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It means there is NO defensive scheme or defensive coach who can field a decent unit playing guys off the street, playing 20 DL guys who weren't on the roster week one, playing four LBs and four secondary guys who weren't on the roster week one. So that assuming this doesn't happen next year...

That 16th ranking is total offense and offense isn't the topic of the thread.

It's not hard to get. I am saying I will give NO credit to Marinelli (You know, the topic of this thread?) if the defense suffers even half the injuries it sustained last year and shows marked improvement.

Right, 16th ranked offense in the league. Hardly Herculean. It's middle of the road at best despite years of tailoring it to one player.

Totally beside the point I am making about this defense and its chances for better results next year, assuming the injury situation is only half as dire.

Plus you're looking at only three losses which could be called blowouts, from this worst defense in the league.

This isn't a Romo debate and no one was criticizing Romo. This is pointing out that the patchwork, off the street worst defense in the league gave us chances to win games and we didn't.

Nobody was blaming him for anything. The Chicago game was a example of the defense NOT playing well, not of them playing well. Just like the Nawlins game. I was merely pointing out that in games where the defense played reasonably well, we could not generate enough offense to win. Give me the...

That's a amazing stat, and a dismal one for Dallas.

And look what turnovers do for the offense. It's free extra shots at the opponent's D. But too many times last year, the offense wound up punting the ball back to the opponent after the defense garnered a turnover. You gotta convert those turnovers to points.

And it wasn't just those 20 guys. It was also linebackers and secondary people. This defense was the most injury plagued one in memory.

Looking at the scores from last year, this worst defense in the league only allowed one real blowout loss - even when our valiant awesome offense only scored 16, 22, and so on in close losses. The blowout loss was to Nawlins 49-17 and in that game the Nawlins defense just smothered Dallas...

That would actually be a bad thing for Dallas and the other teams in the East, because then the redskins might wind up having a real QB.

Wow, great debate guys. Everyone making some excellent points.

I've never seen anyone say he was.

He's had to work his ass off and eat alot of shit to get where he is. Gotta give him that too.

He's still the little kid living the dream. Never had to really grow up.

I don't necessarily believe that until i see it, but it's Jerry's curse. The one time he does the right thing....

This is a fair assessment. Romo's a guy who tries hard and has done very well for himself. Who among us can't admire that alone?

You definitely got that one right.