The real reason this defense sucks

[PAPPYDOG]

This defense sucks because this front office can’t draft good defenders or when they do they don’t keep them.

And while everyone bashes all the players who have been underperforming on the field, you need to remember who is RESPONSIBLE for the accumulation of talent for this team, and who has signed off on some bad decisions: Jerry and his front office.

I still believe Will McClay is a top eye for talent but don’t ever kid yourself into thinking he’s drafting these players. McClay racks the pool table and hands the cue to Jerry. And the drafts have been good at times, but drafting good players is only 1/3 of the equation. They have to be developed, coached, and then molded into a team that knows how to play together to win.

So where has this FO failed? They apparently don’t know how to draft defensive players. It’s now obvious. Let us count the ways- All these guys were in the Top 100 picks in the year drafted.

• Drafting defensive players with premium picks since 2015 has not been good:
  • 2015- 1st round- Byron Jones- CB- good player but let go in FA.
  • 2015- 2nd round- Randy Gregory- DE- Been a complete waste of a premium draft spot
  • 2016- 2nd round Jaylon Smith- LB- has been an overpaid- average at best LB
  • 2016- 3rd round Malik Collins- DT- a solid not spectacular player, let go in FA
  • 2017- 1st round- Taco Charlton- DE- a complete bust
  • 2017- 2nd round- Chidobe Awuzie- CB- been avg at best. Hurt at the moment.
  • 2017- 3rd round- Jourdan Lewis- CB- All I can say is meh.
  • 2018- 1st round- LVE- LB- Injuries have made him irrelevant
  • 2019- (gave up a 1st pick for Amari Cooper)
  • 2019- 2nd round- Trysten Hill- DT- Avoiding the bust label by a thread

That’s a ton of premium draft capital not working out! So when you wonder why this defense can’t tackle, cover or pressure, here you go.

With the exception of D-Law who is the only expensive piece on the defense the rest of our cap is invested in the offense.
An offense who cannot score on a regular basis has numerous turnovers(Right Dak) and flat out stinks when it meets a top ten defense!
You guys want a defense ehhh well you can't have one as the offense is our CAP PIG and Dak wants another 40 million of that to boot.
The Dak-Trolls have their new excuse (It's the defense I tell you) but we real fans have 1-3 headed for another 8-8 at best.....

 

[Creeper]

There are so many things this front office gets wrong. But the fact is they are just not good evaluators of talent. "we like our guys' when they are currently the worst defense in history is just stupid.

We fans in this forum has been saying for years we need a safety and a DT who can push the pocket. The Cowboys answer with Haha Clinton Dix who couldn't make it out of training camp and Edgar Allan Poe whose biggest contribution to the team is he cleans his plate at meal time.

Jerry has a tendency to pay guys, or draft guys, who show one year of top performance. He paid, Jaylon Smith and Demarcus Lawrence, who had one good year each and then turn to pure suck. He drafted LVE who had one good year in college. These are guys that need to perform.

 

[kskboys]

There are so many things this front office gets wrong. But the fact is they are just not good evaluators of talent. "we like our guys' when they are currently the worst defense in history is just stupid.

We fans in this forum has been saying for years we need a safety and a DT who can push the pocket. The Cowboys answer with Haha Clinton Dix who couldn't make it out of training camp and Edgar Allan Poe whose biggest contribution to the team is he cleans his plate at meal time.

Jerry has a tendency to pay guys, or draft guys, who show one year of top performance. He paid, Jaylon Smith and Demarcus Lawrence, who had one good year each and then turn to pure suck. He drafted LVE who had one good year in college. These are guys that need to perform.

LVE was injury prone in college. We also paid Craw way too early.

 

[glimmerman]

Instead of hiring a DC that is good at what he does. MM hired a buddy that isn’t a good DC. He just has a complicated scheme and players are clueless of where to be. They have given up. Just look at them yesterday. No urgency or racing to make a tackle. That last td by obj when the game was on the line Aldon almost got him and slowed him down and backed him up. The rest of the Defense should have been shedding blocks and forcing him out of bounds or tackling him behind the line. They stood there and let him weave through and score and no one even looked like they cared.

