Stop blaming everyone but the Dallas Cowboys

[Ashwynn]

At least we're not the Cleveland Browns.

 

[Everson24]

I knew in training camp that we were in for a tough year. You could just see the soft practices, the sitting of any player with even a very minor injury. They never once tackled in practice. They didn't upgrade the roster at all, in fact, they lost too much talent all at once. They also were playing too many players out of position and worrying too much about position flex rather than have each player perfect their position.

Garrett has not learned anything since he became OC in 2007. We did the same thing in 2008 after a 13-3 season, again in 2010 after an 11-5 season and again in 2015 after a 12-4 season. This is a team that cannot handle high expectations. I am so jealous of the Patriots and the Steelers who can follow good seasons with good seasons.

 

[TheGoat73]

Inactivity by the front office- whether it’s arrogance or incompetence, I’m not sure, but the roster flat out wasn’t good enough going into the season. Not going out and getting better starters at serveral positions is 1 thing, but the sheer lack of depth is showing its ugly face. We need more talent and not niche players who try hard.

This coaching staff is flat out incapable of adjusting. When everyone is healthy and we can implement the game plan the team is as good as anyone. Once something doesn’t go right and adjustments need to be made the wheels fall off. That’s bad coaching it’s hard to overcome.

Accountability from players is pretty much non existent. Some of this needs to come from coaching, but the players also need to step and and own their mistakes. On and off the field. The culture of a Jerry Jones owned Cowboys team may never be that of a winning franchise though...

It’s not Goodell, it’s not any other owner, it’s not the refs, it’s not anyone else...The Dallas Cowboys as an organization are the reason for their 5-4 record right now.

So, reading how naive you think I am, I was thinking about how naive you are.

When you have that circumstance, the truth is usually in the middle.

I think Goodell, and other people in the league, dislike Jerry Jones. I am convinced this results in vengeful behavior directed at the Cowboys in passive-aggressive ways.

I also think Garrett has had quite long enough to show himself as a championship coach.

 

[Greasylake17]

At least we're not the Cleveland Browns.

If we didn't have Romo we may have well been the Cleveland Browns.

 

[Grevus]

Bad or at least inconsistent drafting from JJ is a large factor. We have found some good ones when we drafted high, and some stinkers later on. Some picks have just been wasted.

JJ has some guilt here no doubt. The coaching staff and scouts have a lot of blame here. You don't always hit on players, but players are drafted here to fit in "The Process". I also think that years of poor cap management in the past has affected this team in not going out and spending money on free agents. Look at what this team has brought in during FA. You build a team with good draft picks, solid FA and good coaching. They've been more misses then hits.

 

[Doomsday]

You are muddling 2 distinctly different topics into one.

No one is blaming Gooddell for the Cowboys record, or play.

A lot of people do blame him for other issues like the drop in quality of play (new practice limitations), over saturation of the market, muddled rules like a catch, turning the league into SJW by getting too involved in off field issues. The handling of the anthem protests and the CTE issues that have led to less youth participation. The NFL popularity is on the decline under his watch and fans are getting frustrated.

 

[Melonfeud]

Not much interested in the notion of blame myself. I am more interested in cause and effect. Judgments of fault are for making one feel better not for solving problems.

I'm gonna re-read this with a sober mind, and render my findings then,,, so don't anybody hold their breath.

EDIT: after denting my nose on a beer can tab, it's a pretty cool post, as it's an unstated thrust at the command-n-control hierarchy perfectly illustrated.

 

[Jake]

Yes, a lot of what you said is true, but 26 straight quarters without a holding call is HIGHLY QUESTIONABLE and appears to be rigged.

It appears to be rigged if you're clinging to a narrative and ignoring evidence to the contrary.

So what's the plan? Call other penalties - I can post the stats again - but ignore holding? To what end, to tick off some guys on a message board?

I'm amazed the Cowboys were allowed to beat the Chiefs, what with the NFL being "rigged" against them. All it would've taken are a few well-timed flags, days after Zeke won another injunction.

 

[Jake]

Nope. Ask @Jake he can explain how this is exactly what fans of other teams say.

Six different team message boards on page one alone, convinced the NFL is rigged against their team.

Google search: NFL is rigged

 

[mcmvp]

Six different team message boards on page one alone, convinced the NFL is rigged against their team.

Google search: NFL is rigged

So true. It's not just the Cowboys. There is a segment of fans that wear tin foil hats in every fanbase.

 

[Reverend Conehead]

I don't like Goodell, but I don't blame him for the team's approximate 20 years of not accomplishing much.

