Its hard to believe, but with the victory today against the Eagles and the Giants losing, the Cowboys are still in it for the NFC East title. The Cowboys have a longshot at making the playoffs at 4-5 and the rest of the conference playing better. So, the Cowboys need to clinch the NFC East to get in the playoffs, that’s what this victory means today. No one is coming out of the East as a wild card, you either clinch it or you stay home in January. The Cowboys had some good plays, and some luck on their side today, and they will certainly need more of that the rest of the season. One play here, and one play there seems to be the difference with the Cowboys victories and losses, nothing has been definitive. As it stands now, the Eagles and Redskins will likely play the role of spoiler for the Giants and Cowboys, it’ll be up to them to run the table at the end of the day. Lets look at the remaining games. Giants: Bye Week, @Redskins, Saints, @Falcons, @Ravens, Eagles Cowboys: Browns, Redskins, Eagles, @Bengals, Steelers, Saints, @Redskins Pretty even, there isn’t anything easy for the Giants or Cowboys, these are tough games ahead for both. The Giants are looking bad
The Misery Bowl kicks off at 3:15 cst, and by the end of the game either the Cowboys or Eagles fan bases will be put out of their misery – the loser will be planning ahead for 2013. Its been a torturous season for Cowboys Nation, and by most accounts this game is the end-all be-all for the season. This game is up for grabs. I would have liked to think the Cowboys will win this game, but with DeMarco Murray out yet again all bets are off, the game is equalized now. The Cowboys had better have some fast tempo or no huddle in this game to start with, its the only way we win this game, it really is. I don’t want to see the same conservative, bland play calling, that gets us field goals. We need to move the ball at will and score some TDs. Period. If we play field goal wars, we will lose, and you can count on it. Everything on paper says we should win this game; Mike Vick turns the ball over, a bad Eagles offensive line, and poor defense. If you’ve watched any of our games, you know there will be a way where we don’t capitalize on their inefficiencies like other teams have. I want to see us exploit their offensive line, and I want to force turnovers. We should expect
Take a look at Football Gameplan’s Week 10 Preview as the Cowboys head into Philly. Who is going to 3-6? Despite what is being said, both coaches Andy Reid and Jason Garrett are fighting for their coaching careers. Share
Well, we’re officially halfway through the 2012 season and we’re sitting two below .500 at 3-5. What’s next for this team is anyone’s guess, what I do know is that Jason Garrett should either relinquish his play calling duties or they should be stripped in favor of Bill Callahan. For the remainder of the season, we should roll with Callahan and see where he can take us. There is zero proof that Garrett is getting the job done on offense, the Cowboys need points, as in touchdowns NOT field goals. These field goals have been killing us, absolutely killing us! This play calling is very conservative at best, and its clearly become predictable to even the average fan, and that’s no good. Tony Romo can move the ball at will with the no huddle and the Cowboys always save that style until its too late, its mind boggling, wake up!! We need a spark in the play calling. The way this offense is being ran, I see us winning another 2 or 3 games at best, and those will be close wins too I bet. At 3-5, I think we end up at 6-10, or 7-9 at the absolute best. Share
Another decadent serving of warm cow manure as the Cowboys drop to 3-5, and the season is over. Fan’s have been optimistic, but this really was it. There should be ZERO talk of any chance of making the playoffs, if you have watched the same games everyone else has, then you know there is no evidence to suggest otherwise. This team stinks, the offensive line stinks, and the play calling is garbage - the season is over. I don’t want to hear that we have 5 out of 8 games at home, because we all know there is no home field advantage at Dallas Cowboys Stadium. The Cowboys do not show they can win with their backs against the wall, its time to evaluate this roster the rest of the way. The offense and play calling ruined this season, the defense looks to have been fixed or at least playing way better than last year, but the offense is worst than last year. The only beef I have is Orlando Scandrick, this guys sucks, we should cut this guy and re-sign Jenkins. Scandrick should have never gotten that extension, that was really stupid. Play calling on offense has really come to a head after watching this game. Chris Collinsworth eluded to the play calling when the Cowboys went no huddle
The Cowboys haven’t had a durable back since Emmitt Smith was with the team, and the consistent injury back by committee continues. We know DeMarco Murray is out at minimum, one more game, and Felix Jones has a different nagging injury every week. I think the team is going to see if Felix will be a factor if he starts, but I think this is the week we finally get to see Lance Dunbar in action along side Phillip Tanner. The biggest concern from both Tanner and Dunbar is their pass protection. We’ve seen Tanner whiff on a few blocks and this is why he hasn’t had more snaps on the offense as we had hoped. What I like about Dunbar is his speed, he can hit the outside and burst up the field, but he needs the opportunity. One thing I want to see above all is ball security, I’m sick of the stupid, sloppy turnovers. Get them in the game, but they need to protect that ball when they get the ball. Skip Peete better be reminding them throughout the game, seriously. This also looks like the week when we could see WR Cole Beasley get some legit snaps on offense, especially if Kevin Ogletree is going to be slowed down with a hamstring. Please don’t put an injured Ogletree
