cowboyjoe
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First, let me make it very clear who I feel is to blame for the mess with what the team is in. First person that the problem should lay at the door of is Jerry Jones. Sure, Jerry makes money and he is good at it, and building things for the cowboys with the stadium, making nike bids and other money making things. Jerry Jones main thing and what will always be for is the image of the Dallas Cowboys, and ratings. Now, ratings can be good and bad, but as long as jerry jones is getting publicity, he is making money from ratings, good or bad. Thats the nature of the business side and I understand that. I do know that jerry cares about winning and wants to win some more superbowls. His heart is in the right place.
Yet, ever since Jimmy Johnson left the Dallas Cowboys, accountability to the the players, coaches and management has been lacking somewhat with disciplline. Like we all know how players went behind parcells back and complained somewhat to Jerry, like T O and Greg Elllis did.
The laid back attitude of holding players accoutable for their mistakes, with disciplining them with money, peer pressure, fines, money incentives, laps of running, and other means has been lacking ever since Jimmy left to a large degree.
Sure, I want Jerry Jones to succeed, dont misunderstand me. I realize that Jerry is the owner and gm, and he is never going to leave. Would be silly to think that jerry would step down after all he has put into this team with his family and himself.
Now, lets move on, to some things some of you might not be aware. On the Miles Austin penalty on touchdown, if you look at Cowboys Countdown, I sent a message to DcFanatic for him to post the video or hopefully theebs will post it, but there is a new angle you can see the defender that fell down because of Miles Austin shove, before Miles stiff armed the db, the defender reaches out with one of his arms and stiff arms Miles Austin in the rib area, so Miles reaches back and pushes off. Thats what I saw, so maybe DC can find that podcast and put it up, but I dont think the defender locked his arm completely out, but he did stiff arm miles.
Now, lets look at another area, on the kickoff return for a touchdown. On very coverage from cowboys countdown with Nate Newton, Sam Hurd is on the left side as he he going downfield, Sam cuts across to the right side fully leaving his assigned area from what I could see to try and make a tackle, but as you all know Harvin cut back with a counter to the left, and boom area sam hurd vacated left a wide open area.
now, lets look at another area, from what i heard, when favre fumbled, and picked up the ball, bradie james left his assignment to blitz in and try to recover the ball, with his eyes lit up like the radio personnel said, leaving the offensive player wide open for a big game. Best I remember, this happened in another game, on the bear game i think, announcers were thinking was bradie james responibility and he left and blitzed, and player was wide open.
Just like the hook them horns sign by roy williams and sam hurd, but i think chocolate lab or someone posted it, that the nfl put up the penalty was said by ref that penalty was on miles austin when miles leapfrogged roy w. Even on hte document that the person put up on the post, said miles austin charged 15 yards for penalty, yet nfl now says was sam hurd, and you all know how wade said that a ref on sideline told him penalty was on austin.
Since we have been committing penalties with no accountability and discipline from coaching staff and jerry jones, because they are enablers letting the players get away with errors in practice. Why do i say this.
A few weeks ago, demarcus ware said that before when errors were committe on the field in practice that the cowboys would wait till film study to talk about the errors or penalties (even jay ratliff said once, when asked, that the penalties were more on the players and not coached up like in high schooll and college). or fix the problems the next day in practice. So, are the cowboys coaches and jerry jones really been discipllining the players, so they wouldnt commit same errors in games. NO! not from what ive heard.
So, its all of the above, for jerry jones allowing this to go on in practices, and training camp, (remember now, wade said he was going to spend one week during the season on penalties, what the heck was training camp for? Oh yeah, working in shorts, and groups, while (even newman said this, some players when wade had his little groups working) that some players were just standing around, goofing off.
Is that the way you should really run practices?
Now, think about this, way back once, lincoln coleman goofed up, aikman grabbed him by the jersey on the field during a game, and said something like your not going to mess this up. Then, think about this, deangelo hall said the other day, this is my defense. Where are the leaders on this team, seeing that players dont mess up in practices. Do you all know what Charles Haley told Aikman once, something like if their not doing what you tell them Troy, tell me, I will see that they do it, because if they mess up, their messing with my money and chance to get to superbowl. Some of the players feared Charles Haley.
