The importance of good defense

To me, this is like talking about the importance of buoyancy to a boat. Of course, it's essential.
Exactly, your probably not gonna win in the playoffs losing the TO battle....or getting rushed on for 200+ yards...or if you cant score on offense...its all in there people see what they want to see. This TEAM has not played good as a team in a LONG time in the playoffs..thats just the facts.
 
be a self-proclaimed amateur poster expert of all football things, calling yourself a guru, are you a narcissist, or are you just this delusional?

you don't think other people watch these games from the inside out, sideways and from all angles, and can blame just about everybody on the team for these losses?!!

I mean seriously dude ,

you sit here and are absolutely talking out of the side of your face... I mean you're a hypocrite, you're literally saying that you can't blame bad defense on bad quarterback play, but you're blaming most of our bad offense or putting pressure on our defense because our offense can't move the ball, and it's just on Prescott ??

that's what you're saying, I've read too much of your crap this morning and I wish I didn't have time to read it and I'm not saying you don't know anything but stop telling other people they don't know anything that's where the narcissism comes in, you think you're a know it all GM and you're just an amateur like the rest of us.. there are very few people in here that know anything about football except what they self-learned, there are a few better coaches some, were high school and used to be college coaches, I know them and most of those guys are levelheaded and don't act like they know it all right, @Ranching.

US supporting Prescott or bringing up valid reasons to why his lack of success doesn't make us homers, it doesn't make us lackeys, or whatever names you're trying to call people who like Prescott fanboys, is that your favorite word, OK narcissist,

you trying to tell me that Aikman and Roger Staubach somehow didn't have some kind of advantage called an offensive line & a run game that showed up in the playoffs the big games they were there they ran first played defense 2nd and didn't ask the quarterback to carry the team...!!! You're trying to tell me that the Jimmy Johnson and Landry coaching Staffs were not better than what we've seen here the last couple of decades that they had game plans for these big games that didn't count on their quarterback being perfect?!!​

Prescott had to deal with in almost every loss in the playoffs, or loss in a big game, with either an offensive line that was underperforming couldn't open holes played on our side of the line of scrimmage or didn't have a second target, nobody was getting open lack of separation, for sure go look those losses have one thing in common, it's not the turnovers by Prescott ,it's the lack of a run game at all.. lack of physicality in the trenches on both sides of the ball has been the downfall of the Dallas Cowboys besides bad luck. And that's just leaving defense out of this and I get your point about the defense you're correct those damn Quinn defenses were a mirage they lit up a bunch of average to below average teams and then when it came down to it what do they look like oh that's right they look like the NFC championship game Washington Commanders defense that defense that defense has struggled to beat Cooper rush last year...​
The way I invite you to go back just do the Green Bay playoff loss go look at both those interceptions really look at them I want you to watch them four times each the entire play from the inside out you're trying to tell me we're all game nobody was getting open there wasn't time to throw there wasn't no run game that first interception I believe it was out towards the sideline to Brandon cooks trying to tell me that Prescott just trying to give cooks a chance to make a play cooks gets grabbed from the back of the jersey starts to fall then he gets his shoulder pulled and that's how the leverage came that the interception happened it wasn't like he threw a bad ball he was just trying to give his receiver a chance to catch the and instead there was no call there .... turned into an int no big deal right? Nothing well was going on and sometimes it makes your quarterback think he's gotta make a play so he just puts it out there wasn't a bad throw no the guy wasn't very open but if he doesn't get pulled down lose his balance and it gets pulled from the shoulder so the guy can get around him and pick the ball up how is that on Prescott that it's like I said above lots of quarterbacks throw interceptions or fumble the football even in big games and they still win..​
Now go to the other interception and maybe I'm messing up the order but I believe this was could have been a pick 6 I can't remember but I can tell you this go ask everybody on that team that knew what that play was supposed to be and it wasn't lamb cutting up field he went rogue he went off script he was supposed to carry across the field I don't know if it was a crossing route a post route a slant whatever he was doing he was supposed to finish coming across the field when Prescott saw him was gonna give him a chance he let the ball go and guess what lamb decides to go up field at that very second ball's already about to be released you can't stop it you're blaming Prescott for a bad route run by the receiver but I also don't even blame lamb the whole way he also knows that they're trying to make a play that they're desperate he doesn't think he's open enough so he cuts it up field thinking maybe he can break long but it's too late these things happen in football games there's a lot of moving parts that I've seen and Roger fumble and throw interceptions in the playoffs...​
Do you remember the San Francisco game not against us in that same playoffs against the lions you do realize that San Francisco played an equally bad first half their quarterback and their offense sucked you know it's crazy though their defense didn't give up three straight touchdowns coming out of halftime and they clawed back into the game they played as a team and they ended up coming back and winning the exact same type of game that's because their team was better they didn't look at how bad that first half was and give up they came back and won!!! we did not lose that game because he threw a couple of interceptions, we lost because there was nothing else on offense to depend on and the defense was flat out horrible... they gave up three straight touchdowns coming out of halftime SF did NOT!!​
here's the thing you win and lose as a team we lost as a team.. Blaming on the quarterback because the offense couldn't move the ball and he threw a couple of interceptions it's ridiculous.. Yes it's as ridiculous as saying the defense can't get turnovers because of the offense..​

