Because you make so much sense Grizz! Why can you come up with solutions and simple things that seem like they would work and our million dollar OC is stuck in his same grind that has not been working at all.

Can we send this post to Redball’s cellphone? Nice job Grizz and I have to say that #1 amd #4 seemed to have great results in the past and could be implemented immediately. They should try those out and then try the other options here and there but try something for the love of God!!!!

Except #1 is kinda iffy. Romo runs with the ball like Kurt Warner — the ball is out is space around the midsection, which just makes defensive players salivate. And too many times we’ve seen the ball pop out.

The great thing about Romo is that he’s always looking for a big play, but sometimes he’s got to commit to the 4 yd run, tuck the ball in and slide for the first down.

Now we just have to send the list to Garrett — I bet he has a cutesy email like redheadwunderkind @ hotmail.com

Why the heck would you leave Flo in the game when he had a stinger in the Cardinals game. Why not put Free in the game. I mean he wouldn’t have done any worse. I just found that decision by the coaching staff to be very odd and it probably led to Romo getting injured. We were supposed to have a star studded coaching staff and instead I have seen so many head scratching decisions this year.

Oh and by the way I have noticed that almost subconsciously BTB is the only place I get my Cowboys news now. I cant read ESPN and SI anymore; they have basically written our obituary and we are still at 5-4.

when the opposing teams starting getting slashed by the QB, it changes how they rush – they are forced to maintain lane discipline and contain from the outside in. That gives the QB a few extra beats to get the ball away. As AI notes above, he has to secure the ball, but I think his problem in securing it is that he is still looking to pass until the moment he crosses the line. If he decides to tuck and run that shouldn’t be as big a problem.

I’m sorry, none of us are NFL coaches. We dont even have access to the All 22 tapes from the games. These all sound like great ideas, but there have to be deficiencies that make these things less possible. I know all these things seem like they would work. I agree. But I’ve got to think that Jason Garrett and Wade Phillips know this team and it’s personnel better than you and I.

I dont understand it either. But the guys watching the film and the practices have to know better than us.

is the mostlogical tactic in the short run. going 4 wide and running out of that set is the only way to get the defense guessing again. Of course, in order to KEEP them guessing, Dallas will need to make some big plays downfield.

Also out of this set, the QB can generally find a running lane of his own if the WR patterns are deep enough to make the LB’s backpeddle into coverage. .

Mix it up JG! I think that’s the key to our O from here on out. I still think we should get Stanback and Crayton mixed in with some option plays at least 3-5x a game. How about a package with Stanback and Felix in the backfield and keep a TE to block. Stanback is plenty big enough to run out of the backfield and we all know he has a wicked strong arm if he see’s his receiver open deep. Just another way to help spread defenses out.

should happen every game. We have the biggest offensive line in the league, why not use them forward and blow the defenses right up? They have to get that nastiness back and Kosier coming back should establish some continuity in this line. Agree with #2, if Flozell is hurt, lets see what Doug Free can do.

1. and #4, we have to get back to doing those. For #1, take what the defense gives you. #5 works well, spread them out with TO, RW, Witten, and Felix all at receiver and make them pay by running Barber up the middle when the middle is open. And by spreading them out we would want to get the ball out of Tony’s hand quickly to let the receivers get YAC, TO’s specialty. After that a little bit, hit ’em deep. #6 have the defense pick their poison

I wasn’t so much interested in making them unemployed…more like firing them out of a cannon into a wall. Can you feel me Bruce read? I see the Cowboys breakdown as a series of occurrences; i.e. one key injury after another, starting with Kyle Kosier. Each successive injury has accumulated into a near fatal wound. It’s been like death by a thousand cuts, but we are now coming to the point where the most significant wounds are healed. The team has withstood the onslaught, and are officially BORN-AGAIN HARD.

I think the key injury was Kosier, he lead to protection and blocking breakdowns that lead to the other injuries. His absence has thrown the whole O-Line off covering for his back-ups(Proctor/Holland et al ad infinitum). This has effected every other part of the offense, but there is an upside. It has caused our defense to actually improve. Now while we have been on the receiving end of some terrific beatings, and the defense allegedly looked horrible I surmise it was the battered offense that put them in a no win back to the wall situations constantly.