If you’re a Cowboys fan, you know the offense is the weak link in this year’s version, and much to their chagrin it’s coming from the play calling and clock management. Its been hotly debated whether or not Jason Garrett is wearing too many hats as the Head Coach. Garrett is calling the plays, and handling the clock management, and he needs help. Supposedly, Bill Callahan was going to be brought in to help out, but by now its clear his sole duty is to coach the offensive line as it should be, because the line needs full attention, they started out very bad. Garrett has shown that the offense has gotten stale in Dallas, and everyone knows how to shut it down, its a mess. This is not the same type of offense we ran in the 90s, we never saw Troy Aikman constantly changing the play at the line of scrimmage and barely snapping the ball before the clock ran down. Watching this offense is like torture, it raises your blood-pressure out of shear frustration. Any fan who watches football games likely watches a whole lot of other games because its a great game to watch even if its not your favorite team. I promise you, know other team in the league looks so lost at the line
Troy Aikman was drafted 23 years ago, and since 1989, the Dallas Cowboys have not drafted a quarterback in the 1st round. Only the Chiefs and Saints hold a longer streak (28yrs) of not drafting a QB in the 1st round. I bring this up because its been way too long for a franchise to go without pulling the trigger on the most important position on the team. The closest thing the Cowboys have come to a 1st round QB was in 2001 when they drafted Quincy Carter in the 2nd round, after that we saw Testaverde, Bledsoe, Henson, and currently Tony Romo leading the way. 23 draft classes is an insanely long time without pulling the trigger on a 1st round QB; however, the Cowboys made some serious mistakes that left them without even owning 1st round picks. Remember the Joey Galloway and Roy Williams trades? Those set us back for years, and rather than packaging picks for a QB, we packaged them for bad receivers. Quarterback is the premium position on any team, and the Cowboys keep passing on a legit quarterback, you’re seeing the results year-in and year-out with Romo. As a fan, I’ve reached all that I can take watching Romo sink this team, and the rest of Cowboys Nation is swaying towards
The Cowboys and playoffs don’t even belong in the same sentence, and the reality is the Cowboys playoff hopes are pretty much dead. Outside of week 1, the Cowboys have squeaked by mediocre teams and lost some really poor games. You really do not know what team is going to show up. One thing I do know is that since the Super Bowl in 2000, there has only been one team to make the Super Bowl with a 3-4 record and that was the 2001 Patriots who went on to win the Super Bowl that season against the Rams. The Patriots reeled-off 8 wins and just 1 more loss, finished the season 11-5. We cannot go 2 games below .500 or kiss the season goodbye and label it another season lost. So, what are the odds, that this sloppy, self-inflicting team can just flip the switch this week against the undefeated Falcons in the Georgia Dome? This is truly a do or die game and I do not see it happening, I really don’t. The die hard fan inside me says we should be able to beat Matt Ryan, and we should be able to move the ball in the air against their defense, but the reality is that the Cowboys cannot execute and play mistake free football. The Falcons are 7-0 because they are consistent, smart, and
The Cowboys drop another game at home against the Giants in a turnover bonanza spooktacular. The Cowboys suck, straightup and now drop to 3-4 and the forecast for the remainder of the season looks bleak. The guys are the laughing stock of the league, no one plays as sloppy and stupid as the Cowboys right now. I don’t even know how we have won 3 games. Here’s what I do know: - Romo is no longer the long term QB, its time to think about coming up with a draft strategy to get the next guy in here. I wouldn’t re-up Romo for more than a 3yr deal. During this stretch, we need to formulate a plan to get new blood in here. - You’ve got to move on from Dez Bryant and Felix Jones, these guys are consistently killing our drives with bonehead plays, miscues, and turnovers. I want them outta here. We cannot count on these guys, and I sure the hell don’t trust them. I call these three (Romo, Bryant, Jones) the Anti-Triplets. All they do is lose the ball. We are stuck in a sad era in Cowboys history. Eli is the equivalent to Aikman, and Romo is like Cunningham from the same era. With Eli leading the Giants and Romo here we’ll never get to the super bowl, let alone
That may have been the worst half I have seen in years, the Cowboys can’t seem to get out of their own way. The Giants don’t even need to play defense when the Cowboys are just giving the ball away on miscues and mistakes. Dez Bryant is in his 3rd year and still looks like a rookie. He’s not working out in Dallas, and enough is enough. Trade Dez and move on. Dez is killing us this year, and today is the last straw. We’ve already seen Garrett pull him off punt returns and we’re going to Austin and Witten the rest of the way. If you own a Dez jersey I advise that you sell it asap. If we don’t get rid of him via a trade then I doubt he’ll be back. He sucks, he really does. The “potential” has not turned into anything but frustrations. Can you imagine what mess he will get into this offseason – just get rid of this garbage already. And Tony Romo is still making dumb passes. Obviously, there were some miscues with Dez, but some of Romo’s other bad plays fall squarely on his shoulders. He can’t handle the big games. I have to wonder how soon will it be before Jerry has to make a blockbuster trade like the Redskins did
