Are the Cowboys sacked? Five random thoughts to ponder

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Nov 1, 2015; Arlington, TX, USA; Dallas Cowboys injured quarterback Tony Romo (right) yells to quarterback Matt Cassel (16) and wide receiver Dez Bryant (88) during the fourth quarter against the Seattle Seahawks at AT&T Stadium. Mandatory Credit: Kevin Jairaj-USA TODAY Sports

The narrative wasn’t supposed to look like this.

I bet you woke up Monday morning (maybe even this morning too), with a hung over look and feel, sipping coffee from your Dallas Cowboys mug in your kitchen, looking out the window as the leaves floated to the ground, wondering what on Earth has happened.

Eights games down. And the season is over? Already?

Are we in the Inception film playing the Leonardo DiCaprio character, drifting in a dream inside of another dream?

I bet as you swished that hot coffee around your mouth, feeling the warm steam around your tongue and gums, gravity was pulling you back to a real state of consciousness.

Crap. This isn’t a dream! The Cowboys are 2-6.

And I’m late for work?

Five Random Thoughts to Consider:

1) Jason Garrett is clapping even when he isn’t clapping.

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During postgame news conferences, he confesses his admiration for the team, for the way they fight, for their effort to claw and scratch.

But Jason, doesn’t that mean you are applauding 0-6? The message here seems a little mixed, don’t you think?

I’ve seen some nasty, really nasty, comments directed toward the head coach during this six-game losing streak. Behind all the spit and anger, if you remove the hot metal casing and read the root of the comments, it’s hard to argue.

I’m not saying I agree with all the comments. But at the same token, I’m not going out of my way to defend Garret either.

Let’s take a look at Garrett’s 2015 stats.

Field Goal | Clap. Clap.

Flag | Clap.

More Flags | Clap. Clap.

Brandon Weeden | Clap. Clap 1/2.

Matt Cassel | Clap. Clap 1/2.

Kellen Moore | Who? Clap.

0-6 | Clap. Clap. Clap.

I confess, as the Cowboys were beating and handling the Atlanta Falcons in Week 3, I began penciling in head my next article, which went something like, “Garrett’s engine good enough without Tony Romo.”

Boys led 28-17 at the break. And then the second half happened. The final score: Atlanta 39, Dallas 28.

The bottom line The Boys are 0-6 without their fearless leader, but is my thought on Garrett’s engine off?

The Dallas defense was completely off in the second half against Atlanta, and the offense didn’t produce a point after halftime.

The Cowboys lost in overtime to the New Orleans Saints, 26-20.

Against the New England Patriots, the score at halftime was 13-3, Dallas trailing only 10 points.

It took a Dwayne Harris kick return to seal Dallas in New York, 27-20.

And finally, the Cowboys lost another overtime match against the Eagles, 33-27.

So, in fairness to Garrett, who doesn’t have his quarterback in Romo, who entered 2015 with the second highest quarterback rating of all-time, is it plausible to say Garrett’s engine is at work and that the blame should be shifted elsewhere (players, assistants, front office staff)?

Minus the Week 5 game against Tom Brady, the Cowboys lost five games to a combined points of 31. That’s less than a touchdown per game. In four out of those five games, Dallas was within one possession of either evening the score or taking the lead to win it.

Again, just so you taste all sides of the coffee, Garrett’s coaching did this all without Romo, without reinforcements (for some games) from Greg Hardy or Randy Gregory or Dez Bryant or Rolando McClain.

Next: #2, #3, #4 - Greg Hardy, David Irving, Byron Jones

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