Lost Identity

[Tabascocat]

For years, we(I) have been clamoring for a team identity. What is it that makes this team click? What are we known for?

Well, I think they found it last season via the run. Dallas finally had a mold that was to be reckoned with. Everything clicked last year and it all started with the run-game.

Where did it go and why? IMO, Jerry Jones is the culprit. There was no sane reason to break that up, the team finally had a comradery and chemistry. Why screw things up and toy with that balance? Again, Jerry Jones.

Jerry the owner is great, but Jerry the GM is horribly bad.

At the time, I felt is wasn't a bad decision to let Murray go but I also thought that the coaches had a clue on how to use a RBBC and/or get better talent via FA and the draft.

There is a big gap somewhere in how this team identifies talent, then on how they put that talent into use.

I will not go into the coaching and schemes again, they are what they are. Garrett is not getting fired any time soon.

I am just disappointed that this team finally found an identity and just like that......................it is gone!

I think that 70% of this teams problems are due to Jerry Jones the GM, not the owner. I suspect that the Dallas Cowboys will never win the big game as long as he is writing checks

It all rolls downhill from that man contaminating each layer as it spreads.

 

[AzorAhai]

The team identify it sitting on IR-Designated to Return. People finally realize just how much he's carried this team for years.

 

[plymkr]

The team identify it sitting on IR-Designated to Return. People finally realize just how much he's carried this team for years.

Yep, he wasn't the guy who kept us from the playoffs. He was the only reason we had a chance at the playoffs.

 

[JoeKing]

Your complaint is the running game? 134 yards in the game isn't enough? I'm sorry... I'm just not seeing it.

 

[Tabascocat]

Your complaint is the running game? 134 yards in the game isn't enough? I'm sorry... I'm just not seeing it.

No, not on a game-by-game basis. I am talking overall about what they had in team unity with Demarco. Their identity was using him to pound the ball down their throats allowing Romo to be at the top of his game. Every team knew it and had trouble stopping it.

Our current run-game is fine now, it wasn't for the first few weeks. With that said, when/if DMC goes down.....then what?

 

[JoeKing]

No, not on a game-by-game basis. I am talking overall about what they had in team unity with Demarco. Their identity was using him to pound the ball down their throats allowing Romo to be at the top of his game. Every team knew it and had trouble stopping it.

Our current run-game is fine now, it wasn't for the first few weeks. With that said, when/if DMC goes down.....then what?

lol, what if Murray when down last year, then what? Your point is invalid because not all the dominos are in place. You advocate pounding the ball down their throats allowing Romo to be at the top of his game. Well, it's hard for Romo to be at the top of his game on the sideline with a broken collarbone. You have conceded the running game now is fine so be patient for Romo's return and see if they can reclaim that identity you loved last season.

 

[Aven8]

Hate to break it to you but not resigning Murray wasn't a Jerry move, that was a Stephen move.

 

[RunDMC]

McFadden is on pace for nearly a 1,000 yards despite not being featured much the first five games. Even though Murray is the better player the real identity of the team was lost when Romo went down. He is the heart and soul of this football team. Always has, always will.

 

[big dog cowboy]

For years, we(I) have been clamoring for a team identity. What is it that makes this team click? What are we known for?

Well, I think they found it last season via the run. Dallas finally had a mold that was to be reckoned with. Everything clicked last year and it all started with the run-game.

Where did it go and why? IMO, Jerry Jones is the culprit.

This is on Murray not Jerry. Murray is the one who wanted to be paid like an ellite RB. Dude you need to back away from the Jerry hate on this one.

 

[Garrettop]

Murray is/was not worth what Philly paid. Period. Can we please put this particular wouldacoulda to rest?

 

[Brooksey]

For years, we(I) have been clamoring for a team identity. What is it that makes this team click? What are we known for?

Well, I think they found it last season via the run. Dallas finally had a mold that was to be reckoned with. Everything clicked last year and it all started with the run-game.

Where did it go and why? IMO, Jerry Jones is the culprit. There was no sane reason to break that up, the team finally had a comradery and chemistry. Why screw things up and toy with that balance? Again, Jerry Jones.

Jerry the owner is great, but Jerry the GM is horribly bad.

At the time, I felt is wasn't a bad decision to let Murray go but I also thought that the coaches had a clue on how to use a RBBC and/or get better talent via FA and the draft.

There is a big gap somewhere in how this team identifies talent, then on how they put that talent into use.

