Twitter: Comparing Cowboys off-season talent losses vs additions

[Hawkeye19]

That is a huge loss of talent. In fact, it’s a loss of 8 starters. When you look at the loss of talent we’ve had this off-season vs the guys we either resigned or added in free agency, the draft sets up to be the highest stakes draft I have ever seen in Dallas.

Frankly, there‘s no way this team can be competitive in 2024 without either:

1. Hitting a home run with the draft, gaining at least 2-3 starters with immediate positive impact.
2. Have a really good draft coupled with some cheap but impactful free agents that contribute immediately.

If we’re being honest, is there a front office in the entire NFL that could pull that off? Certainly not in Dallas.

This team is much worse now than it was in January when it crapped the bed (again).

They have conceded 2024 in view of making 2025 competitive. There are far too many holes to fill through the draft and C tier free agency for them to be competitive this year.

And if their “plan” was simply to free up money and scrape all their pennies together only to overpay Dak, Micah, and Lamb who we are already proficient at losing with— well, we won’t be competing for anything until 2030

 

[plymkr]

I’ve come to the conclusion that either we are tanking 2024 or our FO is completely inept. Signing Edoga and this tweet putting in black and white what we have lost vs what we kept/gained makes me feel we are tanking in March or there is absolutely no plan in place at all.

 

[plasticman]

We shall see, I think a very very ACTIVE draft to get talent would make us fans a bit happier

I don't know. I specifically remember "active" drafts resulting in more players with less talent.

However, that was the 2000's to early 2010's mostly., when no leash was strong enough to pull back Jerry Jones's Xbox mentality.

 

[Chasing6]

That is a huge loss of talent. In fact, it’s a loss of 8 starters. When you look at the loss of talent we’ve had this off-season vs the guys we either resigned or added in free agency, the draft sets up to be the highest stakes draft I have ever seen in Dallas.

Frankly, there‘s no way this team can be competitive in 2024 without either:

1. Hitting a home run with the draft, gaining at least 2-3 starters with immediate positive impact.
2. Have a really good draft coupled with some cheap but impactful free agents that contribute immediately.

If we’re being honest, is there a front office in the entire NFL that could pull that off? Certainly not in Dallas.

Are we really counting resigning 5 players that were already on our roster from last year.

So we have lost 11 and signed 1. Resigning 5 does not count to offset the 11 we lost. So we are actually down 10 players.

 

[Chasing6]

Jerry is positioning the team to be sold.

1. Free up Cap Space
2. Entire coaching staff on 1 year deal.
3. Amass draft picks. Trade back for future picks.
4. Tank the season for a high draft pick.
5. 4 Comp Picks next year.

New Owner can pick Coaching staff and have multiple picks to rebuild trade up for a QB of their choice.

Just look and follow Washington model that was sold for $6B. Jerry could easily get $12B.

 

[plasticman]

Yes, the circumstances seem to point to potentially dark times. The Cowboys need a hero.

It almost seems selfish to hope the Cowboys are gifted a generational player that also has the ability to carry the mantle of leadership.

After all, the Cowboys have drafted four 1st team All Pros in a three season span. They got Lamb, Diggs, Parsons, and Brand. They have drafted seven Pro Bowlers during that same period, the aforementioned plus Ferguson, Tyler Smith, and Biadasz.

Talent hasn't been the issue, I think most of us can see that now. Perhaps the hero needed doesn't operate on a football field. He operates on a football team......given the opportunity.

 

[noshame]

All about the 2025 draft

 

[Typhus]

That is a huge loss of talent. In fact, it’s a loss of 8 starters. When you look at the loss of talent we’ve had this off-season vs the guys we either resigned or added in free agency, the draft sets up to be the highest stakes draft I have ever seen in Dallas.

Frankly, there‘s no way this team can be competitive in 2024 without either:

1. Hitting a home run with the draft, gaining at least 2-3 starters with immediate positive impact.
2. Have a really good draft coupled with some cheap but impactful free agents that contribute immediately.

If we’re being honest, is there a front office in the entire NFL that could pull that off? Certainly not in Dallas.

Bob this seemed to be more of a roster purging than a loss in talent.

