you and I are reading the same stuff at the same time. I read that article and then just posted this on another thread -

This is my first post since the meltdown in Philly. In my 20 years as a cowboys fan I have never been so disgusted with a team as I am right now. The fact that the big reaction to this is to fire the special teams coach is RIDICULOUS! This teams needs a major change, not a roster overhaul or even a coaching overhaul but a major change here or there is needed.

Redball sucks and I am with boyzrback 100%, praying that some idiot team makes him their HC. The guy had a terrible year and that was no "sophomore slump", that was him getting exposed after Sporano took his skills to south beach.

Jerry made some bad moves last time he needed a coach but the stars have aligned and Shanahan is out there, still getting paid $20 million due to his Denver contract. We need that guy running our offense, getting in Romo and TO’s face and telling them to shut the hell up and play ball. Maybe he and Wade can be co-coaches, whatever, just make it happen because my faith in Jerry and this organization is at an all time low and some bullsh*t about "we’ll change our ways" is not going to help this team pull out of the toxic sludge it is mired in.

In fact, I think the pressure to make Shannahan head coach is too much for Jerry to handle. It might even make Jerry a little less of “GM” that he thinks he is. But in the end, I predict Jerry will do it, because he needs a tough disciplinarian, and Wade ain’t that. The fear of losing shannahan will be too great, and Jerry will fold under the pressure- unless he is a fool for sure.

Now! Do it Now Jerry! Don’t wait! give Shannahan an entire year to get the team starightened out, but do it NOW!

Both excel at their side of the ball, but know nothing about contributing to the other side….

Shannahan cannot just take the year off or he will lose his guarranteed money from Pat Bowlen. He has to make an honest attempt to find gainful employment as a coach this year. Also, Shannon Sharpe seems to think there’s no way he wants to take off a year. It’s not in his make up to take that kind of time off. He’s a football coach, that’s what he does, thats all he knows. Now I rarely agree with Sharpe’s analysis of things, but he played for the man for what? 8 years or something like that? I’ll defer to his “insider” knowledge until someone convinces me otherwise. So I think he’ll be coaching somewhere next season, either as the HC or at the very least an OC.

and he knows there is a ton of underachieving talent on this cowboys roster. He has not had a lot of success in the last few years so he could step into a team loaded with players and desperate for playoff success and become the savior in big D. God knows this team need something besides the usual garbage of “gee whillikers, we’ll try harder next time.”

Just give it time. This will brew and stew in Jerry’s head, and then he’ll be forced to make a move. If Jerry doesn’t “Get it”, then we are all doomed to more mediocre football, while we watch the Eagles and Giants compete for the NFC title year in year out (maybe even the Redskins too). But going into the new stadium, wanting the team to play better, a disciplinarian type coach- what isn’t right in front of Jerry to figure out? If he does nothing, then we are doomed to possibly being- shall I say it- the fourth best team in the NFC east? If he does it, then possibly the best?

This team would have the number 1 offense in the NFL without question were he running this group. He is a master of play-designing and play calling, not to mention game day adjustments; all things that Garrett is currently terrible at.

I wouldn’t mind seeing Wade stay on to run the defense because Shanahan’s teams were never really too impressive on that side of the ball but if that didn’t work out there are some quality defensive coordinators out there, like Romeo Crenel.

The offense took a MAJOR step backwards when Sporano left. For me it always comes back to Ray Lewis comment before the 12/20 game when he said the Cowboy offense was the simplest offense they had seen all year. He would not be able to say that about a Shanahan run offense.