Doomsdayblitz
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I keep waiting for this aggressive 3-4 defense the Wade Phillips is so famous for to show its grizzly face, but so far, it's more like a Grizzly Cub. I look at the Titans, Steelers, Commanders, Eagles, etc., and I see defenses who can just overwhelm an offense for large segments of a game at a time. This Cowboys' defense reminds me more of one that plays not to screw up, than one that plays to reek havoc & chaos on an opponent.
It's not like we don't have the talent to go after people. I know TNew's been hurting this year, and that he and Henry have been in & out of the trainer's room so often, they have ice tubs with their names on them. This year, however, we have more backup than in years' past. With Adam "I'm still rusty" Jones, Mike "I play like a rookie just off the turnip truck" Jenkins, and Orlando "I should have been taken in the 2nd rd." Scandrick, we still have much better backup than a year ago.
Just look at the Miami Dolphins. They have several Dallas castoffs who are playing championship-type ball. Adele, Ferguson, and Co. have had the chains taken off, and they put it to both AFC Championship Game opponents New England & San Diego in back-to-back games. I'm not talking about squeezing out two wins. I'm talking about smash mouth, in your face, just kicked your ***, NFL football!!
Now, I may be stretching it here, but I would go way out on a limb & say that the Cowboys have at least the talent of the Dolphins' defense. If they can b-slap the piss out of two of the best offenses in all of football, I think we can do a better job than to get two sacks on one of the worst offenses in the NFL at the end of the game, and the Bengals hopelessly behind. In fact, if it weren't for having the luxery of a full 60 minutes, DeMarcus Ware would be lucky to have two sacks this year. Not that he hasn't been trying, but that he hasn't had the complimentary help, save Jay Ratliff, or a creative scheme that might just add a little surprise to our vanilla attack.
It's not like we don't have the talent to go after people. I know TNew's been hurting this year, and that he and Henry have been in & out of the trainer's room so often, they have ice tubs with their names on them. This year, however, we have more backup than in years' past. With Adam "I'm still rusty" Jones, Mike "I play like a rookie just off the turnip truck" Jenkins, and Orlando "I should have been taken in the 2nd rd." Scandrick, we still have much better backup than a year ago.
Just look at the Miami Dolphins. They have several Dallas castoffs who are playing championship-type ball. Adele, Ferguson, and Co. have had the chains taken off, and they put it to both AFC Championship Game opponents New England & San Diego in back-to-back games. I'm not talking about squeezing out two wins. I'm talking about smash mouth, in your face, just kicked your ***, NFL football!!
Now, I may be stretching it here, but I would go way out on a limb & say that the Cowboys have at least the talent of the Dolphins' defense. If they can b-slap the piss out of two of the best offenses in all of football, I think we can do a better job than to get two sacks on one of the worst offenses in the NFL at the end of the game, and the Bengals hopelessly behind. In fact, if it weren't for having the luxery of a full 60 minutes, DeMarcus Ware would be lucky to have two sacks this year. Not that he hasn't been trying, but that he hasn't had the complimentary help, save Jay Ratliff, or a creative scheme that might just add a little surprise to our vanilla attack.
