News: ESPN: Are Dallas Cowboys improved after franchise-high eight free agents signed?

[Reality]

 

[Sydla]

The answer is........ who knows.

History, however, tells us these kind of moves rarely pay off for Jerry and the Cowboys.

Hopefully this is the year they bucks that trend.

 

[Carson]

Yes. Haters can hate, but it’s not just that it’s we are healthy. Not to mention the upgrade of Quinn over Nolan.

Urban, Watkins will help the interior depth. Basham will help keep Gregory fresh.

Ty is an upgrade over Knight and Steele.

Neal and Kazee help the secondary out. Neal helps fill a need as the 3rd linebacker as well. We get rid of Darian Thompson and Xavier Woods from starting.

We have a bounty of draft picks. It’s not fancy and we could still use a little outside help (Wright, Hayward). But I feel with our offense, the defense can just be average we will make the playoffs

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Yes. Haters can hate, but it’s not just that it’s we are healthy. Not to mention the upgrade of Quinn over Nolan.

Urban, Watkins will help the interior depth. Basham will help keep Gregory fresh.

Ty is an upgrade over Knight and Steele.

Neal and Kazee help the secondary out. Neal helps fill a need as the 3rd linebacker as well. We get rid of Darian Thompson and Xavier Woods from starting.

We have a bounty of draft picks. It’s not fancy and we could still use a little outside help (Wright, Hayward). But I feel with our offense, the defense can just be average we will make the playoffs

Question, why is the word "hater" used so much around here to describe people with different opinions?

I believe the defense will still be bad and we will still be a bad football team overall. Does it make me a "hater" if I do not believe we are the Super Bowl bound because we signed a a few C level players coming off injuries. Are we pinning all our hopes on some rookies coming from the draft?

 

[Ranched]

Only if Dak's 100%!

 

[CouchCoach]

Improved is a tricky word. They were so bad that being the 25th ranked D is an improvement but not contender worthy.

They did what they always do with no surprises. They're not real players in FA.

If they were to sign Wright, yes that is improvement as he's better than any LB they have.

 

[Carson]

Question, why is the word "hater" used so much around here to describe people with different opinions?

I believe the defense will still be bad and we will still be a bad football team overall. Does it make me a "hater" if I do not believe we are the Super Bowl bound because we signed a a few C level players coming off injuries. Are we pinning all our hopes on some rookies coming from the draft?

Because most of the people don’t have opinions and debate. It’s simply, “We didn’t sign the best guys, we suck!” “We signed Dak, we suck”

That’s not being a hater. That’s having an opinion and how you feel things are. That’s quite fine.

It’s the people who have thrown in the towel before the season starts that drive people crazy. The people who think we’re doomed that we didn’t sign the top 5 free agents day one.

 

[John813]

Improved till training camp starts and half are cut by week 1

 

[BotchedLobotomy]

I foolishly believed last years crop of FA's improved the team. Boy was I off.

 

[RS12]

When it comes to free agency the Jones family never met a dumpster or yard sale they didn't love.

 

[JonesBoys]

Remains to be seen. Does Neal and Kazee stay healthy? They were there because of injuries which brought them down to the Cowboys price point. I guess if you keep taking gambles on injured players eventually it will pay off. They have a player like Wright who would improve this defense and has been healthy. Sometimes it’s ok to pay a little more for those types of players instead of always gambling on bargain players. They have what could be a great offense now is not the time to continue to be cute with a bad defense.

 

[blueblood70]

Yes. Haters can hate, but it’s not just that it’s we are healthy. Not to mention the upgrade of Quinn over Nolan.

Urban, Watkins will help the interior depth. Basham will help keep Gregory fresh.

Ty is an upgrade over Knight and Steele.

Neal and Kazee help the secondary out. Neal helps fill a need as the 3rd linebacker as well. We get rid of Darian Thompson and Xavier Woods from starting.

We have a bounty of draft picks. It’s not fancy and we could still use a little outside help (Wright, Hayward). But I feel with our offense, the defense can just be average we will make the playoffs

agreed..

 

[morasp]

No and if you factor in who we lost and didn't try to replace we're worse.

 

[CouchCoach]

Question, why is the word "hater" used so much around here to describe people with different opinions?

I believe the defense will still be bad and we will still be a bad football team overall. Does it make me a "hater" if I do not believe we are the Super Bowl bound because we signed a a few C level players coming off injuries. Are we pinning all our hopes on some rookies coming from the draft?

Hater is used to describe anyone with an opposing view.

Hating how one's team is run is not hating on the team.

Not being a fan of Prescott, Elliott, Booger or anyone else associated with the team doesn't make anyone a hater.

 

[Carson]

No and if you factor in who we lost and didn't try to replace we're worse.

Awuzie? Thomas? Dalton? Erving? Woods? Bell? Who did we miss that hasn’t been or will be improved on??

 

[Joe Realist]

Feeling great at nine and eight

 

[morasp]

Awuzie? Thomas? Dalton? Erving? Woods? Bell? Who did we miss that hasn’t been or will be improved on??

That's a pretty good list.
CB Awuzie is better than Brown
Safety Kazee is coming off injury and when he was healthy the Falcons pass defense was worse than ours and
SAM is Neal our new strong side linebacker?
It's not too hard to say that Aldon Smith is a better third rusher than Basham.

 

[Carson]

That's a pretty good list. Do you feel we're batter at CB Safety and SAM?

Safety ... yes (if Kazee remains healthy)

Sam ... yes (If Neal remains healthy. Should benefit Jaylon)

Corner ... will be after the draft

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Because most of the people don’t have opinions and debate. It’s simply, “We didn’t sign the best guys, we suck!” “We signed Dak, we suck”

That’s not being a hater. That’s having an opinion and how you feel things are. That’s quite fine.

It’s the people who have thrown in the towel before the season starts that drive people crazy. The people who think we’re doomed that we didn’t sign the top 5 free agents day one.

Gotcha.

I don't like the direction of the team at all. I always hope for the best, but I try to be realistic about everything also. I wish we could get sign some guys that we know will contribute for us, instead of guys that are on clearance because of injury or lack of production.

 

[Carson]

Gotcha.

I don't like the direction of the team at all. I always hope for the best, but I try to be realistic about everything also. I wish we could get sign some guys that we know will contribute for us, instead of guys that are on clearance because of injury or lack of production.

Oh no doubt. Don’t think I’m not over here praying with get KJ Wright and a guy like Casey Hayward lol