Cowboys Let One Slip Away, Fall To Patriots 20-16
by KD Drummond on Oct 16, 2011 6:28 PM CDT
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Two things will ring true from this heartbreaking loss. With 3:38 left on the clock, the Cowboys had a chance to ice the victory on the road, and proceeded to get stuffed and commit penalties. After giving the ball back to the Patriots, the defense that had been amazing all game long, was unable to stop New England from driving for the winning score.
The Cowboys trailed by 10 in the second quarter, 13-3, but a 92 yard drive milked the clock and cut the deficit to three at the half. The defense was able to keep Tom Brady and the Pats off the scoreboard until the final drive, when he was 8 of 9 for 72 yards.
Very tough loss for the Cowboys, folks. Costly penalties plagued this team left and right at the most inopportune times. With the Giants and the Eagles wins from the early time slot games, the NFC East is jumbled up, as the Cowboys enter a supposedly easier stretch of their schedule. We'll be back with more shorty. Tough loss, a lot of things to pick at, but as always, remember our Code of Conduct.
Continued analysis after the jump.
Felix Jones and Bill Nagy were injured on the afternoon; both ankle injuries with Nagy leaving on the cart. We'll update their status as soon as possible.
Dallas took a 16-13 lead with 5:13 left to go in the fourth quarter, on Dan "Split'Em" Bailey's third field goal of the afternoon. After a first down gain of nine on a TE screen, Sean Lee tackled BGE behind the line of scrimmage on second down, and great coverage forced a Brady pass in the dirt on third. It was only the eighth three and out all season for the Patriots. It was a great stand, and really should have been the last play the defense needed to make.
The offense returned to the field, and Phil Costa promptly got trampled over by Guyton, who stopped DeMarco Murray for a loss of two. On the next play, Guyton shot through the line again to disrupt the play, spinning off a Kyle Kosier block. Shaun Ellis was being blocked by Martellus Bennett and was also in on the tackle. Third and 13, rookie Tyron Smith flinched just enough and was called for a false start. 3rd and 18 a trap draw to Choice to force the Patriots to call another time out and a punt was coming.
I've seen plenty of JG bashing on twitter for that play calling sequence, but the Cowboys blockers just got beat.Throughout the game, the Cowboys runners were making small gains even after being hit in the backfield. 24 rushes for 77 yards; a 3.2 average, is all they could muster.
Brady got the ball back with 2 and a half minutes left, and proceeded to march New England methodically down the field. He continued to pass to his tight ends, completing the first two for consecutive first downs. A quick pass to Welker entered Dallas territory at the two minute warning, then a pass to Welker on an out to the right sideline gained another first.
The Cowboys appeared to get pressure on the next snap, but Brady stepped into a clean pocket and found Woodhad underneath. When the Pats gained a first on a QB sneak two plays later, a dump off to Woodhead would move them inside the 15. Another Welker completion and a timeout then led to a touchdown to Aaron Hernandez. Hernandez had inside position on Mike Jenkins, who appeared late to react to needing to undercut the tight end.
New England's two tight ends combined for 15 catches on the day.
In addition to the failure to run out the clock, or hold the Patriots to at the most a field goal, the team had many other errors earlier in the game that kept them from capitalizing on their early defensive performance.
The Cowboys started the game with the ball, but quickly turned it over when Romo threw in between Miles Austin and Dez Bryant and right to a Patriots defender. Later, after tying the game at 3, the Cowboys forced a fumble on the kickoff and recovered it at the New England 32. Five plays later, Tashard Choice coughed it up and gave New England the ball back.
Later, a ridiculous running into the punter by Anthony Spencer was later bailed out by a great forced fumble by now little-used Bradie James. Then, Miles Austin dropped two consecutive catchable passes to stall a drive in Patriots territory to start the fourth quarter.
The Cowboys gave up two turnovers on the day, and a disgusting 10 penalties for 77 yards. Creating four turnovers saved this team plenty of times, but the offense wasn't able to translate those into a winning amount of points.
Dez Bryant also disappeared in the second half again, not seeing a single target until a last gasp, desperation heave on the final play of the game. There were some kinks in the team's offense early, possibly due to rust from the bye week and not having a chance to practice as a full unit. However, this game was there for the taking, and up 16-13 both units had the opportunity to win this game for the team.
They'll head back to the drawing board tomorrow, as a 2-3 team in preparation a home date against the 0-5 St. Louis Rams.
BTB will have plenty of game analysis coming in the days ahead. I know this loss hurt and this summary focus on the team's failures, but there were positives in this game. Win against St. Louis and the Cowboys sit at 3-3 with a 3-1 record against the conference.
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All 3 loses have been heart breakers
At least the tough part of the schedule is over
by scandrick32 on Oct 16, 2011 6:30 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Excuse you?
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Oh, nevermind I see.
Have fun with that Vernon Wells contract.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
You should be saying this anyway.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Jason Garrett
F*CK YOU!
Tired of your BS calls when it matters most…
A SHOVEL PASS???
REALLY!?
WITH DEZ BRYANT BEGGING FOR A JUMP BALL YOU THROW A F*CKING SHOVEL PASS TO THE 3RD STRING RUNNINGBACK!
watch the play again, the safety was coming over
by WestTxHornFan on Oct 16, 2011 6:40 PM CDT up reply actions
If he plays for
6 on 1st n 2nd down, there is no reason to play for 3 on 3rd. This one is on JG
Texas Stadium has a hole in the roof so God can watch his favorite team play football.
Garrett is GARBAGE....
ROB RYAN FOR HEAD COACH…
Oh No.
I think he is a fine HC, I think he is severely lacking as an OC though.
by Jace M on Oct 16, 2011 6:44 PM CDT up reply actions 4 recs
I don't care
If Garrett is absolutely incredible during the week with preparation and organization (and he is). It doesn’t mean a DAMN THING if he is going to CONTINUE to absolutely KILL the team in the most critical situations with his PATHETIC in-game management and playcalling when it matters most on Sunday.
He either straightens out, gets his s- together, gives up playcalling duties, or GTFO.
This isn’t Wade Phillips bad, but I am sick and tired of the head coach/OC killing this team. We’re wasting the primes of too many great players to put up with this BS.
It'll likely have to wait until next year
Norv might get fired if he blows another season and the team moves to LA, in that case there’s your OC right there.
+1
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by Cowboys_Attack on Oct 16, 2011 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Or Sparano?
Could be good on a couple of levels
Between two evils, try top pick the one you've not tried before
You don't want Sparano calling plays.
3 yard run, 3 yard run, 2 yard draw, punt.
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princeton has gone full face palm after today !
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Id say RIP Al Davis, but i know your up there drunker than a monkey and clocking angels in the 40 yd dash.
Just like Yale felt...
when Georgie was President…
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
pretty sad... considering what he has done with this team so far
some people might have been happy with a completion to the RB 2 weeks ago instead of INTs. Look at what happened in the 2nd half… 2 turnovers, 6 points prior to that final drive… you wanted conservative and don’t give up the football, you got it.
I’ll take the 4-point loss. From the looks of it, Brady had to work for the win.
I DEFINATELY AGREE WITH YOU...
JG’s BS play calling when it matters most… COWHER FOR HC!?
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by California805Cowboy on Oct 16, 2011 7:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Cowher is the king of playing not to lose...
…no thanks.
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by gee-roj on Oct 16, 2011 9:18 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
This already?
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We need a offensive cordinator who thinks outside the box
Garret was playing to not lose the game in that series instead of playing to win the game. And once their offense got the ball back with the lead, I told my wife we are going to run the ball to drain the clock instead of going for the two first downs we need to win this game. When you are playing the games best QB, you don’t try to sit on a 3 pt lead. You do that when you are playing the likes of Sanchez or Stafford but not Brady.
Hurts to lose, hurts to be 2-3
But given our strength of schedule it’s about where we expected to be.
Still a lot of easier teams on the schedule in front of us.
Offense needs to play a lot better, but there’s wins on the horizon. It just sucks to lose a game we had a shot at winning.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 6:31 PM CDT reply actions
and that's what hurts
but when you look at this schedule and the quality of opponents you’d say they should be 2-3.
So far you’re seeing a good team but not a great team.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Quality of Opponents?
-Jets are 2-3
-49’ers just beat the Lions…
Not saying you are wrong, just makes me wonder.
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
Exactly...
So, how good does that make the Lions?
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skins lost to the eagles at home
the 49er game is looking more like an anomaly
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions
if you expect them to lose by the 2nd round of the playoffs yeah they are doing great
but they have shown too many flashes of being better than that. at this rate if they made the playoffs i would expect them to be one and done
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions
still, the fact that we've lost three games we really should have won
Jets aren’t that great, and Detroit was the definition of failure. Now to compound it with this loss….just makes it hard to take.
But we could be 0-5
the 49ers safety just sits 3 yards further back on Jesse Holley and the Redskins don’t let that one field goal get blocked and we’re 0-5.
That’s how football is sometimes. The better team just wins, and the better team on paper has won in all 5 of our games so far this year
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 6:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Not really
San Francisco is the better team when it comes to the 49ers, we just happened to rally late and ended up winning. We should have crushed Washington so the better team won there, and we have two games where we should have won, but lost. Today, the better team won.
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But we could be 5 - 0
In our 3 losses, we helped the other team to a victory. That;s the painful part.
"He has a peculiar felicity of expression." John Adams
How did we help the Pats today? Seems to me Brady took it from us. It IS possible
for the Cowboys to get beat by someone else once in a while.
Penalties? Turnovers? Pedestrian Play Calling?
All of the above.
"He has a peculiar felicity of expression." John Adams
The Pats had more turnovers. The penalties were bad. Not sure which
play calls you’re upset about; if it’s the series of runs at the end you’re talking about, I’ll say it one more time. We had a line that wasn’t doing a good job in pass protection or run blocking, their D was playing well, and our D had been great. It’s easy to second guess JG, but I don’t think he was wrong . Our D got outplayed at the end of the game by a HoF QB after holding him in check for much of the game. Why not give credit where it’s due?
The Pats are recognized as a good team, maybe one of the best.
For us to win, we had to play our best.
They had more turnovers than us..yes. All the more reason for us to win.
We had twice as many penalties.
As you say, our O-line wasn’t run blocking or pass protecting. When you’re up by 23 in the 4th quarter, sit on it. Run it and eat up time, the clock is your friend.
When you’re up by only three against arguably one of the best comeback QBs in the history of the game, in his stadium, you have to know that 3 is not going to get it done.
I think Garrett was trying to keep Romo from being in the position to be the goat again, but I think Garrett’s play calling is predictable. It is easy to 2nd guess him, but that’s my right as a fan.
The D did a great job as you said. They held the high scoring Pats to under 30. Our O should score more than 16, especially since the Pats had all those turnovers, don’t you think?
"He has a peculiar felicity of expression." John Adams
I think the Pats D played a lot better than anyone is willing to concede.
I thought Romo was good today, but I’m sure the party line will be that it’s his fault that Garrett called those runs. I realize I’m just wasting my words, but I’ll say it one more time. We were up. Our O line was bad, and it was worse after Nagy went out. Romo still has a broken rib for which he took an injection today. Garrett decided not to risk it and instead let the D do what the D had been doing all day. I’ve seen a lot of talk the last couple of weeks that it wasn’t JG’s fault that Romo didn’t execute against the Lions. Why is it now his fault that the D didn’t finish the game?
The D did a great job.
You’re ignoring the fact that the offense only scored 16 points, in spite of being handed the ball via turnovers by the D.
If you feel it’s the D’s fault then I think you’re overlooking the totality of the game. Had the Offense done as good a job as the defense, it wouldn’t have been a close game.
"He has a peculiar felicity of expression." John Adams
No, you're ignoring what I'm saying about their D. You're right;
the O didn’t score a touchdown after every turnover by NE, and the Pats D was partly responsible for that. I agreed with you that the penalties were inexcusable; on whom do we blame that? I’m saying that the O made mistakes and yet the Cowboys were still winning until that last drive by NE. I get it; the Cowboys should win big every week. They were in a position to beat one of the elite teams in the league, and they didn’t. I’m giving a lot of credit to a stellar last drive. I’m guessing that against most teams, this is a W.
Ok, I'll refer back to my original post..
..that you questioned.
We helped the other team win by killing drives with penalties.
We helped them win by giving our D only 16 points to work with.
In my opinion, we helped the Pats win by not being more aggressive with our play calling on the final drive. (Keeping in mind who our opponent was)
I will also accept your point that the Pats D outplayed our offense. Based on stats thus far this year, was that an indication of how good the NE Defense is, or how weak our offense really is?
I’ll sit down and shut up and you can have the last word.
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this one bothers me
because Garrett got conservative.
I was okay with Detroit. I’ll always support aggressive play calls. If you’re gonna go down, go down throwing pick-sixes.
but calling 2 runs at the end when NEP knew they were coming. boo.
i can take the losses from aggressive play but stick to your guns.
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by Fan in Thick and Thin on Oct 16, 2011 6:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Last week's lesson
Up by 4 scores, run and punt.
Up by a mere 3 points against Tom Brady in his home stadium with 5 minutes left when you’re averaging 2.5 yards per carry… play to move the chains. It’s the 32nd ranked pass defense in the ENTIRE LEAGUE!
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 6:45 PM CDT up reply actions
right. I can stomach the losses from aggressive plays but I want the wins in return!
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by Fan in Thick and Thin on Oct 16, 2011 6:46 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree
but you know if Romo throws a pick 80% of this board wants Garrett’s head – and most of those 80% now want his head for running
Romo is thousand times smarter than you so does that make you dumb?? Just curious
by I_miss_Switzer on Oct 16, 2011 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
You can't blame the coach for QB INTs
If you start blaming the OC for a QBs INTs that means you want the OC to start treating the QB as a bus driver.
Do you have a QB or do you have a bus driver? Because if you think you have a franchise QB then you have to call plays like a man and trust your QB.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 6:52 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree
just saying there are lots here who are inconsistent with the criticism.
In todays NFL you rarely stop throwing
Romo is thousand times smarter than you so does that make you dumb?? Just curious
by I_miss_Switzer on Oct 16, 2011 6:53 PM CDT up reply actions
That pick was either a horrendus throw
or Dez took that route off
I think it was Smith getting beat
Romo bailed on that throw. When Romo think he’s going to get his he releases quickly and braces for the hit – that’s what I saw him do on that play.
I think he saw Smith get beat and rush the throw.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I was at the game, and close to the field.
Both live action and the replay that they showed, it was clearly Bryant’s fault, no doubt about it. I screamed at my buddy, cause you could see that he led him perfectly, but Bryant sat down. The play was clearly designed for Bryant to continue across the face of the safety, and he stopped.
I’ll bash Romo, but not his fault on that one.
Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not his own facts.
That was actually on the play before that. Bryant was jumping around and headslapping Chung (I think it was). Just seemed like a hyperactive kid with too much energy that needed to come out.
by One.Cool.Customer on Oct 17, 2011 3:36 AM CDT up reply actions
Arrington was not the safety...
Watch the replay. Something else went wrong.
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by LDVFootball on Oct 16, 2011 11:28 PM CDT up reply actions
80% of this board wants Garrett’s head
I’m the other 20% of the board. like I said, I was ok with Detroit.
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by Fan in Thick and Thin on Oct 16, 2011 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm on the other 20% too
I have no problem with this game. Both were team losses. I didn’t like the shovel pass, but I’m not going to go crazy about it.
eh.
I didn’t have a prob with Detroit. I wasn’t crazy about this week.
I like crazy aggressive Garrett.
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by Fan in Thick and Thin on Oct 16, 2011 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Garrett still coaching like a rookie..........
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Id say RIP Al Davis, but i know your up there drunker than a monkey and clocking angels in the 40 yd dash.
Like rookie with no idea how to manage the game clock
by cowboy north on Oct 16, 2011 8:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Except
We ate up a lot of game clock…
The Garrett Guillotine demands more blood!
by Blue Eyed Devil on Sep 5, 2011 3:30 PM PDT
If you're going to eat poison, you might as well lick the plate.
Thats what I am talking about
Manage the clock. Trying to run out the clock with 4 min and the other team has 3 timeouts. Hmmmmm lets see it’s first down. Oh yea, they have eight in the box. Just run right at them. What do you think is going to happen? It is so dumb and if you can’t see that I can’t help you.
by cowboy north on Oct 17, 2011 12:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I understand and respect your thinking
I thought I would think the same way – I also had no problem with Garrett staying aggressive in the Detroit game.
But when it came down to decision time today, I thought about it and decided that given our last two games in this situation have been lost due to Romo INTs, I wanted Garrett to run.
Same result in the end.
Honestly, this call didn’t lose us the game. The red zone woes and constant penalties hurt us. Hurt the Pats too. Any drives without penalties (or multiple dropped balls Miles Austin) ended in scores today. It was a sloppy, sloppy game. The result was a coin flip type outcome
for people freaking out about our record...
go look at the giants schedule. Our 2-3 is probably better than their 4-2.
BED fixed
It just sucks to losea3 games we had a shot at winning.
by DarkKnight88 on Oct 16, 2011 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions
The Jets, Patriots, and Lions
were games I expected to lose before the game started, but we basically won until the very, very end.
The excitement of winning as underdogs was absolutely crushed. I feel pretty sick.
This one isn’t Romo’s fault guys
No it's not.
It’s just another in a long line of team failures by the Cowboys. Penalties, suspect play-calling and complete defensive melt-down on the last drive of the game.
These were staples of the Cowboys under Wade…I felt like I was watching a Wade Phillips led cowboys today.
o-line gets the heat and Garrett in my opinion.
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Id say RIP Al Davis, but i know your up there drunker than a monkey and clocking angels in the 40 yd dash.
Why would anyone throw a hail mary pass out of bounds?
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I think he was under pressure, that’s why.
by Hatchetman337 on Oct 16, 2011 6:33 PM CDT up reply actions
WHy not throw it to the middle of field where your teammates have a chance to make a play, pressure or not?
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pretty sure that was an actual play, not some random last-minute maneuver
by folkmademelovetheboys on Oct 16, 2011 6:39 PM CDT up reply actions
He was throwing the ball across his body...
while running to the left… his arm is not that strong…
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I think the idea was to get Dez against 2 or so guys closer to the endzone
as opposed to a middle of the field moshpit.
I need to watch that play again, but that ball was several yards out of bounds
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He definitely had a step on his man at the end, if tony had just a tenth second longer to set himself i think it would have had a good hance of being a td.
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by Nick Castillo on Oct 16, 2011 6:54 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
no, pass was bad
he would’ve had 3 guys on him. Defenders were running to the ball, which is why dez was open. Still, I think Dez would’ve had a decent chance on a well thrown ball.
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You know, I just really can’t get over how crappy the play calling gets when it gets into crunch time. The defense play outta their mind today, but still killing me to see JG call the same plays. Oh and don’t get me started on the shuffle pass. Seriously guys, come on.
that last drive before the pats TD
they stuffed demarco on first down for a loss with a play have been called live five times in the game, it was a middle blitz, how in the hell you don’t adjust?
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The play calling has been atrocious late in every loss. Awful.
by sportsfanatic21 on Oct 16, 2011 7:35 PM CDT up reply actions
The shuffle
Oh yea worked for Tom Landry in 1975 not so much for the Bills in1992. That was just bad
by cowboy north on Oct 16, 2011 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
JG's playcalling
showed a lack of confidence in Romo and the young O-line late in games. I guess in some ways you can’t really blame him for that.
I thought he was overly conservative against the 49ers and was very lucky to come away with the win. I felt the same way tonight, especially on the 3rd and goal from the 5 near the end. Either that or he is overly confident in the defense to ice the games late.
yes you can because he had the chance to have a different OL but he wanted that
you keep Gurode or sign waters and it’s a world of a difference, i’m getting tired of seeing bill nagy not getting any push
Redzone offense must improve!
That’s a play calling issue… That’s on Garrett….
by Mac_Eleven on Oct 16, 2011 6:36 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
its also an oline issue
when you can’t run, its hard on the goal line. Its not easy to pass the ball in that area.
This has been the case ever since Sparano left.
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This loss is on Jason Garrett
Pathetic play calling. What a way to end a drive with a shovel pass but the next to last drive…three runs? He could have rammed it down their throats! And no Dez Bryant the whole second half?!?!?!…totally unbelievable! Nice drops to Miles…you single-handedly jammed that one drive when they had the Pats on the ropes. Two weeks off and this is what we get…I hope this isn’t a prelude of what we will see years down the road.
The first half of this comment is pretty reasonable
The second isn’t, Miles is a bit rusty, and a the first one he should have made and if he made the second catch it winds up on SportsCenter’s top plays.
miles is to blame on those 2 catches
plz on that 3rd down romo put the ball right in his hands but hey there’s plenty of blame to go around.
by DarkKnight88 on Oct 16, 2011 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions
I really hate Garrett's playcalling
Against New York when it was 1st and goal at the 4 they had ample opportunity to get seven, and in the 4th quarter there’s no reason why Romo should roll to a hobbled Dez Bryant who is covered by Darrelle Revis, none whatsoever. The Detroit game sucked for a number of reasons, Romo needed to play better; and while the playcalling sucked in the second half there’s no excuse for Romo’s performance.
Today? Ugh…where to begin, more awful goalline playcalling, not getting Bryant involved in the second half, overly conservative calling towards the last drive? Please. Here’s the thing…Tom Brady can beat you just as easily in two minutes as he can in four. Calling shuttle passes and runs up the middle when Costa’s getting killed all day? C’mon, that’s just plain stupid. Yes, Austin and Demarco made some timely mistakes that really hurt the team, but Garrett’s gotta do a better job playcalling.
I know a lot of people would really like Jerry to let the coach and Stephen run the team…however a meddlesome owner is good, sometimes. Jerry should have insisted that Garrett relinquish the play calling duties to someone good (there were several great candidates this offseason) so he can focus fulltime on getting the team prepared for Sunday.
Penalties, dropped catches, stupid turnovers, blown tackles, and assignments?
This team has PLENTY to work on during the week, there is MORE THAN ENOUGH to concern yourself with just getting the team prepared for Sunday. There isn’t enough time in the week to get this team mentally and physically prepared to play on Sunday, AND develop a comprehensive game plan for the offense and study the opposing defense’s weak points to where you can develop a through gameplan. There isn’t enough time.
