Dallas Cowboys Update: Jason Garrett Comes Under Fire

As the Breeder’s Cup betting gets underway, the Dallas Cowboys find itself with a 2-3 record and a whole new list of issues. When the season started, it was emotional second-year wide receiver Dez Bryant who was calling out teammates and trying to get the Cowboys inspired. When that didn’t work, the media and Cowboys organization turned to the common tactic of criticism.

The first victim of Cowboys criticism was quarterback Tony Romo. The price per head fans in Dallas are not convinced that Romo is the one that can lead the Cowboys to a Super Bowl run and they are voicing their opinions at Cowboys’ home games. It did not help when hall of fame cornerback Deion Sanders came out and publicly said that Tony Romo is not the right quarterback for a deep playoff run. The Tony Romo debate continues as another point of contention arises for fans and team owners alike.

Head coach Jason Garrett is the newest high profile Cowboy under scrutiny. Garrett’s ability to read a situation and make the right play calls are being questioned by the fans, media and team owner Jerry Jones. When the Cowboys blew a 24-point lead to the Detroit Lions, Garrett’s play-calling was referred to as being too aggressive. After the loss the next week to the New England Patriots, Garrett was said to be too passive in his game management decisions.

The price per head bookmaking experts were a bit surprised to hear the team owner call out the coach. But everyone was shocked when Garrett dismissed Jones’ comments and indicated that he would continue to coach the team his way. For his part, Jones has already indicated that he will not fire Garrett in the middle of the season. The negative emotions of firing former head coach Wade Philips at mid-season last year still linger for Jones and he said he is not interested in repeating that.

A bodog review of the Dallas loss to New England in week six clouds the Cowboys’ season with the list of Cowboys who sustained injuries in that game. The most notable injury is the leg injury to left offensive guard Bill Nagy that will end the season for Nagy. The Cowboys were already struggling on the offensive line and losing the veteran lineman is not going to help the situation.

Another notable injury from the New England loss is the high ankle sprain of running back Felix Jones. With the Cowboys already looking to trade a disgruntled Tashard Choice, the offensive backfield is getting thin. It would be a betonline scam to expect Jones back on the field any time soon. The team is saying two to four weeks for Jones. But players that have had a high ankle sprain know that it can take weeks to properly heal and, even if Jones returns before the end of the season, there is a good chance that he will not be at 100 percent until next year.

Dallas Cowboys Update: Where The Cowboys Staff Has Gone

Dallas Cowboys Update: Where The Cowboys Staff Has Gone

Sports betting experts were not so convinced that former Cowboys head coach Wade Phillips would be able to find work for the 2011 season. NFL betting observers were especially curious about whether or not Phillips would find work as a defensive coordinator. When Phillips was the head coach in Dallas, he was also the defensive coordinator. In the last two seasons that Phillips coached, the Dallas defense was one of the worst in the league. Phillips took a team that had Super Bowl betting aspirations and knocked it out of the playoffs.

But it did not take long for the former Cowboys head coach to land on his feet as Wade Phillips is not the defensive coordinator for the Houston Texans. The announcement came a week or two ago, and the betting services were wondering how many of his former assistants Phillips would take with him. The first Dallas assistant to consider a move with his former head coach is linebackers coach Reggie Herring. According to Herring, he is still part of the Cowboys staff and Jason Garrett has indicated that he would like Herring to come back. But Herring was seen in Houston entering Reliant Stadium to have a talk with Wade Phillips about the linebackers coach position with the Texans. Other Dallas assistants, both current and former, are expected to interview with Phillips in the off-season.

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Will Jason Garrett Be The Next Head Coach?

Right now Jason Garrett holds on to the title of interim head coach for the Dallas Cowboys, but the NFL betting community is betting that Jerry Jones will make the position permanent when the season is over. The Cowboys are 2-0 under Garrett and posted one of the more impressive NFL scores in his first game against the Giants. The Cowboys may not be able to live up to the preseason NFL predictions of a Super Bowl, but they are showing rapid signs of improvement under Garrett.

Starting quarterback Tony Romo is practicing with the team after suffering a broken collarbone against the Giants in the first New York and Dallas game, but Romo is still weeks away from being able to play. He is involved in non-contact drills right now, and he is just trying to determine how much pain he has when he throws the ball. The estimate is another three weeks before Romo can expect to get back on the field.

