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[Stash]

Wins and losses are binary. That's the way it needs to be to fill a playoff bracket. That doesn't mean that that same binary approach is the right way to evaluate where a team is at. Like I said last year when we were 12-4: a handful of plays separated us from 8-8. The same thing applied to last years 4-12 team. Most of those games were a play or two from being victories. And some of the few wins were a play or two from being losses. It comes down to plays that get made. It always does. And better players make more plays. You take the best players on either side of the ball off the field, and you're going to lose big plays. That means somebody has to step up. And like Sean Lee says, we weren't able to last season.

Coaches help to 'make plays' too. They put their players in the best position. Or they don't.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

last year is kinda like its been now for 7 or 8 years always one kind of excuse or another why every year is a failure. when other teams find ways to win and keep going forward we fall of the cliff.

I don't even pay attention to what they say anymore. Every year it's always some excuse. Next year there will be some other.

 

[Idgit]

Coaches help to 'make plays' too. They put their players in the best position. Or they don't.

Yep. And they need to be held responsible when they don't.

You and I just disagree on whether or not we had players in good positions to win many of those games. I contend we did, and then failed to make enough plays.

 

[Stash]

Yep. And they need to be held responsible when they don't.

You and I just disagree on whether or not we had players in good positions to win many of those games. I contend we did, and then failed to make enough plays.

Then we disagree.

 

[percyhoward]

I brought this up before while having a discussion with someone on here, I couldn't find the article though. Do you have the link?

It was in a radio interview. Originally, the podcast could be found at http://dfw.cbslocal.com/audio/shan-and-rj/, but it appears to have been removed because it was too old. If you ever do find it, it was under "Tuesday, December 29th Jerry Jones." The quote is @9:44 of the podcast.

"Certainly if Linehan had had the opportunity, completely up to him, you probably would have Moore in there from the get-go that we lost Tony early."

The transcript of that interview is still available, however.

 

[TheDude]

After watching Weeden for an entire off-season, training camp, and preseason, Linehan came to the conclusion that Moore -- a guy who had been on the practice squad for two weeks -- should start week 3 against the Falcons.

Hadnt read/remembered that. But I guess that absolves him from some of it.