polamalubeast
06-06-2012, 05:54 PM
Cowboys defensive coordinator Rob Ryan spent a lot of time talking about how good his defense was last season.
The results didn’t measure up to the words. The Cowboys struggled for long stretches of the year defensively, although they did improve on the performance of the team in 2011. Ryan said that he arrived in Dallas to find a defense that had been demoralized by its experiences the previous season and that was part of the reason he spent so much time talking them up.
“Those guys had been beaten down so much that, in my opinion, I don’t think they had the confidence to go forward,” Ryan said, via Tim McMahon of ESPNDallas.com.
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http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/06/rob-ryan-says-cowboys-defense-was-beaten-down-when-he-arrived/
The results didn’t measure up to the words. The Cowboys struggled for long stretches of the year defensively, although they did improve on the performance of the team in 2011. Ryan said that he arrived in Dallas to find a defense that had been demoralized by its experiences the previous season and that was part of the reason he spent so much time talking them up.
“Those guys had been beaten down so much that, in my opinion, I don’t think they had the confidence to go forward,” Ryan said, via Tim McMahon of ESPNDallas.com.
read more
http://profootballtalk.nbcsports.com/2012/06/06/rob-ryan-says-cowboys-defense-was-beaten-down-when-he-arrived/