put pressure on the other team. That is a very clear trend going back to when Jason first became OC. Last year, the emergence of a legit running game, along with Romo's continued bail out ability, finally turned that around.

Some of us have been saying that and some chastise us for saying that.

It is pretty simple, both the offense and defense have their problems and they both can't seem to play a complete game together. It is a combination of injuries, lesser talent AND coaching. Romo is a huge factor in this but him being gone only exposed deeper issues.

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

Some of us have been saying that and some chastise us for saying that.

It is pretty simple, both the offense and defense have their problems and they both can't seem to play a complete game together. It is a combination of injuries, lesser talent AND coaching. Romo is a huge factor in this but him being gone only exposed deeper issues.

I was always afraid the wheels would fall off if Romo went down, but I kept thinking that maybe we could just luck into 2 or 3 wins just by chance. And in the end, maybe we'd be even better for it once he was back since he wouldn't be there to cover the flaws and people would just flat have to play better in his absence.

Nope.

Nope nope nope.

Newp.

 

[Floatyworm]

Don't even know what to say anymore. This team is an EMBARASSMENT on the very highest level imaginable. Week after week the same bull ****. Have a chance to win a football game. They throw an interception and gift a team points. Can't stop the run, cant get pressure on Bradford who has been under fire all season long. An Eagles offense that has been anemic all season long did whatever they wanted really. This team simply isn't what we all thought. Last year was a fluke clearly. We just stink. Same mistakes. Linebackers overrunning plays, safeties taking bad angles, defensive ends not containing, corners not playing the ball, and the same predictable, vanilla scheme on offense.

I'm starting to get the impression the players are tanking on purpose so the coaches get fired. Just my take..........

 

[LatinMind]

http://beta.sportsdaydfw.com/dallas.../11/sturm-defense-squarely-blame-philadelphia

Sorry but this is a bunch of garbage and even trying to sound analytical doesnt make it sound less idiotic. Dallas isnt getting TOs because of one thing. Teams are nickle and diming the whole game. Teams know cowboys arent going to jump out to a lead. So they are taking what they give them and working it until the defense tires. Because the offense has no juice. If you dont believe me look at every game since Romo has been out. IDC who Sturm is and how much tape he watches. All he has to do is watch once to see teams are getting very minimal big plays on this defense. Rather running short slants and making some short plays with missed tackles into some big plays. Dallas probably gets picked more than any team because this team plays stingy defense early. Problem is the offense and ST puts this def in bad posistions. Watch the first eagles game where dallas came out hot and you see what this defense does when teams have to play catchup. Get out of here with this garbage Sturm.

 

[perrykemp]

... Dallas isnt getting TOs because of one thing. Teams are nickle and diming the whole game. Teams know cowboys arent going to jump out to a lead. So they are taking what they give them and working it until the defense tires...

... Get out of here with this garbage Sturm.

Cowboys not leading definately explains why defensive takeaways are done. I thought Sturm did a real nice job of pointing at metrics that prove that out.

What he doesn't explain is why the Cowboys are on a historical pace in terms of forcing take-aways.

I can only chalk it up to some combination of the following:

(A) Offensive not leading
(B) Absolute lack of ball-hawks in the back seven
(C) Lack of pass rush which mean less strip sacks etc
(D) Back luck
(E) Voodoo
(F) Jerry has angered the football gods
(G) The fix in is

 

[LatinMind]

Cowboys not leading definately explains why defensive takeaways are done. I thought Sturm did a real nice job of pointing at metrics that prove that out.

What he doesn't explain is why the Cowboys are on a historical pace in terms of forcing take-aways.

I can only chalk it up to some combination of the following:

(A) Offensive not leading
(B) Absolute lack of ball-hawks in the back seven
(C) Lack of pass rush which mean less strip sacks etc
(D) Back luck
(E) Voodoo
(F) Jerry has angered the football gods
(G) The fix in is

Dallas had the same non ballhawk type players in the back seven. And still were 2nd in the nfl in takeovers last yr.

Lack of turnovers is 100% because teams know they dont have to take chances. Because they know the offense is going to give them extra chances.

 

[perrykemp]

Dallas had the same non ballhawk type players in the back seven. And still were 2nd in the nfl in takeovers last yr.

Lack of turnovers is 100% because teams know they dont have to take chances. Because they know the offense is going to give them extra chances.

You haven't proven my voodoo theory wrong.