BR: Where Exactly Did It Go Wrong for the Dallas Cowboys?

[jobberone]

I do think Garrett should review his game time decisions in much the same way Ron Rivera did. For those who don't know, Rivera reviewed the situational stats and realized he was being overly conservative to the detriment of his team. His approach changed so much that the local media started calling him "Riverboat Ron." Granted he may not have changed had his neck not already been in a noose, but the point is that he did and in the long run it has paid off. And I say that having watched most of their games.

I do hope he takes a look at this. He also needs to figure out why his offense is too predictable; I think this will lead back to your point as well. He needs to inject not only more aggressive play situational play calling but also a more imaginative use of personnel.

 

[percyhoward]

We had an 11-5 offense. Where it went wrong was we had a 5-11 defense.

 

[jobberone]

We had an 11-5 offense. Where it went wrong was we had a 5-11 defense.

Yep. Last time I looked it was 10-11 wins. So this is on target. People don't want to believe that though.

 

[TrailBlazer]

JG is the head coach going forward. We need to get over this HC bashing. He's not the problem anyway. Jerry the alcoholic is.

JGs In game management is total crap. No doubt he's part of the reason were stuck at .500

 

[Chappy]

JGs In game management is total crap. No doubt he's part of the reason were stuck at .500

This and you can couple in the amount of times we abandoned the run after everyone was screaming to get Murray the pill.

This team leaves us with so many bashing your head against a wall type moments!

 

[Fmart322]

the diff. is Jimmy Johnson could walk away,which he did. Stalin General could walk, but shortly he be shot........

Now we have a guy who Ivy League smarts tells him it virtually never worth going for it on 4th down, that then seems to transmit to a team also lacking serious gravitas' when they really need them.

That general lived till the 70's. A lot didn't, you're right.

 

[Rockport]

Amber, please explain the get over head coach bashing for me. I am being serious here. I would like to understand why, because the head coach will remain here because of an owner that is an ego machine isn't something we all should rally behind.

Not sure there is much different from Garrett to Campo except Romo.

Can't talk to anyone who would say this. The ignorance is thick.

 

[Fredd]

Jerry is a lot like Stalin. Stalin did petty much the same thing with his best General.

lol at a Stalin reference....everything has come full circle now

 

[EPL0c0]

Check this out!

http://aggbot.com/Dallas-Cowboys-News/article/21593033

I am finding myself reading this article and agreeing with nearly everything written and 95% of it comes back to Garrett. We just always seem to make dumb decisions and fall on our own sword.

I know we have a heap of HC bashing topics going on already but this article goes a bit deeper and examines a few more aspects of the team and areas we need to improve.

The 4th down probability stats for the year is very alarming and something i never really looked at!

I have said it a lot of times and people have given me crap for it, but I think it's still true.

Winning Super Bowl XXX may have been one of the worst things for this team. It was done without Jimmy but with Jimmy's players and Jimmy's mentality still present in those players.

Jerry wins and figures "Hey, I can do this myself," and he's been trying to build that SAME team over and over, year after year. He'll try tweaking things like going to a 3-4, but ultimately he wants to go back to that well...but it's dry.

A few weeks ago he said that winning now is harder than when he first bought the team, but I guess the obviousness of that statement was not obvious enough for him to see WHY. The only constant in Dallas since XXX has been Jerry Jones

 

[Gadfly22]

I agree with the article entirely. Parcells was always evaluating probabilities and how to get the slight edge that leads to winning over the long term. He played as though he wanted "house" odds. Garrett is the guy who walks into the casino thinking he has a special system he thought up that can beat the odds. But you never beat the odds over the long term.

 

[SportsGuru80]

Like Broaddus said the other day (Monday to be exact), Garrett should be a lot better than what he is at game management... He's no longer a "rookie" head coach bottom line!

 

[Doomsday]

The sad thing is, as bad as a lot of JGs decisions have been if this team even had average talent on the defensive side of the ball they would be in the playoffs. Im not a fan of JG's but to put the entire blame on him is just nuts. The way Jerry and son have managed the CAP into the ground and the decisions they have made to invest large $$ in guys like Spencer and Ratliff have hurt this team as much if not more than anything else. How many years do we have to have the worse secondary in the NFL before they bring in a decent veteran safety to help these corners out?

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I have said it a lot of times and people have given me crap for it, but I think it's still true.

Winning Super Bowl XXX may have been one of the worst things for this team. It was done without Jimmy but with Jimmy's players and Jimmy's mentality still present in those players.

Jerry wins and figures "Hey, I can do this myself," and he's been trying to build that SAME team over and over, year after year. He'll try tweaking things like going to a 3-4, but ultimately he wants to go back to that well...but it's dry.

