Are the Dallas Cowboys capable of asking the tough questions?

Are the Dallas Cowboys capable of asking the tough questions?  While other teams enjoy the new year, everyone in Dallas needs to be under evaluation.

What if I told you the Dallas Cowboys would…

• hold their opponent under 140 total yards.
• possess the ball for over thirty minutes
• allow just fourteen points defensively and
• get Ezekiel Elliott back from his six game suspension and see him rush for 97 yards

You would think the Dallas would be playing Philadelphia next week for something meaningful as a result, right?

Wrong.

Wasting a great effort from the defense and the return of their best offensive player, the Cowboys season ended Sunday.  A dumbfounding 21-12 loss to the Seattle Seahawks once again creates more questions than it provides answers.  For a  team that seemingly was ready for a run, there is suddenly no where to go.

There is plenty of blame and shame to hand out this holiday season.  In the coming weeks, I will address that appropriately and without bias.

Simply put, this team does not deserve a playoff spot.  With all the suspensions, coaching issues, injuries and disappointing play, Dallas is not worthy.

More than that though, it’s hard to be a playoff worthy team when the majority of your issues start at the top.

A delusional owner loyal to an underachieving head coach who, in turn, employs an incompetent offensive coordinator is not a recipe for success.

A quarterback who throws his teammates under the bus will not bring you prosperity.

These are the spots where you depend on stability and accountability the most.  Instead, the Cowboys organization prefers to reside in a space void of reality.

It’s fine to have the same head coach for six and half seasons.  It’s not fine when that results in just two playoff appearances and one win.

Frustration is understandable when you lose, especially when it ends your season.  Owners, coaches, players and fans all have a right to be frustrated.  What is beyond unacceptable is when a quarterback, the supposed leader, takes the media and says this in his post game presser.

Losing happens.  You’re not going to win every game.  Sometimes, you will run into an opponent who is better or who plays better.  Losing because you refuse to give your best player an opportunity to effect the game is just stupid, however.

Another year is now in the books for this team without any playoff success.  Is this organization capable of asking the tough questions?  While other teams enjoy the new year, everyone in Dallas needs to be under evaluation.

We know that some of the players will change.  As a result of the evaluation process, will changes at the top occur as well?

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Due to the long-term lack of success this organization has experienced, everyone in the building needs to be very uncomfortable over the coming weeks and months.

It’s the only way to improve.