90'sBoys
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I am going to tell you what I believe the problem to be with this offense.
As much as you all want to bag on Garrett, I don't think he is the main problem here. This situation has gotten out of control due to three major problem areas: Superstar players, Soft Head Coach, and Jerry Jones.
The problem players are T.O., Romo, and the receivers (Witten, Crayton, Williams, etc.)
Read the articles in the Fort Worth Star Telegram concerning Romo and his poor practice habits, and Newman calling out Witten and most likely Romo as being cowards in the "snitch gate" incident as tearing apart this team. Witten and Romo are attached at the hip and it caused problems with the others in the receiving corp and then leaking information to the media exposing the issues to the public.
Romo over rides Wade Phillips on the 4th down conversion, he throws Garrett under the bus after the game to deflect his own accountability, he essentially blames the interception on a poor grip due to the hot route...blah, blah, blah. He also blames schemes that weren't picking up blitzes, and hot reads weren't being run, etc. He was only sacked three times in the game. He had pressure no doubt, but he was sacked from behind on two of them and was stripped of the ball due to HIS poor mechanics. He had opportunities to throw the ball away and keep possesion but he didn't.
He was exposed, not just Garrett. The reason the last three to four teams have blitzed us non-stop has nothing to do with Garrett, but everything to do with Romo. If you have respect for a QB, you don't blitz him nonstop, becuase you know he will beat you. If you don't respect the QB because you know he will make mistakes, force throws, fumble the ball, etc. then you blitz the hell out of him. That was what was exposed, not the scheme. The scheme that was exposed is that this team should never had put the game in Romo's hands. It should have been a running team with Romo throwing in the occasional pass to keep balance. That if anything is where Garret came up short.
Then Romo's post game comments about not winning......says it all. It is what is wrong with this team and lack of leadership. What does it tell the other players on this team? Hey guys if we don't win the big one, no big deal the sun will come up tomorrow.
T.O. is not a leader either. He is a narcassitic ******. He talks and rants and plays the visual part of a leader but what is he saying? He doesn't do it on the field either. He drops way too many balls and half-***** too many routes. The only sense of urgency I see with him is to score so he can do one of his stupid endzone celebrations and be cute, just like his QB. He *****es about not getting the ball that is about it. He is not calling out players for being lazy, non-accountable, etc. He is not leading by example by doing his job and not complaining.He can't because he is not accountable either. He is constantly pointing the finger at others to shore up his defeciencies. Now Romo is doing the same, as well as the other recievers.
Wade is too soft and clueless.... no need to say more.
Jerry, now this is the true conundrem. He truly has the passion needed to win and he truly wants to win. He just doesn't know how to balance marketing success and on the field success. He really thinks that Pro Bowl players will make Super Bowl success. When it is the opposite. Super Bowl success will make Pro Bowls possible, which in turn creates more merchandise sales and visibility for his team. He likes all the drama because it creates an atmosphere in the media and keeps his name and the team in the spotlight. Kind of like "I like attention, even if it is bad attention". The real problem with Jerry is that he is an enabler to his players (especially his overpaid stars Romo and TO) which undermines his coaches. Wade and Garrett both. Wade doesn't need help being undermined as he is clueless and gutless to start with. Garrett on the other hand is being undermined by Romo, T.O. and Jerry. If you don't think so, listen to the Jerry Jones interview prior to the Eagles game on 12-26-06. It is on DC.com. He basically is telling Garrett to change the offense to fit Romo rather than have Romo try and work within the offense. That is what is wrong with this team from the top down. It's all about the star players, they are above the team and the coaches. We will make them (coaches) change to accomodate you, you don't have to change to fit what the coaches need. That is what breeds the no accountable attitude at the ranch. Why be accountable when you can throw a coach or coaches under the bus, get them fired, deflect your own issues on to them, buy yourself more time with a new coaching staff and then retire and count your money.
As much as you all want to bag on Garrett, I don't think he is the main problem here. This situation has gotten out of control due to three major problem areas: Superstar players, Soft Head Coach, and Jerry Jones.
The problem players are T.O., Romo, and the receivers (Witten, Crayton, Williams, etc.)
Read the articles in the Fort Worth Star Telegram concerning Romo and his poor practice habits, and Newman calling out Witten and most likely Romo as being cowards in the "snitch gate" incident as tearing apart this team. Witten and Romo are attached at the hip and it caused problems with the others in the receiving corp and then leaking information to the media exposing the issues to the public.
Romo over rides Wade Phillips on the 4th down conversion, he throws Garrett under the bus after the game to deflect his own accountability, he essentially blames the interception on a poor grip due to the hot route...blah, blah, blah. He also blames schemes that weren't picking up blitzes, and hot reads weren't being run, etc. He was only sacked three times in the game. He had pressure no doubt, but he was sacked from behind on two of them and was stripped of the ball due to HIS poor mechanics. He had opportunities to throw the ball away and keep possesion but he didn't.
He was exposed, not just Garrett. The reason the last three to four teams have blitzed us non-stop has nothing to do with Garrett, but everything to do with Romo. If you have respect for a QB, you don't blitz him nonstop, becuase you know he will beat you. If you don't respect the QB because you know he will make mistakes, force throws, fumble the ball, etc. then you blitz the hell out of him. That was what was exposed, not the scheme. The scheme that was exposed is that this team should never had put the game in Romo's hands. It should have been a running team with Romo throwing in the occasional pass to keep balance. That if anything is where Garret came up short.
Then Romo's post game comments about not winning......says it all. It is what is wrong with this team and lack of leadership. What does it tell the other players on this team? Hey guys if we don't win the big one, no big deal the sun will come up tomorrow.
T.O. is not a leader either. He is a narcassitic ******. He talks and rants and plays the visual part of a leader but what is he saying? He doesn't do it on the field either. He drops way too many balls and half-***** too many routes. The only sense of urgency I see with him is to score so he can do one of his stupid endzone celebrations and be cute, just like his QB. He *****es about not getting the ball that is about it. He is not calling out players for being lazy, non-accountable, etc. He is not leading by example by doing his job and not complaining.He can't because he is not accountable either. He is constantly pointing the finger at others to shore up his defeciencies. Now Romo is doing the same, as well as the other recievers.
Wade is too soft and clueless.... no need to say more.
Jerry, now this is the true conundrem. He truly has the passion needed to win and he truly wants to win. He just doesn't know how to balance marketing success and on the field success. He really thinks that Pro Bowl players will make Super Bowl success. When it is the opposite. Super Bowl success will make Pro Bowls possible, which in turn creates more merchandise sales and visibility for his team. He likes all the drama because it creates an atmosphere in the media and keeps his name and the team in the spotlight. Kind of like "I like attention, even if it is bad attention". The real problem with Jerry is that he is an enabler to his players (especially his overpaid stars Romo and TO) which undermines his coaches. Wade and Garrett both. Wade doesn't need help being undermined as he is clueless and gutless to start with. Garrett on the other hand is being undermined by Romo, T.O. and Jerry. If you don't think so, listen to the Jerry Jones interview prior to the Eagles game on 12-26-06. It is on DC.com. He basically is telling Garrett to change the offense to fit Romo rather than have Romo try and work within the offense. That is what is wrong with this team from the top down. It's all about the star players, they are above the team and the coaches. We will make them (coaches) change to accomodate you, you don't have to change to fit what the coaches need. That is what breeds the no accountable attitude at the ranch. Why be accountable when you can throw a coach or coaches under the bus, get them fired, deflect your own issues on to them, buy yourself more time with a new coaching staff and then retire and count your money.
