This defense is a 1T away from legendary

[GimmeTheBall!]

Teams are teeing off on our lack of success stopping the run, which creates a viscous cycle where our D gets tired, and our greatest skillset (pass rush) goes unused early in games.

I know people are saying these are off tackle runs but that’s simply not true. Other posters have shown the run maps and most long runs are right up the middle. Eagles game is perfect example.

If we can just get a scary fat man that gobbles double teams I have faith that our linebackers will play better and I have faith that Cox and Clarke show enough promise to shore up our LB position long term.

If we get that guy, offenses become one dimensional, and it becomes a freak show

Legendary?
I better tell tha to 5 teams from the 70s and the early 90s.

 

[BAT]

I'd like an upgrade at NT too but ...

 

[DanA]

They're JAGs - watch, as the season rolls on, they'll get exposed.

If you extrapolate Wilson’s stats over a 17 game season, he is on track for

• 7 sacks
• 12 QB hits
• 2 interceptions
• 7 TFL’s
• 121 tackles

At what point does he transcend from JAG to playmaker…Are we still calling Armstrong a JAG too?

 

[BAT]

 

[BAT]

 

[BAT]

 

[Dak_Attack_09]

Besides the run defense, which disqualifies any defense from being elite.

 

[Dak_Attack_09]

Haloti Ngata's don't just fall off trees.

Cowboys need a player that is 80% like him. I would trade for Derrick Brown and sign Suh.

 

[StuckMojo]

Need upgrade at middle linebacker, one that can shed a block and close the running lane

 

[Cowboyny]

Teams are teeing off on our lack of success stopping the run, which creates a viscous cycle where our D gets tired, and our greatest skillset (pass rush) goes unused early in games.

I know people are saying these are off tackle runs but that’s simply not true. Other posters have shown the run maps and most long runs are right up the middle. Eagles game is perfect example.

If we can just get a scary fat man that gobbles double teams I have faith that our linebackers will play better and I have faith that Cox and Clarke show enough promise to shore up our LB position long term.

If we get that guy, offenses become one dimensional, and it becomes a freak show

When I think best defenses think the bears, ravens, we aren’t close to those teams even with a real NT. Think our D is starting to get a little overrated

 

[JoeKing]

Legen......................... dary!

 

[Bobhaze]

This defense is 3-4 playoff wins from legendary.

 

[jterrell]

The Cowboys don't even regularly play a 1T.
Dan Quinn moves guys all around often playing 2 3T and just rushing LB up through the 1(A) gaps.

But you'd love a dominant interior guy all the same.
Sttill REAAAALLLLLLYYY HARD to complain about having the best DE depth chart in the NFL and getting by with JAGs at DT.

 

[cnuball21]

When I think best defenses think the bears, ravens, we aren’t close to those teams even with a real NT. Think our D is starting to get a little overrated

Yea, the defense has done a great job and answered the bell each week but I’m going to need to see how they fare against a great O or so in the playoffs.

Our schedule is awful so I guess the Vikings will be the best decent test.

 

[rnr_honeybadger]

Suh and maybe a LB who is better than LVE should do it.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

1T and LB.

You add Da’Ron Payne in place of Watkins and Tremaine Edwards in place of LVE and the defense is special.

Been asking and begging for this since Glover and Ferguson days, not happening and Ratliff was not it.

 

[kskboys]

NTs don't sell jerseys. They need to be undersized 3-techniques who can get sacks. I bet if you ask Jerry/Stephen who a prototypical DT is, they would probably say Tyrone Crawford

D's w/o competent NT's get abused in the playoffs.

 

[MizzouCowboy4]

Do I think we need a DT yes but I’m not certain LB isn’t a bigger need hope you’re right bout Clark and cox
LVE isn’t bad just seems slow

Boise State slow

 

[Beaker42]

Still can’t believe there wasn’t a flag on that tackle you have a pic of.

 

[mattjames2010]

If you extrapolate Wilson’s stats over a 17 game season, he is on track for

• 7 sacks
• 12 QB hits
• 2 interceptions
• 7 TFL’s
• 121 tackles

At what point does he transcend from JAG to playmaker…Are we still calling Armstrong a JAG too?

And he won't end with those. As I said, he'll get exposed - there is this thing that happens that even JAGs look good when everything around them is going right. Read the same BS about players like Scandrick when he was here, best "slot corner in the league" - when in the biggest moments, his major flaws showed up and he cost us games.

Wilson is a JAG and the fact we keep plugging in guys like him at safety is why we haven't had a trophy since the 90s. As for Armstrong, he's a good pass rusher. He hasn't exactly been lighting it up in other areas.