#98QBKiller Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 They allowed the Saints to score 40 first downs on them (the most scored in a single NFL game). They also gave up 625 total yards which is a Saints franchise record for yards gained and a Cowboys franchise record for yards given up, a record that the Cowboys already set earlier this season when the Lions racked up 623 yards on them lol. As bad as things have been for our defense, this is just downright embarrassing if you're a Cowboys fan. They got absolutely pistol-whipped on Sunday Night Football. Story below: http://www.nfl.com/news/story/0ap2000000279921/article/dallas-cowboys-defense-humiliated-in-loss-to-saints Dallas Cowboys' defense humiliated in loss to Saints Dallas Cowboys defensive coordinator Monte Kiffin found out in Sunday night's 49-17 loss to the New Orleans Saints why counterpart Rob Ryan got railroaded out of Texas after last season. Ryan's troops held firm early last season until linebacker Sean Lee's season-ending injury was the first in a line of dominoes to fall on defense. Kiffin entered Sunday's game without defensive Anthony Spencer and Defensive Player of the Year candidate Jason Hatcher. By halftime, Lee was in street clothes with a hamstring injury while All-Pro pass rusher DeMarcus Ware was in and out with an injury of his own. Although free safety J.J. Wilcox is hardly a household name, his knee injury might have been the most damaging of the bunch. Fill-in starter and nascent Around The League whipping boy Jeff Heathwas abused for big plays all night long. It certainly didn't help that linebacker Bruce Carter, in and out of Kiffin's doghouse, put forth aquestionable effort. The result was the ugliest in a series of brutal showings for Kiffin's defense this season. Already the only defense in history to surrender four 400-yard passing performances in a season, the Cowboysrolled over for a Saints record 625 yards to go with an NFL record 40 first downs. In so doing, they also became the first defense in two and a half years to allow a 100-yard performance to 2011 draft bust Mark Ingram. Dallas' defensive futility is perhaps best illustrated by the fact that three of the top five fantasy running-back performances of Week 10 came from theSaints backfield. While Ryan's defense is arguably the most improved unit in the NFL, Kiffin's enters the bye week licking its wounds. For all of their defensive woes, Sunday was just the second time this season the Cowboys didn't hold a lead at some point in the fourth quarter. They've been the most competitive team in a weak NFC East. As long as the week off heals what ails Hatcher, Lee, Ware and Wilcox, the remaining schedule is light enough to keep pace with a revitalized Eagles team. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VCDefectors Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 They allowed the Saints to score 40 first downs on them (the most scored in a single NFL game). They also gave up 625 total yards which is a Saints franchise record for yards gained and a Cowboys franchise record for yards given up, a record that the Cowboys already set earlier this season when the Lions racked up 623 yards on them lol. As bad as things have been for our defense, this is just downright embarrassing if you're a Cowboys fan. They got absolutely pistol-whipped on Sunday Night Football. You are absolutely correct. It is downright embarrassing. This is, by far, the worst Cowboys defense I have ever seen and it may be one of the worst defenses in NFL history. While injuries to your best defensive players has a lot to do with it, there is obviously so much more to it than that. Sean Lee, as good of a player as he is, has proven to be made of glass. So once again, Jerruh signs another questionable player to a fat contract. Add that to the fact that the team is loaded with aging stars who take up too much of the salary cap, as well as younger players who are not playing to their potential. It all starts to add up. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
G.A.C.O.L.B. Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 My favorite stat of the game: The Cowboys had 43 plays on offense The Saints had 40...first downs. If that's not complete dominance than I don't know what is Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gibbs Hog Heaven Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Praise the good Lord above WE don't face the Peyton lead Saints this year. Hail. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMarco Murray 29 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 People blame Kiffin. He's terrible. But what exactly was/is supposed to do with the list of players we have? Wynn? Rayford? Nevis? Brown? Heath? Webb? We've got two UDFA Starting at Safety. A 4th round bum starting in the slot. Two scrubs starting at linebacker. Only 2 of our 8 defensive lineman WERE ON A TEAM in training camp. 17 different defensive lineman this year ... unreal. Hopefully we get some guys back Mo, Hatcher, Lee, Wilcox and we can get back on track. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
