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Originally Posted by hail_2_da_skins
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.
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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.