Why is San Diego the best team in the NFL & not Dallas?

[Doomsdayblitz]

A big reason is that we passed on their future All-Pros for lesser players the last two drafts. In both the '05 & '06 drafts, the 'Boys were right in front of the Chargers in the draft. In '05, everyone thought we would take the best OLB in the draft. Instead, we took Ware, who has 7 sacks this year & had 8 last year. We passed on Merriman, who was DROY in '05, and will be an All-Pro this year. He had 10 sacks last year, and already has 12.5 this year with 3 games to go. Oh, did I mention he sat out 4 games this year. Hard to tell what his sack totals would be if he hadn't lost a quarter of the season.

Then we come to the DE that BP has been pushing to get more sacks. He wouldn't be pushing if he had drafted Luis Castillo, the player they passed on. Guess who got him-right, the Chargers. He already has 6 sacks this year, which is 4 more than Canty & Spears COMBINED!

This year was more of the same. The 'Boys take Carpenter & Fasano in the 1st & 2nd rds. Neither player has made an impact this year. The Chargers, on the other hand, took CB Antonio Cromarte & OT Marcus McNeil. McNeil is the starting LT & Cromarte the nickle CB this year. McNeil was sitting there for the taking at the 49th pick, but we had so many great OTs that we traded down to #50 & took Fasano. After all, we were going to start using the vaunted two TE offense. Anyone seen much of that this year?

Meanwhile, Carpenter is just now seeing action due to attrition. Everyone in the SD admin. is raving about Cromarte. He no doubt will be starting by next year. During the draft, many in the Florida St. office were saying they hadn't had an athlete of Cromarte's callibur since Dieon. We had so many LBs, we turned Oliver Hoyte into a FB to keep him, but we had to have one in the 1st rd. this year.

I watched McNeil yesterday leading a sweep. He laid out a DB. He can also pass block with the best of them. I have no doubt we should have taken him & that he will be in the Pro-Bowl soon.

Maybe we should hire the Chargers to run our draft next year.

 

[TNCowboy]

Why is San Diego the best team in the NFL & not Dallas.


They have better players and coaches?

 

[Duane]

Someone named LT.

 

[sportsman]

Man, I like the Chargers to win the SB. I have LT in my fantasy football league and I am kicking but.

We should only have the mental toughness the Chargers are playing with.
Remember they were without Merriman for 4 games and still kept on winning.

What would happen if we were without Ware for 4 games.

 

[DTK]

I like their players too but hindsight is 20-20. All of those guys were high risk-high reward guys. They all had issues. Let's revisit this in 5 years to see where they stack up.

As for the sweep where you saw McNeil lay out a DB, the DB laid down and McNeil didn't even touch him. LOL But your right, he is a good player. But right now LT is making them all look good.

As for Castillo, you think it has anything to do with Merriman being to his left and Phillips to his right? Or with their big nose tackle tying up blockers. I don't think Merriman or Castillo would be as good here.

 

[conner01]

well we could just put our guys on steroids. worked well for castillo and merriman

 

[Doomsdayblitz]

Why is San Diego the best team in the NFL & not Dallas.


They have better players and coaches?

Why do they have better players, wise guy. Read the thread or keep it to yourself.

 

[Frosty]

Because the Parcels and the Cowboys Coaches choke in Prime time games... and a 42-17 loss..

 

[Deputy493]

LT.......oh and maybe we should've drafted a pass ruser like Merriman instead of Ware?

 

[Doomsdayblitz]

I like their players too but hindsight is 20-20. All of those guys were high risk-high reward guys. They all had issues. Let's revisit this in 5 years to see where they stack up.

As for the sweep where you saw McNeil lay out a DB, the DB laid down and McNeil didn't even touch him. LOL But your right, he is a good player. But right now LT is making them all look good.

As for Castillo, you think it has anything to do with Merriman being to his left and Phillips to his right? Or with their big nose tackle tying up blockers. I don't think Merriman or Castillo would be as good here.

Hello!? If we had drafted Merriman, he WOULD be to his right or left! Yeah, the CB DID lay down, but only because McNeil was in the right position to pancake him. By the way, sometimes you have to take some risks to get great players instead of just good ones.

 

[DallasCowpoke]

Instead, we took Ware, who has 7 sacks this year & had 8 last year. We passed on Merriman, who was DROY in '05, and will be an All-Pro this year. He had 10 sacks last year, and already has 12.5 this year with 3 games to go. Oh, did I mention he sat out 4 games this year. Hard to tell what his sack totals would be if he hadn't lost a quarter of the season.

