This Changes Nothing

[bayeslife]

Yeah why invest in defense when we can pray to the mythological running efficiency wins games many faced God.

If you can't see how Zeke impacts the winning percentage of this team with his entire kit vs a cornerback I'm not sure what to tell you. He is dynamic in every aspect of the game. Would I have preferred going defense? Absolutely. But in the context of this thread where we are waiting 4 games for our guys to return it's simply not close that Zeke gives us a better chance of getting out of September above .500

 

[davey999]

Yah, this defense still sucks.

 

[TheFinisher]

I don't see why everyone is freaking out about this.

Rolando was awful last year. He was slow, out of shape, and routinely missed plays he should have made.

I'll give him credit for providing a spark in 2014 when he had to fill in for Lee, it was a nice surprise. But the dudes play fell off a cliff last year after his first couple games back. Give me someone who is capable of running to the ball every down and doesn't take plays off.

 

[TrailBlazer]

Due to all these suspensions and inevitable injuries to the defense, we will be relying on unproven scrubs to play key defensive snaps. It changes a lot. We need a pass rush and it really won't be improved from a personell standpoint from last year. Hopefully we don't have to play from behind very much

 

[DandyDon52]

The unit of measure is nanograms per milliliter in a urine test. A nanogram is one billionth of a gram. So a positive test must show 35 nanograms per milliliter of urine instead of the former 15. Yes, easier to pass the test, but it also depends on when the subject last used and how much they smoked. An occasional smoker usually isn't going to piss hot on anything over 20 ng/ml unless they're tested within a week of use. If it's raised to 50 ng/ml, then they'll be "clean" after 3-4 days.

ok thanks good explanation!
That means these guys are smoking very close to the test, which makes it even worse.

 

[Floatyworm]

Just like last year. "Step away from the ledge". "We will be fine".

4-12, no upgrades on defense in the offseason and 3 large suspensions to our starting front 7.

Apparently this does not change anything. "Next man up!" Worked so well last year. But hey, we have Tony back, Dez back and Zeke is going to tip the divisional scale.

I suppose we won't have any more injuries on defense this year. Oh, and if we do? "Next man up!"

Enough of this fluff, there's always an excuse built in for this team. It's on the horizon. Suspensions is the excuse this year. No! We just did not add to the defense and that's the truth.

We talk like Jaylon Smith is a sure thing to recover and play next year. He's certainly not.

I guess this really does change nothing. We're always going to have a reason to sound like we're contenders but when push comes to shove we don't end up contending because of some new excuse.

Well Said.....

 

[Toruk_Makto]

If you can't see how Zeke impacts the winning percentage of this team with his entire kit vs a cornerback I'm not sure what to tell you. He is dynamic in every aspect of the game. Would I have preferred going defense? Absolutely. But in the context of this thread where we are waiting 4 games for our guys to return it's simply not close that Zeke gives us a better chance of getting out of September above .500

Our offense would have been this team's strength regardless of what we did at 4.

Arguing that the defense is weak and would stay weak so we went offense makes no sense.

Meanwhile we could have moved down two spots in the draft, picked up a 4th and taken Leonard Floyd. That's preferable to me.

 

[Arkyvarminter]

Its the NFL, you never know what a team is going to look like until the season starts. It wouldn't be too far off to say the Defense will be better than expected and the offense won't be as good as expected.......

 

[jday]

Our offense would have been this team's strength regardless of what we did at 4.

Arguing that the defense is weak and would stay weak so we went offense makes no sense.

Meanwhile we could have moved down two spots in the draft, picked up a 4th and taken Leonard Floyd. That's preferable to me.

I'm sorry but this offense would not have been nearly potent without the addition if Zeke. The improved running game is going to make the passing game that much better. Of course, you won't believe this until the season so this debate is adjourned until then..

 

[Toruk_Makto]

I'm sorry but this offense would not have been nearly potent without the addition if Zeke. The improved running game is going to make the passing game that much better. Of course, you won't believe this until the season so this debate is adjourned until then..

I would hope the offense is better while spending superfluously spending the number 4 pick on that side of the ball. Are you done with that strawman?

And as to what he does for the passing game...Romo was the best QB in the league 2 years ago with a 3rd round running back. The idea we had to spend the 4th pick overall to get back to that is kind of ridiculous no?

But keep on with the myth that I somehow don't think Zeke will be really good. But feel free to argue against my stance that spending a 4 on a RB is a colossal miss-allocation of resources from a probabilistic perspective.

 

[Alexander]

I don't see why everyone is freaking out about this.

Rolando was awful last year. He was slow, out of shape, and routinely missed plays he should have made.

I'll give him credit for providing a spark in 2014 when he had to fill in for Lee, it was a nice surprise. But the dudes play fell off a cliff last year after his first couple games back. Give me someone who is capable of running to the ball every down and doesn't take plays off.

It is more the idea of what McClain represented. He is a clearly unreliable player who some in the organization were turning a blind eye to.

Even after he played pretty inconsistently last year, that did not stop the team from signing him for another one year deal and do very little to prepare for him to flake out again. All we got were excuses for him to skip OTAs and even when he did show up, he was more of the same fat player who did not care.

