Question of the day: Why doesn't Ray Sherman call the plays?

[Cr122]

Question of the day: Why doesn't Ray Sherman call the plays?

12:21 AM CDT on Thursday, September 23, 2010

Todd Archer / Reporter

Reading several posts on the Cowboys forum, there are several people who would feel that the playcalling could be done better by Ray Sherman. First, what are your thoughts on this, and second, can you ask Wade about that? Maybe just the mention of it would spark some talk about it.

Bobby Rowand, Great Mills, Md.
Even if we ask Phillips about it, it will never happen. Jason Garrett is the highest-paid assistant coach in the NFL. To a degree, I think playcalling is overrated. Execution is more important, and the players aren't executing what is called all of the time. I think Garrett tends to do too much with formations and personnel, and sometimes being simpler is best. But to think Jerry Jones will allow the playcalling to be taken away is folly.

Todd Archer

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[Midswat]

If Ray Sherman called the plays, what exactly would Jason Garrett do?

 

[Cr122]

If Ray Sherman called the plays, what exactly would Jason Garrett do?

Who knows, the article is pointless if Garrett is still here.

 

[sbk92]

The coordinator would put together the gameplan for that week whether he calls the plays or not.

This is nonsense anyway. Fans want to believe its just the plays called. They don't want to admit the players just aren't good enough.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

The coordinator would put together the gameplan for that week whether he calls the plays or not.

This is nonsense anyway. Fans want to believe its just the plays called. They don't want to admit the players just aren't good enough.

Aren't good enough or don't execute well enough?

Maybe a little of both.

 

[Midswat]

Aren't good enough or don't execute well enough?

Maybe a little of both.

It is.

Barron wasn't good enough.

Romo isn't executing well enough.

 

[Plymkr]

Players aren't executing well enough. And when they do or when there is TD. The OC is a moron, along with the HC and calls some dumbass play that kills momentum and gives the opposing team the advantage back, or the chance to get it back easier.

It's all of the above, Yes, the players are good enough, But, the HC and OC are making some dumbass mistakes within the game being played.

 

[Sheik]

I can't fault Garrett for the overall. I'll admit that there are times during the course of the game that he has WTF moments. This offense would be something else if Garrett had a running game worth a damn.

 

[sbk92]

Aren't good enough or don't execute well enough?

Maybe a little of both.

Bad players don't execute well enough.

We have bad players along the offensive line.