YO Philly! Here's Your Much Needed Dose Of Reality

 

Allow me to begin by first reluctantly saying that I'm not so anxious to see my Dallas Cowboys win this Sunday's game against the Philadelphia Eagles. I believe a Dallas win will only prolong the firing of Head Coach Jason Garrett, thus hindering the growth of the team.
With that said, I'll still be rooting for a Dallas victory. After all... it's still the Eagles.
I'm hearing and reading the nonsense out of Philly and felt the need to get my opinion and perspective out there once again.
The Eagle fans constantly say Dallas hasn't won a title since the '90s....... really?
I'm getting close to the big 5-0 and have yet to witness a Philadelphia Eagle super bowl victory. I did however witness the Eagles LOSE their only 2 SB appearances, a pathetic 24 years apart. Eagle fans like to say Dallas fans live in the past but when you've been in the NFL since 1933 and ONLY have 3 championships, with the most recent coming in 1960. I wasn't even born yet. You literally have to be insane to downplay another franchises successes when you haven't won the ultimate prize in over 50 years.
We're talking about a city that raised boxing Champion Bernard Hopkins and was the adopted home of former world champion Joe Frazier and yet they idolize Rocky Balboa, a totally fictitious character.

***UPDATED 12/28/2013***
Exhibit A        courtesy of CBS 3 KYW Philly
http://philadelphia.cbslocal.com/2013/12/07/hundreds-take-part-in-50k-rocky-run/
Insane.
***END UPDATE***

When the Cardinals left the NFC East the Eagles became the misfits of the division by being the only NFC East team since the NFL-AFL merger in 1970 to not win a title. In fact, as stated above, Philly's last title was 10 years before the merger. Dallas' franchise came into existence the same year of Philly's last title and have a healthy 5-0 edge in Championships since. The Cowboys, Giants, and Redskins all have MULTIPLE Super Bowl wins and the Eagles have NONE.
I see Eagle fans wearing their "NFC Champions" and "NFC East Champions" gear and laugh.
I really don't care that the Eagles won more games in the Andy Reid era than Dallas. It's always about HOW YOU FINISH YOUR SEASON.
Does anyone really care that the Buffalo Bills went to and lost 4 straight Super Bowls in the 90's? Does anyone care that Buffalo won back to back AFL championships in 1964 and 1965? Not many.

More facts for the ignorant....

Dallas Cowboys leads Philadelphia Eagles (62-47)

Don't just take my word for it, see for yourself.

http://www.pro-football-reference.com/boxscores/game_query.cgi?tm1=dal&tm2=phi&yr=all

Dallas Cowboys Franchise Encyclopedia

Regular Season Record (all-time):  464-347-6
Playoff Record (all-time) : 33-25 (Last appearance after 2009 season)
Super Bowls Won: 5 out of 8 appearances
Championships Won : 5

For a detailed breakdown of Dallas' SUPER BOWL Titled history please click the following link to Pro-Football-reference.com
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/dal/

Philadelphia Eagles Franchise Encyclopedia

Regular Season Record (all-time) : 530-567-26
Playoff Record (all-time) : 19-20 (Last appearance after 2010 season)
 Super Bowls Won: 0 out of 2 appearances
 Championships Won: 3

For a detailed breakdown of Philadelphia's rather unspectacular history please click the following link to Pro-Football- reference.com
http://www.pro-football-reference.com/teams/phi/

For those counting, Philly had a 27 year head start but only has 52 more total wins than Dallas. Philly also has an incredible 215 more total losses than Dallas.
Pathetic.

1960

Eastern Conference
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	10	2	0	.833	321	246
Cleveland Browns	8	3	1	.727	362	217
New York Giants	6	4	2	.600	271	261
St. Louis Cardinals	6	5	1	.545	288	230
Pittsburgh Steelers	5	6	1	.455	240	275
Washington Redskins	1	9	2	.100	178	309

Western Conference
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Green Bay Packers	8	4	0	.667	332	209
Detroit Lions	7	5	0	.583	239	212
San Francisco 49ers	7	5	0	.583	208	205
Baltimore Colts	6	6	0	.500	288	234
Chicago Bears	5	6	1	.455	194	299
Los Angeles Rams	4	7	1	.364	265	297
Dallas Cowboys	0	11	1	.000	177	369

