The Epicness Of The Cowboys 2010 Meltdown

probably best put by these words- don’t ever be satisfied with what you have.

But we do have Jason Witten. I think he’s an amazing player and has been one of my favorites for a while…but among our top skill positions he and Roy are the most expendable. And he has the most value. What say you guys?

but there’s a consensus out there that we have two glaring problems. Our O-line, and our defensive backfield. I’d add to that special teams coverage is horrible, and we still don’t have a kick returner. We need to rectify our kicking game as well. With Lissemore and Brent looking like keepers we probably need 2 defensive lineman. So how do we fix all of this in one season?

1. We need to draft a LT high.
2. We need to sign one good FA Guard. ( I don’t think we need a great O-line. Just a good line would be enough with the mobile Romo.)
3. We need to draft a cornerback high.
4. We need AOA and Church to step up at safety.
5. We need Sean Lee to step up.
6. Buehler appears to be fighting through his issues.
7. We need to sign a D-lineman in FA.
8. We need to hit on a D-lineman in the middle rounds.
9. Hold an open competition for kick returner.

We need a whole new coaching staff. We probably shouldn’t keep any of our current coaches. And finally, every position on the team should be an open competition. Still, this just doesn’t sound like enough.

2007 spelled the end of Brian Billick’s head coaching career (to date), and he was replaced by the Eagles’ then defensive coordinator John Harbaugh.

Actually, Harbaugh was Philly’s special teams coordinator and defensive backs coach. See,
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Harbaugh

Jim Johnson was the thorn in our sides (God Rest His Soul) as he was the blitz crazed old man whose defenses forced our QBs into an abundance of mistakes from 2000-2008.

Any of this sound even remotely familiar? Now these may be superficial similarities and they don’t tell the entire story, but regardless, if I were Jerry Jones, I’d be on the phone with Ozzie Newsome right now trying to get as much advice as possible from a man who’s already successfully managed a somewhat similar situation. This time, there will be no Hershel Walker trade to bail Jerry out.

Now, let me start off by reiterating that I am (with the exception of Terry, Fernie, et al) a staunch Tony Romo supporter. Aside from the botched fg attempt in the Wild Card loss to Seattle, The Pittsburgh loss in 2008, and the SNF loss to the GMEN last year, I will never blame Romo for a loss. By my friends, I’m often seen as too defensive when it comes to Romo.

However, with that being said, I respectfully disagree with your opinion being that this time Jerry has no Herschel Walker trade to bail him out. I believe the only player on this roster that could net us a modest amount of draft picks would be Tony Romo. Remember, this has become QB league now more than ever. There are teams that still aren’t settled at the QB position beyond this year. And I have a few teams that Jerry might be able to shop him to:

1) Oakland: remember they only used up a 4th Rd pick in the 2010 Draft to acquire Jason Campbell.

2) San Francisco: Their current QBs are Alex Smith, David Carr, and Troy Smith.

3) Arizona: Their two QBs are Max Hall (udfa 2010) and Derek Anderson. Who better for Max Hall to learn from than Tony Romo?

3) Minnesota: You think Brett Favre is coming back next season? Moreover, you think Childress would let Tavaris Jackson regain the starting job? They’ve also demonstrated a tendency to be stupid with draft picks, they gave up a 3rd rd pick for Randy Moss just less than a month ago, and today they waived him.

4) Buffalo: Just saying…

5) Titans: They have to make a decision on Vince Young at the end of the season as to whether or not they bring him back for 2011 and beyond. Additionally, Kerry Collins is up their in age. They have a roster that can win and just needs QB, and another piece or 2.

6) Kansas City: this all depends on how confident they are in Matt Cassell going forward.

7) Jacksonville: Ok, I know David Garrard just had a career day against us, however, I don’t think the guy is a special player who can take that team to the playoffs and beyond. He’s a serviceable steady the ship guy until someone better comes along.

Again, I am not advocating the trading away of Tony Romo, I’m just saying he’s our best asset in bringing back the most draft picks in a trade, and there are teams that do need to solidify their QB position.

I’m somewhat relieved that the crater took place as early as it did. At least now I won’t be pulling my hair out with every asshat mistake. Now I can just roll my eyes at the lengthy lowlight compilations that are bound to start springing up all over youtube. My emotional investment is at an all time low. Call it a business decision. My sanity is still intact.

I know it looks bleak now, but I’d much prefer a demolition of this current team in hopes of building something stronger than to suffer through another 5 years or more of mediocrity, or worse.

I truly feel this could be the season this franchise needed. Without absolute discontentedness this organization has proven it just wasn’t able to grow. It could only offer excuses, misplaced blame, and false praises to protect a mentally weak team. I think it’s safe to say we’re fresh out of excuses starting with the owner, through the coaches and players, and all the way down to the fans. Absolute discontentedness.

When you plant a tree indoors in order to protect it from the elements (Wade), that trees roots don’t fully develop (2010 Cowboys). It makes for a weak tree, and if it were ever exposed to those elements (a real football team) it simply would not endure for long. It’s time to plant a new seed, outdoors this time, and let it take on the high winds and floods head on so that it can begin building a strong root system.

How bout them 2011 Cowboys!

Jim Johnson did.

And i think you meant rex.