You want to fix Dallas? Fix the Defense!

[IceStar-D7]

When the QB gifts the other team the ball in the red zone, that is clearly on the QB.

The D sucked too, BTW, possibly worse than Dak, though that is obviously debateable.

GB could of easily scored 60 on this pathetic defense. nothing is debatable. They were FAR worse!!

 

[kskboys]

GB could of easily scored 60 on this pathetic defense. nothing is debatable. They were FAR worse!!

Ooooo, not far worse. Both were terrible. If you need to assign more blame to one, that's fine, but they both sucked badly.

 

[jwitten82]

@SF 19-13 defense was fixed QB wasn't.

Funny how they don't acknowledge that. Our defense wasn't the issue the last two times we lost to the 49ers in the playoffs . They sucked this time, but one constant is that Dak played horrible in the last 3 playoff games

 

[kskboys]

We were out of the game from the start. The defense was horrific for 4 quarters. They were responsible for at least 34 of the points given up. That's not playoff defense. And the offense was no better.

Agreed. We sucked on both sides of the ball. Got steamrolled.

 

[IceStar-D7]

Gonna need the 85 bears or 2000ish ravens defense to make up for the offense going awol 2-3 quarters a lot lol

You 'll need the Greatest of Tom Brady - The greatest show on turf and the 90's great wall to score 60 to even make the game close.

 

[Creeper]

We can't run the ball or stop the run. End of story. When Quinn adjusts to stop the run, we don;t get pressure or turnovers. When he adjusts to get pressure or stop the QB, they run all over us. Green Bay threw and ran on us at will.

We need to get bigger and Quinn seems to be against that, even asking Mazi to lose 30 lbs. I understand getting Mazi down to maybe 315 or so , but at 293 he isn't used to playing at that weight and he gets pushed around. Why would you draft a 330 lbs NT and ask him to get down to 293? Let's get him up to 350 while getting him in the weight room. He will never be a 3T because he is so slow getting off the snap.

 

[Tabascocat]

Has there ever been a domed team that had a tough, gritty defense like we see in Balt, Pitt, etc, etc? I mean, why is it always finesse in Dallas?

 

[Sheepherder]

How many other quarterbacks still playing gave up 7? Get Real, man. If Dak would of played flawless we still would of got boat raced. Luckily Dak got the empty calories to make it look even respectable. Anybody under Dak -GB probably gets 70!

So..again you dont get to sit out of the playoff game because you dont like the QB..thats a horrible culture, you think Jimmy would've been over there like "Hey CD whats wrong little guy??? I need you to put your big boy pants on a play the rest of the game"..hell no he would've showed him the showers then off to cleveland...

That says alot about the culture, doesn't it. No doubt.

 

[Legend]

Have to fix multiple things: culture, mindset, physicality, defense (run and pass), OL, run game, and so on.

The Cowboys are like my golf game. They rarely fire on all cylinders. I.e., something is always wrong with their game

 

[IceStar-D7]

Has there ever been a domed team that had a tough, gritty defense like we see in Balt, Pitt, etc, etc? I mean, why is it always finesse in Dallas?

We haven't had a tough defense since Jimmy-Parcells and maybe one Wade team. The rest were soft as tissue paper.

 

[IceStar-D7]

Have to fix multiple things: culture, mindset, physicality, defense (run and pass), OL, run game, and so on.

The Cowboys are like my golf game. They rarely fire on all cylinders. I.e., something is wrong with their game

First thing I'd do is take their butts out of Happy Family Training camp in California. Texas heat every friggin day!!! That's what Jimmy did...

 

[Tabascocat]

We haven't had a tough defense since Jimmy-Parcells and maybe one Wade team. The rest were soft as tissue paper.

Yea, it’s frustrating. I would build one that can play in adverse conditions too.

 

[IceStar-D7]

Have to fix multiple things: culture, mindset, physicality, defense (run and pass), OL, run game, and so on.

The Cowboys are like my golf game. They rarely fire on all cylinders. I.e., something is always wrong with their game

The problem is if you have kids you know what I mean. The grandparent -Jerry Jones. As a coach you have no power when the ole granddaddy has the final say in his house....

