My "the sky is not falling" thread

[Cmac]

New flash OP, 4-10 is the definition of "sky has fallen".

would somebody turn the lights on, cause it's been dark for a while.

 

[fifaguy]

I saw them play better tonight. Guess we'll wait and see next season if they're going to improve.

Good against the run; pass rush didn't seem to bother Fitzgerald very much, especially in crunch time...

 

[JoeKing]

would somebody turn the lights on, cause it's been dark for a while.

No, turn the lights out... the party is over.

 

[TheDoctor]

FEEL THE POWER OF UNDER .500, A NEW DAY HAS ARRIVED!

 

[Dodger12]

I didn't say "irreplaceable". Those are your words. " Who is the replacement?" is what I ask, and so far all I've heard is wishful thinking or worse.

This logic is just plain silly (and I'm trying to be nice). This is the NFL. You have a pool of college coaches and NFL assistants to choose from. A GM who is in the business should be able to identify candidates from this pool of coaches. Folks in their position hear the buzz and the rumors and, more importantly, can see the results on the field. We fans don't have that benefit of the inside information.

Unfortunately, one of the caveats is that a candidate needs to fit into Jerry's comfort zone. When that's a major criteria, then it makes finding a quality HC all the more difficult.

 

[Ashwynn]

Let me put it this way, My wife, who loves poking me about the boys sucking, felt so sorry for me she didn't have the nerve to tell me we suck. Thats how bad the sky has fallen. Thats akin to me feeling so sorry for a Commander fan I cant bear to rib him about how bad his team sucks, cause they suck so bad theres no hope. The sky has fallen.

 

[30yrheel]

This team was exposed for what it is, a bad football team. All the way through the organization bad.

 

[Cowboy_Shawn]

I don't disagree about Belichick. But I'm going to ask you what I asked all the Romo haters I ever ran into (which was of course every Cowboys fan until last season): Who is going to replace him (Garrett in this case)? Belichick isn't coming to Dallas. Cowher isn't coming out of retirement. Gruden is an idiot and not on the market. Everyone else is a retread or unproven. "Anyone" is not an answer, just like it wasn't for Romo. Like the Romo haters, you're a fool if you think "anyone" would be better able to deal with the spotlight of the Dallas Cowboys on top of the micromanagement of Jerrah and the demanding nature of HC in the NFL in general.

I don't think just "anyone" could come it and be an improvement over Garrett but I do firmly believe that Garrett never earned the job in the first place. He's only the head coach because of his roots with the Cowboys organization. Nepotism pure and simple.

If we conducted a real search for a head coach it wouldn't be hard to find a better coach than Garrett. By "real" search I mean actually going outside the Jones Family circle of trust. Not bringing in retreads with ties to the Cowboys or old acquaintances.

I always laugh when I see Garrett supporters throw out the "who you going to replace him with" card as if Garrett is some championship caliber coach who will be hard to replace. Garrett would probably be a position coach at best if it weren't for Jerry Jones affection for him. So please spare us the "he's not easy to replace" commentary.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

Some guys on here want to discount Garrett's non-gameday abilities. You can learn time management and you can tweak your Xs and Os. Organizational and motivational skills are nearly impossible to teach. Id rather have someone born with the latter.

A guy that grew up in a football family, able to score high enough on his SAT to go to Princeton, played QB in the NFL, and still hasnt learned it as a HC in year #5 and you're ok with it and even go as far as to state he can still learn it?

Please, somebody help me out here - what in the world am I missing? I really would like to see whats hidden from the masses . . . .

 

[Cowboy_Shawn]

Unfortunately, one of the caveats is that a candidate needs to fit into Jerry's comfort zone. When that's a major criteria, then it makes finding a quality HC all the more difficult.

You brought up an excellent point with this comment.

It's why we likely will never see another strong-willed, independent HC in Dallas until Jerry Jones passes away.

Instead we'll probably be stuck with more yes men/puppets who will be happy to just have a head coaching job so they will acquiesce to any and everything Jerral wants.

 

[StarBoyz83]

This team is not going to win a superbowl in the next 10 years. Just hopefully all seasons don't suck like this one.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

A guy that grew up in a football family, able to score high enough on his SAT to go to Princeton, played QB in the NFL, and still hasnt learned it as a HC in year #5 and you're ok with it and even go as far as to state he can still learn it?

Please, somebody help me out here - what in the world am I missing? I really would like to see whats hidden from the masses . . . .