 

[blueblood70]

This defense sucks because this front office can’t draft good defenders or when they do they don’t keep them.

And while everyone bashes all the players who have been underperforming on the field, you need to remember who is RESPONSIBLE for the accumulation of talent for this team, and who has signed off on some bad decisions: Jerry and his front office.

I still believe Will McClay is a top eye for talent but don’t ever kid yourself into thinking he’s drafting these players. McClay racks the pool table and hands the cue to Jerry. And the drafts have been good at times, but drafting good players is only 1/3 of the equation. They have to be developed, coached, and then molded into a team that knows how to play together to win.

So where has this FO failed? They apparently don’t know how to draft defensive players. It’s now obvious. Let us count the ways- All these guys were in the Top 100 picks in the year drafted.

• Drafting defensive players with premium picks since 2015 has not been good:
  • 2015- 1st round- Byron Jones- CB- good player but let go in FA.
  • 2015- 2nd round- Randy Gregory- DE- Been a complete waste of a premium draft spot
  • 2016- 2nd round Jaylon Smith- LB- has been an overpaid- average at best LB
  • 2016- 3rd round Malik Collins- DT- a solid not spectacular player, let go in FA
  • 2017- 1st round- Taco Charlton- DE- a complete bust
  • 2017- 2nd round- Chidobe Awuzie- CB- been avg at best. Hurt at the moment.
  • 2017- 3rd round- Jourdan Lewis- CB- All I can say is meh.
  • 2018- 1st round- LVE- LB- Injuries have made him irrelevant
  • 2019- (gave up a 1st pick for Amari Cooper)
  • 2019- 2nd round- Trysten Hill- DT- Avoiding the bust label by a thread

That’s a ton of premium draft capital not working out! So when you wonder why this defense can’t tackle, cover or pressure, here you go.

I dont believe Jerrys making the decsions on any of these players, maybe the FAs or extending contacts but as the draft goes i believe Mclay/Jonses were influenced by Marinelli/Richard and had a list and let the Coordinators break the ties.. a lot of those defenses picks were ROD Friendly..

BJ if you feel for second he was worth keeping at that price its illegitimizes your entire post.. he got overpaid and taking quick peeps' over at MIa hes done squat so far..

a lot of players we let walk were the right choices IMHO as they got overpaid to leave..

 

[cowboyec]

Tex Schram > GM Jerry

damn right.
Tex Schramm > than ALOT of GMs

 

[quickccc]

This defense sucks because this front office can’t draft good defenders or when they do they don’t keep them.

And while everyone bashes all the players who have been underperforming on the field, you need to remember who is RESPONSIBLE for the accumulation of talent for this team, and who has signed off on some bad decisions: Jerry and his front office.

I still believe Will McClay is a top eye for talent but don’t ever kid yourself into thinking he’s drafting these players. McClay racks the pool table and hands the cue to Jerry. And the drafts have been good at times, but drafting good players is only 1/3 of the equation. They have to be developed, coached, and then molded into a team that knows how to play together to win.

So where has this FO failed? They apparently don’t know how to draft defensive players. It’s now obvious. Let us count the ways- All these guys were in the Top 100 picks in the year drafted.

• Drafting defensive players with premium picks since 2015 has not been good:
  • 2015- 1st round- Byron Jones- CB- good player but let go in FA.
  • 2015- 2nd round- Randy Gregory- DE- Been a complete waste of a premium draft spot
  • 2016- 2nd round Jaylon Smith- LB- has been an overpaid- average at best LB
  • 2016- 3rd round Malik Collins- DT- a solid not spectacular player, let go in FA
  • 2017- 1st round- Taco Charlton- DE- a complete bust
  • 2017- 2nd round- Chidobe Awuzie- CB- been avg at best. Hurt at the moment.
  • 2017- 3rd round- Jourdan Lewis- CB- All I can say is meh.
  • 2018- 1st round- LVE- LB- Injuries have made him irrelevant
  • 2019- (gave up a 1st pick for Amari Cooper)
  • 2019- 2nd round- Trysten Hill- DT- Avoiding the bust label by a thread

That’s a ton of premium draft capital not working out! So when you wonder why this defense can’t tackle, cover or pressure, here you go.

