Where's the passion?

[Doomsdayblitz]

I'm watching both the Eagles/Skins, Titans/Ravens games back & forth, and there's something that just keeps jumping out at me. Where is the passion on the Dallas defense?? All four of the teams' defenses I'm watching are playing as if the livihoods of all the defenders depends on the outcome of the games.

I haven't seen that with the Dallas defense for some time. The offense, too, for that matter. Like I was telling my grandson who plays JV at the age of 14. It's good that your coaches are teaching you all of the correct fundamentals. That's where you start. After a while, though, what matters is "Who wants to win more. Who is willing to hit the hardest? Who is willing to get the meanest? When you put a kid in the hospital, you can be very gracious in apologizing to his mother about how sorry you are that her son is hurt, but sometimes, that's what it takes to win. Sign his cast, tell him good luck next game, then move on.

This Cowboys' defense has some of the most talented players in the NFL, but it won't matter if they don't play like it. It's not the size of the dog in the fight, it's the size of the fight in the dog. These dogs need to grow Pit Bull hearts to beat the Bengals & go on from here.

 

[DragonCowboy]

the first step is admitting you suck when you suck.

to be honest, i haven't really paid much attention this past week, but did our D-Line at least admit that the Commanders were running over them?

 

[Rampage]

that's the million dollar question

 

[kmp77]

Yeah, we lack what I see on other teams. Even when they get beat they have a certain passion or aggression I don't see on our D. Not sure if we're soft or we just have too many nice guys. Something is just missing. Kinda like when you watch a made for tv movie and it just seems off compared to "real" movies....

 

[DaBoys4Life]

our D is softer than Baby Crap.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

to be honest, i haven't really paid much attention this past week

Smart man.

 

[DragonCowboy]

Smart man.

Nope, just a sequences and series calc midterm.

class average is a 46 and our professor decided it'd be "cool" to not post individual grades until we get them handed to us on tuesday.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

our D is playing tough 1st half

 

[dbair1967]

no intensity whatsoever...no pass rush at all

they even let that slob Cedric Benson gain positive yds over and over, after bringing him in off the scrap heap

this team just doesnt have "it"

 

[Clove]

Dallas Defense held Cincy to 6 points, basically gave the offense 3 points on it's own, and after the Tony Fumbo fumbled it, we could've given them a TD, but held them to 3.

I say we're doing pretty good.

 

[Cowboyz88]

Sadly, we mirror our coach's personality.

 

[dbair1967]

Dallas Defense held Cincy to 6 points, basically gave the offense 3 points on it's own, and after the Tony Fumbo fumbled it, we could've given them a TD, but held them to 3.

I say we're doing pretty good.

they did give them a TD, it was called back by a gratuitous hold

and on the last pass, not just one guy but two guys were wide open for tds, on top of the fact the QB could have easily scrambled for the first down, if not scoring himself

not one QB knockdown in the first half

 

[Rampage]

no intensity whatsoever...no pass rush at all

they even let that slob Cedric Benson gain positive yds over and over, after bringing him in off the scrap heap

this team just doesnt have "it"

I feared it when we signed him and now i'm seeing it. Zach Thomas hurts our run defense.

 

[Clove]

they did give them a TD, it was called back by a gratuitous hold

and on the last pass, not just one guy but two guys were wide open for tds, on top of the fact the QB could have easily scrambled for the first down, if not scoring himself

not one QB knockdown in the first half

Believe me my friend, I don't like the defense but when they've done something good, I have to step up and say it, and I think our pass defense has been pretty good for the receivers we're going up against and no Newman.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Wow. We're leading 17-6 after Romo gave them the ball deep in our territory and one KO return let them start at the 50, and it's still doom and gloom?

What would some of you have said if you were Giants fans when they had to go to OVERTIME to beat this team?

 

[robjgrif]

This team is flat and out of snyc IMO!

 

[Paniolo22]

This team is flat and out of snyc IMO!

Scary part is, this is how I felt in December of last year.

 

[superpunk]

Wow. We're leading 17-6 after Romo gave them the ball deep in our territory and one KO return let them start at the 50, and it's still doom and gloom?

What would some of you have said if you were Giants fans when they had to go to OVERTIME to beat this team?

I doubt half these people know that happened.

 

[robjgrif]

So much for this team coming out and making a positive about last weeks loss! No passion, no heart! We starting to get pushed around by the Bengals!

 

[deathreaver]

No heart so much talent how disappointing