If all our problems was just bad play by the quarterback because you're using bad players a couple of interceptions early in the game you're telling me that aikman and Rogers never done that you're trying to tell me that Matthew Stafford didn't go through a whole season leading the league in interceptions with the Rams his first year looking just like old Detroit lion Matthew Stafford nothing wrong with that but that's basically Romo in a nutshell not having good enough teams to help you in bigger games or in the playoffs and then we get to the Super bowl and guess what happens Matthew Stafford once again threw 2 interceptions did they put that onus on him and lay down and let them lose no they didn't the defense stepped and just shut down anything positive coming from those interceptions that's what we see that's what we saw we watched the games as well...​
Real football!
 
you are a total football fool if you think we would have won the SB that year.
Fall in a river and suck it up...root for the refs!

I was a soldier...we were forged in fire and unlike your rhymes, we didn't give up.

Get quotes correct...I pointed at a strong chance for going to the Super Bowl. That means a strong team...not lame excuses.

YOU root for the ref and blame it on Jerry...:popcorn:
 
2021, 2022, 2023 all top 10 scoring defenses

2021, 2022 number 1 in turnovers.
2021, 2022 got ran over by the 49ers in the playoffs.

2023 let Packers receivers and tight ends run 40 yards downfield uncovered. And how many turnovers did they get?

Fans do not let Dak Prescott off the hook when his postseason performance doesn't match his regular season performance. I wonder why fans cannot hold the Cowboys defense to the same standard?
 
Fall in a river and suck it up...root for the refs!

I was a soldier...we were forged in fire and unlike your rhymes, we didn't give up.

Get quotes correct...I pointed at a strong chance for going to the Super Bowl. That means a strong team...not lame excuses.

YOU root for the ref and blame it on Jerry...:popcorn:
Because Jethro is the main reason that only foolish homers try and claim otherwise
With our D not so good; a rookie QB (never has happened and Dak was not good enough to change that) and of course with Ginger as HC and you think we would have won it all? Beyond crazy

IF you were a soldier you had to be a REMF
 
Because Jethro is the main reason that only foolish homers try and claim otherwise
With our D not so good; a rookie QB (never has happened and Dak was not good enough to change that) and of course with Ginger as HC and you think we would have won it all? Beyond crazy

IF you were a soldier you had to be a REMF
You don't have a clue Sonnie. I first had a Congressional Appointment to the Air Force Academy during Viet Nam.

Shut the hell up.


Lame Duck liar...
 
2021, 2022 got ran over by the 49ers in the playoffs.

