First of all, let me say I'm sorry for not writing a post til now. I'm not sure what Sam's excuse is (I'm sure it's a good one), but things have been tough in the life of Blake, and with the Cowboys sitting on a bye this week, I thought I would take one too. That said, it's time to dust off the keyboard, buckle down, and write some football gold for my wonderful readers.
Part 1.) People have been asking me, Blake, what's wrong with the Cowboys, Romo? coaching? We barely inched out a win against Kansas City, please Blake, please tell us so that we can rest easy at night instead of tossing and turning trying to determine the answer to this great puzzle.
Well, readers, without further ado, the problem with the Cowboys is, like I said the last time I discussed it, their lack of an identity. I have a theory that when the chips are down, a teams identity will shine through. If it doesn't, they don't know what it is. The way you can recognize this is simply watching a team at the end of a close game. What(who) do they turn to? What player or group of players understands that it's time to step up, defense, offense? Then the coaches need to recognize that these players can take the heat, and they need to call their numbers. Don't believe me? What do the Colt's do? The Patriots? You think the Vikings would hesitate in handing the ball off to Peterson? Does Ray Lewis shy away from pressure for the Ravens? These teams know their identity, and they win games because of it. I'm still not sure the Cowboys know what they do. The unfortunate thing is this takes games, it's not something you can learn in practice, the fortunate thing is we have a few really excellent options. A stud running game, a good quarterback (I promise), and a defense that has some blossoming leaders. Which will arise? My money is the running game supplemented by the other two, but only time will tell.
Part 2.) What leadership do you see being addressed during the bye?
To address the title, Keith Brooking is slowly becoming the heart of this team. At 34, and after playing all his ball in Georgia, he's finally come to Texas, and his leadership is shining through. He called the team out before the Kansas City game saying they need to be "desperate", and has been performing too. From making a huge stop against I think the Broncos and headbutting the coach about it, to running the length of the sidelines with Miles Austin during his game winning touchdown catch against Kansas City, mention Keith, and a smile is sure to follow from any Cowboy. Mark my words, if this team has a turnaround, and things start to go the Cowboys way, Keith will be at the middle of it. Next game, keep your eye on him and what he does for the team, and you'll be smiling too. More about Keith coming soon, but I wanted to call to your attention his greatness, and hopefully get you excited for next weeks game against the Falcons, I promise you he's excited (he played his whole career for them until now). Signing off, I'm Blake, and have a wonderful day.
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