I will not go into the coaching and schemes again, they are what they are. Garrett is not getting fired any time soon.

I am just disappointed that this team finally found an identity and just like that......................it is gone!

I think that 70% of this teams problems are due to Jerry Jones the GM, not the owner. I suspect that the Dallas Cowboys will never win the big game as long as he is writing checks

It all rolls downhill from that man contaminating each layer as it spreads.

I believe this to be true. The Dallas Cowboys should have kept Demarco Murray. Forget the money, they could & should have paid him. The chemistry and identity was there and that was not accounted for in deliberating his new contract. Murray had a special feel for our line and he's a better back then McFadden, it was on display last night. The biggest reason to re-sign Murray besides his success, should have been Romo's age and window IMO, why start over? Murray was a salary cap casualty, but yet we can give a boatload to an unproven T-Craw? I would have locked up Murray. David Irving a rookie signed off someone's practice squad looks better then T. Craw.

McFadden is running strong though, I give him credit he's just not as dangerous anymore. McFadden may get better as the season goes on or he may breakdown, we'll see what happens. The C-mike experiment looks bad which leaves us very thin at RB even as Romo returns.

Claiming anyone can run behind our offensive line is like saying anyone can coach the '93 Dallas Cowboys. It's true to an extent (switzer won a ring) and its also wrong in many other aspects. .

 

[Cmac]

For years, we(I) have been clamoring for a team identity. What is it that makes this team click? What are we known for?

Well, I think they found it last season via the run. Dallas finally had a mold that was to be reckoned with. Everything clicked last year and it all started with the run-game.


Where did it go and why? IMO, Jerry Jones is the culprit. There was no sane reason to break that up, the team finally had a comradery and chemistry. Why screw things up and toy with that balance? Again, Jerry Jones.

Jerry the owner is great, but Jerry the GM is horribly bad.

At the time, I felt is wasn't a bad decision to let Murray go but I also thought that the coaches had a clue on how to use a RBBC and/or get better talent via FA and the draft.

There is a big gap somewhere in how this team identifies talent, then on how they put that talent into use.

I will not go into the coaching and schemes again, they are what they are. Garrett is not getting fired any time soon.

I am just disappointed that this team finally found an identity and just like that......................it is gone!

I think that 70% of this teams problems are due to Jerry Jones the GM, not the owner. I suspect that the Dallas Cowboys will never win the big game as long as he is writing checks

It all rolls downhill from that man contaminating each layer as it spreads.

It has an identity......"Accident waitin' to happen".

 

[noshame]

Dez has as much to do with this as anyone, it's no coincidence when our playmaker returned the defense began to back off and our run game returned, also the underneath stuff to Witten and Cole.

 

[vaturkey]

I think McFadden is better then I thought he was. He has more power then I remember, but what I don't see is sustained sprinter speed once he gets into the second level. At one time when he was young he could get into the second level and hit the peddle and was gone. So fast one couldn't even get the proper angle to make the tackle on him. I don't see that now. He looks like he actually runs into the tacklers instead of trying to out run them. Only he knows what his speed is now, but I think he knows now he can't outrun the DB's and makes a decision that its easy to protect himself my initiated contact and therefore keep these DB's linebackers from tackling him from behind which will affect those splindly legs he has. I doubt if he will make it through the season intact because of those bird legs.

 

[JohnsKey19]

The team identify it sitting on IR-Designated to Return. People finally realize just how much he's carried this team for years.

 

[rags747]

Murray has nothing to do with this, if Romo had not gotten hurt we would be sitting at 5-3 worst case scenario and probably 6-2.

 

[Smith22]

We lost Romo and Dez for too many games. It doesnt help that Scandrick is out for the season and McClain has played like crap.

 

[GroundZero1970]

We lost our general when Romo went down. Its not the running game or identity, Romo is the engine of this team, how well does your car run without an engine. Its simple really

 

[MRV52]

It has an identity......"Accident waitin' to happen".

Thanks Stephen A Smith for your comments.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

You're preaching to the choir here. You don't break up that chemistry when you're that close to a SB. Maybe if Romo wasn't back passing so much in the first 2 games he doesn't get hurt. No way to know that for sure but I suspect as much. No matter what losing Murray, Dez's long holdout which I think led to his injury and Romo's going down derailed our season. Now it's wait until next year but we should be used to that by now. That's been going on for 20 years. No way to know if next year will be any better.