“Come Monday…” is a
weekly series that will involve a review of (or commentary about) websites,
movies, documentaries, television shows, sports, music, and whatever else may
tickle my fancy at the time. Be assured
that these reviews will be generally positive, as in accordance to the Jimmy
Buffett song “Come Monday.” This is
subject to change, however. In fact, I
would be most derelict in my duties to neglect going on a rant every once in a
while. For rants promote change, and
change can be good—right? Therefore,
since good is generally considered as being a positive force in 99.3% of the
parallel universes that I am aware of, even a rant could be considered as being
something positive, and a genuine hissy-fit would be even better (so I’m told).
Okay,
I am not quite that depressed, but after watching my beloved [Dallas Cowboys]
perfecting the art of mediocrity for another season, switching over to being a soccer
fan does not sound so ridiculous. After
all, the only expectations that a soccer fan can realistically have per match are
for their team to not lose by more than one goal and look fashionable as they
frolic on the pitch in short pants for 90 minutes (not counting extra-time, of
course).
No,
I really don’t want to get into how far too many on the Cowboys roster would
rather not play hard when they don’t have to, and from the looks of things,
they rarely have to. For they keep
receiving game checks of hundreds of thousands of dollars while trying to keep
their uniforms looking spiffy.
Oh,
and then there are the mean ones, who seem to only be interested in hurting
someone. Time after time, they can be
observed going for the big hit when a properly executed form tackle on defense (or
block on offense) would get the job done in a much more effective way.
Does
this not come back on the coaches? For
they keep putting those players out on the field.
In
all fairness, much of the lack-luster play may have more to do with the game
plans than anything else. For it has to
be so disheartening to keep playing their guts out while trying to execute plays
that have little chance of working.
Yeah,
having incompetent coaches has to come back on upper-level management. For they keep those coaches in place. Furthermore, upper-level management also cut
the game checks—right?
Last
night’s game against the [Philadelphia Eagles] had everything that has been
wrong with the Cowboys for the past 10 years on full display in high definition
during prime time. For the Cowboys were
forced to start the back-up quarterback, [Kyle Orton], on account of the
starter, [Tony Romo], being out with a serious back injury. So, one would think that they would be
seeking to run the ball as much as possible since the timing on pass plays
would most likely be off, and with [DeMarco Murray] starting to really shine as
a star running back in the league, having to run the ball more should not have
been all that much of a bad thing.
What
did the Cowboys actually do? They ran
Murray pretty good in the first half, and then almost completely abandoned the
run game in the second half. This was in
favor of Orton consistently being wildly off-target with his passes.
Orton’s
last pass erased all doubt concerning incompetence. For it was at least a yard behind [Miles Austin], which resulted in a [game-ending interception].
Yeah,
it can be argued that it is easy to be so critical while watching the game on
television, but Orton is getting paid [over $3 million a year]. Whereas, I am not getting paid diddly-squat
to dispense these invaluable observations.
On
the other hand, an 8-8 record is not a losing season. In fact, it is perfectly mediocre. Go [Broncos]!
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