Bigger disappointment?

If we don't have Springs next week we are gonna get killed. GW won't leave Rogers, Rumph, or Wright on an island against TO or Glenn, therefore we won't have any pressure and we all know how Bledsoe does without pressure. I love the skins to death but if they perform like they did last night and all of preseason this game will be over by halftime.

Neither side of the ball was very effective but I think the defense was the greater disappointment. Inability to cover receivers, penalties, third down conversions, and just overall lack of effort were all contributing factors. Players point to mistakes, but it's not a mistake when you can't cover anybody. If we see that same kind of coverage against Owens, Glenn, and Whitten on Sunday night then a flight to Dallas is useless. You can't go "back to the drawing board" and learn how to cover receivers, and tackle opposing ball carriers. We must do a better job with the basics.

[quote=EXoffender;214301]Let's not get too down. We can lose a conference game at home. Once Gibbs get it goin'...ain't no stopping us.

You right EX

That was a pathetic display of defense and special teams. Surprisingly, the offensive was more effective than expected but the defense could not stop the Vikings on third down or put pressure on Brad Johnson. If they do not put pressure on Drew Bledsoe, the Cowboys will eat them alive. The two bright spots was the kickoff and punt return teams but the coverage was horrible and needs to be addressed immediately. The offense moved well, it just needs to convert those drives into more touchdowns. I'm surprised they didn't use T.J. Duckett in goalline situations.

That was a pathetic display of defense and special teams. Surprisingly, the offensive was more effective than expected but the defense could not stop the Vikings on third down or put pressure on Brad Johnson. If they do not put pressure on Drew Bledsoe, the Cowboys will eat them alive. The two bright spots was the kickoff and punt return teams but the coverage was horrible and needs to be addressed immediately. The offense moved well, it just needs to convert those drives into more touchdowns. I'm surprised they didn't use T.J. Duckett in goalline situations.

I'm not so sure the defense was so piss poor and the offense was that good. I think they both did some good things and they both did some bad things.

Third down conversions were bad on both sides of the ball. The defense allowed the Vikings to convert 52% of 3rd downs. Our offense, however, converted just 30% of third downs.

Both sides did okay with regard to rushing. The offense averaged 4.1 yards per carry. The defense allowed just 2.5 yards per carry and only 86 total rushing yards.

Both sides were sub-par in the passing game. The defense allowed 223 yards and the offense only put up 163 yards.

The stats are pretty even on both sides. My eyes told me that both sides did okay; a decent job, but not enough to get it done.

Granted, I would have expected the defense to look better, but objectively speaking it did just as well as the offense in my mind.

Missing Springs is HUGE.One guy down?! That shouldn't be huge if you're putting together a winning team.

our defense did lack of effort and very over confident
GW should by any means fix that come sunday

our offense should hurry up mastering their playbook

can we shutdown down teams next week

what the hell some of the top Defensive teams shout down their opponents this week even thought they had average offense

look at the chargers and the ravens

surely our talents is the same as this teams

One guy down?! That shouldn't be huge if you're putting together a winning team.

We saw it last year when Griffin went down. The run D was awful.

Yes, one guy can make that much of a difference. He's that important.

Springs and Griffin are the two guys that hold this entire D together.

We saw it last year when Griffin went down. The run D was awful.

Yes, one guy can make that much of a difference. He's that important.

Springs and Griffin are the two guys that hold this entire D together.

I totally agree.