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coult44

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1) Doesn't matter who's calling plays. Jason or Bill, they both are bad at doing it. And that's JJ's fault. The offensive philosophy should have changed just like the defense. We gave up on the run before it got started. That's the same thing Jason did, and it's the same thing Bill is doing. Don't blame the OL, Don't blame Murray. It's a mindset!!! The play calling is at best, horrible.. EVERYONE AND THEIR MOM KNEW WE SHOULD HAVE RAN THE BALL!!!

2)Today's game was a blur. I almost can't remember it happening.No emotion, no heart, no enthusiasm, again, NO IDENTITY. Tony did not cost us the game. The defense did not cost us the game. The OL did not cost us the game. THE HC and the OC cost us the game PERIOD.

3) Our team overall is a dumb team. They are not football smart, and again that comes down to the HC. The players should be taught what to do in certain situations. IE: Claiborne should not have been defending the WR on the PI call as close as he was. It was a 5 yard pass and the WR was falling to the ground. Worst case if he catches it, it's 4th and 4 or 5. STUPID

4) MO can't cover anyone. He needs to sit on the bench and rehab until he can play quality football

5) Why not run, run, run ,run, run screens, run, run screens, run....Why throw 2 yard out patterns on 3-10. That's not ROMO guys, that's coaching!!!

6) Eric Reid of the 49ers, the safety they drafted from LSU makes all of our picks look ELEMENTARY!! We could have had him and Frederick. Nobody was taking Frederick before our 2nd pick. Escobar might turn into a decent TE one day, but it won't be with the Cowboys. It's going to take him a while to get good. He'll be long gone by then!!

7)Easy interceptions and catches that don't seem like big deals always bite you in the butt. I can't remember who had the easy pic, but that would have helped. And, if DEZ makes the EASY catch he dropped, we might have won.

8) We were not going to go undefeated. Road wins in the NFL are difficult. But losses that should have been wins end up hurting you. MARK THESE WORDS!!!
 

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Good thoughts. No need to go all pass down 4 w 5 mins left and the ball on their 30
 

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I like #7, I can't stand dropped INT's....Make the damn play when it's there to be made!
 

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I won't make excuses. I would love to see our offense go on attack mode, but lets give credit where it's due. KC fought us from beginning to end and outplayed us. I don't like the quick out patterns either and I don't watch film on my spare time to try and figure out why he went that way. Maybe receivers were being covered and routes were predictable with primary targets?? Who knows. I am thrilled with our line to say the least. I won't even compare it with the '07 line, but I'm excited to see what stabilization on our line does to opening up some plays as the season goes along.
 

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We line up, waste 15 seconds letting the defense get settled, dont use any motion and snap the ball with 2 seconds left on the clock. Im starting to think it is Romo trying to out smart every one. I think defenses are showing him one look early, letting him check out, than changing things up leaving him in another one of his 5 yard check down passes.
 

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1) Doesn't matter who's calling plays. Jason or Bill, they both are bad at doing it. And that's JJ's fault. The offensive philosophy should have changed just like the defense. We gave up on the run before it got started. That's the same thing Jason did, and it's the same thing Bill is doing. Don't blame the OL, Don't blame Murray. It's a mindset!!! The play calling is at best, horrible.. EVERYONE AND THEIR MOM KNEW WE SHOULD HAVE RAN THE BALL!!!

2)Today's game was a blur. I almost can't remember it happening.No emotion, no heart, no enthusiasm, again, NO IDENTITY. Tony did not cost us the game. The defense did not cost us the game. The OL did not cost us the game. THE HC and the OC cost us the game PERIOD.

3) Our team overall is a dumb team. They are not football smart, and again that comes down to the HC. The players should be taught what to do in certain situations. IE: Claiborne should not have been defending the WR on the PI call as close as he was. It was a 5 yard pass and the WR was falling to the ground. Worst case if he catches it, it's 4th and 4 or 5. STUPID

4) MO can't cover anyone. He needs to sit on the bench and rehab until he can play quality football

5) Why not run, run, run ,run, run screens, run, run screens, run....Why throw 2 yard out patterns on 3-10. That's not ROMO guys, that's coaching!!!

6) Eric Reid of the 49ers, the safety they drafted from LSU makes all of our picks look ELEMENTARY!! We could have had him and Frederick. Nobody was taking Frederick before our 2nd pick. Escobar might turn into a decent TE one day, but it won't be with the Cowboys. It's going to take him a while to get good. He'll be long gone by then!!

7)Easy interceptions and catches that don't seem like big deals always bite you in the butt. I can't remember who had the easy pic, but that would have helped. And, if DEZ makes the EASY catch he dropped, we might have won.

8) We were not going to go undefeated. Road wins in the NFL are difficult. But losses that should have been wins end up hurting you. MARK THESE WORDS!!!

First off, how do you know no one was taking Fredericks before our second pick. Fredericks is proving to be a great pick. Your ideal that Escobar will be long gone
is another head scratcher, If Escobar proves his worth why would we let him go?.We didn't let Witten get a way and Witten is nearing retirement.
I agree with several other points you made.
 

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One thing I noticed about Garrett is that once we get a lead, even though its just a TD, he tends to sit on the ball already. He has no concept of momentum or going for the kill. This is why all our games are close and down to the wire. Garrett tends to put on the brakes once we get a lead. I know for sure, when Peyton was coaching he will rack up points. In todays modern NFL, you need to be far, far ahead and never give them back that momentum.
 

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6) Eric Reid of the 49ers, the safety they drafted from LSU makes all of our picks look ELEMENTARY!! We could have had him and Frederick. Nobody was taking Frederick before our 2nd pick. Escobar might turn into a decent TE one day, but it won't be with the Cowboys. It's going to take him a while to get good. He'll be long gone by then!!

Jerry has always drafted for the future rather than immediate need. We all knew we need line help and a safety and Jerry addressed neither and lucked out that waters unretired. Sensible fans will agree with you. In 5 years, Escobar will play well enough to make people forget it ever was a bad pick but it was...we don't have the luxury to draft for the future.
 

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There definitely needs to be a better offensive philosophy & the easy dropped picks definitely were bothersome.
 

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It was Bruce Carter who dropped the pick six.

And Will Allen who dropped one on the Chiefs' first TD drive. My thought when that happened was: I sure hope that doesn't come back to bite us. Sure enough, it did.


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