Let me add, that if Garrett was some rugby player/coach from New Zealand and had all this potential and simply had to learn a few finer points of the American football game as a coach in training thats one thing. But he's been around football his entire life and played and coached at every level. If he hasnt gotten it by 40+ yrs old what on God's Green Earth makes any sane person think he will eventually get it?

BTW, can you imagine Garrett as a rugby player? You think Romo looks a tad fragile with 20 broken collarbones, Im guessing Romo would look like the man of steel compared to how Garrett would hold up playing rugby.

 

[WPBCowboysFan]

This team is not going to win a superbowl in the next 10 years. Just hopefully all seasons don't suck like this one.

You think Jerry has 10 more years?

 

[StarBoyz83]

You think Jerry has 10 more years?

Lol

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Yep, this season is in the dumper.

I'm cautiously optimistic for next season.

 

[Idgit]

I agree with you, OP, that the sky isn't falling and that the issue with this team is not with the coaching staff. There are definitely problems that need to be addressed, though.

This is a group that doesn't really want to hear that right now. We've got a long and painful offseason to get into what's wrong. I don't have the energy to start that yet while there are still games being played.

 

[YosemiteSam]

I'd probably get a lot of downvotes for this thread if that were an option, but fortunately it isn't.

I'm as disappointed as anyone this season. I had completely retreated from sports years ago outside of Dallas Cowboys football and UNC Basketball, and was as hyped as anyone about this season only to be crushed like a clavicle in Week 2. While I don't think the Coryell system is as bad as some here, it definitely needs some "updating", and I thought Linehan was the guy to get it done. Maybe, maybe not, but I think judging the coaches based on super conservative playing with bad QBs is an incorrect approach to analysis.

Despite problems across the team this year, I believe they are all easily fixable in the offseason, and that the lack of a top 10 QB is being handwaved by the boobirds on the board. This D is young and hungry, and Marinelli has showed he is willing to dial up the pressure as he has confidence in both his players and the other side of the ball. Garrett and Linehan aren't BB, but no one else in the league is either. I believe we have the best we are going to get with Jerry alive, and that it's good enough to be commanding the division next year and into the future with Romo or an understudy in command. Of course, all of this is contingent on getting a legitimate understudy.

Some guys on here want to discount Garrett's non-gameday abilities. You can learn time management and you can tweak your Xs and Os. Organizational and motivational skills are nearly impossible to teach. Id rather have someone born with the latter.

The sky can't fall when it's beneith your feet.

 

[LocimusPrime]

To some it is. I don't care if we don't win another game this year. In fact, it's in the interest of the future of the club to keep barely losing. This is an early pre-season.



The Qb is not any more brittle than any other QB. So backup Qb. The secondary isn't great but that's 3 positions to fill (OScan is back for the slot). couple WRs is 2 poz. So we need to fill 5 positions? Add a couple for LBs. 8 positions? That's one offseason.

I agree with you! But why the sudden need for linebackers. Hitchens, lee, wilson, gatchkar, wilber, and ro are fine. Ro will be back but hitchens plays pretty good as mlb too.

Why the sudden need for multiple wrs? We need 1 more. Butler is on the team and decent. He just needs more reps and a chance. Dez, twill, beasley, butler + draft pick. I guess everyone wants an upgrade at tge #2 wr. Ok im cool w that

Then you need to get a RT and maybe upgradd at DT ( but im fine if you dont) and draft or sign 1 cb

 

[Garrettop]

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I always laugh when I see Garrett supporters throw out the "who you going to replace him with" card as if Garrett is some championship caliber coach who will be hard to replace. Garrett would probably be a position coach at best if it weren't for Jerry Jones affection for him. So please spare us the "he's not easy to replace" commentary.

No one said he is difficult to "replace". He is difficult to upgrade from. Plenty of Chan Gailey's out there to hire.

 

[Beast_from_East]

I agree with you, OP, that the sky isn't falling and that the issue with this team is not with the coaching staff. There are definitely problems that need to be addressed, though.

This is a group that doesn't really want to hear that right now. We've got a long and painful offseason to get into what's wrong. I don't have the energy to start that yet while there are still games being played.

You really think there will be no coaching changes?

And I am not talking about your boy Garrett, everybody knows he is the sacred cow in the barn, but I guarantee you there are a couple of sacrificial lambs in the pasture that are going to be on the dinner menu for Christmas day.

No way this entire coaching staff comes back intact after posting a 4-12 season. I expect at least 2-3 assistant coaches to be shown the door.