 

[Fmart322]

Every team left in the playoffs have a better defense then Dallas. I told you guys all season this defense was "All Done with Mirrors". Well. The mirror finally broke last Sunday. No q.b. in the league can be down by 27 before halftime and come back and win...Mahomes to Jackson. And both of these guys have WAY better defenses than Dallas have. Especially when the playoffs start. Your GM sat on his azzz all season long and did NOTHING to strengthen the defense even when injuries occurred. We needed a run stopping guy and we get Mazi? Really? That's your response to a defense that gets pushed around by any other team that wants to play physical with it. Same with the weakazzz Oline. Martin- All Pro Old azz Smith. Only guy they were truthful about was Micah who didn't get the reward. All I hear is Dak...Dak-Dak-Dak-He must be a love doll to some in here. Mahomes-Jackson -any other quarterback left in the the NFL would of lost also Sunday because of this fragile defense. I say it once. I 'll say it forever until Dipazz Jones fix it. NO DEFENSE-NO RINGS!!!!! I don't care who you get at quarterback!! Get a REAL defense -with REAL dominate players!! You build your team on Dak save us!! You DESERVE just what you GET and what you GOT!!!

QB and Defense, especially run Defense, have been the reason the Cowboys have failed in the playoffs and trying to make the playoffs for the past 28 years.

 

[Wizarus]

If Dak gets 50-60 million, its not going to happen.

 

[Kevinicus]

Every team left in the playoffs have a better defense then Dallas. I told you guys all season this defense was "All Done with Mirrors". Well. The mirror finally broke last Sunday. No q.b. in the league can be down by 27 before halftime and come back and win...Mahomes to Jackson. And both of these guys have WAY better defenses than Dallas have. Especially when the playoffs start. Your GM sat on his azzz all season long and did NOTHING to strengthen the defense even when injuries occurred. We needed a run stopping guy and we get Mazi? Really? That's your response to a defense that gets pushed around by any other team that wants to play physical with it. Same with the weakazzz Oline. Martin- All Pro Old azz Smith. Only guy they were truthful about was Micah who didn't get the reward. All I hear is Dak...Dak-Dak-Dak-He must be a love doll to some in here. Mahomes-Jackson -any other quarterback left in the the NFL would of lost also Sunday because of this fragile defense. I say it once. I 'll say it forever until Dipazz Jones fix it. NO DEFENSE-NO RINGS!!!!! I don't care who you get at quarterback!! Get a REAL defense -with REAL dominate players!! You build your team on Dak save us!! You DESERVE just what you GET and what you GOT!!!

The Chiefs, with Mahomes, once trailed 24-0 in the first half of a playoff game.

The game went into halftime with the Chiefs having a 28-24 lead.

 

[Redline360]

Fix the defense...what about fix the QB
QB has **** the bed the last three years

Defense folded this year but last two years did its job against SF

But yes I'm a huge advocate for defense. Prefer it to offense and have said for years the defense is soft and the run game would be the achilles heel in bigger playoff games

 

[Sheepherder]

We can't run the ball or stop the run. End of story. When Quinn adjusts to stop the run, we don;t get pressure or turnovers. When he adjusts to get pressure or stop the QB, they run all over us. Green Bay threw and ran on us at will.

We need to get bigger and Quinn seems to be against that, even asking Mazi to lose 30 lbs. I understand getting Mazi down to maybe 315 or so , but at 293 he isn't used to playing at that weight and he gets pushed around. Why would you draft a 330 lbs NT and ask him to get down to 293? Let's get him up to 350 while getting him in the weight room. He will never be a 3T because he is so slow getting off the snap.

That is a good question. Makes no sense.

 

[VaqueroTD]

Yes and no. A bigger run support oriented defense would solve many issues. But run game and offensive line still have lots of issues. No matter what the regular season brings, I think we have a real problem now with our franchise quarterback being a choker in big games.

 

[IceStar-D7]

The Chiefs, with Mahomes, once trailed 24-0 in the first half of a playoff game.

The game went into halftime with the Chiefs having a 28-24 lead.

Did the team they played end up scoring 50???? I highly doubt it....