My 5 Points on: 49ers vs. Cowboys
by William C Walker Jr.
September 7, 2014
Last year I went on a quest to try and stay even-keel when it came to my Cowboys season. I wasn't very successful, it's hard to be a passionate fan and not get fired up watching your team. Even if they are a team terribly coached and even worse miss-managed. So before I go and extreme lengthy tirades this year, I said I would keep my posts to a concise 5 observations from the game. After watching the game what was clearly evident to me is that this is a new season with the same issues.
5. DeMarco Murray is a Pro Bowl Back: I'd figure I'd start with the positive, DeMarco Murray started the season off showing that his Pro Bowl selection last year was no fluke. True he didn't start the game off right by fumbling the ball on his first carry that led to a San Fran TD. But he more than made up for it against a team that hadn't given up a 100 yard rushing performance in about a year Murray ran for 118 on 22 carries and a TD. Murray only highlighted the fact that the offense needs to go through him! When you have a defense as bad as Dallas and a QB that's prone to making bonehead decisions running the ball needs be priority 1.
4. This Defense is Bad: Look last year Dallas went 8-8 even though they were sporting one of the 3rd worst defenses in the history of the NFL. The worse defense in the history of the Dallas franchise, yet they still went 5-1 in the NFC East. So it didn't seem too crazy to say hey if they could just get a little bit better this team won't be so bad. Yet after watching San Fran (a team that could barely score in the preseason) score in 3 plays, you had to think wow this defense may actually be worse. I will say if the offense didn't dig such a deep hole they may have faired better, but you still saw the same mistakes. Why Dallas tries to run zone? When they clearly have the personnel to run man is utterly mind boggling.
3. So much for Home Field Advantage: Ever since Jerry Jones opened up this billion dollar palace, it's been clear that homefield advantage has not been a priority. I mean that crowd had to be practically half 49er, from the opening fumble score, to each Romo interception you could hear the crowd. But this goes beyond just a homefield advantage for the Boys. Fans of the Cowboys all know that the main issue is Jerry Jones as the GM, but if you follow the team you know this moron is going nowhere. But if there was any hope in making JJ see the light it was to affect his bottom line. When Dallas went through the dark ages of the Dave Campo years Dallas sank into non-relevance therefore he was forced to hire Parcells. It doesn't matter if Cowboys fans don't buy tickets when the opposing team is filling the stadium to capactiy. What Jerry Jones has created is a tourists attraction where opposing fans can watch a game in a Super Bowl level atmosphere against a hated opponent. As long the cash keeps flowing in JJ sees no point in hiring the right people. And if you think the moron has learned just peep the report where he's was crying about not drafting Johnny Football. Yes because with all that was wrong with this team, we needed Johnny Football (SARCASM).
2. RETARDED REDZONE PLAYCALLING: A lot was made of the fact that Scott Linehan would be the one calling the plays instead of Jason Garrett, but it didn't seem make a difference when it mattered most. Someone please explain to me why after being down 7-0 your offense marches to the 2 yard line 2nd and 1; your running back DeMarco Murray to that point had 5 carries for 26 yards and instead of RUNNING THE BALL you drop back to pass!? The result sack which turns a 2nd & 1 into 3rd & 10. I mean that was the same stupidity that has plagued Dallas ever since Jason Garrett has taken over. It's not like you were struggling to run the ball you were being very successful. My biggest issue is that this staff fails to even learn from their past mistakes. Because 1st and Goal from the 5 let's pass, 3rd and 1 from the 3 hey let's pass. It doesn't matter that my running back is averaging 6 YARDS a CARRY why run the ball? Nor the fact that my QB is clearly off his game, which brings me to my last point.
1. Romo was Awful: Romo was bad, flat out horrible and I'm a Romo fan. I'll admit after throwing away the game to Washington back in the 2012 finale, I admitted I couldn't defend him anymore. But I still don't blame him for the majority of Dallas' woes. Yet with that said he was horrendous this game, and I lump him right in with not learning from the past. I mean seriously Romo made 1st year rookie mistakes this game. Down 14-3 Dallas again marches to 1st & Goal from the 5, the 5! Now I've already raved about how they should've ran the ball, but once they decided to pass the results were on Romo. After running outside the pocket to avoid the rush Romo's options were run for the endzone, attempt to pass into COVERAGE, or throw the ball away! So what does Romo decide to do? Try to fit a ball into double coverage pass intercepted drive over. Now that decision would've made sense if he was a rookie QB not a 12 year VETERAN which is what ROMO is supposed to be! Yet that wasn't the only decision he made that didn't make any sense, Dez Bryant triple covered Romo decides to throw there, and Dez Bryant double covered on 1st & 10 again Romo throws. What's so frustrating is that Romo seems to not comprehend situational football, I don't have the exact number but it seems that the majority of Romo's interceptions seems to come on 1st Down. Like Garrett and his staff he seems to never learn from his mistakes. Learn to live to fight another day, it's ok to THROW THE BALL AWAY SOMETIME. Finally for all the talk that Garrett and Co. gave during training camp and preseason that Romo missing practice time wasn't a big deal, yes that clearly looked like the case. As he missed wide open receivers or threw into double/triple coverage.
I'm always going to root for Big D, but it's embarrassing watching crap on display like this afternoon. Until next Sunday where hopefully I'll have 5 positive points. for all that talk Garrett and company said about Romo missing practice and time during the preseason not being a big deal. Yeah it didn't look like a big deal when Romo was way off target or throwing into double/triple coverage.for all that talk Garrett and company said about Romo missing practice and time during the preseason not being a big deal. Yeah it didn't look like a big deal when Romo was way off target or throwing into double/triple coverage. for all that talk Garrett and company said about Romo missing practice and time during the preseason not being a big deal. Yeah it didn't look like a big deal when Romo was way off target or throwing into double/triple coverage.dddd
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