The worst we've ever seen

[WarDaddy]

Add that to Garrett's list of infamous records.

How many more dubious distinctions does this guy have to be tagged with before the only person who needs to see his faults sees them and makes the change?

 

[dallasdave]

Defenses, yes.

Generally, the offenses are in the top half or top 10 in the league though. Hard to credit the scheme though.

Dallas went from a top team a year ago to a bottom feeder !!!

 

[dallasdave]

Good digging
Pretty sure it only applies to the same team though. Were they even the same QBs?
Anyway, some sad trivia.

 

[Kevinicus]

Good digging
Pretty sure it only applies to the same team though. Were they even the same QBs?
Anyway, some sad trivia.

Nah, 2000 had Anthony Wright (Aikman got hurt in the the game before these). 2001 had Quincy.

 

[Captain43Crash]

And these results given what this organization has invested in its offense.

Given the offensive talent on this team, it's inexcusable and a fireable offense for this entire coaching staff.

Yes, it is definitely a fireable offense, but we all know about Jerry’s love affair with the “Clapper”. Maybe Garrett will resign? I doubt it.

 

[Diehardblues]

At least we have our franchise QB secured. We’re good... oh wait. Lol

 

[dallasdave]

At least we have our franchise QB secured. We’re good... oh wait. Lol

 

[Diehardblues]

Points and statistics wise, we just witnessed the worst offensive three-week stretch in the Cowboys' 58-year history.

Yep. I suspected as much, but just heard it confirmed.

7, 9, and 6 points.

Who thought this offense was capable of the worst franchise lows we've ever seen?

Embarrassing.

Don’t forget the franchise futility record 10 straight quarters without a TD.

This offense last 3 weeks is worse than 2015 behind Weeden, Cassel and Moore.

 

[Brooksey]

I've seen worst. After Danny White, there was Hogeboom, Pelluer, Kevin Sweeney (strike season), Laufenberg... Then a ray of light came with Aikman. Then the qb's after Aikman (too many to name).. Then a ray of light with Romo. So this poor QB play is nothing new to me.

What sticks in my head is watching Laufenberg and Brad Johnson play with the Cowboys. Probably the worst offensive i've ever seen in my years watching the Cowboys.

The worst Cowboys days ever

 

[Motown12]

What makes it even more mind boggling is we are only a few weeks removed from tying a team record for 6 consecutive games scoring 28+ points per game. Aside from losing a franchise QB, WR and RB it's even more mind boggling. No Zeke, Tyron and Sean Lee and this team tanks in record breaking fashion.

 

[windward]

The last 2 games of 2000, and first of 2001 the team scored a total of 19 pts.

Good catch

 

[Eddie]

What makes it even more mind boggling is we are only a few weeks removed from tying a team record for 6 consecutive games scoring 28+ points per game. Aside from losing a franchise QB, WR and RB it's even more mind boggling. No Zeke, Tyron and Sean Lee and this team tanks in record breaking fashion.

Correct. I'm scratching my "crystal" balls on this one also. How did Dak regress so badly? Are the WR's not getting open? The OL seems to be in a funk.

The D is getting scalded for 400+ yards passing.

How did a 13-3 team turn into "this" ???

 

[Proximo]

I have to ask you specifically.

Are you done with this coaching staff yet?

Long winded-


That's difficult to answer at this point (and I realize many will disagree with that statement alone).

Generally speaking, I like to see the conclusion of any given season before fully making my mind up about coaches/players. But, this is certainly a unique situation, considering the drastic nature of our season's apparent collapse over the last 3 weeks.

I hesitate to be completely done with Linehan at this moment. If I'm evaluating his fully body of work here, he has done a hell of a job overall, specifically in 2016. You have to imagine in his shoes, he's headed into that season with Romo as his starting QB and without much notice ends up calling plays with a 4th round rookie at the helm who was prepping to be 3rd string. And we ended up with arguably the best offense in the league. There's something to be said for that. And we had a damn good offense this year through the Chiefs game. He also ran a successful offense in Detroit and is well respected (as far as I know) in league circles. I cannot bring myself to wipe everything away for 3 games.

