How About Them Cowboys?

No seriously, where the hell are they?  Where is the Dallas team that beat the Giants in Week 1? As it sits right now, the Cowboys will be lucky to finish 7-9. This team won't beat the Giants again, they won't beat the Eagles, the Ravens, the Falcons, or the Steelers. They've got a shot to beat Washington twice, but even that's iffy.

Let me get something out of the way right now, I've never been a Romo fan. He has all the talent in the world, but he can't man up. That's what it boils down to. Yes I've seen him lead the team to victories after trailing in the 4th quarter, and that's great, but when he continually makes poor decisions and doesn't take care of the football, that doesn't matter. He doesn't put his team in a position to win. I'm not even talking about his 5 interceptions Monday night. Yeah they were all bad, one could've been ruled a fumble and one bounced off Ogletree's arms but whatever, it's the throws that he makes to open receivers and misses. His decision-making when the game is there for the taking is atrocious on a consistent basis. I don't see how Jerry Jones can say he believes in Tony Romo and actually mean it. Of course he has to say it, you can't go out and trash your franchise QB, but there is no way he can believe it right? There is a reason why QBs like Peyton, Brady, Rodgers, Brees (not so much this year, but it's not his fault their defense has more holes in it than a beer can that's been hit with birdshot), Matt Ryan, and Roethlisberger are so successful. They make good decisions. They know when to throw the ball away, or when to check down, or how to let a play develop. Romo doesn't, he panics. When Bryant blew that route, he still threw the ball. He didn't throw it away or look for another option. He gave Chicago 6 points right there.

Is Monday's loss to the Bears squarely on Romo's shoulders? Not at all. He got little help from his receivers as both Ogletree and Bryant had trouble actually catching the ball and running the right routes. The Cowboys highly touted defensive line only managed  2 sacks against the Bears who have had trouble keeping Cutler upright since he got to Chicago. Coming into the game Cutler had thrown 5 interceptions on the year compared to 3 touchdowns. That revamped Dallas secondary didn't pick him off once. Rob Ryan's defense looked as bad if not worse than last 3 years. They Dallas defense as a whole only forced 2 3-and-outs all game. 3 if you count the forced fumble that they recovered. That simply isn't good enough. The offense sputtered as well, but that's not all that surprising to be honest. They've managed 7 total touchdowns in 4 games. Their 16.2 points is 31st in the NFL. If Jason Garrett and Rob Ryan aren't worried about their jobs right now, they should be. This isn't an acceptable return with the amount of talent on that team. It's the coach's job to get the individuals to work together as a unit, and they have both failed to do this so far.

I've been a Cowboys fan my entire life, something I'm not ashamed of nor will I ever apologize for it. But I'm a rational fan. I know this team has enough talent to make a serious Super Bowl run. But they lack leadership, coaching, discipline, and to speak frankly, balls. They play like they're owed something, and that's not only sad, but it's embarrassing and insulting. Like the title of this post says, how about them Cowboys? Well to me, I can sum up their season pretty easily so far. The defense is inept and the offense is clumsy. Not exactly what I'd call a recipe for success.

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