Why The Cowboys Are Struggling

Heading into Sunday’s game against the Giants the Cowboys find themselves in a must-win game that they have no chance of winning.  The Cowboys are struggling, no doubt because of their many injuries…but that’s too easy of a cop-out.  Let’s take a look at why the ‘Boys are struggling even before the injuries started piling up:

      1.  Paging Terrell Owens…anyone…anyone?  Where has Terrell Owens, the self-proclaimed best receiver in football, been all season long?  We could easily blame Brad Johnson here, but T.O. was struggling to be part of the offense before Romo went down!  I love me some me…just get open and catch the ball!

      2.  Marion Barber is not the real deal.  I’m sorry…but he isn’t!  Barber is a nice closer or change of pace back.  His per carry average is way down since he has been the starter.  The Cowboys paid a lot of money to a RB that is not a feature back.  I know this is an unpopular stance in Cowboy Nation, but I have been saying this for years about Barber.  Everyone wanted Barber as the feature back…be careful of what you wish for!

      3.  Jason Garrett…Head Coach in waiting?  Let’s not anoint him before his time.  Last year everything went pretty smooth…not so this year.  Before we crown him as a head coach…let’s see him string together a few good seasons as a coordinator first!  With the weapons the ‘Boys have on offense…any QB should be able to put up good numbers…did you hear that Mr. Noodle Arm?

      4.  The defense has not lived up to the hype.  The Phillips 3-4 has shown little imagination.  Wade was brought in because of his knowledge of the 3-4 defense.  Last week was a good start, but the ‘Boys will need Wade to spice it up to get the results they need!

      5.  The Offensive line is…well…offensive.  They have been billed as the best offensive line in the NFL.  They have 3 Pro-Bowlers on the line and a boatload of Jerry’s money in their pockets.  The Cowboys should be using their meat upfront to pound the rock…but they can’t…why?

      I believe that these are the main reasons why the Cowboys find themselves in this position.  These concerns were there before Romo went down with his pinkie injury.  It was just a little harder to see, as he was masking many of these issues.  Having said all this, I believe the Cowboys can turn this season around after the bye week.  A win against the G-men would be huge…but don’t count on it!