It's Saturday and I was just subjected to yet another one of DallasCowboys.com's Mickey Spagnola's fluff pieces.
Please see the following link.
http://www.dallascowboys.com/news/article-MickeySpagnola/Spagnola-The-Facts-Of-The-Cowboys-Matter/92ab9d35-a915-4837-8af0-230e310a1a33
My comments on DC.com never seem to see the light of day so I've decided to get my thoughts out this way.
Here we go... enjoy.
Wow Mick,
You NEVER cease to amaze me!
It's always SHOULDA WOULDA COULDA with you.
You are a professional TURD POLISHER.
Your FACTS are meaningless and worthless. The only numbers that MATTER are wins and losses when it comes down to it.
I totally understand the defense has once again been decimated by injuries BUT they still only stopped one team all year, the Rams. The takeaways have increased but they've been allowing record numbers each week.
Let's not forget week 1 when the defense was at it's healthiest, Eli Manning and co. put up 500 yards on the Cowboys Defense which was an omen of things to come.
Sooner or later the scheme has to be questioned.
Owner/President/GM Jerry Jones publicly said Coach Garrett's job was safe.
Should it be?
Please allow me to first go on record to say contrary to what many others feel, I think Jerry the GM hasn't done too bad as of late. I believe it's been a combination of injuries, bad scheming, and bad coaching that's stifled the progress of the Cowboys.
It's becoming increasingly obvious that the New York Giants have ruined it for us Dallas Cowboys fans by stumbling through the regular season only to get hot late to win 2 Lombardi trophies in the 21st century.
Jones always mentions that all a team needs to do is get in the "post season tournament" and anything can happen.
Just because it's been done before doesn't mean that approach is the best way to go.
I understand that every team's first objective is to win their division, but that's setting the bar rather low in the once upper-tier NFC East.
Does anyone believe Bill Walsh's 49ers main concern was winning the NFC West when they were winning Lombardis?
Being a game or so better than the rest of their division wouldn't have produced the 49er dynasty.
Why does Jones think that being competitive in the NFC East is good enough?
The NFC East is a shell of what is once was, and Jones is happy to win the division?
You aim low and you'll get substandard results.
The Giants have one thing Dallas doesn't have, a proven head coach. The Giants' players tend to start most seasons with a lack of focus and execution.
The annual self-inflicted struggles the Giants endure are rarely any fault of Coach Coughlin.
Over the last season and a half there have been at least a handful of losses that can be directly attributed to Coach Garrett.
I tweeted with envy during the Saints/Falcons game last Thursday night about Coach Payton's aggressiveness and total grasp of every aspect of the game.
The Saints final possession of the first half was proof positive of my point. They began that possession with approximately 40 seconds remaining in the 2nd quarter. Coach Garrett would have called a run or two and went in the locker room. Payton came out and had Drew Brees firing away immediately. You never know what can happen if you don't even try. Reminds me of Dallas' loss to Detroit, Garrett called 3 running plays in a feeble attempt to run out the clock. Or even worse, Garrett would have Romo trot out there to take a knee.
For those that say Bill Callahan is the O.C. not Garrett, it's Garrett's team. Period.
As a lifelong Dallas fan and supporter, I'm disturbed and disgusted by the nonchalant attitude of our coach and QB after these ridiculous losses.
Why does Romo appear to be satisfied by not throwing a bunch of interceptions while the offense gets more stagnant each game?
I'll take 53 players and a head coach that have Dez Bryant's fire, passion, and disgust for losing.
I'll take John Gruden or Bill Cowher's intensity over Garrett's mellow, cerebral demeanor.
After all, it's football, not a quantum physics class.
It doesn't take a MENSA membership to figure out that you MUST find creative ways to get your BEST playmaker the ball as much as possible.
Garrett needs to stop making excuses for why Dez Bryant isn't getting a minimum of TEN touches per game!
Imagine Jerry Rice getting 2 or 3 targets in an entire game.
Garrett needs to stop throwing players under the bus because the truly great coaches don't lose games without trying to get their best weapons involved.
