Don't Give Up! Remember the 2005 & 2007 Commanders

[28 Joker]

I'm not giving up on this season. There are 9 games left. Dallas gets Tampa Bay, New York (2), Washington, and Philadelphia in this set of games. Dallas has some issues, but so does everyone else. You will soon see that play out a little bit. It will be up to Dallas to cash in on that aspect the situation.

If Romo is playing, you always have a shot. I think Romo will play this week, We'll see. I look for the players (and we have some really good ones) to rally around the coaches and each other and respond this week. All they have is each other now. That is good. I like it.

This ship is not going to sink! I believe in this team and the coaches. For everyone panicing and giving up, you are either with your team or you are not. If you hate them so bad, go root for Tampa Bay on Sunday. You are either with them, or you are under the boot, as far as I'm concerned.

Look what the Commanders did in 2005 and 2007.

In 2005, the Commanders lost 4 out of 5 from October 30- November 29. They were humiliated 36-0 in New York by the Giants. They didn't cry about it, and they didn't give up. They rattled off 5 straight wins, which included three straight wins in the division (Dallas, New York, and Philadelphia) Also, they won a playoff game.

In 2007, they lost 4 straight and still made the playoffs.


This thing is far from over.

 

[Boysboy]

I'm not giving up on this season. There are 9 games left. Dallas gets Tampa Bay, New York (2), Washington, and Philadelphia in this set of games. Dallas has some issues, but so does everyone else. You will soon see that play out a little bit. It will be up to Dallas to cash in on that aspect the situation.

If Romo is playing, you always have a shot. I think Romo will play this week, We'll see. I look for the players (and we have some really good ones) to rally around the coaches and each other and respond this week. All they have is each other now. That is good. I like it.

This ship is not going to sink! I believe in this team and the coaches. For everyone panicing and giving up, you are either with your team or you are not. If you hate them so bad, go root for Tampa Bay on Sunday. You are either with them, or you are under the boot, as far as I'm concerned.

Look what the Commanders did in 2005 and 2007.

In 2005, the Commanders lost 4 out of 5 from October 30- November 29. They were humiliated 36-0 in New York by the Giants. They didn't cry about it, and they didn't give up. They rattled off 5 straight wins, which included three straight wins in the division (Dallas, New York, and Philadelphia) Also, they won a playoff game.

In 2007, they lost 4 straight and still made the playoffs.


This thing is far from over.

Those 2 Commanders teams had FAR more locker room leadership than we do now. Also-their coaching was far better as well. Greg Williams, despite not having any true pass rushers, made this D look like world-beaters.

Yeah-they went through funks in both of their seasons, but they were far different from "our funks" right now.

 

[cowboys#1]

why would i wanna remember the Commanders?? screw the deadskins

 

[Rampage]

those 2 Commander teams played with heart and passion. the cowboys act like they don't even wanna be on the field.

 

[Primetime42]

Not only that, but I have no desire to see any of these players get killed, no matter how badly they wet the bed.

 

[Hostile]

Why would I want to remember those pantie waste teams that didn't do anything of note?

Just doesn't have the sex of "Remember the Alamo." Too bad we don't need a rental car right now.

 

[cowboyjoe]

the players have to step up now, while the coaches game plan better, while wade takes back control of the defense. Thats the main reason wade was hired to run the defense.

The key issue, players have to step up and take blame for some of their poor play. Yes, this stil can be turned around, but alot of changes have to take place now, no more, its ok, we won, what else do you want, give us some credit.

Jerry Jones has to back up what he said he would do, if some players dont step up to the plate and do their job and messing around or laughing when they should be studying and working, then you get on them, and kick their rear end.

thats the only way to turn this around, there was a report after wade talked about coaches being fired, most of the players said we should be taking the blame not wade. Well, then step up take the blame, have a closed meeting, get all of this out in the air, take responsibility, when you see one of your teammates like flozell not working hard enough and messing up in the game get on his case. Make the other players accountable. Leadership is needed now, not talk, and coaching is needed, and more hitting in practice, let the chips fall where they fall, but hit hard in practice, get the players back hard and mean to play hard.