In the last two wins for the Cowboys, running back Felix Jones has gained 51 yards in each game. Marion Barber gained 47 yards against the Giants but was not a factor in the win over Detroit. One of the things that Jason Garrett changed was the offensive game plan of the Cowboys. Where Wade Phillips had fallen back to the passing game almost immediately, Garrett is bringing balance to the team’s offense in all situations. The second leading rusher for the Cowboys against the Lions was quarterback Jon Kitna. So Garrett is getting everybody in on the act as far as running the football goes.

One of the problems that the Dallas Cowboys have been experiencing all season long is untimely penalties that cause them to lose games. To remedy the problem, Wade Phillips had brought in a team of referees to help the Cowboys understand when they were committing a foul and how to avoid it. Jason Garrett has continued the practice and, since the middle of October when the referees were first brought to Valley Ranch, the Cowboys have dropped to an average of less than five penalties per game.

In a recent interview with the Dallas Morning News, former head coach Wade Phillips mentioned that his 34-22 record produced the same winning percentage as legendary coach Tom Landry. Phillips also mentioned that he found it difficult to find a head coaching job after he was fired in Buffalo, and he expects it to be difficult finding a new job now. What Phillips left out was that Tom Landry was the Cowboys head coach for 28 years and compiled a 270-178-6 record in that time. It could be Phillips inability to see apples to apples that keeps costing him coaching jobs in the NFL. Phillips has indicated that he would be interested in becoming a defensive coordinator in the NFL again but, at this point, there have been no offers for his services.

Dallas Round-Up – Cowboys Finally Win, Mavs Streaking, Rangers Begin Lee Chase

There was a high pay per head price for tickets to last weekend’s Manny Pacquiao-Antonio Margarito fight, which is probably the best action in Cowboys Stadium yet this season. But the Cowboys finally made a change and ended up with a victory, which is a start. Meanwhile, the Mavericks are off to a fast start, while the Rangers are trying to hold onto their ace, among others.

Dallas Cowboys
NFL betting players were wondering how long it would take Jerry Jones to put Wade Phillips out of his misery, and the writing was on the wall after a 45-7 humiliation at Green Bay. Phillips was out the next day, making offensive coordinator Jason Garrett the interim head coach. Garrett’s first order of business was to institute a dress code and have the players practice in pads. The extra intensity must have worked as the Cowboys came out on fire in a 33-20 win on the road against the New York Giants in a game that wasn’t even that close. Dez Bryant had his first 100-yard game, and the defense forced three turnovers in their best performance in weeks. The talent has always been there, but the Cowboys actually cared this week, and that’s all it takes. They’ll have to bring that same attitude into Week 11, when they welcome an improved Detroit team to Dallas early on Sunday afternoon.

Dallas Mavericks
The Mavericks have won seven of their first nine games ahead of Wednesday’s meeting with the Hornets in New Orleans, and the Hornets will have their stingers out after the Mavericks became the first team to beat them. Dallas ended the Hornets’ unbeaten run at eight games with a 98-95 win on Monday night at home, getting 26 points from Jason Terry. That was the third straight game in which Dirk Nowitzki wasn’t the leading scorer, and that bodes well for the Mavericks’ NBA betting odds because we all know Nowitzki can score at will. If this keeps him fresher for the playoffs, the season will be a success. The Mavericks have won four straight going into their Wednesday showdown with New Orleans, then they’ll host Chicago on Friday, head to Atlanta on Saturday, followed by another back-to-back when they welcome Detroit on Tuesday, then travel to Oklahoma City on Wednesday.

Texas Rangers
Texas closer Neftali Feliz was named the American League Rookie of the Year after a phenomenal 40-save performance, and the Rangers are officially in offseason mode. The first order of business is to re-sign ace Cliff Lee, who has no shortage of suitors, including the deep-pocketed New York Yankees, who could barely hit Lee in the ALCS. They also are trying to re-sign slugger Vladdy Guerrero, and word is the Rangers are after catcher Victor Martinez to upgrade that position. If they can pull off this trio of signings, look for the Rangers near the top of next year’s betting odds.

Dallas Cowboys Update: All Not Quite Rosy At Valley Ranch

The sports betting world was interested, and surprised, to see the Dallas Cowboys knock off the mighty New York Giants in the debut game of interim head coach Jason Garrett. But before the NFL betting experts fall in love with Garrett, some incidents have come up to indicate that not everything in the Cowboys camp is grand. The NFL scores for week 10 may have gone the Cowboys’ way, but they are still struggling to live up to the preseason NFL predictions that had them in the playoffs.