JG, Not Romo
Question for all of you folks here. I am not ignoring Romo’s picks, but what is the one common denominator here? 21 points up? Let’s throw the ball instead of protecting the lead. 3 points up? Lets protect the lead. What lead genius? Its only three points. This is ridiculous. He did last game what we should have done this game and did this game what we did last game. Think he has what it takes to be a head coach, but not an OC. And for you folks that are gonna say, well, they should have executed the plays, I don’t wanna hear it. Its called situational football and the red-headed genius doesn’t have it.
by Jace M on Oct 16, 2011 6:37 PM CDT reply actions 8 recs
Yes, this right here.
Question for all of you folks here. I am not ignoring Romo’s picks, but what is the one common denominator here? 21 points up? Let’s throw the ball instead of protecting the lead. 3 points up?
This cannot be emphasized enough. When you have a 21 point lead it’s time to be conservative, not let your foot off the pedal, but be conservative. A three point lead, against Brady with two minutes? Hell it may as well be tied.
Think he has what it takes to be a head coach, but not an OC.
Completely agree. He seems to have the right attitude and mentality to lead the team, but he tries too hard to be clever with the play calling despite having an offense that most OC’s would love.
by Omar Little on Oct 16, 2011 6:41 PM CDT up reply actions 9 recs
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It's truly disgusting that he can't manage to get more production out of an offense that's this loaded with talent.
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You're ignoring the two INTs
when we were tied in the Jets game and up 3 in the Lions game. 2 1st down INTs in our own territory. The same position we were in here.
Garrett can’t prevent Romo from throwing an INT if he calls a pass play.
Who Dialed Up......
the plays? Obviously you missed the, " I am not ignoring Romo’s picks" part. Several of those should have been short yardage throws or runs that were dialed up and Romo should never have been in the position to throw them.
In the Jets game
Romo has got to throw that ball away. Its not like Garrett says “Tony, you have to get rid of it, even if you’re throwing into triple coverage” The playcall was bad, I agree, but Tony lost his self control there.
In the Lions game, Romo’s either got to step into it or throw it away. Not chuck the ball 25 yards downfield off his back foot.
Stuff happens as the game goes on
And it is Garrett’s job to manage the clock and the game. There was a real chance late in this game to win the game. Garrett did not try to win the game he just handed the ball back to Brady. Like 2.47 and one timeout, yea it aint Rex Grossman dude. So the game winning question comes down to this. Does Tony Romo have a better chance of throwing a first down against a defence that is stacked against the run or do we let Tom Brady try one more time, with 2.47 and 1 timeout. The pats would go with Brady every time. So what should Garrett do?
by cowboy north on Oct 16, 2011 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Why does Garrett call the dumbest looking running plays that I have ever seen?
He’s always having one or two guys motioning before the snap. How about running the ball straight up like other teams do?
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When your O-line is getting pushed back
most running plays are going to look like bad calls.
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Dez Bryant
is it time to start questioning his fitness?
???
They couldn’t stop him at the end of the half. If his physicality is in question…why is he out there then?
He has had legs issues
and has not been able to practice, so yes he has conditioning problems
"Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be grateful. Conceit is self-given; be careful." John Wooden
Is he really?
What about the “shuffle” pass play? He had a one on one and they never looked his way. Garrett needs to stop being cute with his play calling and stick with fundamental plays that works. You go to your best receiver!
so one catch isnt disappearing
just look at this stats. it’s clear. just because you like him doesn’t mean it isn’t true.
i love RHG as a HC
as an OC i don’t know. He’s called some fantastic games but even as a viewer at home can’t help but to see pure idiocy in some playcalls.
Time to trust Dez more.
Austin had some big drops. The stage, the time on the clock, the stadium….None of that matters to Dez. No situation is too big for him. It could be the SuperBowl, Dez is still as calm as he would be if it was pickup game in the churchyard. At a time when we really needed a play, made me sick for Dez not to be involved.
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by Carl Shelton (GloryDayz88) on Oct 16, 2011 6:38 PM CDT reply actions
Going a red zone series without a pass to dez
is inexcusable to me. We cannot run the ball!! Hes our best option by far.
Miles has got to catch the football. He dropped easy ones
Yes he did drop some easy ones today
But Miles was also coming off time missed in terms of the last few games so he was a bit rusty.
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He dropped easy balls that hit him square in the hands close to the chest.
Does a wr suddenly forget how to catch a ball because he sat a couple weeks with a leg injury? I’m not buying the excuses for Miles
me either loil
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Wow, great game, poor result.
I love the effort from the players today. Hate the playcalling at the end by both coordinators.
Garrett: Seriously, what the hell were you thinking inside the NE 10 yard line? A shovel pass??? That’s the best you’ve got? And how Tony is not looking for Dez first is beyond me, especially on the play before that. Then the terrible play calls when they had the ball with over three minutes to kill. There was no chance they were getting a first down with those calls. Seriously, not one screen pass or anything? Straight runs into the box? Garrett just kills me sometimes with his calls.
Ryan: Brady is inside the 10 yard line with 30 seconds left and this is when you decide to rush three and let him stand there all day to pick your D apart. Suicide. I just don’t get it. The pressure was working all day, you can’t let him just stand there.
Then Tony throws the hail mary out of bounds… if there was ever a time for him to take a chance on an interception this was it, and NOW he chooses to throw the ball out of bounds…. F##K!
Too bad, a great effort goes to waste due to poor management
Putting all disappointment aside.
This team should be able to go 10-6 at worst so playoffs are still very much a reality. The rest of this schedule is soft. Aside from divisional games who looks tough? Maybe Tampa and Buffalo but the Cowboys should be able to beat them, they handled a much better team today and should have won (again).
The Giants are terrible even though they managed to win today and have a much tougher schedule. I don’t believe in the Redskins and the Eagles are in worse shape than the Cowboys.
by transmogrifier on Oct 16, 2011 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions
yeeaaaahhh ..keep thaat optimism..........
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Id say RIP Al Davis, but i know your up there drunker than a monkey and clocking angels in the 40 yd dash.
Thanks, I will.
It was a tough loss but nothing to give up on the team about, the Patriots are a damn good team.
The Detroit loss two weeks ago, though. Still hurts.
by transmogrifier on Oct 16, 2011 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions
People say they get sick of seeing Romo wearing his cap backwards
But I’m sick of seeing Miles with that smile on his face everytime he drops, it’s like he’s thinking " aww why must I be unlucky now?".
It’s not the first time he’s done this, although I can’t think of a good example right now
by folkmademelovetheboys on Oct 16, 2011 6:42 PM CDT reply actions
Yeah, not charming anymore...
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Tough loss
but remember the whole NFCE has to play that team and I don’t think any one of them is looking at it as a win.
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by Lord Humungus on Oct 16, 2011 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions
JJ Jameson?
He’s at the Daily Planet!
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by Lord Humungus on Oct 16, 2011 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions
Great Leadership?
I ran into a group of men trying to take an old lady's purse and decided it was my duty to help out. She was a tough old broad, but in the end we got her purse.
Come on?
He couldn’t even catch SpiderMan…
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No...I think he ment
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by Dosresolvedalotofignorantviews on Oct 16, 2011 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
lol nice
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What about Jm J Bullock
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Romo is thousand times smarter than you so does that make you dumb?? Just curious
by I_miss_Switzer on Oct 16, 2011 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Are you sure he wasn't Canadian?
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Romo is thousand times smarter than you so does that make you dumb?? Just curious
by I_miss_Switzer on Oct 16, 2011 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions
lol
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tough one
but alot of positives…….
get use to close games, it looks like those are the only kind we will get this year…..
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In the pre-season I loved the way the line blew open holes
Now it has been five weeks and they cannot open a hole. I am not a huge JG fan either but it is hard to call a game when your line cant move anyone
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This O-line sucked all game
Penalties all over the place, every running play guys are getting into the back-field, Romo having to do is Romo thing all over the place to avoid hits.
The O-line was bad from Free all the way over the Smith. All 5 of them were bad.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 6:48 PM CDT up reply actions
It really was a bad nite for the O-line.
I’m really starting to wonder what Hudson Houck is going to do to cut down on these ridiculous penalties.
You have to hope Smith is going to get better and Free is just having an off-game
But I don’t know what to do with these interior guys. We need to replace 2 of these 3 interior guys.
And what happened to Arkin? This guy is our 4th round pick and we’re putting in Kowalski when Nagy gets injured? How bad is Arkin if we’re throwing in Kowaslki?
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions
In preseason
The line is smaller and more athletic, built for screens, down field blocks all kinds of cool stuff. So I am thinking, hmmm Dez, Miles, Felix, yea man this is going to give teams a lot to think about. I guess Garrett wants to keep this secret wepon a secret a little longer.
by cowboy north on Oct 16, 2011 8:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Keep it a secret until when?
We’re a 2-3 team. If we had some kind of a secret weapon don’t you think we might have used it to try to win by now?
I think they just aren’t any good.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions
Arkin was inactive. He also needs a season to work on S&C.
IMO they had Kowalski active as he can play C in case Costa was hurt, as well as G.
Observations
Garrett is not qualified to coach a pro football team
Dallas invents ways to lose
Pick a player is en vogue this week is was Miles Austin he choked
The d once again choked
We have horrible running backs
Garrett sucks
The season is over for Dallas………….They have the heart of a paper doll
And still some of you will defend Garrett and defend the hearltess players on this team…
This team is infested with a losing attitude and a loser mentality and it’s time to prepare for the draft.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
Moral victories are for losers.................
seems many here are in to moral victories…………
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 6:49 PM CDT up reply actions
He dropped one ball. that 2nd one was thrown into double coverage.
The season is not over…No one is running away with the NFC east. The Cowboys get to play Philly and the Giants twice and Skins once more.
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+1
no where near over……tough loss yes, throwing in the towel, no
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U probably said the same thing after the Skins loss last year. U can't change this teams loser mentality.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
you are quiting
who is the loser ?
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by BigBad Joe on Oct 16, 2011 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I am a realist. Has nothing to do with quitting. I know what I see and it's another bad team with dumb players.
Something some fans just can’t admit. LOLOLOL
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by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 6:58 PM CDT up reply actions
so because it is your opinon
that must be the way the rest of us see it ? all bow to the might mensa……you are welcome to you opinion and can feel free to find another team if you so chose
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Well.....my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle
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LOL Joe. Ok let's cheer another loss. What is Romo's record in his last 12 games ?
Let’s say how great moral victories are. Let’s talk about how we almost beat the Pats. Let’s discuss the inept coaching on this team and blame it on something else. Better yet let’s just wear blinders and pretendt they won. LOL. U don’t get it. U never will.
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by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Seriously
There are no moral victories in this game. Yes we lost, but we are at 2-3 and looking forward to playing, and hopefully clobbering a team that is 0-5 and then get to play a team that is 2-4 and has a bye next week. I’ll declear the season over when we are at 2-7 and Jason Garrett has appeared to have lost the team.
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Football mensa has a point
Everyone is talking about the soft schedule we have coming up but there are no softies in the playoffs except for McNabb led teams. Are we to look forward to a one and out in the playoffs? I would rather miss the playoffs and get a better draft pick than one and done. We do have a lot of dumb players on this team. Some are talented but a lot are just plain dumb, and our QB leads them.
Feel free to focus on what you want, as you do
the rest of us dont have to buy into it
Not “Cheering on a loss”, but not calling for dismantling the team either….
and you dont get it either, but i can live with that :-)
Happy Monday
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LOL @ he dropped 1 ball.
Austin Choked. Every week there will be a player on Dallas who will hurt the team. We should start a money pool to see who can get the most guesses correct.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
I've read your stuff enough......
to know you thrive in lost games. Enough said.
He does seem to take pleasure in losing...
No fan can really be that negative…
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really?
Denver is trying to trade Loyd maybe the Cowboys should trade Austin for him? Would that make you happy?
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It won't be Austin next weel It will be a different player. The coach will stay the same.
Dumb team. Dumb coach. Even dumber gm.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 6:59 PM CDT up reply actions
This game was a lot of "who we thought they were" before the season started
Bad O-line, RBs can’t do anything. Defense looks better under Rob Ryan. We have weapons on offense.
This team played like they are on paper in this game.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Rob Ryan is quite possibly the only bright spot of this game.
The fact that our defense is so much better with basically the same personnel is quite encouraging.
How good is Sean Lee?
I think he is the 2nd best player on defense behind Ware. I think it’s the mixture of Ryan and Lee that have made the change.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Lee's career will be wasted just like Ratliff's and Ware's. I feel bad for him. He plays on a bad football team with a horrible coach and no future.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions
This team is infested with a losing attitude and a loser mentality and it’s time to prepare for the draft
If the team had this attitude, i would agree that it was a loser attitude, funnny you call them out for something youare doing yourself
He who laughs last, thinks slowest
Well.....my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle
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I don't get paid to coach or play. They are infested and u wear blinders. No sweat off of my back.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions
but you love pointing it out
you need help dude…..you post more on here when they lose than when they win
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Well.....my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle
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LMAOOOOOOOOOO because they lose more than they win. Geeze it ain't hard.
Can you count ?
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by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions
not what i mean
you seem to love railing on the weaknesses of the team, if the team were to have the same attitude, they would never win a game…..
He who laughs last, thinks slowest
Well.....my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle
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They are a weak team mentaly. They are weak as a team. Their coach is very dumb and can't call a good game.
When they begin to play smart and begin to show heart I will applaud them for it. Thing is u can’t truthfylly deny what I am saying. U just don’t like it being said.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:05 PM CDT up reply actions
whatever you say,
your not going to change my mind and im not going to change yours so good nite
He who laughs last, thinks slowest
Well.....my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle
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U quit ? LOL
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:09 PM CDT up reply actions
not on my team, but talking with a person
that takes pleasure in their team losing, yep, im done….
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by BigBad Joe on Oct 16, 2011 7:16 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
Heart of a paper doll… They aint hearts of lions but neither are they meek sheep. Mental mistakes bordering pee wee level hilarity week in and week out… Most definifely.
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by Nick Castillo on Oct 16, 2011 6:59 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
U mean they are a dumb football team that is poorly coached ? YES I agree.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
As much as I disagree with what he is saying
he is right in one aspect. The Cowboys need some swagger
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That's the dumbest comment of the nite so far.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:01 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe the dumbest not made by you...
by Omar Little on Oct 16, 2011 7:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL @ Omar trying ot be funny.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:03 PM CDT up reply actions
Correction:
LOL @ Omar BEING funny.
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by Fergie3108 on Oct 16, 2011 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
seriously when was the last time you had ANYTHING positive to say?
I mean yea,it sucks to lose, but even when we win, you’re harping on something or another.
I get it though. Being pessimistic about the team is so much easier… when we lose you get your ego stroked for being right ,and when we win… well its a win so thats nice.
Also you can make the same comments about not being able to do anything for 31 of the 32teams every single year.
So unless the cowboys win the superbowl, youre right. Congratulations, you are a GREAT fan.
losing close games really sucks
but I’d rather have all my losses be close, than be completely out of the game by halftime.
We just played the New England freakin Patriots. Did we get blown out? no? wow. Sorry for not being pessimistic about the rest of the season cause we lost a close one to one of the perennial favorites to win the Superbowl
hahahahahhahahhahahahahhah
dammit boy, hell at least ya put a grinner on me ……..ill take it as sarc.
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Id say RIP Al Davis, but i know your up there drunker than a monkey and clocking angels in the 40 yd dash.
This is a bit of an overreaction.
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This one is on Romo and Garret
Awful awful play calling throughout the game from Garret. Seriously, our run game is atrocious and sticking with Felix has been a main reason for it. Also, again, like every single friggin game…. our red zone efficiency is just god awful. The play calling inside the red zone is probably some of the worst in the league. As for the blame falling on Romo, well that comes from his horrible play with a lead this entire season. They neutered him today and for those of you that think this game was close and could have really gone either way? Think of this. We held them to 20 points…. 20. We won the turnover battle and against one of the worst defenses in the league we manage 16 points.
THAT is just how bad our offense and play calling is. It should have been a goddamn blowout from the first Brady pick and fumble recovery.
When you cannot run the ball
your red zone offense suffers.
"Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be grateful. Conceit is self-given; be careful." John Wooden
The part where...
he cant be trusted with a lead? I dunno maybe I’m blaming him for no reason. Ive been a Romo advocate for so long now and it really just seemed today that they wanted to take the ball out of his hands as much as possible. I couldnt see how the secondary was playing our receivers but we never took a shot down field… ever… except for the dumbass hail mary.
If you see Romo at fault in this one.....
you are looking too hard.
Like I said above
maybe I am seeing something that isn’t there, but you cant tell me that after he threw that pick that you didnt panic… as I’m sure Garret did. Just saying, it really seemed like they wanted the ball out of his hands the entire game. If that’s not the case then fine. I guess I’m just frustrated because I was really expecting Romo to be airing it out. I mean come on… NOT ONE jump ball for Dez. Come on…
I see what you are saying
but I think they were more trying to keep the ball out of Brady’s hands. The Cowboys did not attack down field very much. But Brady did not either., He was dropping the ball off and throwing underneath as well.
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Okay, I am going to ask the question...
Is Garret the Right Kind of Guy. Does he finish, as well as he starts?
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I dont know
I kinda of wanted JJ to blow the whole staff out and start over, fresh, young and hungry . But I also JJ to be blown out and have a real GM take over.
"Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be grateful. Conceit is self-given; be careful." John Wooden
To be honest...
I have hated his play calling for quite a few years now. He never calls run plays that cater to the strengths of our backs, which mind you arent much. Running through the tackles has not been a strength of ours since Barber was in his prime.
I actually rather liked some of the tosses/sweeps we ran on a couple 3rd and shorts...
I think they had a game plan to keep the ball away from Brady as long as possible (as stated above) while keeping the D rested, and, until that last drive, it worked rather well.
I think the second-to-last Cowboy’s drive, specifically, they were way too conservative. At that point in the game, throw one up to Dez in the end zone. I think you have to try and put the game away by scoring 7 there.
That said, I can understand why Romo wouldn’t willingly throw one up with a tie game late. In case you’ve been living under a rock, Romo’s been berated for his judgement errors late in close games since week one. The pick he threw at the beginning of the game was probably in his head. Along with the last several weeks of scrutinizing his mistakes.
It also looked to me like he was a little quick to kill plays at the line more often today. I’m no expert, nor did I keep count or anything so I can’t say that with certainty. Just my perception. It would be interesting to look at how often Romo checked out of assumed passing plays at the line, though.
After the field goal, all we have to do is stop Tom Brady from driving down the field with a few minutes on the clock and a TO at his disposal. /sarcasm
Though I’m being sarcastic here, it’s the truth. Our D makes a stop, we win. Our D holds them to 3, OT.
I don’t blame our defense. They played awesome.
But if you change either of the drives I mentioned, and we either win or force overtime. = /
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
and bear in mind that Drive needed what
Like # Perfect Passes by Brady to keep it Going? Now I know he is one of the best in the league, but HOw often in a GAME do you get Passes like that?…..I would Wager that 90%+ of the time Dallas wins this Game…..
Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
-by CotySaxman on Jul 11, 2011 7:50 AM PDT
Am I the most optimistic Cowboys fan in the World? Yes, due to an "unfortunate accident" to the previous holder of the title.
by I am Ironman!!! on Oct 16, 2011 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
#=3
Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
-by CotySaxman on Jul 11, 2011 7:50 AM PDT
Am I the most optimistic Cowboys fan in the World? Yes, due to an "unfortunate accident" to the previous holder of the title.
by I am Ironman!!! on Oct 16, 2011 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
If you need to complete a perfect pass , dial up the Dallas d.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 9:36 PM CDT up reply actions
WRONG.
In case you’ve been living under a rock, Romo’s been berated for his judgement errors late in close games since week one.
We have been berating Romo for his judgement when we were winning by double digits.
When necessary to win the game, go ahead and throw it. BIG difference.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
What, exactly, am I wrong about here?
As far as this season is concerned, he has in fact been berated since week one.
All of our games have been close.
?
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
Read my reply again. We did not berate Romo's judgment in "close games".
We have berated Romo for his judgement at the time that we had double digit leads.
Yes, the games ended close, but our problem with Romo is what he did while we still had big leads.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
Well then...
WRONG!
Romo was taking much heat waaaaayyyyyyyy before that Lions game, dude. And if you don’t think that Jets game was close, I don’t know what to tell you. Maybe try watching the game again.
Romo has been taking heat since week one. I mean, hell, we can technically go back YEARS, but who’s counting?
He has taken the heat since week one for his error in judgement (mostly) for the goal-line fumble and the Revis pick. Both happened LATE in the game, and while the game was CLOSE.
Sure, the Lions game (mind you, the game immediately preceding this past Sunday’s) was a different story, and weeks later, and not the point I was making.
The fact is, and my point still stands that he has taken heat since week one. That was the point you missed before hopping on your soap box and arguing a completely different subject.
Back to the point I was making…
If you had to hear about your errors every day for 6 straight weeks, then couple all that with some more mistakes week four, hear about all that for a couple weeks while you wait to play one of the best teams in the league, you may let it affect what you’re willing to do on the football field.
I’m not saying that definitively, but seems pretty logical to me.
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
you may let it affect what you’re willing to do on the football field.
I’m not saying that definitively, but seems pretty logical to me.
If that is true, then maybe he’s not the right guy for the job.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
Very true. I can't disagree with you there, if that's the case. You're supposed to have a short memory when it comes to turnovers at his position. It should come with the territory.
I’m not going to fault the guy for being human and not putting the game on the line, and trusting his defense though. The D had been great. Sensi is really playing lights out, imo. He deserves some recognition, but Sean Lee has been hogging the spotlight.
I digress…
Another way of looking at it is maybe the opportunity was taken out of Romo’s hands by JG. Again, I can understand that logic without agreeing with it.
Personally, although it hurts when it goes bad, I prefer the off-the-leash, improvisational Romo. I would rather give him the opportunity to be aggressive in order to win the game and subsequently lose, than reign him in and play conservative and still lose.
