Cowboys Notes: Thinking Out Loud Tuesday

loss of the season is coming for the Saints on Saturday. We Believe. I feel like we optimistic fans need a telethon.

OC’s will turn out later cause there might just be the perfect job that they fit well , for example Payton in NO. Garrett may turn out ok being a Head coach. The problem I see basically in Dallas is we have talent , we win games but now we need a difference maker and changing the HC maybe the way to go. It can’t hurt !

I didn’t realize Roy was so young … nice!

I agree, I’m fine with Roy’s production now. Not worth the picks given, but that’s done and over with. We got ourselves a true #1, and a pretty solid #2, plus an All Pro tight end …. that’s money.

It seems clear that the line needs upgrading to get this offense up to the elite level.

Our line clearly lacks power and continuously struggles with quick rushers on the inside. Makes it difficult to use your talented backfield when they constantly get tackled behind the line. It’s become painfully clear to me why Garrett has called so many pass heavy games this season. The man has made a believer out of me this year.

Although, I think P. Manning is the one calling the shots up in Indy.

Is it ever too early to talk draft?
- OL
- NT
- Safety
- LB

Am I missing anything?

And draft 7 Olinemen in next years draft. One of them has to stick.

The last two years in a row I, well, some of us fans have been screaming for new blood on the offensive line. Is 2010 the year? Lets hope so!

for a Ryan Clady out of next year’s draft…

I just wanted to say I really enjoy your write-ups. So much of Cowboys coverage is blatant sensationalism aimed at trying to make someone in the organization look bad. It’s become so bad that I’ve seen people comparing the Cowboys organization to the Raiders, despite the fact the Cowboys are 1 win a way from their 5th winning season in a row.

I had the same thought about Garret possibly being Payton part 2, right down to a (slight) over-reliance on the pass and being a good rushing team through more of a clever/finesse approach than a physical approach. Ever since then I’ve been hoping he becomes the head coach, in part because I like a lot of what Payton does. My only concern is the lack of an obvious choice for a 3-4 DC, but there are enough teams out there who run a 3-4 that I’m sure one could be found.

Does anyone know if Hamlin will be back in the lineup Saturday?

How does our Secondary match up to their Wide-Outs?

Wade is not going to be the head coach of the Dallas Cowboys next year, in essence he’s a lame duck, so make a statement and fire him now. Wade’s dumb-founded look alone can take the wind out of a team’s sails.

Jason Garrett will make for a better head coach than an offensive coordinator. His personality is the opposite of the beleaguered Wade Phillips. The genius has some juice and deserves a shot. Hell, Jerry should have turned over the reins to the Princeton grad after Wade became the first coach ever to lose in the divisional round as a #1 seed.

Garrett has the perfect team ready to go with Dom Capers and Cam Cameron. Instead, Wade stuck around and kept Jason Stewart, who was clearly the most unqualified coordinator in the National Football league.

There are 500 coaches who could have won a playoff game with this team. Wade bleeping Phillips. Ruined a 13-3 season. Closed out Texas Stadium with a thud. Never won in December. Ruined the opening of Cowboys stadium. Didn’t win a playoff game. Blew sunshine up everybody’s a$$ for four years and presided over the most disappointing three years in the history of Cowboys football.

It would be stupid to fire any coach this late in the season.To fire the HC and DC is not an option.

The Cowboys did lose out on Unger but how has he looked this year for Seattle? I’d be curious to see how he has graded out. The thing that is positive is that the Cowboys get two players off the injured list next year in Brandon Williams and Robert Brewster. Maybe Brewster with OTAs and a full training camp can push Kosier out of that LG position. The way the Cowboys only ran the ball to the right on goal-line stands on Sunday, tells me they have no real confidence in running the ball to the left side. That cannot happen. We need a road grader at LG. All these counter treys and lead draws are run w/ an element of surprise to cover up the fact that are linemen cannot really dominate at the point of attack. I would like to see if Brewster could displace Bigg but he makes WAY too much money. He’s not going anywhere for at least a year. Bigg seems to be terrible in space this year. He shouldnt’ be getting beat as much as he’s getting paid. It’s a weekly ocurrence. Look for a Tackles, Jerry!

Who is available on the market at guard? No good LT makes it to free agency, unless you’re dealing with the Bills.

Are we not comfortable coming with Stephen Bowen supplanting Spears (as he departs for free agency) and have 3 DL of Bowen, Rat, and Igor with a rotation of Hatcher, Siavii (who was a 2nd round pick, btw) and a FA and draft pick?

Two reasons why the Cowboys don’t go deep:

1) Offensive line play is poor, especially at the guard positions. Because of the pressure he is now getting up the middle Romo can’t step up in the pocket and let it go downfield.
2) I believe Garrett doesn’t really trust Romo to go more than 35 yards down field due to the potential for turnovers. They don’t even throw hail marys. I think it’s due to the heat that Romo has received over his turnovers. I’m concerned the Cowboys have become too scared to make turnovers and it’s potentially limiting the explosiveness of the offense.

