Weird game for the defense...

[Bizwah]

Wow!

We had five sacks, two interception, and a fumble...yet, we give up 30 points....again.

Weird...weird...team.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Wow!

We had five sacks, two interception, and a fumble...yet, we give up 30 points....again.

Weird...weird...team.

Not weird team.

A defense with some serious holes.

Yes, there is some talent too, but some serious holes.

 

[theogt]

Replace Alan Ball with a decent FS and we held them to 16 or fewer points. The first thing we need to do this off-season is re-sign Hamlin. He may not be the best answer, but this defense can at least be dominant with him in the lineup. It has no hope of being even a decent defense with Ball in the lineup.

 

[camelboy]

I think there was some complacency..Good teams don't get complacent which tell you how much work needs to be done on coaching and players

 

[Teague31]

Replace Alan Ball with a decent FS and we held them to 16 or fewer points.

Not with PP and Campo calling the shots

 

[RoyTheHammer]

Replace Alan Ball with a decent FS and we held them to 16 or fewer points. The first thing we need to do this off-season is re-sign Hamlin. He may not be the best answer, but this defense can at least be dominant with him in the lineup. It has no hope of being even a decent defense with Ball in the lineup.

 

[BAT]

Replace Alan Ball with a decent FS and we held them to 16 or fewer points. The first thing we need to do this off-season is re-sign Hamlin. He may not be the best answer, but this defense can at least be dominant with him in the lineup. It has no hope of being even a decent defense with Ball in the lineup.

God God man!! I agree that Ball needs to be replaced ASAP, but enough with Ken Hamlin already.

There has to be a better FA option than a guy who cannot start for any other team in the league.

 

[theogt]

God God man!! I agree that Ball needs to be replaced ASAP, but enough with Ken Hamlin already.

There has to be a better FA option than a guy who cannot start for any other team in the league.

Does it suck to have been so wrong about cutting Hamlin to start Ball? It basically ruined our season.

 

[burmafrd]

well what ruined our season was having our former coach around.

 

[TheCoolFan]

The shocking thing is how did we manage to pull away from the Lions? Every game under Pasqualoni's defense has been like this

 

[Teague31]

well what ruined our season was having our former coach around.

Dave Campo?

 

[RS12]

What is shocking about it? The defense has sucked since the second game of the season.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

well what ruined our season was having our former coach around.

Wade was a problem, but not the only one.

This team put too much faith in Ball being able to make the transition to FS, Columbo returning to his level of play in '07 & '08 along with the reluctance to bench Marion Barber.

 

[burmafrd]

Dave Campo?

him too

 

[Picksix]

Does it suck to have been so wrong about cutting Hamlin to start Ball? It basically ruined our season.

And yet, no one else wants Hamlin either. Hmmm...

You're argument that that one move doomed this defense is just way too simplistic.

 

[dbair1967]

Replace Alan Ball with a decent FS and we held them to 16 or fewer points. The first thing we need to do this off-season is re-sign Hamlin. He may not be the best answer, but this defense can at least be dominant with him in the lineup. It has no hope of being even a decent defense with Ball in the lineup.

He isnt the only problem, def needs to be upgraded at FS, but there are other issues.

I think the whole defensive staff needs to be overhauled after the season.

 

[RS12]

Does it suck to have been so wrong about cutting Hamlin to start Ball? It basically ruined our season.

:laugh2: Lets see, Ball a guy who cant cover or tackle replaced Hamlin, another guy who cant cover or tackle, and that ruined the season?

 

[NextGenBoys]

Does it suck to have been so wrong about cutting Hamlin to start Ball? It basically ruined our season.

I'll admit I thought Ball would be much much better, but saying Ball basically ruined our season is so far off base. Come on now.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

What is shocking about it? The defense has sucked since the second game of the season.

Yea but its shocking because we're generating turnovers unlike last season yet we're giving up twice as many points. Its been a odd string of games for this team since Garrett has taken over.

It seems like the biggest thing is everyone looks lost since we've been doing more zone.

 

[BAT]

Does it suck to have been so wrong about cutting Hamlin to start Ball? It basically ruined our season.

I was never an advocate of starting Ball, said all along that Cowboys needed a true FS, preferrably a vet like Atogwe. So no, I was not wrong.