Even though I know nobody cares, I need to describe my thoughts after this game

[TimHortons]

My head is all over the place right now, so excuse me if I seem like I'm rambling on, but I just feel like I am going crazy after this loss. Please at least try to pretend to read through this post so I feel like all this typing was not a waste I know, it's sad.......

I am feeling something right now that I have never felt before (regarding this team). It's hard to explain, it's not really numbness, being numb implies that you recognize that you don't feel anything about this team. It's hard to describe, but i feel... empty (again, regarding this football team, this is not some depression induced rant). I am furious that they lost, but I cannot muster up the energy to actually get angry about it, I just continue on like nothing happened. I feel like I do not even care about this team anymore, even though deep down I know that I will always love this team. I felt almost nothing when they lost thins game, deep down I was watching in disgust as they threw this game away, but once these emotions had traveled from my heart to my brain, I realized that I didn't really give a damn. This is really strange, I still love this team and want to see them win, but at this point I cannot even celebrate wins anymore because i now that they mean nothing since I know that we will just lose another game like this one, thereby nullifying the joy that I would feel with a win.

Now on to Romo. I am going to be honest with you guys, when I am talking about the Cowboys with my friends who are not Cowboys fans, I defend Romo as much as I can by trying to explain that the defense and coaching staff completely drag him down to their level. I concede to my friends that he throws some untimely picks, but in the end he is the reason that we even have a chance. Now, when I talk to other Cowboys fans (such as this forum), I put on quite a different hat. I still believe that Romo is a top 10 QB, and that the defense and coaching staff drag him down. That is all true. But at the same time, it is absolutely undeniable at this point that Romo chokes, and is a large reason of why we lose games like this. Yes, I know that he has the highest 4th Q rating of all time, and I know that he has won us many games in the 4th Q as well. I appreciate that, and like I said, he is a top 10 QB in this league. But no stat or excuse that anyone can come up with can defend the pick thrown at the end of this game, compounded on top of previous picks of his (Detroit game 2011, among other) I am completely conflicted about Romo. I love how we can carry this team and lead the to victory, but I also feel that those victories are meaningless when they just cancel out losses that he heavily contributes to, therefore negating the great things that he does with the terrible things that he does.

Next, I believe that we need to recognize the players that do not at all deserve to be stuck with this franchise. Firstly, Dez. Dez played an exceptional game today. He made all kinds of catches on all kinds of routes, and I thought this was his best game of the season. No fumbles, no drops (if I remember correctly), great catches, great game. He cares about losing, and he cannot stand it when we lose like this, just like all of us. Yes, I understand and appreciate the argument to be made about it being unprofessional for him to walk off the field, but i believe that the argument about his fire, emotion, and drive to win trumps that argument. We all (on this board) proclaim to just want the Cowboys to win, and I bet that the vast majority of people reading this stopped watching the game when they knew that we would lose. Dez the same as us, we really wants the Cowboys to win, so when he knew that they were going to lose he couldn't stand it anymore.

Let me try to explain it this way, I could picture many other players in this league doing this: think about their stat line for the game, and if they had a great stat line, they would have walked out there and shaken hands with the other team; if they had a bad stat line, they would they would have marched off to the locker room. The fact that Dez had a great stat line, but was still disgusted with the game and the loss, proves that he does not care about personal achievements, he does not care about stats, he only cares about winning. If Dez had 1 catch for 3 yards and we had won, I guarantee that he would stayed on the sidelines, and would have been happy with the win. This team does not deserve Dez, but since we have him, I hope that we can keep him because I believe that his drive, passion (yes, sometimes too much passion) can greatly contribute to a winning team.

Next is T. Smith. Not as much to say about him, but I think that he is already a great tackle, and the fact that he is so young means that we could be watching the beginnings of an all-timer here guys. I know it's still early, but we need to appreciate this while it is happening, and appreciate how great he is in the middle of this mess.

