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I'm Easy If You Are
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Well of course it was their best chance to win since it was the primary weapon that was utilized. That said it doesn't mean the didn't have other player resources available, the coach opted to not develop another aspect of the game and kept pushing his philosophical agenda. Guess what finally happened. He was relieved of his OC duties. When it appeared that he continued to push his agenda via a system that gave an override to Romo the OC job went to someone new who was hired from elsewhere. Namely Linehan. He installed a system where Romo couldn't overide a called running play. It took approximately 3 years to wean the organization from Garretts play system simply because he would not commit to a running attack as the primary game plan. I should think all of this is a matter of history now. The revamping of the OL was a move Jones made to ensure his big money contract with Romo.I think you're wrong about that. The line is not just about Romo and pass pro. It has also been the key to our running success.
I quote the great Bob Sturm:
This isn’t a team that elected to play the style they played, with finesse styles of offense and defense when you hoped you could ride a throwing hot streak to a victory over a playoff bully. They played that style because it was their best chance to win during the first several years of the Jason Garrett coaching stint. But, during that time, often right under our noses, they were assembling big men who could win street fights against the bullies of this league. They stopped investing in 200-pounders, and started buying in bulk the 300-pound variety. The front office started to realize that if you go cheap in the trenches, it will end up with Tony Romo on his back and a running game that doesn’t want to bother to run anymore.
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