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Jimmy Johnson: Turnovers and penalties have plagued Cowboys for years under Wade Phillips
12:21 PM CDT on Tuesday, September 21, 2010
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Retired coach Jimmy Johnson blasted his former team Monday in a column for Fox Sports.
Johnson said the turnovers and penalties the Cowboys had in Sunday's 27-20 loss to Chicago are the same problems they have been having for the past three or four years under Wade Phillips.
"They got away from this negative stuff some last season. Still, penalties and inopportune turnovers have killed them in the crucial games," he wrote. "Until they cut back on these penalties and turnovers, they are going to have a problem."
Johnson is pretty accurate in his assessment.
Through two games, the Cowboys (0-2) rank sixth-worst in the NFL with 18 penalties. Oakland (1-1) leads the league with 22. The Cowboys are also fourth-worst in turnover differential at minus-4.
"It’s almost as if the Cowboys think they are so talented it is not a big deal, all these mistakes," Johnson wrote. "They better start realizing all the teams in this league have some talent."
Johnson said the Cowboys are still one of the most talented teams in the league, and he puts the pressure on Phillips to fix these problems.
"There are certain coaches who can coach teams into correcting mistakes," he wrote. "This stuff has to be corrected."
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12:21 PM CDT on Tuesday, September 21, 2010
SportsDayDFW.com
Retired coach Jimmy Johnson blasted his former team Monday in a column for Fox Sports.
Johnson said the turnovers and penalties the Cowboys had in Sunday's 27-20 loss to Chicago are the same problems they have been having for the past three or four years under Wade Phillips.
"They got away from this negative stuff some last season. Still, penalties and inopportune turnovers have killed them in the crucial games," he wrote. "Until they cut back on these penalties and turnovers, they are going to have a problem."
Johnson is pretty accurate in his assessment.
Through two games, the Cowboys (0-2) rank sixth-worst in the NFL with 18 penalties. Oakland (1-1) leads the league with 22. The Cowboys are also fourth-worst in turnover differential at minus-4.
"It’s almost as if the Cowboys think they are so talented it is not a big deal, all these mistakes," Johnson wrote. "They better start realizing all the teams in this league have some talent."
Johnson said the Cowboys are still one of the most talented teams in the league, and he puts the pressure on Phillips to fix these problems.
"There are certain coaches who can coach teams into correcting mistakes," he wrote. "This stuff has to be corrected."
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