All I'm saying is that Brice Butler's statement merits attention. Think about this Jason Garrett comes from the offensive side of the ball so he's supposed to be an offensive guru. Well if he's an offensive guru why was his offensive coordinator not plucked away from the Cowboys to be a head coach somewhere else? Since Romo has left Dak to Dez had become so ineffective that Dez had to be released. Linehan has been fired. And we are now struggling in the red zone. All while having a supposed offensive guru in our stable. So Brice Butler's statement merits attention.
SOME THOUGHTS:
Earlier we discussed Butler's comments and their context. He talked about perceiving the coaches as not doing anything when he first came to Dallas only because to that point he had worked exclusively with very young QBs and therefore didn't understand how things work with a veteran QB. Accordingly, while Romo had input, he wasn't creating the game plans on his own.
That said, his input may well have had value, so there might be at least some degree of loss with Romo not being around, however great or small.
The "offensive guru" stuff with Garrett is often overblown. Garrett was presented as a bright, up and coming young offensive mind when he was hired, not a "guru".
While Linehan stagnated as OC, the fact he wasn't snatched away to be a head coach doesn't mean anything. Linehan had already had his shot as a head coach, but failure as a head coach doesn't mean a guy can't be a quality coordinator. Ask Wade Phillips and Norv Turner about that.
Dez's production was diminished even in the 13-3 season when the offense was highly productive. That's why he was released - not because the offense failed, but because he failed to produce relative to the size of his contract.