The Dallas Cowboys are really, really awful

Posted on October 11th, 2009 by ecthompson md

The Dallas Cowboys travel to Kansas City to play what is arguably one of the worst teams in the league. The Kansas City Chiefs have been mediocre for a season and a half. Therefore, the Kansas City Chiefs had nothing to lose. It would be hard to figure out how Wade Phillips to keep his job if the Cowboys lost. So everything was on the line for the Dallas Cowboys — including their season (without anything short of a miracle, this season is over anyway).

Two years ago, I thought that the Dallas Cowboys should’ve cut Patrick Crayton. Remember, he did all that talking after the Cowboys lost to the New England Patriots. “We will see them again.” After all that talk, the Dallas Cowboys needed Patrick Crayton to step up in the playoffs and he dropped the ball when he was wide open late in the game which could have given the Dallas Cowboys a victory over the New York Giants. Last year, I don’t think Patrick Crayton really did anything significant. In this game, he muffs a punt in the first half and gives the Chiefs something that they haven’t had all game – momentum. There is no excuse. Even if he let the ball bounce for 20 yards and the Cowboys had the ball at their own 10 that would’ve been better than a muffed punt.

When you are struggling as a team, you can’t have turnovers. When you’re struggling as a team, you can’t have penalties (13 – 90 yards). The Cowboys had both. I would like to say that the Dallas Cowboys were sleepwalking but that could describe their performance last week and the week before that and the week before that. Sooner or later, you’re not sleepwalking you’re just bad. How do you have five defenses all sides penalties in the same series? Good teams don’t have this. If you want the Dallas defense to fold, just tell them that it’s less than two minutes to go in the game and they have to hold the opposition. They can’t do it. They have failed time and time again over the last year or two.

Although I blamed Tony Romo for a lot of Dallas’s offensive problems, I really can’t do that today. Romo was adequate. Instead, the problem was terrible playcalling. I have no idea why we didn’t run the ball more than we did. I also know idea why we didn’t see more of Tashard Choice. This is a guy who’s not overly fast and he’s not a guy who will run you over, you but he seems to make plays. This is what the Dallas Cowboys need. The Dallas Cowboys need more playmakers on both sides of the ball. How are you in the red zone twice and come away with no points?

Kudos to Miles Austin. Austin had 10 catches for a club record of 250 yards. I must also point out a few people on defense — Keith Brooking, Brady James and Demarcus Ware. These guys are starting to play some awesome defense. What’s wrong with Terrence Newman? He looks terrible.

So, Miles Austin catches the game-winning touchdown and the Cowboys begin to celebrate like they won the Super Bowl. What the hell is that? Yes, I too was happy that Miles Austin helped to squeak out a victory against one of the worst teams in the NFL. At best, the Cowboys played awful in all phases of the game. The performance is something to be ashamed of and not celebrated. If the Cowboys eliminate stupid plays, penalties and turnovers then maybe, maybe they can win 10 games this season. Unfortunately, with our coaching, I really have no hope of this actually happening.

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  • DreamDefered

    As much as I want to jump up and say HEY! just wait one second.  Your just a lil to harsh on My Cowboys…. I can’t.  All though I may not agree with everything, the main point of the message is very clear.  There is Big Trouble in Big D.  I watched that game on on several plays I’m not sure if the reads just took Romo away from the left side of the field but I hardly saw him look at Bennets way at all.  There was a play where Bennet was lined up wide, Choice motioned to his side going out to the sideline putting Bennet in the slot position.  The CB slide over to cover Choice an LB moved over to cover Bennet.  I’m not the OC but that looked like the makings of a seam route an Romo didn’t even bat a lash in that direction.  Again is that play calling or Romo? I don’t know… all I know is that if they don’t come out of this bye week with a new found focus to dominate, 9-7 will be a gift because 8-8 seems more like a reality.

  • ecthompson

    I agree.  I love the Cowboys but they are playing some very bad football. I was temped to type – Fire Wade Phillips – several times but I didn’t.  Maybe I should have. Where has Bennet been in the game planning. We were told that he was ready. He should be getting 5 – 10 plays. What happened to running the offense out of the 2 tight end sets?  15 plays went to Austin. He delivered but man. Where was Herd? We are supposed to have all of these weapons but we only use Felix Jones and Jason Whitten?

    All I know is 5 off-sides in one game should cause a coach to kick some butt.  I didn’t see or hear of any butt being kicked.

    Thanks for your comments.

  • Mare

    I don’t know which would have been more embarrassing: Losing to the 0 and 4 Chiefs or squeaking by in OT to barely win.

    I almost hoped we’d lose hoping it would light a fire under the team as a whole so we could continue our season with better play calling and much-needed changes.

  • ecthompson

    Fire Wade Phillips and save the season, maybe.

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