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That and the cap hit is why you don't cut him.

Yep and they didn't worry about starters getting hurt. They worried about shaking the rust off and getting good at playing, conditioning, and so on.

Plus, back then it wasn't a common practice at all, resting starters in preseason. Nothing like it is now. Author is applying today's practices to 40 frikkin years ago.

Yep.

The front office was in total disarray too, at least according to Jimmy as he wrote in his book. To the point where office staffers still had company cars, years after they were no longer employed, longtime former employees still had free season tickets, and so on. The TV deal was a rape, all...

The whole part about Montana is a big SO WHAT. A, nobody really knew what Montana would become and B, in 1978 Dallas had a Super Bowl winning QB in his prime, and a proven solid QB in White. That and pissing away the chance to get either Marino or Elway, when clearly there was interest to get...

Great post BC. Is this your own original work?

Maybe Stephen will? There's that possibility I guess. But I really doubt it strongly.

That alone signifies the problem the defense had with its off the street, patchwork line and linebacker corps.

The one actual point they make in this piece is the one we don't need 1000 words to make - All those wishing Jerry would please hurry up and fucking die better realize that means we'd then have 40 years or so of his Idiot Son totally in charge.

I agree with this totally. It was a turning point, historic moment nobody except maybe Parcells himself, realized at the time.

Actually in my experience, most teams whose coaches get fired mid season continue to bomb. And if anyone on the roster had "given up" and wasn't trying as hard as possible to win, then suddenly started playing really well, that guy or guys might need to find a new team and this if true might be...

EDIT - you're right again. Is that Garrett's ONLY winning record? Nobody was. I merely pointed out that the one time we were without Romo for any extended period of time, we were able to do at least as well as .500 ball without the God of Quarterbacks. I stand corrected! That was Manning's...

Of course I understand it wasn't your meter. And I also understand the perception that it's us more than them.

We just got done debunking that "can't win without Romo" myth in post #7. I'd really like to try it without him for a full season.

I just have Romo fatigue and will be very happy when he is in Cleveland, backing up Manziel. Like it or not he is the face of the franchise. The face of failure and mediocrity. The face of 8-8, 8-8, 8-8. The face of the fumbled extra point snap in Seattle. The face of many other game losing...

As I pointed out, I wasn't. I merely also pointed out that if just one of those turnovers were converted into points, Dallas wins the Detroit game. He WAS talking about the Detroit game however. We've agreed to lay the blame on the defense, for the Denver loss. Isn't that about how it is, in...

Honestly I'd like to see us try a entire season without the Romo crutch. Hoping he'll snap his achy breaky back in early camp.

2010: Team was already 1-5 when Romo broke his collarbone.... Was 5-5 after, with him on IR.. The 5-5 includes the road win over previously undefeated Colts.

Duh.