This D is swingin

[nate dizzle]

for the fences. Is it okay if we call them legit yet @WillieBeamen? Not sure where they will be as far as rankings after this week but they continue to show that no matter who you are, we are going to make sure that you aren't going to beat us by scoring a ton of points.

You'll have to do it by shutting down our offense, which is kind of hit or miss.

 

[WillieBeamen]

for the fences. Is it okay if we call them legit yet @WillieBeamen? Not sure where they will be as far as rankings after this week but they continue to show that no matter who you are, we are going to make sure that you aren't going to beat us by scoring a ton of points.

You'll have to do it by shutting down our offense, which is kind of hit or miss.

Theyre legit

 

[darthseinfeld]

And to think there is room for improvement. More TO's from the secondary and a more consistent pass rush. I think both will come. Maybe, maybe not this year. The secondary is agressive but they are still. The CB's we drafted last year were known for ball skills in college. With more experience they can start coming down with TO's.

With the pass rush, Lawrence has been outstanding and pass rush overall has been solid. But there is still alot of growth potential in Gregory and Charlton that could give a more consistent edge pressure.

Earl Thomas or any top flight safety would be nice. But for the first time in while we will go into an offseason with an absolute need to add talent to the defense

 

[CF74]

Growing pains but trending upwards. Upgrade at 1-Tech and Safety and it will have Top 3 potential...

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Been so long since the Cowboys had a legit defense. It sure feels good. Now the only problem is the offense. Just once I would like them both to be great together. lol

 

[conner01]

Health would make them even better

 

[Jipper]

Uh...they looked pretty bad in the 4th quarter and nearly lost us the game...did you not see the poor secondary play and inability to tackle? I will give credit for the first half but we were rough down the stretch....luckily this was the second best offense talent wise left on our svhexule....NO would eat us alive if we play the same

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I wonder do you still spend resources on ET or continue to let Woods and Heath develop?

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

Uh...they looked pretty bad in the 4th quarter and nearly lost us the game...did you not see the poor secondary play and inability to tackle? I will give credit for the first half but we were rough down the stretch....luckily this was the second best offense talent wise left on our svhexule....NO would eat us alive if we play the same

They gave 19 to a team that puts up 27 a game...

 

[gmb1]

I thought this thread was about something else based on the title. My bad.

 

[cwbyfan72]

They gave 19 to a team that puts up 27 a game...

30 at home

 

[windward]

Uh...they looked pretty bad in the 4th quarter and nearly lost us the game...did you not see the poor secondary play and inability to tackle? I will give credit for the first half but we were rough down the stretch....luckily this was the second best offense talent wise left on our svhexule....NO would eat us alive if we play the same

Our lack of depth at DL played a part in this. Need them to get healthy.

 

[Swagger]

They gave 19 to a team that puts up 27 a game...

Yep that's the point.

The defense is one of the best in the NFL at this moment in time which is quite something.

 

[nate dizzle]

Uh...they looked pretty bad in the 4th quarter and nearly lost us the game...did you not see the poor secondary play and inability to tackle? I will give credit for the first half but we were rough down the stretch....luckily this was the second best offense talent wise left on our svhexule....NO would eat us alive if we play the same

We went to a zone late in the game for some reason. Then the pass to Jones was just nothing but Jones being a beast. Awuzie had blanket coverage on the guy. The only thing he could have done better there is get his head around on the ball but the coverage was as tight as it legally gets.

 

[ESisback]

for the fences. Is it okay if we call them legit yet @WillieBeamen? Not sure where they will be as far as rankings after this week but they continue to show that no matter who you are, we are going to make sure that you aren't going to beat us by scoring a ton of points.

You'll have to do it by shutting down our offense, which is kind of hit or miss.

for the fences. Is it okay if we call them legit yet @WillieBeamen? Not sure where they will be as far as rankings after this week but they continue to show that no matter who you are, we are going to make sure that you aren't going to beat us by scoring a ton of points.

You'll have to do it by shutting down our offense, which is kind of hit or miss.

Dizz, I think they are most certainly legit. They were missing four (4!) guys from the DL rotation, not to mention Sean Lee, and they kept that heavily praised Falcon offense out of the EZ all day, except for one pass!

I was kinda annoyed. After hearing all week how toothless the Dallas O was, the commentators were praising Atlanta’s defense, not ours! Yeah. Right.

 

[ultron]

I like our defense a lot - I don't have that feeling in my heart/brain/gut/whatever that I had for a decade that our defense is going to give up 7 every time they step on the field.

Nevertheless, the Saints will probably light us up in 2 weeks so everyone be prepared. We always play them well so I might get surprised but they're on another level right now.

 

[85Cowboy85]

They won us the game today imo.

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

When referring to the D, I typically say swangin instead of swingin

 

[buybuydandavis]

We went to a zone late in the game for some reason. Then the pass to Jones was just nothing but Jones being a beast. Awuzie had blanket coverage on the guy. The only thing he could have done better there is get his head around on the ball but the coverage was as tight as it legally gets.

Being close isn't enough if you don't make plays on the ball. Just gives you a close up view of the catch you give up. I remember way back when teams figured out that you could throw on Newman and he couldn't make a play on the ball. They'll just keep throwing at you until you prove you can stop it, no matter how close you are.

 

[Jipper]

We went to a zone late in the game for some reason. Then the pass to Jones was just nothing but Jones being a beast. Awuzie had blanket coverage on the guy. The only thing he could have done better there is get his head around on the ball but the coverage was as tight as it legally gets.

Yeah...we lost the aggressiveness and the tackling on the rbs and hopper kinda sucked.....

The team needs to stay aggressive till the last whistle and a lot of that is coaching too