There are several teams that are having more success with average players than what we are currently going thru defensively.. There is no way we
have such average players that we are Dead Last in NFL,

- LVE was a pro bowler his rookie year before all injuries hit, Hills seems to be breaking out as a productive player, really having a rookie type season.

- Jones has man talent but not for the contract among highest paid CBs; he will never get INTs and he cannot play in space or zones.

- Gregory's substance- suspension is well noted,. but he's flashed skills and talent; never had issue with the 2nd pick

- Still to this very day, jaylon has puzzled me as many draft experts had him as an top 10 overall pick in the 2016 draft class - supposed to be
a LB that had everything coveted. i can understand the knee dilenma, with limited change of direction, but where is the instincts that he was
supposed to have. Easily fooled by misdirection .... not adept vs traffic blocking at all and a liability in coverage many times with his back to the ball.
Also he's not a masterful blitzer at all. He still gets stonewall on blitzes.

 

[kskboys]

There are several teams that are having more success with average players than what we are currently going thru defensively.. There is no way we
have such average players that we are Dead Last in NFL,

- LVE was a pro bowler his rookie year before all injuries hit, Hills seems to be breaking out as a productive player, really having a rookie type season.

- Jones has man talent but not for the contract among highest paid CBs; he will never get INTs and he cannot play in space or zones.

- Gregory's substance- suspension is well noted,. but he's flashed skills and talent; never had issue with the 2nd pick

- Still to this very day, jaylon has puzzled me as many draft experts had him as an top 10 overall pick in the 2016 draft class - supposed to be
a LB that had everything coveted. i can understand the knee dilenma, with limited change of direction, but where is the instincts that he was
supposed to have. Easily fooled by misdirection .... not adept vs traffic blocking at all and a liability in coverage many times with his back to the ball.
Also he's not a masterful blitzer at all. He still gets stonewall on blitzes.

I disagree that Gregory was a good pick, but I agree w/ everything else.

Don't forget that LVE had a long injury history in college, so this isn't a new thing. Missed time in his first two seasons.

 

[Bobhaze]

I dont believe Jerrys making the decsions on any of these players, maybe the FAs or extending contacts but as the draft goes i believe Mclay/Jonses were influenced by Marinelli/Richard and had a list and let the Coordinators break the ties.. a lot of those defenses picks were ROD Friendly..

BJ if you feel for second he was worth keeping at that price its illegitimizes your entire post.. he got overpaid and taking quick peeps' over at MIa hes done squat so far..

a lot of players we let walk were the right choices IMHO as they got overpaid to leave..

Let me ask you a question Blue- if the Cowboys were miraculously able to go to a SB this year, do you think Jerry would say, “I haven’t been making most of these decisions, so credit should go to ____.”?

Whatever Jerry may have delegated to others, we are all kidding ourselves if we’re thinking he’s not making most of the decisions. He must sign off on ALL big decisions before they happen. At least that’s what he says. It’s wishful thinking by fans to think Jerry has taken a back seat to anyone. Listen to his weekly radio show. He speaks like he’s the head coach, owner, GM and hot dog selector.

 

[Bobhaze]

There are so many things this front office gets wrong. But the fact is they are just not good evaluators of talent. "we like our guys' when they are currently the worst defense in history is just stupid.

We fans in this forum has been saying for years we need a safety and a DT who can push the pocket. The Cowboys answer with Haha Clinton Dix who couldn't make it out of training camp and Edgar Allan Poe whose biggest contribution to the team is he cleans his plate at meal time.

