Well, the Dallas Cowboys were bad
We heard predictions by Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith that the Cowboys were going to be a mediocre team this year. I trust the judgment of Troy Aikman and Emmitt Smith. I just did not know that the Cowboys were going to be this bad.
There are a number ways to look at this debacle, but let’s start with the defense. Wade Phillips is a defensive coach. Defense is his forte. The Cowboys gave up 427 yards. The only bright spot in the defense was that we gave up fewer than 97 yards on the ground. We got torched for 330 yards through the air. Michael Jenkins and Orlando Scandrick were simply awful. We got rid of Anthony Henry for this? Anthony Henry in a wheelchair could play better than this. I know that Roy Williams was not the best cover safety of all time but he could hit somebody. Nobody paid the price for wandering through the middle. Nobody got laid out. Eli Manning had all day to throw the ball. The vaunted Dallas Cowboy pass rush has been nonexistent all year. What happened to the ferocious Demarcus Ware? Is he hurt or sick? We had no interceptions and no fumble recoveries. (Maybe the Dallas Cowboys are not getting paid? Maybe, they are playing for free. That’s the only explanation I can think of for such a poor performance on defense.)
If the defense gets a grade of F, the offense should receive a grade also. How about a Z? Z is a great grade for this crappy team. When you turn the ball over three times, it negates 251 yards on the ground. We got rid of Terrell Owens because — fill in the blank (he was a distraction, he was poison in the locker room, he was dropping too many balls). All I know is Terrell Owens caught more touchdown passes in a three-year period than any other wide receiver in Cowboys history. Roy Williams was going to be our number one receiver. He was ready for the challenge. Tony Romo worked with him all summer. He caught one pass. One. I think that Jerry Jones could catch at least one pass from the owner’s box. “I’m very disappointed,” Williams said. “We’re a good football team. We spread the ball around and do the things we’re supposed to do, and to lose a game like this is tough.” Horse hockey. Patrick Crayton caught one pass. Crayton was supposed to be ready to step up and be strong #2 receiver. Crayton was #2 all right. Miles Austin and Sam Hurd caught one pass apiece. These guys were awful. The only thing worse than a receivers was our quarterback — Tony Romo. Romo was throwing high. He was throwing behind receivers. He was spraying the ball everywhere.
If this was not supposed to be a rebuilding year then somebody is sadly mistaken. The Cowboys will not make the playoffs playing like this. The Cowboys will be able to continue their streak of more than a decade without a playoff victory. Man, they were really, really awful. Why do Tony Romo and Wade Phillips still have jobs? BTW, this is the reason why I haven’t made any plans to travel to Big D and the Cowboys in person. That stadium can wait until the Cowboys begin to play some real football.
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albert
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ecthompson