I had been torn on the subject until I watched this game. But the coaching staff really needs to figure out how to let this guy play his game and still pull out some wins against the more “favored” teams in the NFL.
I still have faith they can figure it out. And I have no choice but to be patient until that happens.
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
Just to be clear. I am not a Romo basher.
I do get angry with him for his mistakes, but don’t want to bench him.
But this season has given us a whole new topic to evaluate. Situational performance. And both by Romo and now by JG.
I’m not going to fault the guy for being human and not putting the game on the line, and trusting his defense though. The D had been great.Take that out of context and no one will know if you are talking about Romo or JG.
But the coaching staff really needs to figure out how to let this guy play his game and still pull out some wins against the more "favored" teams in the NFL.I agree completely and think that a lot of the “bashers” are also really just saying the same thing, but with a ton of emotion.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
I actually kinda agree with you, I've been thinking that too
but in the context of this game, you can’t blame Romo. Well you can – if NE picks a couple balls they had opportunities too, suddenly Romo is the goat again. But they didn’t.
I am not trying to argue
but the line is not moving anyone, they are not creating holes, or running lanes. It has been 5 games and they are not getting better.
"Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be grateful. Conceit is self-given; be careful." John Wooden
Look at the Bears
They have an oline that gets Cutler killed, but Forte still runs all over everybody Somebody explain that to me
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
He was picked in the 2nd round...
much after Felix Jones…
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
can't disagree with you,
but we nearly won that game with Romo playing conservative through most of it. He didn’t need to take those risks. And lets not pretend Romo made a calculated risk with that throw to Ogletree. I highly doubt he saw Chung coming.
Is Doug Free the new Flozell?
Top in the league for holding penalties this year.
I don't know what happened to Free
is he just having a “regressing to the mean” year or have teams figured him out? All I know is he doesn’t look great this year.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 6:50 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd say give Tyron a shot at LT
But even he was holding and getting blown out today.
He's a rookie
He’ll have some good games and some bad ones, overall he’s been pretty good and may be ready for the promotion.
yep he was worse than Free
and considerably worse.
I’m listening to the post-game show and a caller complained Romo should step up in the pocket when Free and Smith are getting beat on the edges. But when he did step up he was getting hit by DTs beating up our C and Gs.
O-line was just BAD today.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 6:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Smith is only 20.
But I really wish he was a mauler. The line does not have a mauler
"Talent is God-given; be humble. Fame is man-given; be grateful. Conceit is self-given; be careful." John Wooden
This one is very easy to answer....
HE GOT PAID.
Now, he can sit back, not work out or condition his body, and let the pay check keep rolling in. I’m not questioning the need to re-sign him, I am questioning his cost.
"Back in Irish's day you had to kill a man before you were taken seriously in polite society." - Aquaman56 06/25/10
by Samuel_L_Bronkowitz on Oct 16, 2011 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions
It's simple.
He’s got a rookie playing next to him.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Put Kosier back next to him and I guarantee he improves.
Problem is you can’t do that because then you’d have to put two rookies on the right side, and I’m not sure Tyron or whoever you put over there at G are ready for that.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
JG just played the Pats like he should have played the Jets.
Except the man who preaches situational football forgot who was playing QB for the other team. There is a big difference between trusting the D and putting them in a bind. We saw some good things tonight – but the most glaring problem was clearly RZ inefficiency and situational playcalling in general.
Honestly, I’m not sure how much longer Rob can deal with continually painting defensive masterpieces and getting screwed by shovel passes on 3rd down and goal, among other various cute/stupid playcalls.
Romo was clean. Defense was dominant. Bailey executed. Big plays from Robinson, Murray, Witten, Ware, Newman, James, and Lee. Multiple key turnovers. If I told you that before the game, I bet all of you would say we won. The game was lost by extremely poor situational playcalling. And for that reason, this is squarely on RHG.
Still love the ‘Boys. Still think we’ll get better. But Garrett has to practice what he preaches.
"If something is a sure thing, it requires no faith." - David Allen
by KeyOfZ on Oct 16, 2011 6:49 PM CDT via mobile reply actions 1 recs
Thanks for nothing Garrett...
What s*&tty play calling with the ball and the lead. Two runs into a run blitz? Seriouly Garrett? You Fing bonehead, both Miles and Dez were in man coverage against the NUMBER 32 pass defense in the NFL!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Way to go big there Redball. We need an offensive coordinator. JG canonot obviously manage the game and the offense simultaneously.
They give up a lot of yards, but don't allow as many points
In fact, I think somebody posted a stat that they gave up one less point on average per game than we did.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 6:58 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Understood but
we have an stellar pair of WRs that were underutilized the entire game. Yeah, they slid quite abit of underneath coverage on them but that just means that someone else was completely uncovered. We are the same offfense since Wade took the helm and it shows, no one respects us in crunch time because Garrett is predictable.
Garrett
I definitely blame this on the Coach. When NE sold out for the run on first down. They should’ve known that they were going to do it again. They called another run and ran right into the run blitz. Then they didn’t try to get the 3rd and 18…Cmon’ now..play to win. When they punted the ball away, I knew the game was over.
I am so sick of passes that are so short after Romo drops back that the RB or WR catches it
BEHIND the line of scrimmage on 3rd and 10+ plays.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
Well Romo could have changed the play to a pass
Hey Washington... D.C. stands for Dallas Cowboys
Twitter: @silva918
And please...
CUT Choice…COSTLY fumble. Tanner PLEASE!
Agreed on Tanner
There is just absolutely no reason why he should not at least be given a chance.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 6:56 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I KNOW THEY WEREN'T PLAYING A "PREVENT" D
on that last NE drive…but they may as well have been…They got passive on the D and didn’t apply any pressure as they had been…You can’t do that against Brady. Thats what lost the game, despite some questionable offensive calls by JG. Additionally, doesn’t it seem NE gets alot of questionable calls?
In order to change some things in your life...you gotta change some things in your life.
What the hell was that double pass interference in the end zone???
Since when is it offensive PI when the WR turns around to catch the ball?
We should have had 1st and goal at the 1.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
actually it was holding against Koiser
that Nullified the PI call….
Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
-by CotySaxman on Jul 11, 2011 7:50 AM PDT
Am I the most optimistic Cowboys fan in the World? Yes, due to an "unfortunate accident" to the previous holder of the title.
by I am Ironman!!! on Oct 16, 2011 9:53 PM CDT up reply actions
That was a bad holding call...
it didn’t effect the outcome of the play and it wasn’t a blatant hold any different from the many holds NE committed but not called. It was an equalizer home call made to off balance the PI.
In order to change some things in your life...you gotta change some things in your life.
Thanks. I was watching in a bar with no sound.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
Exactly what you expected... going into NE but...
I still think Dallas could have put up a lot of points on that defence, we’re back to complaining about Romo and the offence, exactly where we should be. I think it could have been 43 points.
Lets face it, NE is a pretty good team and they showed it tonight. I’m happy with that performance, if you give the ball to Brady in the 4th quarter he will pull out the win. I’m proud of the offence too, no turnovers in the 2nd half, that’s a big improvement over last week.
Hats off to Belicheck and the DC, they really improved since week 1. This team was 14-2 last year and we were 6-10, to have a 3-point lead down to the last 30 seconds that was clutch…
Here’s to 11 straight wins to finish the season.
?
what is the tipoff?
Romo is thousand times smarter than you so does that make you dumb?? Just curious
by I_miss_Switzer on Oct 16, 2011 6:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Down on Americans again, are we Omar?
I’m sure your anti-US, anti-estabilshment sentiments will get a lot of traction here.
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
Well look at some of the idiots here...
Well maybe not HERE, here, but it was a loss by four points to a really good team. Some idiots will blame Romo, some will say the defense didn’t hold up, and very few will point out that a few timely mistakes and some bad playcalling is what cost the team the game. They’ll also overreact and call for Garrett to lose his job, despite handling an injured team pretty well and instilling a very positive attitude throughout the club. Besides, how many Americans think that the non-Golic ESPN-analysts have something reasonable to say?
You constantly miss the point
You berate these people as “idiots” instead of reveling in the chance to conduct the conversation. The pluralism of viewpoints, as disdainful as they may seem to you, is what’s great about all of this.
How boring life would be if everyone thought like you do.
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
by 5Blings on Oct 16, 2011 7:08 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, I do berate these people (CORRECTLY) as idiots
If you blame Romo for this loss you are an idiot.
If you blame the defense for this loss you are an idiot.
If you blame Miles Austin for this loss you are an idiot.
Yeah, I’m all for pluralism, but I don’t think the people who think the sun revolves around the earth should get an equal play in the conversation.
You should change your name to Little Omar
You think like a spoiled child.
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
Sorry...
I didn’t get this liberalized education that all you guys did, stupid people need to be told that they’re stupid and not everyone’s opinion matters just as much. GEE!!!! Thinking someone who blames the QB that had pretty much the exact same day as the best in the game is an idiot is totally reasonable!!!! Hell, it’s even correct.
Thinking that ANYONE who blames the unit that snapped the opposing team’s 13 game 30+ point streak is an idiot makes me a child?
Thinking somebody is an idiot for thinking that one dropped catch and one missed touch catch constitutes blame makes me a child?
5 isn’t only the number of rings the Cowboys have, it’s also the number of grades you’ve completed.
Keep proving my point
Every letter you type underscores my statements about you, to the point where they become irrefutable.
Come on…what more do you want to get off of your chest “Wittle Omar”?
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
To be honest, I'm surprised you can even read any letter I type.
If you think any of those idiots have a valid point, then I don’t know what to do with you. Maybe your family should try doing with you what most families do with similar species of your intelligence, chain them out front.
Omar, I may not agree with what you say...
but you are funny…
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
So.....
because people may disagree with you on the reasons for the loss that makes them American(= not reasonable and not optimistic)?
I really don't want to get into this here...
However, I will say that you’re making a correlation/causation viewpoint. BECAUSE most Americans are not reasonable or optimistic, they disagree with the reasons of the loss and already consider the season to be over. The Packers last year started the season 3-3 after the first three games, granted they started the first five 3-2, but the Cowboys are really three plays away from being undefeated. So claiming the season is over after three extremely close losses to three pretty tough opponents (two of which were on the road) is a really stupid thing to say, and I don’t really need to explain why it isn’t optimistic.
And Dallas doesn't have as good a coach as the Packers. Their qb is not close to the Packers qb.
There really is no comparison. I have waited 15 tears to be proven wrong. Still waiting. Most of all stiall wanting to be proved wrong. However it’s the same old story every weel It’s the same players. The coach is different but he is as dumb as Wade. So how is it goning to change ?
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions
It won't until the man at the top changes.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
didn't know that was a clue
not that I labour over these matters, they are all shades of the same colour.
Romo is thousand times smarter than you so does that make you dumb?? Just curious
by I_miss_Switzer on Oct 16, 2011 7:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Look, y'all
We went into New England, against Tom Brady, against Wes Welker, etc., and fought down to the last second in a game that most people outside of BtB were expecting us to get blown out. Our schedule gets much better from now on, so how about a little less of the “Cowboys suck” garbage?
I am, however, tired of getting penalties at the worst possible times like we always seem to do. It stalls our offensive drives, takes away points, and gets our opponents key first downs. That has gotten so old it’s ridiculous.
But my optimism is not gone. 2-3 is not the end of the world. Heck, it’s a lot better than 1-7.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 6:54 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Moral victories are for losers Gusta. This team has paper hearts and a coach with no brains.
Jerry should fire Garrett right now. Ge tit over with.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 6:56 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm not going for a moral victory
I’m just saying that this knee jerk “Fire everybody now” stuff is ridiculous. I realize that we need to improve if we want to make the playoffs. That’s obvious. I’m not accepting the way we played today as the way we should play all the time. We need to play with heart, but without the boneheaded mistakes. That won’t be fixed by jumping off the ship after five games and firing every coach and player.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 7:02 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
totaly agree MG
i said before this season even started,, temper ones expectations this year, this team is not ready to challenge any1 in a SB, it still needs important pieces yet.
1. too young o-line
2. JG is stil a rookie coach and learning still !
3. our d-line and spencer is not ready for big time yet.
4. short yardage run game and goal line sucks…..
5. too many penalties at bad times…..( is there ever a good time ? )
6. felix cant stay healthy if his life depended on it.
no matter how ya look at it , the end result is simply,,, dont get too high on the wins , cause when they lose it tends to hurt or frustrate more. not worth it, just enjoy it for what it is and leave the rest .
woman !, don't try to understand em, don't try to make them understand you, for they are a breed apart ! lol
(redskins)= A Tale of 2 owners, bought by Snyder, OWNED by the COWBOYS
Id say RIP Al Davis, but i know your up there drunker than a monkey and clocking angels in the 40 yd dash.
by demonbane on Oct 16, 2011 9:02 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Spencer after 4 years will never be ready. Fact.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 9:30 PM CDT up reply actions
YOU after any game will be negative. FACT
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be." - Jimmy Johnson
by 88Deztined46 on Oct 16, 2011 9:31 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Just a quick observation...
6. felix cant stay healthy if his life depended on it.
Doesn’t his life depend on it? haha
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
you said 'tit'.
heh.
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
Trust me, I know it sucks
And I’m all for looking at a new OC, but I think that some people are overreacting about the team in general.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 7:04 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm sick of the "we almost won" moments.
Unfortunately this team produces many of them.
and I'm also tired of...
if we go 2-1 the next we go 4-4. I want wins from here on out!
me gusta, I agree with you
But I couldn’t help but be struck by your words, “We went into New England, against Tom Brady… and fought down to the last second….”
I remember the days when other teams said that of the Dallas Cowboys. Hopefully, we’ll get back there soon. It’s bee a long wait.
It won't be soon. Romo still has a few years remaining. Garrett will be the coach next year.
You have the same gm. There is no future at qb. Jerry will do the same at qb that he did with his o line. He will wait until it’s too late and u will see a Quincy Carter situation. This team with Romo at qb will never win a superbowl. Ware and Ratliff’s careers have been wasted. We don’t have a real rb. The o line stinks. Too many holes and pathetic coaching. Joe D needs to be fired on the plane.
It will be a long long time before Dallas is a feared team.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 8:32 PM CDT up reply actions
3rd and 18
Not wanting to air it out, but trying a run play that’s been stuffed in the previous two downs.
I wouldn’t really consider that “fighting”
by folkmademelovetheboys on Oct 17, 2011 10:03 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm Emotionally Divorced From This Team
For the first time since the late 80’s. Things I’m looking for before I decide to believe again:
Jerry Jones relinquishes GM duties
Jason Garrett hires an offensive coordinator
Joe DeCamillis is fired
Hudson Houck is fired
Tony Romo is either a) no longer with the team or b) learns to understand the meaning of the term “bus driver” when his team is ahead
P.S. I love you guys. :-)
Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.
And while I disagree with most of it
What was DeCamillis failure today? (granted I was picking up my daughter for about 20 min of the game) Still?
by Dosresolvedalotofignorantviews on Oct 16, 2011 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
wasted another great effort!
why does this team always find a way to beat itself? I sure hope JG catch a lot of heat for this atrocious play calling.
He never does seem to have to defend himself
When others have to deal with it all the time. Even when he consistently calls plays that are questionable to say the least. I don’t get how he can call a great game one minute, and the next he’s calling the dumbest thing you’ve ever seen.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 7:10 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
This one is on
Garrett. Turning conservative when you’re playing the Pats is never agood idea. But thean again, that what’s happens when you have a QB that’s a turnover waiting to happen.
BOLD STATEMENT
I still think the Cowboys will WIN the Super Bowl. They were banged up yet still hung pretty tough with two damn good teams. They were four yards away from beating the Jets at the Meadowlands with three corners out and good playcalling away from beating the Lions. Today against the Pats in New England, they were a couple of drops away from beating the Patriots.
This can't possibly be true
For some of those years this team was quarterbacked by:
Quincy Carter
Chad Hutchinson
Drew Bledsoe (after he was about done)
Vinny Testaverde
It was also coached by:
Dave Camp
Chan Gailey
Wade Phillips
Snake joined a couple of days ago
not sure he is not a troll at this point
He who laughs last, thinks slowest
Well.....my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle
"Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name"
Nope
Lurked here for awhile just decided to start commenting because I love GDT’s so much.
Then Welcome
He who laughs last, thinks slowest
Well.....my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle
"Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name"
Garrett has had this offense for a while now.
And the STILL look lost 40% of the time. Rob Ryan gets here late in the offseason and now they look better than ever. He needs to evaluate his coaching I dunno what else to say.
This team reminds me of last years Lions team!!
Just barely winning or losing every game… Look out next year NFL, cause Dallas is going to RULE !!!!!
This team is a great team!!
they just have to get the kinks worked out.. with all the chages they have had its going to take time.
We have to wait another year...
LOL.
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
I hate Brady
But you knew he was going to march his boys down for the win. Brady is Jordanesque. The Cowboys are still putting pieces in place. We should bounce back nicely against the Lambs…hopefully.
by I Bleed Blue and Silver on Oct 16, 2011 6:58 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Thoughts and Prayers go out to his family
He who laughs last, thinks slowest
Well.....my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle
"Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name"
Infinitely worse news than any football outcome.
It’s very sad. I feel for his family…
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
Tough defensive battle... who would have called that?
2 TDs and 2 FGs, that was pretty good D if you ask me – add to that the 4th quarter defense prior to the last drive, and 4 defensive turnovers and you’ve got a legitimate shot at a playoff run.
Dez
Anyone else concerned about the fact that he seems to disappear for long stretches?
I feel like he is a situational weapon, not a horse you ride hard
Romo is thousand times smarter than you so does that make you dumb?? Just curious
Trust Issues
Garrett doesn’t trust Romo. Romo doesn’t trust Dez. Dez doesn’t trust the playbook.
It’s rampant!!!
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
I disagree with the Romo trusting Dez.
He has thrown to him a lot, I just don’t know what to say. We look lost on offense and they have been together a long time with Garrett. Defense is so good and Rob Ryan was late getting here. Coaching? I am starting to believe so.
I said during the game that Dez doesn't appear to know the plays and maybe he disappears is because Romo doesn't trust him.
I said it right after the incomplete pass where Dez turned inside toward the 2 DBs, and Romo threw the pass towards the sideline.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
LOL.
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
Get real people,
we just held the best offensive juggernaut in the NFL to 20 points.
we will win the east , make the playoffs and be very dangerous to opponents there.
this is so much better than last years surrender.
keep the faith .
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
Winston Churchill
We Fight On !!,That's The Cowboys Way !!.
Go Cowboys!!
Well, not the BEST, but one of the best
The BEST is Green Bay. Right now.
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
So my first Dallas Cowboys game in COWBOYS STADIUM
..is Next Sunday Vs the Rams.
I’m WAYYYY TOO PISSED OFF TO BE EXCITED ABOUT THIS GAME. Lol >:|
Thursday Jan 6, 2011--Doin' things the 'Cowboy Way'
Ware-wolves--(DeMarcus Ware, Jay Ratliff, Sean Lee, Anthony Spencer) Get 'em!
by DWare94_JRat90 on Oct 16, 2011 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh you will LOVE IT!!!
It’s amazing. Go really early and see if you can sign up for the stadium tour. It’s well worth it.
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
really?!?
Dude! I would SO love that and maybe meet some Dallas Cowboys. I’m taking down notes to give to Jason Garrett for when I see him next week.
Thursday Jan 6, 2011--Doin' things the 'Cowboy Way'
Ware-wolves--(DeMarcus Ware, Jay Ratliff, Sean Lee, Anthony Spencer) Get 'em!
by DWare94_JRat90 on Oct 16, 2011 7:22 PM CDT up reply actions
They actually do have stadium tours for 15 bucks.
Don’t know if they do them on sundays before the game, but they do on saturdays.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
I wouldn't think they'd do them on game days.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
we proved we can compete with anyone Blings,
just need the winning mentality to click in, it’s so close.
Continuous effort - not strength or intelligence - is the key to unlocking our potential.
Winston Churchill
We Fight On !!,That's The Cowboys Way !!.
Go Cowboys!!
by scotscowboyfan on Oct 16, 2011 7:07 PM CDT up reply actions
again
that’s what everyone has been saying since the Parcell days. Being so close only gets you so far. Usually not even into the playoffs.
Wade Phillips set this franchise back years
Did you think we’d fix it in a couple of games?
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
The name has been left off to protect the innocent. Unfortunately the search function still exists.
Building a culture of winning takes time
I’m not completely sold on Garrett yet, but there is an all-out effort and competitive spirit in this team that was completely absent since Tuna left.
They have some kinks to work out, but people forget the way we lost games last year. This team isn’t getting blown out by anyone, including teams that made deep playoff runs last year.
I, for one, love how they leave it on the field. Get that as your foundation and then build the rest of it with good talent and toughness.
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
by 5Blings on Oct 16, 2011 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Yes, the team could start winning these close games...
or they could start losing the same games by more. The factor working in your favor is that the D seems to show up for all 3 quarters and even some 4 quarters. The O is just too erratic, regardless of the quarter. In some games, that’s the fault of the QB and in other games that is the fault of the OC. Have your pick? Which of those kinks needs to be “worked out” the most?
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
REC......
woman !, don't try to understand em, don't try to make them understand you, for they are a breed apart ! lol
(redskins)= A Tale of 2 owners, bought by Snyder, OWNED by the COWBOYS
Id say RIP Al Davis, but i know your up there drunker than a monkey and clocking angels in the 40 yd dash.
horse shoe in one hand......
grenade in another…….all relative…..untill they’re thrown….
woman !, don't try to understand em, don't try to make them understand you, for they are a breed apart ! lol
(redskins)= A Tale of 2 owners, bought by Snyder, OWNED by the COWBOYS
Id say RIP Al Davis, but i know your up there drunker than a monkey and clocking angels in the 40 yd dash.
No game is a gimme
by 5Blings on Oct 16, 2011 6:59 PM CDT
Sounds… – familiar. Need I continue, kettle pot? Now, play nice.
Cry 'Havoc!'
