We lose a guy and the dropoff is tremendous

[CATCH17]

I've never seen a team like us that if we lose a guy somewhere our opponent just absolutely destroys us.


Tyron Smith down? Oh we will almost give up an NFL record for sacks to the DL across from him.

Sean Lee out? Oh our entire defense is now terrible because 1 guy is off the field.

Tony Romo down? Our entire offense shuts down.



When is enough enough for Jerry with these coaches?

Please get us an NFL coach. Please Jerry.

 

[mardwin]

I've never seen a team like us that if we lose a guy somewhere our opponent just absolutely destroys us.


Tyron Smith down? Oh we will almost give up an NFL record for sacks to the DL across from him.

Sean Lee out? Oh our entire defense is now terrible because 1 guy is off the field.

Tony Romo down? Our entire offense shuts down.



When is enough enough for Jerry with these coaches?

Please get us an NFL coach. Please Jerry.

Bad coaching will do that to you.

 

[JBS]

It really is amazing ..it's hard to fathom...I'm still dumbfounded

Sean Lee legit looks like he's 2-3 players on the field ..the difference in this defense with him on the field to the untrained eye appears as if it's the difference between playing 11 vs 11 as opposed to 8 or 9 on 11 when he's out..I've never seen anything like it

 

[perrykemp]

The team is very top loaded talent wise.

Assuming Dlaw, Martin, Zeke, and Dak all get monster “Top 3 “ type contracts over the next 2 years or so, they will continue to be top loaded.

 

[Zordon]

eagles lost their LT and best LB for the year in the same game and came out and scored 51 points the next game.

we have a coaching staff that's heavily dependent on the players (including injury prone ones) and a front office that can't build quality depth through the draft or FA. it's a recipe for failure.

 

[CATCH17]

The team is very top loaded talent wise.

Assuming Dlaw, Martin, Zeke, and Dak all get monster “Top 3 “ type contracts over the next 2 years or so, they will continue to be top loaded.

Every team is.

You should not have this kind of drop off just because a player is out. Especially when it isn't the QB.

The NFL is littered with teams throwing together make shift OL's and linebackers hurt but they don't completely fall apart because of it.

Take Philly for example.. OL is banged up.. No problem.. Because their coaches are actually coaching.

 

[waving monkey]

we are even more so draft driven
we'll have to hit on high percentages of draft to compensate for top contracts
McClay becomes more and more important

 

[crashintonickdm]

What is lees status ?

 

[DenCWBY]

Bad coaching will do that to you.

And bad (2nd and 3rd string) player personnel will also do it to you.

 

[Hayseed]

Perfect fit here.

 

[IheartRomo]

It is completely unprecedented. I have never seen anything like it in my life. What does it say about the coaches when the loss of a single great player (non-QB) can carpet bomb the entire game/season?

 

[John813]

Think it's bad coaching and overrating our drafting/player acquisition.

That being said, we did lose the most important position on the line, and our best player on defense.

I will say, Zordon had a great point about the Eagles...

 

[mcmvp]

eagles lost their LT and best LB for the year in the same game and came out and scored 51 points the next game.

we have a coaching staff that's heavily dependent on the players (including injury prone ones) and a front office that can't build quality depth through the draft or FA. it's a recipe for failure.

And their best CB in week 1 and Sproles in week 3

 

[CATCH17]

Perfect fit here.

No thanks.

He's Bill Callahan with an attitude. I hate his offensive schemes.

 

[sean10mm]

And bad (2nd and 3rd string) player personnel will also do it to you.

The Coaches are responsible for 1) evaluating their own roster, 2) developing the roster they have, 3) pushing the front office to replace players who are uncoachable.

I believe the Cowboys coaches are delinquent in all 3. As well as in-game adjustments.

Think it's bad coaching and overrating our drafting/player acquisition.

That being said, we did lose the most important position on the line, and our best player on defense.

Those kinds of losses always hurt TO A DEGREE. But the Patriots lost Hightower and Solder, and they gave up 16 points and 1 sack to a safety blitz. It hurts, but your team doesn't have to DIE like happens to the Cowboys when their depth is ever tested.

 

[CATCH17]

Think it's bad coaching and overrating our drafting/player acquisition.

That being said, we did lose the most important position on the line, and our best player on defense.

So what?

That's no excuse to completely fall apart. Not one single bit.

Struggle? Maybe yeah. I'll accept a bit of a struggle.

But to just allow the offense to move at will and the opposing teams RE to come 1 sack short of a NFL record is absurd.

 

[sean10mm]

Can anybody name the Patriots backup to Nate Solder? LOL NO of course not.

He just gave up 0 sacks to Von Miller.

What's more likely?

a) They just found the next Tyron Smith on their bench, or
b) They adjusted their blocking scheme and play calls to compensate for starting a scrub LT against Von Miller

If you accept b), the Cowboy could have done the same thing against a MUCH inferior pass rusher to Von Miller, but didn't because they're dumb as hell.

 

[Hayseed]

No thanks.

He's Bill Callahan with an attitude. I hate his offensive schemes.

I hear you. BUT,....If you ever listen to him talk about offense I think he has morphed and adapted thru the years " unlike Garrett" I think the kind of offense he would run may very well surprise a lot of people. Im thinking it would be similar to what Andy Reid " his mentor" does in KC.

 

[John813]

The Coaches are responsible for 1) evaluating their own roster, 2) developing the roster they have, 3) pushing the front office to replace players who are uncoachable.

I believe the Cowboys coaches are delinquent in all 3. As well as in-game adjustments.



Those kinds of losses always hurt TO A DEGREE. But the Patriots lost Hightower and Solder, and they gave up 16 points and 1 sack to a safety blitz. It hurts, but your team doesn't have to DIE like happens to the Cowboys when their depth is ever tested.

Oh I agree that this shouldn't happen, even with the injuries.
Coaching is the main culprit and depth plays a role as well.


We have continued to get subpar results from drafting linebackers, all the way back to 2011.
We decided to not adjust for Clayborn beating the LTs around the edge. TE there? Nahh..
The Cowboys don't have a coaching staff that can gameplan around their talent. It's either the one way or we lose that game cause we can't adjust.

 

[sean10mm]

I think Gruden is very overrated (he can't draft QBs to save his life for one thing), but if he's provided any QB talent at all he tends to make the most of it. He made Brad Johnson an Pro Bowler, and Rich Gannon went from a nobody to an All-Pro because of him. I would trust him to get the most out of Dak and not let him eat 6 sacks against a guy who averages 3.5 A YEAR at the very least.