As good as it is bad

DEZ88PLAYMAKER2 · Joined: 26 Sep 2011 Posts: 849

I have been laying back a bit watching, this forum, this season and this team. I am usually a lot more decided what I think about my Cowboys mid way through the season. This team is still a big question mark to me. Extremely talented at the skill positions on both sides not so good in the trenches on both sides 'as good as it is bad'. Redball's record is very fitting! After 2 seasons of real games as a head coach he is 16 - 16 'as good as it is bad'. Last 2 seasons, last year offense did enough to win defense did enough to lose, this year offense does enough to lose defense does enough to win 'as good as it is bad'. This year's defense top 5 in total yds and passing yds, 15 and 16 in rushing yards and pts 'as good as it is NOT SO good'. This year's offense 6 and 3 in totals yards and passing yards, 29 and 26 in rush yards and pts 'as good as it is bad'. Redball has done very well at flipping the roster from veteran players that were overpaid for young talented players through the draft and can't call plays or manage a team in winning time on Sunday's ' as good as it is bad'. Players like Demarco Murray, Sean Lee, Tyron Smith, Barry Church, Anthony Spencer, Mike Jenkins, Miles Austin and Dez Bryant who are considered the 2nd tier core of this team have all shown ability but are inconsistent either due to injury, lack of motivation, mental toughness or a combination of these things ' as good as it is bad'. Tony Romo can put up numbers that are elite and throw the ball to the other team in bunches through games and even portions of a season 'as good as it is bad'. Jerry Jones can generate revenue for the team that creates freedom in the market like very few teams have and can't keep his nose out of football operations 'as good as it is bad'.

All this to say the reality is in terms of the stuff that has been swirling on this forum both sides are clearly right The Dallas Cowboys organization, coaching, staff and team is 'as good as it is bad'. In terms on the NFL the Dallas Cowboys are primed to finish this season at 8-8 because it is'as good as it is bad'.

My question is what gets this headed in the right direction? Is it whacking Redball and hiring a coach that can shake things up ie Payton, Gruden, Cowher etc some think so.....

Is it waiting for Jerry to croak and hoping a smarter rich guy buys the team and keeps the money flowing and hires football folks to win the games some think so.....

Is it shipping Romo and drafting a QB and gutting the older players and doing a real rebuild from scratch some think so....

it is as good as it is bad so there are several right answers, the real issue is that none of them appear to be being made by any of the people that actually make them. If you choose to blame one or all of them you are right and if you came up with several different solutions to what was needed you again would be right....

All that to say if you are a hopeful person or a cynical person you are right it is 'as good as it is bad'. You are right....
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Thanks for the sig mike23md

DaBoys · Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 3022 Location: Lubbock Texas

I hate that the offense was good last year, and the defense struggled. How did the offense regress so drastically? Is Holland and company that much better? Was it Laurant Robinson? There is a big drop off here. On a good note, the defense seems to be fixed.
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be WARE94 · Joined: 22 Nov 2011 Posts: 1237 Location: Philadelphia

Northland · Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 3122 Location: Ajax, Ontario

Losing Laurent Robinson hurt but we could not afford to pay a #3 receiver what he was asking for and got from Jacksonville. The offensive line is terrible pure and simple. The defense, while improved statistically does not force turnovers. To be considered elite a defense gets the ball back for the offense. We are not there yet. Yet another year of mediocrity in Dallas.
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Northland

MaddHatter · Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 41475 Location: Dallas, TX

LMFAO @ Robinson - he has 15 catches for just over 150 yards this season... he was a complete product of Romo.
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Ware Stat Tracker: 27 Pressures, 9 Hits, 10 sacks, 4 FF, 7 TFL (thru 8 games)

GeneralDissaray · Joined: 07 Apr 2006 Posts: 4471

MaddHatter · Joined: 29 Nov 2006 Posts: 41475 Location: Dallas, TX

QBs can throw a WR open and can put the balance in places that allow them to catch it easier but there's a reason the guy was walking the streets a month into the season and was cut by STL who had no talent at WR. Can't blame him for leaving but don't act like he's irreplaceable or Wed be better with him.
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Ware Stat Tracker: 27 Pressures, 9 Hits, 10 sacks, 4 FF, 7 TFL (thru 8 games)

atran35 · Joined: 22 Dec 2007 Posts: 2518

Northland · Joined: 10 Jan 2006 Posts: 3122 Location: Ajax, Ontario

mco65 · Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 534 Location: US

Robinson had 9 catches for 77 yards last night..
and a costly fumble.. Sad

I for one am rooting for Robinson to succeed in Jax but can't help but conjur up images of Alvin Harper... Shocked

Desperado82 · Joined: 20 Feb 2010 Posts: 18319 Location: Maryland

mco65 · Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 534 Location: US

What Robinson did for the Cowboys is not comparable to what Harper did but Harper's career was over after he left Dallas and I keep thinking the same may be true for Robinson.

Desperado82 · Joined: 20 Feb 2010 Posts: 18319 Location: Maryland

DaBoys · Joined: 18 Feb 2005 Posts: 3022 Location: Lubbock Texas

Robinson > Ogletree.

Period.

Exclamation mark!

Winky Face Wink

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mco65 · Joined: 04 Feb 2011 Posts: 534 Location: US

2nd that; Robinson > Ogletree

My son keeps asking me why the Cowboys let Robinson go..
why why why

of course my son is 8 and will wear you out with questions on Football Sunday...