Photo: mkrob.com Surely this wasn't how Jerry Jones envisioned the season playing out for his Cowboys.
How ‘bout them Cowboys? Dallas owner Jerry Jones had aspirations that his team would end their season in the friendly home confines of his magnificent Cowboys Stadium, the home of Super Bowl XLV this February.
Well, he sort of gets his wish. But the problem for him is that the Cowboys’ season is ending after only six weeks. Thanks to a miserable 1-5 start, capped off by the Monday night loss to the rival Giants and losing star QB Tony Romo to a broken collar bone, it’s officially time to pronounce the much-hyped 2010 Dallas Cowboys DOA.
So what went wrong in this bust of a season for America’s Team? On paper they have arguably the most talent-laden roster in the game. Therefore, the onus lies solely on the broad shoulders of the coaching staff, led by the buffoon Wade Phillips.
Watching the Cowboys against the Giants tonight, I saw a team in disarray-especially on defense. On a few occasions, Big D’s D was caught with its pants down, as safeties were left to singlehandedly cover the lethal Giants receivers on a few of Eli Manning’s TD passes. All in all, the Giants torched Dallas for 500 yards of offense en route to the win. This is unacceptable coaching for a team that had such high hopes entering this season.
With this much talent, Jones has to realize that at the very least a competent coach would be all his squad needs to fulfill his Super Bowl hopes. But he doesn’t have to worry about the coaching situation until next year, because for a 1-5 Dallas team, this season is already over.
It's been interesting to watch this unfold...especially given that Tony Romo was seen as the next Tom Brady only a few years ago.
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