NO EXCUSES.
I will be the first to admit that I'll be glued to the couch Sunday afternoon rooting for the Cowboys but I won't be sitting there wishing we emulated the Giants.
What I don't want to see is the same routine.
It's NOT working!
Winning a horrible division isn't something to be too proud of.
The New York Giants have ruined it for Dallas Cowboys fans!
Saturday, November 23, 2013
Wednesday, November 20, 2013
The Dallas Cowboys & the Painfully Obvious
It's almost Thanksgiving and Jason Garrett and Bill Callahan are adding wrinkles to increase Dez Bryant's touches.
REALLY?!
When I watch Peyton Manning audible to a WR screen over and over in game after game it really frustrates and embarrasses me as a Cowboy fan.
Am I to believe that with all of the knowledge and experience our coaches bring to the table that more creative ways couldn't be schemed up to get your BEST playmaker the ball?
To say it's a lack of protection or Dez's inability to beat double teams is an insult to my intelligence!
To underutilize a dominant player such as Dez is cause enough to get coaches fired.
Garrett said after the Detroit game that "when you have a player like Megatron you can throw the ball his way even when doubled because he can make the play anyway"....
DALLAS HAS THE SAME TYPE OF PLAYER IN #88!!!!!!!!!!
So what's the excuse?
You don't need a 3 step drop to throw a WR screen.
Can you imagine Peyton electing not to attempt at least 5 passes Demaryius Thomas' way?
It flat out won't happen.
Is Tony Romo so INT conscience after his extension that he's entirely too gun shy?
Dez should be put in motion and/or put in the slot way more often.
Garrett seems to NEVER admit ANY coaching mistakes, instead he throws his players under the bus. Following the Detroit debacle coach Garrett was asked about the play where Tyron Smith was flagged for holding on the 3rd down run by Phillip Tanner. Garret responded to a reporter's question with the following.
"I don't want to be critical of a player right here, but the design of the play was to stick it up in there and get what you can get," Garrett said. "We're on the 35-yard line and you just want to go north and south and handle the situation that way."
"Certainly you can try to go man for man and tell him exactly what you want him to do but when we design that play from that personnel group that's where that play hits and ???typically??? that's where it goes," Garrett said. "That's why we call it and he instinctively saw some daylight and green grass and bounced the thing all the way back and I think that contributed to the holding penalty."
Really? You didn't need to go "man for man" for instruction. You only needed to talk to ELEVEN men during the previous time out. PERIOD. If eleven guys were still too many for you to coach up during the most critical time out of the ENTIRE game than giving personal instruction to the left side of the line and Tanner should have sufficed. Why not tell the left guard and tackle to keep their hands inside no matter which way Tanner cut? If Smith was coached to just raise his arms the moment Tanner cut to the outside the penalty would have been avoided. PERIOD.
To hear the coach indirectly say he isn't responsible for a player's mistake is an indictment on said coach's leadership and game management abilities.
Why coach scared at the end of the Detroit game? Why run THREE plays in a row knowing you had so many runs for negative or NO yards?
Why repeatedly run into the brick wall when you have a first ballot Hall of Fame safety valve in Jason Witten?
Why repeatedly run into the brick wall when you have a receiver that attacks the ball thrown his way as well as ANYONE that's EVER played the game?
I understand the need to gameplan for each opponent but the best teams execute their style of play each week and impose their will regardless of the opposition.
When you coach NOT TO LOSE you often cause what you're sheepishly trying to avoid.
ONE first down at the end of the Detroit game would have sealed the deal.
Instead, Garrett chose to handcuff his team, costing them a victory.
I immediately tweeted after the Detroit loss that I wondered why Garrett didn't try some screens instead of running into a brick wall when it wasn't working. Screens are basically long handoffs that get the player out in space and usually keep the clock running without much risk.
I wrote a few months ago that Garrett deserved credit for changing the culture at Valley Ranch by holding players accountable.
It's time to hold the Head Coach accountable.
I feel that Garrett always coaches NOT TO LOSE.