Jerry has a tendency to pay guys, or draft guys, who show one year of top performance. He paid, Jaylon Smith and Demarcus Lawrence, who had one good year each and then turn to pure suck. He drafted LVE who had one good year in college. These are guys that need to perform.

This is where Jerry the owner is a bad influence on Jerry the GM. Jerry the owner always has a rosy disposition on his players. A good GM needs to have a healthy dose of realism/skepticism. Jerry acts like a kid who loves his fantasy team rather than a hawk eyed GM.

 

[KDM256]

This defense sucks because at the end of the day, Dallas Cowboys doesn't care about an elite defense. We keep guys like Sean Lee, Tyrone Crawford who are being paid big money and not a meaningful stat to brag about in regards to the player. These guys are the leaders of our yearly 8-8 squad and needs to cut bait from these glorified JAGS just like Witten, Heath. You can add, Jaylon Smith, DeMarcus Lawrence to that as well because it appears these guys are stepping in to take the place of these of overrated JAGs and being content with subpar.

On top of refusing to cut these recurring JAGs, This front office also refuse to invest/draft highly touted defensive players from big program schools.. We hear the term, Defense wins Championships but never invest in players from programs where defense is considered a priority or has a winning mentality within the program. BAMA, LSU, Clemson, OSU and UGA.. We rather pick up under the radar guys from once upon a time programs like Boise State, who hasn't done jack squat since Kellen Moore was on the filed and even that's a stretch.

Bone head decisions like our 1st round pick was CeeDee Lamb, with Coop and MG in fold, why in the hell would we need to grab a WR there when the best Linebacker in the draft in Patrick Queen is still on the board?

Patrick Queen is currently 6th in regards to NFL Solo tackles, Looked the part in college, during the draft and made a presence in bigtime money games (Playoffs, Rivalry games) Cowboys definitely could use him oppose to Joe Thomas, Luke Gifford and relying on Sean Lee like he hasn't only played a full season 3 out of the 10 years he's been here and LVE following in his footsteps as well.

 

[Bobhaze]

This defense sucks because at the end of the day, Dallas Cowboys doesn't care about an elite defense. We keep guys like Sean Lee, Tyrone Crawford who are being paid big money and not a meaningful stat to brag about in regards to the player. These guys are the leaders of our yearly 8-8 squad and needs to cut bait from these glorified JAGS just like Witten, Heath. You can add, Jaylon Smith, DeMarcus Lawrence to that as well because it appears these guys are stepping in to take the place of these of overrated JAGs and being content with subpar.

On top of refusing to cut these recurring JAGs, This front office also refuse to invest/draft highly touted defensive players from big program schools.. We hear the term, Defense wins Championships but never invest in players from programs where defense is considered a priority or has a winning mentality within the program. BAMA, LSU, Clemson, OSU and UGA.. We rather pick up under the radar guys from once upon a time programs like Boise State, who hasn't done jack squat since Kellen Moore was on the filed and even that's a stretch.

Bone head decisions like our 1st round pick was CeeDee Lamb, with Coop and MG in fold, why in the hell would we need to grab a WR there when the best Linebacker in the draft in Patrick Queen is still on the board?

Patrick Queen is currently 6th in regards to NFL Solo tackles, Looked the part in college, during the draft and made a presence in bigtime money games (Playoffs, Rivalry games) Cowboys definitely could use him oppose to Joe Thomas, Luke Gifford and relying on Sean Lee like he hasn't only played a full season 3 out of the 10 years he's been here and LVE following in his footsteps as well.

I’m actually ok with the Lamb pick IF...IF...this team didn’t sign Cooper to his deal. I know this will not be a popular opinion, but if this team had let Cooper walk and perhaps signed a couple of defensive FAs, while drafting Lamb, I think the overall team would be better served.