Finally, the coaching staff. Offensively, I have no words. Why do we not run the ball when it is working perfectly. I don't know, I cannot comprehend it, and therefore I cannot explain, theorize, or comment on it. It is baffling. Defensively, I felt from the very beginning that the switch to a 43 was a mistake, and I posted (many moons ago) that I felt it was bad for Ware to move to DE (me and a couple other posters got crucified for saying that). Rob Ryan his about the same amount of injuries last year as we have had this year, but the D last year was MUCH better than this year. Last year we had a below average to slightly below average D, this year we have a historically bad D. I would love it if the would switch back to as 34, but that would require Jerry admitting that he made a mistake, and that will not happen. Ever. I think Garrett should be fired, Callahan should definitely be fired, Kiffin should be fired, but I do not have the answers about who to bring in to replace them, so I guess I am being a hypocrite.

In conclusion....... well, I don't know what to conclude. My head is all over the place, but I do know that what we are doing now is not working. I know where the problem really is, but I think that Jerry will ever step down as GM since that would be an admission of failure, so that is out of the question. I will always cheer for this team and want them to win, but at this point I don't care enough to build up any emotions about them.

 

[TimHortons]

Few mistakes in my post, but my time to edit expired, so I apologize for that.

 

[CyberB0b]

What you are experiencing is called tolerance. Like a drug addict, your brain has been rewired to accept losing as normal. Since it is normal, it no longer produces stimuli that elicits a response in your brain. This is what a Cleveland Browns fan feels like every year.

 

[TimHortons]

What you are experiencing is called dependence. Like a drug addict, your brain has been rewired to accept losing as normal. Since it is normal, it no longer produces stimuli that elicits a response in your brain. This is what a Cleveland Browns fan feels like every year.

That sounds about right. Thanks.

 

[Ratmatt]

What you are experiencing is called tolerance. Like a drug addict, your brain has been rewired to accept losing as normal. Since it is normal, it no longer produces stimuli that elicits a response in your brain. This is what a Cleveland Browns fan feels like every year.

This is the best post I read all day on here.The Cleveland thing made me laugh,I appreciate it.It's also true!

 

[dallasfan4lizife]

That sounds about right. Thanks.

What's up dez

 

[Wezsh0T]

I feel much the same way about this team. It's hard to even care about them anymore because they will always let you down. They give you that glimmer of hope and then they take it all away.

I know I won't be able to hold to it, but I was so upset that I said to myself "I'm done with this team until Jerry Jones steps down as GM."

I don't even want them to win the next game because all it will do is create a false sense of hope that will just get crushed when we play the Eagles for the division in the last week.

The Cowboys are almost like the Mariners to me now (Seattle resident). I love them so much, but they have disappointed me so many times that it hurts too much to care; so it's easier not to care.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

I am feeling something right now that I have never felt before (regarding this team). It's hard to explain, it's not really numbness, being numb implies that you recognize that you don't feel anything about this team. It's hard to describe, but i feel... empty (again, regarding this football team, this is not some depression induced rant). I am furious that they lost, but I cannot muster up the energy to actually get angry about it, I just continue on like nothing happened.

I think most of us feel this way, it's just that we may have hit this point before you did. I got that way sometime last year after the umpteenth astonishing blown lead. At some point you do get numb.

It won't get better until we get some kind of meaningful change, because right now this team is incredibly stale.

 

[Beast_from_East]

My head is all over the place right now, so excuse me if I seem like I'm rambling on, but I just feel like I am going crazy after this loss. Please at least try to pretend to read through this post so I feel like all this typing was not a waste I know, it's sad.......

I am feeling something right now that I have never felt before (regarding this team). It's hard to explain, it's not really numbness, being numb implies that you recognize that you don't feel anything about this team. It's hard to describe, but i feel... empty (again, regarding this football team, this is not some depression induced rant). I am furious that they lost, but I cannot muster up the energy to actually get angry about it, I just continue on like nothing happened. I feel like I do not even care about this team anymore, even though deep down I know that I will always love this team. I felt almost nothing when they lost thins game, deep down I was watching in disgust as they threw this game away, but once these emotions had traveled from my heart to my brain, I realized that I didn't really give a damn. This is really strange, I still love this team and want to see them win, but at this point I cannot even celebrate wins anymore because i now that they mean nothing since I know that we will just lose another game like this one, thereby nullifying the joy that I would feel with a win.

