Chuck 54
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What's wrong with the Cowboys?
1. "No Heart" players? ... nope, not really...they care, and they try.
2. Stupid Coaches? ... nope, that's not it...too easy to use that one, but it essentially results in the idiotic conclusion that Jimmy Johnson was the only real football coach we've had since Landry, and everyone else is just stupid.
Besides, Wade Phillips is a respected coach throughout the league, and could have another DC job 5 minutes after being fired. Jason Garrett is the boy genius whenever we score 30, and he's the dufus whenever the offense struggles.
3. The idiotic meddling owner, Jerry Jones? I truly never buy that one. Since Jerry Jones took over the Cowboys, we've won 3 SB's, and he has learned from his mistakes and has put together a front office that has put together a talented team that just seems to be missing something...that's a far sight better than the piss poor teams of not too many years ago. Jerry is my favorite owner ever for the Cowboys...he cares as much as we do.
He is not a meddling owner ... He's an owner who just happens to be the gm and he's a gm who is always working just like every other gm in the league. Could he do more? yes. Can he get better? yes. But try this one on for size:
Try looking at the NFL in the past decade of Dallas misery. How many gm's have been employed by the 32 NFL teams in the past 10 years? How many of those gm's won SB's? How many won a playoff game or even a SB and then tanked for the following years? Jerry hasn't brought us another winner yet..that really just makes him one of many gm's in the NFL, but he's always trying.
What's wrong with our current team? (overlooking past issues and only focusing on what's wrong right now):
I think the problem is lack of continuity and an overall game plan/game management philosophy. The offense, defense, and to some extent special teams all operate independently of each other.
Wade, (and just to make the Jerry haters happy) and Jerry, Wade Phillips needs to take the entire team by the throat and be allowed (and be willing) to set the pace for the entire team.
Look at Baltimore. Look at Pittsburgh. I think we should be following their style. When the weather's bad, when the game is close, when we're on the road, when the offense struggles or Romo is a little off, when the game is on the line, the head coach needs to be controlling everyone.
I see our defense coming around...we have the makings of a dominant defense. But in close games against Pitt and Baltimore, our offense is still coming out with guns blazing. There is a time to run the ball 3 times in a row and punt. There is a time when you're backed up at your own end, when you should swallow your pride, ignore your stars on offense, and play conservative and punt. It was exciting to see this team convert 3rd and 15 or 3rd and 20 early in the year, but to what end? It's that type of cavalier, gunslinger attitude that leads the team to think making mistakes is not that big a deal because we can convert anything.
Confidence is a great thing, but I see two teams in Baltimore and Pittsburgh that play a very conservative game on their side of the field and in close games. I've never liked Bill Parcells, but there's something to be said for playing a field position game, especially when you have a good defense and are in a close battle.
We have an explosive offense at times, but we are not running the run and shoot or the West Coast or the fun and gun or the all out spread passing attack. We are an NFC East team that must run the football, play physical, grind teams down, and go for the big plays when they are there. Unless playing from behind, we need to protect the football and be more conservative. Someone needs to control the offense at times and someone needs to dictate whether we're going to take our medicine and punt or run a draw/screen/something safe and punt if necessary...that someone is the head coach.
Jason Garrett is the offensive coordinator. Much like the problem Singletary had with Mike Martz in SF, our team cannot allow the OC to do whatever the hell he wants. It's time for Wade, as the main guy with our defense, knowing what they can do and can't do, and as the head coach, to speak up from time to time and tell Garrett to open up running or with something safe because we're deep in our end or because our defense needs a breather or we need to eat some clock or because Tony just doesn't look in sync with the receivers or because the OL isn't protecting him.
What I saw was a team that went about its business no matter what the situation was, no matter how the OL or Tony was playing...we still went balls to the wall on offense, imo...and it hurt us more times than it helped.
3rd and 18 because of a penalty? No problem, we'll pass for it...scramble around and wait for someone to break open. Exciting stuff when it works, but a butt biter when it results in a fumble, an int, or an additional penalty.
The offense and defense need to be connected to a central theme or philosophy, which is sometimes a fluid, changing thing during the game, and that needs to be set by Wade Phillips. He needs total command since it would appear his job rests on the upcoming season.
We cannot continue to operate as two different units that are not helping each other...having them play to each other's strengths and needs, playing field position and playing conservatively at times is part of building accountability and a TEAM concept, imo.
I don't think our problems are as deep or significant as others do...I really think the 3 phases need to operate more as a team, and the offense needs to have part of its philosophy set by Wade Phillips.