Do the players really fear or respect wade as a head coach, or do they just put up with him. Sure, they say they love him, but do you really love a person, when you continually make mistakes that hurt the team, the coaches and jerry jones. Are some players so intent on being noticed and want light shown on them for some big plays, but its ok for them to make some mistakes, no big deal.
Some things to ponder, I could go on like i have heard some coaches screaming at players for being late to team meetings or late to practice.
Is this then really a team with a head coach that the players fear or respect and honestly focusing on the game in critical situations?
Just like when wade admitted that he was on the headphones to his defensive personnel when our offense was on the field in the Commanders game at the almost end before the first half ended, and wade said he goofed up for not calling a kneel down.
Who then is in really control of this team. Just like columbo goofup when he fell down, wade says, well you cant take emotion out of the game, but after a 2nd goof up, in vikings game, wade now says, there will be no more celebrations for players to hotdog it, and show off, that should have been said after first goof up, but wade continually waits and waits to fix things, and it costs us games.
So, its acombination of all the above, jerry jones for allowing this, (what other team has ever hired an offensive coordinator first, then the head coach), then wade, and other coaches, and then the players.
I could go on, but I think most of you get the drift. To me, Jerry has to admit there is a problem with the laid back attitude of the team with penalties and mistakes, and not truly honestly discipling the players like they should be disciplined.
There should be no more excuses, and wade and jerry should enable the players with excuses, just like if you were at a job, either you do your job right, or your gone.
And yes,whether fair or not, the nfl refs are going to be looking at the cowboys players from now on for mistakes and penalties, because the cowboys players have made them. I looked at the rules from what commissioner said about accessive touchdown celebrations, and goodell said that they didnt want the refs to make decisions on their thinking, but actual rules. But if you look at the vikes game, and titans game, you see where refs called plays against us, and notthe titans or vikings. Example, peterson knelt down on ground, penalty by columbo decision. Titans player rb standing on the cowboys star helmet, penalty, right before vikings game ended favre runs onto the field with his helmet off, penalty. The refs are making decisions based on their thinking, not actual rules, and goodell said he didnt want refs to do that. I posted an article about that, you can go read it.
Cowboys players and coaches and jerry jones have no one to blame but themselves for allowing this attitude of the players to not be focused in game type situations. Just like Randy white said once, when you play with bad habits of not tackling, jumping offsided, or too many players on the field, when you allow this type of atmosphere on the practice field, with no hittting and tackling some in practice in pades for game type simulation, your going to commit the same bone headed mistakes in games.
Just my thoughts on whats wrong and why.
Yet, ever since Jimmy Johnson left the Dallas Cowboys, accountability to the the players, coaches and management has been lacking somewhat with disciplline. Like we all know how players went behind parcells back and complained somewhat to Jerry, like T O and Greg Elllis did.
The laid back attitude of holding players accoutable for their mistakes, with disciplining them with money, peer pressure, fines, money incentives, laps of running, and other means has been lacking ever since Jimmy left to a large degree.
Sure, I want Jerry Jones to succeed, dont misunderstand me. I realize that Jerry is the owner and gm, and he is never going to leave. Would be silly to think that jerry would step down after all he has put into this team with his family and himself.
Now, lets move on, to some things some of you might not be aware. On the Miles Austin penalty on touchdown, if you look at Cowboys Countdown, I sent a message to DcFanatic for him to post the video or hopefully theebs will post it, but there is a new angle you can see the defender that fell down because of Miles Austin shove, before Miles stiff armed the db, the defender reaches out with one of his arms and stiff arms Miles Austin in the rib area, so Miles reaches back and pushes off. Thats what I saw, so maybe DC can find that podcast and put it up, but I dont think the defender locked his arm completely out, but he did stiff arm miles.
Now, lets look at another area, on the kickoff return for a touchdown. On very coverage from cowboys countdown with Nate Newton, Sam Hurd is on the left side as he he going downfield, Sam cuts across to the right side fully leaving his assigned area from what I could see to try and make a tackle, but as you all know Harvin cut back with a counter to the left, and boom area sam hurd vacated left a wide open area.
now, lets look at another area, from what i heard, when favre fumbled, and picked up the ball, bradie james left his assignment to blitz in and try to recover the ball, with his eyes lit up like the radio personnel said, leaving the offensive player wide open for a big game. Best I remember, this happened in another game, on the bear game i think, announcers were thinking was bradie james responibility and he left and blitzed, and player was wide open.