Not every player on the Cowboys roster is excited at the prospects that Garrett brings the team. Running back Marion Barber is proving to still be a disgruntled employee that is intent on causing disruption. When Garrett took over the team he instituted a dress policy for charter flights that included dress shoes, a sport coat and a tie. Barber refuses to follow the policy, and rumblings are already starting in the Cowboys locker room.

Garrett did not initially address the issue with any statement or punishment. But the interim head coach announced that Barber will more than likely be punished for not following team rules. Barber has been unhappy all season as he has watched the majority of the running back workload going to Felix Jones. Barber has been brought in on situations that normally do not have an effect on the game. Garrett says he has no intention on changing Barber’s role in the team’s game plans.

The Dallas Cowboys have had kicker nightmares the past two seasons. It could be argued that bad field goal kicking cost them important games in each of the last two seasons. All seemed well this year until new kicker David Buehler missed two relatively easy kicks against the Giants. It did not cost the Cowboys the game, but Jason Garrett has no intention on letting it get to that point. He publicly put Buehler on notice this week indicating that the place kicker needs to improve his accuracy or he will be out of a job.

Dallas Mavericks’ owner Mark Cuban has chimed in on the firing of Wade Phillips, and Cuban says he understands why the change was made. In Cuban’s opinion, Phillips was allowing a losing culture to grow in the Dallas locker room. The coach had lost the players as far as respect and motivation goes, and when that happens it is time to get rid of the coach. Cuban was quick to point out that the whole process with Wade Phillips had nothing to do with Jason Garrett. It had everything to do with changing the mindset in the Cowboys’ locker room from chaos to a disciplined winner.

Reality entered into the fantasy world of an NFL football game for 12 frightening minutes as the power went out in the New Meadowlands while the Dallas Cowboys were playing the New York Giants. Players and fans were confused and a bit scared as no one knew what was really going on. After 12 minutes, the power came back on. Giants owner John Mara made a joke of the situation when the game was over saying that if he had known the outcome of the game in advance he would have kept the lights off.

Dallas Cowboys Update: Players React to Phillips Firing

The sports betting world was not terribly shocked when the Dallas Cowboys fired head coach Wade Phillips and replaced him with assistant head coach Jason Garrett, but the players were. The NFL betting world forgets that many of the current Cowboys players were brought in to the team by Phillips and feel a certain level of allegiance to him. But when the NFL scores were not falling the Cowboys’ way, even Wade’s son Wes Phillips could see the writing on the wall.

Wes Phillips is the Cowboys quality control coordinator and he, along with players like Keith Brooking that Phillips brought to Dallas, had to watch as Phillips addressed the team for the last time. When the meeting was over, all of the players gave Phillips a standing ovation. They may not be living up to their NFL predictions this season, but the Cowboys are still a proud bunch of men that know they have to turn things around or they could be the next ones out the door.

The Cowboys now face a huge task as they prepare to take on the New York Giants who have surged to the top of the NFC East. The Cowboys may not be thinking playoffs anymore, but every player knows he is fighting for his job. With obvious deficiencies at offensive line and in the defensive secondary, it is very likely that owner and general manager Jerry Jones could be making wholesale changes when this season is over.

To add what seemed like a mountain of salt to an already painful wound, the Dallas Cowboys administrative staff forgot to renew the team’s website domain last week. When fans and the media went to check out more news on the Phillips firing, the Cowboys website was down. It took a few hours, but the Cowboys got their website back up and can chalk up yet another careless error in this strange 2010 season.

Jason Garrett’s responsibility with the Cowboys since he joined the coaching staff in 2007 has been the offense. Wade Phillips was the defensive coordinator, and Garrett watched over the offense. So when Garrett was handed the head coaching job on Monday, he really did not have much of a rapport with the defensive players at all. Paul Pasqualoni took over as the defensive coordinator when Phillips left, but Garrett still needed to reach out and address the defense. When it was over, the Dallas defense said they had gained a new level of respect for Garrett. Garrett did not belittle Wade Phillips’ efforts and he encouraged the defense to move forward. To players like Keith Brooking, that was a refreshing thing to hear.

The game this Sunday against the Giants is a rematch of a game three weeks ago when the Cowboys were embarrassed in their own building by New York. The Cowboys are realistic when assessing their chances, but both Dallas and New York expect a much different attitude from all of the Cowboys when the ball is kicked off this Sunday.

Funny Wade Phillips Picture

One of my Buddies sent this to me today. Apparently Wade Phillips is searching for a new job.