 

[casmith07]

This Changes Nothing


If you haven’t heard, the Cowboys received some bad news today. Tank Lawrence’s suspension was upheld – he will be out the first four games along with Randal Gregory. To add insult to injury (or more appropriately, injury to insult) Rolando McClain will be joining those two knuckleheads in suspension for the exact same thing, only his suspension will be for 10 weeks. This likely spells the end of Rolando McClain in Dallas; especially considering that Jaylon Smith was likely penciled in as the MLB starter for 2017 regardless of what RoMac did this year.

Considering the pedestrian state of the Cowboys defense (at least on paper), this was clearly the last thing Marinelli wanted to hear. Having said that, I am here to tell you my fellow Cowboys fans - This Changes Nothing. The Cowboys will be just fine, so please do us and yourself a favor, step away from the ledge and/or put away your pitchforks.

No way around the fact that this hurts the Cowboys, but it is by no means damning as far as the 2016 season is concerned. The options behind RoMac are unproven, but that doesn’t necessarily mean that they won’t be able to answer the call in that all too familiar refrain: Next Man Up.

Furthermore, the Cowboys have plenty of time to address the position again between now and the beginning of the season, so for the time being all we can do is wait and see. The question now is what non-starting MLB in the NFL could the Cowboys possibly pick up for say Leary or McFadden (or both or draft picks – whatever strikes your fancy) that would be an improvement (on paper again) over what the Cowboys have?


Anyone?

We're still going 11-5.

 

[CCBoy]

We're still going 11-5.

 

[Toruk_Makto]

It is more the idea of what McClain represented. He is a clearly unreliable player who some in the organization were turning a blind eye to.

Even after he played pretty inconsistently last year, that did not stop the team from signing him for another one year deal and do very little to prepare for him to flake out again. All we got were excuses for him to skip OTAs and even when he did show up, he was more of the same fat player who did not care.

Turning a blind eye? If we turned a blind eye to his unreliability and just looked at his talent...would he be on another one year deal?

You don't just get to make stuff up.

 

[Killerinstinct]

Last year at this time the talk was about we had just added Hardy(one of the most feared pass rushers in the game), Dlaw was showing promise at the end of his rookie year and the thought was he was going to break out, Gregory was just drafted and we got a top talent late in the 2nd round. Crawford was going to prove he deserved the big contract and was on the verge of superstardom.

Lee and Mcclain would finally be on the field at the same time and wow what a dynamic LB corp we were going to have.

Wilcox was going to put it all together and Byron Jones was the most freakishly gifted athlete we had seen since Bullett Bob Hayes.

What a difference a year makes.

Hardy can't even find a job, Dlaw regressed and now won't even be available, Gregory even worse, Crawford is an average DT being paid like a superstar, Mcclain is such a headcase and lazy player most want him cut.

Carr, Claiborne and Church are still starters and Wilcox might not even make the team.

I wish I could view everything through rose colored glasses but I am sickened by the lack of progress.

 

[jday]

We're still going 11-5.

Believe it or not, I predicted that, as well.

 

[casmith07]

Believe it or not, I predicted that, as well.

I struggled to find 5 losses, to be honest. They can come from any of our opponents in weird fashion, and I wouldn't be surprised.

 

[jday]

I would hope the offense is better while spending superfluously spending the number 4 pick on that side of the ball. Are you done with that strawman?

And as to what he does for the passing game...Romo was the best QB in the league 2 years ago with a 3rd round running back. The idea we had to spend the 4th pick overall to get back to that is kind of ridiculous no?

But keep on with the myth that I somehow don't think Zeke will be really good. But feel free to argue against my stance that spending a 4 on a RB is a colossal miss-allocation of resources from a probabilistic perspective.

Wow. That is one helluva a tightrope your balancing on. It's a convicted stance with a prenup. I never mentioned what I think you think... nor do I care.

Finding a good running back in the 3rd is not an exact science, Murray is actually an outlier. Review running backs taken in the 3rd over the years, Murray is a minority. Can you find a guy that can run behind this line? Sure we can. But you can't find guys like Zeke who do everything well as well as he does.

As for your miss-allocation argument, that stance is clearly well-defended since justifying any pick involves measuring the means against the end. Without an end at my disposal, all I can do is to try convince you about how great he is. Furthermore, the end will have to be game changing for you to admit you were wrong. Lastly, for me to ultimately win this argument, I would have to care enough to remember at the end of this season to call you out on it. I doubt I remember this conversation even happened.

 

[jday]

Last year at this time the talk was about we had just added Hardy(one of the most feared pass rushers in the game), Dlaw was showing promise at the end of his rookie year and the thought was he was going to break out, Gregory was just drafted and we got a top talent late in the 2nd round. Crawford was going to prove he deserved the big contract and was on the verge of superstardom.

Lee and Mcclain would finally be on the field at the same time and wow what a dynamic LB corp we were going to have.

Wilcox was going to put it all together and Byron Jones was the most freakishly gifted athlete we had seen since Bullett Bob Hayes.

What a difference a year makes.

Hardy can't even find a job, Dlaw regressed and now won't even be available, Gregory even worse, Crawford is an average DT being paid like a superstar, Mcclain is such a headcase and lazy player most want him cut.

Carr, Claiborne and Church are still starters and Wilcox might not even make the team.

I wish I could view everything through rose colored glasses but I am sickened by the lack of progress.

Confucius say:. When you are wearing the glasses of a blind man, there is no room for rose-colored ones.

 

[Sarge]

It changes an already average defense to less effective. No getting around it.