Green Bay...ugh all I can hope is that Aaron Rodgers gets the syph and gets knocked out
At least I am not a Yankees fan...
a loss is a loss.......
unless your debating how they lost……and well debating a loss is only good if you learn from it…….
woman !, don't try to understand em, don't try to make them understand you, for they are a breed apart ! lol
(redskins)= A Tale of 2 owners, bought by Snyder, OWNED by the COWBOYS
Id say RIP Al Davis, but i know your up there drunker than a monkey and clocking angels in the 40 yd dash.
We may have held an "offensive juggernaut" to 20 points, but
why could we only score 16 on that defense?
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
Horrible offensive play calling the entire game.....
If I see anymore underneath passes or TE and WR screens I think I’ll puke. Also why can’t we try a fade on the goal line like everyone else? We have to throw all this underneath stuff that never works or these flat routes!? We have some of the biggest and best WR’s in the NFL — let them go up for the ball! You could tell JG was trying to protect Romo from throwing INT’s all game long. Played too conservative against a great team that warranted an aggressive game plan!
That's the difference between a winner and a loser....
A guy like Tom Brady drives the ball down and nails a TD to win it. He doesn’t just play for the tie or not to lose… He finds a way to take an aggressive shot at winning the game! So frustrated with JG right now…..
Is it just me?
Or does this feel like a Wade game to anyone else?
If this was a Wade game we'd lose 44-6
not to bring back any memories…
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Ah a moral victory for Blue. Sorry dude it's a l. Another one. It's like a nightmare. It doesn't stop.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:12 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, I agree with you here
Wade games tend to feel more like the team just played like a lazy group of idiots. This feels like the game was called by an idiot and a bit of “they just lost to the best in the game.”
A wise man once said....
You are what your record says you are….nothing more nothing less. We couldn’t step on their throats and put the game away when we had a chance. Good teams do that as the Patriots did to us.
We run the ball twice to -3 yards and are happy to punt, then our defense goes into the prevent yourself from winning defense. How many times do we see our defense pointing at each other after a reception.
We have no winners on this team….period. Ware didn’t make a play, Romo didn’t make a play, Ryan didn’t make a play, Garrett didn’t make a play. A GOOD team wins this game and it no afraid to win!
Did you see the look in Romo’s eyes on the last series….never, ever saw that look in Brady’s eyes.
"How bout them Cowboys!"
we are in these games week after week
I made a post about this on one of FiTaT’s fanposts, but no teams other than the Pats and Colts are consistent in tight games. The Steelers and Chargers for example are both around 50/50 over the years. If you’re expecting this team to dominate every fourth quarter, its not gonna happen.
We lost today in a tight game, where one of the best qbs of all time led one of his signature comebacks. It sucks, but it happens.
When?
Do we win one against a good team? Sure, we can beat Alex Smith and Rex Grossman. Can we beat Brady, or Rodgers, or Brees? If we can’t then none of this “we play them close” matters at all.
I was hoping Garrett would help us find it, but it looks like he doesn’t know how to either.
"How bout them Cowboys!"
We beat the Saints in 2009
and beat the Colts and almost the Saints last year…
49ers are a good team (This year)
He who laughs last, thinks slowest
Well.....my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle
"Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name"
lol umm ware made a number of plays.. we watch the same game here ?
woman !, don't try to understand em, don't try to make them understand you, for they are a breed apart ! lol
(redskins)= A Tale of 2 owners, bought by Snyder, OWNED by the COWBOYS
Id say RIP Al Davis, but i know your up there drunker than a monkey and clocking angels in the 40 yd dash.
by demonbane on Oct 16, 2011 9:16 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
In 50 years of watching NFL...
I have NEVER seen an offsides on the receiving team of a kickoff….great coaching lost this game. Yeah I know, the penalty was declined but that is not my point. We ‘appear’ as the most STUPID team in football most every week. Either our players are just pathetically stupid and uncoachable or our coaches cannot coach. Either way, we do not make the playoffs or win anything until there is a significant change of football savvy within the organization. They talk of accountability? FIRE SOMEONE THEN! How about dumbest player on the roster, #23 to start?
This team just finds ways to lose big games
I hope this changes sometime soon
by Mapmaker on Oct 16, 2011 7:06 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
AND...
can somebody please learn to cover a TE…PLEASE??
Pats fan here.
People have been saying this a lot, but they haven’t been paying attention to how much the Pats’ defense has improved over the past 3 weeks. The short offseason really hurt the Pats’ D, but they are starting to come together. The Cowboys just faced what is becoming one of the better defenses in this league. It will take time for the stats to catch up, but it’s true.
by nbradley07 on Oct 16, 2011 7:11 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
hahahhhahahahahahahahhahh...........pauses ......
hahahahahahhahahhahhah……………wipes eyes……muwahahahahaaaaa……
woman !, don't try to understand em, don't try to make them understand you, for they are a breed apart ! lol
(redskins)= A Tale of 2 owners, bought by Snyder, OWNED by the COWBOYS
Id say RIP Al Davis, but i know your up there drunker than a monkey and clocking angels in the 40 yd dash.
It was only a matter of time before the talent on the defense started to gel.
With Wilfork, Haynesworth and Carter (among others) up front, Mayo and Spikes at LB, and McCourty, Chung, Bodden and (believe it or not) Kyle Arrington in the backfield, the Pats defense is much more talented than people realize. Earlier this season, the guys on defense were not on the same page, largely due to the shortened offseason. We were constantly seeing completely blown coverages, missed assignments and tons of miscommunication. They weren’t suffering from a lack of talent or ability – they just weren’t familiar with their roles, yet. Despite some very poor performances early on, the Pats’ defenders have improved every single week to this point, and there is no reason to think they will stop improving. The talent is there, it’s just taking some time for all 11 players to get on the same page each and every play.
Pats never had to worry with Garrett calling the game. Your welcome.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
It didn't hurt that
Garrett decided to go with three straight (completely ineffective) runs on that last drive. But is that his fault, or does he (quite rightly) have that little faith in his QB?
can someone learn to run block inside the 10 yard line?
can someone learn that until someone learns to block inside the 10 that maybe we should be passing the ball?
by torchindefenses on Oct 16, 2011 7:08 PM CDT reply actions
We take the crumbs of success we have had
and we build a cake as we go! There’s my recipe for the year!
I started out with nothing and still have most of it left
JUST IN...
Just heard this on NBC…Jerry wants to trade Choice…no lie!
Good luck getting anything more than a 7th round pick.
Too little, too late. Pretty much the MO of Jerruh the last ten or so years.
He is an idiot.
Just wanted to get that out there in case there is still somebody that thinks otherwise.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
choice to broncos for Lloyd .. just saying
D-Ware= sack master
rated as the # 1 pass rusher in the NFL
by salas88 on Oct 16, 2011 7:12 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Ehhh...yeah, I'd do it.
I don’t think the receiving corps is the problem, but extra depth couldn’t hurt. Dez plays way too wild and hurts himself too often, and this will allow him and Austin to get plenty of rest and be fresh deep into the 4th quarter. I’d do it.
Why is Jerry taking calls?
Someone take the phone away…
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
Should have traded choice out of training camp
Instead of keeping 4 RBs.
No one wants Choice now.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Great job keeping Choice and cutting Josh Thomas Jerry!
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions
One day... Jerry's brilliance as a GM
will be revealed to us all… One day…
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
Don't hold your breath on that one.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
Jerry failing at being a GM?
Say it ain’t so!
yea
hernandez, gronkowski and welker are all very difficult matchups for any team out there. They’ve put a strange collection of talent together.
Hernandez and Gronkowski
Are what we wish Martellus Bennett would have been. They were what we wish we would have gotten. They’re great.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
did u guys heard that ? theres a chance we could trade choice ?
D-Ware= sack master
rated as the # 1 pass rusher in the NFL
by salas88 on Oct 16, 2011 7:09 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
It's been all over rotoworld,
Seems like everyone is jumping at teh chance……
yea .. but what if Felix cant come back soon ?
D-Ware= sack master
rated as the # 1 pass rusher in the NFL
by salas88 on Oct 16, 2011 7:13 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
We would have to give a team a first rounder to take him
He shouldn’t have any value whatsoever.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 7:17 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Welcome to 6 weeks ago Jerry!
Hey, maybe we should cut Roy Williams too.
Jerry always figures things out months behind everyone else.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Jerry needs to gut this team and start over. This team as it's configured has no future.
And by starting over I mean fire himself and Garrett at the end of the season.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
WISHFUL !! LOL you people get worked up too easily.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:14 PM CDT up reply actions
The only way Jerry is going to fire himself
Is if he runs for President.
I would support him in a heartbeat.
Maybe he can even hire Nephew Alex Jones as his campaign manager.
Why not, he has the money.
I'm a proud fan of the Minnesota Twins and Dallas Cowboys!
"Life is precious and time is a key element. Let’s make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own." – Harmon Killebrew
Champagne SuperTolbert Saves the day!!!
we narrowly failed to end the Pats 30-game home win streak
of course that means our team is hopeless
hahaha
"When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn."—Tom Landry
yea lets trade Ware and and Austin and Witten lol
D-Ware= sack master
rated as the # 1 pass rusher in the NFL
by salas88 on Oct 16, 2011 7:15 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Actually Dez is the one player I would keep. He has the most heart on the team.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Then he should learn to run his routes like a pro
"You have to play this game like somebody just hit your mother with a 2x4." -- Dan Birdwell, Oakland Raiders
RR1 = RedRocket / RR2 = RobRyan
RR3 = Ready for Retirement(JerryJones) / rr = rabblerouser
Which routes has he not run like a pro?
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
He turned inside towards the 2 DBs and the ball went to the outside away from the DBs.
Another one he quit after his inside break. The one where the ball went in between Miles and Dez.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
Not that easy...
How do you know Dez was supposed to break to the outside? There was over and under coverage on that route. Given that coverage and the two INT’s that Romo has thrown to the outside off of that coverage this season, I suspect the route was intended to go inside this time. In any case, just because Romo threw the ball away to the outside does not mean that that is where the ball was going. On the second play, McCourty was on Dez and Arrington was on Miles. Arrington made the INT not because Dez quit after his inside break, but because he dropped his coverage on Miles who may not have run his route at the right depth. Whatever the case, Romo threw the ball more accurately to Miles, which is why Arrington made the INT. If it was a simple crossing route meant for Dez then he did his part by beating McCourty…
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
by LDVFootball on Oct 16, 2011 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
But it happens every week, we lower or elevate our play
depending on the opponent and always lose by 4 or less!
and u still have 3 losses......YAYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYYY
we “narrowly failed to end the pats 30 game home winning streak” They lost. Close losses don’t count as wins.. This good stuff.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:17 PM CDT up reply actions
are you a fan of dallas ?
most fans would say, and WE still have three loses ?
He who laughs last, thinks slowest
Well.....my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle
"Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name"
A mega troll.
It’s pretty funny to read his stuff.
"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." -Niels Bohr
LOL I tell the truth about Dallas. All you got is "troll" ? LOL
You people are funny. SO let me ask. If I blow smoke up their rear ends and applaud moral victories that would make me a non troll ? LMAO. Seriously you all can not handle the truth about Dallas. I don’t understand it. Dallas has proven what over the last 2 seasons ? I am cutting you some slack not saying 15 years. LOL
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 8:39 PM CDT up reply actions
Do you understand how incredibly competitive the NFL is?
Do you get it?
There are two teams out there every game. And last I checked, they are all professional football players. They compete. Winning is not some luxury that can be bought and sold and borrowed and taken at will. It is earned.
We didn’t earn it this week.
And life goes on…
Much like the growing mantra among the BTB community is “Next man up!” when a starter goes down, it’s time for the “next opponent up!” mindset when we lose games.
The negativity around here sucks.
Your opinions are just that.
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
Blah Blah Blah. Dallas loses more than it wins. You are ok with it.
I would like to see a good team again. A mentally strong team. A team that can handle pressure. Mediocrity is accepted here. Amazing. Garrett has been worse than pathetic 2 games in a row. The d couldn’t make a money stop. The o well it blew. Austin choking huge like Crayton. Losing mentality. It gets old . You are good with it. I am truly happy for you. Me i want a real team that doesn’t gag.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Come off your high horse, dude.
No one here is happy we lost.
No one here likes taking their time to read about a team they hope to be mediocre.
We just understand that not everything goes our way. You’re acting like a child.
You know what REAL winners know how to do? Lose. And lose gracefully. Take a hint.
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
I honestly don't know why anyone bothers getting into it with this guy, maui.
I’m sure an insult will follow this comment (as usual), but let’s all move on to the quality of community and discourse most of us enjoy here.
"If something is a sure thing, it requires no faith." - David Allen
by KeyOfZ on Oct 16, 2011 7:17 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
How did Dez disappear
if Romo wasnt even looking his way in the 2nd half. He had 1 on 1 coverage at the goalline and Romo didnt even check to another play to get him either a slant or fade against single coverage
Ted Ginn. That is all
For you haters whenever the season start don't tell me how great I am just watch me because it's dedicated to you all...I know who you are -Dez Bryant
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exactly
it had nothing to do with the receivers diappearing
Ted Ginn. That is all
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yea, thats what I said
there is no way the safety gets to the back corner in time. Romo’s gotta change that route.
Nagy broke his ankle, done for season
Felix has high ankle sprain.
"If something is a sure thing, it requires no faith." - David Allen
by KeyOfZ on Oct 16, 2011 7:12 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
i sure do miss Andre Gurode right now
Nelson Cruz has a Boom Stick and its epic
Dirk Nowitzki's Flamingo Fade away is this generation's Sky Hook
Bob Sturm is my leader
by jharrison2090 on Oct 16, 2011 7:13 PM CDT up reply actions
so much for trading Choice
kind of need him now
(they said on NBC that Jerry is taking calls on a Choice trade, wonder if that changes if Felix is out for a while)
and dang re Nagy, our first IR, just when we’re getting healthy. In Kowalski we trust.
"When you want to win a game, you have to teach. When you lose a game, you have to learn."—Tom Landry
Don't forget about Dockery.
Should see a lot of him now.
"If something is a sure thing, it requires no faith." - David Allen
by KeyOfZ on Oct 16, 2011 7:19 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
i thought he was out indefinitely
with a fractured tibia/high ankle sprain
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
R.I.P. Big Homey Nate Dogg: "Cuz Iiiiiiiiii have ne-evv-ver met a giiiiiiiiiirrrrrrllllllllllllllllllll tha-at I loved in the whole wide wooorrrlllllddddddd"
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 7:21 PM CDT up reply actions
I'd expect him back in 2-3 weeks
And they should either plug him in immediately or make some sort of acquisition. Not sold on Kowalski long term.
"If something is a sure thing, it requires no faith." - David Allen
by KeyOfZ on Oct 16, 2011 7:25 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Understatement of the year...
His fumble was the end of the game in my book. They had the Pats on the ropes…surprised…the whole bit. Cost us the game!
Arkin must REALLY not be ready
If he didn’t see action after Nagy went down.
Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.
by Lord Humungus on Oct 16, 2011 7:55 PM CDT up reply actions
it's a shame for him, maybe not for us
the ghost of Brian Waters is in town, jason garrett you’re a fool
(Insert favorite expletive here)
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
Murray was awesome - several times I saw him get 3 yeards when there was nothing there
love FJ, but on same play he loses 2
Yeah
Murray to me looks more like an every down back who can actually take some punishment without getting hurt… FJ is too fragile…
Problem's
THE BEST PLAYER on the field has two catches in the second half of games this year. Throw the MAN THE BALL. Also the only running back to show any life this preseason was Phillip Tanner…. Who is really surprised by Garrett’s play calling. It has been horse piss poor every year after 13-3
Nelson Cruz has a Boom Stick and its epic
Dirk Nowitzki's Flamingo Fade away is this generation's Sky Hook
Bob Sturm is my leader
...because that was PRESEASON!!!
You want a rookie between Romo and edge rushers like Jason Pierre Paul?
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
isnt JPP a rookie as well
so yeah? choice cant block, felix is weak. thats where playcalling can cover those weaknesses. like quick slants and screens or play action
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
R.I.P. Big Homey Nate Dogg: "Cuz Iiiiiiiiii have ne-evv-ver met a giiiiiiiiiirrrrrrllllllllllllllllllll tha-at I loved in the whole wide wooorrrlllllddddddd"
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 7:20 PM CDT up reply actions
You can't take a guy's performance against 2's and 3's in preseason and put him on the field this early without reps with the starters
It’s the same logic as pulling Romo for McGee. Do you support that move at 2-3 too?
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
its been proven before
that rb’s dont need a ton of reps to get in a groove. are you advocating to holding tanner out the whole year because he is a rookie
texans must be glad they did that with foster and tate
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 7:24 PM CDT up reply actions
Texans didn't have 1st, 3rd and 4th rounders sitting in front of Foster
Next.
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
because draft status determines your career arc
so thats why they hang on to Bennett? Bills must be stupid choosing fred jackson over lynch
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 7:34 PM CDT up reply actions
At this point I want to see what we're working with.
If it has to come in the form of baptism by fire for some of these guys then so be it.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
I think I'm done supporting felix as the main back...
TIme to trade Choice, give Tanner the short yardage downs, or downs where we need someone to bruise their way through a D-Line… Felix just can’t stay healthy… He runs the ball 8-9 times, and he gets hurt some how… I liked what I saw from Murray today… He looks more like an every down back than Felix does… Also, this situational football that Garrett seems to be employing in practice, I’m not quite sure it’s really paying off dividends…
I think its the line...
outside of AP, I don’t think any back out there would do too much with this line.
Is that who filled in?
The Garrett Guillotine demands more blood!
by Blue Eyed Devil on Sep 5, 2011 3:30 PM PDT
If you're going to eat poison, you might as well lick the plate.
Damn
Gotta hand it to him he’s filled in when asked no complaining. Regardless of anything Newman and him deserve a game ball lol.
The Garrett Guillotine demands more blood!
by Blue Eyed Devil on Sep 5, 2011 3:30 PM PDT
If you're going to eat poison, you might as well lick the plate.
I don't have a problem with the play calling...
We just over the last 2 weeks just got all over Garrett for being to aggressive and now we are mad because he is not aggressive enough. I can’t wait till all the WEEKEND FANS leave and we get back to the normal bloggers for actual discussion.
F**** establishing a culture, we need to establish dominance...
It's more about the situation in which he's agressive
He should be conservative when you’re up 20+, but when you’re only up by three playing against Brady you have to try taking some chances. Because Brady’s almost always gonna find a way to get that seven points when you give him the time.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 7:22 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Garrett is an idiot. He doesn't understand when and how to run the ball.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 8:41 PM CDT up reply actions
It's okay guys.
I hear Trent Richardson is a really good running back that we should take in the first 10 picks.
I'm a Bama alum
And let me tell you that dude is a MONSTER.
Trent Richardson is honestly a better runner than Ingram was
Ingram had amazing vision, but Trent has vision and is just a freak of nature.
If we have a top 10 pick...
then we better take a QB…
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
And make it a true trinity
The Father: Jerry Jones
The Son: Landry Jones
The Spirit: Stephen Jones.
I'm a proud fan of the Minnesota Twins and Dallas Cowboys!
"Life is precious and time is a key element. Let’s make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own." – Harmon Killebrew
Champagne SuperTolbert Saves the day!!!
Trent Richardson is awesome. How awesome is he?
He’s so awesome that if he falls to us in the draft, we’ll crap our pants, and trade out of the spot, and acquire a crappier RB in the second round…
see 1994 we passed up on Steven Jackson and took Fragile Julius Jones instead.
"The tone is business," Garrett said. "Let's get to work. The Giants are going to be at the Meadowlands on Sunday at 4:15. They're an awfully good football team. We have to get ready for them."
Trent Richardson is such a boss
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I dont even care anymore. this team isnt elite
at least Bruce Carter comes off the PUP now
marty b, choice, and tree for peyton hillis. or draft trent richardson/lamichael james/etc either way this team needs a pure bruiser RB. Felix is too fragile to carry the load. COP is what he is fit for.
free and tron must switch next year. Free has looked like crap this year compared to his previous two seasons.
and maybe one more stud d-linemen or ballhawk DB
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 7:17 PM CDT reply actions
moral victories are for losers
winners stick their chest out to adversity and get the W
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 7:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Tell your dad he is wrong
Shows what you really know…
F**** establishing a culture, we need to establish dominance...
Um he's not wrong.
This team isn’t a championship team. Championship teams don’t commit a million penalties. They also score in the Red Zone on a consistent basis.
After last year
I thought JG had cut down on the stupid penalties. They resurfaced big time today.
Daddy is right
Score no penalties and blow out the other team with a bruising running back is my definition of success.
I'm a proud fan of the Minnesota Twins and Dallas Cowboys!
"Life is precious and time is a key element. Let’s make every moment count and help those who have a greater need than our own." – Harmon Killebrew
Champagne SuperTolbert Saves the day!!!
I thought a championship was the definition of a championship team (success).
Silly me.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
who the hell are you?
have you even watched the games, do you honestly believe this team can win the SB this year?, i still think we make the playoofs but c’mon, both Garrett and Romo are not ready for a SB win
so what, he just wants his money
if he came in and stole the show jerry would pay him. we dont need those other three around anymore
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
lamichael james is not a "pure bruiser RB".
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
Maybe because he doesn't know the routes or where to line up?
…there could be additional reasons.
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
Unless we look at the real game tape...
we just won’t know. It seems to me from just watching the game that Romo doesn’t always see the open guy…
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
I saw his teammates showing him where to line up
…not a good sign.
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
I saw Romo telling Miles where to line up...
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
You know what I mean
That was probably Romo changing the play…
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
Romo changes the play from run to pass
at the LOS. He does not change the formations. Miles should have know where to line up.
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
Looked to me like Romo changed TO the run a lot today.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
there's no question dez wanted the ball
the pats were just that good at making sure romo couldnt give it to him
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 7:27 PM CDT up reply actions
On the shuttle pass play that went no where,
Dez was one on one with no safety within miles of him and Tony failed to check out of the play and throw to Dez. That was Tony’s failure.
Wish you were here and comfortably numb.
honestly you guys are blaming everyone
but Romo. Romo body language on the field is horrible. and quite frankly im getting tired of him. There is a big difference in him and brady. you got players like witten, bryant, austin, and you cant get the ball to them. im just so done with romo… i feel like hes a head case and the stupid looks after every play he messes up …he needs to look in the mirror and yell at himself! he yells at everybody else … but who yells at him.
speaking before you think can have severe consequences, however doing it in reverse can have beautiful results!