Thoughts on Wade Phillips Getting Fired

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Wade Phillips I feel for you man, but it was just time. You’re a nice guy, well liked by your players, and a good defensive coach (up until the last three games), but it was just time.

It’s not all his fault the Dallas Cowboys are one win better than the Buffalo Bills.  It’s not his fault the players are missing tackles, getting beat in coverage, dropping passes, forgetting assignments, and committing idiotic penalties.

However, something had to be done and in this case, Wade was the first to suffer those “consequences” owner/general manager Jerry Jones stated in his post-game interview with reporters after their Sunday night 45-7 loss to the Green Bay Packers.

Before this year, Phillips seemed to be a lame-duck coach as soon as he was hired in January of 2007. Why?  Current interim head coach Jason Garrett was hired before Wade as the offensive coordinator when the team made the switch from the Bill Parcells regime.

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Dallas Cowboys Update: Jason Garrett Era Begins

After the 45-7 trouncing that the Dallas Cowboys received on national television against the Green Bay Packers, most NFL betting experts were betting that Wade Phillips would not be the head coach when the Cowboys head into week 11 to face the New York Giants. That was one of the few NFL predictions surrounding the Cowboys that has come true so far. The NFL scores may not be on the Cowboys side, but at least owner Jerry Jones is starting to recognize that there is a serious problem in Dallas.

When the Green Bay game ended, Jerry Jones was quoted as saying that some people in his organization would face “serious consequences” for the Cowboys’ 1-7 start. So far the only person to experience those consequences is Wade Phillips. For the first time in their history, the Dallas Cowboys fired a head coach during the season. Assistant head coach Jason Garrett takes over as only the seventh head coach in Dallas Cowboys history. Garrett was also the offensive coordinator and he will retain that job as he moves into the head coaching job.

The interest now is to see what Jerry Jones will do with the head coaching job when the season is over. Jason Garrett was lured into staying in Dallas with a $3.5 million per year contract when at least two other teams wanted him as their head coach. Garrett turned down those NFL head coaching jobs to stay in Dallas and take over when Phillips was gone, but now that Phillips is gone it is not a slam dunk that Garrett will take over next season as the full-time head coach.

Garrett is seen by many as part of the problem in Dallas. He does not command a lot of respect in the locker room, and his offensive schemes and decisions have not brought the Cowboys a lot of good fortune this season. There is a growing feeling in Dallas that Garrett may not get the Cowboys head coaching job and that he will have to head to another NFL city to take over as the head man.

One of the leading early candidates who is getting a lot of mentions as the next head coach of the Dallas Cowboys is former Oakland Raiders and Tampa Bay Buccaneers head coach John Gruden. Gruden is currently an analyst with ESPN Monday Night Football, and his no-nonsense approach and stern demeanor may be just what the Cowboys locker room needs.

During the Green Bay game, Dallas wide receiver Roy Williams was delivered a shot to the back of his head by the helmet of Packers linebacker Nick Collins. The NFL announced Monday that the hit was illegal and fined Collins $50,000. Collins was also given a warning that future hits of that nature will result in more fines and possibly a suspension. Roy Williams did not suffer a concussion and will be ready to play against the upcoming week 11 game against Giants.

Week 10 Preview: Dallas Cowboys at New York Giants

The Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants TV Channel, TV Time, Kickoff Time and TV Announcers can be found at the end of this article, but first things first.

The Dallas Cowboys will travel to New Meadowlands Stadium to play the red hot New York Giants. As we know the Cowboys have struggled all season to live up to their larger than life billing. Wade Phillips payed for their poor performance with his job Monday. Is Jason Garrett the solution? probably not, but he will be the head coach, for now at least. The offense under Garrett is inefficient, and has continued to be one of the biggest problems again. Did Jerry Jones just hand the keys to Jason Garrett, the man responsible for the offensive problems? Yes, but what other choice did he have? My prediction is that Garrett will flop and be fired by the end of the year.

Dallas Cowboys vs New York Giants Game Prediction
The Cowboys will get slaughtered in New York if they put up an effort like they did against the Packers and Jaguars. You really can’t expect a better effort either, the Cowboys are made up of supposed superstars, but when you read between the lines the talent level isn’t as advertised. Our supposed superstars aren’t playing anywhere near the level they did a season ago, and the other players on the roster are spares. The Cowboys don’t have any blue collar glue guys that fill out a roster, just superstars and spares.

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