Another point is that I’ve noticed a lot of fans comparing this years team to last years team. It’s not fair, last years team caught a lot of breaks( few injuries, good schedule, and key opponents with injuries) that this years team isn’t getting. Also other teams always play the Cowboys like it’s the Super Bowl anyone in the CNS can verify this statement. Last week Giants fans completely exhausted themselves feuding with CNS to the point that they really don’t have anything left this week for the Eagles fans…which are almost totally silent(yeah I know hard to believe).

I see a lot of people expect this years team to be like last years team which is ridiculous, and kinda dumb we lost in the 1st round of the play-offs last year. This year we can get all the losing out of the way early, and roll victoriously on and become the NEW legends of the fall while simultaneously sending our shocked opponents into a humiliating winter of discontent.

No limits upon how victory is acheived, just THAT it is acheived….

1. - Why the he** didn’t you send in your application for the OC job, Grizz?!?!

1. - I’d love it if they implemented EVERY SINGLE ONE OF YOUR POINTS MENTIONED HERE.

1. - My two favorites that I wish they’d at least get back to are: Romo running more when open real estate is created on pass plays and no one’s open AND having the offense execute a few more bootleg plays (sending out a tight end to the same side of the field that our QB is rolling out to) giving the quarterback the option of either running or passing to whoever’s open on that side.

Those are all good suggestions. I hope the Cowboys try some or all of them.

I submit that the Cowboys will go 5-2 or better in the remaining seven games only if Tony Romo changes his ways and starts to play intelligent football. He simply cannot continue to throw picks, fumble the football and in general take far too many risks. In short, he cannot play like Brett Favre. That is a recipe for going 4-3 or 3-4. Romo can do so many wonderful things as a quarterback, but the negatives offset so much of it. If Romo plays like he did before he got hurt then I believe we have perhaps a 15-25% chance of making the playoffs. Certainly, he will win some games with his fantastic ability. But he will lose some too with his bonehead plays, and win some/lose some isn’t good enough anymore. Tony Romo needs to play smart.

I would also like to see Felix Jones start when he is healthy. One of the Cowboys’ greatest strengths last season was bringing in a fresh Marion Barber to batter the defense near the end zone and in the second half. Last season MB3 averaged 4.8 ypc. This season he is averaging 3.9 ypc. I know some of that is due to injuries and the play of the offensive line, but I think the majority of that is because he is being misused as a full-time workhorse running back. With his running style, that just doesn’t play to his strengths. There is nothing better than watching Barber come in near the end of the third quarter and abuse defenses that have been on the field all day. He brings so much energy to the offense in that role and at the same time demoralizes the opposing defense. Let’s get back to utilizing MB3 in the proper way.

and any REAL OC would have implemented those ideas long ago…..Red Ball is a fraud, as far as i’m concerned..

i agree with everything you said grizz. just seems like whenever i yell something like this at the screen it leads to disaster. i tell romo to run during the cincy game, he runs and then gets stripped and fumbles. i tell BJ to through slants against the giants, he throws a pick the first time and then T.O. fumbles the next time. it’s like these guys revel in driving me crazy!

i do hope romo starts moving around again. it worked during our first three games cause he wasn’t getting touched. but we’re leaky up front now. there’s nothing wrong in keeping the D honest and picking up a few first downs with your feet.

I hope the O-line is healed and ready for the last half of the season. I don’t mind them pulling on runs as the coaching staff thinks they can do it well. The problem I see is the overwhelming success running right behind Bigg and Colombo and the inexplicable refusal to run that play more. That play is money, whereas running to the left is not nearly as fruitful, yet they call it more. Makes no sense. Keep the defense guessing sure, but not at the expense of the offense. Now when El Gato is in the game, he can run to either side effectively because of his burst to the hole and speed to the corner.

Also, expounding on your point about Romo running more, I think his attempt to make himself more stationary during the off-season by studying Brady has had an overall negative effect on him. One of Romo’s best assets was his ability to feel pressure and avoid it. He almost looks like he’s fighting his natural instinct to move. He should scrap the idea and go back to what he was doing last year. He also needs to protect the ball better. He improved on ball security last year, but he’s reverted to his 2006 tendency. Maybe because he’s too concerned about not bouncing forward in the pocket, just a thought.