I can't defend Marinelli at this point. We have found a pass rush....a fantastic pass rush in fact, and yet overall our defense has continued to be trash. One middle linebacker - and I don't care how good he is - should not make this big of a difference. We are supposedly a "bend but don't break" defense who keeps plays in front of them, yet we somehow give up enormous "chunk" plays and basically force zero takeaways. Many many posters here, including me, thought that if we found a pass rush our problems would be solved. Not so much.

Garrett, right now, looking like it's the end of the line. HC can't lose the team, and he might be. If, over the next 5 weeks, we continue to go down the toilet Wade Phillips style, he should definitely go. This roster is too talented to get blown out week after week. And it's not just losing. It's being completely uncompetitive and getting crushed.....by teams that aren't even that good. He needs to do something impressive to justify his existence here.

Also, I wouldn't have complained if any combination of our coaches were fired today......but I'm also not overly salty that they're still here.......and that's mainly because, again, I'm not a fan of during-the-season coaching changes.

 

[crashintonickdm]

Without the best player on the team (Romo, zeke) garrett can’t find ways to be competitive in the nfl

I mean it’s laughable how over Matched he is. FIRE HIM FFS

 

[Stash]

Long winded-


That's difficult to answer at this point (and I realize many will disagree with that statement alone).

Generally speaking, I like to see the conclusion of any given season before fully making my mind up about coaches/players. But, this is certainly a unique situation, considering the drastic nature of our season's apparent collapse over the last 3 weeks.

I hesitate to be completely done with Linehan at this moment. If I'm evaluating his fully body of work here, he has done a hell of a job overall, specifically in 2016. You have to imagine in his shoes, he's headed into that season with Romo as his starting QB and without much notice ends up calling plays with a 4th round rookie at the helm who was prepping to be 3rd string. And we ended up with arguably the best offense in the league. There's something to be said for that. And we had a damn good offense this year through the Chiefs game. He also ran a successful offense in Detroit and is well respected (as far as I know) in league circles. I cannot bring myself to wipe everything away for 3 games.

I can't defend Marinelli at this point. We have found a pass rush....a fantastic pass rush in fact, and yet overall our defense has continued to be trash. One middle linebacker - and I don't care how good he is - should not make this big of a difference. We are supposedly a "bend but don't break" defense who keeps plays in front of them, yet we somehow give up enormous "chunk" plays and basically force zero takeaways. Many many posters here, including me, thought that if we found a pass rush our problems would be solved. Not so much.

Garrett, right now, looking like it's the end of the line. HC can't lose the team, and he might be. If, over the next 5 weeks, we continue to go down the toilet Wade Phillips style, he should definitely go. This roster is too talented to get blown out week after week. And it's not just losing. It's being completely uncompetitive and getting crushed.....by teams that aren't even that good. He needs to do something impressive to justify his existence here.

Also, I wouldn't have complained if any combination of our coaches were fired today......but I'm also not overly salty that they're still here.......and that's mainly because, again, I'm not a fan of during-the-season coaching changes.

I see what you're saying, and I don't e left anything to happen until the season ends.

But then?

See ya!

Barring some crazy unexpected turnaround - which shows no sign of happening - I think they're all deservedly gone.

 

[stiletto]

Garrett coached Cowboys teams have pretty much had enough time to set every "worst" record for the org that there is EXCEPT Season Record. Remember it is a process...

 

[CT Dal Fan]

I know this is really far off-topic, but it just occurred to me.

What if the Cowboys somehow managed to hold onto those big leads against the Rams and Packers in October?

Then even with this historically bad offensive slump, this would still be a 7-4 team right now.

 

[links18]

So is this worse than ending consecutive seasons in win or move on games with 44-6 and 34-3 debacles? Garrett was around then too, right? I mean, he must have been, he's been here like since Parcells left.

 

[links18]

I know this is really far off-topic, but it just occurred to me.

What if the Cowboys somehow managed to hold onto those big leads against the Rams and Packers in October?

Then even with this historically bad offensive slump, this would still be a 7-4 team right now.

7-4 and looking at 7-9.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

7-4 and looking at 7-9.

Correct, but it's interesting to look at this from a different perspective. Let's say the Cowboys (somehow) snap out of this slump and win a few more games. We could be looking back at those October losses as the ones that kept us out of the playoffs.