 

[Disturbed]

Those teams didn't have a handful of whiners vets (Ellis, Adams, Wiliams) working against the team chemistry.

And they did not have Wade "Forrest Gump" Phillips as head coach.

Brian "Three Stooges" Stewart as the defensive coordinator.

Bruce "The Water Boy" Read as special teams coach.

 

[CrazyCowboy]

we need ROMO for sure.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

the point though is the Commanders played with no heart when they lost those games either yet turned it on. We have more talent than those teams had.

 

[Boysboy]

the point though is the Commanders played with no heart when they lost those games either yet turned it on. We have more talent than those teams had.

In their 6/8 loss slide in '05...they lost to the Broncs by 2, the Chiefs by a TD, the Wellington Mara farewell blowout at the Meadowlands, by 1 to the Bucs on a bad call at the end(and Taylor/Griffin didn't play), the Raiders by 3, and the Chargers in OT(after Rabach was called for a hold that negated a FG opportunity).

Last year in their 4 game slide, they lost by a 8 to the Eagles, 5 to us, 4 to Tampa, and a last second FG to Buffalo(thanks to a bad TO by Gibbs).

I know losses are losses, but I sure didn't see where "they didn't play with any heart" during these stretches.

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

We lost one blowout and two close ones in our recent blip. Other than yesterday, we showed some heart.

 

[bigE79]

why would i wanna remember the Commanders?? screw the deadskins

:clap2: ...ill be damned if i draw ANY inspiration from what the FORSKINS DID...and by the way,how far did those teams go?

 

[CanadianCowboysFan]

:clap2: ...ill be damned if i draw ANY inspiration from what the FORSKINS DID...and by the way,how far did those teams go?

well, as they love to remind us, the 2005 team won a playoff game, something we haven't done since 1996

 

[bigE79]

well, as they love to remind us, the 2005 team won a playoff game, something we haven't done since 1996

Unless you win the ring it dont mean a thing:starspin

 

[Rampage]

Unless you win the ring it dont mean a thing:starspin

I like it and i'm stealing that quote.

 

[bigE79]

I like it and i'm stealing that quote.

:beer2:

 

[tenken627]

While those 2 Commanders runs in 2005 and 2007 didn't do much in the playoffs, they did help solidify a team full of leaders who understand adversity. Those kinds of runs build chemistry and character in a team which, theoretically, makes them stronger for the future. It is very plausible that this has helped a new head coach with no prior experience become successful so far in 2008.

As good as Jim Zorn has been, I do not think he would be this successful so fast without the players already believing in themselves as a single team and battling back when things look bad.

 

[Hostile]

While those 2 Commanders runs in 2005 and 2007 didn't do much in the playoffs, they did help solidify a team full of leaders who understand adversity. Those kinds of runs build chemistry and character in a team which, theoretically, makes them stronger for the future. It is very plausible that this has helped a new head coach with no prior experience become successful so far in 2008.

As good as Jim Zorn has been, I do not think he would be this successful so fast without the players already believing in themselves as a single team and battling back when things look bad.

No one cares about that other than fans of the maroon, black and yellow.

 

[theebs]

while your at it remember the 1998 Kansas city chiefs.

This team seems destined to end the exact same way.

1997 they go 13-3. Lose at home in the divisonal round to Denver 14-10.

1998 they start out 4-1 and look destined to make up for the previous seasons letdown....only problem is the afc west is extremely comptetive and after a fast start 4-1 the team falls apart. They finish 7-9 and marty schottenheimer takes all the blame and resigns. Gunther cunningham takes over.

They are still trying to win. They even had a loudmouth pain in the butt wr in Andre rison.

The truth hurts and it has been killing me lately.