I think some of you zoners are missing one big detail.
Remember in late november and december after 12-1, the cowboys went on a slide of losing. What were the reports coming out of Dallas practice fields.
Remember, good ole wade didnt have the players practicing in pads at all. Zippo Nada. And in december last year, remember good ole wade, let some players have the day off, etc.
Granted some were hurt, but not all of the ones he let off were hurt. And remember what good ole wade said, when the media asked him about this, I am saving their legs.
Thats part of the problem, just like this person posted;
I hate to hear this but that's why I want Wade gone. Our 13-3 year under wade two seasons ago was similar to the Super Bowl we won with Switzer, we had so much talent even Barry couldn't screw it up. Two years ago we had a lot of talent but not enough to overcome bad coaching from Wade. And this year it bit us in the butt.
You can't practice light and play hard. You can't ignore the walk throughs and expect to execute properly. You can't baby men, and expect them not to play that way.
This is why I said all along that I gave Garrett a pass on this year because of they way we practiced. You can only do so much with what you are allowed to have.
How do we know, what good ole wade would let garrett have the offense practice. If you remember in the last game, on one particular play, the cowboys ran on 4th down instead of punting, good ole wade looked confused and lost on the sidelines.
Finally reports came out that Garrett had the cowboys to go for it, while wade was looking for the cowboys to punt. Well, the cowboys made the first down, and proceded down the field, eventually the cowboys fumbled best i remember.
But my point is, do we really know, what good ole wade would let garrett run on offense, and what he could and couldnt do?
As far as practice, we remember the media saying after the loss to the Commanders cowboys game in dallas something is wrong. What did good ole wade say? Everything is ok, it will work out, dont worry. Get off of my back. etc.
well the media tried to tell him, you cant baby these players, even though they want to be treated like professionals, you cant treat them that way till they earn it, and even then like jimmy johnson said one time, you still have to step on their neck.
It stands to reason, no person really wants to work hard, study hard, if you are going to let them have days off, etc and not allow hitting, etc. But thats not how championships are won.
And it doesnt stop at good ole wade either, jerry jones is to blame to for allowing that atmosphere of no hitting, hard work, focus on football too, as well as the players.[/quote]
And this is what is so textbook hypocritical when it comes to criticizing Jerry Jones. If he got involved in how the players are coached or practice and we still fall short of the mark, you and others would be howling what a control freak Jerry is, what a puppett Wade was because he (Jerry) practiced or drilled this team to death resulting in another late season collapse.
This season failure can be attributed to a good number of key player injuries throughout the year, inexperienced coaching and distractions and opponents. Correct me if I am wrong but very competive opposing teams are a key factor in losing. Jones should be held proportionately accountable for not securing the right head coach and banking too much on a bright but inexperienced OC in Garrett. Wade's inexperience and his inability to optimally manage his coaching staff as well as the players contributed to this collapse.
My Ignorant Shortcoming Assessment:
Coaching 40%
Key Injuries 25%
Opposing Teams (Schedule) 25%
GM, Distractions 15%
I am a huge Jerry Jones supporter and believe he gets unfairly maligned and negatively stereotyped. I am convinced changes will come, and this will be more evident after the Superbowl. But if Jerry can't rein things in this upcoming season he needs to step down and get a GM in here that will intelligently galvanize the entire team and make hard core changes as necessary.
That stated at some point we fans have to stop repeatedly whining about this past season and start focusing on off-season changes for the better.