Dallas Cowboys Game Tape Review: Defense

[Longtimefan]

Originally Posted by Ruhskins

Tripp...in your opinion, how are our d-linemen playing in the 3-4 scheme? In the offseason, I saw teams give a high priority to retain their NTs (Wilfork in NE, Hampton in Pittsburgh, and Franklin in San Fran) and honestly I feel like we don't have a good 3-4 NT. I feel that Haynesworth doesn't fit the 3-4 scheme in general, and Kemo is not a good player for such important position. Also, how do you see Carriker/Daniels/Holliday playing in this scheme?

What we're seeing now is the by-product of an important point that was made by some during the offseason. We really don't have the proper personell to effectively make a 3-4 defense work to the peak of effeciency. N/T is the key clog in a 3-4 and we don't have one. We have a player lining up at the position that cannot effectively play it. That fact could contribute to why so much emphasis has been placed on trying to get Haynesworth to play at the position. As it stands right now, we just don't have a lot going with the three players we're starting as down linemen.