Spagnola: Maybe Perceptions Aren’t Truly Reality

[Dhragon]

Originally Posted by theebs

I don't think that at all.

I like Mickey. He has great info during the week leading up to the game.

In fact on talking cowboys this season he had better info on the team than any other media member IMO. Good news and bad.

I appreciate Mickey who has been here through it all and I think it's kid of sorry when all of these fans who live a thousand miles away always bag on him when he had been one of the main guys for 20 years giving them inside info.

I hae always liked Mickey.

We look through different colored glasses I guess.

I enjoy Mickey's articles as well, but to not see the "company man" aspect of Mickey after all these years of him being exactly that, I don't know. There is a reason he's been there 20 years or whatever you mentioned. He listens to his boss (Jerry).

[Joe Rod]

My biggest issue during all of January was that Jerry's mouth neutered his coach in the public's eye. This article is not going to do a whole lot to change a perception that Jerry was so annoyingly created entirely on his own.

[Joe Rod]

Originally Posted by Dhragon

We look through different colored glasses I guess.

I enjoy Mickey's articles as well, but to not see the "company man" aspect of Mickey after all these years of him being exactly that, I don't know. There is a reason he's been there 20 years or whatever you mentioned. He listens to his boss (Jerry).

Totally agree with this. He is well connected obviously, but his articles tell the tale the way the Dallas Cowboys want it told imo.

[Risen Star]

Originally Posted by Joe Rod

Totally agree with this. He is well connected obviously, but his articles tell the tale the way the Dallas Cowboys want it told imo.

Exactly right. He's a worthless read if you want the truth.

[Future]

Originally Posted by Idgit

Given how much flak the OL gets from the same people who give JG flak for play calling, yes, it's interesting. Those are pretty impressive numbers given the worst OL in football and a guy who can't call an NFL offense leading the charge.

Romo...

[Yakuza Rich]

Originally Posted by Idgit

Given how much flak the OL gets from the same people who give JG flak for play calling, yes, it's interesting. Those are pretty impressive numbers given the worst OL in football and a guy who can't call an NFL offense leading the charge.

I've been saying this for a while.

The offense certainly needs improvement. Particularly on the O-Line. But our biggest concern should be the pass defense. That has absolutely killed us the past 3 years.





YR

[Chocolate Lab]

Originally Posted by CyberB0b

Those numbers are inflated by a huge 2007.

Exactly. And that's when Sparano was here. See my sig for more recent results.

[Yakuza Rich]

Originally Posted by Chocolate Lab

Exactly. And that's when Sparano was here. See my sig for more recent results.

And your numbers are skewed by Romo being hurt and the judging offense by total yards gained.

Here's the rankings for the offense by FootballOutsiders.com since 2007:

2007: 4th
2008: 18th
2009: 3rd
2010: 21st
2011: 12th
2012: 11th

So in 2009 the offense was better than it was under Sparano in 2007. Our worst 2 years were when Romo missed a lot of games due to injury.

The offense has to get better. We need to desperately get better at RT and get an interior O-Line that doesn't completely stink. But, our real problem is pass defense. If that doesn't improve, expect more of the same.







YR

[Future]

While statistically the offense numbers might be OK, they are also highly inflated because we've been playing from behind a lot. That means airing it out and getting a ton of meaningless yards. When it comes to crunch time, this offense has been atrocious.

[DWAREZ]

The Puppet Master strikes again, Spags on a string!

[Idgit]

Originally Posted by Future

While statistically the offense numbers might be OK, they are also highly inflated because we've been playing from behind a lot. That means airing it out and getting a ton of meaningless yards. When it comes to crunch time, this offense has been atrocious.

Unless you're going to find a way to measure the impact of game situations for all teams across the board, I'm not sure how much this matters. The team's still getting the point and the yardage. And I've yet to see anything that supports that those yards and points are less meaningful than any other teams'.

Originally Posted by DWAREZ

The Puppet Master strikes again, Spags on a string!

Good one! Care to refute the puppet's argument? Or is it enough that he's getting paid to support the team so you don't have to actually pay attention to whether or not what he's saying also has the benefit of being accurate?