Admit It Deep Inside. You're Glad That The Romo-Witten-Dez Era is Over

[Jumbo075]

We're in the beginning of a new era. The longer you hold on to the end of the last one, the less memories you'll have regarding the start of this one.

Personally I think the concern is over the top. OLine, LBs are now better than they have been in a long time. Def. backfield is filled with developing rookies and looks pretty good, DL looked like it was turning a corner. Got Zeke behind that OLine. WR hasn't been this deep in forever. Dak could be a franchise QB still.

All these positives and people are freaking out about a TE and a WR. They say we don't have a clear #1 at WR but go look at Dez's numbers and his dropped catches and tell me that we had a clear #1 the last couple years in Dez. Witten is great and we all knew he'd be hard to replace but weakness at TE isn't exactly an Achilles heel with all these good things going on.

Utterly ridiculous statement. Fond memories don't steal from your enjoyment of future events. It doesn't work that way in any part of life, so why would you think it works that way for watching football?

 

[HungryLion]

Are you serious? I’m nervous as hell.
With Romo/Witten/Dez it was not for lack of talent that Dallas didn’t win, it was terrible luck and terrible decisions by the FO that held us back.

The talent is gone now, but the FO and coaching remain. I’m hopeful about Dak et al, but the hope with the previous generation was that they would succeed despite the FO. They didn’t, and even though the FO seems to have gotten its **** together, I’m not convinced the kids are good enough to win just yet...

That talent is gone. But there are still plenty of talented players on the offense.

It is a bit nerve racking. But with our OL and Zeke. If they all stay healthy. We will be fine.

 

[Diehardblues]

Hear me out...I said the era not the players. I totally blame the lack of playoff success on the FO and bad coaching Not the players. But we didn't win a thing. Now with new players a new energy and focus., Garrett and the coaching staff should be on notice, win or get out. Plus I enjoy watching a young team mature and grow into winners. To many times Dallas has taken a punch and laid down. I'm excited to see what this team can do when adversity hits.

If we don’t have that type of talent I’d expect to have less success this era.

 

[DFWJC]

To suggest this current team has no talent is ri-damn-diculous. There is enough talent on this team to win the Super Bowl. The question becomes can the coaches get it done.

If we're looking at both sides of the ball, the overall talent (especially young talent to build on vs the good, but declining talent we had in 2007) has gone up in recent years vs down.

 

[xwalker]

Hear me out...I said the era not the players. I totally blame the lack of playoff success on the FO and bad coaching Not the players. But we didn't win a thing. Now with new players a new energy and focus., Garrett and the coaching staff should be on notice, win or get out. Plus I enjoy watching a young team mature and grow into winners. To many times Dallas has taken a punch and laid down. I'm excited to see what this team can do when adversity hits.

Interesting concept.

I just asked 1 thing of management in this new era:
1: Don't adopt any new favorite players that cause bad coaching decisions.

Coaching issues related to favored players:

Witten
Played too many snaps, especially in the final years. Even at his peak he didn't need to be on the field in the 4th quarter of blowout losses or blowout wins. Other players needed to get snaps.

Romo
Audibled out of run plays too often.

Dez
They forced the ball to him.

Jerry caved in and Dez the mega contract based on emotion, not logic. Stephen wanted to just keep him on the Franchise Tag.

Doug Free
They played him despite the backup being a better player. They could have signed the backup a year before he hit free agency if they would have made him the starter. The OL coach Callahan even wanted to bench Free but Garrett and Free were buddies. If they had signed that backup OT, the Chaz Green debacle would not have happened because that backup would have been the RT but could have moved to LT because he had LT ability.

Nick Golden Cock Hayden
Played extensive snaps because of his effort. Marinelli grades "loafs" and Hayden never got graded as loafing.

Now that Stephen is in charge, my top request to him would be to avoid this issue.

 

[Them]

...I'm not glad they are gone...but they are gone. I'm ready for a new winning era...and that's already in motion IMMHO.

 

[Captain43Crash]

I don’t care Romo should have been given his last chance in 2016 when he was healthy. I’ll never know what could’ve been. But there’s no way we would’ve lost to GB with Romo. It’s no use in arguing can’t turn back time.

I’m not blaming Dak but I do blame Garrett for all of this. The thing that sickens me is you could’ve kept Romo and Dak no problem with no cap implications. Garrett is a sick man.

Please take off your Romo Rose Colored Glasses. Romo had plenty of chances to win big games. Often the coaching and team around him failed in those games, BUT so did Romo. He had his chance to beat a one legged Rogers in the Playoffs but failed. The dumbest play I saw in that game was by Romo. Late in the first half we needed a yard or so for a first down. Romo is in shot gun formation. The ball is snapped, it is IN THE AIR. While the ball is in the air Romo looks to his left, taking his eyes off the ball, he looks back just in time to fumble the ball. He picks the ball up and is forced to throw a desperation jump ball to Williams. Incomplete. 4th down our long FG attempt is blocked. What QB looks away when the ball is only a foot from your hands. Romo made his share of mistakes, especially in important games. I think Dak will be more clutch than Romo in big games.

 

[cowboy_ron]

Its the Jone's era thats the issue scaring away three great coaches until they got a coach as their puppet.