Most of today’s NFL fans tend to have a fantasy football value system of players. Yardage and reception stats are valued more than the overall team stats. Like points vs yardage. I’m not even sure (this will also be sacrilege) that we need Zeke at his price tag to get to a SB. He’s been here 5 years now, and we have to show for it is one wild card win.

At some point, if we are ever going to get serious about winning a championship, we are going to have to stop signing big contracts with RBs and WRs. Most teams winning SBs aren’t doing that because having offensive “triplets” is no longer the ideal cornerstone for building a champion. You better have some beasts in the trenches and some guys who can tackle in space.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Trade deadline is OCT 29. Time to get some more draft picks for next season, see if someone will bite on one of our guys. Does the NFL ever do as baseball does, trade a guy to get rid of him but you still have to pay part of his salary? DLaw would be tradeable if we'd pay, say half his salary. Pass rushers are always at a premium.

Yeah, we could eat some of Lawrence's salary. That makes a trade possible. But avoiding the cap hit is largely the point of getting rid of him. Depends how much of that cap hit we can offload. You're right that pass rushers are at a premium.

But it's not Jerry's style. As long as we have a chance to make the playoffs, Jerry will dream his fairy tale dreams. And given how bad our division is, we should have that chance for a long time.

If we really want to give up on the season and trade a pass rusher, it's ASmith. If he continues getting sacks like he has, some team may want him to franchise him for next year. Don't see us with the cap to do it. He's kind of old, but old w/o the NFL mileage. And someone, probably plenty of someones, will look at him and only see upside from him continuing to ramp up from his long layoff.

 

[blueblood70]

Let me ask you a question Blue- if the Cowboys were miraculously able to go to a SB this year, do you think Jerry would say, “I haven’t been making most of these decisions, so credit should go to ____.”?

Whatever Jerry may have delegated to others, we are all kidding ourselves if we’re thinking he’s not making most of the decisions. He must sign off on ALL big decisions before they happen. At least that’s what he says. It’s wishful thinking by fans to think Jerry has taken a back seat to anyone. Listen to his weekly radio show. He speaks like he’s the head coach, owner, GM and hot dog selector.

he has input for sure but not going to trump what coaches and his actual gm in McClay suggests.. i know in the past maybe thats a decade gone and i believe hes allowing Mcclay , coaches, and even stephen make far more decsions then he has made, thats for sure..

when you have actual tangible proof thats not gut emotional FEELING then get back to me..

 

[Bobhaze]

he has input for sure but not going to trump what coaches and his actual gm in McClay suggests.. i know in the past maybe thats a decade gone and i believe hes allowing Mcclay , coaches, and even stephen make far more decsions then he has made, thats for sure..

when you have actual tangible proof thats not gut emotional FEELING then get back to me..

Here you go....
Troy Aikman last December...."I believe that it's unlikely that Jerry will ever bring somebody in that can help this football team in that regard just because he's been real stubborn and steadfast, in that he's the one in charge. "I think in a lot of ways until that changes, this team's going to have some problems. Would he ever ask me to come be a part of it? I think that'd be a real leap of faith. I don't envision that happening, and I don't envision it happening at any point...”

From FW star telegram this April...regarding this year’s draft.
“But according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Clarence Hill, that’s not the case. Father and son will adhere to the same rules as everyone else; they’ll be in different houses. That means Jerry is in charge of the Cowboys’ draft with no one to stop him.”

Not to mention Jerry basically yelling on his radio show this last August reminding everyone he’s in charge.
He’s still in charge. Prove otherwise...your move.

 

[TheHerd]

This defense sucks because this front office can’t draft good defenders or when they do they don’t keep them.

And while everyone bashes all the players who have been underperforming on the field, you need to remember who is RESPONSIBLE for the accumulation of talent for this team, and who has signed off on some bad decisions: Jerry and his front office.

