erod
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The hardest thing to earn with a coach, and the easiest thing to lose, is trust.
The same goes with bosses, clients, spouses, and friends, but those are relationships far more difficult to discard than that between player and coach. In football, there's a bench, and there's no Human Resources, contract clauses, kids, or sentimental emotions to negotiate through the process of using it.
Jason Garrett reluctantly offered Joseph Randle an opportunity off that same bench and into his spotlight of trust. No doubt that was a pained decision and - as it's played out - rightly so. Randle's able body continues to be victim to his vulnerable mind. Effectively, I think Randle is done here after committing the same stupid mental error in back-to-back games, coupled with the off-field ghosts, teammate betrayals, and ongoing meat-bone commentary.
Cowboys personnel and coaches are scrambling right now with last year's triplets missing in action. Randle's stubborn implosion, Dunbar's injury, and McFadden's limitations are complicating a quarterback dilemma, further complicated by an impotent receiving corps without Dez Bryant.
The panic you sense is real because this is a Super Bowl roster, and this season must be salvaged. An 0-3 run has Valley Ranch at Def Con 5, as they scurry to get this shot-up dingy safely back to the barge amidst Hurricane Collarbone. Thankfully, an eye has drifted over in the form of a bye week, and the Cowboys quite obviously are determined to take advantage in the calm waters.
Cassel for Weeden. Collins for Leary. Jones for somebody, I'd bet. Hardy and McClain on board, and now Gregory, too. Maybe even Dez, which alone is putting a bounce in everybody's step at Valley Ranch.
The last cloud hangs over Randle, and my money says Christine Michael is already the lead back in the coach's minds. Randle's opportunity is now fully Michael's. In fact, if Michael shows well for a couple of weeks, Randle becomes disposable and fades away, perhaps even to the inactive list or off the roster altogether. Dallas even brought in another running back to help shuffle that along.
They are simply done with him. Not because of ability, or potential, or lack of need. Because of trust.
The same goes with bosses, clients, spouses, and friends, but those are relationships far more difficult to discard than that between player and coach. In football, there's a bench, and there's no Human Resources, contract clauses, kids, or sentimental emotions to negotiate through the process of using it.
Jason Garrett reluctantly offered Joseph Randle an opportunity off that same bench and into his spotlight of trust. No doubt that was a pained decision and - as it's played out - rightly so. Randle's able body continues to be victim to his vulnerable mind. Effectively, I think Randle is done here after committing the same stupid mental error in back-to-back games, coupled with the off-field ghosts, teammate betrayals, and ongoing meat-bone commentary.
Cowboys personnel and coaches are scrambling right now with last year's triplets missing in action. Randle's stubborn implosion, Dunbar's injury, and McFadden's limitations are complicating a quarterback dilemma, further complicated by an impotent receiving corps without Dez Bryant.
The panic you sense is real because this is a Super Bowl roster, and this season must be salvaged. An 0-3 run has Valley Ranch at Def Con 5, as they scurry to get this shot-up dingy safely back to the barge amidst Hurricane Collarbone. Thankfully, an eye has drifted over in the form of a bye week, and the Cowboys quite obviously are determined to take advantage in the calm waters.
Cassel for Weeden. Collins for Leary. Jones for somebody, I'd bet. Hardy and McClain on board, and now Gregory, too. Maybe even Dez, which alone is putting a bounce in everybody's step at Valley Ranch.
The last cloud hangs over Randle, and my money says Christine Michael is already the lead back in the coach's minds. Randle's opportunity is now fully Michael's. In fact, if Michael shows well for a couple of weeks, Randle becomes disposable and fades away, perhaps even to the inactive list or off the roster altogether. Dallas even brought in another running back to help shuffle that along.
They are simply done with him. Not because of ability, or potential, or lack of need. Because of trust.