A high IQ is never a BAD thing but I often feel that Garrett is over-thinking.
We need a Head Coach that REFUSES to lose while sitting on his hands.
We need an aggressive coach that isn't afraid to let his team go win a close game.
Jerry Jones, please give JOHN GRUDEN whatever he wants and allow him to change the ATTITUDE and IDENTITY of the team.
I'm tired of seeing my 'Boys turning the other cheek.
REALLY?!
When I watch Peyton Manning audible to a WR screen over and over in game after game it really frustrates and embarrasses me as a Cowboy fan.
Am I to believe that with all of the knowledge and experience our coaches bring to the table that more creative ways couldn't be schemed up to get your BEST playmaker the ball?
To say it's a lack of protection or Dez's inability to beat double teams is an insult to my intelligence!
To underutilize a dominant player such as Dez is cause enough to get coaches fired.
Garrett said after the Detroit game that "when you have a player like Megatron you can throw the ball his way even when doubled because he can make the play anyway"....
DALLAS HAS THE SAME TYPE OF PLAYER IN #88!!!!!!!!!!
So what's the excuse?
You don't need a 3 step drop to throw a WR screen.
Can you imagine Peyton electing not to attempt at least 5 passes Demaryius Thomas' way?
It flat out won't happen.
Is Tony Romo so INT conscience after his extension that he's entirely too gun shy?
Dez should be put in motion and/or put in the slot way more often.
Garrett seems to NEVER admit ANY coaching mistakes, instead he throws his players under the bus. Following the Detroit debacle coach Garrett was asked about the play where Tyron Smith was flagged for holding on the 3rd down run by Phillip Tanner. Garret responded to a reporter's question with the following.
"I don't want to be critical of a player right here, but the design of the play was to stick it up in there and get what you can get," Garrett said. "We're on the 35-yard line and you just want to go north and south and handle the situation that way."
"Certainly you can try to go man for man and tell him exactly what you want him to do but when we design that play from that personnel group that's where that play hits and ???typically??? that's where it goes," Garrett said. "That's why we call it and he instinctively saw some daylight and green grass and bounced the thing all the way back and I think that contributed to the holding penalty."
Really? You didn't need to go "man for man" for instruction. You only needed to talk to ELEVEN men during the previous time out. PERIOD. If eleven guys were still too many for you to coach up during the most critical time out of the ENTIRE game than giving personal instruction to the left side of the line and Tanner should have sufficed. Why not tell the left guard and tackle to keep their hands inside no matter which way Tanner cut? If Smith was coached to just raise his arms the moment Tanner cut to the outside the penalty would have been avoided. PERIOD.
To hear the coach indirectly say he isn't responsible for a player's mistake is an indictment on said coach's leadership and game management abilities.
Why coach scared at the end of the Detroit game? Why run THREE plays in a row knowing you had so many runs for negative or NO yards?
Why repeatedly run into the brick wall when you have a first ballot Hall of Fame safety valve in Jason Witten?
Why repeatedly run into the brick wall when you have a receiver that attacks the ball thrown his way as well as ANYONE that's EVER played the game?
I understand the need to gameplan for each opponent but the best teams execute their style of play each week and impose their will regardless of the opposition.
When you coach NOT TO LOSE you often cause what you're sheepishly trying to avoid.
ONE first down at the end of the Detroit game would have sealed the deal.
Instead, Garrett chose to handcuff his team, costing them a victory.
I immediately tweeted after the Detroit loss that I wondered why Garrett didn't try some screens instead of running into a brick wall when it wasn't working. Screens are basically long handoffs that get the player out in space and usually keep the clock running without much risk.
I wrote a few months ago that Garrett deserved credit for changing the culture at Valley Ranch by holding players accountable.
It's time to hold the Head Coach accountable.
I feel that Garrett always coaches NOT TO LOSE.
A high IQ is never a BAD thing but I often feel that Garrett is over-thinking.
We need a Head Coach that REFUSES to lose while sitting on his hands.
We need an aggressive coach that isn't afraid to let his team go win a close game.