1. "No Heart" players? ... nope, not really...they care, and they try.
2. Stupid Coaches? ... nope, that's not it...too easy to use that one, but it essentially results in the idiotic conclusion that Jimmy Johnson was the only real football coach we've had since Landry, and everyone else is just stupid.
Besides, Wade Phillips is a respected coach throughout the league, and could have another DC job 5 minutes after being fired. Jason Garrett is the boy genius whenever we score 30, and he's the dufus whenever the offense struggles.
3. The idiotic meddling owner, Jerry Jones? I truly never buy that one. Since Jerry Jones took over the Cowboys, we've won 3 SB's, and he has learned from his mistakes and has put together a front office that has put together a talented team that just seems to be missing something...that's a far sight better than the piss poor teams of not too many years ago. Jerry is my favorite owner ever for the Cowboys...he cares as much as we do.
He is not a meddling owner ... He's an owner who just happens to be the gm and he's a gm who is always working just like every other gm in the league. Could he do more? yes. Can he get better? yes. But try this one on for size:
Try looking at the NFL in the past decade of Dallas misery. How many gm's have been employed by the 32 NFL teams in the past 10 years? How many of those gm's won SB's? How many won a playoff game or even a SB and then tanked for the following years? Jerry hasn't brought us another winner yet..that really just makes him one of many gm's in the NFL, but he's always trying.
What's wrong with our current team? (overlooking past issues and only focusing on what's wrong right now):
I think the problem is lack of continuity and an overall game plan/game management philosophy. The offense, defense, and to some extent special teams all operate independently of each other.
Wade, (and just to make the Jerry haters happy) and Jerry, Wade Phillips needs to take the entire team by the throat and be allowed (and be willing) to set the pace for the entire team.
Look at Baltimore. Look at Pittsburgh. I think we should be following their style. When the weather's bad, when the game is close, when we're on the road, when the offense struggles or Romo is a little off, when the game is on the line, the head coach needs to be controlling everyone.
I see our defense coming around...we have the makings of a dominant defense. But in close games against Pitt and Baltimore, our offense is still coming out with guns blazing. There is a time to run the ball 3 times in a row and punt. There is a time when you're backed up at your own end, when you should swallow your pride, ignore your stars on offense, and play conservative and punt. It was exciting to see this team convert 3rd and 15 or 3rd and 20 early in the year, but to what end? It's that type of cavalier, gunslinger attitude that leads the team to think making mistakes is not that big a deal because we can convert anything.
Confidence is a great thing, but I see two teams in Baltimore and Pittsburgh that play a very conservative game on their side of the field and in close games. I've never liked Bill Parcells, but there's something to be said for playing a field position game, especially when you have a good defense and are in a close battle.
We have an explosive offense at times, but we are not running the run and shoot or the West Coast or the fun and gun or the all out spread passing attack. We are an NFC East team that must run the football, play physical, grind teams down, and go for the big plays when they are there. Unless playing from behind, we need to protect the football and be more conservative. Someone needs to control the offense at times and someone needs to dictate whether we're going to take our medicine and punt or run a draw/screen/something safe and punt if necessary...that someone is the head coach.
Jason Garrett is the offensive coordinator. Much like the problem Singletary had with Mike Martz in SF, our team cannot allow the OC to do whatever the hell he wants. It's time for Wade, as the main guy with our defense, knowing what they can do and can't do, and as the head coach, to speak up from time to time and tell Garrett to open up running or with something safe because we're deep in our end or because our defense needs a breather or we need to eat some clock or because Tony just doesn't look in sync with the receivers or because the OL isn't protecting him.
What I saw was a team that went about its business no matter what the situation was, no matter how the OL or Tony was playing...we still went balls to the wall on offense, imo...and it hurt us more times than it helped.
3rd and 18 because of a penalty? No problem, we'll pass for it...scramble around and wait for someone to break open. Exciting stuff when it works, but a butt biter when it results in a fumble, an int, or an additional penalty.
The offense and defense need to be connected to a central theme or philosophy, which is sometimes a fluid, changing thing during the game, and that needs to be set by Wade Phillips. He needs total command since it would appear his job rests on the upcoming season.
We cannot continue to operate as two different units that are not helping each other...having them play to each other's strengths and needs, playing field position and playing conservatively at times is part of building accountability and a TEAM concept, imo.
I don't think our problems are as deep or significant as others do...I really think the 3 phases need to operate more as a team, and the offense needs to have part of its philosophy set by Wade Phillips.
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