What happened to this offense? - Page 2 - Dallas Cowboys Forum

**Idgit** · 01-24-2013

I bet our highlight real for this season looks about the same when everything is said and done. Our offense wasn't really the problem after it got going this season once the OL shuffling finally settled down and the WRs started playing better.

T-RO · 01-24-2013

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Originally Posted by Redball Express

Jason Garrett decided to cut 4/5 of the OL in the same year without having any replacements ready..

Jason doesn't cut players. Jerry cuts players. Haven't you learned that by now?

-Columbo could not longer stand up straight.
-The Gurode cut was financial Jerry/money*
-Davis was a Jeckly and Hyde (I'll pancake you or utterly whiff)
-Kosier was released by Jerry when Jones brought in Berny and Livings**

*Proof... http://espn.go.com/dallas/nfl/story/...r-andre-gurode

**Proof... http://espn.go.com/blog/dallas/cowbo...to-be-released

T-RO · 01-24-2013

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Originally Posted by Idgit

I bet our highlight real for this season looks about the same when everything is said and done. Our offense wasn't really the problem after it got going this season once the OL shuffling finally settled down and the WRs started playing better.

Huh?!!?

We could never run the ball last season at all. And Tony was running for his life.

**Idgit** · 01-24-2013

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Originally Posted by T-RO

Huh?!!?

We could never run the ball last season at all. And Tony was running for his life.

Couldn't run the ball, but you don't win by running the ball. We threw it well. We just had a lot of drives cut short by turnovers and didn't get enough takeaways to help offset the effect that had on our scoring. But in terms of highlight reel stuff, we had a ton of great plays this season.

I know, I know, JG sucks and can't call plays. I forgot for a minute there.

Deep_Freeze · 01-24-2013

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Originally Posted by Hoofbite

I remember quite a bit of frustration over Gurode's dismissal.

Yeah they were getting old and such was said, but doesn't matter if you have noone to replace them, you have to keep them around until you do have someone else unless you just plain can't afford it. Some parallels should be drawn right now with all these people on this board wanting to get rid of everyone, its not like we have the talent base to replace any of them right now.

While I have said over and over again every single position group on this team can either use youth or cutting a contract for youth, that doesn't mean you go around firing everyone.

Redball Express · 01-24-2013

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Originally Posted by theogt

Yeah, well he took TO's side against Garrett so he had to go -- despite having ridiculously good chemistry with Romo. He was his security blanket when Witten was covered.

..about the players not liking Garrett, his playcalling or his class favorites.

TO was by light years the best WR Dallas has had since Michael Irvin and the current #88 has light years more to go before we are going to be winning any championships with him.

Garrett as we all can see is on a very very short leash..the shorter, the better.

RedBaLL ExPreSS

**Idgit** · 01-24-2013

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Originally Posted by Redball Express

..about the players not liking Garrett, his playcalling or his class favorites.

TO was by light years the best WR Dallas has had since Michael Irvin and the current #88 has light years more to go before we are going to be winning any championships with him.

Garrett as we all can see is on a very very short leash..the shorter, the better.

RedBaLL ExPreSS

It never even crossed my mind that TO might have been right about the team. He's a cancer, and he's thankfully gone from the league. The team this year had more cohesion than any team in recent memory. Mostly because of its head coach...disappointed fans' willingness to read too much into what's going on this offseason notwithstanding.

DOUBLE WING · 01-24-2013

Can't believe that team didn't make the Superbowl. Probably the best chance we'll ever have as long as Jerry's around.

Galian Beast · 01-24-2013

- Releasing Terrell Owens (also his declining skills)
- The allowed degradation of the offensive line
- The lack of a running game
- Uninspired and conservative play call by Jason Garrett
- Inconsistent receiver play

Galian Beast · 01-24-2013

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Originally Posted by DOUBLE WING

Can't believe that team didn't make the Superbowl. Probably the best chance we'll ever have as long as Jerry's around.

except for those years where I don't know... we won 3 super bowls and the 1 year where we went to the NFC Championship?

DOUBLE WING · 01-24-2013

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Originally Posted by Galian Beast

except for those years where I don't know... we won 3 super bowls and the 1 year where we went to the NFC Championship?

I had no idea???

Clearly, I'm talking about the post Jimmy-built teams.

Galian Beast · 01-24-2013

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Originally Posted by DOUBLE WING

I had no idea???

Clearly, I'm talking about the post Jimmy-built teams.

So you're cherry picking then?

Only 10 organizations have won super bowls since the Dallas Cowboys won their last.

10 teams out of a current 32.

That is 31.25%

Only 16 teams out of a current 32 have even been to the Super Bowl since the Cowboys won their last.

That is 50%

Are we doing well? Clearly we aren't, but the reality is that it's harder to do than people give credit for, and that once you build a good team it can generally be good for a while. I believe there has been some mismanagement where we took one step forward, but two steps back.

The majority of these teams have quarterbacks or they have stout defenses. I believe when you have both you have a good chance at getting to the playoffs often, and the potential to win super bowls. I think we have a qb, I'd like to see a defense. I wouldn't mind a running game on top of it.

burmafrd · 01-24-2013

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Originally Posted by Redball Express

I haven't seen any changes over time with Romo at all.

He still chokes in big games, he talks a big game but can't deliver one

..and he takes longer and longer to snap the bloody ball adding more and more advantage to the defense IMO rather than snapping the damned thing and making the defense get caught out of position.

It's a joke. He thinks he's Peyton Manning or Eli. He's neither. He's a wannabe and lost his edge if he ever really had one to begin with.

RedBaLL ExPreSS

no matter how hard you try you cannot pass the top Romo haters on this board.

So just go away. you are boring

DanteEXT · 01-24-2013

Didn't they also take Barber and make him the starter after the 2007 season?

CyberB0b · 01-24-2013

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Originally Posted by Idgit

Couldn't run the ball, but you don't win by running the ball. We threw it well. We just had a lot of drives cut short by turnovers and didn't get enough takeaways to help offset the effect that had on our scoring. But in terms of highlight reel stuff, we had a ton of great plays this season.

I know, I know, JG sucks and can't call plays. I forgot for a minute there.

You don't need a ton of yards per game to win, but you need a legitimate threat that you will run the ball, or you get what happened in the Washington game. They blitz blitz blitz.