Last week the Boys faced the Packers in what should have been a fairly easy win for Dallas only to find themselves shut down by a fierce Packer defense. I have read some articles just now about how Dallas lost the game because they only had a one dimensional football game in where they ran the ball 11 times and tried to throw passes the rest of the game. I will agree that Dallas needs to find more balance in their offensive game calling. I also believe that Dallas walked into that game thinking it was going to be a cake walk and they were not ready for the game mentally. It was painfully obvious to me sitting in front of the TV that the Packers were passionate about beating the Cowboys on that day. Once again I did not see very much passion or desire to win from the Cowboys. Every time the camera would pan over to Wade Phillips all you could see was the look of disbelief on his face. I really do not understand how he can be so emotionless and dead pan when it comes to some of the stupid antics and penalties that the Cowboys committed in the game against the Packers last Sunday. I really think that Dallas believed that they were not going to have to work hard to win this game and they showed it in their half baked lazy game play. I was embarrased to admit I am a Cowboys fan. My hat is off to the Packers for being the best team on the field on that day. They came out of the locker room believing they could beat Dallas and they played with a level of intensity that Dallas needs to figure out how to adopt.
I understand that Dallas has a lot of things to be proud of. They have a rich history of being one of the best teams in the league and being 5 time Super Bowl champs. Lets be proud of that and lets get back to the basics of running the ball and passing the ball at the level we are capable of playing. Lets do what it takes to get the job done Cowboys. Our team has a lot of depth and a lot of talent that can go a long way but it will take much more than Tony Romo to accomplish it. I noticed that when Tony makes a mistake and throws an interception or a bad pass he has not been standing on the field with a stupid grin on his face as if it just all fun and games. I can not tell you how irritated and angry it makes me to see him do that. I understand that he needs to manage the stress of the game and stay loose and be a leader to the offense. I also understand that he IS an professional football player and the QB of the Dallas Cowboys which is not small matter. I would like to see a maturing process to start to happen and for this young man to take his leadership of this team more seriously. Tony has a lot of potential and I am glad that Dallas has him as the QB however he is still somewhat of a rookie in the grand scheme of things.
I like what I see out of Roy Williams and Miles Austin this year. Roy Williams pulled some bonehead moves last week in the Packers game and missed several passes that were in his gloves. One pass went right through both hands and binged in him the head and bounced off his helmet. I understand that it is easy for me to be an arm chair QB and make cagey comments about his missing those receptions but come on folks. When you are the WR and the ball is delivered into your hands you sort of need to catch those passes. When the ball is put in your hands there is no way that we can fault Tony Romo for a bad pass. I am thinking that Roy was thinking about how to out maneuver his opponent and turn it up field after the catch. I have seen that on more than one occasion over the years. Lets just settle down and get the job done on Sunday. Despite their pathetic performance against the Packers I am thinking that Dallas will have learned from their experience and will do better agains the Redskins. The rivalry between the Redskins and the Cowboys has been going on for decades so hopefully Dallas will be ready. I can garuntee you that the Redskins are coming to play some football and would love nothing more to embarras the Boys in front of the home team crowd and the HUGE multimillione dollar TV hanging above the field in Arlington Stadium.
Go Cowboys !!
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