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Bob Sturm / Contributor
I can certainly take or leave the NFL Network's game presentation, and to be completely honest, I take most of what Matt Millen says with a grain of salt. But, he did say something during the Cardinals game that struck me as nothing short of profound as the Cowboys lost their 10th game of the season;
He quoted his college coach, the legendary Joe Paterno, by saying, "he used to say that if we would pay attention to the little details, the big details will take care of themselves".
Wow. If only he was addressing the Dallas Cowboys at training camp in 2010.
The little details....Let's see here...
* Miles Austin slips coming out of his break. Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie does not, Interception is returned for a Touchdown and the Cowboys are behind early.
* Roy Williams senses a linebacker out of the corner of his eye, loses focus on the football, the ball bounces off of his shoulder, and the Cowboys have another simple pass returned for another Touchdown.
* Marion Barber, so excited to be a part of an explosive run that turned into an impressive Touchdown, loses his mind and takes off his helmet on the field of play - thus deflating a huge Touchdown with an unnecessary mistake.
* David Buehler shows just how consistently inconsistent he really is by ruining his strong kicking night by missing an extra point at exactly the wrong time - thus deflating a huge Touchdown with an unnecessary mistake.
* Orlando Scandrick misses John Skelton by a split second on a corner blitz and Skelton hooks up with the equally anonymous Max Komar to set up Jay Feely for the winning FG - thus proving that the defense cannot get a stop when it matters most.
How do you out-gain your opponent by 115 yards, out possess them by 17 minutes, and out snap them by 29 plays and lose?
The truth can be found in the little details.
In 2010, the little details have cancelled out a team that will once again have some very impressive statistics that will all combine to signify exactly nothing.
I can certainly take or leave the NFL Network's game presentation, and to be completely honest, I take most of what Matt Millen says with a grain of salt. But, he did say something during the Cardinals game that struck me as nothing short of profound as the Cowboys lost their 10th game of the season;
He quoted his college coach, the legendary Joe Paterno, by saying, "he used to say that if we would pay attention to the little details, the big details will take care of themselves".
Wow. If only he was addressing the Dallas Cowboys at training camp in 2010.
The little details....Let's see here...
* Miles Austin slips coming out of his break. Dominque Rodgers-Cromartie does not, Interception is returned for a Touchdown and the Cowboys are behind early.
* Roy Williams senses a linebacker out of the corner of his eye, loses focus on the football, the ball bounces off of his shoulder, and the Cowboys have another simple pass returned for another Touchdown.
* Marion Barber, so excited to be a part of an explosive run that turned into an impressive Touchdown, loses his mind and takes off his helmet on the field of play - thus deflating a huge Touchdown with an unnecessary mistake.
* David Buehler shows just how consistently inconsistent he really is by ruining his strong kicking night by missing an extra point at exactly the wrong time - thus deflating a huge Touchdown with an unnecessary mistake.
* Orlando Scandrick misses John Skelton by a split second on a corner blitz and Skelton hooks up with the equally anonymous Max Komar to set up Jay Feely for the winning FG - thus proving that the defense cannot get a stop when it matters most.
How do you out-gain your opponent by 115 yards, out possess them by 17 minutes, and out snap them by 29 plays and lose?
The truth can be found in the little details.
In 2010, the little details have cancelled out a team that will once again have some very impressive statistics that will all combine to signify exactly nothing.
