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It's been a rather tumultuous season for the Dallas Cowboys, in order for them to turn it around, it's going to demand a heightened sense of Jason Garrett's philosophy.
One day at a time is a phrase we've heard so much in the Jason Garrett era as head coach of the Dallas Cowboys. In fact, we hear regurgitated versions of this phrase all over the NFL. It seems with all the things going on right now around Valley Ranch that the Cowboys probably need a big dose of single-minded focus. That is the mantra that this team has had for a long while and last season it finally paid dividends.
These 2-5 Cowboys haven't seemed to be able to have much focus as of late. After all, this is a team that lost their All Pro receiver Dez Bryant for seven weeks in week one. They followed that up by losing their franchise quarterback Tony Romo in week two. They watched as their defense completely collapsed in week three, lost their most productive offensive player in Lance Dunbar week four. They got a jolt to their defense in week five with Greg Hardy and Rolando McClain returning from suspension but in a losing effort of a 30-6 thrashing by the Patriots. Dallas then had it's bye week where they replaced their backup quarterback Brandon Weeden with journeyman Matt Cassel. Then the Cowboys replaced their left guard with rookie sensation La'el Collins all in hopes to jump-start their fledgling offense.
What they got for their efforts were two more losses, one to the now NFC East leading Giants, and the other was a one point loss to the defending NFC champion Seahawks. So for five straight games since Tony Romo went to IR, the Cowboys have failed five straight times. A return to fundamentals may be in order, a breath of sanity or maybe just a breath of simplicity is needed. Despite losing five games in a row, the Cowboys are only 1.5 games behind the leader in the NFC East with two more games to play before their hero returns. This is not a time for the Cowboys to fold up and come back next year. This is a time for them to start the fight they had hoped for and finish by year's end.
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