SteveTheCowboy
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Some people have issues.
What issues do I have? Asking for a friend.
Some people have issues.
A whole lot of wrong in this post.
Not unlike the situation Garrett was in when he took the reigns from the failed predecessor. Not unlike the situation almost all new hires (or newly promoted guys) are in.
Now McCarthy needs to draft well and develop players to position the team for success. Like we did to give ourselves the roster that everybody swore Garrett was underachieving with because the roster was so much better than the results.
What issues do I have? Asking for a friend.
Okay great. So FINALLY getting rid of Red....signing a super bowl winning coach.....fairly good FA signings....and you STILL have to be a whiney aZZ beech?
Okay great. You have fun with your life. Sheesh...people. I hate them all.
A whole lot of wrong in this post.
Or maybe just things you disagree with?
Is it something specific?
I don’t understand the “less talent” stuff....
We lost Witten, Heath, Bennett, Byron Jones, Quinn, Cobb, Collins, now Frederick. Big Fred was the most talented, but we haven’t really had 100% Fred since 2017. Witten was past it, Heath was called a JAG by most posters, Quinn was horrible against the run, Cobb wasn’t that vital, nor was Collins or Bennett, and Jones? He’s a freak athlete, but they need/want a ballhawk. Then we signed McCoy and Poe to help the run defense, bolstered our depth by signing our own FA, and inked Bell and Canady. We’re probably not done in FA, and we still have the draft, and I’d wager that a month from now we’ll have anywhere from almost as much talent to MORE talent. Add a new scheme and better coaching...
Looking forward to it!
Most of this:
A poor attempt to downplay every player loss.
I’d bet the farm that when we had these guys, you weren’t lined up dishing accolades.
You deny that people have bashed Heath for years?
How about Quinn? Great pass rusher, but in his quest for sack$, how many times did YOU see RBs blow past him?
Seriously, how much positive impact did we really get from Cobb or Bennett or Collins?
How many INTs did Jones get since he’s been here, 2? 3?
Or cried that Witten was past it, and taking up valuable roster space.And I'd also bet that they were a whole lot better in your eyes when they were Cowboys. And likewise, you'd be "dishing up accolades" were they brought back.
Not at all.
Why must I “keep it in my head”? Why are YOU allowed to spew any crap you want, but dissenting opinions must stay silent?
I never said Crawford or Brown were anything above quality depth and backup, and I lamented Witten’s 3 yard catches and Jones’ lack of INTs. I just didn’t go overboard whining about it! Yeah, Cobb added some decent numbers, but is that so hard to replace? Yeah, I could be downplaying a couple of these guys, but that’s fairly common when fans discuss their team. What’s less common? A supposed fan finding doom and incompetence around every corner.
It's good that you can admit it. That was my point.
But at least I’m not rocking back and forth muttering “We’re doomed!”
I look forward to all the changes and I think we’ll improve on the 8-8. Don’t you?
I like Witten, but he’s not gonna blow it up in Vegas! Jones won’t become an interception machine, and I’d wager we won’t see much of Cobb or Collins in the headlines.
Start here. Show a shred of personal accountability for the grief that you started.
You aren't saying in what way I should be held "accountable". By pointing out useless over-negativity? Or just you saying so it must be...without any logic or reason.
Do you have a quote from me saying "we're doomed"?
Absolutely. I'm glad that we can agree on the important items. I'm on record saying that this is a 10-win team if they bring back Dak and Cooper. That's based on coaching upgrade, not talent upgrade. I think they're still at a slight deficit in talent but still think better coaching can overcome that. That's my point.
No, but my point is that the players left here are a clear downgrade from those guys. Not Witten, but Jones to Lewis or Brown is a downgrade. Quinn to whoever we line up there right now is a downgrade. And whoever lined up in place of Cobb right now is a downgrade. Until proven otherwise. That's my point.
The doomed thing was goofy hyperbole. Generalizing, ya know?
Right now, they’re saying Gregory will be back at RDE, and I’ll take him over Quinn.
I agree that the coaching will negate any talent shortages. IMO, however, any gap there is will be made up in the next several weeks.
I’ll take Gregory over Quinn because he’s better against the run. Let me enjoy my “wishful thinking”, and you can relish your perpetually miserable “realism”, ok?Why exactly would you 'take him over Quinn'?
Then we should revisit this conversation then. But it's unreasonable to make comments based on talent that include wishful thinking and what might or might not happen 'in the next several weeks'.
I’ll take Gregory over Quinn because he’s better against the run.
Let me enjoy my “wishful thinking”, and you can relish your perpetually miserable “realism”, ok?
Based on what data or facts?
Is that how you see things? I think we've found our real problem.
I just hope that those trying to make excuses will admit that the playing field is far from 'level' between the two. Those that still can;t admit that the Garrett era was a failure continue to try to make every excuse in the book for him while trying to make instant demands of McCarthy. That's a blatant double standard, especially since they made excuses for Garrett for 10 years.