2023 let Packers receivers and tight ends run 40 yards downfield uncovered. And how many turnovers did they get?

Fans do not let Dak Prescott off the hook when his postseason performance doesn't match his regular season performance. I wonder why fans cannot hold the Cowboys defense to the same standard?
Those were their rankings, that's literally all I posted in response to Hawkeye's quoting of Bill Belichick. If you want to argue that sometimes rankings and awards don't tell the whole story, you'll get no argument here.
 
That's right you have about 40 responses just in this thread alone, so just look at mine as 40 separate responses just all in one post..

I didn't split mine up into 40 post they're just one long thought process, but you don't have to read it it's OK I get it you know everything, and we know nothing we know nothing about football at all because you are the master, still the guru your name says you're a narcissist....:muttley:
 
That's right you have about 40 responses just in this thread alone, so just look at mine as 40 separate responses just all in one post..

I didn't split mine up into 40 post they're just one long thought process, but you don't have to read it it's OK I get it you know everything, and we know nothing we know nothing about football at all because you are the master, still the guru your name says you're a narcissist....:muttley:
How would you feel about this:

Last season with the Wildcats, McMillan hauled in 84 catches for 1,319 yards and eight scores, averaging 15.7 yards per catch, earning consensus All-American and first-team All-Big 12 honors along the way. He was even better as a sophomore in 2023, catching 90 passes for 1,402 yards and 10 touchdowns.

On top of that at 6-foot-5 and 212 pounds, McMillan is a natural red zone threat, which is something the Cowboys desperately need heading into the 2025 season.

In Round 2 at pick No. 44, Reuter believes the Cowboys will select Ohio State Buckeyes running back TreVeyon Henderson, filling arguably their biggest remaining need in the process.
 
That's right you have about 40 responses just in this thread alone, so just look at mine as 40 separate responses just all in one post..

I didn't split mine up into 40 post they're just one long thought process, but you don't have to read it it's OK I get it you know everything, and we know nothing we know nothing about football at all because you are the master, still the guru your name says you're a narcissist....:muttley:
No thanks but I appreciate the effort.
 
How would you feel about this:

Last season with the Wildcats, McMillan hauled in 84 catches for 1,319 yards and eight scores, averaging 15.7 yards per catch, earning consensus All-American and first-team All-Big 12 honors along the way. He was even better as a sophomore in 2023, catching 90 passes for 1,402 yards and 10 touchdowns.

On top of that at 6-foot-5 and 212 pounds, McMillan is a natural red zone threat, which is something the Cowboys desperately need heading into the 2025 season.

In Round 2 at pick No. 44, Reuter believes the Cowboys will select Ohio State Buckeyes running back TreVeyon Henderson, filling arguably their biggest remaining need in the process.
We would be lucky to have that happen although I would also be OK with golden in the first round or if they somehow picked AJ in the first round and got receiver in the second round, I mean there's all kinds of scenarios playing out right now but yeah if that fell like that I would take it..

Things seldom fall the way we hope in the draft so who knows what the Cowboys have in mind or what the teams pick in front of us the only thing I worry about and I'm not going to claim I watched him in college because I didn't see a single game and the only thing I see on the Internet is some little clips of him but here's the problem..... I'm a little worried about his separation and his speed and I know everyone's does not fast that's been great in the NFL Michael Irvin ,Jerry Rice, I know the stories hell even the Fitzgerald, they weren't really fast, they got the job done because they were great route runners they knew how to get open enough in the NFL...

This dude's big and tall and he can win because of his height but he doesn't have separation where he can afford to lose and you have to look at it this way if he's already struggling with separation and he's not a really great route runner right now and the 5050 ball and him just being an out jump the guy and touchdown type chain mover where does that fall against bigger better faster talent in the NFL? I mean can this guy run routes really smooth routes can he get open with routes because he definitely doesn't have the speed, he doesn't look that polished but again, I'm just going by what I'm reading I'm a little worried that this guy is a very tall version of Michael Gallup...