CrabR Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 the sad part is they have a better record than us Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 I feel a kinship with Cowboy fan that I have never felt before. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DeMarco Murray 29 Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 the sad part is they have a better record than us Based off Garretts career record of being 17-1 against Sub .500 teams and being terrible against Above .500 teams the rest of the season should go as followed ... Giants -- W. (At best they will be 4-6) Raiders -- W. (At best they will be 5-6) Bears -- L. (They have Cutler and are above .500 Now) Packers -- L. (Below .500, but Rodgers will be back) Redskins -- W (Unless the Skins grind out tough wins) Eagles -- L. (Should put us at 8-8 and 2nd in the NFC East as the Eagles win the East). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hooper Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 No worries. Cowboys have plenty of cap room to overhaul their defense in the offseason. BWWWAAAA.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mr. Sinister Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Honestly, it kind of pisses me off that the Redskins have struggled so badly this year, when you see articles like this. The team that entered the playoffs from last year would've had this division pretty much locked up by now, with at least a 6-3 record. Damn. Damn Damn Damn Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VCDefectors Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Based off Garretts career record of being 17-1 against Sub .500 teams and being terrible against Above .500 teams the rest of the season should go as followed ... Giants -- W. (At best they will be 4-6) Raiders -- W. (At best they will be 5-6) Bears -- L. (They have Cutler and are above .500 Now) Packers -- L. (Below .500, but Rodgers will be back) Redskins -- W (Unless the Skins grind out tough wins) Eagles -- L. (Should put us at 8-8 and 2nd in the NFC East as the Eagles win the East). I see a team that is about ready to quit on Garrett and Co. Garrett, Romo sits to pee , Witten, Ware represent the old guard. The young players see an aging leadership core that really don't anything about winning. When the credibility is lost, so goes the season. We'll be lucky to finish 6-10. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TheDiplomat Posted November 11, 2013 Share Posted November 11, 2013 Even worse for them Ian Rapoport @RapSheet3m Cowboys expect star LB Sean Lee to be out 3-4 weeks with his hamstring injury, per source. More bad news for Dallas. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
wysknz1 Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 The only bright spot of a miserable week. Skins got beat, the real Cowboys got slaughtered,Denver won. The copycat wannabee c*wb*ys getting smeared was great. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rufus T Firefly Posted November 12, 2013 Share Posted November 12, 2013 A few weeks ago (I don't remember after which set of games) I was listening to ESPN radio while driving on a sunday night. I switched around during a commercial and landed on Mad Dog radio. Didn't hear the whole thing, but the host was going on a rant about how the three worse defensive backfields in football are in the NFC East. After a minute, he listed them; Dallas, Philly and the Giants. As a Skins fan, I nearly choked. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Warhead36 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 What's more concerning is their offense actually. At least their D has the injury excuse. Their offense is I believe ranked something like 18th in the league. Ever since the Denver game Romo sits to pee has been fairly average. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jadams5214 Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Yet this Dallas team with such a PATHETIC defense which has been decimated by injuries still held the Redskins' high powered offense to a paltry 16 points. To me that is the saddest part that the Skins couldn't dominate such an awful defensive team and wound up losing that game which could loom large in the battle for the NFC East... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ABQCOWBOY Posted November 15, 2013 Share Posted November 15, 2013 Yet this Dallas team with such a PATHETIC defense which has been decimated by injuries still held the Redskins' high powered offense to a paltry 16 points. To me that is the saddest part that the Skins couldn't dominate such an awful defensive team and wound up losing that game which could loom large in the battle for the NFC East... In fairness, the Defense you faced is not the Defense we have on the field today. We only had 17 Defensive players suited up for the Saints and of those, Only 6 starters. Of those 6 starters, Church, Carr, Lee, Carter, Durant and Ware, we lost Ware, Durant and Lee in that game. Not an excuse because everybody has injuries and you have to find a way to overcome but this Defense is light years away from the one you faced earlier in the year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Voice_of_Reason Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 Praise the good Lord above WE don't face the Peyton lead Saints this year. Hail. No, but we got Rodgered and Peytoned in different ways... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TradeTheBeal! Posted November 16, 2013 Share Posted November 16, 2013 More humiliation soon to follow! @ Giants. Giants get 37 and win. vs Raiders. Cowboys win, maybe. @ Bears. Bears get 41 and win. vs Packers. Pack gets 38 and win. @ Redskins. Skins get 31 and win. vs Eagles. Eagles get 34. Cowboys still win, maybe. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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