 

[CowboyoWales]

Bob this seemed to be more of a roster purging than a loss in talent.

Even if we wanted to keep them, could we afford Dorance ($5.1m Cap hit), Biadasz ($4.3m).

It's that mythical Cap Slum, where we just can't compete in free agency as we concentrate on the stars to the detriment of the lower end of the roster. The particular issue for us is that we're spending (near) half our cap ($121m) on our top 5 players and we're not getting 'value'/performance out of them.

If you spend a high percentage on top players.....they better perform (rather than them being the residual effect of years of 'can kicking'). We need to s@*k up 2024 and get that Cap reset.

 

[DandyDon52]

No I meant to compare the losses of talent vs the additions.

I think there were more losses, like the C biazzch sp? some other not renewed too.

 

[Typhus]

Even if we wanted to keep them, could we afford Dorance ($5.1m Cap hit), Biadasz ($4.3m).

It's that mythical Cap Slum, where we just can't compete in free agency as we concentrate on the stars to the detriment of the lower end of the roster. The particular issue for us is that we're spending (near) half our cap ($121m) on our top 5 players and we're not getting 'value'/performance out of them.

If you spend a high percentage on top players.....they better perform (rather than them being the residual effect of years of 'can kicking'). We need to s@*k up 2024 and get that Cap reset.

Biadasz - undersized center that everyone complained about getting pushed back because of lack of strength.
Armstrong / Fowler - Let Quinn turn them into pro bowlers, just more dead weight.
Gallimore
Hankins
Hurts me to say Tyron, but it was time.
Honestly I don't believe this roster is depreciating talent wise as much as there is a major purge taking place and an evaluation that has taken place at least for a possible 2025 target for rebuild..

 

[jujoboys]

The Cowboys acquired both Cooks and Gilmore BEFORE the draft last year. Last off-season was certainly more aggressive in the FA period.

Yes, but you can still acquire players like Cooks and Gilmore after the draft. I’m not saying they will. Right now it just looks like Jerry is telling McCarthy and Dak win with what we have or I plan on going a different route. If that turns out to be the case then he should have just gotten rid of them and started the process of replacing them already.

 

[Typhus]

Yes, but you can still acquire players like Cooks and Gilmore after the draft. I’m not saying they will. Right now it just looks like Jerry is telling McCarthy and Dak win with what we have or I plan on going a different route. If that turns out to be the case then he should have just gotten rid of them and started the process of replacing them already.

Horrible contract language tied Jerry up like a hog on this one.

 

[CowboyoWales]

Biadasz - undersized center that everyone complained about getting pushed back because of lack of strength.
Armstrong / Fowler - Let Quinn turn them into pro bowlers, just more dead weight.
Gallimore
Hankins
Hurts me to say Tyron, but it was time.
Honestly I don't believe this roster is depreciating talent wise as much as there is a major purge taking place and an evaluation that has taken place at least for a possible 2025 target for rebuild..

Yep, I suppose the only reason fans are upset over the above is that it limits expectations for the 2024 season. I suppose none more so than Tyron, but now is the time (with this particular draft) to resolve the long term left side of the O-Line.

 

[Typhus]

Yep, I suppose the only reason fans are upset over the above is that it limits expectations for the 2024 season. I suppose none more so than Tyron, but now is the time (with this particular draft) to resolve the long term left side of the O-Line.

Wouldn't be surprised if we drafted a Center and Tackle within the first 3 rounds.
Would not be upset either.

 

[Risen Star]

Welcome to Bob's Bakery. Sorry, we're all out of pie.

 

[Typhus]

Welcome to Bob's Bakery. Sorry, we're all out of pie.

Any cakes left?

 

[CowboyoWales]

Wouldn't be surprised if we drafted a Center and Tackle within the first 3 rounds.
Would not be upset either.

You're right. Build that O-Line. We focus on the playmakers, but it's the foundations we need to get right first.

 

[Typhus]

You're right. Build that O-Line. We focus on the playmakers, but it's the foundations we need to get right first.

We will laugh first and then rejoice later when they do so.

 

[Captain-Crash]

Jerry gave the team books but nobody read them.