On the surface, you can say everything is wrong with it.<\/a><\/p>\n Related<\/p>\n Cowboys<\/p>\n By signing up, you agree to our\u00a0Terms of Service<\/a>\u00a0and\u00a0Privacy Policy.<\/a><\/p>\n The pass rush is stagnant. The pass coverage looks confused, especially on big plays. Getting teams off the field on third down isn\u2019t happening enough. Takeaways. Forget about that. This team has forced one turnover, an interception on a desperation heave from Giants quarterback Russell Wilson.<\/p>\n As the Cowboys prepare for Sunday\u2019s game against Green Bay and Micah Parsons in what can only be billed as \u201cThe Return\u201d, the defensive problems are getting longer by the moment.<\/p>\n \u201cI feel like every week it\u2019s something new you see until you see everything, and then it\u2019s like, alright, this is all that they got,\u201d cornerback Trevon Diggs<\/a> said after the Bears loss. \u201cWe\u2019ve just got to get adjusted to it. Whatever is called, we have to play it. We have to execute the calls. We have to get off the field on third down. We have to eliminate the big plays. We\u2019re going to get it. We\u2019re going to get it right. I have faith in all these guys. All of them: D-line, linebackers, DBs. We\u2019ve been doing it in the past. We\u2019ve just got to put it on display.\u201d<\/p>\n Coach Brian Schottenheimer<\/a> said solutions are coming. Simplifying the defensive scheme is one answer. The debut of pass rusher Jadeveon Clowney<\/a> for the Packers game is another. The possible return of starting cornerback DaRon Bland<\/a> for Week 4 helps, too. Benching some players or giving reserves more playing time is on the table as well.<\/p>\n Will it work?<\/p>\n \u201cI do think as a coach, you look for solutions,\u201d he said. \u201cAnd if we\u2019re not doing certain things well, then by simply deleting some things, that makes you simplify. It doesn\u2019t mean that we\u2019re going to go with one front, with one coverage. We\u2019re not going to do that. We\u2019re still going to be multiple. But absolutely, we\u2019d be crazy if we didn\u2019t look to simplify and focus on execution. Execution is what wins in this league.\u201d <\/p>\n On the season, the Cowboys allowed the fourth-most yards (1,193), fifth-most points (92), tied for second-most passing touchdowns allowed (seven) and rank last in third-down defense (53.7%). <\/p>\n The Cowboys\u2019 defense has also allowed a staggering eight plays of 30 or more yards and 11 plays of 25 or more yards. According to Elias Sports Bureau, the 13 completions and five touchdown passes of 25 or more yards are the most the Cowboys have allowed during the first three games of a season in the last 45 years. <\/p>\n \u201cWe\u2019re not giving up 16-, 17-, 18-yard explosives,\u201d Schottenheimer said. \u201cWe\u2019re giving up 35 and 40 and 45, and at the end of the day, that\u2019s not good enough, man. Had good meetings. We talked through things. We\u2019re changing up things. Not going to get into what those things are to improve it and make it better from the way we meet, from the way we\u2019re game planning, all that stuff. But you know, the players are not the only ones that have to be better.\u201d<\/p>\n![\"Chicago](\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/us\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/XCENATHP5FFLXN3KMDWGZPWI2Y.jpg\")
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