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On Friday, the Dallas Cowboys fired Defensive Coordinator Brad Stewart. In 2008, the Cowboys went 9-7. They missed the postseason. Shockingly, Jason Garrett, Terrell Owens, Wade Phillips, and Tony Romo remain employed. Why?

The Cowboys require alteration. Stewart was insufficient. Garrett, Owens, Phillips, or Romo would have reverberated. Stewart was silent. His exodus was unnoticed. Owner Jerry Jones seems impotent.

When firings resonate, they provoke. They spawn results. The Cowboys needed an execution. Unfortunately, Jones’ response was a reward.