I see rookie QB after rookie QB getting setup to succeed by their coaches. Then I look at Rush who looked great last year and now looks alot like what Dak looks like running this offense.
All of this leads me to feel meh. I'm caring less than I ever have and I hate it. Come on Cowboys give me SOMETHING to believe in on offense and think the future will be better than the current.
Meh is the feeling when you thought you had something (2016-First half of 2017) and you see it fall away and never get right (Atlanta on).
The Meh is seeing that the offensive malaise of Atlanta on last year has *continued* to this year. It is not a fluke. It is the new normal.
The Meh is seeing a downhill slide instead of an arrow pointing up.
As for Rush taking a slide after his rookie season, he is not alone, which is a huge indictment of our coaching staff. Dak. Bennett. Felix. Guys who look like destined to be stars, and then, not.
Go look at the numbers on Dak in the first half of 2017. He was doing great. Even the down game at Denver was just a down game. Not that horrible. One INT off Dez's hands. Another where Dez goes out and Dak throws in.
Was Dez developed up to his potential? How much Dez was left on the table? How much was his improvement his own growth, and how much was it Tony's grow in being able to use him?
And the lesser lights. Underwear thief. Dunbar. Escobar. Williams. Guys we carried for years, and for what? Did we develop them? Now just a bunch of guys on the veteran depth pile of the NFL, last resort warm bodies until rookies know what they're doing and replace them.
Tony and Witten were leftover Parcells' projects. Martin and Frederick were gold from day one. Just needed more strength.
Does anyone think the coaching staff improved Tony, as opposed to Tony improving himself? I know if I wanted a QB coach, I'd take Tony over Garrett, Linehan, or the waterboy. Same for OC.
The success stories. Beasley improved. Mainly oline. Tyron. Leary. Parnell. ( cough Chaz Green cough). Looney (or did he only improve when he *left*?).
Beasley is the offensive skill player success story. Lots and lots of failures.