A guy like golden he can get open because of his speed he can take you off the line double move you you know Step 1 foot left boom he's across the field or just flat out beat you straight from the line to the end zone that's something that you could work with in the NFL because even if he needs work he has the pure athleticism to get open in the NFL.. I know his name keeps coming up and a lot of the mocked drafts, and I'm just curious at 12 is he a reach? if it's something you need to move down four or five spots and pick this guy up if they really want him then that would make a lot of sense they can pick up an extra third and fourth round pick moving down 5 or 6 spots...​
Kinda like this argument if they really want to running back in the first round and AJ is gone or even if we take AJ, and put him back into the conversation later, but let's just say he's gone and they really want Hampton but maybe Hampton is going to be picked before 44 is he clearly better like the number 2 back in this scenario to where you move down in the first round and get them just in case? I know this is a deep running back draft but clearly, it's AJ, Henderson and ,Hampton is the top three that most people are talking about, what if they're all gone before 44? That's the conundrum I hate to lose all three and also all the wide receivers are also gone before 44..hmmm​
 
We would be lucky to have that happen although I would also be OK with golden in the first round or if they somehow picked AJ in the first round and got receiver in the second round, I mean there's all kinds of scenarios playing out right now but yeah if that fell like that I would take it..

Things seldom fall the way we hope in the draft so who knows what the Cowboys have in mind or what the teams pick in front of us the only thing I worry about and I'm not going to claim I watched him in college because I didn't see a single game and the only thing I see on the Internet is some little clips of him but here's the problem..... I'm a little worried about his separation and his speed and I know everyone's does not fast that's been great in the NFL Michael Irvin ,Jerry Rice, I know the stories hell even the Fitzgerald, they weren't really fast, they got the job done because they were great route runners they knew how to get open enough in the NFL...

This dude's big and tall and he can win because of his height but he doesn't have separation where he can afford to lose and you have to look at it this way if he's already struggling with separation and he's not a really great route runner right now and the 5050 ball and him just being an out jump the guy and touchdown type chain mover where does that fall against bigger better faster talent in the NFL? I mean can this guy run routes really smooth routes can he get open with routes because he definitely doesn't have the speed, he doesn't look that polished but again, I'm just going by what I'm reading I'm a little worried that this guy is a very tall version of Michael Gallup...

A guy like golden he can get open because of his speed he can take you off the line double move you you know Step 1 foot left boom he's across the field or just flat out beat you straight from the line to the end zone that's something that you could work with in the NFL because even if he needs work he has the pure athleticism to get open in the NFL.. I know his name keeps coming up and a lot of the mocked drafts, and I'm just curious at 12 is he a reach? if it's something you need to move down four or five spots and pick this guy up if they really want him then that would make a lot of sense they can pick up an extra third and fourth round pick moving down 5 or 6 spots...​
Kinda like this argument if they really want to running back in the first round and AJ is gone or even if we take AJ, and put him back into the conversation later, but let's just say he's gone and they really want Hampton but maybe Hampton is going to be picked before 44 is he clearly better like the number 2 back in this scenario to where you move down in the first round and get them just in case? I know this is a deep running back draft but clearly, it's AJ, Henderson and ,Hampton is the top three that most people are talking about, what if they're all gone before 44? That's the conundrum I hate to lose all three and also all the wide receivers are also gone before 44..hmmm​
What would the cost be to move up just enough to secure him in the draft. Sitting at 12, like with Jerry Rice, some one moves up to get him before Dallas turns his name in.

I love his size and quick feet. He does get separation.

With a real heart, he is a future Michael Irvin.

I have liked Golden all the way to here. My favorite is a slight trade down and gaining an extra pick, but still landing Golden.
 
