I’m not sure if the architect of the famous Tampa 2 defense will have a job next year, but the defense will stay in Dallas.
Despite the fact that the Cowboys defense has broken franchise records by allowing 6,279 yards, 4,360 passing yards and 367 first downs, Jerry Jones says the commonly used defensive alignment will remain in Dallas.
Jones told Jones told Charean Williams of the Fort Worth Star-Telegram, “This is the system we want to be in going forward.” “Nothing about this year has discouraged us from this system.”
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones still is convinced the Cowboys did the right thing in switching to the Tampa 2 from the 3-4 alignment before this season.
“I like where we are this week, what we’re doing in our game plan, and in my mind we’re a better defense,” Jones said. “We’re going to have our personnel that’s going to be on the field have more repetitions [than they have had].”
Jones can fire all the defensvie coordinators he wants, but he eventually will have to upgrade the personnel if he truly ever wants to have a good defense.