If you don't like his body language then stop watching the Cowboys...
F**** establishing a culture, we need to establish dominance...
I thought he spread the ball around nicely today.
Having penalties, fumbles in the red zone, and dropped passes were the ultimate game stopper.
It's the ROMOCOASTER
When Brady does it he’s a leader, when Romo does it he’s a loser.
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well he did lose today
but yeah i cant blame tony for limiting his mistakes today. that first drive the brett farve in him came out but he quickly sealed it up
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Garrett was way too conservative
Im starting to wonder if he even trusts the offense anymore
Hey Washington... D.C. stands for Dallas Cowboys
Twitter: @silva918
when you are setting the new benchmarks for cowboys implosions as frequently as they have
yeah something is going wrong
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 10:32 PM CDT up reply actions
Who yells at him?
Just about everybody in the universe. It’s not on Romo when his receivers drop passes or the run game is not up to par.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 7:25 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
How did the "sped bump" do ? LOL
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
Tanner please
I seen enough of choice
by scandrick32 on Oct 16, 2011 7:21 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Why do you think we haven't even seen him play once?
This kid showed some incredible burst in the preseason, why not give him a chance?
I would guess his pass blocking or not knowing the playbook
I sure would like to know
by scandrick32 on Oct 16, 2011 7:24 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
firstly
have to give credit to the opponent. the patriots d showed up today, and harassed us at the line continually. their offense was clutch as per usual.
as far as our self-inflicted mistakes are concerned, penalties were committed at an unacceptable rate. winning the turnover battle should have still enabled us to offset those to some degree, but…
thirdly, and to me this is the big lesson of the game, we win or lose by tony romo’s arm. when we tried playing it safe (like many of us were wanting in weeks past) with the lead and the ball with four left in the fourth, we were totally manhandled. tack on a false start on third and long and that three and out was assured. you cannot give the best the ball back with that much time left and an unstable lead at stake. period.
we need a run game that doesn’t suck.
We wanted to play it safe against the Jets and Lions with double digit leads.
Against the Pats with a 3 point lead; that is a different story.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
oh
and i agree with mike about tony, but after the first quarter he was fine. getting sick of waiting for dez to break out, and miles three (i think?) drops today were all crucial.
I have to ask myself one thing: If we had Rob Gronkowski and the Patriots had Martellous Bennett
Would the patriots have won that game?
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:23 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I have to agree...
The twin TE attack that NE uses should have been us.
F**** establishing a culture, we need to establish dominance...
I'm starting to notice that our revamped O lIne is maybe a little to light in the butt
We need to figure out how to get the run game going with this group. Garrett needs to figure out how to run effectively with this line. Because we could have closed this game out with a solid run game
F**** establishing a culture, we need to establish dominance...
This is why I hate small O-lines
They are getting destroyed. I don’t like any of our 3 interior O-linemen.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:25 PM CDT up reply actions
I don't think a small O-Line is the problem
I think a WEAK OL is the problem, if the interior lineman were lean, strong, and agile they’d be just fine.
yeah costa and nagy are weak in general
so they are light and weak and cant develop any push
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions
we had the same problems with all the
beef on the line last year……id rather have the yuglies then last years line…..give the s&c coach a full offseason with them
He who laughs last, thinks slowest
Well.....my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle
"Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name"
All I'm saying is I'd rather have Stefen Wisniewski instead of Arkin
It’s not so easy as you just draft guys in the 7th round, put them in the weight room, and they all turn into Logan Mankins. I think this team has constantly put them in positions over the last 10 years where they under-invest in the O-line on draft day then end up over-paying old vets (Davis, Gurode) to fill up the holes.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Got it
i understand but bigger is not always better (See Biggie and Montre)…..that is all i was saying….I wanted Wis as well, but we march on :-)
He who laughs last, thinks slowest
Well.....my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle
"Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name"
Weak OL
The lack of an off season strength and conditioning program is really obvious with the Younglies. They simply can’t open holes or create space like they need to. The team should have held onto Gurode and moved him to Guard if it came to that. Garrett doesn’t put a high enough value on the parts of the offense that make for an effective running game.
well if ya think they are light , check out our ability to stop the QB sneak .....
woman !, don't try to understand em, don't try to make them understand you, for they are a breed apart ! lol
(redskins)= A Tale of 2 owners, bought by Snyder, OWNED by the COWBOYS
Id say RIP Al Davis, but i know your up there drunker than a monkey and clocking angels in the 40 yd dash.
Yay!!!
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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TO be clear that was a very sarcastic and cynical yay
I’m not cheering an injury
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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I'm glad you cleared it up, because that looked bad. Lol
I was like dang, man what has this loss driven you to?
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 7:29 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Yeah I realized it would be taken that way the moment I pressed enter
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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he couldnt even stand. two guys held him up until the cart came
and that was on the play before the shovel pass right? when they threw that screen to bennett who took 15 seconds to run 5 yards
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 7:31 PM CDT up reply actions
Yup
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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Wow, that's terrible
Dockery is a long way from returning and Arkin is so bad we’re running Kowalski out there. By the way, did you see Kowalski get destroyed every play after he got in?
This could be devastating for our season.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions
dont really see a big drop off with our back ups
for obv reasons
Uh how do I put this
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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LOL. Seriously u fans can't take the truth about Dallas. It's amazing how the blinders stay on.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:28 PM CDT up reply actions
That's all you ever say
Maybe if you varied your comments no one would think that
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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I do say the truth. Why does that bother fans ? Serious question.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:30 PM CDT up reply actions
even if you're right it doesn't make your constant negativity any less obnoxious
you seem to revel in it.
by johnnypocket on Oct 16, 2011 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions
AWWW. Get over it. Dallas blows and things aren't looking better. They have regressed.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Which makes you sound so reasonable as a fan
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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Things aren't looking better?
We’re night and day compared to last year at this time. The defense is roughly one million times better than last year. I understand the problems with the line, but they’re very young and will get a lot better as they spend more time with the strength coach.
"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." -Niels Bohr
Really ? 3 losses in 5 games and we are 1 million times better ?
Stupid coach who doesn’t know how and when to use the running game and we are 1 million times better ? The special teams still suck and we are 1 million times better ? The d still chokes and we are 1 million times better ?
Ok I’ll bite. Where are we better ? What is Romo’s record in his last 11 games ?
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 8:45 PM CDT up reply actions
First off, we had 4 losses in 5 games at this point last year.
The special teams suck? How? Our kicker is one of the best kickers in the league so far. McBriar is still playing at a pro-bowl level. The defense, while not elite, has played A LOT better than last year. Stupid coach? Just because he doesn’t run the plays YOU want him to, doesn’t make him stupid. Hindsight is 20-20. Romo is not the only person on this team, surprisingly. More players than him contribute to the overall record.
"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." -Niels Bohr
Blocked punt vs Jets. Remember that ?
It helped lose the game. We never have any returns worth a darn. We have a good kicker and a good punter. Yet we have Spencer running into the opponents punter. Bad special teams. Period.
Duh no kidding we had 4 losses last year at this time. So 1 more win means we are 1 million times better ? LOL
Garrett is an idiot he has called 2 horrible games ina row. Carry on defend him. You too are secure in mediocrity.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
One blocked punt does not mean the special teams are bad.
Not many teams are getting returns, period. More touchbacks mean less opportunities to bust a return. You want to put Dez back there and risk an injury to improve the special teams? If you think we aren’t much better than last year, than you either did not watch the first half of last season or are not watching games this season. You are enjoying our losses far too much.
"The opposite of a correct statement is a false statement. But the opposite of a profound truth may well be another profound truth." -Niels Bohr
Romo has a record?
I forgot he plays all alone out there. Did you happen to catch that Romo to Romo score? And Romo blocked his tail off that play to help Romo get in the end zone. And on the defensive side of the ball, Romo looked awesome. Remember when Romo made that interception? Also, Romo has really come through lately with all these field goals. What a leg Romo has! I wish Romo could run block a little better though. Romo’s really lacking in that department.
Is this what it looks like inside your head while you watch the game?
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
He only has a record when the team loses. I thought he was pretty
good today, but they lost, so it’s his fault.
That wasn't meant towards you, just so you know, Fer- wait a minute...
…I just noticed there’s a Fergie and a Fernie in this convo.
I don’t know why that made me laugh. I must be delirious.
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
He is the Mensa,
the truth the light the way…..well, ok not.
by Dosresolvedalotofignorantviews on Oct 16, 2011 10:39 PM CDT up reply actions
saying the same thing week after week, that the whole organization needs to be blown up
regardless of whether its true, its not helpful. Ranting constantly about something thats not gonna happen just spams the board
I kinda' think he's a reverse-Jimmy-K
Jimmy is a closet cowboys fan, mensa is a closet Eagles fan
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:32 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
LOL
you might be right
He who laughs last, thinks slowest
Well.....my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle
"Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name"
no kidding
The Garrett Guillotine demands more blood!
by Blue Eyed Devil on Sep 5, 2011 3:30 PM PDT
If you're going to eat poison, you might as well lick the plate.
Why is it that WRs on other teams get wide open for TD passes but us??
Boggles my mind…A LOT!
Everyone wants to blame jg however
The dumb penalties are not his fault. That holding penalty on our rookie RT killed them on that 2nd to last drive..there were many more dumb penalties as well such as spencers late hit.. That’s not on jg
by scandrick32 on Oct 16, 2011 7:27 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
I posted this earlier...
as the cause for the loss. But when you need the drive of your life and you flail like a fart in the wind…it JGs fault.
We have the 30th ranked rushing offense
awful. That is our problem
Sean Lissemore = The next Bruce Smith
We knew that going in
Running has been a problem for a while now. The O-line isn’t there yet.
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
Talent, not leadership
Of our 3 interior O-linemen one is a rookie 7th round pick and the other is a 2nd year UDFA.
How can you expect a position to be great with cheap, young, low-draft-position players?
The best leader in the world wouldn’t help.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Physically Weak
They simply aren’t strong enough. They need a couple years to mature and a few offseasons in the S&C program to gain strength.
Who will be your qb then ? Ware will be 2 years older. Rat will be 2 years older.
SO how does the future look for this team ? That’s what happens when u have Jerry Jones not paying attention to the draft and trying to rebuild on the fly for the 15th year.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 7:41 PM CDT up reply actions
Bad O-line bad RBs
Felix is a bust and our O-line has been under-invested-in.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:33 PM CDT up reply actions
Seriously
The D played really well. Holding Brady to 20 polnts was great. Can’t even criticize the last drive which gave the Pats the win. Would have been nice if we stuffed them, but you can’t keep Brady down forever. JGs play calling on our next to last possession was awful. He played right into the Pats D Formation and went three and out.The O couldn’t eat the clock once again. That shuttle pass was awful. Dez had man coverage on the outside and Tony didn’t audible out of the shuttle pass. OH, well our team is good. We can beat anyone, we just don’t know how to win.
Wish you were here and comfortably numb.
Actually, not popular here, but I totally blame the D
just like years past, we stuff them all game and then give up an 72-yard that ends with a TD, can’t even hold them to a FG and take our chances in overtime!
Why is it always the fault of the D when our offense calls predictable plays to go 3 and out with plenty of time for Brady to do his thing.
Yes it would have been great if they were able to stop them, but Brady knows how to win. Short quick passes, pitch and catch, march down the field making good plays. The secondary was all over their receivers, Brady made great plays. Their tight ends killed us, but with a healthy Carter, Brooking and James are not great pass defenders, and a corner and safety in next years draft and this D can dominate.
Wish you were here and comfortably numb.
See, it's funny. The O doesn't put a game away, and they suck. The D
can’t put the game away, and they get a pass. I totally disagree that the play calls were bad or that it was a bad decision to trust a D that had played lights out.
Fernie, it's the play calling not the O per se. I have no problem with the O.
I don’t understand calling conservative run plays with a three point lead and 4 mins left in a game against the Pats, when Belichick is stacking the D specifically to stop the run. JG played right into Belichick’s hand. The result, Brady has plenty of time to pull a rabbit out of his hat, which he often does. The team did lose the game. I’m not blaming it on the O or the D per se. I am calling into question the coaching strategy at that point in the game.
Wish you were here and comfortably numb.
Fair enough. I disagree because I think under the circumstances--O line
not protecting well, our D playing a great game, their D playing a great game—I just can’t jump on JG for his decision making. But I understand your point.
I get so frustrated wathing them play because they always seem to pusue a strategy
that fails to achieve our goals. I live on the west coast and throughout the games I constantly text with friends who are avid Cowboy fans in Florida, Dallas, and Nashville and every game as the end approaches I start texting what I think the Cowboys will do and what the oppositon will do. Eerily I’m often right. I called today’s final three series exactly the way the game turned out . I’m no football guru, but the Cowboys as yet don’t know how to close a game, so their losses this year have been fairly predictable. The other 2 losses in which Tony threw all those picks were scenarios that we texted before they happened. Our worst fears so to say. When you watch Brady or Peyton play you expect them to succeed. Our team has as yet not reached that level of confidence. Belichick knows how to close a game. JG still needs seasoning.
Wish you were here and comfortably numb.
for the contrary you're always looking to give excuses for the offense
and i think is because you are afraid to accept the supposed leader, the head coach, is not the great thing people told us he was and consequently he’s not take the team that far, you’re afraid to accept we’re gonna be stagnant for at least another three years
i can't believe how do you manage to blame the defense
i’m pretty sure it’s because you don’t want to blame the offense and Garrett, the obvious held a high octane offense to 20 points, 3 of them coming after a Romo interception inside the 30 or something like that, i liked the defense on this one, the offense stumbled down, they can’t score on red zone
I can hold my head high on this loss...
We lost to a good team and that happens from time to time. I know that atleast we will play competitive and never give up. That I can live with. We will get it together.
F**** establishing a culture, we need to establish dominance...
honestly felix being out isn't really a game-changer.
by johnnypocket on Oct 16, 2011 7:45 PM CDT up reply actions
He hasn't been a factor in 2 years
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by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:47 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah, time to start holding injuries against him...
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
seriously
i mean how many injuries
hamstring
toe
hamstring
ankle
shoulder
is he ever going to play a full season? chris “190 pound” johnson has been more durable than him
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 10:36 PM CDT up reply actions
His latest injury gives us a chance to see
what we got in Murray. Already he looks more decisive than Felix. If Murray performs well, why resign Felix?
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
by LDVFootball on Oct 16, 2011 10:42 PM CDT up reply actions
Whats the prognosis?
The Garrett Guillotine demands more blood!
by Blue Eyed Devil on Sep 5, 2011 3:30 PM PDT
If you're going to eat poison, you might as well lick the plate.
broken ankle
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Killer Kowalski better up to the task
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i'd like to have a head coach
who doesn’t feel the need to also coordinate. dude, you’re the leader. delegate responsibility.
I really think more people are opening their eyes to this.
I just don’t understand why you wouldn’t want to maximize the amount of football minds at your disposal during the course of a game.
Oh yeah. Pride and egos. Son of a…
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
oh wow Play action to hester for 60 yard td
too bad dallas doesnt have weapons like that to run Play Action
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 7:37 PM CDT reply actions
What you did there....
I see it.
"The Angels are like the villain in the movie that isn't dead until he's been stabbed 150 times in the bath tub, yet he still might come back up one more time." - Eric Nadel
he might get
fired mid season, so i could see that
He who laughs last, thinks slowest
Well.....my days of not taking you seriously have certainly come to a middle
"Pleased to meet you, hope you guess my name"
We can switch him out
and send Dave Campo packing instead?
The Garrett Guillotine demands more blood!
by Blue Eyed Devil on Sep 5, 2011 3:30 PM PDT
If you're going to eat poison, you might as well lick the plate.
Think I'm going to stay off of this website for a couple of days....
The kneejerk reactions are rediculous….
by T. Webb on Oct 16, 2011 7:39 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I can't remember the last time there was a decent prime time game...
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 7:42 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
Cowboys should be proud of the way they played tonight. There’s a reason that NE has won 31 straight games at home. They’re pretty good.
I have one question: Did Rob switch the defensive scheme for the last drive? It seemed like Dallas was really putting the squeeze on the WR’s and RB’s out of the backfield the entire game until that final drive.
The Jruth shall be told.
And how about another dumb play from Spencer ? Team is severely undercoached.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
I'm curious....
What would you do if you were the coach of the Cowboys?
Let him walk in free agency and draft an OLB 1st round of next year's draft
oops, been saying that since this time last year.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions
yea...
unless they can keep him for cheap, Spencer hasn’t shown enough to warrant keeping around
former 1st round pick OLBs on good teams
are never cheap to keep. He will get a deal for at least 6-million a year for 5 years with someone I promise you that.
If this team re-signs Spencer he is our OLB it will be at a figure that will make him a starter for the next 4 years.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 8:27 PM CDT up reply actions
Nagy has a broken ankle; Done for the year
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Can't he?
Kowalski got destroyed when he was put in and Arkin is so bad he’s inactive every game.
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by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:48 PM CDT up reply actions
I agree we need him back now
But I think he’s still out like a month with that broken leg
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by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:49 PM CDT up reply actions
I hope he's right
We can survive the Rams with Kowalski, but we need a real guard after that.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 8:05 PM CDT up reply actions
That's terrible about Nagy
That’s gonna hurt
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 7:47 PM CDT reply actions
Still surprised that Arkin was inactive for this game
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 7:49 PM CDT reply actions
He's been active for a couple weeks
I don’t know if he’s been active at all this season
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by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Good commentary in the post-game on radio. Brad Sham made the point that I
hope will become clearer as people calm down. The D was playing awesome, and the team was ahead. JG went conservative and had faith in his D to continue playing awesome. As Sham points out, it’s so easy to second guess based on the result, but it was not a bad decision.
I think it’s particularly true, given that the O line wasn’t consistent at all today, and they got worse once Nagy went out. Romo is still playing hurt and had to take another pain shot in the ribs today. He played pretty solid, but Miles is rusty, Witten is getting blanketed, etc. I’ll say it again; they were ahead against one of the best teams in the NFL, and Garrett trusted RR and the D. I don’t think that’s stupid.
I think they played the Patriots better than any other team has this year
by jerryfireyourGM on Oct 16, 2011 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
I think they have had the league's toughest schedule so far
by jerryfireyourGM on Oct 16, 2011 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions
It would be nice to get that bye in the playoffs
Games like these make that harder.
by jerryfireyourGM on Oct 16, 2011 8:23 PM CDT up reply actions
compare our remaining schedule to the Giants
and its easy ot see us making up 2 or 3 wins there.
except buffalo
woman !, don't try to understand em, don't try to make them understand you, for they are a breed apart ! lol
(redskins)= A Tale of 2 owners, bought by Snyder, OWNED by the COWBOYS
Id say RIP Al Davis, but i know your up there drunker than a monkey and clocking angels in the 40 yd dash.
IM CALLING FOR GARRETTE'S HEAD ON THIS GAME!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
OFF WITH HIS HEAD!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." ~ Tom Landry
by California805Cowboy on Oct 16, 2011 7:50 PM CDT reply actions 1 recs
We aren't that far out of first
And we still have all those division games
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 7:52 PM CDT reply actions
here's your next 7 games
Rams
Eagles
Seahawks
Buffalo
Redskins
Miami
Cardinals
Think there might be a few wins in there?
It sucks to be 2-3 but… damn, there’s a chance we could be 9-3 in 2 months. And we really could be 8-4.
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by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 7:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Iggles, Skins, and Buffalo look to be about the only trouble
Though I suspect we’ll have a trap game or two
We can beat the skins again especially after today
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We can win all of these games if we don't let down.
We are better than our next 7 opponents. We played well today, and I hope that this instills confidence in the players. They hung with the Pats in their own home, almost beating them and holding them to 20 points. We can play with anyone. We should prepare to go 7-0 over the next 7 weeks.
Wish you were here and comfortably numb.
JG SHOULD HAVE DONE HIS JOB ND NOT DEPEND ON RR...
RR WAS DOING HIS JOB ALL 4 QRTS
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." ~ Tom Landry
by California805Cowboy on Oct 16, 2011 7:53 PM CDT reply actions
It does seem the D is always to blame for not making the final stop...
We never seem to remember that the O almost always puts them in that position by not running out the clock or with untimely turnovers/short fields to defend…
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
I agree totally
The Pats D had basically everyone in the box on the next to last drive when we ran twice, were in a third and long and then had to punt. The O did nothing on that drive to help the team. They need to play conservatively if the have a bigger lead but 3 points against the Pats with 4+ mins left in the game is not the time to do that.
Wish you were here and comfortably numb.
DEFENSE GOT TIRED WITH NOT ENOUGH REST BECAUSE OF THE EXCELLENT PLAY CALLING BY JG
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." ~ Tom Landry
by California805Cowboy on Oct 16, 2011 7:54 PM CDT reply actions
His drives weren't really a problem
We did eat the clock, we just did not make full opportunities in the red zone and had to settle for FG’s.
The Garrett Guillotine demands more blood!
by Blue Eyed Devil on Sep 5, 2011 3:30 PM PDT
If you're going to eat poison, you might as well lick the plate.
What the hell is going on between Tony and Dez?
They look pretty good together the first game against the Jets. Something isn’t working between them two
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 7:56 PM CDT reply actions
We used to ask the same question when TO would disappear in games...
Let’s see, what is the common denominator in both equations? Not TO. Not Dez.
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
I would wager this time it had more to do with a defensive adjustment at halftime
over anything else
Dude, the point is...
If Dez is disappearing, there is something wrong with the play design or the QB’s decision-making… When TO disappeared, it took JG several games before he thought of putting TO in the slot or in motion.
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
I get it. Maybe they're not using him right. Maybe he's not running consistently
good routes. I think that’s a question for Brandon or whomever looks at the film this week. Are defenses taking him away in the second half? Up until this week, he was hobbled and pretty much ineffective after a couple of quarters. Today, I’m guessing their D made some adjustments.
I don't think Brandon analyzes the coaches tape...
