That loss last night and injury to Romo may turn to be the best thing to happen this season. At 1-4 prior to last night’s loss, there was a minimal chance to salvage the season. 1-5 and the loss of Romo should serve as a wakeup call to Jerry Jones and should make him realize his hubris.
Coaching staff should have been removed a long time ago. I’m sure Wade Phillips is a swell guy, but he’s not head coach material. Neither the offense nor defense could do something as basic as get the right personnel package in during key situations. Examples:
1) Defense: On New York’s first TD, there is no way Gerald Sensabaugh, a safety, should have been covering Hakeem Nicks. Either Terrance Newman or Mike Jenkins should have been out on that island.
2) Offense: The play that Romo got hurt. Obvious passing formation, but the ONLY back out there was a rookie their fullback Gronkowski. Rook makes a mental error, misses his assignment, and leaks out to the flat, only to STOP as he realizes that Michael Boley has just rushed through the C gap. Marion Barber should have been out there. First off, he’s their best back at picking up the blitz. Secondly, if the blitz didn’t come and Romo checked down to him, there would at least have been a chance for Barber to make the first down.
Jerry Jones needs to clean house. The players are in place; the coaches aren’t.