Cowboy Nation

On Target

Nation, I have done it again.  I have called out the correct scapegoat in the Cowboy fiasco.  No, not Ms. Pacman, who is out there somewhere, talking about his feelings in rehab.  No, no Tony Romo, who saw how much protection Brad Johnson got against the Rams and said, “Screw that, I’m out till November”.  No, not Roy #38 Williams who had the nerve to re-break his forearm.  Not the team defense who said “Ole” with a giant red cape to Steven Jackson and Rams.  No Nation I called out:

Brian Stewart.

This joke of a Defensive Coordinator is officially on Notice.  Coach Phillips removed the “play calling” portion away from Stewart, mainly at Jerry Jones’ request.  He has been reduced to coming up with a game plan, which should be heavily influenced by Coach Phillips, Coach Campo, and the other, more experienced coaches on the defense.  Let it be known Nation, I still call for his resignation, but his humiliation will suffice for now.  Imagine your boss having to come in and do your job, because the moron of the company whipped you silly.  Now you’ve got to sit there and take it.  So sit there Stewart, twiddle you’re thumbs while Bum Jr. does your job.

Ok Nation, Time for the Six Gun.  Six bullets on Cowboy topics that have been force fed to us for the past two weeks.

·         Bullet 1.  Wade Phillips has a lot to show this week in Tampa.  Two scenarios can play out here:  the Defense can hold Tampa to 13 or less, OR LESS…and win, Wade looks like a hero.  Then fires Brian Stewart.  OR, the Defense continues to look like Swiss cheese and signs of “Fire Wade” show up all over Dallas.  Mark my word.

·         Bullet 2.  Coach also addressed simplifying the offense.  This should help 40 year-old Brad Johnson, who let’s face it, looked like a rookie out there.  He looked confused and was off target.  It’s hard to blame Johnson, but it was not pretty.  Look for Jason Garrett to bunch up one side with both TO and Roy Williams, then run Marion to the opposite side, using Jason Witten to seal off the end.

·         Bullet 3.  Where the hell is the offensive line?  Only Mark Schlereth of ESPN had the balls to  mentioned this deficiency.  Easy to understand with the headlines reading Tony, Roy, Punkman, Jerry.  But make no mistake, a lot of the blame on the offensive side of the ball rests with them.  Without a line, you can’t run, you can’t pass.  What you can do is lay an offensive egg against a crappy team.  It starts and ends with the line.  Brad will fail if they can’t pick it up.

·         Bullet 4.  Tony announces he’ll be out till mid November.  Great idea, bad timing.  Please do not make it easy for Tampa bay to prepare.  Keep them guessing. 

·         Bullet 5.  Roy Williams did not have a catch against the Rams.  This is not a big deal; the guy needs time to fully understand the offense.  Keep an eye on Brad trying to get the ball to him early, thereby giving Tampa another question mark for their secondary to worry about.

·         Bullet 6.  Hackman Hackman Hackman.  Adam Jones continues his rehab in an undisclosed location.  What are the odds that he’ll finish?  Any takers?  I’ll say he’ll punch one of the counselors before the bye week.  If he doesn’t, then come on back Adam.  But you must have an interception against Washington.  That’s fair, right?

Ok, my gun is empty, anyone else have any bullets?  Give the Nation a piece of your mind, but be careful, a lot of you guys can’t spare that much.  I’m talking to you Philly fans, learn to use the spell checker.  It's there for a reason.