For me, I'm stripping things down even further.
The fundamental issue regarding this team's playcalling and the utter and complete lack of patience when it comes to the running game.
Point your finger in whoever's direction you prefer, as I don't care to argue who's doing what, only that it is being done.
But this team just does not have the patience to consistently use its' running game, no matter how well it may be working.
Fans have long complained about it and some have staunchly and stubbornly defended it, but I think at this point, there is no longer any denying it.
Opponents do not have to worry about stopping the Dallas running game, at some point or another, we will do it for them.
The bigger fundamental issue is not the play calling it is the teams execution especially from the QB position. Play action passes around the end zone, Peyton, Brady, and Brees make those plays by executing and seeing the field and just maybe they to audible out of running plays but execute so there is no one calling them out. In the 90's every defense knew to stop Emmitt or the slant to Irvin. It didn't happen because the players on the field did their jobs.
You can blame the play calling but I know of a few times we have heard that Romo has changed the play at the LOS, he is to blame and that is where the HC has to take those privileges away from the player if he does not know how to use them properly or can executed to his audible. Parcells used to say that Romo's gunslinger mentality was not always a good thing and yesterday we saw throws in double coverages, missing wide open WR, and not sticking to the game plan in short yardage.
I am not a Romo hater nor a Romo defender, or do I think our play calling is the best. Yesterdays game came down to QB play and turnovers. I believe our WR get frustrated from being open and the ball going to another direction which in turns causes the WR to not always run their routes to the best of their ability. That is one thing I saw from the Broncos WR last night they all ran like the ball was coming their way and that is how our group needs to play.
Need some Cowboys leaders to lock the door and get on some peoples butts, this team is not very strong from a talent perspective on D, but O has fire power and execution is critical to win ball games.