burmafrd;2993195 said:WE HAVE THE TALENT. but that is all. everything else you need to win we do not have. Coaching, fire, discipline.
Doomsday;2992787 said:At the first sign of trouble Garrett completely abandons the run.
wileedog;2993133 said:I don't think so at all.
We never had a Parcells team get the ball run down their throat by a bad team because they didn't understand their run blitzes.
We never had at LEAST 1 WR per game run the wrong route, so much so that that QB barely knows where they are going to be.
We never had a secondary get creamed because they hadn't practiced enough man-to-man coverage schemes. They never missed tackles with such alarming consistency and with such utter crap technique.
We never had the offense spend 20+ seconds every single play coming out of the huddle just trying to get lined up right - no wonder they keep running the wrong routes, they're not even sure where they are supposed to be.
Parcells had some bad game plans in his time here, but I can't imagine him coming up with two fade patterns from the 1 yard line or putting the game on the line challenging Champ Bailey with Sam friggin Hurd.
Parcells team's could shoot themselves in the foot with the best of them, but usually with a bad penalty or simply poorly executed play. They were (and still are) a dumb team.
This team is a poorly coached, poorly prepared and fundamentally unsound football team. That and some talent makes you a .500 team that goes nowhere in January.
Hostile;2992578 said:I don't know what was worse, my turtle slow Internet connection for 3 quarters, the Internet crashing with 12 minutes left in the game, the loss, or the weekly fan meltdown. Well, actually I was fortunate to be without Internet for several hours so the last one I didn't have to deal with.
14-2, 2-14, or any record in between those two, I have decided to refuse to get all strung out and upset about this team, because there is nothing I can do about it. I don't believe in the billboard ideas and never will. I also don't believe chirping about it does myself any good or anyone else either. Some will say that means I am just being optimistic. That would entail missing the fact that I wrote 2-14 in the first line of the paragraph. I'm used to that kind of thinking any more.
That said, I'll begin the most painful critique of the season.
Tony, Tony, Tony. You nearly got Roy Williams killed. Man that was a great hit. If it had not been on one of our players I would have really loved it. As it is I only begrudgingly love it. Give credit to Denver, their Defense is better than I expected. After a lousy 1st quarter they turned it on for the next 3 quarters. I tip my hat to them on a great game. I owe someone 5 bucks this morning when I get to the job site. That's gonna suck.
How in the world after Brooking makes a stop like that on 4th down can the Offense be on cruise control and play flat? I know the QB was rushed and throwing high, but how does the O-line forget to block well? I don't understand that. I big play is supposed to fire a team up, not calm them down. There was no fire yesterday. Maybe it was the altitude, maybe it's the fact our 2 losses are to undefeated teams who are simply better. I hate to admit that last line because I think this team has promise.
Unfulfilled promise is almost a proverb. We're still averaging 6.0 yards per carry and still the #3 ranked rushing Offense, but yesterday was a letdown by the O-line and the running attack with one exception. Barber's TD was all heart and effort. Where was that the entire game?
It took too long to get Witten involved and I think this team is better when Defenses have to account for him early. Dawkins had a blanket on him all day. Man oh man, did we ever go after Champ Bailey. The problem is we never got it over on him. He made a great INT on the play where Austin and Tony weren't on the same page. We attacked him. I think I heard them say 16 times. Unreal.
The best play I saw from Dallas other than Barber's TD was Jenkins TD saving bat down of a pass to Marshall. Then Marshall comes back at the end of the game and makes up for it big time. I thought Newman was going to get that pass. Not sure if he time it wrong or lost footing or what, but Marshall made one hell of a play.
I guess what it boils down to is I give more credit to Denver than I felt I would ever have to. I won't lie, I had them as a 4-12 to 6-10 team after their off season meltdown. It's only right and fair that I give them the credit they do deserve. They flat out outplayed us. There is nothing else that can be said about it. It was nothing like the Giants game where they needed 4 turnovers to win by a mere 2 points after a dogfight. Not this time. Denver simply never gave up and we never got going because they didn't give up. No excuses necessary.
Crow doesn't taste like chicken.
NextGenBoys;2993174 said:I think, point blank, this was one of those games that opened all of our eyes.
We're simply not as good of a team as we thought we were.
It hurts to say, but maybe the 8-8 and 9-7 predictions were more accurate than the 11-5 or 10-6.
It's a long season, but man. 2-2? We're a .500 ballclub plain and simple.
Maikeru-sama;2994380 said:I disagree.
The game only served as an epiphany to those who bought into the "Super Bowl/NFC Championship or bust" talk.
Also, if you think about it, really, the only game thought most people thought we could lose was the Giants game.
So in reality, this team is probably where they should be, with one extra loss than most would have predicted.
casmith07;2994388 said:We should have won the Giants game. Interceptions off the tight end's foot?? Come on!
We should be 3-1, but I'll take 2-2 dropping two games to two 4-0 teams, at this stage in the season. If this were Week 9 or 10 there might be reason for moderate panic.
burmafrd;2993195 said:WE HAVE THE TALENT. but that is all. everything else you need to win we do not have. Coaching, fire, discipline.
Maikeru-sama;2994422 said:It would be foolish for someone to try to make the claim that we don't have the talent.
We have as much talent as the Giants do.
But like Colin Cowherd was saying, the only difference is that we don't have the structure and discipline that places like Pittsburgh and New York have.
Doomsday;2994426 said:And we never will with Jerry making all the decisions.
We need a strong head coach.
ABQCOWBOY;2993092 said:Watch Romo throw the ball. Everything sails on him. I don't know if he's physically hurt or if his mechanics are just poor because of injuries that he's sustained but he can't throw the football downfield without the ball sailing on him. He had open guys all over the place and he missed them badly. We could have won the game yesterday if we had simply been able to throw accurately. Something is wrong with him. I'm convinced of it.