Yes, on the players (at least a significant portion). ESPN has some B.S. article on their front page about how since Dallas didn't run more they need to fire Garrett. It's not a black/white run/pass issue. As someone else alluded to earlier, there are two paid teams on the field, meaning Shields made a great play on a ball on an open receiver. Romo was the one who audibled to a pass (which could have been a big play, in fact). Execution, and thus player accountability is a part of the equation too.
Originally Posted by: musccy
Like the commercial says "its only weird if it doesn't work" If the play works then it was a good call. 95% of the bitching and complaining people do about bad play calling would not exist if the plays worked. You don't hear "yeah it worked but it was still a stupid call" very often.
99.9% of the time Coaches call plays they think will work and that other .1% is when nothing else is working and they simply say what the hell lets try this. Its the same with audibles. QBs are not going to change the play to something they don't think will work. Despite what fans think, players and coaches are not in the game to try to lose on purpose.
Now we all know that these plays don't always work and that is when we complain about them. The thing is, had Romo completed that pass NO ONE would be complaining about the fact that he audibled out of a run. I'm talking about that one specific play and not the fact that they didn't run enough in the second half in general whoever was to blame for that.
Your point about the other guys getting paid to play is also spot on. Sometimes you do everything right and the other guy just makes the play. Your QB calls an audible and a defensive player makes an incredible play and intercepts the ball, now all of a sudden your QB is an idiot. Had the defensive player not mad an incredible play and your QB had completed an 80 yard TD pass to seal the win he would have been a genius.
They may be calling plays that they think will work but the bigger question becomes what on earth made you think that play would work? Its not the play that is stupid it is thinking that it will work that is stupid.