The most important upgrade for this team

[Bobhaze]

We all know we need help at multiple positions. We can talk Safeties, DTs, LBs...whatever position of need we have on this team. But the most important upgrade our Cowboys need...the biggest obstacle holding this team back from being a contender is its CULTURE. Currently, it’s as soft as a roll of Charmin and entitled as someone named Spalding.

Yes, we must have talent upgrades at multiple positions. Talent is critical to success in any sport. We need lots more talent for sure. But what this team needs more than anything- its players, coaches and entire organization, is to get tougher and more accountable.

You could bring in 10 HOFers at multiple positions, but until this culture toughens up- I hate to say it- we should not expect much to change. The difference between a typical 8-8 season and a deep playoff run isn’t just talent. It’s a change in the culture. That’s the most important element Tom Brady brought to the Buccaneers this past year. Accountability and toughness. It matters a ton.

The difference in talent between teams winning SBs and those who only flirt with it, is usually the culture.

 

[Jake]

General Manager and Director of Player Personnel set the culture, and they have jobs-for-life.

Only way it changes is if they hire a head coach who makes Jerry uncomfortable.

 

[Setackin]

Gimme a big dude at DT in the 2nd or 3rd. I want a guy that’s allergic to salad. A guy with a chip on his shoulder.

 

[Bobhaze]

General Manager and Director of Player Personnel set the culture, and they have jobs-for-life.

Only way it changes is if they hire a head coach who makes Jerry uncomfortable.

Maybe us fans need to stop being comfortable enough with mediocrity and we stop buying a mediocre product.

 

[jazzcat22]

We all know we need help at multiple positions. We can talk Safeties, DTs, LBs...whatever position of need we have on this team. But the most important upgrade our Cowboys need...the biggest obstacle holding this team back from being a contender is its CULTURE. Currently, it’s as soft as a roll of Charmin and entitled as someone named Spalding.

Yes, we must have talent upgrades at multiple positions. Talent is critical to success in any sport. We need lots more talent for sure. But what this team needs more than anything- its players, coaches and entire organization, is to get tougher and more accountable.

You could bring in 10 HOFers at multiple positions, but until this culture toughens up- I hate to say it- we should not expect much to change. The difference between a typical 8-8 season and a deep playoff run isn’t just talent. It’s a change in the culture. That’s the most important element Tom Brady brought to the Buccaneers this past year. Accountability and toughness. It matters a ton.

The difference in talent between teams winning SBs and those who only flirt with it, is usually the culture.

Mr. Whipple approves this.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Talent > Culture

 

[Bobhaze]

Talent > Culture

Talent is wasted in poor culture.

 

[Denim Chicken]

Talent is wasted in poor culture.

Culture is assumed when team are winning. Winning cures all.

 

[Typhus]

Gimme a big dude at DT in the 2nd or 3rd. I want a guy that’s allergic to salad. A guy with a chip on his shoulder.

Orders 3 Big Macs on a routine basis.

 

[Future]

Culture is a product of winning, not the other way around.

 

[CouchCoach]

Maybe us fans need to stop being comfortable enough with mediocrity that we stop buying a mediocre product.

It is not the seller, it is the buyers.

 

[Clarke82]

Talent > Culture

I disagree to a degree. Although, talent is very important, I think mental toughness and confidence are equally important in professional sports.

In the pros talent isn't enough, it takes a separator. Mental toughness and confidence are the separators.

 

[Typhus]

Maybe us fans need to stop being comfortable enough with mediocrity that we stop buying a mediocre product.

Many of us are trying, I havent and I know several of my cowboys brethren, who are my Cowboys Culture,, theres about 10 of us that have stayed tight and in communication
talking cowboys football during the middle of the night for the past 30-35 years... many conference calls at 2 am just drinking beer and enjoying everyones thoughts.
Everyone in my group is in agreement with the current culture @Bobhaze.
Not a single one of us even pay for the season ticket anymore, and that is painful when you cant get the game.
No Hats
No Jerseys
No Tickets
No Hot Dogs
No Beer
Jerry gets no donations any longer

 

[Tangle_Foot]

Culture + talent + coaching + contracts/cap ÷ Jerry =

 

[visionary]

Talent and culture go hand in hand
A talented tram is more likely to win and have good culture
On the other hand very good and talented players can go to a bad environment and develop poor habits and not reach their potential

Very few players have such over arching talent and drive that they can overcome a bad environment and change it just by themselves

therefore the path to usual success begins and ends with a good GM (who will acquire good talent) and a great HC (who will set the right environment and culture)

unfortunately we have neither

and no players of the kind I talked about earlier. Put Manning or Brady or Ray Lewis on this same team and they can compete for a championship

 

[Future]

I disagree to a degree. Although, talent is very important, I think mental toughness and confidence are equally important in professional sports.

In the pros talent isn't enough, it takes a separator. Mental toughness and confidence are the separators.

These are just elements of talent lol

 

[Bobhaze]

Mr. Whipple approves this.

I’m surprised Jerry doesn’t make Charmin “The official toilet paper of the Dallas Cowboys”. He could be the new Mr. Whiffle. “Don’t squeeze the Charmin”.

 

[Winonesoon]

Talent > Culture

Yes, but you have to have both!

 

[Doomsday101]

Maybe us fans need to stop being comfortable enough with mediocrity and we stop buying a mediocre product.

Been saying that for a while. I'm a Cowboys fan win or lose. What I don't get is why others who constantly complain and trash the team continue to watch?

 

[JoeKing]

We all know we need help at multiple positions. We can talk Safeties, DTs, LBs...whatever position of need we have on this team. But the most important upgrade our Cowboys need...the biggest obstacle holding this team back from being a contender is its CULTURE. Currently, it’s as soft as a roll of Charmin and entitled as someone named Spalding.

Yes, we must have talent upgrades at multiple positions. Talent is critical to success in any sport. We need lots more talent for sure. But what this team needs more than anything- its players, coaches and entire organization, is to get tougher and more accountable.

You could bring in 10 HOFers at multiple positions, but until this culture toughens up- I hate to say it- we should not expect much to change. The difference between a typical 8-8 season and a deep playoff run isn’t just talent. It’s a change in the culture. That’s the most important element Tom Brady brought to the Buccaneers this past year. Accountability and toughness. It matters a ton.

The difference in talent between teams winning SBs and those who only flirt with it, is usually the culture.

True! This team needs to find something that connects them to each other, something to rally around, maybe a common experience(maybe at training camp) that bonds this team together. They are all going to have to find a fire that burns hot within them to accomplish their goals that they set this coming season. Team leaders, coaches, and players alike need to encourage this common bond to one another, foster the culture that breeds winners. They need to taste what it's like to be consistent winners and be respected by the rest of the league as an advisory. Once that happens they will want to experience winning every week. It will motivate the whole team to try much harder. Every player can look every other player in the eye and know they absolutely have each other's backs.