Well no shit, but this was the best move for the team. The Cowboys problems are mental, and whether intentional or not, Owens was the source of those problems.
We still have a lot of talent and can still pick up more, this won't hurt us as much as any other team, I see this as an improvement.
No the problems on this team were terrible offensive gameplanning and handling of personnel.
POS Garrett is abysmal at half time adjustments and had no clue what to do with 3 very good running backs. That was THE starting point for problems on this team. Once that happens you have people questioning there roles and the plays thats when you get rifts and you start the TO shenanigans.
Bottom line NOW the Cowboys have major problems with talent at WR. Roy E is a "good" WR but 2-5 we have nothing but a stack of guys who can cant get open consistently((in garrets 15yd+ offense)) and none of which are fit for the no.2 role. We also dont have a no.1 pick to trade up for a top flight WR in the draft.
TO/ROY/Witten/Barber/Jones/Choice..... thats a wealth of talent and Jason had no clue how to get points from that crew. You think taking away the no.1 threat is going to help that ?
David said:
Jones gets too enamored with celebrity and marketing. He needs a hard-nosed football guy (like Parcells) who makes the final football calls.
We had Parcells how'd that work out for us come playoff time ??
The ONE thing that was 100% with the coaching staff was Wade Phillips when Romo got hurt. That defense played absolutely lights out when Phillips took control and carried that seriously underwhelming offense all the way through the season.
Romos regression , his "rumored" piss poor practice habits , the fact noone reigns him in in during the week , the fact our playmakers TO/Felix were invisible in the first half of many games after huge plays is directed straight at Garrett. Thats what he was brought in for. Mentor Romo and be creative with this talent. He has failed at both.
People can jizz all over there screens when ESPN is on all the want but fact of the matter is this came down to Garrett or TO and there chemistry only. Unless Garrett got signed as a HC it was going to come down to JG or TO.
Bottom line JG needs to get over his pathetic personal issues and handle this offense better. If he doesnt DAL wastes another year and new coaching staff will be brought in.