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No thanks but I appreciate the effort.
I don't think you do appreciate it I think you think you know everything you know enough about football to blame everything on Prescott when he's not moving to football or happens to have an interception without actually deep diving into those interception and why they might be happening you know like wide receiver separation how about the penalties in the one game against the 49ers isn't that the same game where they were giving up 10 yards per carry to debo Samuels in the first half and own the time of possession is that the same game that Trayvon diggs both missed an interception and a break up a pass on kittles I mean do we want to go back and breakdown these games but show me the run game show me the offensive line you're blaming the quarterback to happen to make a mistake when there's nothing else going on on offense like desperate to make a play because he has no help in the run game no help with the blocking playing behind the chains because of the penalties offensive line not winning the line of scrimmage and there you are with thanks for the effort no I'm gonna tell you that if you can't see that go back and every game has its own story just like every turnover has its own story and you keep blaming Prescott and calling him a choker when the lights are on a deer in the headlights without actually breaking down the games...

I know you're not breaking down the games because I already told you those two interceptions if you go back and look at them they weren't really on him but even if they were better teams overcome mistakes made by their quarterback or happened to be a fumble by their running back it doesn't matter if your defense was good enough or your offensive line was good enough you can overcome mistakes just like San Francisco did in that same playoffs against the lions they literally overcame the same bad first half because they didn't give up playing defense they didn't give up playing offensive line they found a way back and they actually came way back from behind in one instead our defense chokes the first three drives of the second-half it was way over you complain the two interceptions I'm blaming all of it together because if we had a better team then our quarterback wouldn't have to worry about playing perfectly...

And you don't have to read this but I know Danny white gets a lot of publicity for being in four straight championship games but just missing Super Bowls but people forget how great those teams were he was the reason they didn't go get it upside down touchdown interception ratio both in the regular season for his career and in the playoffs for his career he literally was the reason they didn't go further Prescott does not have an upside down touchdown interception ratio and you put him on that level of a team and he would go further he would be in a Super Bowl... I mean we came up one game short of a Super Bowl with a quarterback that does nothing but make mistakes he was the true joker versus Romo he was what we thought Romo was Romo was not a choker Romo wasn't on a team that was good enough to get the four straight championship games despite how bad the quarterback played Danny white did not play well at all and yet somehow people remember he was responsible for going to four straight NFC championship games and he was not imagine having a negative touchdown interception ratio and playing in the championship games?

No I can't imagine it because our quarterbacks the last two decades are not getting that type of team or coaching staff that's the thing you keep forgetting you act like a quarterback should carry a team without a run game without an offensive line and without regular separation by his targets defenses can easily beat our line an....up and then you blame the quarterback..

Reason we haven't gone further is the entire team at one point or another including the coaching staff just couldn't get it done all of it together...
 
I don't think you do appreciate it I think you think you know everything you know enough about football to blame everything on Prescott when he's not moving to football or happens to have an interception without actually deep diving into those interception and why they might be happening you know like wide receiver separation how about the penalties in the one game against the 49ers isn't that the same game where they were giving up 10 yards per carry to debo Samuels in the first half and own the time of possession is that the same game that Trayvon diggs both missed an interception and a break up a pass on kittles I mean do we want to go back and breakdown these games but show me the run game show me the offensive line you're blaming the quarterback to happen to make a mistake when there's nothing else going on on offense like desperate to make a play because he has no help in the run game no help with the blocking playing behind the chains because of the penalties offensive line not winning the line of scrimmage and there you are with thanks for the effort no I'm gonna tell you that if you can't see that go back and every game has its own story just like every turnover has its own story and you keep blaming Prescott and calling him a choker when the lights are on a deer in the headlights without actually breaking down the games...

I know you're not breaking down the games because I already told you those two interceptions if you go back and look at them they weren't really on him but even if they were better teams overcome mistakes made by their quarterback or happened to be a fumble by their running back it doesn't matter if your defense was good enough or your offensive line was good enough you can overcome mistakes just like San Francisco did in that same playoffs against the lions they literally overcame the same bad first half because they didn't give up playing defense they didn't give up playing offensive line they found a way back and they actually came way back from behind in one instead our defense chokes the first three drives of the second-half it was way over you complain the two interceptions I'm blaming all of it together because if we had a better team then our quarterback wouldn't have to worry about playing perfectly...

