I can't help noticing how good our ex-Cowboys have played for Kansas City.
Damien Wilson made some good tackles and had a pass breakup.
Anthony Hitchens is their leading tackler. He had a tackle for a loss on a screen play. He seems to be their QB on defense.
Taco had a sack tonight. He now has 2 for the season.
I also wish we could have both safeties of theirs, Juan Thornhill and Honey Badger. I'm upset that we could have gotten Juan Thornhill instead of Trysten Hill.
This is what happens when you entrust non-football players to run this team. I'm talking about Jerry and Stephen.
What are you guys thoughts?
Yes.
The issue here has been our philosophy of roster building.
It has been the same one since Jones and Jimster took over.
Defense is secondary to offense. I pointed this out in another thread that our cap is grossly out of balance. Our offense is double the defense's share.
We draft defense then keep them on their base contract and if they improve we let them walk saying they are unaffordable.
This is why those guys are in KC.
Last year Byron Jones left as did Quinn. They wanted to be paid what they were worth on the open market. We would not pay so they left.
We were not going to pay becuz the offense holds all the cap.
Imagine. Right now we are hurting at DL and CB and Lber. Had we retained them..the defense would be playing much better.
Taco is another example. Obviously Marinelli screwed him up like he did with Trysan Hill. Taco was a #1 pick for us. Now we changed DC and Hill is starting to produce.
We have been screwed up for years now. Many have criticized how we play this game of roster building but get shut up when the team suddenly wins but then crashes the next season.
We do it to ourselves.
The Cowboys as an organization trade on success from 25 years ago. People can see the desperation of the franchise seeing the massive changes now.
Shortly this franchise will admit we are rebuilding and not contenders. No surprise there. The team had no time to put the changes needed into motion in 2020.
So right now the biggest thing to decide is Dak and his contract. We cannot afford him. We have to let him go and take his money all $35 million and rebuild the defense.
If we plow it back into the offense..we are cooked going forward. Play Dalton next year at an affordable price. Look for another QB in the draft or FA.
I would think we can trade one of our WRs for a high pick. Add it to the one we will have from this year which will be in the top 5 and draft.
Aldon Smith needs to be resigned. If ET is available sign him.
But whatever happens..we have a lot more to do.
This is our reality.