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Gosselin: Why the Falcons loss was on the Cowboys' coaching staff
The Dallas Morning News
By Rick Gosselin Follow @RickGosselinDMN rgosselin@dallasnews.com
Published: 28 September 2015 09:54 PM
Updated: 29 September 2015 12:40 AM
SportsDay columnist Rick Gosselin hosted a chat Monday to talk everything sports. Here are some of the highlights:
Question: Sunday's game was another example of how it seems like Jason Garrett is very slow or unwilling to make adjustments and/or alter his game plan. Is he too stubborn for his own good in not making adjustments or is there more to this story?
Gosselin: The Cowboys entered the second half up by two scores. I'm sure Garrett and the Cowboys figured if they continued to do what they were doing, they would be just fine on this day. But Atlanta made the necessary adjustments to correct its approach -- but the Cowboys had no counter as the game was swirling down the drain in the second half. The Cowboys couldn't run the ball and after Weeden's second-quarter interception, they were afraid to let him throw anything beyond 10 yards. And this defense certainly isn't good enough to protect an offense that was going into a shell. It's the defense that needs to be protected, not the offense. You're right -- this one was on coaching. This staff had no answers in the final 30 minutes.
Question: Do you agree with Tim Cowlishaw that the Falcons' field goal before halftime helped stage Atlanta's rally? What would have happened had Atlanta not gotten those three points?
Gosselin: I agree. Another episode of clock mismanagement by Garrett. Why call back-to-back timeouts and give Matt Ryan 40 seconds to recoup some of those points? As a head coach, you must consider your offense, defense and special teams equally. That last minute Garrett was thinking all offense with no regard for his defense. He wanted points. What he needed to do was burn clock and protect his defense. I agree with Tim -- that drive put a field goal on the board for the Falcons, showed them how easy it was to move the ball through the air against the Cowboys and set the stage for that 22-0 onslaught in the second half.
The Dallas Morning News
By Rick Gosselin Follow @RickGosselinDMN rgosselin@dallasnews.com
Published: 28 September 2015 09:54 PM
Updated: 29 September 2015 12:40 AM
SportsDay columnist Rick Gosselin hosted a chat Monday to talk everything sports. Here are some of the highlights:
Question: Sunday's game was another example of how it seems like Jason Garrett is very slow or unwilling to make adjustments and/or alter his game plan. Is he too stubborn for his own good in not making adjustments or is there more to this story?
Gosselin: The Cowboys entered the second half up by two scores. I'm sure Garrett and the Cowboys figured if they continued to do what they were doing, they would be just fine on this day. But Atlanta made the necessary adjustments to correct its approach -- but the Cowboys had no counter as the game was swirling down the drain in the second half. The Cowboys couldn't run the ball and after Weeden's second-quarter interception, they were afraid to let him throw anything beyond 10 yards. And this defense certainly isn't good enough to protect an offense that was going into a shell. It's the defense that needs to be protected, not the offense. You're right -- this one was on coaching. This staff had no answers in the final 30 minutes.
Question: Do you agree with Tim Cowlishaw that the Falcons' field goal before halftime helped stage Atlanta's rally? What would have happened had Atlanta not gotten those three points?
Gosselin: I agree. Another episode of clock mismanagement by Garrett. Why call back-to-back timeouts and give Matt Ryan 40 seconds to recoup some of those points? As a head coach, you must consider your offense, defense and special teams equally. That last minute Garrett was thinking all offense with no regard for his defense. He wanted points. What he needed to do was burn clock and protect his defense. I agree with Tim -- that drive put a field goal on the board for the Falcons, showed them how easy it was to move the ball through the air against the Cowboys and set the stage for that 22-0 onslaught in the second half.