And you don't have to read this but I know Danny white gets a lot of publicity for being in four straight championship games but just missing Super Bowls but people forget how great those teams were he was the reason they didn't go get it upside down touchdown interception ratio both in the regular season for his career and in the playoffs for his career he literally was the reason they didn't go further Prescott does not have an upside down touchdown interception ratio and you put him on that level of a team and he would go further he would be in a Super Bowl... I mean we came up one game short of a Super Bowl with a quarterback that does nothing but make mistakes he was the true joker versus Romo he was what we thought Romo was Romo was not a choker Romo wasn't on a team that was good enough to get the four straight championship games despite how bad the quarterback played Danny white did not play well at all and yet somehow people remember he was responsible for going to four straight NFC championship games and he was not imagine having a negative touchdown interception ratio and playing in the championship games?

No I can't imagine it because our quarterbacks the last two decades are not getting that type of team or coaching staff that's the thing you keep forgetting you act like a quarterback should carry a team without a run game without an offensive line and without regular separation by his targets defenses can easily beat our line an....up and then you blame the quarterback..

Reason we haven't gone further is the entire team at one point or another including the coaching staff just couldn't get it done all of it together...
You think people actually read this stuff? Lol this is my last response to you in here. Write another essay for me.
 
What would the cost be to move up just enough to secure him in the draft. Sitting at 12, like with Jerry Rice, some one moves up to get him before Dallas turns his name in.
But you're calling this guy Jerry Rice Jerry Rice was one of the best route runners in the NFL that's why he played for so long he didn't need to be fast I don't think this guy's that kind of route runner they're calling him a 5050 ball guy they're trying to make an assumption he's kinda like Dez Bryant but Dez Bryant had more speed he wasn't super fast but then Bryant could run punts kicks and he could at least beat his guy with a little bit of speed the knock on this guy is not just because he's slow is that he's not a polished route runner and then he depends on winning jump balls I'm saying tell me where I'm wrong because I'm just reading all the mock drafts and the red flags on him is he's not right now very polished why would you get a guy at #12 if he needs to work on his game in the NFL you don't get away with just athleticism they will take that little separation that you're getting now in college and they will shut it down that's why I got like golden can get open easier take the top off of defense and we can work with that better...


I'm just going by the mock drafts I've never seen the kid play a game I mean his team wasn't good enough they didn't show up any Arizona games or where we played I'm saying change my mind because a lot of people are agreeing he could be a reach at 12 they're not saying he's not a first rounder but maybe he doesn't belong at 12 you move down ,not up..

I could be wrong but I'd hate for them to pick a guy at 12 that can't come in and right away be a great #2 you tell me he's T Higgins and I'll take him but I don't think he is...

all i'm saying is you really can't miss the first three players... we need to get 3 starters out of this draft, typically going to happen in the first 3 rounds.. you can't miss on whoever we pick at 12. tell me hes a cant miss show me??.
 
Fans cry about run game and defense to end the season, and fans want WRs lol. Run game and Defense should be the primary needs, but this is Dallas 30 years and running of football done the wrong way.
 
You think people actually read this stuff? Lol this is my last response to you in here. Write another essay for me.
i would tell you i don't care what other people think ,i already told you how i feel about you.... you can skim through it but i know somebody's reading them, i didn't get all those likes out of all those posts. i hate to break it to you but you're NOT the ONLY knowledgeable amateur on this site. we all have something to say and much of it is as much as contribution as you think yours are..

again, the problem is you're a narcissist, you THINK you know everything and nobody else knows anything. and the only ones you would agree with would be the ones that agree with you.lmao.
 
Fans cry about run game and defense to end the season, and fans want WRs lol. Run game and Defense should be the primary needs, but this is Dallas 30 years and running of football done the wrong way.
It'll look good in September and October
 

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