AUDIO: Brad Sham calls Marty B out

[ScipioCowboy]

Oh lordy, here comes the "Troy Aikman agrees with my opinion, so anything else must be wrong".

Troy Aikman thought Drew Henson was going to be good.

Hyperbole much?

I never suggested that Aikman was beyond reproach. I'm merely saying this:

Aikman's opinion > Message Board Poster's opinion

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

I believe that Bennett is slowed by the play calling honestly... Romo had him wide open Sunday but the protection didn't hold up or Romo held on to the ball a little too long.

 

[wileedog]

Irrelevant.

Garrett does not make personnel decisions. If he did, his perspective would most likely change.

Even Jerry doesn't make decisions in a vacuum with no input from his Offensive Coordinator. Bottom line is Johnson was here and Garrett wanted him here. Jerry didn't pick Jason's personal buddy by accident.

Now you're being disingenuous. All personnel decisions are ultimately made by Jerry, regardless of whether they involve the back up QB or a $9M receiver.

Ultimately? Yes. But where Jerry might defer to the advice of his OC on a backup QB, the decision to swallow $9M and jettison TO was much more totally up to Jerry. There is a big difference there.

Hey I'll give credit though to Garrett for "lobbying" for TO to go, but personally I think if Jerry's son Stephan doesn't jump in TO would still be here.

Have you considered why Choice was so effective in the second half when he gained 83 yards on just 6 carries? Have you considered that his phenomenal production might have had something to do with fresh legs?

Than why was Barber still getting the ball in the 2nd half and in OT? Why wasn't "Fresh Legs" getting the bulk of the carries?

I recommend taking a look at the Bob Sturm blog, he does a great job of breaking down the running plays, and you can see Choice and Barber running the exact same plays on video. Choice is clearly hitting the holes harder and has the the extra gear to beat the safeties. Barber does not.

Again, even if Barber softened them up as you contend, why is the tired back with the leg injury still getting as many carries late in the game as the guy clearly playing better?

When your opinion disagrees with those who have actually played game (i.e. Troy Aikman), I wouldn't deem it "logical" in the least.

Tom Brady said it was "stupid"

And he doesn't happen to be good friends with our Offensive Coordinator.

I've only offered up the raw statistical fact that the Cowboys' offense is ranked number one in the league -- a fact for which Jason Garrett deserves some credit.

There's absolutely nothing anecdotal or assumption-riddled about that.

Actually I think Garrett's done overall a much better job than last year, and I give him a lot of credit for having the most yards, although it should be noted 3 of the teams we rolled them up on are 1-14 and among the worst defenses in the league. But the Giant game was very good too.

But I think he tends to outsmart himself sometimes (2 fade routes from the 2), that other coaches have a good read on his tendencies (the Pierce audible leading to the INT against the Giants, the ability for Denver to get Champ in key plays when he should have been avoided), and his personnel moves bug the snot out of me (Witten in to block against Denver, two throws to Sam Hurd against Bailey - Sam Hurd?! - this past game not utilizing Choice enough). And I don't like that Romo has seemed to regress in 3 years under him, although that is certainly not all his fault.

In other words, I think we could be a *better* offense if Garrett was doing a better coaching job. I think he's done great with the X's and O's, but his game day decisions have been extremely lacking, and they deserve to be called out as much as he gets credit for moving the ball.

 

[ScipioCowboy]

The following two statements are contradictory:

Even Jerry doesn't make decisions in a vacuum with no input from his Offensive Coordinator. Bottom line is Johnson was here and Garrett wanted him here. Jerry didn't pick Jason's personal buddy by accident.

Ultimately? Yes. But where Jerry might defer to the advice of his OC on a backup QB, the decision to swallow $9M and jettison TO was much more totally up to Jerry. There is a big difference there.

Hey I'll give credit though to Garrett for "lobbying" for TO to go, but personally I think if Jerry's son Stephan doesn't jump in TO would still be here.

In essence, you're asserting that Garrett has power to retain or release the backup quarterback but no power to retain or release the number one receiver.

This makes little sense. If you're going to blame Garrett for the bad personnel decisions on offense, you must credit him for the good ones.

You can't have it both ways -- at least not if you want people to take you seriously.

Also, it has been "widely quoted" that, if Jerry had found even one voice within the organization in support of retaining TO, Jerry would've kept TO. Obviously, he didn't find that one voice...anywhere.

Than why was Barber still getting the ball in the 2nd half and in OT?

Because the days of teams having a single running back who receives 25 carries a game have passed.

Why wasn't "Fresh Legs" getting the bulk of the carries?

Again, even if Barber softened them up as you contend, why is the tired back with the leg injury still getting as many carries late in the game as the guy clearly playing better?

Most likely because Barber stonewalls pass rushers. He's simply better than Choice at picking up blitzers. And, obviously, the Cowboys can't limit Barber's play solely to passing downs; otherwise, they tip off the defense to the type of play they intend to run.

I recommend taking a look at the Bob Sturm blog, he does a great job of breaking down the running plays, and you can see Choice and Barber running the exact same plays on video. Choice is clearly hitting the holes harder and has the the extra gear to beat the safeties. Barber does not.

I've looked at Bob Sturm's blog this week, and I agree wholeheartedly that Choice was running more effectively than Barber in the second half. I would even agree that Choice deserved more carries. However, Barber's ability to pass blocking and spell the other backs still made him an indispensable part of the offense. If he's healthy enough to play, he can't simply be subtracted from the offense.

Tom Brady said it was "stupid"

And he doesn't happen to be good friends with our Offensive Coordinator.

http://cowboysblog.***BANNED-URL***/archives/2009/10/tom-brady-chimes-in-on-tony-romos-decisi.html

"You can listen to Brady's thoughts on Romo at about the 17:17 mark of the audio right here."

Brady was questioning Romo's decision-making on the final two plays of the game. There's no offensive coordinator in the world capable of preventing Champ Bailey from covering a receiver somewhere on the field. There's no offensive scheme that will make Champ Bailey stand in one place during the play and not move.

Put simply, Champ Bailey is going to be covering someone regardless of the game plan. The decision to target the receiver whom Bailey is covering is the quarterback's, not the offensive coordinator's.

Actually I think Garrett's done overall a much better job than last year, and I give him a lot of credit for having the most yards, although it should be noted 3 of the teams we rolled them up on are 1-14 and among the worst defenses in the league. But the Giant game was very good too.

But I think he tends to outsmart himself sometimes (2 fade routes from the 2), that other coaches have a good read on his tendencies (the Pierce audible leading to the INT against the Giants, the ability for Denver to get Champ in key plays when he should have been avoided), and his personnel moves bug the snot out of me (Witten in to block against Denver, two throws to Sam Hurd against Bailey - Sam Hurd?! - this past game not utilizing Choice enough). And I don't like that Romo has seemed to regress in 3 years under him, although that is certainly not all his fault.

In other words, I think we could be a *better* offense if Garrett was doing a better coaching job. I think he's done great with the X's and O's, but his game day decisions have been extremely lacking, and they deserve to be called out as much as he gets credit for moving the ball.

Garrett is not perfect by any stretch, and I question some of his calls as well, such as the consecutive fade passes against Carolina and the draw play from his own goal line against KC.

However, he had one of the top offense in the league in 2007, and he has one of the top offenses this year. He's a good coordinator, and he certainly doesn't "suck."