Do we win this game if Jason Taylor plays?

[tml6157]

I think the pass rush would have been improved but Evans plays GREAT tonight. It seemed like the pukes ran right at him all night and he held his own and caused a pile. Hats off to Evans for stepping up. But if JT is in there does he open the running game more for them? Your thoughts?

[dfitzo53]

I wondered the same thing, but I didn't think too hard about it. I'm just enjoying the win.

[Rdskn4Lyf21]

The Cowboys didn't run at anyone all night. They barely ran.

We would've gotten more pressure with JT and would've shut down Romo even more.

[MustangSteve]

We would have had much more pressure on Romo, and Dallas wouldnt have been in this game at all I believe.

[SC3]

Evans probably has fresher legs.

[chrisxcore]

Yes. Our run defense was primarily backed by LB's and well-timed safety pressure. I don't think JT would have been exposed, he'd have plenty of run support. I'll bet he would've had a sack and so would AC as well.

[Oldskool]

If Taylor played, we would have been after Romo much more and won by a greater margin. Dallas didn't stop running due to Evans being in the game.

[bulldog]

I don't think you are going to see Taylor come back to a full-time role. Evans is going to continue to play the run downs and I think you will see Taylor come in on third downs and on other long-yardage situations.

Taylor is 34 years old and after being durable for 11 years is now nursing his second injury in 4 weeks.

Have to keep this guy healthy for the stretch run.

At 245 pounds, he isn't going to hold up in the NFC East as a 60 snap player any more.

But he can still be a catalyst for this team if used in the right way.

[inevitable]

Our D-line got some pressure on Romo, but overall I feel they did not play athletically enough. They got in position to make plays on Romo, but couldn't seal the deal and let romo get out of their grasp. All the more credit desrves to be given the secondary - they played absolutely incredible, in particular the CB's.

I believe Jason Taylor would have helped if he had been in this game though.

[Diesel70ChipOnWhite]

We would have had much more pressure on Romo, and Dallas wouldnt have been in this game at all I believe.

Well put, the reason Dallas hung around the way they did was because we couldn't get better pressure on Romo. Credit to Romo though, he got out of some sacks with amazing footwork.

The Horton INT was sheer genius in design. Before the play started I thought we were screwed because there was so much of a cushion, only to watch Horton be exactly where he needed to be in the end.

[Thinking Skins]

The Cowboys didn't run at anyone all night. They barely ran.

We would've gotten more pressure with JT and would've shut down Romo even more.

echo

[Oldskool]

I don't think you are going to see Taylor come back to a full-time role. Evans is going to continue to play the run downs and I think you will see Taylor come in on third downs and on other long-yardage situations.

Taylor is 34 years old and after being durable for 11 years is now nursing his second injury in 4 weeks.

Have to keep this guy healthy for the stretch run.

At 245 pounds, he isn't going to hold up in the NFC East as a 60 snap player any more.

But he can still be a catalyst for this team if used in the right way.

I severely disagree. If Taylor is healthy and ready to come back, you have to put him in as the starter. He is not a liability against the run and can rush the passer, something that Evans has very little ability to do. You may not see him on every down, but he should be the starter.

This defense cannot go back to the days of having a Renaldo Wynn as their starting DE. This conference can only be won by getting after McNabb, Manning and Romo. Today was an aberration and Dallas helped us by being one dimensional in their offense.

[Thinking Skins]

Our D-line got some pressure on Romo, but overall I feel they did not play athletically enough. They got in position to make plays on Romo, but couldn't seal the deal and let romo get out of their grasp. All the more credit desrves to be given the secondary - they played absolutely incredible, in particular the CB's.

I believe Jason Taylor would have helped if he had been in this game though.

part of that is just the elusiveness of Romo.

[krisjan76]

not sure. dallas could have exploited his tendency to get upfield quickly and run right into the spot he vacated. or they could have used some of those earth mover size linemen to squash him and run to that side. or he could have pressured romo all night and caused us to win by an even bigger margin. we'll never know. i for one would have rather had him on the field.

[Thinking Skins]

I severely disagree. If Taylor is healthy and ready to come back, you have to put him in as the starter. He is not a liability against the run and can rush the passer, something that Evans has very little ability to do. You may not see him on every down, but he should be the starter.

This defense cannot go back to the days of having a Renaldo Wynn as their starting DE. This conference can only be won by getting after McNabb, Manning and Romo. Today was an aberration and Dallas helped us by being one dimensional in their offense.

Yeah, we need to be able to pressure the QB. Especially with the offense we have that has the ability to put points on the board, we're probably going to be playing a lot of teams who are coming from behind and need to score. If thats the case Taylor will be even more valuable because he can force them to make mistakes.

[Bacon]

I wondered the same thing, but I didn't think too hard about it. I'm just enjoying the win.

Indeed. Honestly, people were considering the loss of JT yet another reason we stood no chance. Now, all of a sudden, the injury was a blessing. :doh:

[[[ghost]]]

We would have gotten a ton more pressure. That would have come in handy, considering Romo threw it up nearly 50 times.

[cubanl81]

I think we would have gotten a sack or two if he was in the game. Some of their long plays were because guys weren't able to close on Romo. I do think we are going to be able to get more sacks as the season goes on and the offense keeps lighting it up.

[redskins55]

We won this game WITHOUT Jason Taylor..

That's a headline because everyone in the league knows that JT gives us a better chance of winning than any other DE.. No sacks, and the closest one was Andre' Carter's hit on Romo is not good. Pressure without sacks won't work against really good QBs