The entire Defense needs to be called out

[Cas2800]

The defense held the Buccaneers to 3 points for practically the entire game but they take the blame for the loss??? Bryant missed a sure first down catch to sustain a crucial drive and secure the game but it's the defense fault???

Too much Madden.
Too much Madden.
Too much Madden.
Too much Madden.
Too much Madden.

So who's to blame? Cassle? Witten? Dez? Fine blame Dez for that drop. But what about the last 6 games? The defense has been horrible in the 4 quarter and there's nothing you can say that will defend their performance.

 

[big dog cowboy]

It was up to the defense to hold things together while Romo and Dez were out. They failed, for seven games straight.

This game isn't on the defense.

 

[NumOneQB]

I wouldn't blame the D for today's loss. Offense is the problem. Granted, the D hasn't played even close to last year's performance but they also don't have an offense to keep them off the field and score points when needed. The D put in a winnable performance, today...

 

[Eddie]

Is it really the D?

Holding the Bucs to 10 points? That's on the D?

Sorry Charlie.

D did their job. If we had a QB worth a dime, then things would have been different. Perhaps if we pull our heads out of our arses and stop daydreaming about Romo playing for another 5 years, and draft our future QB. Then maybe we wouldn't be staring at a 0-7 streak.

 

[erod]

What a comically asinine thread.

 

[Alexander]

The offense lost this game.

Good day.

 

[Idgit]

What a comically asinine thread.

This was the thread from last week that's still humming. Somebody co-opted it for their own purpose today.

 

[mattjames2010]

What aren't you understanding about 2 turnovers and holding the bucs to 3 for most of the game should be enough for an offense? Or how about the offense not going 3 and out at the end of the game, giving the bucs excellent field position? How about capitalizing on those turnovers everyone was fiending for? We can't score more than two field goals on one of the worst defenses in the league?

And yet, the D still couldn't stop a pretty mediocre offense when it mattered most.

Anyone who says the D did their job is mistaken. The defenses job is to stop the offense, they didn't stop the offense when it mattered. You want to put it on the offense more? Go ahead. But pretending like this D has some great performance that can be overlooked.

Get out of here. They are awful. This is Winston and dropper Evans we were up against. We held them to 3 points until less than 1 minute in the game, and this D couldn't hang out? Mentally weak.

 

[DallasEast]

So who's to blame? Cassle? Witten? Dez? Fine blame Dez for that drop. But what about the last 6 games? The defense has been horrible in the 4 quarter and there's nothing you can say that will defend their performance.

Seattle game.

Dallas defense holds the Seahawks to 10 points until less than seven minutes left in the game.

Cowboys' offense can only muster four field goals.

But that loss is on the defense in your opinion? Correct? 12 offensive non-touchdown points is enough to secure a win against a team that has been in the Super Bowl two straight years?

 

[KJJ]

Is it really the D?

Holding the Bucs to 10 points? That's on the D?

Sorry Charlie.

D did their job. If we had a QB worth a dime, then things would have been different. Perhaps if we pull our heads out of our arses and stop daydreaming about Romo playing for another 5 years, and draft our future QB. Then maybe we wouldn't be staring at a 0-7 streak.

The offense wasn't great but neither was the defense. We had the Bucs beat on Winston's fumble but a defensive penalty wiped it out and the D couldn't make the stop to save the game. At least the offense did enough to have the lead but once again the defense failed to make a critical stop with the game on the line.

 

[kevm3]

And yet, the D still couldn't stop a pretty mediocre offense when it mattered most.

Anyone who says the D did their job is mistaken. The defenses job is to stop the offense, they didn't stop the offense when it mattered. You want to put it on the offense more? Go ahead. But pretending like this D has some great performance that can be overlooked.

Get out of here. They are awful. This is Winston and dropper Evans we were up against. We held them to 3 points until less than 1 minute in the game, and this D couldn't hang out? Mentally weak.

Or maybe if the offense doesn't 3 and out and give the buck the ball at the 45 yard line and they capitalize on ONE of those two turnovers, we win the game. The offense can't score a single touch down on one of the worst defenses in the league and the defense holds the opposing team to 10 and gives you TWO turnovers and the defense is at fault?

 

[DallasEast]

Matt Cassel.

A quarterback who has struggled since taking over for Brandon Weeden, throws a critical 3rd down pass to a top 3 NFL receiver, a perfect back shoulder pass, that's dropped. A drop that killed a game-winning drive with four minutes left in the game.

But it's the defense's fault for the loss?

Madden.

 

[thisiscowboyscountry]

1 out of 7 losses not on the defense...

 

[khiladi]

No doubt the pick six hurt. But what about the 20 other points? When we needed a stop in overtime they started at the 15 yard line, on a 1st and 15. The defense allowed them to go 85 yards. Why because they were out of gas and unprepared. Sure the offense sucks. But we all knew that was going to happened when we lost Romo. The defense has NO excuse. Accept for the weak ones your trying to bring up that don't hold water.

When it's mattered the most in the fourth....they have failed.

Cassell also threw up a prayer to Dez last week.. Just stop...

 

[pancakeman]

The offense didn't do much but like every other week the defense gives up points when it mattered most. No pressure on Winston at all. All game long. We got beat by two rookies Winston and Evans.

That's not true. Quite a few of Winston's incompletions were hurries due to pressure. He wound up with a 55.9 quarterback rating.

 

[KJJ]

This game isn't on the defense.

A lot of it was on the defense. A costly defensive penalty in the final moments wiped out a fumble recovery that would have won the Cowboys the game. It gave the Bucs a new set of downs and the defense couldn't prevent the games only TD. Despite drops Evans had 8 catches for 126 yards. At least twice the Cowboys defense had the Bucs pinned deep in their own territory and allowed them to sustain long drives.

 

[Idgit]

...Aren't you a moderator?

I am. You can see on the left hand side of the page there it'll say 'staff member.' Anybody with that badge there is a moderator or an admin. And it's bad form to call them out in their staff capacity publicly, generally.

As for acting like a victim, get it together. I did nothing of the sort. I pointed out that this thread was from the prior week, which was directly relevant to the post that suggested that this was possibly a new thread (I'm assuming he referred to it as 'asinine' because of the low point total in today's game). I'm not sure how you misinterpreted that, and I definitely don't care for an explanation, but you got it wrong, again.

 

[khiladi]

I thought passing offenses win games.. And this is an era of offense... That's what the stats say...

So why we blaming the defense again for holding teams to less than 15 regularly?

Teams should be able to put up points in an era where defenses are at a significant disadvantage.. That is reality..

 

[Idgit]

I thought passing offenses win games.. And this is an era of offense... That's what the stats say...

So why we blaming the defense again for holding teams to less than 15 regularly?

Teams should be able to put up points in an era where defenses are at a significant disadvantage.. That is reality..

It's passing effectiveness differential that wins the games. That includes the impact of the defense, obviously.

 

[mattjames2010]

1 out of 7 losses not on the defense...

Really?

Atlanta, New Orleans, and Philly are losses largely in part of the defense.

So, you have this D holding off Wilson and Winston? Yeah, truly phenomenal.