The Cowboys lose...and miss the playoffs

As a fan of the Dallas Cowboys, I was greatly disappointed to see them lose yesterday. It hurts that they lost to the arch-nemesis Philadelphia Eagles. What hurt more was the score: 44-6. What hurt even more than the score was the way that they lost. It was like they did not even want to be there.

The Cowboys had no passion. They were not able to to play consistently enough to systematically move the ball and score. At times, they were not able to tackle.

So what went wrong? This team has more talent than just about any other team in the NFL. Why would a team that started the season so strong and the season so weak? How could a team with so much talent play the last few games as though they were the Detroit Lions?

The Dallas Cowboys are broken. They need to be fixed. They cannot win anything until they get back on the right track, and I have a few suggestions.

1. Fire Wade Phillips. I am sure he is a nice guy, but the man appears to be a statue. He shows no emotion. He shows no passion. The coach needs to be more than a cheerleader, but he needs to show passion so that his team can feed off of that. He needs to have control of his players. He cannot let people like T.O. to grab the spotlight and create problems in the public arena. These issues can be, and should be, dealt with privately.
2. Get rid of Terrell Owens. He is a cancer. You would not open up your own body and allow a cancer to come in and infest your body. Likewise, why would you do that with your football team?
3. Get rid of Adam 'Pacman' Jones. Too much trouble. Not a good player.
4. Rebuild the offensive line. They do not provide enough protection for Romo. They are getting old and terribly overweight.
5. Get a run-stopper on the defensive line. Running backs found too many holes in that line over the last couple of games.
6. Get a legitimate General Manager. I realize Jerry Jones owns the team, so he is able to do whatever he wants. But he needs a football guy to focus on player/personnel decisions. I liken it to the Yankees under George Steinbrenner. It was not until the mid-nineties when he made Gene Michael the G.M. that the Yankees started to win World Series. He realized he needed someone other than himself making player decisions. That is the same thing that Jerry Jones needs to do.

They need to do something. The status quo is not working for them. As the Obama-ites would say: It's time for change. I have hope in the future.