Excuse me, but he's the guy saying he turned 2k into 30k this last NBA season. Don't you dare question his authority.
Disagree only on the Texans D, we were lights out the first 2 weeks. I'm totally aware it was the Colts and Dolphins (look how much better they did in their other two games) but we're #1 in yards allowed and points allowed. We have a point differential of +37. Beating the Saints, Raiders and Ravens would not be out of the question.
T-Rex Winston sucks recently and seems like he doesn't have his head in the game. He needs to pull his head out of his butt and remember he is a football player 1st, and a possible TV/media guy never in a million years.
Any of the next 4 are winnable, including Steelers at home. I highly doubt 4-0 is realistic, but the Steelers took on Seattle mad and beat up on a crummy Seahawks squad. Roethlisberger is prone to ugly days and has a bad knee. Mendenhall is good but off to a very slow start. Their defense may be more name than substance at this point. In general, I think this team has already peaked. I'm personally more concerned about the Ravens.
sounds like you are describing the Ravens...Switch Roethlis with Flacco...switch Mendenhall with Rice....very nice unnoticeable comparison of the 2 teams sir...Well done
TBH I wanted to say winning all 4 wouldn't be out of the question but thought it best to name at least 1 team we lose to. Raiders should be a win, winning against 2 of the other 3 should be what we're aiming for if we want this team to let the rest of the NFL know we're not just a team that can beat Colts sans Manning and an average at best Miami team.
The Saints were No. 6 in the NFL in rushing in 2009. They could run the ball very well that year. Last I checked he was the head coach there, not the defensive coordinator...
MattJ, ..please... If you can read this you are making a big deal on "fatique" vs. some tightness. He shut it down since the slight hint of muscle tightness started- smart move. . .he had to come back sometime, and hit a limit. Against NOLA he should be much more loose and in form.
Not so. In the disfunctional world that was/is the Cowboys, Jason Garrett had total control of the offense while Wade had total control over the defense - Wade made no offensive decisions. He was also the head coach stand in for Jeral Jones (also known as a proxy). That was his defense that crashed and burned up here last year. Many theories abound as to why but I saw an inability to respond once teams had adjusted to his scheme as the primary factor. For whatever reason, Wade just looked lost on the sideline and was badly outcoached. That team had too many players on defense to have performed as poorly as it did last season. On a different note: Do you have any idea why Slaton is still on the roster?
Maybe the players on the Cowboys D just sucked, or lost faith in his message, whereas in Houston, they are hungry, and young, and willing to run through walls for him. Situations matter. DD
If he was both HC and DC, that's a setup for failure no matter what. Regardless, I think that scheme aside, there were talent deficiencies all over the Dallas defense a year ago. Even after Wade left, they gave up 30 or more points in four of their final eight games, and 27 in another. The only performance that was good - the 13 allowed in the season finale against Philadelphia - came against a team resting all its starters. Right now, injuries. I think in training camp, they hoped Slaton would have a positive preseason and establish at least some trade value. After all, it was just two years ago that he was considered one of the promising young backs of the league. And by all reports, he actually did have a nice start to camp. But then he got injured, and it just never happened for him. I think right now they're at a point where they could cut bait... but Foster still isn't 100%, and Ward is out. So they need bodies at that position, and Ogbonnaya is much more willing to be a practice-squad type than Slaton. My guess is that once Foster and Ward are back to 100%, Slaton gets axed and they use his roster slot for depth somewhere else.
Did Wade have control over personnel in Dallas? He seems to have a lot more input now. I think he had influence in bringing in Watt, Joseph, and Manning. Look at the Cowboys so far this year. Giving up a lot of points to the Jets and 9ers, neither of whom have exactly elite offenses.
PS: I thought one of the more telling plays of yesterday's game came with about 6:30 left and the Texans facing a 3rd and 1 on about their own 40 (leading 23-13). Tate was winded after the prior few carries, and Slaton went in... only to have Kubiak (not Schaub) call a timeout as they went to the line. Usually, you don't want to waste your timeouts in a semi-close game, or at least save them for when the play-clock runs down or when the defense gives a matchup you don't expect. In this case? I thought it was obvious that the only purpose of that TO was that Kubiak didn't want Slaton on the field for such a critical play. Savvy move from Gary, and pretty telling as to where Slaton is at. (For anyone who didn't see, Tate came in after the timeout and got the first down.)
Yeah, that was hilarious. I was honestly expecting them to go for it when they went to the line, because I didn't think anyone would be dumb enough to burn a timeout, down 10 with eight minutes left, via the "try and make them jump" routine. That was just ridiculous.
That was a perfectly placed timeout. Not only because of the Slaton situation, but to give the O-line a quick breather before getting back to milking the clock via the running game. We got the ball with over 8 minutes and by the time we punted, there were less than 3 minutes left and, with a 2 score lead, the game was essentially over. That's how you call plays with a lead in the 4th quarter.
I hate to break it to you, but with the exception of the great Demarcus Ware, the Cowboys don't have much talent on defense. You can only adjust so much.
You think the Chiefs would be interested in Slaton with news that Charles will be gone for the season?