Just like the hook them horns sign by roy williams and sam hurd, but i think chocolate lab or someone posted it, that the nfl put up the penalty was said by ref that penalty was on miles austin when miles leapfrogged roy w. Even on hte document that the person put up on the post, said miles austin charged 15 yards for penalty, yet nfl now says was sam hurd, and you all know how wade said that a ref on sideline told him penalty was on austin.
Since we have been committing penalties with no accountability and discipline from coaching staff and jerry jones, because they are enablers letting the players get away with errors in practice. Why do i say this.
A few weeks ago, demarcus ware said that before when errors were committe on the field in practice that the cowboys would wait till film study to talk about the errors or penalties (even jay ratliff said once, when asked, that the penalties were more on the players and not coached up like in high schooll and college). or fix the problems the next day in practice. So, are the cowboys coaches and jerry jones really been discipllining the players, so they wouldnt commit same errors in games. NO! not from what ive heard.
So, its all of the above, for jerry jones allowing this to go on in practices, and training camp, (remember now, wade said he was going to spend one week during the season on penalties, what the heck was training camp for? Oh yeah, working in shorts, and groups, while (even newman said this, some players when wade had his little groups working) that some players were just standing around, goofing off.
Is that the way you should really run practices?
Now, think about this, way back once, lincoln coleman goofed up, aikman grabbed him by the jersey on the field during a game, and said something like your not going to mess this up. Then, think about this, deangelo hall said the other day, this is my defense. Where are the leaders on this team, seeing that players dont mess up in practices. Do you all know what Charles Haley told Aikman once, something like if their not doing what you tell them Troy, tell me, I will see that they do it, because if they mess up, their messing with my money and chance to get to superbowl. Some of the players feared Charles Haley.
Do the players really fear or respect wade as a head coach, or do they just put up with him. Sure, they say they love him, but do you really love a person, when you continually make mistakes that hurt the team, the coaches and jerry jones. Are some players so intent on being noticed and want light shown on them for some big plays, but its ok for them to make some mistakes, no big deal.
Some things to ponder, I could go on like i have heard some coaches screaming at players for being late to team meetings or late to practice.
Is this then really a team with a head coach that the players fear or respect and honestly focusing on the game in critical situations?
Just like when wade admitted that he was on the headphones to his defensive personnel when our offense was on the field in the Commanders game at the almost end before the first half ended, and wade said he goofed up for not calling a kneel down.
Who then is in really control of this team. Just like columbo goofup when he fell down, wade says, well you cant take emotion out of the game, but after a 2nd goof up, in vikings game, wade now says, there will be no more celebrations for players to hotdog it, and show off, that should have been said after first goof up, but wade continually waits and waits to fix things, and it costs us games.
So, its acombination of all the above, jerry jones for allowing this, (what other team has ever hired an offensive coordinator first, then the head coach), then wade, and other coaches, and then the players.
I could go on, but I think most of you get the drift. To me, Jerry has to admit there is a problem with the laid back attitude of the team with penalties and mistakes, and not truly honestly discipling the players like they should be disciplined.
There should be no more excuses, and wade and jerry should enable the players with excuses, just like if you were at a job, either you do your job right, or your gone.
And yes,whether fair or not, the nfl refs are going to be looking at the cowboys players from now on for mistakes and penalties, because the cowboys players have made them. I looked at the rules from what commissioner said about accessive touchdown celebrations, and goodell said that they didnt want the refs to make decisions on their thinking, but actual rules. But if you look at the vikes game, and titans game, you see where refs called plays against us, and notthe titans or vikings. Example, peterson knelt down on ground, penalty by columbo decision. Titans player rb standing on the cowboys star helmet, penalty, right before vikings game ended favre runs onto the field with his helmet off, penalty. The refs are making decisions based on their thinking, not actual rules, and goodell said he didnt want refs to do that. I posted an article about that, you can go read it.
Cowboys players and coaches and jerry jones have no one to blame but themselves for allowing this attitude of the players to not be focused in game type situations. Just like Randy white said once, when you play with bad habits of not tackling, jumping offsided, or too many players on the field, when you allow this type of atmosphere on the practice field, with no hittting and tackling some in practice in pades for game type simulation, your going to commit the same bone headed mistakes in games.
Just my thoughts on whats wrong and why.