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[HoleInTheRoof]

You put Ware and Spears in San Diego, and Merriman and Castillo over here, and I'd bet dollars to donuts the results would be similar, if not the same.

Zimmer has no idea how to run a defense, let alone a 3-4. We play passive, scared, and reactionary.

San Diego attacks. Wade Phillips has balls. Mike Zimmer has none.

And there in lies the difference.

 

[jorgefares]

On defense, I think both teams have similar players, the difference from my point of view is Wade Phillips vs Mike Zimmer.

The 3-4 defense should be an agresive scheeme, such as Pittsburgh and Chargers; In my opinion Dallas is not running well this kind of defense, thats why Chargers is having better results.

On Offense, of course the difference is LT, this guy makes the team better, but if you find (a huge "if") a way to stop him, this could be enough to beat the Chargers. I think Dallas is more balanced on Offense, we have a prodcutive RB combo and better receivers, on the other hand I think Romo is a little more experienced than Rivers.

 

[Doomsdayblitz]

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I have DeMarcus Ware as my sig because he is the best player on my favorite team. That doesn't mean I'm blind to the difference in skills between him & Merriman. I screamed when they first drafted Ware, because I wanted Merriman so bad. Once it was all said & done, I took Ware in because he now played for MY team.

 

[Doomsday]

Merriman is surrounded by other good pass rushers, Ware isnt. Not to mention that Ware is a better all around LB.

 

[Doomsdayblitz]

On defense, I think both teams have similar players, the difference from my point of view is Wade Phillips vs Mike Zimmer.

The 3-4 defense should be an agresive scheeme, such as Pittsburgh and Chargers; In my opinion Dallas is not running well this kind of defense, thats why Chargers is having better results.

On Offense, of course the difference is LT, this guy makes the team better, but if you find (a huge "if") a way to stop him, this could be enough to beat the Chargers. I think Dallas is more balanced on Offense, we have a prodcutive RB combo and better receivers, on the other hand I think Romo is a little more experienced than Rivers.

Do you really think Zimmer is being conservative in spite of Parcells? Zimmer is not aggressive because BP is not aggressive. You don't really think that Zimmer would have the stones to do ANYTHING Parcells wouldn't want him to do. Once we are rid of Parcells, then maybe this defense can do what it was created to do-wreak havoc on opposing offenses.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

Someone named LT.

I guess that would help......but, he brings up a good point about our drafts or lack thereof......dang it

 

[Bull Frog]

Maybe we should hire the Chargers to run our draft next year.

I get what you're saying and you may be right, but this means almost every player on our defense would have to be a bust. I dont' buy it. Our FA's have started for other teams. Ware, Ellis, Newman, Williams and maybe one of our DE's would start on any other team. So we have a minimum of 7 guys that have or could start for other teams. If we were to trade defensive personnel straight up with SD, we would not be better. It's the philosophy.

In the 4 games during Merrimans suspension the Chargers got 5,2,2 and 5 sacks in those games. In the 2 games since his return they've gotten 3 and 4.

We label so many guys as busts because they don't flourish in our system. Ekuban had 12.5 in the 5 years he was here. In the 3 years he's been gone he has 14.5. Not stellar by any means, but we do not maximize the talent of the players. Zimmer has been provided several top players. He has all the talent necessary and he gets poor results. Every player that comes into the defense cannot be a bust. After 7 years of below average defense with different players there is one constant and that is Zimmer.

 

[ravidubey]

The 3-4 defense must be aggressive and willing to pay the price for being aggressive. Instead we are passive and predictable and pay the price anyway.

Only on our defense can a baller like Roy Williams sit back in two-deep zones all day.

Castillo and Olshevsky play with heart and passion. Spears and Canty are JAGs. How long can Fergy keep playing like he has been?

Ware is a menace and does it all, but he should be a featured pass rusher outside the redzone. Instead, teams know they send a backup TE or 4th WR into a pattern against Ware and totally neutralize him. All you have to do is study the Cowboys defense to understand these adjustments.

Brady James and Akin Ayodele are solid, but even with Ellis our SOLB play is too weak for this kind of defense.

 

[Mr Cowboy]

If you put Merriman in this defense, he would be no better than average. Heck you can put Lawerance Taylor and Ronnie Lott in their prime and Zimmy's scheme would neutralize them and make them average players.

Merriman's job is to get after the passer, Ware's job is everything else and if he has a chance after all his other responsibilites he gets to rush the passer.

Zimmy has been making potentially great players average for a long, long time.