Superbowl XLV will be played on February 6th, 2011 in Dallas, Texas.
Coming into this regular season, the Dallas Cowboys we're hyped as the "first team to have home field advantage in the Superbowl." The previous year the Cowboys and owner Jerry Jones opened the Taj Mahal of football stadiums. Dallas Cowboys Stadium.
Most likely as of now if Cowboys' players want to attend their own stadium in early February of next year they'll have to have what the rest of us will-a ticket.
After 5 regular season games, the Cowboys' record is an abysmal 1-4. According to ESPN’s NFL Live in the history of the NFL only 5 teams have made the playoffs after such a start. It’s not only that the Cowboys are losing- it’s the way they’re losing.
With final scores of 13-7, 27-20, 34-27, and 24-21 all ending in losses for the Cowboys, at a first glance of the scores it would seem the Cowboys are merely a good team who have simply suffered tough, close losses. However, a look deeper into how their defeats unfolded shows a mistake-prone, and unprepared team. The qualities of a poorly coached team.
So poorly coached in fact, Dallas is tied with Detroit for the most average penalties per game in the NFl with an average of 9.8. The last three weeks that average has been 10.3 (Provided by http://www.teamrankings.com/nfl/stat/penalties-per-game) Wade Phillips’ relaxed, quiet, players coach mentality is not the fit this talented team needs. In recent years, the most successful coach for the high profile, high maintenance Cowboys was Jimmie Johnson. He ran the organization with an iron fist and always assured discipline was kept and the team concept was upheld.
Wade has not.
Although, Dallas has never fired a coach mid season before, I think the time has run out on Wade Phillips.
Wade Phillips must be fired.
With each increasing tally in the “L” column the fanbase will certainly call for Wade’s job. With each passing week the coaching situation could become a circus, with weekly distractions.
With the superbowl in his own backyard the pressure is on Jerry Jones to produce a winner.
Now.
This is a talented team with a nucleus of young players who can win now. It just needs a winning coach.
I recommend Jerry Jones pursue candidates of the likes of John Gruden, Bill Cowher and Mike Tomlin. The type of coach that knows hes in control of his team. A coach that can handle the pressure of the NFL’s most profitable team. A coach that can handle the pressure of coaching in a building that has been compared to the death-star. A coach that will prepare the team for the task at hand. A coach that will win.
-Daniel Pointer
I agree with some of the points you made however all of the blame cannot be put on Wade Phillips. Yes, the Cowboys are killing themselves in penalties each game but Phillips cannot be to blame for everything. He is only the coach. He can tell them what to do but he is not on the field and whatever the players decide to do while on the field is up to them. Phillips can preach and preach all he wants but when the players get into the heat of the game they simply may not think about what they are doing until after they are penalized for it. I understand what you mean by the penalties just by watching the Cowboys’ game this past Sunday when they were penalized for an unsportsmanlike conduct call. I believe someone needs to put more pressure on Wade Phillips to put more pressure on his players so that they will not make those stupid junior high errors. If this does not happen, then maybe it is time to hire a new coach.
ReplyDeleteLauren Pinkerton
I think this argument was overall, pretty well written. This was the year for the cowboys to make the superbowl, but it's not going to happen. While I do agree that most of the blame is to be put on the coach in this situation, I feel that the argument could have been more persuasive. The stats for the cowboys this season are useful, but to make a reliable case that it's the coach and not the players, I feel that you need to use statistics from past seasons. I think these statistics will go a long way in determining who is ultimately responsible for the Cowboy's lack luster season. I also feel that you could give more evidence to why you want a new coach. Like, instead of just naming coaches who are known for their discipline, maybe you could give some examples of thier success due to their intense disciplinary coaching. All in all, I feel this was really well written and is very persuasive.
ReplyDeleteBryce Vaught
I think this post was pretty well written. The argument was stated and many reasons were given to back up the statement that Wade Phillips should be fired. I do agree that Phillips should be fired, as the Cowboys haven't looked well prepared their games this year. It's hard to put fumbles, interceptions, etc. on a coach, but penalties and not be prepared overall is definitely a reflection on the head coach. The post gave specific statistics and listed the sources. This is not the first year that Phillips has felt the pressure of being fired. The Cowboys have had high expectations for the past few seasons and have consistently played poorly in the playoffs. I thought the layout of the post was good with a intro and conclusion but you could possibly join some of the information. I like that you gave examples of coaches that could possibly fix the situation. Overall this article was put together well.
ReplyDeleteZach Race
I agree with you 100 percent. The Cowboys are an high profile team and they have large exspectations each year. This was different Jerry Jones basically built this stadium to host a Super Bowl and have his Cowboys playing in it. Wade Phillips simply is not the coach that can take this type of team to the Super Bowl. The one thing I do think that is not mentioned is the poor play of Tony Romo under Phillips. This article is very well written and gets to the point. The way you offered different coaches made the article not only have an argument but a solution as well.
ReplyDeleteKemer Quirk