"Tom: Let's start with the low hanging fruit. Too often the defense has just lain down and given up big plays. For a few games it looked better, but against the Lions, they surrendered six plays of 20+ yards. One was a 35-yard run, but the rest were Jared Goff tearing it up through the air. The real culprit seemed to be the lack of a pass rush with just one sack of Goff. It's hard to see how this can be fixed."
"David: I'm not ready to bail on this defense just yet. The Lions are a good team, especially on offense, and their line is the source of their identity. The pass rush being slowed by that unit doesn't concern me, because most teams struggle against them. The Cowboys defense still ranks 20th in EPA/play and 16th in success rate since adding Quinnen Williams, among others. To quote my favorite haunting HBO docudrama, that's not great but it's not"
NFC East has become a division nobody wants to win. The Cowboys lost to the Lions after a three-game winning stretch, reverting to error-filled play and miscues that cost them earlier in the year. The Eagles lost to the Chargers following another inept offensive performance, marking three straight losses and creating an opening for Dallas. The Cowboys defense surrendered six plays of 20+ yards against Detroit, produced only one sack of Jared Goff, and ranks 20th in EPA/play and 16th in success rate since adding Quinnen Williams. Questions remain whether those flaws can be fixed late in the season.
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