So, he won’t be able to see all the routes at once. Without the coaches tape, there is also no chance of figuring out what the concept of the play was - primary, secondary, outlet, etc. It is not a run and shoot offense. So, the receivers don’t have options on every route. On some plays, they are running dummy routes just to create spacing for the primary read. The Defenses were already playing over and under coverage on Dez in the first half. Not sure what else they could do without leaving somebody completely uncovered. As with TO sometimes, it seems to me that Tony may have seen that on his pre-snap read and just looked in another direction. On some plays, of course, there was no “somebody else” because on two WR routes the Patriots played over and under on both receivers….
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
Got me. Maybe Raf can explain. If he can't and Brandon can't, I guess
there’s no way to know. I don’t know enough to answer, except that Dez has been hurt up until today and ineffective in the second half. I find it hard to believe that the play calling and the QB are just not looking his way for entire chunks of the game with no good reason.
JG needs to design playsspecifically for DEZ.
They need to isolate him in single coverage. No one can out muscle him for the ball. I don’t know why he disappears in the second half, but Tony missed him in single coverage when they ran the awful shuttle pass and had to settle for a field goal.
Wish you were here and comfortably numb.
Dez needs to stop running lazy routes
When he runs a bad route & the ball gets INTd, the qb is going to stop looking his way.
"You have to play this game like somebody just hit your mother with a 2x4." -- Dan Birdwell, Oakland Raiders
RR1 = RedRocket / RR2 = RobRyan
RR3 = Ready for Retirement(JerryJones) / rr = rabblerouser
That was not a lazy route...
Arrington was not covering Dez; he was covering Miles…
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
by LDVFootball on Oct 16, 2011 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
Nagy was one of our best linemen...
From what I saw today, our linemen ranked:
Costa
Nagy
Smith
Free
Kosier
What the hell happened with our two experienced linemen??
Greetings from the Humungus, the Ruler of the Wasteland, the Ayatollah of Rock and Roll-A. I laugh at your puny plans.
No, I wouldn't say that
Through 6 games I’d say Nagy is our worst staring O-lineman.
But with Kowalski and inactive Arkin behind him? Oh no.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
Yeah we lost....
But I can help but think that this team is so much better than how they’ve been playing….I still have them as representing the NFC in the SB….
uhhh, why is no one talking about the two dropped passes from tony to miles? had it been converted and ran off for at least 15- 20 yards on the pick up, you all would praise jg for an exceptional game plan. because more than likely, they would have never gotten that much time to try and get a score again. thus leaving it out of reach.
That was not the time to drop the ball you are so right
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 8:00 PM CDT up reply actions
People have talked about it. Miles was clearly rusty. At one point, Romo had to tell him where to
line up.
I just don't get the rusty argument. Hes a wr
his job is to catch balls. he dropped two very easy ones. Lack of playing time shouldn’t prevent him from catching those.
Dropped passes were crucial
I have it on good word that it was Tony’s fault. He switched bodies with Miles after he threw the ball and purposely dropped it because he is just so awful.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 8:04 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Absolutely correct
I was texting friends about that one.
2 drops in one 3-snap series is death.
That just can’t happen.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 8:04 PM CDT up reply actions
especially after ogletree made that snag after getting decked by chung
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 10:40 PM CDT up reply actions
We ain't going to do crap this year without a run game
We might as well throw in the towel and get the best draft pick we can get
Sean Lissemore = The next Bruce Smith
We don't have a running game
Decided to pass on drafting interior O-linemen in the 2nd and 3rd rounds of this year, we can’t be surprised at the results.
Drafts mean things.
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by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 8:02 PM CDT up reply actions
Exactly (to both of you)...
Drafts means things. Mediocre seasons mean nothing.
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
If we had a top 10 pick...
wouldn’t you want the best QB we could get with that pick?
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
If it was anybody besides Luck then no
I’d want Coples
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by 88Deztined46 on Oct 16, 2011 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Just. Plain. Wrong.
Liss, I got respect for you in many a thing, so no insult intended, but…
You’re FoS on that towel bit. And you know it.
Cry 'Havoc!'
Why haven’t they ran TANNER?
….
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." ~ Tom Landry
by California805Cowboy on Oct 16, 2011 8:01 PM CDT reply actions
Because Felix, DeMarco and Tashard are doing so well
Bring in the Clowns, I mean Browns.
by Bayou Cowboy on Oct 16, 2011 8:08 PM CDT up reply actions
Especially Choice
You’re supposed to drop the ball, right?
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 8:11 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
My hats off to Belichick and the Pats defensive staff
Garrett had two weeks to prepare for the 30th ranked defense and the end result was a mere 16 points (6 of which came off a short field after turnovers).
"Confidence doesn't come out of nowhere. It's a result of something... hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication." --Roger Staubach
It seems like they double-covered every single one of Romo's 1st reads
It always seemed like he had to go to this 2nd or 3rd read.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 8:03 PM CDT up reply actions
well i can see your point about miles being rusty,
but because he’s rusty is that an excuse for him to have 2 dropped passes in a row? i think not. if your going to to criticize everyone, criticize them fairly. i honestly think that’s what decided the game for the cowboys. that was the game right there. we would have never had the discussion as the d having to make a giant stop. never needed if the play was converted.
I can't tell if you're talking to me. Why is it making excuses to try and explain something?
Fact is, he hasn’t played in a while, and you could tell. I’m not happy he didn’t make the catches, and if he had, it could have helped make a difference. But if there’s no point in trying to figure out why something happens, why study tape or talk about the game after it’s over?
yes sir. i am talking to you.
but you know the difference is, he is a proven receiver to have a big pass thrown to him at crunch time to get the necessary yardage to complete the pass. that’s why it’s not that easy to give him a bye on both situations. but wait, isn’t that what were all talking about right now? trying to figure out what happened? im afraid i can’t agree with you there.
by Chris Ivan22 on Oct 16, 2011 8:11 PM CDT up reply actions
i can't tell if you're being sarcastic or not,
but i was pointing it out. it could have been the difference in that retrospect. so im not sure if you don’t like that i pointed that out or not, well, not much i can tell you about that.
by Chris Ivan22 on Oct 16, 2011 8:17 PM CDT up reply actions
Ugh. Read what I've been saying. I don't care if you pointed it out. I don't
disagree with you that they should have been catches. Miles normally makes those, so ask yourself why he didn’t.
It's just so much easier to blame everything on Tony Romo and Jason Garrett that's why
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 8:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha!
I am so surprised at how easy it is to be an NFL head coach. I mean, there are roughly 40 people on this board who know more about it than a former NFL QB, decades-long OC and current head coach.
All these people know exactly what to do and when to do it. Jason Garrett, however, is terrible at his job.
Let’s please ignore all the record setting offenses he’s coached for the Cowboys. Also, ignore all other positive things small and large that were successful. Just focus on one or two plays where the offensive line got beat or failed to execute.
I only show up to mock other posters, jeer at the writing here, and make strange complaints about internet culture.
Just as easy apparently as being an NFL starting QB...
So the criticism of JG should be no more surprising to you than your own criticism of Romo.
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
by LDVFootball on Oct 16, 2011 8:44 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
Huh? Do you see me doing that? I think Romo was solid today after he settled down,
and I’m not down on JG for the game he called.
On Witten's TD
With Choice in the back field what were the pats thinking? Run. I know, it worked but at that point after a fumble and all. There is no way he is getting the ball.
You seriously never know with Garret
He has inexplicable trust in players that make constant mistakes.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 8:09 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Who else he got me gusta?
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 8:10 PM CDT up reply actions
WITTEN! ALL DAY! lol
I get what you’re saying, but to keep forcing it to people like Ogletree and Choice is pretty much a waste of a down at this point.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 8:14 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Thank goodness Kosier (I think it was him) knocked that ball out of Wilfork's hands
Probably the best thing he did all game. If we gave Wilfork another INT I would probably have cried.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 8:07 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
What does Garrett offer as HC?
Dallas continues to be miserable in the red zone, settle for field goals, make stoopid mistakes, getting too clever by half on conversions. Ryan has spent a month with this defense and got it to hold the best offense in football to 20 points. Somehow Garrett gets credit for the team playing tough but won’t fix any of the problems. You gotta win it with the offense at the end there which means you attempt a pass. The conservative way meant Brady and NE would get the ball with at least two minutes. Best case scenario is a field goal to tie. More likely was running down the entire clock and taking the lead.
Its Hard being a Cowboys Fan
We finally have a good defense that creates turnovers and gets after the QB and are offense takes a step back.JG should not be calling plays, he is horrible in the redzone.
Respect the greatness that is the Dallas Cowboys
It's our offensive line that's horrible in the red zone
I think I’ve seen about 30 different running plays with 3 different running backs so far this season. None of them work.
It’s the O-line.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 8:13 PM CDT up reply actions
Wilfork was eating our guys up all day
A lot of pressure from a fairly average front seven too. Just a terrible game for the OL.
How many times did running backs get hit in the back-field?
Seriously, it was about 50% of the time – right?
I don’t know a single Jason Garrett running play that he draws up on the white board and calls for the RB to get hit in the back-field.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 8:16 PM CDT up reply actions
Costa said Wilfork was a speed bump. LOL
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 17, 2011 5:41 AM CDT up reply actions
if you know this, BlueDeath,
Then please You tell Us what the correct plays are. Don’t guess. Tell us exactly what is the RIGHT thing to do. Otherwise, don’t pretend to know anything about how to call a game.
I only show up to mock other posters, jeer at the writing here, and make strange complaints about internet culture.
Then you tell us exactly what is wrong and how to make everything perfect and dandy
Geez, he was just making a comment and expressing a frustration that a lot of others have too. It wasn’t even that dramatic, unlike some of the people who have gone around screaming like their hair is on fire. No need to attack him like that.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 8:19 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
wrong
You don’t get to say this
JG should not be calling plays, he is horrible in the redzone.
without explicitly explaining what plays should be called, what calls are horrible, and who should be taking his place.
If you don’t understand what a play is, why it fails or succeeds, then you don’t get to shout nonsense about benching the coach. And you certainly aren’t above being criticized.
I only show up to mock other posters, jeer at the writing here, and make strange complaints about internet culture.
I am very well aware of my criticism of Garret
And I stand by it. I just don’t think you should attack a fellow fan like that with no provocation. I may be wrong, but I think I remember you as one of those very outspoken Romo critics. If you were, then you have no reason to be so angry that we criticize Garret. If you weren’t, then that’s my faulty memory getting me and I’m sorry.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 8:31 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Not here to gloat
just want to know what rome one and the bigham have to say now ? . i will tell you this game was to close for me ! VERY GOOD GAME FOLKS !
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Oct 16, 2011 8:16 PM CDT reply actions
An Eagles fan? You sure you want to come here and laugh when you have the Pats
on your schedule, too?
No I was just making fun of him. I’m like 95% sure the Eagles are going to get creamed by the Pats.
The Jruth shall be told.
I also want the Eagles to have a bad season like Dallas did last year. Maybe then Reid will finally decide to draft a serviceable linebacker and recruit a real defensive coordinator.
The Jruth shall be told.
For what team?
Steelers, yeah, that’s same state, other conference. Doubt they’ll take him though.
Cry 'Havoc!'
cut him a break
Red Sox were brutal there at the end of the regular season.
Historic Meltdown and all. Let him get a cheap shot or two on rival fans when theyre down
Was not ment as a cheap shot !
i just had to read a lot of stuff from them ,and would like to know what they have to say now . and i am pulling for the rangers !
by RED SOX are #1 in my heart on Oct 16, 2011 8:22 PM CDT up reply actions
yeah no hard feelings
except when you are taking it deep
by jerryfireyourGM on Oct 16, 2011 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions
HOW BOUTS DEM RANGERS!!!!!!
ha ha
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 8:21 PM CDT up reply actions
never acted like this was a gimmie, i was just making fun of your site.. let me guess you became a pat and sox fan around say 2001?
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I'd seriously like to know how come they don't roll Tony out more
He really does well when they call that type of play
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 8:17 PM CDT reply actions
I think we've all wondered that since 2006
Must be a Jason Garrett doctrine thing
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 8:18 PM CDT up reply actions
Really? hmmm that's something to ponder for sure
Tony really likes it and he’s one of the most accurate running and throwing
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 8:19 PM CDT up reply actions
Up until this season
there haven’t been linemen capable of moving in space. And, Romo’s pretty seriously injured now.
I only show up to mock other posters, jeer at the writing here, and make strange complaints about internet culture.
Yep. Easy for us to say any damn thing really
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 8:24 PM CDT up reply actions
He is good on those plays. Maybe still protecting the rib? I nearly had a heart attack
when he ran that ball (although the result was good).
Wasn't that our longest run of the game?
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 8:20 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I forgot about that. And even with that, we only ran 77 yards.
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"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
rollouts, naked bootlegs, qb draws,
play actions, reverses to miles and dez, bubble screens(with the lead WR running a decoy fade), splitting witten out, putting the number #WR in the slot, RB curls under the zone
i miss 2006-2007 offense, so much more diversity
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 10:45 PM CDT up reply actions
Looking more and more like it's gonna be Rangers vs. Cardinal in WS
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 8:23 PM CDT reply actions
I will be so sad if the Rangers can't take it all the way this year
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 8:25 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
you got that right friend
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 8:26 PM CDT up reply actions
One good thing came out of this game.
The Felix Jones era will soon becoming to an end.
What a waste of a first round pick.
Is this who you hate on this week?
I just want a heads up.
The Garrett Guillotine demands more blood!
by Blue Eyed Devil on Sep 5, 2011 3:30 PM PDT
If you're going to eat poison, you might as well lick the plate.
Well Felix has a lotta heart to be playing this injured
But dang, why is he hurt so much of the time? Bad luck?
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 8:35 PM CDT up reply actions
He's not
He played 10 games to the end of the season the year before last and then all last year. He might be hurt now but he’s still playing. He’s not made of glass.
The Garrett Guillotine demands more blood!
by Blue Eyed Devil on Sep 5, 2011 3:30 PM PDT
If you're going to eat poison, you might as well lick the plate.
by Final Frame on Oct 16, 2011 8:40 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
No he just isn't very good.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions
Why isn't Austin disappearing?
it’s Dez’s fault. After the first half he needs to be replaced by Robinson
Sean Lissemore = The next Bruce Smith
Are you serious?
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
Interesting post up by Birddog, who was at the game. He said Dez was bad today.
That said, the idea of replacing Dez is ludicrous. He just needs to get better, like most everyone else.
Im starting to question Dez's conditioning
barely saw him in the 2nd half
Hey Washington... D.C. stands for Dallas Cowboys
Twitter: @silva918
I just responded to his post...
Being at the game or not, he could have attempted a better explanation of the concept of the play before assigning blame to one person. Troy Aikman was also at the game and had a bird’s eye view of the play. Even he couldn’t tell who was the primary receiver, a difficult thing with any high/low concept as on that play.
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
Dunno. Two guys who were there put it on Dez, and neither of them are, to my
knowledge, in the Terry business.
Aikman did not put the blame on either receiver...
He wondered where Tony was throwing the ball because there were two receivers in the area (one high/one low, one going outside and one going inside) and the ball was thrown more accurately to the deeper (higher/outside) receiver.
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
Anybody who gives up on any play
Needs to get the heave-ho
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 8:36 PM CDT up reply actions
Now this I agree with.
The Garrett Guillotine demands more blood!
by Blue Eyed Devil on Sep 5, 2011 3:30 PM PDT
If you're going to eat poison, you might as well lick the plate.
I don't care how well we do in the playoffs
We need to fix the holes on this roster.
by jerryfireyourGM on Oct 16, 2011 8:41 PM CDT reply actions
This team keeps losing the same way they did with Wade
Can’t finish games.
by Mapmaker on Oct 16, 2011 8:45 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
i dont agree
the Pats are an elite team, and they sure give them a fight, if JG was smarter with the playcalling in the RZ we win
The game reminded me of the 2008 Pittsburgh game
We hung tough most of the game, then gave it away at the end. Very Wade like to me.
Maybe that's the cowboy way?
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
Maybe Tony should do an underwear ad billboard
member that movie Dire? LOL
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by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 8:52 PM CDT up reply actions
Winners win and losers lose. Guess which one we are ?
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 8:53 PM CDT up reply actions
The common denominator is Jerry. Jus sayin.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 17, 2011 5:43 AM CDT up reply actions
The funny thing is. If the Cowboys beat the Rams 99.9% of the fans on here will be talking playoffs. LOL
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
Please staple your lips together
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 8:50 PM CDT up reply actions 9 recs
That would do nothing
As he seems to be talking out of his a$$
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 8:52 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 5 recs
Deny what I have said Gusta. This team folds and the coach is horrible. They invent ways to lose and have a losers mentality.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions
well they have won two games
and were have been Leading in each of their Losses….MAybe Just MAybe, it is the fact that we have
A. a very young and Small O-line, which is not conducive to “closing Games” due to the fact that we have a minimal running game
B. Have been fighting Injuries since TC, and had a couple more tonight…..
But apparently neither one of those factors Matter….Dallas just sucks right?
Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
-by CotySaxman on Jul 11, 2011 7:50 AM PDT
Am I the most optimistic Cowboys fan in the World? Yes, due to an "unfortunate accident" to the previous holder of the title.
by I am Ironman!!! on Oct 16, 2011 9:28 PM CDT up reply actions
Tell ya what Ironamn since everyone wants to throw the Packers at me.....
how bout this. The Packers had more people on ir last year than Dallas does currently. The Packers had to start a rookie in the playoffs. So now what is your excuse ? It’s the gm and coaches fault then for going with a small o line. If a small o line is not conducive to closing out games then why draft a small o line ?
SO which is it ? You can’t have it both ways.
Yea right now Dallas sucks. No moral victories, No excuses. Just win. They can’t. Like I said everyone will be back on the nabdwaggon adter the Rams game. Sad when you need the Rams to get you out of the hole.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 10:52 PM CDT up reply actions
By Week 6 the Packers were 3-3 in 2010
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The name has been left off to protect the innocent. Unfortunately the search function still exists.
I want to hope...
But is Romo as good as Rodgers? And, is JG as astute as McCarthy? I don’t know.
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
by LDVFootball on Oct 16, 2011 11:07 PM CDT up reply actions
Answer to the first question? No
Second Maybe
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
The name has been left off to protect the innocent. Unfortunately the search function still exists.
McCarthy is 10 times the coach Garrett is.
Rodgers is with Brady then it’s everyone else. Romo keeps falling further down the list. The int’s are in Romo’s head now. His body language has changed, This team is a long way off from competeing for the superbowl. They just don’t have the talent. Worse they don’t have the leadership.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 17, 2011 5:49 AM CDT up reply actions
This team is a long way off from competeing for the superbowl.
So is EVERY OTHER TEAM. It’s week SIX.
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beautiful
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by KD Drummond on Oct 17, 2011 12:26 PM CDT up reply actions
I asked this question below
What if GArrett wasn’t expecting to be “Closing games” out? Thus the drafting of an O-line that would be better at playing Catch-up as opposed to one that “closed games out”….
Our “D” has been light years better than what it was last year….. especially at not allowing points…did any one think that was going to Happen?
Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
-by CotySaxman on Jul 11, 2011 7:50 AM PDT
Am I the most optimistic Cowboys fan in the World? Yes, due to an "unfortunate accident" to the previous holder of the title.
by I am Ironman!!! on Oct 16, 2011 11:46 PM CDT up reply actions
That is a loser mentality to draft thinking you will have to be catching up.
What kind of competent gm or coach would draft like that ?
Think about that. Uh Jerry we are gonna be behind in games so we need smaller more mobile o linemen so we catch up , do you agree Jerry ?
Jerry: yea ok sounds good to me. because I don’t expect much form the defense.
Dude seriously ?
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 17, 2011 5:54 AM CDT up reply actions
By saying:
everyone will be back on the nabdwaggon adter the Rams game.
Assuming you meant “bandwagon”, can I also assume you’re talking about yourself? You seem to be one of the only ones jumping off the wagon. No worries, I have a feeling one of these gents (or ladies) would have kicked you off sooner than later anyways. You don’t celebrate your team, you mourn it so you can stroke your ego by saying, “I told you so – we suck” after every loss.
I would hate to be a fan like you. Because guess what? With all your “know-how” on how to pick this team up and make them win, YOU CAN’T DO ANYTHING ABOUT IT. HAAAAA HAAAAAAA!
So why don’t you save us the doom and gloom, stop talking about football, stop watching the Cowboys (who you have NO appreciation for), and go work on your Halloween costume or something…
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
sweet arbitrary number bro
hyperboles look good on you.
by johnnypocket on Oct 16, 2011 8:55 PM CDT up reply actions
600 + comments -Whew!
What happehed to Ryans’ D on the last drive? Were they gassed? Shoulda had a stop.
" Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. "
Samuel Beckett
it was bradys fault
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
by DIRE WOLF on Oct 16, 2011 8:54 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
They held the best offense in the league
To 20 points at home and generated three turnovers. That’s an incredible accomplishment. The reason we lost because of the offense. End of subject.
by kindablue on Oct 16, 2011 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
I thought it was 4
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
Not end of subject
Unless: You are willing to admit clutchness and situational awareness have nothing to do with it.
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The name has been left off to protect the innocent. Unfortunately the search function still exists.
stop brady in the two minute drill at home
i guess not many defenses qualify as “clutch”
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
R.I.P. Big Homey Nate Dogg: "Cuz Iiiiiiiiii have ne-evv-ver met a giiiiiiiiiirrrrrrllllllllllllllllllll tha-at I loved in the whole wide wooorrrlllllddddddd"
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
Yup
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
The name has been left off to protect the innocent. Unfortunately the search function still exists.
its harder against no huddle
in this game most of the times offenses were stopped were due to penalties. Under the rules we’ve seen for most of this season, where the refs let holding go, this is probably a shootout.
That last drive should not have happened
we should have been able to chew out the clock
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Twitter: @silva918
Do you all think Rob Ryan has what it takes to be a HC?
Because his defenses are stellar. How do the Ryans create such incredible defenses?
