'Victory Monday' sends the wrong message
October 25, 2009, 9:23 PM
By: Calvin Watkins
ARLINGTON, Texas -- Whenever teams earn big wins on a Sunday, coaches usually give their teams the next day off. It's called "Victory Monday."
The Cowboys earned their first big win of the season, a 37-21 victory over Atlanta. It marked the first time this year that the Cowboys had defeated a team with a winning record.
So instead of bringing in players for a light workout and to watch videotape of the previous game, coach Wade Phillips gave the team a day off.
It sends the wrong message. Phillips should have brought his players in to workout Monday.
Just because the team won Sunday, it doesn't mean things are fine. Offensive coordinator Jason Garrett said there are corrections to be made on offense. And the defense, as good as it played, allowed Falcons backup running back Jason Snelling to average 9.7 yards per carry.
Miles Austin had a good game with two touchdowns, yet he fumbled a ball out of bounds on his way to the end zone. Roy Williams had two drops, and the offensive line struggled to open holes at the start of the game.
Not to be negative, here, but the Cowboys didn't clinch a playoff berth or anything like that.