The ancient pyramids were built in less time than it takes Jerry to build a SB team.

 

[DasSchnitzel]

Utterly ridiculous statement. Fond memories don't steal from your enjoyment of future events. It doesn't work that way in any part of life, so why would you think it works that way for watching football?

Classic jumbo

 

[DallasEast]

Hear me out...I said the era not the players. I totally blame the lack of playoff success on the FO and bad coaching Not the players. But we didn't win a thing. Now with new players a new energy and focus., Garrett and the coaching staff should be on notice, win or get out. Plus I enjoy watching a young team mature and grow into winners. To many times Dallas has taken a punch and laid down. I'm excited to see what this team can do when adversity hits.

I am hardheaded as well. It took a long time but I finally came to the realization that one person may believe they are speaking for everyone but they never are in reality. For some people? Yes. For all people? No.

I am happy and eager to see what this roster will do this fall. However, I would be a bold-faced liar if I agreed with the assumption of the Romo/Witten/Bryant subtraction.

‘nuff said. Go Cowboys.

 

[Jake]

Hear me out...I said the era not the players. I totally blame the lack of playoff success on the FO and bad coaching Not the players. But we didn't win a thing. Now with new players a new energy and focus., Garrett and the coaching staff should be on notice, win or get out. Plus I enjoy watching a young team mature and grow into winners. To many times Dallas has taken a punch and laid down. I'm excited to see what this team can do when adversity hits.

It's been that way in Dallas the last 15 years: the offense-offense-offense era. The defense has rarely been good enough to seriously threaten for a title.

The new "era" won't win anything either, until the defense is more than a bend-dont-break, hope-to-hold-them-to-a-field-goal bunch.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Plus I enjoy watching a young team mature and grow into winners.

Young and improving is more fun because you get incremental positive feedback. They get better. Old and declining, you're hoping to get the title, but you're always seeing the chance dwindle away day by day.

It's more fun to watch young and improving than old and declining.

I enjoyed the 1-15 season.

 

[Techsass]

I don't know about being happy, but I am kind of excited. A whole lot of unknowns that are pushing me to the edge of my seat. I can't wait to see how this season plays out.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

I find it interesting that people blame everyone but those three for the failures of the past 15 years. They were the unquestioned leaders during that time frame and won nothing. People like to point to a common denominator looking at Garrett or the Joneses. Well they were there too.

I am fine with it. Dak is a better leader of men than any of those three ever were. Now lets see if he can play.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

No because we have:

Dak/Swaim/Hurns taking their place


Oh and the same head coach that failed them is still here

If the FO couldnt get it done with Romo/Witten/ and Dez there gonna get it right with Dak/Swaim/Hurns......Good luck with that!!!!!
And "Pink Elephants" can fly baby..........

 

[Fletch]

Hear me out...I said the era not the players. I totally blame the lack of playoff success on the FO and bad coaching Not the players. But we didn't win a thing. Now with new players a new energy and focus., Garrett and the coaching staff should be on notice, win or get out. Plus I enjoy watching a young team mature and grow into winners. To many times Dallas has taken a punch and laid down. I'm excited to see what this team can do when adversity hits.

I’m good.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

I find it interesting that people blame everyone but those three for the failures of the past 15 years. They were the unquestioned leaders during that time frame and won nothing. People like to point to a common denominator looking at Garrett or the Joneses. Well they were there too.

I am fine with it. Dak is a better leader of men than any of those three ever were. Now lets see if he can play.

Ya great leader throws his teammates under the Bus he's driving in a jiffy......

 

[Melonfeud]

I'm not gonna lie,,,If I could Dr. Frankenstein #9's head on #4's shoulder's ,,,well Mr.R GOODELL himself would be hand delivering his Christmas cheese,sausage& jams gift trays to the front door!


Man! It's akin to a marriage meltdown, ya know? On the bad/down side, you knew that guaranteed given while dwelling under that roof,,, and however bad it was,,,it was home,with it's comforts& pains,,, NOW! ,,, yer' back out there into the unknown deep waters ,where any given day holds the possibility of that sunshine streaking Bonanza!
,,,er,,," the world is yer's Tony Montana" isn't the direction I intended, but it did kinda come out,,huh?

 

[Skillit]

I’m not glad......it is what it is. At one point—those three were near the top.....they never had a line, a clear cut stud RB, or any semblance of a reliable defense when they were in their prime.

How many times did it seem like we’d won the game in the last 90 seconds only to lose it on the last play? Tony, Dez and Witt were all part of that.


I am happy that it seems we’re going to a ball control style while we build the defense. I think it’s easier for quarterbacks to succeed. I’m not taking anything away from Troy, but during his prime, how many quarterbacks could say they were on a better team? That list is very short.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Ya great leader throws his teammates under the Bus he's driving in a jiffy......

I agree that one comment was bad. OTOH, it was only once and given what I now know about what Dez was doing behind the scenes, I can understand it if not agree with it. He is human and the mistake has not happened twice.

OTOH, you see the rank and file players respond to him in a way that the three now gone never experienced.

Rationally I can understand disliking him saying Dez needed special treatment to succeed. -he clearly did btw- but in practice, the reality shows it didn't matter. The rank and file still look to Dak.