I really feel we are going to see the return of the Cowboys we all know and love. Romo will be throwing all over the yard, the Barbarian will be running people over, T.O. will make some big plays, Witten will be Mr. Reliable over the middle and Roy Williams will show why we gave up a 1st round pick for him.

 Now if only the defense would show up.

How many practices with the first team O did it take for Romo to show chemistry with TO? Zero. From the moment he stepped on the field against the Giants in that game, Romo had a connection with TO. He was roomies with Witten so that was a given.

I don’t think that Romo needs “chemistry” the way some guys need to gain trust in their receiver. Rather, Romo has the ability and understands the necessity of getting the ball to playmakers and letting them do their thing.

i think that was forgotten at the beginning of the season (by Romo!). and this may be where we reap a benefit of a poor first-half-season and an ailing pinkie: if Romo’s hampered at all and understands his limitations, he may be more apt to get the ball out of his hands and into TO, RW11, JW, MB3, PC, MA, FJ, MBenn.

That would be great for the boys and very difficult on everyone else.

RW11’s talent is going and getting the ball – making Romo’s job easier by just throwing it in the general area vs. squeezing it between the 1 and the 1. or as in the case of TO, throwing it anywhere but his hands where it’s bound to bounce off and hit the ground (AND I’M A BIG TO FAN!)

…will be key, IMHO. They’ve got to keep defenses guessing about what they’re gong to attempt. If TO and RW2 keep getting sent on slight variations of the same route, you might as well just put Crayton and Austin out there. They need to mix it up. They’ve got so much talent that all they need to do is put a bit of uncertainty in opposing offenses by keeping them guessing. Even so-called “trick plays” that don’t end up working still make defenses think twice for the rest of the game.

Brandon I think you hit on a real issue here, and that is Jason Garrett.

Last year he was universally thought of as a ‘genius’ and had the RedBall Express cranking down the tracks. This year, he seems to have lost a lot of steam (too many railroad references).

Last year he found creative ways to get TO in mismatches, mixing up the run and the Cowboys could put some points on the board and then let the big boys up front wear the opposing D down. This year, the opposing D co-ordinators seem to have JGs number and scheme their D’s to head off most everything the Cowboys do on offense.

I understand that they players have to play, but the coaching and offense play calls this year compared to last are as you said, pedestrian.

Other coaches have far less talent, are also hit with injuries but manage to press on and be competitive.

Why didn’t he use Felix in that ‘Skins game? Why can’t we get TO in some mismatches?

Did Brad Johnson have a cannon arm in practice that fell off during the game, or was he really accurate during practice and went to hell on the field? I don’t think so, I think he was the same guy in practice…but why stick him out there knowing he couldn’t go deep, or short, with any accuracy?

I can watch the game and predict the call 75% of the time. I’m a knucklehead. If I can tell what play is coming next that often, you know Steve Spags or Jim Johnson can do better.

Last year Garrett was expected by everyone to be the next head coach for the Cowboys, but he wouldn’t be in my top 5 choices right now. Would anyone else still want to see him take that spot, based on what he’s shown us this year?

Having Romo back will certainly be better and adding RW11 to the mix should be great. We really need the real Jason Garrett to show up as well, and show some of that creativity he had last year.

Garrett has been exposed this year, and has been outcoached and out schemed in at least 80% of plays called this season..If it wasn’t for the sheer talent of Romo, TO, Witten, and MBIII…..this team’s vanilla offensive approach wouldn’t have us in the top 25 in the league…( It was the players that had us highly ranked earlier in the season, not the play calling or game plan)…He lacks creativity in his plan and calls, lacks in game adjustability, and the aggressive-killer instinct needed to dictate the course of the game (every team plays us exactly the same, yet no change up, no new nitches, nothing)…..I am certainly not on board with him becoming our new HC anytime soon…..in fact, He’d be the first to go at the end of the season, if we fail to produce a SB appearance….followed by the rest of the staff……

However I doubt his rib is 100%…

check it out on the DMN Blog.

I am really excited about this game.
Finally having our walking wounded back and practicing for 2 weeks,heading into FedEx to take on the dreaded skins….our season,basically on the line….It will be a playoff atmosphere sunday night!

LETS GET’EM BOYS!!!!

And none of these weapons can be used effectively if the O-line does not play well.

Honestly, I believe that the Big Uglies have to be the ones who come out with a mean, nasty, and violent attitude determined to maul the Skins defense for the entirety of the game.

That’s where I miss Sparano. Remember last year, when the camera would pan over to him getting in the faces of our offensive linemen and yelling at them and motivating them as they sat on the bench while the “D” was out on the field?

It was obvious that our O-linemen responded to him.

I don’t care who lights the fire under them or how it gets lit. I just want that spark ignited, maintained, and sustained all through this week 11 game against Washington.

If we dominate the line of scrimmage, it increases our chances of being productive.

But that’s where it all starts — imho.

If we do that we win, not just against the skins, but everyone. The stats in all our losses except Arizona prove that. We stopped the run against Arizona, but gave up huge returns and 14 points on special teams that kept us on our heels.

The stats last year prove the same, we stop the run, we win. Seems to me if the “fixer” fixes that, we will be okay. If not, “fixer” will be fixin’ for someone else soon.

I just read on The Washington Post something interesting regarding the Redskins’ Chris Samuels

Not only should D-Ware win that battle, but if I’m Wade, I try to create some confusing overloads and flood some pressure to Samuels’ side — if Samuels does indeed play.

I would like to see us win the line of scrimmage battle on both sides of the ball and not beat ourselves. If our Beloved Boyz accomplish that, then everything else will take care of itself and hopefully lead to a much-needed win this Sunday.

It would be cool to see our coaches actually exploit potential mismatches and capitalize on each opponent’s respective weaknesses.

Is that too much to ask?

17 times like we did for T.O. the last time we played the redskins…

i guarantee you he will have 10 catches….at least…..

when we finally start fully utitlizing this talent he’s going to awesome…..

i admit i’m a homer. i was born in the same area RW2 was born. so this is like a dream come true for me…..lol.