Jerry Jones, please give JOHN GRUDEN whatever he wants and allow him to change the ATTITUDE and IDENTITY of the team.
I'm tired of seeing my 'Boys turning the other cheek.
The timid play calling and lack of killer instinct from the coach is painfully obvious.
Tom Brady & The Double Standard
I feel I need to vent about the Tom Brady tantrum on live tv after the Monday night game.
The whole world saw and heard what Brady said to the referee going into the tunnel after Monday's controversial non-call to end a great football game.
What the whole world didn't see was Brady being called out for verbally abusing the ref. Noone saw that because IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!
I've heard MANY tv personalities say he was "understandably upset". Really? He wasn't being respectful in any way but people jump through hoops to excuse his tirade. Brady didn't even bother to find Cam Newton for the customary after-game handshake. Maybe he did it near the locker room but the damage was already done.
I tweeted immediately after hearing Brady's profanity laced tirade that if that were Cam doing that it would have been a bigger issue than the non-call to end the game.
I anxiously waited to hear the talking heads address the tirade but it was basically ignored. All they wanted to talk about the non-call. AMAZING!
When Brian Billick began to personally attacked Dez on live television a few weeks ago I immediately tweeted that NOONE NOT on the sideline KNEW what Dez was saying. How prophetic was that? When the Dez audio surfaced the talking heads just paid it lip service. AMAZING!
Brady curses at his rookie wide receivers and slams his helmet on national tv and he's called "fiery". Dez is trying to motivate his lethargic team and he's slandered by those same talking heads. AMAZING!
I read yesterday that "once the final whistle blows Brady and the ref are private citizens what Brady says is no one's business" Wow.....AMAZING!
People say that since Brady is a Championship winning QB he should get a pass for his tirades. Sorry but that isn't how it works.
Notice how people bend over backwards to make excuses for the biggest WHINER in the game today?
People even thought it was cute when Brady's wife trashed his receivers publicly. AMAZING!
Those same people judged Dez and countless other players without much information.
I'm used to Brady's demanding a flag several times EACH game but what I will ALWAYS have a problem with is how he is treated as compared to other players in the league.
The Double Standard is alive and well, and it is WRONG!
The whole world saw and heard what Brady said to the referee going into the tunnel after Monday's controversial non-call to end a great football game.
What the whole world didn't see was Brady being called out for verbally abusing the ref. Noone saw that because IT DIDN'T HAPPEN!
I've heard MANY tv personalities say he was "understandably upset". Really? He wasn't being respectful in any way but people jump through hoops to excuse his tirade. Brady didn't even bother to find Cam Newton for the customary after-game handshake. Maybe he did it near the locker room but the damage was already done.
I tweeted immediately after hearing Brady's profanity laced tirade that if that were Cam doing that it would have been a bigger issue than the non-call to end the game.
I anxiously waited to hear the talking heads address the tirade but it was basically ignored. All they wanted to talk about the non-call. AMAZING!
When Brian Billick began to personally attacked Dez on live television a few weeks ago I immediately tweeted that NOONE NOT on the sideline KNEW what Dez was saying. How prophetic was that? When the Dez audio surfaced the talking heads just paid it lip service. AMAZING!
Brady curses at his rookie wide receivers and slams his helmet on national tv and he's called "fiery". Dez is trying to motivate his lethargic team and he's slandered by those same talking heads. AMAZING!
I read yesterday that "once the final whistle blows Brady and the ref are private citizens what Brady says is no one's business" Wow.....AMAZING!
People say that since Brady is a Championship winning QB he should get a pass for his tirades. Sorry but that isn't how it works.
Notice how people bend over backwards to make excuses for the biggest WHINER in the game today?
People even thought it was cute when Brady's wife trashed his receivers publicly. AMAZING!
Those same people judged Dez and countless other players without much information.
I'm used to Brady's demanding a flag several times EACH game but what I will ALWAYS have a problem with is how he is treated as compared to other players in the league.
The Double Standard is alive and well, and it is WRONG!
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