Romo’s QB rating out of the shotgun formation is not good. Bob Sturm of the Ticket in Dallas ran some statistics on it. I was surprised. Romo is much more effective throwing the ball from under center.

Don’t the playoffs start for Dallas this Saturday night. Dallas might have to be 11-5 to get in with tie breakers situation. This is a big game.The Boys and Romo need to win the big one and shut these critics up.

for once i agree with king. he says all this talk about dallas choking again in december is bull. he says maybe dallas isn’t as good as was thought. and that is what’s happening, imo. we’re not as good as we thought. it happens.

That situation was an outlier. The Steelers got the best matchup they could have hoped for in the Super Bowl last year. If they had to face either the Eagles or the Giants with their physical D lines and their pressure, no way that they would have won the Super Bowl. They STILL almost lost to the Cardinals. The Cowboys biggest problem is that O-line and the lack of playmakers up the middle (ILB and FS). A lot of plays get funneled up the middle and those guys don’t cause much in the way of forced fumbles, batted balls, etc. Hopefullly Jason Williams with his athletic ability can be a playmaker at the inside LB position. He did in college and usually that kind of knack for disruption carries over to the pros IF the player has the necessary athletic ability and understanding of the game. (The athletic ability he has, we’ll find out next year about how he reads the game.)

Why does anyone think the Cowboys will fix their red zone issues this game when they have had issues all year? If the Cowboys do well in the red zone this week, it will be way outside of normal behavior. The way the Cowboys score is often from outside the red zone. When things get compressed inside the 20 and options are limited, the D line of the opposing team can gear up against the Cowboys’ mediocre offensive line. The Boys have to score TDs, period, and not leave it in Folks’ hands. In fact, I think he needs to be deactivated and use Buehler, but just go for it on 4th down between the 23 and 35 yard line. Going forward the Cowboys will throw a lot more in the red zone, slants and fades. Campbell is a good player, by the way.

…but check out the caliber of the QB we’ll be facing this Saturday:

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/blog/?p=4361

I’ve always been impressed by Brees, even back when I was watching him tear up Northwestern as Purdue’s QB in my undergrad days.

Not saying we can’t win on Saturday. I think we can. Just think he’s a very good player.

I totally forgot that we had Parcells, Payton, Haley and Sparano together at one time.

If the Dolphins make the playoffs, go raid their staff during the week leading up to the game (although it is strictly prohibited by league rules) and make an under the table handshake with David Lee to become the new offensive coordinator and assistance head coach under Garrett.

Tex still can’t believe that Parcells got away with that non-coaching offer to Sparano which circumvented the Rooney Rule and violated league policy for teams in the playoffs. Of course Sparano checked out and his line had the worst game of the year.

I really wanna’ keep RHG around. I understand he’s still learning, but the guy shows great potential. I don’t want another “one that got away”, like Payton.

I also agree 100% when it comes to the O-line. That’s the real reason we can’t run the ball consistently. Can’t blame Garrett for “not calling enough running plays” when the O-line PROVES they’re incapable of moving the guy lined up in front of them.

Fix the O-line and lets see if RHG can flourish. I think he will, and I think Jerry knows it. I’m already wondering who our next D.C. is going to be.

so maybe i’m wrong but is the speed rush to the outside the only pass rush move ware knows? i hardly ever see him doing any other moves. no inside or fakes or anything. or am i missing them?

just saw todd mcshay’s first mock draft and he had us getting taylor mays. /drool

will be a better head coach than he is an OC. Whether that’s at Dallas or not, we’ll see. That said, I think it’s too early to be talking about Wade’s replacement. I don’t expect anything great from here on out, but its not a far stretch to see this team in the playoffs and doing well.

during training camp…if you guys had just listened to me then, we’d be 13-0 right now -

an upgrade of the O line. Please. Lastly, yeah, I’d love to see Jerry pluck another Jimmy Johnson from somewhere.

First, if you look at the history of coaches who won championships with one team then went to another, their combined record is 0-11. So obviously that doesn’t work. Second, Garrett’s schemes are simplistic and predictable. Opposing defenses have been saying that for two years. And his play calling is suspect. Jerry’s redheaded stepchild would be a horrible choice for HC. Third, you want a Beatles reference, I’ll give you a Beatles reference. “We all lose with a Jerry sublet team, a Jerry sublet team, a Jerry sublet team.”

but these guys are gonna get whipped on Saturday night.

Done like dinner.

We just witnessed a draft where the most productive member is a long kicker and it’s very questionable if any of these guys ever start. Thus far nobody is raving about any of our prospects. This is part due to the Jones brothers way over paying, just like they did with Galloway, for a WR that they misjudged as “the guy.”

It’s time to take they personnel keys away and let someone else have a crack at it. If it were not for our FA signings the last couple of years we’d be pretty void of young talent right now.

270 comments and most of them well thought out and stated with very little name calling and trolling i like it