The D has problems sure, but it seems to tighten up in the Red Zone. For years our offense failed in the red zone lwadung to FGs, and losses, if this team continues to score TDs, and giving up FGs it will win games.
depends. Stopping a TD or FG? How much time left?
hard to say...how many teams should be confident? Seattle, Minnesota...how many more?
Needing one stop to seal a win. Not letting the other team tie or take the lead. I feel like they have rarely done that.
If its just against a FG, very little but ws i think the D has shown ut can stop TDs when absolutely necessary.
When has that hsppened??? Pittsburgh??? I asked a simple question and it turns into moving the goal posts answers lol
Its not just a simple question, when there can be multiple variables.
Did you think they were going to stop Wash in the 4th Qtr? I would have been very surprised if they did and as usual...they didn't. Washington scored TDs on their last 3 drives. Those were all huge chances for a stop and probably any of them would have kind of ended the game if we had stopped them. One of the big reasons we give up less points is our Offense. It's all about stopping them when it matters most IMO. We need to improve on that. But with our Offense we don't have to be great. Heck we've been poor a few times and still won the game. In a salary cap World when you spend your $'s on Offense ya gotta expect some lumps on defense...
They do play harder and more physical than any recent Dallas defense and there are absolutely some good young keepers. I don't remember our secondary playing this physical as a group in years
I agree.
yes sir...work in progress. heck, even Wilcox has looked serviceable
Scandrick had a chance to ice the game and as usual he dropped a pick six. He read the play like a book and still found a way to misplay the ball. But to answer your question, no I didn't think they would stop Wash after Wilcox went out. But this goes back to my point. The Cowboys D gets enough stops to give the offense control of the game. What they did in the first three quarters proves that. They controlled the game because the defense didn't break until the 4th quarter. Had they gave Butler the interference call in the first half like they should have, the game could have been much different and possibly a blowout. Dak also missed Dez for an easy TD on the FG drive when Dez completely shook Norman out of his shoes. Dallas very well could have been winning that game 28-6 at half and that's because the defense did what we need it to do. The onus is on this offense to win games, not the defense. That's how the Pats win. That's how we have to win. But of course, there's always room for improvement with this D.
When you have a lead late in the game you should have some confidence that the defense will stop a team. I just hope that whenever the offense is having an off day, the defense will rise for once.
It's the players we just don't have one game changer on defense. Lee is solid but not a game changer.. They can't catch a ball when it is right in thier hands. They try to pick up a fumble instead of falling on the ball etc..
a cold one and enjoying the ride while the ride is running. We got all off season to bitch and scheme how to fix the D April and May
