Name your goats here...

[MapleLeaf]

A lot of players share the blame for yesterday's loss. But those with particularly large shares of the blame include Reeves, Crayton, Gurode, Henry, Ellis and Keith Davis.

I'm not sure Witten, Newman and McBriar should share ANY blame, but everyone else probably has at least a small share.

...I would have to pump Ware and Ellis in the group with a smaller share.

It seems to me that they played most of their scheme straight up with very few unique wrinkles in the pass rush.

The team as a whole takes the loss, but I am very disturbed by the team's overall performance and how Wade didn't have a stronger finger on the pulse of the team.

I was expecting a refreshed team with much more intensity and enthusiasm than what was displayed in the second half.

It was almost as if the guys have not prepare themselves mentally to take their game up a notch when things are going bad.

I leave that purely in the hands of the coaches.

This off season Jerry will have to review with the coaches who is really capable of playing in the post season.

If not we may end up leaving the few stones that led to our early demise this year.

 

[BruceWayne]

1. The Dallas Cowboys

 

[YosemiteSam]

1. Roy
1. Spears
1. Reeves
1. Henry
1. Romo
1. Crayton
1. Akin
1. Bradie
1. ST

Lots of defensive players on that list for a team that only gave up 230 total yards. 140 passing and 90 rushing. ST gave up a **** load of field position, and that first drive was stopped by Ware, but the refs hosed him on the offsides.

 

[AdamJT13]

...I would have to pump Ware and Ellis in the group with a smaller share.

Ware already has a small share. His offside penalty gave New York a third-and-inches instead of punting, and they scored two plays later. But he made several great plays against the run and could have been credited with 2.5 sacks (Canty never touched Manning on that sack, and Ware was in on Tank Johnson's sack, too).

On Ellis, sorry, but he gets a big share. He missed a tackle on Toomer's 52-yard touchdown, and he lost containment on the play before the winning touchdown. I don't think he got any pressure, either.

 

[Boysboy]

The entire team played miserably-if anything, the players seemed to be physically and mentally out of it, much like the Eagles game.

As for Red's bad playcalling? When your Oline isn't giving your QB much time, what can you do?

 

[kbman]

i'll never understand the need to blame someone for a situation we can only watch.

You didn't blame anyone in the Playoff loss to Seattle last year, just curious?

 

[sacase]

There is only one thing I blame......2007 Dallas Cowboys.

 

[iceberg]

You didn't blame anyone in the Playoff loss to Seattle last year, just curious?

nope. other than run around angry and scream the world should be fired, what good would it do anyway? venting? don't need it. help the team? doubt it. annoy people who are trying to be optimistic? sure.

it's a natural occurance for the most part, yes. but it's not an activity i take part in usually. so a player played poorly. now what? give it up? do a darth vader and fire everyone who doesn't instantly win?

like i said, other than venting what good does it do to go DAMN THAT PLAYER!? none. so i don't do it that much.

 

[bbgun]

People keep talking about Crayton's "two" drops. We know what the obvious one was, but what was the other?

 

[Chreph]

1. Whoever made the decision to cut Aaron Glenn and thrust Reeves into the nickel package

2. Crayton

3 - ? Doesn't really matter... we win the game if not for number 1 and/or 2.

 

[CowboyFW]

Brian Stewart.....

Who you ask? Stewart would be the Cowboys Defensive Coordinator. Final minute first half defensive collapse.

Bruce Read.....

Again, who you ask? Read would be the Cowboys Special Teams Coach. Lousy play all game long.

 

[SlwSVT]

The goat is the entire team from the coaches to the players. They played undisciplined, stupid football! The 11 penalties were the number 1 thing that killed this team. The offsides on Ware kept the first Giants TD drive going. The several offensive penalties that put the team in 2nd and 3rd long, they were drive killers in that second half! Romo's stupid intentional grounding for n0 reason. Davis personal foul!
The terrible clock management that cost us 2 timeouts. Romo calling one of them with the play clock running down to 0 and us already in a 3rd and 18 or so. There is no excuse for a team to be off 2 weeks and not be mentally prepared for a playoff game.

 

[50cent]

Lots of defensive players on that list for a team that only gave up 230 total yards. 140 passing and 90 rushing. ST gave up a **** load of field position, and that first drive was stopped by Ware, but the refs hosed him on the offsides.

And the back breaking TD with only 43 sec remaining in the first half.

 

[AdamJT13]

People keep talking about Crayton's "two" drops. We know what the obvious one was, but what was the other?

With 12:41 left in the fourth, Witten and Crayton ran crossing routes over the middle. Romo threw to Crayton, but McQuarters got a hand between Crayton's arms and Crayton couldn't hold onto the ball.

 

[Big Country]

Freaking Dexter Coakley!!!!!!!!!

and don't forget Charon Dorsey!

 

[bbgun]

With 12:41 left in the fourth, Witten and Crayton ran crossing routes over the middle. Romo threw to Crayton, but McQuarters got a hand between Crayton's arms and Crayton couldn't hold onto the ball.

That's what I saw too, which makes me wonder why they called it a "drop." Credit to McQ.

 

[Sitting Bull]

I'm just still physically ill today. My goat is the kick coverage unit. No excuse for a team full of stars and special athletes to play so poorly on on kick coverage.

Every team in the playoffs has a good offense and a good defense, relatively speaking. Parcells was right- special teams/field position is often the difference in the playoffs. Our unit was nothing special all season- it was putrid yesterday.

 

[AdamJT13]

That's what I saw too, which makes me wonder why they called it a "drop." Credit to McQ.

Lots of times, people call it a drop when the pass was defended.

If Fox hadn't shown the up-close, slow-motion replay, people all across America would be saying that Owens dropped that long pass down the sideline.

 

[Vertigo_17]

1. Wade Phillips and the rest of the coaching staff. From Sporano, to Garrett, to Stewart, and the ST Coach (don't even know his name). The team just didn't even look prepared at all. Maybe it was the job inteviews, or just plain ignorance - but make no mistake we were outcoached yesterday. The level of intensity shown by the Giants was obvious compared to our effort.

2. Crayton. Couldn't shut up or step up when needed.

3. Special Teams - PR and KR coverage was terrible. Intersting enough, maybe the best performer outside of McBriar or Folk was Bobby C. That is sad in many ways.

4. Reeves. Stupid penalties on top of his marginal skills led to TD before the half that never should have happened.

5. Entire O-Line. Fell apart in the 2nd half, physically beaten like a rented mule.

6. Roy Williams. 1 tackle yesterday, not the playmaker we need and are paying for. This was his chance to really step up and make plays with Shockey being out and he lays an egg. Enjoy your pro-bowl trip though...

 

[CowboyWay]

Color me idiotic, but anytime your outside the pocket with pressure, it's legal to throw it away. If you don't, your forcing the issue or stupid. MAybe both, but the one thing you don't do is lose yardage. Not only did he lose yards, but he did so twice. GOAT, Romo!

Ok, I'm coloring you idiotic. This team isn't even in the playoffs without Romo. he was under pressure the entire 2nd half. Should he of thrown those two balls away? Absolutely. Is he a goat? Hardly.

Get real dude, people were dropping passes left and right, and your going to call romo a goat???