Hello,
First I'd like to talk about the disaster that is the Dallas Cowboys. Albert Einsten said this about insanity and by extension the Dallas Cowboys: "Insanity: doing the same thing over and over again and expecting different results." (thanks to brainy quote.com)
As you can see from the above definition the Cowboys are insane. Sure they added some nice pieces in Brandon Carr and Morris Claiborne, but overall isn't the same team as last season? They still bring back the horribly ineffective Tony Romo. The man who has one playoff win, which is the exact same amount as Tim Tebow. I know his stats are impressive, but his ability in the clutch is minimal at best. His lack of decision making skills has proved to be the Cowboys downfall many times. This play sums up the style of Romo's decision making ability:
"T.Romo pass short right to J.Witten to DAL 18 for -2 yards (R.McClain)." (Thanks to espn.com.)
The Cowboys get the ball back with 3:02 to play in the first quarter of their preseason game with the Raiders. The Cowboys went on to "win" this game 3-0, but at this point in the game the score was 0-0. Again it's a preseason game and everyone knows that Romo and Witten are going to make the final roster. This possession is just meant to knock off the rust for the Cowboys starters. The play starts with Romo initially escaping the rush, which is one of the good things of Tony Romo. However when the pressure resumes Romo is forced to make a decision. He has two choices throw the ball out of bounds or try to make a play that no one will remember after the game.
Unfortunately for Cowboy fans he chooses to try and make the play. He throws the ball to a temporarily wide open Witten, but there are three or four Raiders players closing quickly. The pass is complete but Witten is hit very hard. The result of the play is the loss of two yards and the loss of Witten for who knows how long? And ironically since Witten was injured on the play, that play will be well remembered.
What should have Romo done, he should have thrown the ball away. The next play would have started at the line of scrimmage and Witten would still be available to play. Oh and good news for Cowboys fans, Romo is going to play more against San Diego.
I like to google things sometimes and see what kind of consensus their is in the world I thought it was funny that "Tony Romo sucks" has a Facebook page. But the unintentionally funniest google search result was "Tony Romo Super Bowl appearances". Oh man.
Other things that are the same as last season. Colossal screwup Jerry Jones is still the "General Manager" of the Dallas Cowboys. I wish he knew as much about football as he does about making money. Then the Cowboys would be a much more successful team on the field. Currently they are the team that's only made the playoffs one of the last 4 seasons. I also highly doubt they'll make the playoffs this season.
Jason Garrett is still the head coach, sure he's an upgrade over Wade Phillips, but not enough of an upgrade. He does look like a head coach. But once the Cowboys eventually fire him, will another team give him the head coach position? They have Rob Ryan's highly ineffective defense back for a second season. Last and probably least is certified head case Dez Bryant. One of the things that I'm tired of the Cowboys is their choice to take chances on head cases that have some talent. Other than Michael Irvan and Charles Haley, when has that worked. Tank Johnson: No!, WR Roy Williams: No! And the corner back that seemed to be suspended for most of his Cowboys career, before the Cowboys finally cut him: No! Terrell Owens is kind of a toss up.
The Cowboys will be better this year, but so will the three other teams in the NFC East. The Cowboys should have done what the Redskins did, trade up to try and draft a real quarterback. Not only did the Cowboys not do something like that, they are talking about extending Romo's contract. What the hell? Obviously the Giants are the defending Super Bowl champions, which still surprises me to this day. But you can't discount them. Then the Eagles have a lot of talent and they should be significantly better than last season. But of course no matter how well they start out, they'll choke somewhere along on the way. You can always count on the Eagles to choke and I'm not sure how Andy Reid keeps his job.
I predict a 7-9 or 8-8 record for the Cowboys this season. Again they won't make the playoffs for the 4th time in 5 seasons. The Cowboys won't make any significant changes next off season and will act surprised when 2013 is another terrible season. I would love to be proven wrong, but I just don't think it will be. That's because the Cowboys are insane.
themusicaddict
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