 1949

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	11	1	0	.917	364	134
Pittsburgh Steelers	6	5	1	.545	224	214
New York Giants	6	6	0	.500	287	298
Washington Redskins	4	7	1	.364	268	339
New York Bulldogs	1	10	1	.091	153	368

Western Division
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Los Angeles Rams	8	2	2	.800	360	239
Chicago Bears	9	3	0	.750	332	218
Chicago Cardinals	6	5	1	.545	360	301
Detroit Lions	4	8	0	.333	237	259
Green Bay Packers	2	10	0	.167	114	329

1948

Eastern Division
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Philadelphia Eagles	9	2	1	.818	376	156
Washington Redskins	7	5	0	.583	291	287
New York Giants	4	8	0	.333	297	388
Pittsburgh Steelers	4	8	0	.333	200	243
Boston Yanks	3	9	0	.250	174	372

Western Division
Team	W	L	T	PCT	PF	PA
Chicago Cardinals	11	1	0	.917	395	226
Chicago Bears	10	2	0	.833	375	151
Los Angeles Rams	6	5	1	.545	327	269
Green Bay Packers	3	9	0	.250	154	290
Detroit Lions	2	10	0	.167	200	407

The Eagles won their first 2 titles in a league with a total of 10 teams and their 3rd and final title coming in a league with only 13 total teams.
YO! Philly fans...Truth is Truth and the truth must hurt.

The Dallas Cowboys and the Need for Change

Dallas Cowboy bloggers are wondering whether it will be Aaron Rodgers or Matt Flynn under center when they face the Packers.
I say that it doesn't matter who the opposing QB is. Every QB seems to pick us apart anyway.
I'm keenly aware of the fact that the second straight Defensive coordinator in Dallas has had to deal with an obscene amount of injuries.
My problem with the defensive Brain Trust is the lack of adjustments employed throughout each and every game. What is successful for the opposing offenses in the first quarter is usually successful in the remaining three quarters.
The failure to adjust throughout the game applies to both sides of the ball. I often feel embarrassed by our coach's inability or stubborn refusal to adjust on the fly.
Get rid of Jason Garrett and Bill Callahan because they don't know how to get the most out of the offensive weapons at their disposal despite having a defense that struggles to keep any team under 30. I'm amazed and very disappointed in the coach's inability to get Dez double digit touches every game.
Who wants to follow a coach that handcuffs his own team each week?
I'm amazed that everyone chooses to blame the injury ravaged, patchwork defense while letting Garrett, Callahan, and Romo off the hook for calling and running plays as if we have a shutdown defense.
Why be unflinchingly conservative on offense when your defense is getting torched?
Why does Romo purposely throw the ball into the turf while going for it on 4th down and losing by a few touchdowns?
I wonder how many INT triggers Romo has written into his contract. I find it hard to believe that Romo would suddenly go from seemingly careless gunslinger to timid game manager without some anti-interception clauses inserted into his contract.
Why so few deep passes when you have a dominant weapon such as Dez ?
Why do we hear Garrett at nearly every post-game press conference making excuses but never admitting his failure to adjust throughout the game?
I've been saying for a while that Garrett's problem is he always coaches NOT TO LOSE instead of COACHING TO WIN.
We need a Head Coach that is more aggressive and innovative, a coach such as John Gruden.
I REPEAT... Jerry Jones please give Gruden what ever he wants to bring a spark and heart back to Dallas.
Get rid of Monte Kiffen and promote Rod Marinelli.
Then build a solid foundation by drafting OL/DL in the first two rounds for the next 3 or 4 years. Not the flashy draft that Jerry Jones likes but it's the draft Jerry Jones needs.
There will be a lot of promising QBs coming out of college in the next 2 or 3 years. I'm willing to bet that a passer with Franchise QB potential will be available in the third round.
Johnny Manziel and Jameis Winston come to mind as QBs that could possibly be available due to different circumstances. I can only imagine a Dallas team with one of those guys throwing deep darts to Dez and Terrance Williams. Playing behind a line with now-veteran linemen Tyron Smith, Ron Leary, and Travis Frederick and two more first or second rounders.
I can only imagine Gruden figuring out new ways to take advantage of the assets at his disposal. Garrett appears to have NO clue.
NFL teams tend to mirror their head coach.
The Cowboys are no different.
The head coach and his team haven't improved much at all.