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Well, the head coach did say he was going to take it easy down the stretch on a team that is already coddled.
And it was the typical, hurry up drive against a defense playing to not give up a big play in the last minute or two of the half.And I guarantee, if Dak could complete a few passes this team would suddenly not look frail and soft. Our O was putrid, and that is primarily on Dak. I'm not a fan who just blames the QB willynilly, but this game was mostly on Dak. 3 and out, 3 and out, 3 and out. Rinse wash repeat. What did Dak have, one drive the entire game? That's all I remember.
I remember when Dave Winfield of the NY Yankees retired some years ago he was asked why, if he was still in good physical condition he decided to retire. Winfield replied that he was tired, not physically but mentally. He said that most people do not realize the mental preparation it takes to play baseball at the professional level almost every day for 162 games. He said, he just could not prepare himself mentally to play anymore.I thought the depth they were bragging about at the beginning of the season would have kept this team fresher down the stretch. But this team has looked run down and very weak at the point of attack the last month. We've lost the trenches several times over the last few weeks, and our DBs/LBs look slowfooted and are not tackling with the same authority. I know injuries are part of it, but every team in the league has injuries. And that doesn’t explain us getting beat up in the trenches by a far inferior Texans team. What is your theory? S&C? A team bored w/ the regular season?
JI thought the depth they were bragging about at the beginning of the season would have kept this team fresher down the stretch. But this team has looked run down and very weak at the point of attack the last month. We've lost the trenches several times over the last few weeks, and our DBs/LBs look slowfooted and are not tackling with the same authority. I know injuries are part of it, but every team in the league has injuries. And that doesn’t explain us getting beat up in the trenches by a far inferior Texans team. What is your theory? S&C? A team bored w/ the regular season?
Maybe they look soft, frail and fatigued because they are.
Does anyone here remember Jimmy Johnson's pressers after a loss... especially an embarrassing loss like tonight? Big Mike just doesn't outwardly project leadership. I miss Jimmy's ruthlessness and he commanded respect from his players. I'll bet all the players were laughing and having a good time on the flight back to DFW. This team looked completely unprepared to play yesterday. That is on the HC.Several weeks ago, I noticed a few players started openly talking about the playoffs. I found it a little weird. It seems the locker room has been in a “let’s just get to the playoff” mode for awhile instead of just being where their feet were. One day at a time, Garrett style.
I’ve lost some faith in McCarthy. I think he’s provided poor leadership to the team down the stretch of the season. That matters because he was brought on specifically to improve this franchise’s performance this time of the year.
I thought the depth they were bragging about at the beginning of the season would have kept this team fresher down the stretch. But this team has looked run down and very weak at the point of attack the last month. We've lost the trenches several times over the last few weeks, and our DBs/LBs look slowfooted and are not tackling with the same authority. I know injuries are part of it, but every team in the league has injuries. And that doesn’t explain us getting beat up in the trenches by a far inferior Texans team. What is your theory? S&C? A team bored w/ the regular season?
I would say the “two words” are Jerry Jones. He’s the constant of the last 27 years of playoff futility and he is THE biggest influence on the soft culture of this team. He coddles certain players, holds petty grudges, limits the authority of his HC, then undermines him with his stupid public comments.Two words.
Mike McCarthy