Game Day ***Cowboys vs Bucs post game thread***

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Yakuza Rich said:
Some quick thoughts:

- We lost this game because of horrendous playcalling. The Bucs started to send the blitz figuring that Cassell couldn't read it well and they were right. But, by the same token, the Bucs were leaving Dez 1-on-1 and for some reason we still think going to Witten on a pivot route or a flare and asking him to pick up the first down will actually work when it has *never* worked his entire career. And we still feel the need to try and throw a deep pass to Williams in a jump ball situation which again....has never really worked in his career.
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I'm really not sure how the coaching staff can justify this game. It's almost like the team just expects execution to get the job done regardless of talent. No need to get the ball into the hands of the elite skill players.

If you can't throw it up to a $70M WR when he has single coverage then it would seem that:

A) You've misevaluated that player and he's nowhere near as good as you've paid him to be, or;

B) You don't know what the hell you're doing.
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Those are the only two possibilities, IMO. If you can't at least give your playmakers a chance you either don't have playmakers or you don't know how to use them. When it's single coverage, there is no other excuse.

During the times when Dez was rarely thrown to over the years, people would hang their hat on how defensive coordinators were scheming to take him out of the game. IMO, this was always a half-empty excuse because that's like the textbook definition of a DC's job and conversely, it's the OC's job to find ways to either exploit such efforts by making teams pay for overcommitting to one area or to beat such efforts through their own scheming and adjustments. Now, we don't even have teams double teaming Dez every down and Dallas still can't even make an effort.
 
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romothesavior said:
Everybody knew the Cowboys were going to struggle when Romo went down. Nobody is saying this team should be worldbeaters without him in there. Nobody.

But to go 0-7 with this team and in today's era of parity, even without Romo, is completely inexcusable. They should have taken 2-3 wins easily over the past seven weeks. This team is far more talented than any team Dave Campo ever coached, and we never saw a stretch this bad in his time here. There are multiple teams in the NFL right now who have worse personnel and just as bad (or worse) quarterbacks under center, and they still have found ways to win games. Without Romo, this team could be 0-9 right now. Let that sink in for a minute.

Obviously the coaching staff does not deserve all the blame. Nobody is saying that either. But at some point, when you're the head guy, you deserve to take the heat. The buck supposedly stops with you. You set the tone and you set the gameplan. Without Romo, Garrett has demonstrated what a fraud he is. He's got to go, but unfortunately, he won't.
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I don't have a problem with this. But I have no idea what to do. My guess is they will reevaluate at the end of the year.
 
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Hoofbite said:
I'm really not sure how the coaching staff can justify this game. It's almost like the team just expects execution to get the job done regardless of talent. No need to get the ball into the hands of the elite skill players.

If you can't throw it up to a $70M WR when he has single coverage then it would see that:

A) You've misevaluated that player and he's nowhere near as good as you've paid him to be, or;

B) You don't know what the hell you're doing.
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Those are the only two possibilities, IMO. If you can't at least give your playmakers a chance you either don't have playmakers or you don't know how to use them. When it's single coverage, there is no other excuse.

During the times when Dez was rarely thrown to over the years, people would hang their hat on how defensive coordinators were scheming to take him out of the game. IMO, this was always a half-empty excuse because that's like the textbook definition of a DC's job and conversely, it's the OC's job to find ways to either exploit such efforts by making teams pay for overcommitting to one area or to beat such efforts through their own scheming and adjustments. Now, we don't even have teams double teaming Dez every down and Dallas still can't even make an effort.
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people dont want to admit Dez lost us the game today,its a fact.he will win us games in the future but he absolutely sucked this game.I can never forget that last play where he could have knocked the ball away if he had raised his arms but he half assed it.
 
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Beast_from_East said:
If Jerry had balls he would fire Garrett tonight.................to not be able to win 1 single game without Romo is a freaking disgrace.

Also.........first time in franchise history we have blown a lead in 4 consecutive games.

But I am sure the Garrett jock riders will be along any second to explain how their boy is not responsible for any of this...............we all know the names, so no need to mention them.
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This is the worst part of it. Seriously, what the hell is the team going to do when Romo retires? Lose until another top quality QB falls into their lap?
 
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Remember when we signed Brinkley and everyone said he stunk? Doing pretty well in New York
 
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Aven8 said:
My point is that we have NO choice. We can change coaches. Jerry and little Stephy are here to stay. So why gripe about them? Still our HC sucks, you can't argue that one.
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Ah, it's the old we can't fix the actual problem so let's pretend its something else that we can fix because it soothes my fan sensitivities defense.

Ya know what I think? I think the problem is the problem no matter how unlikely the solution. If you need a new motor, you need a new motor. If you can't afford a new motor, you still need a new motor. If you have a football team that's run by an owner who wants his, and his family's, hand in all aspects of the organization despite having no skill for it, you have a fatally flawed football team that will always be up against it to remain competitive with the sanely run teams. You'll have a circus environment of emasculated coaches trying to coach poor overall talent. Bathe in that scent of truth with this team.

I refuse to keep blaming coach after coach after coach that has the poor misfortune of being here for a few years under this front office. The same things you're saying now about these coaches you said about the past coaches and you'll say about the future staff. Nothing will really change until the leadership at the top does.
 
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Dmac get banned or is he in hiding? Thiught we would see 150 post in this thread alone from him!
 
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RonSpringsdaman20 said:
its a wrap for him as a dominant QB.
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When a player especially a QB has to think about whether to return for upcoming season that's a clear indication they should retire. Peyton is getting beat up and this offense doesn't fit him. I'm sure he's sitting on the bench right now wishing he would've packed it in at the end of last season.
 
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