I just hope he's in Dallas next year regardless if he's the HC or not
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 8:57 PM CDT up reply actions
+297
That’s my guess at his weight since he doesn’t have a number to use as an agreement.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 9:00 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
No I don't. Just like his dad was not a great head coach nor do I believe his brother Rex will
succed with the Jets. I think he’ll be a great DC and wish JJ would pay him enough to stay, I"d love him to be our Jim Johnson, Dick Labeau or Dom Capers, but he’ll become a head coach and probably fail and end up a great DC elsewhere.
Wish you were here and comfortably numb.
I am upset
that they lose … but I gotta tell ya …… seeing the team go 6-10 last year … to now …. can’t wait to see them get even better.
formerly "what_the_crap"
Yes, this is something to keep in mind
But ya gotta remember we are Dallas Cowboys fans, spoilt rotten for sure and we wanna SB TEAM NOOOOWWWWWWWW!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 8:59 PM CDT up reply actions
Somehow the remarkable thing is
that they are still underachieving. I beleive that. Will they ever make their potential kinetic?
by Dosresolvedalotofignorantviews on Oct 16, 2011 9:01 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm beginning to wonder if they really are "underachieving"?
I mean, we tend to see things differently until our eyes have to believe the reality in front of us
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 9:03 PM CDT up reply actions
to me
it just seems like they don’t play smart football from time to time. Dropped passes, Romo with a horrible throw, miss block …. just seems like there’s a wall they still gotta break down until they become an upper echelon team.
formerly "what_the_crap"
I could be wrong.
I don’t think so, but there is a focus, a cohessiveness, an edge that teams like the Pats have. It’s not just brady or Rogers or whomever.
by Dosresolvedalotofignorantviews on Oct 16, 2011 9:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Was the D gassed? Did anybody notice?
" Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. "
Samuel Beckett
maybe, both teams ran no huddle the whole second half
but really, the problem was the Pats talent. Welker and their TEs are tough covers no matter who you put on them.
But a 70yd drive - very unRyan like.
" Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. "
Samuel Beckett
Loser mentality. The don't come up big when needed.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions
but very Brady-like
I don’t know. We nearly made some plays. We almost got a sack. Jenkins almost knocked a ball away. I think we ran an effective corner blitz that drive.
We couldn’t get pressure and I think the no huddle had a lot to do with that, and I don’t think Ware was 100% after that injury.
watch the film again
Brady made HOF throws that Marino, Montana, Elway, etc would blush at that last drive
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
R.I.P. Big Homey Nate Dogg: "Cuz Iiiiiiiiii have ne-evv-ver met a giiiiiiiiiirrrrrrllllllllllllllllllll tha-at I loved in the whole wide wooorrrlllllddddddd"
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 10:57 PM CDT up reply actions
Not sure if they were gassed or not
They didn’t look like it the drive before when they got the three and out, but I could be wrong. I’d look up TOP, because that would probably help but I’m too lazy and my Internet is too slow for that one.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 9:04 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
This team will be in the playoffs.
Despite being handicapped by our OC.
" Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. "
Samuel Beckett
Look at the talent today. Can't ignore it. They'll be there.
" Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. "
Samuel Beckett
Won't happen.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 9:05 PM CDT up reply actions
So, we don't have to put up with you anymore?
I mean, if you’re so dang sure of that, you won’t be coming back, right?
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 9:08 PM CDT up reply actions
hes here if Dallas loses................trolling
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
Every game too close. Wins are coming soon.
" Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. "
Samuel Beckett
That is true faith and I'd like to have it too
but my hope is fading. They just don’t “do it”. Please prove me wrong Boys. Either way, I’m here, week after week after week after year after year after year on and on and on. It will never end. I will never stop watching. It’s the true definition of a fan(addict)
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 9:06 PM CDT up reply actions
+100000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000
Fans should stand behind their team no matter what!
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 9:10 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Standing behind your team means you shouldn't be honest about them ? SMH
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions
wonder how many lions fans stood behind matt millen
and their 0-16 team
or the cardinals pre-warner era?
or the panthers post super-bowl pre newton-era?
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
R.I.P. Big Homey Nate Dogg: "Cuz Iiiiiiiiii have ne-evv-ver met a giiiiiiiiiirrrrrrllllllllllllllllllll tha-at I loved in the whole wide wooorrrlllllddddddd"
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 10:59 PM CDT up reply actions
4 TOs and the Pats still win
That doesn’t happen very often.
by Mapmaker on Oct 16, 2011 9:06 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
too many blown red zones
Bad O-line can’t run the ball, which kills you in the red zone.
Bad Choice fumbles the ball.
The GM of this team has to improve the O-line in the off-season if we want to be a serious team in 2012.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 9:09 PM CDT up reply actions
the o-line is new
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
And with respect to that fact
they are doing remarkably well. Nagy’s loss was actually troubling.
by Dosresolvedalotofignorantviews on Oct 16, 2011 9:12 PM CDT up reply actions
which would explain penalties and lack of cohesion
However, it isnt an excuse for their inability to get a push. Even with an offseason of weights I just dont see this line being any good at run blocking.
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be." - Jimmy Johnson
by 88Deztined46 on Oct 16, 2011 9:13 PM CDT up reply actions
they don't get a push, but 3/5 of these guys are kids.
they’ll get bigger and stronger
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
I just hope that proves to be enough
To fix their running woes
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be." - Jimmy Johnson
by 88Deztined46 on Oct 16, 2011 9:19 PM CDT up reply actions
a big bull in the back filed would help
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
Will they?
So every 7th round pick and UDFA gets better with a little time in the gym?
Then we really wasted that 1st round pick on Tyron Smith. We would have done just fine with Sam Young if we put him in the weight room and gave him time to develop “cohesion”.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 9:22 PM CDT up reply actions
yep
we all expected early season struggles. This isn’t much of a shocker. 3 very young guys
By the second half I expect us to be playing a little better. Or else we’ll have to question Garrett’s decision to go with a youth movement
I thought this was the O-line's worst game so far
I don’t know about getting better because they looked terrible today, and against a bad defense at that.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
or maybe he just played over his head last year
I stilll think the guy will be a really good RT. Hopefully Tyron progresses quick enough for that switch to happen next year.
I hope we can get all the growing pains out of the way this year
Hey Washington... D.C. stands for Dallas Cowboys
Twitter: @silva918
Smith has gotten beat in embarrasing ways in the past 2 games
Getting run over and tossed aside for sacks.
He’s a long way from being talked about in any kind of left tackle discussion.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 10:05 PM CDT up reply actions
we did
and our performances are all over the place. Against SF late and Detroit early, they looked great. Outside of that, they’ve had solid and poor stretches. Today was a gamelong poor stretch lol. There were times I thought they gave Romo ample protection (the Pats blitzed a lot today), but he was a little too jumpy from earlier plays to take advantage.
oline was blocking well
run D, not so much…but when the D knows what the O is going to call…that will happen
So what about 2011 ? lol
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 10:55 PM CDT up reply actions
THIS big time!
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be." - Jimmy Johnson
If this were the SB i would be angry or something...
but its not and the Pats are an above average team, and we made them play at a very high level.
Now, if they lose like today against the Rams or Eagles? lets look for a “smarter” OC
Tanner needs a chance.
" Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. "
Samuel Beckett
They must not trust his pass protection
but I think they need to run him at the goal line
Hey Washington... D.C. stands for Dallas Cowboys
Twitter: @silva918
I'm getting desperate
He may come out flat, but how does giving him a chance hurt when nobody else is getting it don?
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 9:15 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
I'm wondering who would be interested in giving up anything for him?
They must REALLY need somebody if they are.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 9:19 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
a thin o-line gets thinner
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
Also
Cowboys owner Jerry Jones characterized Felix Jones’ injury as a high ankle sprain Sunday night.
formerly "what_the_crap"
That's the kind that can be 2-6 weeks depending on severity
Maybe this gets Tanner some carries.
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
Probably both
So Choice had a fumble. I still like the suddenness with which he runs.
"Other than that, Mrs. Lincoln, how was the play?"
Choice seems no worse than anyone else
And his fumble somewhat similar to a Romo INT
"You have to play this game like somebody just hit your mother with a 2x4." -- Dan Birdwell, Oakland Raiders
RR1 = RedRocket / RR2 = RobRyan
RR3 = Ready for Retirement(JerryJones) / rr = rabblerouser
Arkin Time!
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be." - Jimmy Johnson
poor romo
Nelson Cruz has a Boom Stick and its epic
Dirk Nowitzki's Flamingo Fade away is this generation's Sky Hook
Bob Sturm is my leader
by jharrison2090 on Oct 16, 2011 9:15 PM CDT up reply actions
He's probably getting fit for Kevlar skin right about now.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 9:17 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Let's go all "Little Giants" on him and just wrap him with bubble wrap.
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
Let's see what that boy has
I have faith he will be up to the challenge. Next man up c’mon Boys.
Hey fellas, we aren’t out of this yet. They are still all in at the sports media with the Phila. Eagles. They are doing everything they can to rehabilitate them and Mikey the dog slayer. They’ve picked their winners and if it were up to them, the Lombardi would already be awarded and they would simply take a vote. But hey, that’s why we playz da games. We need to stay behind our boys it’s gonna happen. Tony said so and I have more faith in him than all the haters here or elsewhere.
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 9:20 PM CDT up reply actions
Is it just me...
that feels tat this team, playing the way they played today (and with the sched remaining) can go 13-3!!!
or am i just crazy??
a 13-3 team does not exhibit this many flaws
on a consistent basis
The realist keepin it real amongst the surrealists
R.I.P. Big Homey Nate Dogg: "Cuz Iiiiiiiiii have ne-evv-ver met a giiiiiiiiiirrrrrrllllllllllllllllllll tha-at I loved in the whole wide wooorrrlllllddddddd"
by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 11:01 PM CDT up reply actions
they do until they don't
get it?
Tony Romo 2011's League's Most Valuable Player and 2012's Superbowl MVP
"No one gives us the right, we take it." L. ~SPN
just got back from the game
My son and I cheered our butts off for the Boys in full Cowboy gear. 2 observations: a. Martellus Bennett is the biggest stiff I have ever seen. He just gives up on most plays. Robinson would have scored if he even tried to make a block. b. Garrett does not know how to call a game. period
Now that's real love
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 9:25 PM CDT up reply actions
Slightly lol
But I definitely like your optimism (a whole helluva lot better than mensa’s outlook)
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be." - Jimmy Johnson
Mensa would probably be on here talking crap if we won the Super Bowl
He’d say that we were losers because we should have won it more convincingly.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 9:25 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Has that guy EVER
said anything positive about our team (because it’s obviously not his team)
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be." - Jimmy Johnson
by 88Deztined46 on Oct 16, 2011 9:27 PM CDT up reply actions
If he has, I've never seen it.
I agree with DIRE below, just a troll.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 9:31 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
LOL. What is there positive to say ? Moral victory ? Yayyyy we lost again but it was close.
Just win. Enough with the excuses. Enough with the chokes. Austin thank u for dropping 2 wide open passes. You are the dog of the week. Next week aho will it be ?
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 9:43 PM CDT up reply actions
Right. Just win! It's so easy, everyone does it. I get what you're saying, "mensa".
/rolls eyes
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
he's just a troll stirring the pot.
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
Two things.
1. I can’t blame Romo on this one.
2. START DEMARCO!!!!
Crouching moron, hidden smarta**
Optimism, pessimism, F*CK THAT; we're gonna make it happen. As God as my bloody witness, I'm hell-bent on making it work.
"This team is going to win a Super Bowl at some point."
Masai Ujiri, Brian Cashman: Magnificent Bastards
this is one horrible coached team
Jason Garrett is holding this team back…i can’t wait till Jerry fires this guy. He is in waaay over his head…
sigh
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
by DIRE WOLF on Oct 16, 2011 9:34 PM CDT up reply actions 2 recs
does the truth sting?
i’m not going to be a homer like 95% of the people here. He is holding this team back…singlehandedly
when are the horns getting a new coach?
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
well.......... yeah
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
Mack Brown is pathetic
Wow, loss of credibility right there.
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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great, another homer
outside of that he use to be a great recruiter; and the fact that VY made him so much money and ‘apparent’ cred…
he’s the definition of recruiting 5 stars and coaching them to 2-3 star levels.
Name the last successful coach before Mack Brown....
I’ll give you time
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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All that talent that Texas gets and they have 1 title in Brown's era. Sad.
Never has a coach done so little with so much. I won’t include Wade.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 9:49 PM CDT up reply actions
Ha.
You’re so funny. Here’s a good question. How many titles does Stoops have? I’ll give you a hint….
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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Stoops has 1 title. He has to work harder than Mack does.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 9:51 PM CDT up reply actions
Oh because Oklahoma is really hurting for recruits
Do you listen to yourself?
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DON'T FEED THE TROLLS
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
NEVOR
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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....fine I won't
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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Oklahoma population dictates that Stoops go outside of the state. Mack picks and chooses his recruits. Yet he cotinues to fail.
He reminds me of Jerry. Stupid moves on the coaching staff etc. Stoops is a top 3-5 coach. Mack doesn’t make the top 20 list.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 9:54 PM CDT up reply actions
So Bryan Harsin and Manny Diaz are stupid moves.
I’d bet, not that I could prove it, that you wouldn’t even know where Bryan Harsin came from, or that he was the OC of Texas unless you looked it up
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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I knew he'd say that
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
I'm predictable
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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oh ok
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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Afraid of truth. Lulz...a typical
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 9:58 PM CDT up reply actions
I am so glad I don't work for the likes of you
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 9:35 PM CDT up reply actions
Maybe our running game will get better when Fiammetta gets healthy
Sean Lissemore = The next Bruce Smith
+1
He did seem to have an impact.
by Dosresolvedalotofignorantviews on Oct 16, 2011 9:45 PM CDT up reply actions
THIS!!!!
Fiametta + More Demarco/Tanner +Kowalski = Hope
Nagy, Jones injuries may be blessings in disguise?
Is Kowalski stronger than Nagy? Because I know Dockery is the biggest guy on the team.
by florida dodger on Oct 16, 2011 10:30 PM CDT up reply actions
Chia where ya at?
I need to know what interior OL to start watching for next years draft
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be." - Jimmy Johnson
Who does he play for?
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be." - Jimmy Johnson
by 88Deztined46 on Oct 16, 2011 9:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Nope I'm typing this with my mind lol
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be." - Jimmy Johnson
by 88Deztined46 on Oct 16, 2011 9:40 PM CDT up reply actions
Glenn sucks huge. He isn't worth a 4th rounder. He will be way over drafted.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 9:38 PM CDT up reply actions
He certainly looks the part that's for sure!
That boy is huge
"Treat a person as he is, and he will remain as he is. Treat a person as if he were where he could be and should be, and he will become what he could be and should be." - Jimmy Johnson
by 88Deztined46 on Oct 16, 2011 9:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm so tired of all the penalties
I don’t know if it’s bad coaching or if our players are just that boneheaded, but it is so awful. It kills us every time.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 9:38 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
The Spencer penalty was beyond retarded
Im not sure what he was thinking
Hey Washington... D.C. stands for Dallas Cowboys
Twitter: @silva918
You're not talking about the roughing the kicker bs, are you?
That was a flop that Vlade Divac would be proud of.
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
yeah did Spencer even touch the guy?
and even if he did, you could tell that he was pulling up…..
Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
-by CotySaxman on Jul 11, 2011 7:50 AM PDT
Am I the most optimistic Cowboys fan in the World? Yes, due to an "unfortunate accident" to the previous holder of the title.
by I am Ironman!!! on Oct 16, 2011 11:48 PM CDT up reply actions
That's why it was only a 5 yard penalty.
But it was 4th and 4. Doh!
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
no they defn called rouhging the kicker 15yd variety
Tony Romo 2011's League's Most Valuable Player and 2012's Superbowl MVP
"No one gives us the right, we take it." L. ~SPN
Yeah, that's why it was running into the kicker for 5 yards.
"Perhaps it was the Noid who should have avoided me." Mayor Adam West
either way it was complete BS
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
It was "running" for 5.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
Nah, I think boneheaded moves sometimes, save the QB holds sometimes and refs that see stars all the time.
by Dosresolvedalotofignorantviews on Oct 16, 2011 9:44 PM CDT up reply actions
Officiating has been downright awful all around this year.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 9:46 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions 2 recs
Home field bias
Pats got away with murder.
“You can calling holding on every play” – just didn’t think any one would!
I think we win the next 3
and 5-3 is road to playoffs. Rams, Philly, Seahawks. Let’s go.
" Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. "
Samuel Beckett
The rams should be just what we need
The Philly game will probably come very close to killing me though. I despise them.
by me gusta on Oct 16, 2011 9:44 PM CDT via mobile up reply actions
Remember the last time Dallas played the Rams ?
Pretty sad when you NEED the Rams to get your season going because you can’t do it on your own.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
I'll take it!
" Ever tried. Ever failed. No matter. Try again. Fail again. Fail better. "
Samuel Beckett
hey you just play the guys on your schedule
just win baby
by somebodyquiet on Oct 17, 2011 3:31 AM CDT up reply actions
me too...
i hope JG uses this next game as a confidence booster in the red zone, he doesnt seem to have that much faith in Romo (i wouldnt blame him in a way, but he’s ur QB)
at least murray looks pretty decent
he’s good at turning negative yardage into 3 yard gains lol
Jones was going the same
till he sprained his ankle
Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
-by CotySaxman on Jul 11, 2011 7:50 AM PDT
Am I the most optimistic Cowboys fan in the World? Yes, due to an "unfortunate accident" to the previous holder of the title.
by I am Ironman!!! on Oct 16, 2011 9:55 PM CDT up reply actions
Felix injured again
someone wipe the surprised look off my face
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 10:07 PM CDT up reply actions
better teach Tanner to block, quickly
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
You guys are idiots..
Garrett is the worst coach in football yet you continue to give him a pass. I guess you have run out of hate after bashing Romo?
Why do we even bother
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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whats wrong with your tea sipper buddys
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
They're horrible(ish) this year
I continue to blame Greg Davis
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I mean the horn backers on here
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Well, as you might imagine Cowboys/Longhorn fans are entitled front runners
Losing makes them catatonic
"Native, I think. And one of the most loyal and knowledgable Cowboys fans on the planet. We also suspect he is a cyborg with a supercomputer brain, and treat him with great respect since we anticipate he will become our supreme overlord someday. Other than that, he’s a really nice guy."
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Norm made an interesting comment on the Ticket after the game
He suggested the Garrett did not trust Tony to throw the ball so that is why he called the game he called. That would make sense, take the controls to the rollercoaster out of Tony’s hands.
It did not work out. The other point he made was that we are going to keep suffering the woulda, coulda, shouldas since all our games are so close. I believe we are at 11 straight games decided by 4 points or less.
Hope we can win against St. Louis.
thats bs
he’s getting paid $10MM a year he better start trusting him or cut him. Might as well say we have no game plan for close games
When you have to start saving a player from himself...
then yes it is time for that player to go. But with no real competition at the position, nothing can happen for a couple years or more…
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
by LDVFootball on Oct 16, 2011 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
I think he saw how well the D was playing and pulled back after the Lion's fiasco
JG can be reactionary at times and there will be growing pains
by somebodyquiet on Oct 17, 2011 3:32 AM CDT up reply actions
Its still hard to believe we picked Felix over Chris Johnson, Ray Rice, Jamaal Charles and Mendenhall..
We just cant depend on this guy (Felix) to carry the load
You forget someone...
Matt Forte… You know the guy accounting for most of the Bear’s yardage behind what is supposed to be a disaster of an OL…
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
by LDVFootball on Oct 16, 2011 10:04 PM CDT up reply actions
Everyone says the Bears Line is Horrible
Maybe they are horrible at Pass Protection, but Really Good at Run blocking….Has anyone thought of this?
Another thing…I think that Garrett was not expecting the “D” to be as good as it had been…otherwise he might have kept Gurode and or Davis around…but because he thought we would be getting into Shootouts every game, we went with an o-line that would maximize that….
Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
-by CotySaxman on Jul 11, 2011 7:50 AM PDT
Am I the most optimistic Cowboys fan in the World? Yes, due to an "unfortunate accident" to the previous holder of the title.
by I am Ironman!!! on Oct 16, 2011 10:11 PM CDT up reply actions
Or, maybe...
Forte is a better running back than Jones, perhaps not as fast, but with better vision to play off what blocking he has…
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
by LDVFootball on Oct 16, 2011 10:14 PM CDT up reply actions
Not really. Look at who picked him. Garrett had a hige say in that pick. So did Jerry. Nuff said.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 10:06 PM CDT up reply actions
you were in the war room?
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I think most people were thinking Chris Johnson or Mendenhall
I know I was.
I wasn’t thinking a #2 on the depth chart RB was going to be our #1 pick.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 10:12 PM CDT up reply actions
I'm just feeding the troll, I didn't like the pick either
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
So I can feed the troll? Yay
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I can't resist it, shame on me
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
Actually, yes.
It was on Hardknocks: Garrett said we already have a runner like mendenhall in Barber and therefore should draft Felix.
"Confidence doesn't come out of nowhere. It's a result of something... hours and days and weeks and years of constant work and dedication." --Roger Staubach
hindsight is 20/20
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
Yeah, but none of those guys went to Arkansas.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
myth debunked 1 million times
moving along…
they picked the guy they liked at the time. Is everyone seriously suggesting that no one besides us doesn’t wish they could change at least a couple draft picks every year based on what we know now?
Dude, chill. It was a joke.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
except that the Titans wanted Felix over all of those guys too
they only “settled” on CJ cause they had to and it turned out to be a great pick
by somebodyquiet on Oct 17, 2011 3:33 AM CDT up reply actions
That is hard to take
Especially since Felix Jones IS a Cowboy and there isn’t anything we can do to change it at the moment and hindsight is so clear after the fact. Soooooo, whada gonna do? Moan and piss, piss and moan. Yep, me too. For all the good it will do. We have to win some games to get an invite to the dance. I frankly look forward to the division games. Those I can believe in winning and that’s where we must win. How’s bout 1 next week Boys, is that too much to ask?
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 10:14 PM CDT reply actions
this team has 0 quality wins 0!!!!!!
Beating up on the rams and eagles isn’t going to cut it!!!!!!
The way this team been playing the Rams might do a upset.
by lostar2009 on Oct 16, 2011 10:17 PM CDT via mobile reply actions
You live with Mensa?