Now on to Romo. I am going to be honest with you guys, when I am talking about the Cowboys with my friends who are not Cowboys fans, I defend Romo as much as I can by trying to explain that the defense and coaching staff completely drag him down to their level. I concede to my friends that he throws some untimely picks, but in the end he is the reason that we even have a chance. Now, when I talk to other Cowboys fans (such as this forum), I put on quite a different hat. I still believe that Romo is a top 10 QB, and that the defense and coaching staff drag him down. That is all true. But at the same time, it is absolutely undeniable at this point that Romo chokes, and is a large reason of why we lose games like this. Yes, I know that he has the highest 4th Q rating of all time, and I know that he has won us many games in the 4th Q as well. I appreciate that, and like I said, he is a top 10 QB in this league. But no stat or excuse that anyone can come up with can defend the pick thrown at the end of this game, compounded on top of previous picks of his (Detroit game 2011, among other) I am completely conflicted about Romo. I love how we can carry this team and lead the to victory, but I also feel that those victories are meaningless when they just cancel out losses that he heavily contributes to, therefore negating the great things that he does with the terrible things that he does.

Next, I believe that we need to recognize the players that do not at all deserve to be stuck with this franchise. Firstly, Dez. Dez played an exceptional game today. He made all kinds of catches on all kinds of routes, and I thought this was his best game of the season. No fumbles, no drops (if I remember correctly), great catches, great game. He cares about losing, and he cannot stand it when we lose like this, just like all of us. Yes, I understand and appreciate the argument to be made about it being unprofessional for him to walk off the field, but i believe that the argument about his fire, emotion, and drive to win trumps that argument. We all (on this board) proclaim to just want the Cowboys to win, and I bet that the vast majority of people reading this stopped watching the game when they knew that we would lose. Dez the same as us, we really wants the Cowboys to win, so when he knew that they were going to lose he couldn't stand it anymore.

Let me try to explain it this way, I could picture many other players in this league doing this: think about their stat line for the game, and if they had a great stat line, they would have walked out there and shaken hands with the other team; if they had a bad stat line, they would they would have marched off to the locker room. The fact that Dez had a great stat line, but was still disgusted with the game and the loss, proves that he does not care about personal achievements, he does not care about stats, he only cares about winning. If Dez had 1 catch for 3 yards and we had won, I guarantee that he would stayed on the sidelines, and would have been happy with the win. This team does not deserve Dez, but since we have him, I hope that we can keep him because I believe that his drive, passion (yes, sometimes too much passion) can greatly contribute to a winning team.

Next is T. Smith. Not as much to say about him, but I think that he is already a great tackle, and the fact that he is so young means that we could be watching the beginnings of an all-timer here guys. I know it's still early, but we need to appreciate this while it is happening, and appreciate how great he is in the middle of this mess.

Finally, the coaching staff. Offensively, I have no words. Why do we not run the ball when it is working perfectly. I don't know, I cannot comprehend it, and therefore I cannot explain, theorize, or comment on it. It is baffling. Defensively, I felt from the very beginning that the switch to a 43 was a mistake, and I posted (many moons ago) that I felt it was bad for Ware to move to DE (me and a couple other posters got crucified for saying that). Rob Ryan his about the same amount of injuries last year as we have had this year, but the D last year was MUCH better than this year. Last year we had a below average to slightly below average D, this year we have a historically bad D. I would love it if the would switch back to as 34, but that would require Jerry admitting that he made a mistake, and that will not happen. Ever. I think Garrett should be fired, Callahan should definitely be fired, Kiffin should be fired, but I do not have the answers about who to bring in to replace them, so I guess I am being a hypocrite.

In conclusion....... well, I don't know what to conclude. My head is all over the place, but I do know that what we are doing now is not working. I know where the problem really is, but I think that Jerry will ever step down as GM since that would be an admission of failure, so that is out of the question. I will always cheer for this team and want them to win, but at this point I don't care enough to build up any emotions about them.

