What Changes would you make defensively for the immediate future?

let me first start by saying I dont care if we run a 3-4 a 4-3 a 12345678910 defense next year
thats up the new head coach who is actually a real head coach, unlike Grandpa Wade
Spencer hasnt been good, but I think he is a really talented player
maybe benching him next game would get him going
but long term Spencer is going to be a great player. I saw it last year
imo Scandrick shouldnt see the field and be cut next year
if you want to make him earn his spot back this year take him and put him on ST’s
make him earn it back
put Akwasi at FS put Ball at #3CB or flip that around
Church and Akwasi should be the FS and SS however you want to try it
Sensabaugh is the worst starting SS in the NFL as of right now, he is awful
he cant tackle he cant cover he cant generate turnovers, yes he had a INT the other night but that was a tip drill he is supposed to catch that
I also wondered why he didnt jet for the sideline or step around the 2 Giants WR’s on the ground
he had a 8 yard return which if Rolle picked that off was a TD
Josh Brent is a great find, he has a future here no matter what we play
Ware isnt getting any help
Lee needs to play over Brooking, Brooking has been flat off awful, and his leadership we all raved about is nowhere to be seen
Ratliff is still one of the best in the game, but is getting no help from his DE’s and ILB’s
he is being gameplanned around
changes like this is what this has come to when your season is over and you dont have your franchise QB
with Kitna and how bad the defense has been if we dont beat the Jags, I dont think we beat another team, I hate to say that but thats just how I feel
with Romo I would never suggest seeing what younger players can do
but every game here on out is all gametape the next coach will have on these younger players and I would rather that coach have some film on the younger guys to better assess his situation
its crazy that a top 5 defense returning 10 starters is this bad, its the most shocking part to me
amazing im saying this but how important was Ken Hamlin after all?
who knows now
our safties are never seen on big plays, I never see a saftey giving Newman or Jenkins help
never
last year we could put Jenkins on a island, not this year
its not the same
Jenkins will be back to his pro bowl level again, just not this defense not this year

blow this defense up some of the players are good players and players who should stay.

DL- I’m not sure what you do about the d-line. ratliff is a very good player, and until we have a better nose tackle come around (which we won’t) you leave him there despite all the talk of his weight. Igor and Spears are mediocre, if the coaches watch tape and think they can do a decent job, then leave them, but I think we can upgrade at both positions.

LB – Obviously Ware is a great player and doesn’t need to be replaced. Spencer is a good player, and not every player on the team can be a start you also need solid players like spencer, so I say leave him. Brooking has to go he’s getting old his play i declining and he can’t shed blocks. James IMO also has to go, He doesn’t make big plays, he drops interceptions, he isn’t fast enough laterally to string out running plays, and he just point blank is a mediocre player who’s time has come. I say put Sean lee in there let him learn this year and see what the kid has. You can use the William’s as well, but who knows what they will provide, we might as well see them play though for the rest of the year now that it is over.

DB – #1 Scandrick must go, he is atrocious and get’s dominated by every single player he lines up against, whether that player is steve smith nicks, or some random, Scandrick just plain sucks. jenkins will be a player he has potential and he is the only aggresive DB we have, we need more like him. Newman can stay because going into next year we probably won’t have a better option, but he is overrated, declinging, not agressive does not make big plays on the ball. We should draft a DB or two (if we’re low enough that kid from LSU (patrick or something) would be perfect) Alan Ball is bad, he should go, and sense is bad he should go. again we paid a SS a year after he played decent and that SS sucked. He can’t cover or tackle, or catch, Sense should go. I do not know about FA or draft prospects b/c i never thought I would have to look this time a year, but both safety positions should be filled w new blood.

I want more Lee and it would be nice to see what the newer NT and safeties are capable of. However I think we are all going to be frustrated a bit since this coaching staff (and I include Dr Jones in that label..I think he has more personnel interference than we know) seems to be reluctant or unwilling to give the new guys playing time, we’re going to be stuck with the present incarnation until the season is mathematically over.

Relief, not replace (except for Ball and Brooking).

1) D-Line rotation. Spears, Olshansky, Hatcher, and Bowen are all mediocre players so we might as well keep them fresh since you aren’t losing anything. Constant rotation every time they change packages to wear down the opposing offensive line. Spell Ratliff with Brent and Lissemore, no need for Ratliff to get 90% of the plays. This is not the playoffs and he is not as dominating as he was last year – probably because he is being overplayed and worn down.

2) Demote Alan Ball. No need to cut him because he is what he is – a 4th string CB. Leave him at that. As far as the FS situation goes we have plenty of options to try out. Play McCray for a series or two and if that doesn’t work well then give Church a try. AOA is out for a few weeks, but give him a game or two at the end unless for some miraculous reason we are sitting in playoff contention.

3) Bench Brooking. Sean Lee was rated higher by the Cowboys than any LB in history not named Patrick Willis. Let’s see what he can do instead of continuously watching Brooking miss a tackle by a step or two. Hopefully Lee’s presence will help James who is struggling a little bit as well, thus making the inside much better. If James continues to struggle, spell him with Leon Washington to send a stronger message.

4) Get Victor Butler in there. Obviously D. Ware is the best defensive player we have, so getting reps at OLB are going to be tough, but with a guy who has proven a lot in such little time (Butler) you have to increase his playing time. He can spell both Ware and Spencer on long drives, and there has to be a way to get all three on the field at the same time in some passing situations. They all have a knack for getting the QB and Butler has shown several times that he can force fumbles. 4 sacks, 3 forced fumbles, on only a handful of plays? Let’s see what we have there.