America's Team

Last year the wheels fell off of the Dallas Cowboys football team and people blamed the team's troublemakers as the reasoning behind the debacle. So in the offseason any player on the team with anything more then a traffic violation was given the boot. The team lost in the final game of the season and the last game of Texas stadium with a humiliating loss to the Baltimore Ravens. In came a new season and all of the excuses were off the team and the team opened up with a nice victory.

Next they had the opening of the new stadium with a playoff environment week 2 against division opponent New York Giants. Once again the Cowboys did not play up to their capabilities mostly on the offensive side of the ball. Most of the blame right away was given to Tony Romo and the fact that he cannot play in big games and that he had three interceptions in the game. I am not so sure that the majority of the blame should be anywhere close to the quarterback of this team even though he did play a factor into it cause he was the one throwing some very poor passes but he would be the second or third reason why on my list of reasons the Cowboys played so poorly.

If you look at this team they have three very good running backs, two solid tight ends, a decent receiving core even if Roy Williams is not living anywhere close to the amount JJ gave up to get him in Dallas, and an offensive line that is one of the best running lines in the league. My number one reason the team lost that game is due to offensive coordinator Jason Garrett. If you can gain over 200 yards against any team especially the Giants you don't just go away from running the ball and decide to throw it just because you feel like it. He should have ran the ball until the Giants had 9 men in the box and made them go three and out twice before he got away from running the ball.

This team should have had a two to one time of possession ratio to the Giants and should have only had to throw the ball 15 times in that game and that should have been due to the Giants adjusting to the heavy run. Garrett has one plan in his head and he is a former QB himself so this may be some of the reasoning why he likes to pass the ball so much but he needs to use what he has and that is one hell of a running team. Once he shows this to some teams then maybe he can open up some of his passing attacks and get the ball to some of these receivers. Until then Jerry Jones should really take a look at Jason Garrett instead of everyone else blaming Tony Romo.