Nice post.......................at this point I just want that idiot Garrett gone.

 

[TimHortons]

Nice post.......................at this point I just want that idiot Garrett gone.

Unfortunately we'll have to ride the season out. If by the grace of God we do make the playoffs, Jerry will most likely keep him, which is a sad, sad proposition

 

[Tabascocat]

We are all feeling something along these lines I think. Today, on the last drive, I said to my wife "whatever happens here, I sure hope Romo doesn't throw another INT". If we are going to lose, I don't want it to be on Tony again but it happened.

Instead of letting me vent on CBZ or watching highlights, she dragged us all to the Texas Roadhouse for steaks and ribs. I pretty much let this game go for the most part. I am not even mad, just numb.

Whatever happens, happens and nothing I can do about it. I just hope and pray we go 8-8 again next season with anyone other than a ginger that I want to punch in the face.

 

[ChooChoo73]

I hear you loud and clear. Take it easy. For the most part there are two kinds of teams that make it to the Super Bowl. Those with Super QBs that every year give their team the chance to win it all. Then there's teams that have the good QBs who need a solid defense and coaching to give them the chance. Romo is a good QB. He clearly does not have the defense or coach. Romo makes lots of mistakes as most good QBs would with a ton of pressure on him. Romo is paid and talked about like a super QB which is where the distortions lie. He is not a choker. He is also not good enough to carry a team through a successful season. In Dallas, Russell Wilson, Ben Roth%$#, Flacco, Rivers and other good QBs would all look this way and would all be labeled a choker but in fact they would just be QBs unable to rise above a deficient and completely incompetent organization. Late game garbage may signal these "Romo chokes" threads but it is a close examination of the Austin and Ware contracts, the Ratliff fiasco, and the Escobar and Terence Williams picks that reveal the true virus within the organization. Of most damaging is Jerry and co.'s persistent mission to arbitrarily acquire and add talent keeping the Cowboys inferior to the competitors that actually fit specific talent into the identity of that particular team. It's why Dallas is so reliant on it's "stars" and why these stars inevitably will fail at the biggest moments. You can't deliver all the time.

 

[ologan]

I hear you loud and clear. Take it easy. For the most part there are two kinds of teams that make it to the Super Bowl. Those with Super QBs that every year give their team the chance to win it all. Then there's teams that have the good QBs who need a solid defense and coaching to give them the chance. Romo is a good QB. He clearly does not have the defense or coach. Romo makes lots of mistakes as most good QBs would with a ton of pressure on him. Romo is paid and talked about like a super QB which is where the distortions lie. He is not a choker. He is also not good enough to carry a team through a successful season. In Dallas, Russell Wilson, Ben Roth%$#, Flacco, Rivers and other good QBs would all look this way and would all be labeled a choker but in fact they would just be QBs unable to rise above a deficient and completely incompetent organization. Late game garbage may signal these "Romo chokes" threads but it is a close examination of the Austin and Ware contracts, the Ratliff fiasco, and the Escobar and Terence Williams picks that reveal the true virus within the organization. Of most damaging is Jerry and co.'s persistent mission to arbitrarily acquire and add talent keeping the Cowboys inferior to the competitors that actually fit specific talent into the identity of that particular team. It's why Dallas is so reliant on it's "stars" and why these stars inevitably will fail at the biggest moments. You can't deliver all the time.

Stop it....stop it, I say!! You are making WAAAYYY TOOOOO MUCH sense!
You're SPOT ON!!!

 

[TimHortons]

I think most of us feel this way, it's just that we may have hit this point before you did. I got that way sometime last year after the umpteenth astonishing blown lead. At some point you do get numb.

It won't get better until we get some kind of meaningful change, because right now this team is incredibly stale.

I think that the reason that you hit this point before me is because most of the people on this site have seen the Cowboys be great and now they see this. I neverr got to see them in the 90's, so mediocrity is all I've known with this team. But yesterday went beyond mediocrity, that was. ... .. . Special

 

[Future]

I didn't bother reading, but just know, I care!!