Galian Beast
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Romo vs Prescott
Have to say that I am of the belief that this team could have won a super bowl with the right QB. I've maintained that I like Dak Prescott, but I do not think he should have started this year, or even next year for that matter.
Ezekiel Elliott
Time is of the essence in football and this front office wasted Romo's career and if allowed to continue mismanaging this team, will, in the end, waste the careers of these offensive linemen. They've already begun to waste Ezekiel Elliott, who should be the rookie rushing record holder. Everyone was worried about winning the super bowl, but I knew this team would not win a Super Bowl with Dak in his rookie year. Instead, we robbed EE of his record and put a nail in Romo's coffin with the Cowboys. I'm happy we drafted him 4th overall. I am dismayed that we aren't using him like the cornerstone player that he is.
Green Bay
I believe we needed a near perfect game from Dak and this offense to beat Aaron Rodgers. You can blame the defense, but if you do you're missing the whole picture. The defense does not have the same resources invested in it that the offense has. This offense HAS to carry the team. It did not, and it gave Rodgers the ability to be extremely comfortable as a result.
Poor Drives
The inability to consistently drive beat us in the first half against the Packers, just as it did again the Giants.
3rd and 2 on the Green Bay 32 and we pass deep to Dez Bryant, incomplete... This is a terrible choice and it probably cost us 4 points. This alone could have cost us the game.
Two straight incomplete passes deep after the penalty end another drive. Not sure why there was the mentality that you had to pick up the first down all at once.
Another two incomplete passes lead to a three and out on the next drive.
The next failed drive started on the Dallas 49 and ended in a field goal again because they got pass happy with Dak and he wasn't able to deliver.
The next drive was an intercepted pass that Prescott telegraphed on 2nd and 1 on the Green Bay 19.
Then there was the clock mismanagement with spiking the football rather than calling a timeout.
Coaching
I'm not even blaming Dak entirely here. Have no idea if some of these were his decisions or Linehan's or Garrett's...But don't mistake it. The offense lost this game that should have been fairly easily won. And I think that is a microcosm of our entire season.
Causation vs Correlation
People fell in love with this winning streak that a rookie was on and ignored reality. The reality that we had a tremendously easy schedule and hadn't really beaten many good teams. When we beat Pittsburgh and Green Bay they were both on the outs. We got beat twice by the Giants...
You don't replace an All-Pro QB because you're beating a bunch of lousy teams. I'm confident Romo wins every game Dak won last year, but doesn't lose to the Giants and doesn't lose to Green Bay.
Future of the Team
Going forward, you've hitched your wagon to Dak for better or worse. We can only hope that he doesn't become like RG3. I saw in another post how ridiculous a comparison people thought that is, but they must not have looked at RG3's rookie production. Almost identical pass success that Prescott experienced, plus much more dynamic play on the ground. This offense is going to need to become more run-oriented to help this kid along.
Defense
Either way, the defense is now the priority. Fortunately, it seems we may luck out when Jaylon Smith, but the defense still has to be retooled almost entirely. Claiborne and Carr are free agents. I'm not completely opposed to a small deal for Claiborne, but Carr likely should be gone. This puts us in dire need for a corner high in the draft, but as we all know we need pass rush help immediately.
The only way we can help ourselves here is if we trade Romo and get at least a first-round draft pick and then reallocate his future expenditure on defensive free agents. The focus can't be on the secondary this year it needs to be on the defensive line.
Have to say that I am of the belief that this team could have won a super bowl with the right QB. I've maintained that I like Dak Prescott, but I do not think he should have started this year, or even next year for that matter.
Ezekiel Elliott
Time is of the essence in football and this front office wasted Romo's career and if allowed to continue mismanaging this team, will, in the end, waste the careers of these offensive linemen. They've already begun to waste Ezekiel Elliott, who should be the rookie rushing record holder. Everyone was worried about winning the super bowl, but I knew this team would not win a Super Bowl with Dak in his rookie year. Instead, we robbed EE of his record and put a nail in Romo's coffin with the Cowboys. I'm happy we drafted him 4th overall. I am dismayed that we aren't using him like the cornerstone player that he is.
Green Bay
I believe we needed a near perfect game from Dak and this offense to beat Aaron Rodgers. You can blame the defense, but if you do you're missing the whole picture. The defense does not have the same resources invested in it that the offense has. This offense HAS to carry the team. It did not, and it gave Rodgers the ability to be extremely comfortable as a result.
Poor Drives
The inability to consistently drive beat us in the first half against the Packers, just as it did again the Giants.
3rd and 2 on the Green Bay 32 and we pass deep to Dez Bryant, incomplete... This is a terrible choice and it probably cost us 4 points. This alone could have cost us the game.
Two straight incomplete passes deep after the penalty end another drive. Not sure why there was the mentality that you had to pick up the first down all at once.
Another two incomplete passes lead to a three and out on the next drive.
The next failed drive started on the Dallas 49 and ended in a field goal again because they got pass happy with Dak and he wasn't able to deliver.
The next drive was an intercepted pass that Prescott telegraphed on 2nd and 1 on the Green Bay 19.
Then there was the clock mismanagement with spiking the football rather than calling a timeout.
Coaching
I'm not even blaming Dak entirely here. Have no idea if some of these were his decisions or Linehan's or Garrett's...But don't mistake it. The offense lost this game that should have been fairly easily won. And I think that is a microcosm of our entire season.
Causation vs Correlation
People fell in love with this winning streak that a rookie was on and ignored reality. The reality that we had a tremendously easy schedule and hadn't really beaten many good teams. When we beat Pittsburgh and Green Bay they were both on the outs. We got beat twice by the Giants...
You don't replace an All-Pro QB because you're beating a bunch of lousy teams. I'm confident Romo wins every game Dak won last year, but doesn't lose to the Giants and doesn't lose to Green Bay.
Future of the Team
Going forward, you've hitched your wagon to Dak for better or worse. We can only hope that he doesn't become like RG3. I saw in another post how ridiculous a comparison people thought that is, but they must not have looked at RG3's rookie production. Almost identical pass success that Prescott experienced, plus much more dynamic play on the ground. This offense is going to need to become more run-oriented to help this kid along.
Defense
Either way, the defense is now the priority. Fortunately, it seems we may luck out when Jaylon Smith, but the defense still has to be retooled almost entirely. Claiborne and Carr are free agents. I'm not completely opposed to a small deal for Claiborne, but Carr likely should be gone. This puts us in dire need for a corner high in the draft, but as we all know we need pass rush help immediately.
The only way we can help ourselves here is if we trade Romo and get at least a first-round draft pick and then reallocate his future expenditure on defensive free agents. The focus can't be on the secondary this year it needs to be on the defensive line.
