Are some of you mad at how we are building the team through the draft?

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Or are you just upset that we aren't using FA to sign a couple high priced guys from other teams that will get us over the top?
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Not mad at all that we build with a focus on the draft, but I disagree with the team on pretty much completely ignoring any high quality free agents at all. I don't want to go on a spending spree, but an occasional, well placed, well timed top free agent could help put the offense and/or defense over the top to being really special.
 
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I love how the team has drafted smart, young, talented, determined and motivated the past couple of years. Nothing wrong with getting rid of overpaid dead weight and balancing the salary cap. I wouldn't be surprised if a veteran player is added by the end of preseason though, but I like how the team is going mostly with youth, talent and competition.
 

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Or are you just upset that we aren't using FA to sign a couple high priced guys from other teams that will get us over the top?
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Cooper was supposed to have done that. Why would the Jones' go down that path yet once again. Stick with the young guns. Moore needs to learn how to utilize the young weapons he has/had. Ridiculous!
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12-5 and division Champs last year is proving something right is working.
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If not for Zuerlein literally costing Dallas 3 games, 15-2. But the cry babies continue weeping lol.
 
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OmerV said:
Not mad at all that we build with a focus on the draft, but I disagree with the team on pretty much completely ignoring any high quality free agents at all. I don't want to go on a spending spree, but an occasional, well placed, well timed top free agent could help put the offense and/or defense over the top to being really special.
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"well timed" is the key phrase for me. So is it the time?

To me, FA is to fill draft failures. If you continue to whiff in the draft, then you have to dip into FA.

You also use it to get those one or two big studs you need to win it all. Otherwise, why use it for anything other then bargain type signings? If you are drafting well enough there should be little need to overpay for big time guys.

Now I would probably be testing the waters almost every year to see if better guys will sign on a team friendly deal.
 
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Cooper was supposed to have done that. Why would the Jones' go down that path yet once again. Stick with the young guns. Moore needs to learn how to utilize the young weapons he has. Ridiculous! If not for Zuerlein literally costing Dallas 3 games, 15-2. But the cry babies continue weeping lol.
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Cooper was supposed to have done what? What path?
 
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Mad? I'm not mad.

I am just frustrated that Jerry and his band of doofuses have proven the past 26 years that they have no idea what they are doing but keep doing the same things over and over.

Some of ya'll will fall for it hook, line, and sinker every single year though. The ones that do that are part of the problem as far as I'm concerned.
 
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Mad? I'm not mad.

I am just frustrated that Jerry and his band of doofuses have proven the past 26 years that they have no idea what they are doing but keep doing the same things over and over.

Some of ya'll will fall for it hook, line, and sinker every single year though. The ones that do that are part of the problem as far as I'm concerned.
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Yet, here you are...still following the Cowboys.

Who is the problem? Those who believe and support, or those who don't believe but complain nonstop yet still follow what you don't like?
 
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Why don't you go whine somewhere else? Or better yet, go follow another team? Sheesh. Don't you get tired of complaining?
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Personally I think the team has built a great young team. Great young defense and now they are rebuilding the oline. I dont see them as legitimate contenders right now. Unless some of these new young guys are all world right out of the gate. I think next year is the window to start signing one or two high priced guys to fill those final holes.
 
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"well timed" is the key phrase for me. So is it the time?

To me, FA is to fill draft failures. If you continue to whiff in the draft, then you have to dip into FA.

You also use it to get those one or two big studs you need to win it all. Otherwise, why use it for anything other then bargain type signings? If you are drafting well enough there should be little need to overpay for big time guys.

Now I would probably be testing the waters almost every year to see if better guys will sign on a team friendly deal.
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I've said this in other threads. but I think Bobby Wagner could have been that guy for the defense. He may not be as young as he used to be, but he is still very much playing at an elite level (170 tackles last year), and his leadership, instincts and knowledge would be invaluable. And the thing is, the contract he signed with the Rams was not that big. It still may have been tough to sign him since he is from California and has family out there, but he did say the Cowboys would have been a serious consideration if they had chosen to pursue him.
 
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