Dallas Cowboys Make Wrong Kind of History Under Jason Garrett—Again

Somewhere there’s an invisible clock counting down the minutes, days and years left in the tenure of head coach Jason Garrett in Dallas. I don’t even know what to call this stuff anymore.

It was easy enough to place the blame on Wade Phillips following last season’s horrid start, but we also knew that the offense really played massive roles in ending Dallas’ seasons along the same time Phillips was head coach from 2007 through part of 2010.

But now the responsibility of Dallas' fortunes, or lack thereof, should fall squarely on the shoulders of a guy some have referred to as the “Red-Headed Genius.”

I prefer “Garrett-Top” myself and I do have that trademarked by the way.

The Cowboys made illustrious history of the wrong kind against an undefeated Detroit Lions squad that they pretty much dominated through the first half of the contest. A halftime lead of 20-3 actually swelled to 27-3 over the first 2:37 of the second half.

And yet the Cowboys blew their biggest lead in franchise history.

Really?

Seriously?

But at least there is some consistency brewing. To begin the season, Dallas blew their biggest fourth quarter lead in New York against the Jets. We’re talking about franchise records of the wrong kind here.

This game should have been a blowout and forget what I suggested earlier that Garrett-Top take responsibility. According to many surveyed in Dallas/Ft. Worth media outlets, quarterback Tony Romo is to blame.

Don‘t get me wrong now, Romo’s three second-half interceptions were completely unacceptable. The first two in the third quarter were immediately returned for touchdowns would might as well have decided the outcome with the Cowboys still leading, 27-17.

But any qualified play-caller in the NFL would have probably asked themselves the following questions following the first huge play for Detroit by a defense that had otherwise had no clue prior.

First off, is my injured quarterback starting to wear down a tad against this talented defensive front four of my opponent’s? Should we maybe quit passing the damn ball while we’re ahead, literally?

Second, is it wise to keep banking on my rather questionable offensive line to keep that injured quarterback upright while still tossing the ball around the yard?

Third, would it be a good idea, seeing as how I still have a multi-score lead in the second half, to start shortening the game some? I mean, why offer the potential for a cheap comeback while my defense is playing so well against a pretty good offense that has been dormant all day?   

Fourth, didn’t I fail to score a touchdown in another flooky-spook win just a week ago that miraculously kept my Cowboys team from being 0-3 all-time in home openers?

Fifth, is my defensive counterpart Rob Ryan not starting to emerge as a rather hot topic as my potential if I don’t stop calling games like a 10-year-old playing Madden past bedtime? And is Ryan not a lot bigger than I am? And isn’t his brother Rex, who already beat me in this year’s season opener (another game I blew with depressing play-calling deep in the red zone with a multi-score lead in the second half) a head coach himself?

Garrett-Top has never “got it” and he really never will. The thought of this guy bringing in a game plan for an NFC Championship Game makes me wake up in the middle of the night breaking out in a cold sweat. Luckily for Cowboys fans, this almost certainly will never become a reality.

As Jerry Jones continues in the direction of Al Davis in that he thinks he’s something he’s definitely not, we can only wonder when significant change will come to America’s Team. This Garrett thing is tired, predictable and past the point of generating a lick of confidence.

Some would say that Garrett has yet to have a complete season as a head coach and this is true. But so far the only significant change this guy has made as a “head coach” is forcing the team to wear suits when on an airplane.

This fundamentally defunct college-spread offense has been Garrett-Top’s since 2007.

Haven’t we seen enough already?

I was done with this following 2009 and Dallas actually won a playoff game that season.

But how about you?