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Toruk_Makto said:
I don't like losing just like the next guy. What do you want the guy to do? He took over a veteran aging team and has made it younger, faster, more athletic and more accountable.

I am of the belief that when you do that results will follow.

We have lost two road games against two very good teams by a combined 10 points.

I'm not ready to throw out the baby with the bathwater after 4 games. But by all means...ignore all the good work JG has been doing because of a few plays here or there.

Dez doesn't drop a ball or the ref doesn't call a PI on Claiborne and perhaps we win in KC (a result that looks more impressive today).

We don't have 4 drops on 4 would be 3rd down conversions and perhaps we win in SD (what's worse is these drops are coming from the likes of our better players...Dez, Witten, Harris).

The path to sustained success is not linear.

I think everyone agrees that the Steelers are among the best run organizations in all of sports. They are 0-4. Tomlin isn't on the hot seat. Bill Cowher had a stretch where he went 7-9, 6-10, 9-7 and then 2 seasons later went 6-10 again. If he was here people would have wanted to tar and feather the guy.

I believe JG will be a good coach in this league because he is smart, disciplined and process oriented.

Does this team play hard for JG?

Has this team gotten better every year since JG has been here?

I think the answer to both of those questions is yes despite the back to back 8-8s.
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There a lot of coaches that are smart and that don't make it. Coaching isn't about a mechanical process. It's about game time adjustments...something JG has failed miserably at in his stint here. Whether its been time management or adjusting on the fly he is near the bottom of the list. The NFL is about results and the answer to your questions are No and No because 8-8 says so. I've seen nothing different the last 3 years. Good wins followed by horrible losses. No consistency and continually out coached. Plain and simple.
 
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Dallas really should be 1-3. The Giants game was lost if not for 6 turnovers, and we still barely hung on to a team that is now 0-4. There is good winning, like the Broncos, Hawks, and Chiefs, and bad winning like the Lions, Cowboys and Texans. There is good losing, like the Bears and Chargers, and bad losing like the Cowboys, Eagles, Commanders, and Giants. What does this mean? Simply that the teams playing on the bad side of the equation, really are BAD. The anomaly is a win. The teams playing on the good side of the equation are really GOOD. The anomaly is a loss.

And when I say BAD, it's more than just injuries, or lack of talent. It's an organizational failure, it's a coaching failure, and it's a QB problem. The QB is the rudder. Romo wouldn't know what a rudder is if it smacked him in the head. He's like this hot shot jock in high school with the one great buddy, and everybody else are hangers on. The reason opposing defenses are confident they can rattle him is because he's a Linus under pressure, with Witten as his security blanket, and that combined with his apparent inability to read defenses, makes him a pretty easy target for a savvy defensive coordinator. Honestly, I have never seen such indecisiveness, and such idiotic throws from a franchise QB week in week out. Yes, you can blame the offensive play-calling, (I call it dumbing down the plays for Romo), blame Garrett, blame Callahan, blame the OL, or even blame the defense, but the one constant in all these offensive failures is Romo: as in Romo to Witten, and Romo to every receiver not named Dez, or a fumbling Romo, or holding on the ball too long Romo, or check down Romo, etc... Curiously missing this season is Mr. throw-an-interception-per-game Romo. (see dumbing down the plays reference)

So, despite all the improvements over the off season such as coaching, the OL overhaul, the Draft going well, the many talented receivers, the playbook changing with Romo's input, (ah irony, don't you love it) the one constant in another sluggish start is Romo.

What will happen the rest of the season? My guess is Romo will still play as inconsistent as ever. Garrett's mistakes will be amplified, Callahan will be harshly criticized, and scapegoats will be born ala Rob Ryan. Meanwhile, JJ's pet pony, Mr. Romo the Untouchable will continue to get a free pass from too many fans, from the owner, and from the coaches.

The bottom line is that a very talented team, and a very stellar franchise, is being run right into the ground by mediocrity on every level!
 
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Isn't this Garretts last year of his contract? I'm not sure he needs to be fired. Just don't extend him.
 
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links18 said:
Do you not think the offense has taken a clear step back from 2007 when Sparano was still here? Do you not see that we consistently have no running game. Do you not see that despite even "fixing" the offensive line this year we have trouble scoring points and playing consistently throughout the game?

What exactly is getting better?
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The fact that we are saying this team would be better with Sparano just tells you how awful Garrett is...
 
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Toruk_Makto said:
We averaged 3 points more per game in 2007 than we have thus far through 4 games.

I'm not sure now is the time to panic.
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Do you know how many points that 2007 team would be averaging with all the TOs this defense has produced? Seriously, don't even try ad compare the two...
 
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khiladi said:
Do you know how many points that 2007 team would be averaging with all the TOs this defense has produced? Seriously, don't even try ad compare the two...
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You mean that 2007 defense that was 9th in total defense and 7th in takeaways? They had 29 total. We are on pace for 32. But can we count on another 6 turnover day?

So in other words... . You don't know what you're talking about.
 
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Toruk_Makto said:
You mean that 2007 defense that was 9th in total defense and 7th in takeaways? They had 29 total. We are on pace for 32. But can we count on another 6 turnover day?

So in other words... . You don't know what you're talking about.
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And how many points has the offense scored off of turnovers so far? I remember 3 points off of the first three Giants turnovers.
 
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Toruk_Makto said:
You mean that 2007 defense that was 9th in total defense and 7th in takeaways? They had 29 total. We are on pace for 32. But can we count on another 6 turnover day?

So in other words... . You don't know what you're talking about.
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And in games 4 to 7 for example, when we had 1 TO each from our defense, we put up 35, 25, 27, and 24 respectively and clearly lost the TO margin, meaning our scoring efficiency was on a total different level. That is just a small sample.

Our defense is scoring this year.
 
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IrishAnto said:
Have you watched the Boys these last 17 years?

This time next we'll probably be tied for the division lead at 2-3.

Who says we haven't already seen the Boys best football?

Who says the other three teams won't get their act together?

The Skins are only one game behind us after starting 0-3.
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Okay talk to me next week when we are actually 2-3. And even at 2-3 you are assuming the division wins their games? Stop it.
 
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Marinelli is much better than an 0-16 coach, guarantee it. I'd like to see what he could do with the tools he has in Dallas.
 
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