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
a win is a win is a win is a win
Just becuz you put yer boots in the oven don't make it bread
by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 10:18 PM CDT up reply actions
SF and Wash are in 1st place
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
a win is a win
at the end of the season, I don’t care who we beat as long as we have more wins than losses
by somebodyquiet on Oct 17, 2011 3:35 AM CDT up reply actions
restating the obvious - but Garrett coached to lose that game
3:30 left and the a 3pt lead and the ball and we run three times to exhaust the Pats OT’s. You know they’ll get the ball back with 2mins. left and in Brady’s hands…needing only a FG to tie.
This was a low percentage attempt to burn the clock and win the game. You have to get a first down there and Garrett played beyond conservation. He played to lose.
Additionally, his play calling in the red zone if pathetic. Nothing seems to open up for us down there.
I think we would've tried to convert the 3rd down until Tyron had his false start
then at 3 and 18, it’s too far to get
by somebodyquiet on Oct 17, 2011 3:38 AM CDT up reply actions
I'm sure of
a) the Rams game will be a close game.
b) Jimmy Johnson would not have knelt on the ball with 2 minutes 47 seconds left to to go and give Tom Brady another free chance. 1 first down, maybe 2 to win the game and you in essence kneel down with those plays. How about a screen, how about a roll out, how about something that every other team seems to be capable of doing.
c) great WR’s are great because their QB/OC/HC throws them the ball in the critical situations, such as 3rd and 5 from the 5. The shovel pass play maybe on 2nd down but not knowing that play is the last chance and your going to kick a field goal.
Jimmy Johnson put together maybe the best football team ever.
This team is average at best.
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What did you want him to do?
TCU is going to the Big 12, about time.................................Lock n Load
I'm pretty sure both of those happened
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Execution killed the last drive
Believe me I was calling for a screen, but the draw wasn’t a half bad play call either
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O-line execution killed the last drive
But that’s bad play calling. O-line execution killed every single running play the entire game.
Garrett’s O-line got killed all night, it averaged 2.6 yards per carry. If he wanted to get a 1st down everyone knew it would be through the air. But he didn’t air it out, he played it as “conservative” as possible and it failed terribly.
If Garrett believed in his QBs and his receivers he would have thrown it for a first down. He didn’t. And his loss of nerve lost that game.
He learned the wrong lesson. He tried to keep going for the kill shot needlessly up by 4 scores against the Lions and lost. Then he learns his lesson far too opposite and gets scared, craps his pants, and punts up by a mere 3 points against the best offense in the league.
There were many failures that led us to the last 2 drives. But if you only want to look at the last 2 drives garrett called a terrible game on his last offensive posession.
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 16, 2011 11:51 PM CDT up reply actions
2 things as i see it
cant cover TE to save their ass and o-line problems still exist , JG is stil learning how to coach and try to play O C .
woman !, don't try to understand em, don't try to make them understand you, for they are a breed apart ! lol
(redskins)= A Tale of 2 owners, bought by Snyder, OWNED by the COWBOYS
Id say RIP Al Davis, but i know your up there drunker than a monkey and clocking angels in the 40 yd dash.
Yeah and to make NE use their time outs.
It didn’t work, so he’s an idiot,
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The calls didn't bother me,
the O- line not opening holes is a problem.
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Agree
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I thought it was a great game and the team with the ball last did what they should
im use to watching college games and to me these guys are slow
Jason Garrett obviously doesn't have confidence in himself
He’s too sensitive to criticism. He heard us. He listened. He doesn’t know WTF to do. Playing afraid ain’t gonna cut it. You either know football or you don’t. And if you don’t, you ain’t gonna win too many games.
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by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 10:29 PM CDT reply actions
His Qb hasn't been great in the 4th quarter.
What does a coach do?
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Garrett didn't listen to us
Garrett wanted to win. Garrett saw what happened 2 weeks ago and decided to run it. Was he right. I dunno, it was more of a problem of Execution than play-calling.
But it’s a pretty arrogant attitude to think that the reason Garrett ran it was because of us.
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He probably hears all the criticism it comes at him night and day
you don’t think he heard it and perhaps let it influence him? I just threw that out there, I have no idea, but it sure seems like he did a 180 from his usual self, doncha think?
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by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 10:37 PM CDT up reply actions
Garrett is trying to grow into the HCing role
If you noticed Garrettt was much more Power I focused in the redzone.
Is it different? Yeah. But I don’t think we can just shove him off because “he doesn’t know football, and is playing afraid”
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I know that
what I know about football couldn’t fill a thimble up. I make it more of a soap opera than I should, he doesn’t let the fans influence him. Now that would really be dumb, but I’m sure he hears all the criticism more than we could ever imagine. We are so connected more than ever, look at this blog, pretty amazing
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by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 10:41 PM CDT up reply actions
You've got a good point.
I’m sure he hears of it, and I do wish we’d get better, I just have a feeling it’ll take a year or 2
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+1
agreed. He’s also seeing what his team can and can’t do
by somebodyquiet on Oct 17, 2011 3:39 AM CDT up reply actions
I highly doubt it
“a 180 from his usual self”
We don’t know what his usual self is in that situation because Romo has thrown 2 INTs on 1st down. His plan may have been get it in 2nd and reasonable to run the ball two times (a relatively conservative philosophy)
your point makes no sense
the 2 situations couldn’t be more opposite .. the fans complaining because the cowboys were throwing with a 24 pt lead with 10:32 left in the 3rd qtr .. has absolutely nothing to do with them wanting to be more aggressive to get a td instead of a fg with the game tied mid way through the 4th qtr
Who are you replying to?
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RED ZONE
IS KILLING US! There has to be something we can do different, When we need 6, we come away with 3…with 3 Pro Bowl recieving options this should not be the case…it is disgusting! The O-line hasn’t been able to get a push in the redzone for 2 years now! We can’t run inside…its our achilles heel…and the league knows it.
Does it hurt when you do that? Then stop doing that!
Don't get flagged so much will help
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I didn't like this set of refs at all
they wanted to throw a flag at everything. And if it were up to WW, there’d be way more than there was, the way he was carrying on with his striped buddies
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by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 10:46 PM CDT up reply actions
Can't believe I'm hearing people giving up on the season ...
… And I say that as a die-hard, lowly Cleveland Browns fan. The Cowboys played one of the best teams in the NFL today, and damn near won. From what I’ve seen, there is plenty of talent on the Dallas squad to get into the playoffs, at least. Romo played well, the defense was terrific for the most part. (Brady’s last drive is why he’s an elite QB, as much as I hate him personally). With a few less penalties and some better play-calling, the Cowboys will probably win more games than they lose for the rest of the season. Deadskins folded worse than a house of cards today. Giants got lucky. If my poor Browns are really eternally damned for all time by the ghost of John Elway, the one thing I know I can look forward to is Dallas at the top of the NFC East. Seriously. Three or four plays difference is all it would take at this point.
Can't believe you can't believe it.
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Guess I just look more at what went right for 4 quarters ...
Yes, there are problems. But they can be corrected. Maybe part of it involves a change in attitude with some of the players. I still think Dallas will beat the Rams and Ea-girls and Seahawks, but sometimes I do get the sense that more folks on the team need to remember that often the difference between winning and losing is in who wants it more, and that what happens on the field counts more than all of the mystique and press releases and paper statistics in the world. I saw a lot of effort from your Cowboys today. Coupled with better coaching and fewer penalties (or even just more reasonable refs who would let the guys play), that should pay off pretty soon. Then again, what do I know? I’m a Browns fan. Thanks for your response. Good luck with your next game.
I can't take the defeatism. I think this team is headed in the right direction, and a close loss to
an elite team in their house hasn’t changed my mind.
Thanx Fernie
And on that positive note, I’m headed off to bed. Disappointed? Terribly. Defeatist? Hell no. This division sports no dream team. We can do this. It’s the devil you know, you know? We can beat them, they ain’t special.
See you guys! Keep your heads up, we gots lots more to go. Now if they lose to the Lambs, I will be severely depressed. Today, eh, notsomuch!!
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by dcfansinceiwasababy on Oct 16, 2011 10:54 PM CDT up reply actions 1 recs
If
We hadn’t blown 2 friggin games for stupid reasons I would be more enthusiastic…same old Cowboys…same old Romo…no running game…defense gets stops but not when they need them, we lose…its just heartbreaking to be a Cowboys fan…we could be 4-1…we should be 4-1!
Does it hurt when you do that? Then stop doing that!
On this site damn near won's are acceptable.. Just the way it is.
Jerry is the end all in Dallas.
by football mensa on Oct 16, 2011 11:04 PM CDT up reply actions
By whom?
Answer: No one
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Shame on you too, you're feeding
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We're doomed I tell you
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Playoff's?? Playoff's??
We can’t even win a game..you know the rest…we will not be in the playoffs this year. Detroit and Tampa Bay/New Orleans will be the wildcards and NY will win the NFC East…I saw it in my nightmares. Even if a miracle happens we will be a wildcard and ousted in wildcard weekend.
Does it hurt when you do that? Then stop doing that!
If NY is gonna win the East
they’re gonna need some help or they’re going to need to improve quickly. They’re probably going to need to go 5-1 or so in the division when you consider they still have NE, NO, GB, SF and NYJ on the schedule. Comparatively, our 2 hardest nondivision games remaining are TB and Buffalo.
They’ve barely made it through the easy part of their schedule, almost losing to Arizona and Buffalo. And yet they have only 1 less loss than us.
As frustrating as this team has been so far this year, we probably have a better shot at the division now than at the start of the year.
Haven't we won a couple games this year though?
We can’t even win a game.
?
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
I was making a joke
and weve lost 2 in a row…so for the past 2 weeks we cant win a game
Does it hurt when you do that? Then stop doing that!
Actually counting the bye
we havent won in 3 weeks…well good news is the easier part of the schedule is ahead
Does it hurt when you do that? Then stop doing that!
ah. gotcha.
sometimes it’s hard to note the sarcasm in these things.
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welker doesn't make that tackle on newman on that fumble and he's in the end zone...
sigh. shoulda. coulda. so close. story of our season apparently.
"They need security in the world, Craig!"
yea I thought that too
the Lions had some bigtime luck with their int returns two weeks ago. We could’ve used some on Newman’s return there.
man half the team didn't even know he had the ball...
but nobody, i mean nobody, catches that dude if welker doesn’t. some luck woulda been great on that play.
"They need security in the world, Craig!"
i think it was welker...
but i don’t wanna racially profile all short, quick, white patriot players. lol. if i do my bad.
"They need security in the world, Craig!"
by Tuna Helper on Oct 17, 2011 10:04 AM CDT up reply actions
Ugh this loss sucks
But if you take a step back and look at it it isn’t that bad. We lost to one of the best teams in the AFC, 2 of our 3 losses have come from AFC teams. We still have eleven games, 5 division games, so we’re not dead yet. But man I wanted us to win this so bad… we had a bye… everyone was healthy… Pats are really good.
by CaliCowboysFan92 on Oct 16, 2011 11:08 PM CDT reply actions
The o-line situation is scary
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yep
for all the good this team has showed today, the oline had their worst game of the year and one starter is done for the year. All it takes is one injury to Romo to change this team’s outlook for the season.
We lose an OT and the chit hits the fan
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I expected to lose to the Pats....
but like a fool, I got my hopes up again in the 4th quarter.
The Cowboys are like a cheating girlfriend.
You love them and you hope that they’ll change. But, invariably, they break your heart. Invariably you keep going back.
"He has a peculiar felicity of expression." John Adams
Nobody wants to hear this, but Dallas is rebuilding.
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I didn't believe it a few weeks ago, now I do
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It's not a total rebuild, but it's a 2 or 3 year thing.
Garrett will turn it around, I hope
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If is a two to three year thing...
I want a new QB… There I said it…
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
by LDVFootball on Oct 16, 2011 11:42 PM CDT up reply actions
I have to agree. Not hating, but if we are talking 2-3 years we need to draft a QB in the 1st.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
If there is a QB that's rated high enough for a #1 pick, go for it, but don't pull another Quincy.
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Agree. 12 teams make the playoffs, and they draft from 21-32
So I figure we will draft somewhere between 16-24. There should be a high enough quality QB in that range.
But if not, wait one more year.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
Wes Bunting told Rafe...
as you probably know, that he thinks there will be 5 QB’s with 1st round grades… If I read him correctly, he also told Rafe that these 5 QB’s would have been rated higher than any of the QB’s who came out this year, with the exception of Newton.
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
by LDVFootball on Oct 17, 2011 12:53 PM CDT up reply actions
So we should be able to get a good one in the 16-24 range.
I don’t think that is an insult to Romo nor a call to bench him. I think that is being a smart GM looking to the future.
Were Green Bay fans booing Fav-reh and yelling to bench him when they drafted Rodgers? No.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
That's just what you do. Unless you have the #1 QB already. To put it another way
If I was the Chargers and I got a chance at Luck I’d take him.
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it needs to be a 1 -2 year thing
because in 4 years all our star players will be declining.
I've believed it since we released Gurode. The Cowboys have played well at times, so
a lot of people started thinking we were going to the Super Bowl. This is a team picked by many to go 9-7 or 8-8. I actually think they’re better than that, but I also believe they’re a good draft away from being a top team.
hey dallas is now 31st in red zone conversion rate
the only team worse than them: St. Louis. red flag much?
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 16, 2011 11:22 PM CDT reply actions
Should be a great game
Lots of Field Goals, sacks, and turnovers. Atleast the defense can pad the stats a little!
Does it hurt when you do that? Then stop doing that!
it's like a curse
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Yahoo's Andy Behrens writes a scathing article about Garrett's last drive
You can’t really blame Tony Romo for this week’s fourth quarter meltdown by Dallas, but his team nonetheless dropped a game it might have won. This time, Jason Garrett limited his QB’s access to the self-destruct button, instead choosing to press it himself.
Wow, that’s a blistering thing to say. But can we deny it based on Garrett’s last drive play-calling?
The Ohio State Buckeyes are your Sugar Bowl champions... and for the 7th year in a row Michigan still sucks.
by Blue Eyed Devil on Oct 17, 2011 12:12 AM CDT reply actions 1 recs
I thought Garrett was even worse
against the 49ers but we won so no one said anything.
They were rolling down the field, down 3 points, inside field goal range with plenty of time left to try and go for a TD. Instead, he chose to run down the clock and settle for a ~45 yard tying field goal.
As much as I’m annoyed by the little in game things JG has done, I still think he is the right guy. I don’t know if it’s a valid comparison but look at Ron Washington with the Rangers. He will make some stupid in game decisions but I think the majority of the head coach’s/manager’s job is preparing the players and getting them to play hard. Over time, maybe his situational decision making will improve (just like Washington).
That observation about a HC's job is only true when you have an OC and DC working for you.
"It’s football season and usually football players play football during football season." - Tony Romo
"The next starter is up!" - Coach Garrett
The dysfunction is spreading...
That is what happens when one tries to compensate…
"[Sean] Lee has more value now...than our entire 2010 draft"--- An Eagles' fan.
by LDVFootball on Oct 17, 2011 12:32 AM CDT up reply actions
this is how the second half went
NE 3 and out and punt
dallas drives 77 yards in 6 minutes for a FG(13-13)
new england drives 66 yards in 5 minutes and fumbles
dallas drives back past midfield in 2:30 but punts
new england drives 42 yards and throws an INT
dallas drives 60 yards in 4 minutes for a FG(16-13)
new england 3 and out and punts
dallas 3 and outs in 1:05
New England drives 80 yards in 2:09 and scores TD(16-20)
desperation drive to end the game
offense let the Pats hang around too long. Thats probably the most flustered the patriots have looked since they played cleveland in 2009. but the lingering redzone problems finally took the spotlight. swap one FG for a TD and who knows how the game goes. and that 3 and out before Brady won the game was terrible. 3 straight runs when the patriots were running zero blitz each time. if they think its cool to aggressively attack deangelo hall, donte whitner, darrelle revis, and the lions when risk outweighs reward then why not try one pass to dez, miles, or witten against arrington, guyton, mccourty, etc?
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 17, 2011 1:14 AM CDT up reply actions
reading this article again - that 3-n-out was exactly what we needed vs the Lions
Run down the clock and force Brady to drive 80 yards on our D. That’s called smart play-calling. Of course Brady wins it, but if we were able to get some movement in the trenches then its game over.
Here’s to not throwing it with 3 minutes left!!
The fact is Brady did pull off the last minute drive… but he never should have had the ball back, and if you go back to the Sean Lee INT, we should have had 2 scores on the last 2 possessions. We had an opportunity to score 4 times in the 2nd half and we score 2x and were stopped inside the redzone.
The offense had a ton of opportunities against a bad D, and couldn’t score. Where was Dez in the 2nd half, where was Miles?!
We had the better team… so don’t tell me we can’t win the next 11 games. We can and we should expect no worse than winning 9 of 11. This team stays healthy and were the best team in the NFL. And certainly the division… this 5-1 Pats team had their hands full with Dallas yesterday.
Best Dallas team I’ve seen since ’96… Landry would be proud!!
again the pats defense had been shredded by equal or worse offenses
the packers are probably the only offense that can equate New Englands.
Defense(for the 5th game) stepped up to the task at hand and continued to bail out the offense. The offense leaves way too much to be desired for all the weapons they have. What coach says: “I’ll let my defense stop Brady and Belicheck”? Our defense is good but they arent the 2000 ravens or 85 bears
Lions and Jets: he did not dial back when needed. this game he did not take many chances and basically had some bland playcalling. There should have been one pass attempt on that last 3 and out. The redzone woes………..? Vince Wilfork called out that shovel pass as soon as they lined up. Thats how much JG is lacking as an OC.
Keep sticking your hand in the lions mouth(redzone failures, asking defense to stop brady the entire game) and its going to bite it off eventually(final GW drive)
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by starbury_to_s-jaxci2000 on Oct 17, 2011 10:42 AM CDT up reply actions
You're still not describing a meltdown. However, no argument from
me on the red zone problems; our O line was awful, and the worst part is that Free and Kosier look bad. Now if you want to talk about a penalty meltdown, yeah. What a regression that was.
Wow, I gave that a Rec for the guy's analysis mixed with humor!
He’s got the point, just like the Rec’d Comments above. And for once on this board I guess almost everyone’s in agreement, except for a few diehards who can’t pull their heads out of the Koolaid Bowl.
I’ve said since last year I really worry about JG’s ability to be a HC with all the responsibilities that entails, and also call plays. Some guys pull it off-but you have to have people to delegate stuff to, and maybe more experience than Garrett has. there’s just a few seconds to make that call and get it into the game. He wasn’t exactly “The World’s Greatest OC” before becoming head coach, you know?
Those 3 running plays were just atrocious.
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by Realist Larry on Oct 17, 2011 12:46 AM CDT up reply actions
what did you think of Murray Larry
his stat line I know isn’t the greatest(10 for 32)…But I really liked how he looked out there
Here’s a theoretical play from 2010: Snap. Tony takes 7 step drop. Tony looks left at Miles, who is doubled, and looks right to where Roy Williams should be…but instead sees Colombo on his back and a Defensive End foaming at the mouth jumping over Marc’s carcass. Tony proceeds to run like hell and look for Witten
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by I am Ironman!!! on Oct 17, 2011 8:37 AM CDT up reply actions
I agree.
Stat line aside, he looked patient, and when he made his decision he looked smooth and decisive. I loved the way he seemed to cut super close to his blocks….I think we need to try running him between the tackles a little more (gasp!), because he looked to me like someone who could pick his way through some tight spaces.
I really hope he gets a lot of touches here on out.
I think his catching ability might be a little suspect though…
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
I have to admit he showed some ability
made some cuts and sideways shuffles, and from what I’d seen of his ‘highlights’ that was a concern. He looked more straight ahead to me.
Maybe he’ll be a decent RB, although I’d never agree with drafting a RB that high unless he’s a big, strong superstar.
It’s not much to go on, but he made me more comfortable with losing Choice.
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by Realist Larry on Oct 18, 2011 7:38 PM CDT up reply actions
Couple things about yesterday/the season so far
Look back at posts from before the season. There were quite a few people saying that if we got to the bye at 2-2, we’d be in good shape. If we got through the Patriots at 2-3, we’d be in good shape. That’s exactly where we are. Sure, the losses were ALL heartbreaking/infuriating, but we’ve lost by a TOTAL of 11 points to the Patriots, Lions & Jets. That’s pretty damn good. Of course it would have been nice (and possible) to win all 3 of those games, but still.
On the other hand, we’ve beaten the 49ers and Redskins. We’ve given the 49ers their ONLY loss, and the Redskins one of their two.
All in all, it’s been an incredibly frustrating season so far, and we could really be 5-0, but when you look at who we’ve played, our points differential, and our upcoming schedule, I feel like we’ll have a couple months of enjoyable Cowboys football coming up.
Only managed to catch the first half yesterday, as I had to go somewhere. So I will guess overall....
I would say “good game” but overall it was not a good game. I, and many, were expecting a shootout but penalties and turnovers from both teams turned this game into a defensive game. From what I saw, I don’t think both teams were at all playing like they should have been. Yeah it was close, but the scores should have been in the 20’s/30’s.
I’m sure you guys will play better next game. A win is all you guys need to get momentum, and pick this team up. Good luck on the rest of the season. You have a very talented team.
I’ll take 11 players with heart on the field over 11 guys with just talent. Talent is fleeting, it goes away over time. Heart is what drives you to be better. To push yourself beyond what you think your capabilities are. To show us that when you strive, all things are possible.- SMP
Thank you, sir. I agree with you 100%
I wish all our fans over here at BTB could see things the way you do.
Great game. Good luck to you guys in the future. I hope our teams meet again…
"Leadership is getting someone to do what they don’t want to do, to achieve what they want to achieve." - Tom Landry
Sure, there were mistakes, but I feel good about where we are
Looking back at the game, I agree the shuffle pass was not a good call. Don’t know why Romo didn’t go for a backshoulder throw to Dez who was one on one.
But what really hurt is running the ball conservatively when we needed to get first downs. You can’t throw a slant to Dez or the short pattern to Miles that had worked a few times before? We get two first downs in that series and the game was over. Those conservative calls hurt.
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