What's the main thing coach Schottenhiemer needs to work on with this team?

Mental Toughness. This team has been weak minded for several years. It starts with Dak.
 
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kskboys said:
And unfortunately, the first commitment needs to be to a void year.
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What’s so unfortunate about a ‘void year’? The salary cap is annually increasing and kicking the can down the road can serve your current ambitions as cap money counted eight years from now will be substantially less impactful.

If you really want to WIN NOW - make whatever structural cap alterations available to you that serve your immediate goals. If you look at the perennial contenders - they are probably doing this… and if not - they are mining a dead end.

I’m not saying throw money around willy-nilly. Calculate your moves, of course! But you have to make moves to gain competitive advantage. Do you honestly care about the Cowboys ‘cap solvency’ in 2034 if they don’t do bumsquat from now until then?

Damn the torpedoes - full speed ahead.
 
SuspectCorner said:
What’s so unfortunate about a ‘void year’? The salary cap is annually increasing and kicking the can down the road can serve your current ambitions as cap money counted eight years from now will be substantially less impactful.

If you really want to WIN NOW - make whatever structural cap alterations available to you that serve your immediate goals. If you look at the perennial contenders - they are probably doing this… and if not - they are mining a dead end.

I’m not saying throw money around willy-nilly. Calculate your moves, of course! But you have to make moves to gain competitive advantage. Do you honestly care about the Cowboys ‘cap solvency’ in 2034 if they don’t do bumsquat from now until then?

Damn the torpedoes - full speed ahead.
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Since we are nowhere near super bowl contenders, the void year needs to be 2025.

Not unfortunate to me, I'm OK w/ reality.
 
kskboys said:
Since we are nowhere near super bowl contenders, the void year needs to be 2025.

Not unfortunate to me, I'm OK w/ reality.
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2023 Philly lost 5 of their last 6 regular season games losing by 17 points or more in 3 of those losses. Then smoked by 23 in a playoff loss at TB.

A turnaround CAN be done. Have fun with your ‘reality’ - you and Stephen Jones.
 
Be mentally tough and fundamentally sound. Pre-snap penalties need fixed (drive killers) Run the ball to set up play action and Dak could very well be good again. And accountability to ALL players not just certain ones.
 
Coogiguy03 said:
Day 1 of meetings/practice, what does our head coach need to tell our players and what does he need to work on to get this team on the right path. Leaving our Jerry Jones and management, let's focus on the coach and what he needs to work on, so this team is on a successful path to a great 2025 season??? Please give your thoughts.
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Building one, with an incompetent GM.
 
I'd dig out the 1974 Cowboy film. I'd say...

This is a team that started 1-5.
They finished 8-6.
Third in the NFC East.
Didn't make the playoffs.

You know what they did good?

They had one game they lost by 7 points. That was a their largest point differential loss.

They played hard.
They played smart.
And they didn't quit.

And they could beat the crap out of any team Jerry Jones has put together in the last 30 years.

Prove me wrong.

Then I'd walk out and let them think about it.
 
OmerV said:
  1. Start with the "Never Assume" speech (makes an *** out of u and me)
  2. Tell the Wally Pipp story.
  3. Tell the Tortoise and the Hare story.
  4. Talk about giving 110% without explaining the math.
  5. Add in a few sayings like "If you fail to prepare, you prepare to fail" & "It's not whether you get knocked down, it's whether you get back up"
  6. Remind them it's supposed to be hard and if it wasn't everyone would do it
  7. Use the words "blood, sweat and tears" as many times as possible
  8. Close with a personal story about overcoming obstacles.
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This is so money. :D
 
garyo1954 said:
I'd dig out the 1974 Cowboy film. I'd say...

This is a team that started 1-5.
They finished 8-6.
Third in the NFC East.
Didn't make the playoffs.

You know what they did good?

They had one game they lost by 7 points. That was a their largest point differential loss.

They played hard.
They played smart.
And they didn't quit.

And they could beat the crap out of any team Jerry Jones has put together in the last 30 years.

Prove me wrong.

Then I'd walk out and let them think about it.
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Hard to compare roster building today to an era where the salary cap wasn’t a hindrance. Most of the most loaded nfl teams were pre-2000
 
Aerolithe_Lion said:
Hard to compare roster building today to an era where the salary cap wasn’t a hindrance. Most of the most loaded nfl teams were pre-2000
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The guy who said that would be in my doghouse.

The challenge I've given is to prove it with their play, on the field.

Can I trust a player who makes excuses?
Slacker!
 
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