I still believe Will McClay is a top eye for talent but don’t ever kid yourself into thinking he’s drafting these players. McClay racks the pool table and hands the cue to Jerry. And the drafts have been good at times, but drafting good players is only 1/3 of the equation. They have to be developed, coached, and then molded into a team that knows how to play together to win.

So where has this FO failed? They apparently don’t know how to draft defensive players. It’s now obvious. Let us count the ways- All these guys were in the Top 100 picks in the year drafted.

• Drafting defensive players with premium picks since 2015 has not been good:
  • 2015- 1st round- Byron Jones- CB- good player but let go in FA.
  • 2015- 2nd round- Randy Gregory- DE- Been a complete waste of a premium draft spot
  • 2016- 2nd round Jaylon Smith- LB- has been an overpaid- average at best LB
  • 2016- 3rd round Malik Collins- DT- a solid not spectacular player, let go in FA
  • 2017- 1st round- Taco Charlton- DE- a complete bust
  • 2017- 2nd round- Chidobe Awuzie- CB- been avg at best. Hurt at the moment.
  • 2017- 3rd round- Jourdan Lewis- CB- All I can say is meh.
  • 2018- 1st round- LVE- LB- Injuries have made him irrelevant
  • 2019- (gave up a 1st pick for Amari Cooper)
  • 2019- 2nd round- Trysten Hill- DT- Avoiding the bust label by a thread

That’s a ton of premium draft capital not working out! So when you wonder why this defense can’t tackle, cover or pressure, here you go.

Ugh, that is an ugly list.

 

[atlantacowboy]

This defense sucks because this front office can’t draft good defenders or when they do they don’t keep them.

And while everyone bashes all the players who have been underperforming on the field, you need to remember who is RESPONSIBLE for the accumulation of talent for this team, and who has signed off on some bad decisions: Jerry and his front office.

I still believe Will McClay is a top eye for talent but don’t ever kid yourself into thinking he’s drafting these players. McClay racks the pool table and hands the cue to Jerry. And the drafts have been good at times, but drafting good players is only 1/3 of the equation. They have to be developed, coached, and then molded into a team that knows how to play together to win.

So where has this FO failed? They apparently don’t know how to draft defensive players. It’s now obvious. Let us count the ways- All these guys were in the Top 100 picks in the year drafted.

• Drafting defensive players with premium picks since 2015 has not been good:
  • 2015- 1st round- Byron Jones- CB- good player but let go in FA.
  • 2015- 2nd round- Randy Gregory- DE- Been a complete waste of a premium draft spot
  • 2016- 2nd round Jaylon Smith- LB- has been an overpaid- average at best LB
  • 2016- 3rd round Malik Collins- DT- a solid not spectacular player, let go in FA
  • 2017- 1st round- Taco Charlton- DE- a complete bust
  • 2017- 2nd round- Chidobe Awuzie- CB- been avg at best. Hurt at the moment.
  • 2017- 3rd round- Jourdan Lewis- CB- All I can say is meh.
  • 2018- 1st round- LVE- LB- Injuries have made him irrelevant
  • 2019- (gave up a 1st pick for Amari Cooper)
  • 2019- 2nd round- Trysten Hill- DT- Avoiding the bust label by a thread

That’s a ton of premium draft capital not working out! So when you wonder why this defense can’t tackle, cover or pressure, here you go.

Bob, repeat after me: "we like our guys".

 

[blueblood70]

Here you go....
Troy Aikman last December...."I believe that it's unlikely that Jerry will ever bring somebody in that can help this football team in that regard just because he's been real stubborn and steadfast, in that he's the one in charge. "I think in a lot of ways until that changes, this team's going to have some problems. Would he ever ask me to come be a part of it? I think that'd be a real leap of faith. I don't envision that happening, and I don't envision it happening at any point...”

From FW star telegram this April...regarding this year’s draft.
“But according to the Fort Worth Star-Telegram’s Clarence Hill, that’s not the case. Father and son will adhere to the same rules as everyone else; they’ll be in different houses. That means Jerry is in charge of the Cowboys’ draft with no one to stop him.”

