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Cowlishaw: Poor season wouldn't get Jason Garrett and Rob Ryan fired


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Cowboys will still go 8-8

Tim Cowlishaw, sports columnist for and The Dallas Morning News, answered your questions about the Cowboys, Rangers, Mavericks, Stars and local college sports in a live chat on Thursday. Here are some of the highlights.


I realize it's a broken record, but when will people get off Romo's back?

Tim Cowlishaw: I agree with almost everything you say. This isn't a great situation for any quarterback due to the offensive line. (Is it just me or is Leonard Davis just crushing people now that he plays for 49ers? Just asking). I wouldn't go so far as to say his life would get better if he were traded. There are definitely teams with fewer skill position players than Dallas. But, yes, this team has lots of issues and the main reason it's 30th in points scored has little to do with Tony Romo.


What does a 5-11 or 6-10 record do for Garrett and/or Ryan this year?

Tim Cowlishaw: Wow, those are bad records. I don't see that coming, but let's say things go south and this team finishes 6-10 instead of 8-8. I'm not sure Jerry has any place to turn to immediately. I don't think he would see an entire new staff as the answer. I think Jason and Ryan both would be on the clock for one more year to get to the playoffs or there would be change after 2013.

I've said it before and it's worth repeating. There are (essentially) no empty seats at Cowboys Stadium. All that anger I hear from fans does not translate to anything that damages the club on Sunday afternoons. This team plays to full houses. That diminishes Jerry's urgency to seek change.


With this pathetic O-line I see us at best going 4 and 12. Your thoughts?

Tim Cowlishaw: They will be better than that. I still think it's an 8-8 team. You can detail the Cowboys' offensive line problems but there are teams we thought were good (like Green Bay) that can't block anybody either. There's not an overwhelming difference, team to team, in the NFL. If you've got a QB and an O-Line, you have won most of the battle and you're on the way to the playoffs. Others have to scramble.



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