Dallas Cowboys = Frustration

I'm getting so tired of the Dallas Cowboys being an average or below average football team. I began the football season by being somewhat optimistic. But, deep down inside I was really feeling like my team was going to suffer the same fate as before. Yes, I'm frustrated. I'm also saddened. Saddened because The Dallas Cowboys are, were, traditionally one of the top rated teams in the league. Sure, in the beginning it was rough going. However, the Cowboys made their way to the top of the NFL's top teams. They didn't win a Super Bowl until 1972 but before that they were competitive. In the 70's not only were they competitive, they won 2 Super Bowls. Would have been 3 were it not for a dropped pass. Ok ok, that's another story. In the 80's my Cowboys didn't fair too well. They sunk into mediocrity. But, in just over a decade, the "Boys" were back in town winning 3 Super bowls in 4 years. And, they were competitive a few years after that run.

Now, it's been one playoff win in 15 years. My team has been relegated to one of those franchises that seems to be up and coming but just can't make it happen. The kind of team like, the Cardinals, the Falcons, the Bengals, the Seahawks. You know what I'm talking about. I never thought I'd see the day when the mighty Dallas Cowboys were on the same level as those teams. But, it's happened. And, it's really sad.

Is it the owner? Many have been saying that for years. Well, maybe. I'm starting to think so. It was he who hired Wade Phillips. Absolutely hated that decision. It was he who went along with letting Tony Romo remain the starting QB. After the second year he started I was shouting "get rid of him!" "He's not the guy!" Yet he remains. He hired Jason Garrett as the new head coach. Didn't like that choice either. Some people have said that no quality coach wants to work for Jerry Jones. Why? Because he is a meddler. I'm starting to buy into that hypothesis.

Whatever the reason, I just want my Dallas Cowboys to be winners again. Enough is enough already.