Even more, I've always said that Deion was the same way. That directly led us to the Galloway and Roy Williams (and maybe Claiborne) trades. Jerry saw that signing as putting the team over the top and the old wildcatter has repeatedly tried to duplicate it.

 

[RS12]

BR: Where Exactly Did It Go Wrong for the Dallas Cowboys?

1994 when Jerry dcided he could win a SB with 500 other coaches.

 

[Mr Cowboy]

It's a decent article, but still has a bit of Bleacher Report smell on it. I like how he beat the unoriginal "throw the ball to Dez" drum, then cites Andre Johnson and Garcon as guys who had more targets. Boy, funneling the ball to those two guys sure produced a lot of success for those two teams, didn't it?

you're right, it didn't bring more wins for those two teams, why even try it?

 

[TwoDeep3]

Can't talk to anyone who would say this. The ignorance is thick.

Campo had Aikman, and Smith at the end of their careers and no receivers since Galloway went down game one and Rocket game nine.

Garrett has Romo, Dez, Tyron, Freddie, Witten, Ware, Carr, Mo, Scandrick, Lee

Comparing those teams is ludicrous if you maintain Campo had as good a team as Garrett. So where is the ignorance?

I really enjoy how you LOVERS toss out a comment and then become indignant when asked to defend it. Of course that moves quickly into the name calling.

Campo

http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/2000-dal

http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/2001-dal

http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/2002-dal

Garrett

http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/2011-dal

http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/2012-dal

http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/teams.nsf/histories/cowboys

2013 Roster has not been posted on this site as yet.

http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/roster.html

So tell me you see the same talent on Campo's team that you see on Garrett's team. You cannot defend Garrett versus Campo with the amount of talent each had. This is a quarterback game and Aikman was not the same player in 2000 and beyond. Neither was Emmitt.

 

[TwoDeep3]

Even more, I've always said that Deion was the same way. That directly led us to the Galloway and Roy Williams (and maybe Claiborne) trades. Jerry saw that signing as putting the team over the top and the old wildcatter has repeatedly tried to duplicate it.

But what is sad is Jerry is trying to fill an inside straight and there bis only one card in the deck that will get him where he wants, and he doesn't understand he is betting on the longest of shots by him being the GM.

 

[Rockport]

Campo had Aikman, and Smith at the end of their careers and no receivers since Galloway went down game one and Rocket game nine.

Garrett has Romo, Dez, Tyron, Freddie, Witten, Ware, Carr, Mo, Scandrick, Lee

Comparing those teams is ludicrous if you maintain Campo had as good a team as Garrett. So where is the ignorance?

I really enjoy how you LOVERS toss out a comment and then become indignant when asked to defend it. Of course that moves quickly into the name calling.

Campo

http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/2000-dal

http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/2001-dal

http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/2002-dal

Garrett

http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/2011-dal

http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/rosters.nsf/Annual/2012-dal

http://www.jt-sw.com/football/pro/teams.nsf/histories/cowboys

2013 Roster has not been posted on this site as yet.

http://www.dallascowboys.com/team/roster.html

So tell me you see the same talent on Campo's team that you see on Garrett's team. You cannot defend Garrett versus Campo with the amount of talent each had. This is a quarterback game and Aikman was not the same player in 2000 and beyond. Neither was Emmitt.

Campo was on a 5-11 streak. Garrett's on a 8-8 streak. They both fail because of Jones. Not the head coach. Put ANY coach in that has to operate under the same conditions and they'll also fail.

 

[TwoDeep3]

Campo was on a 5-11 streak. Garrett's on a 8-8 streak. They both fail because of Jones. Not the head coach. Put ANY coach in that has to operate under the same conditions and they'll also fail.

Which has nothing to do with what I said.

The ONLY difference between Campo and Garrett is the teams they respectively led or lead. Campo, with a quarterback, could have run off 8-8's as well.

 

[Chappy]

I have said it a lot of times and people have given me crap for it, but I think it's still true.

Winning Super Bowl XXX may have been one of the worst things for this team. It was done without Jimmy but with Jimmy's players and Jimmy's mentality still present in those players.

Jerry wins and figures "Hey, I can do this myself," and he's been trying to build that SAME team over and over, year after year. He'll try tweaking things like going to a 3-4, but ultimately he wants to go back to that well...but it's dry.

A few weeks ago he said that winning now is harder than when he first bought the team, but I guess the obviousness of that statement was not obvious enough for him to see WHY. The only constant in Dallas since XXX has been Jerry Jones

Agree and this where the complacency set in and the rest is history.

JJ thinks that winning superbowls will just happen because we are the Dallas Cowboys but you have to work hard in this league to get there and we were spoilt in the past with the champions we had on and off the field.

Coaches like Johnson do not just fall off trees and the mindset and football nous he had the players in has been second to none that i have seen in the last 25 years.