'Guts!' Cowboys Must Make 1 Change to Win Super Bowl, Says RGIII
FRISCO - The Dallas Cowboys have most everything it takes to win the Super Bowl, contends ESPN analyst Robert Griffin III. ... who insists that "America's Team'' is one component short.
"It’s about guts," RGIII wrote on Twitter after having discussed his theory on the ESPN show "Get Up.''
Griffin, the former Baylor and NFL star quarterback, says this even in the wake of the Cowboys' last-second loss at the Miami Dolphins on Christmas weekend ... a 22-20 decision that to us actually leads to a great debate about "guts.''
But first to RGIII, who said on the show that true contention can be achieved if the Cowboys change is their "mindset."
From Griffin: "This Cowboys team can win the Super Bowl if they change their mindset. It’s not about personnel. It’s not about scheme. It's about guts!''
Griffin's tweet also name-checked Cowboys players Micah Parsons, Stephin Gilmore, DaRon Bland and DeMarcus Lawrence, as well as outspoken former Dallas standout Dez Bryant.
So ... to the Dolphins debate. Didn't the Cowboys offense show "guts'' when the Dak Prescott-led group drove the length of the field for the Brandin Cooks TD catch with just a few minutes left that figured as the game-winner?
Or do "guts'' go away because the Dallas defense was unable to stop Miami from answering with its own long drive, capped by the game-winning field goal at the buzzer?
Yes "guts''? No "guts''? "Come-and-go "guts''?
We're not saying RGIII is wrong. We're just saying that "have some guts" and "change your mindset" can come across as empty platitudes printed as bumper stickers.
Indeed, look at the comments below RGIII's post, and you'll see fans who didn't win the Heisman Trophy or play in the NFL or get paid to analyze football on ESPN and guess what you'll read?
From one commenter: "They need that dog mentality, they def have the talent.''
"They gotta play hungry. Find that beast on the inside," another wrote.
"You have to love this game. Do you want to win a Super? You have to flip the switch and treat every game as win-or-go-home.''
Again, with all due respect to Griffin, and as much as Cowboys Nation would love to grab on to this as the answer: What is he saying about the magical and elusive concept of "guts'' that is any deeper than all the random commenters are saying?
