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Deion Sanders on Cowboys: 'The formula that worked last year sometimes doesn't work this year'
09:05 PM CDT on Thursday, September 23, 2010
SportsDayDFW.com
Former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders was interviewed on the radio today about the Cowboys’ loss to the Chicago Bears and their upcoming game against the Houston Texans. Here are some highlights:
On whether the Cowboys need to give Marion Barber 25 carries a game to win: You can’t say that’s the formula because some games dictate run and pass. Ironically, you’ve got such a disparity between pass and run on this team that you can’t help but highlight the lack thereof. I think Romo’s thrown almost 100 passes in the last two games and that’s a formula for losing. You’re not going to win with your quarterback averaging almost 50 throws a game.
On whether Jason Garrett is justified in moving away from the running game because the offensive line hasn’t been executing things properly: Well, I don’t think they’re a passing team. I think they’re a team that had a lot of success. The formula that worked last year sometimes doesn’t work this year… What I mean by that is that coordinators have all off season to test you and dissect what they can do to disarm you, and it seems like it’s working. We all thought the Cowboys were going to be the class of the NFC in their division and it turns out they are not. But if you get your butts kicked in Houston you can crack the glass “in case of emergency” because it is an emergency.
On whether the Cowboys can recover from their 0-2 start: No! It’s early, it’s real early. I could give you the recipe for the San Diego Chargers. It seems like they start off bad every year but the next thing you know Norv [Turner] turns that thing around and they get hot when they need to get hot. You want to pretty much go 3-1 every month, which will give you a 12-4 record at the conclusion of the year. It’s just so happens they’ve dropped two so one of these months coming up you’re going to have to go 4-0 to be back on course.
On the Cowboys secondary not being able to generate any turnovers: It’s not just your secondary, it’s your linebackers… Every time they blitzed against the Bears, he (Cutler) picked up the blitz-read and hit the hot receiver/ tight end going for 50, 40 or 30 yards downfield for a touchdown untouched. Your problem isn’t just the secondary, your linebackers have got to play some ball as well.
On Andre Gurode: I think he’s a pretty darn good center, and he does a pretty good job. I haven’t seen him get manhandled out there. He’s a formidable guy.
On Leonard Davis: I think he needs to be more dominant, but he’s not getting his butt kicked out there, I think the tackles are getting their butt’s kicked.
On Terence Newman: Terence has been out there for a while. He’s been out on the island for longer than Gilligan. I think for the test of time he does a good job. I don’t think he’s emerged to a great corner but I think he’s a darn good corner. He’s not getting beat often but he just needs to make more plays.
On Keith Brooking being overrated: Not before the game. He does a great thing on the sideline and I love him but you want to see him show up a little more in the running game as well as the passing game.
On Jason Garrett: He was hot a few years ago and I think he’s cooled down. I’m not going to say he’s overrated because this offense is always in the top-5 or the top-10 in the league. You can’t be overrated when you’re always statistically amongst the leaders.
09:05 PM CDT on Thursday, September 23, 2010
SportsDayDFW.com
Former Dallas Cowboys cornerback Deion Sanders was interviewed on the radio today about the Cowboys’ loss to the Chicago Bears and their upcoming game against the Houston Texans. Here are some highlights:
On whether the Cowboys need to give Marion Barber 25 carries a game to win: You can’t say that’s the formula because some games dictate run and pass. Ironically, you’ve got such a disparity between pass and run on this team that you can’t help but highlight the lack thereof. I think Romo’s thrown almost 100 passes in the last two games and that’s a formula for losing. You’re not going to win with your quarterback averaging almost 50 throws a game.
On whether Jason Garrett is justified in moving away from the running game because the offensive line hasn’t been executing things properly: Well, I don’t think they’re a passing team. I think they’re a team that had a lot of success. The formula that worked last year sometimes doesn’t work this year… What I mean by that is that coordinators have all off season to test you and dissect what they can do to disarm you, and it seems like it’s working. We all thought the Cowboys were going to be the class of the NFC in their division and it turns out they are not. But if you get your butts kicked in Houston you can crack the glass “in case of emergency” because it is an emergency.
On whether the Cowboys can recover from their 0-2 start: No! It’s early, it’s real early. I could give you the recipe for the San Diego Chargers. It seems like they start off bad every year but the next thing you know Norv [Turner] turns that thing around and they get hot when they need to get hot. You want to pretty much go 3-1 every month, which will give you a 12-4 record at the conclusion of the year. It’s just so happens they’ve dropped two so one of these months coming up you’re going to have to go 4-0 to be back on course.
On the Cowboys secondary not being able to generate any turnovers: It’s not just your secondary, it’s your linebackers… Every time they blitzed against the Bears, he (Cutler) picked up the blitz-read and hit the hot receiver/ tight end going for 50, 40 or 30 yards downfield for a touchdown untouched. Your problem isn’t just the secondary, your linebackers have got to play some ball as well.
On Andre Gurode: I think he’s a pretty darn good center, and he does a pretty good job. I haven’t seen him get manhandled out there. He’s a formidable guy.
On Leonard Davis: I think he needs to be more dominant, but he’s not getting his butt kicked out there, I think the tackles are getting their butt’s kicked.
On Terence Newman: Terence has been out there for a while. He’s been out on the island for longer than Gilligan. I think for the test of time he does a good job. I don’t think he’s emerged to a great corner but I think he’s a darn good corner. He’s not getting beat often but he just needs to make more plays.
On Keith Brooking being overrated: Not before the game. He does a great thing on the sideline and I love him but you want to see him show up a little more in the running game as well as the passing game.
On Jason Garrett: He was hot a few years ago and I think he’s cooled down. I’m not going to say he’s overrated because this offense is always in the top-5 or the top-10 in the league. You can’t be overrated when you’re always statistically amongst the leaders.