 

[IrishAnto]

Not much interested in the notion of blame myself. I am more interested in cause and effect. Judgments of fault are for making one feel better not for solving problems.

Cause: Jerry Jones as GM.
Effect: Two playoff wins in 21 years.

 

[CATCH17]

Inactivity by the front office- whether it’s arrogance or incompetence, I’m not sure, but the roster flat out wasn’t good enough going into the season. Not going out and getting better starters at serveral positions is 1 thing, but the sheer lack of depth is showing its ugly face. We need more talent and not niche players who try hard.

This coaching staff is flat out incapable of adjusting. When everyone is healthy and we can implement the game plan the team is as good as anyone. Once something doesn’t go right and adjustments need to be made the wheels fall off. That’s bad coaching it’s hard to overcome.

Accountability from players is pretty much non existent. Some of this needs to come from coaching, but the players also need to step and and own their mistakes. On and off the field. The culture of a Jerry Jones owned Cowboys team may never be that of a winning franchise though...

It’s not Goodell, it’s not any other owner, it’s not the refs, it’s not anyone else...The Dallas Cowboys as an organization are the reason for their 5-4 record right now.

Teams manage to win with way less then what we have.


It's a coaching problem. Not a talent problem.

You can't have all world talent in this league anymore so please stop it with the team isn't good enough. It's just a built in excuse for these crap coaches.


We need to be better in Free Agency and we need coaches that don't ignore the chess side of football.

 

[Dwight]

Totally agree.

Our team gets a good old fashioned asswhooping and our fan base can't stop complaining about the refs and how Troy Aikman wasnt blowing sunshine up Garrett's rear.

Indeed.

Some of our fanbase cares more about Aikman’s comments and refs instead of directing the problems at the real issues meaning the FO and the Head Coach.

 

[visionary]

Inactivity by the front office- whether it’s arrogance or incompetence, I’m not sure, but the roster flat out wasn’t good enough going into the season. Not going out and getting better starters at serveral positions is 1 thing, but the sheer lack of depth is showing its ugly face. We need more talent and not niche players who try hard.

This coaching staff is flat out incapable of adjusting. When everyone is healthy and we can implement the game plan the team is as good as anyone. Once something doesn’t go right and adjustments need to be made the wheels fall off. That’s bad coaching it’s hard to overcome.

Accountability from players is pretty much non existent. Some of this needs to come from coaching, but the players also need to step and and own their mistakes. On and off the field. The culture of a Jerry Jones owned Cowboys team may never be that of a winning franchise though...

It’s not Goodell, it’s not any other owner, it’s not the refs, it’s not anyone else...The Dallas Cowboys as an organization are the reason for their 5-4 record right now.

Duck
Here come the CZ homers

 

[visionary]

Not much interested in the notion of blame myself. I am more interested in cause and effect. Judgments of fault are for making one feel better not for solving problems.

Agree
After all solutions don't need identification of the underlying problems lol

We can just make up the solutions

 

[CowboyRoy]

Inactivity by the front office- whether it’s arrogance or incompetence, I’m not sure, but the roster flat out wasn’t good enough going into the season. Not going out and getting better starters at serveral positions is 1 thing, but the sheer lack of depth is showing its ugly face. We need more talent and not niche players who try hard.

This coaching staff is flat out incapable of adjusting. When everyone is healthy and we can implement the game plan the team is as good as anyone. Once something doesn’t go right and adjustments need to be made the wheels fall off. That’s bad coaching it’s hard to overcome.

Accountability from players is pretty much non existent. Some of this needs to come from coaching, but the players also need to step and and own their mistakes. On and off the field. The culture of a Jerry Jones owned Cowboys team may never be that of a winning franchise though...

It’s not Goodell, it’s not any other owner, it’s not the refs, it’s not anyone else...The Dallas Cowboys as an organization are the reason for their 5-4 record right now.

Why does it take half the season for people to figure out the roster wasnt good enough?

 

[CowboyRoy]

It's more convincing when you say 'SETTLE DOWN!!' Both CAPS and the extra excalamation point are required to let us know you really MEAN IT!!!!!

How is that ANY different then you having 3 lines in your signature pointing out your love fest obsession with the hapless Jason Garrett? Talk about overkill?

 

[pjtoadie]

You mean you haven’t noticed thread after thread that blames the Cowboys from the top, down to the water boy?

You’re blind. 75% of the threads in here are ripping the Cowboys.

Well the water boy has been off his game this year, just sayin’

 

[Fletch]

Well the water boy has been off his game this year, just sayin’

Blaming Garrett for that one too!