Not to mention Jerry basically yelling on his radio show this last August reminding everyone he’s in charge.
He’s still in charge. Prove otherwise...your move.

Meh Troys an outsider a media guy dont know what actually goes on in the draft room...until you have tangible proof from an ex coach thats in that room that jerry overturned draft picks other wanted and demanded someone else , its all rumor and rhetoric sorry to burst your bubble Garett hasn't mentioned this nor has Marinelli they left no longer Dc yet still not one shed of proof, same as the narratives about Garett's meddling with KM, after watching this year KM is his own person as hes always been.. not one shred of proof from real insiders REAL on the spot in the room insiders..

GOT UIRT

keep blaming Jerry instead of players and coach's..its too easy huh? lmao sure the GM will and should get blame for bad drafts and players acquisition that doesnt work out but the rumor mill hes up there trumping all selections and going rouge is plain stupid!

remember Jimmy went to MIA and didn't win squat also quit quickly.. none of the narratives around her are nothing more then opinion and rhetoric

you all know nothing as Troy and Clerance are ALL MEDIA they know what jerry and the Fo want them to know..all else is puff pieces to get ratings..talking cowboys are ratings!

IMHO Will McClay is the GM even though he dosnt have the title and the draft room is no different than any other they discus confer vote and choose.. the coaches get input and i guarantee most of those old defensive players were Marinelli and Richard pushing for them..why wouldnt coaches be allowed to offer opinions ask for certain players? it would be to easy to believe that huh?

I truly believ we have missed out on Watt and Jack because of marinelli and some of thsoe Dbs on Richard tryig to turn this backfield into LOB and swung and missed..this defense is total reboot if fans cant see it was struggle for Nolan and staff to70% new players and after major losses in injury etc and it wasn't going to take time and struggle, the expectations were wrong..

 

[HeavyBarrel]

Like everybody else I watch a lot of NFL and I swear I’ll turn on some random game and each defense feels like it has several studs on D and the body types look different, the players look bigger and play faster and will make a play occasionally. The Dallas D looks and feels like a Big12 defense lol

 

[ondaedg]

This defense sucks because this front office can’t draft good defenders or when they do they don’t keep them.

And while everyone bashes all the players who have been underperforming on the field, you need to remember who is RESPONSIBLE for the accumulation of talent for this team, and who has signed off on some bad decisions: Jerry and his front office.

I still believe Will McClay is a top eye for talent but don’t ever kid yourself into thinking he’s drafting these players. McClay racks the pool table and hands the cue to Jerry. And the drafts have been good at times, but drafting good players is only 1/3 of the equation. They have to be developed, coached, and then molded into a team that knows how to play together to win.

So where has this FO failed? They apparently don’t know how to draft defensive players. It’s now obvious. Let us count the ways- All these guys were in the Top 100 picks in the year drafted.

• Drafting defensive players with premium picks since 2015 has not been good:
  • 2015- 1st round- Byron Jones- CB- good player but let go in FA.
  • 2015- 2nd round- Randy Gregory- DE- Been a complete waste of a premium draft spot
  • 2016- 2nd round Jaylon Smith- LB- has been an overpaid- average at best LB
  • 2016- 3rd round Malik Collins- DT- a solid not spectacular player, let go in FA
  • 2017- 1st round- Taco Charlton- DE- a complete bust
  • 2017- 2nd round- Chidobe Awuzie- CB- been avg at best. Hurt at the moment.
  • 2017- 3rd round- Jourdan Lewis- CB- All I can say is meh.
  • 2018- 1st round- LVE- LB- Injuries have made him irrelevant
  • 2019- (gave up a 1st pick for Amari Cooper)
  • 2019- 2nd round- Trysten Hill- DT- Avoiding the bust label by a thread

That’s a ton of premium draft capital not working out! So when you wonder why this defense can’t tackle, cover or pressure, here you go.

Where's Morris Claiborne?