Haslett's Defense

[SirClintonPortis]

Originally Posted by tryfuhl

That was the first thing that I noticed, even without the replay. How you can mess up timing that badly is crazy. I'm hoping he lost it in the lights or something, but who knows.

I think it may something with eyes. He should get them checked since he may not be perceiving depth perfectly. I know DT had lasik in a prior offseason.

[FRPLG]

I think we aren't used to as much gameplanning as we are going to see. On both sides of the ball. Blache ran one defense and rarely strayed from it. I am going to bet every week our defense will be catered to our opponent like it used to be under Williams. I liked Blache in a lot of ways but I think ultimately he was just an average coordinator who underachieved with the talent he was given. Don't be surprised when against Houston we line up in 4-3 half the game or something like that. I won't be.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by FRPLG

I think we aren't used to as much gameplanning as we are going to see. On both sides of the ball. Blache ran one defense and rarely strayed from it. I am going to bet every week our defense will be catered to our opponent like it used to be under Williams. I liked Blache in a lot of ways but I think ultimately he was just an average coordinator who underachieved with the talent he was given. Don't be surprised when against Houston we line up in 4-3 half the game or something like that. I won't be.

Agreed. Blache was a one trick pony. I think with Haslett we'll see a lot of different looks week to week.

[skinsfaninok]

We held The number 2 offense to 7 points.. I wouldn't be to concerned about our D at this point except maybe our Run D.

[CultBrennan59]

So some questions entering this year, with this defense, was that London is too small and will get overpowered by guards in this defense, is that still true? I think he's doing alright in this defense...agreed?

[skins89moss]

Our defense played well for against Dallas. They did however give up over 350 yards of total offense but they only allowed 7 points. Our defense is still learning the 3-4 scheme and still have a few players who are adjusting to their new positions. AC still looks awkward when dropping into coverage and playing in space. He did make up with his hustle on the field. Reed Doughty was a step late most of the night on pass plays, I think this is just due to his lack of foot speed. He would be better used closer to the LOS. We need a true FS and maybe K.Moore will be the answer when he returns. Guys that stood out was Orakpo, Laundry, London, Hall, and Rocky. This guys played well and were flying around all over the field. When Dallas had their final drive in the game , it made me think back to last seasons game in Dallas when we lost on the final drive 7-6. We also had a fg that would have given us a 9-0 nothing lead but we missed it. Romo throws TD pass when Orakpo missed him for a sack. This season our defense made the play to win the game. Lets hope Carlos can work on catching int's cause he had a chance to end the game with his dropped int. Those kind of drops can haunt you later. The defense must get better at stopping the run and getting sacks on the QB.

I hope the defense continues to improve and force turnovers and score TD's. I will be watching Sunday on my LG 52in in HD on my couch thanks to DTV. HTTR

[diehard]

Romo is pretty elusive.

[Beemnseven]

Let's not forget -- the one touchdown Dallas was able to get came off a 27-yard punt out of the endzone by Bidwell.

[Longtimefan]

^^ It dosen't matter now because it's over and done, but the TD with 3 sec. left on the clock that was called back because of a holding penalty was the most disapointing moment of that game for me. I was just dissapointed that Williams was that wide open in the endzone on what was obviously going to be the last play of the game.

The holding penalty had nothing to do with a receiver being that wide open at such a crucial point in the game. It felt like my heart stopped and didn't restart until I saw the flag.

[MTK]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

^^ It dosen't matter now because it's over and done, but the TD with 3 sec. left on the clock that was called back because of a holding penalty was the most disapointing moment of that game for me. I was just dissapointed that Williams was that wide open in the endzone on what was obviously going to be the last play of the game.

The holding penalty had nothing to do with a receiver being that wide open at such a crucial point in the game. It felt like my heart stopped and didn't restart until I saw the flag.

You could say that because of the hold, the play was extended allowing Williams to get open on a busted play. Without the hold Romo is likely sacked, game over, Williams never gets open.

[freddyg12]

The D clearly won the game last week, they scored as much as they gave up!

The questions w/the D I think are
1) d line, specifically Kemo. Is he just in there because there's no better replacement? looks like it.
2) the ILBs played well but over the course of a game, they are not cut out to be run stoppers in a 3-4. If the d line doesn't improve a lot the ILBs will pay for it. Will L. Alexander get more time at ILB?

[Lotus]

Originally Posted by Longtimefan

^^ It dosen't matter now because it's over and done, but the TD with 3 sec. left on the clock that was called back because of a holding penalty was the most disapointing moment of that game for me. I was just dissapointed that Williams was that wide open in the endzone on what was obviously going to be the last play of the game.

The holding penalty had nothing to do with a receiver being that wide open at such a crucial point in the game. It felt like my heart stopped and didn't restart until I saw the flag.

I felt like you did. For a moment it was pure agony.

While Matty is right that without the hold, the play doesn't happen, the fact is that we can't always count on holds being called. I've consoled myself with the thought that it was the first game in Haslett's new defense and after film study the players will rectify the problem (as well as the problem on the 4th down play which made the last play possible).

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by Lotus

I felt like you did. For a moment it was pure agony.

While Matty is right that without the hold, the play doesn't happen, the fact is that we can't always count on holds being called. I've consoled myself with the thought that it was the first game in Haslett's new defense and after film study the players will rectify the problem (as well as the problem on the 4th down play which made the last play possible).

And how different the game would have been played in the end had Dallas not missed that initial F/G atempt. That three points would have had them playing for a F/G to tie and force overtime as opposed to having to score a TD to tie.

On the flip side, that argument could be countered because we also took three points off the board and eventually got nothing.

It has been widely asumed that Orakpo would have sacked Romo had it not been for the holding penalty, I'm not so sure. I'm reminded of last years game when Orakpo had a clean shot, missed, and Romo threw a TD pass instead. That last play of Sundays game looked much different on TV than it did in the stadium.

[schndr_tdd]

Quit bitching people! they WON THE DAMN GAME!

[MTK]

Originally Posted by schndr_tdd

Quit bitching people! they WON THE DAMN GAME!

Just wait til they actually lose one. Yikes