ABQCowboy, i understand what your saying about new league style of players, but i disagree with you about not being able to cut players, you still can, heck, even jerry jones can walk in and cut a player, he pays them, its just like on a job, if you dont do the job, your not going to be on the team.
if you look at last year, players were being cut in the season, and players being picked up, like the giants picking up the fullback from the rams, and he turned into a steal, etc, i do agree you cant get away with threatening players, like jimmy johnson did, most likely but there are ways you can send a message to the team, get their attention.
this is what is needed for this team in december, send that message, and get players that know how to win in december and show the team, kinda like when the cowboys got everitt safety from pittsburgh and traded for charles haley too.
just like in late 1960's when the cowboys couldnt win the big one, then in 1970 they got mike dikta, herb adderly whom told the players i am going to show you guys what it takes to win the big one, and they got lance alworth, star wr, thats where i see this team,
kick the players rear end in december, get them motivated, heck, no more no pads in december in drills, thats right, the cowboys didnt practice in pads at all in december, you cant keep your focus, its jut like jimmy johnson said, if you dont have stamina, and work out, get used to being hit and hit back, then fatigue will make cowards of you, that showed to a large degree to me, with our offensive line in the playoff loss to the giants,
even nate newton said, to him what he saw in that game, the offensive linemen didnt do their cardivacular work one hour a day during and after that bye week, to me, thats what is needed players that have heart and desire and hate to lose, and a coach that doesnt sit on a 13-3 record, and say, well, we won a playoff game by winning the title, and sit on that,
thats not how you win ballgames, youve got to send a message to the team, now to me, if that means that Jerry Jones is going to have to kick wade phillips butt in december, then do it, whatever it takes, if it takes the media getting on his butt and making him defensive when he loses a ball game in december for a lackdaisal attitude, then do whatever changes that attitude with wade phillips, in turn that will change the attitude of the cowboy players themselves,
Jimmy Johnson hated to lose, so should wade phillips,
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