Gruden gifted a Cowboys team that clearly was able to move the ball at will today when they decided they wanted to by spotting them the ball at midfield on two occasions against what is clearly an inferior defense - once during the 55 yard failed FG attempt, a second time during the premature onside kick with over 9 minutes left in the 4th quarter.
At some point, as a coach you have to be honest with yourself and put your units in the best possible position to succeed. Forcing an overmatched defense out on the field and expecting them to stop the Cowboys from midfield is not a great situation. Gruden needs to see that and be patient. I'd much rather have seen a pooch punt to the sideline by Way before half and maybe a shorter kickoff that forced the Cowboys to return the ball in the 4th quarter. Instead, Jay was quick to chase points all day, largely as a result of previous poor coaching calls that he made at earlier junctures in the game.
Jay simply wasn't realistic about what his defense would have been able to accomplish today and he paid the price.