Following The Jonesboys Draft Is Fustrating

[FVSTONE]

I have been a avid follower of the Dallas Cowboys drafts since 1975. But this is the first year I have not studied one player and don't care. The reason started with the COVID Yacht draft 2020. Jerry Jones was on that Yacht drafting players and drafted a WR when the Jonesboys defense was putrid. Ceedee Lamb was a value pick but you draft the best available player of need and that need has been defense since the 2009. 2020 they did not trade up for Derrick Brown and drafted a WR having a poor defensive performance in the playoff that saw the Rams run the ball down their throats to a Super Bowl appearance.

It is now 2025 and the Jonesboys defense is as always putrid. All I hear is fans and draft gurus saying they need a RB and a WR. The Heck the do!

The Dallas Cowboys' run defense is generally ranked among the worst in the NFL. Specifically, they are tied for last in the league in yards allowed per carry. They also have the worst expected points added per run on defense, meaning they are particularly susceptible to allowing big plays on the ground.

While a precise ranking can vary depending on the source and date, the Cowboys have consistently struggled against the run. For example, in the 2024 season, they allowed an average of 5.4 yards per carry, which is a very high number. They also allowed a high number of yards rushing per game, with over 200 yards in multiple games. This makes them a team that struggles to stop opposing teams from running the ball effectively.

If you cannot stop the run, you are a loser in the NFL trying to win championships. Jonesboys do not sign any credible defensive player in free agency and they do not draft valuable defensive players (excluding Parson who they waste time not signing). When they draft a defensive player that player comes out of college injured (Lee, Carter, Smith) or the wrong player for the defensive scheme (Taco, Mazi, Hill, etc.). The Cowboys have not had a Pro Bowler at DT since Jason Hatcher.

Football ain't rocket science, you stop the run to rush the passer, you throw the ball to score, and run the ball to win. You are not going to score your way to a championship without a defense give the ball to your offense. Defense wins championships.

So draft your RB, WR, TE, OL, and get ready for another top 15 or top 5 pick for the 2026 draft.

I too have been a fan for many moons, and it's getting to the point that I wish I never heard of the Jones family. These backwoods idiots don't have a clue on how to run the football side of their organization. Their bargain basement buys are killing this team, not to mention overpaying for an over hyped, less than mediocre QB who is only in it for the money. The drafts have been disappointing at best, and I don't understand the reasons why these idiots continue to waste high picks on lame/hurt players. I starting to believe that the way they pick players in the draft is they're mirroring the game, " Pin the Tail of the Donkey"! They blind fold JJ, tape a Sharpie to his hand, spin him around a few times, then walk him in front of a draft board loaded with college player's name and lets him make as many marks as possible on the draft board that they have in draft picks. Each mark on the draft board represents a pick, when JJ finishes marking the player board, he whips off his blind fold to see who he is going to draft!

 

[shabazz]

I absolutely love it. I start studying players during the college season. It's awesome.

Its amazing what people use their time for when they stop having sex

 

[eromeopolk]

They have had some poor drafts, but it's wrong to suggest they all have been. 2022 with Smith, Tolbert, Ferguson & Bland seems to have been a good one. Smith hasn't been quite as good as hoped, but he's a starter and there are other starters/contributors in the mix. Lamb, Diggs & Biadasz were good choices a few years earlier.

Never said the draft picks were not good. However, the results have not been championships for an obvious reason...you have not has a DT make the Pro Bowl since Jason Hatcher and you have not signed a premium DT in Free Agency. You win on defense up front.

 

[rambo2]

Its amazing what people use their time for when they stop having sex

Lol

 

[Pass2Run]

They have had some poor drafts, but it's wrong to suggest they all have been. 2022 with Smith, Tolbert, Ferguson & Bland seems to have been a good one. Smith hasn't been quite as good as hoped, but he's a starter and there are other starters/contributors in the mix. Lamb, Diggs & Biadasz were good choices a few years earlier.

Smith is better than most hoped for and better than many thought he'd be.....

 

[tomokawan]

I have been a avid follower of the Dallas Cowboys drafts since 1975. But this is the first year I have not studied one player and don't care. The reason started with the COVID Yacht draft 2020. Jerry Jones was on that Yacht drafting players and drafted a WR when the Jonesboys defense was putrid. Ceedee Lamb was a value pick but you draft the best available player of need and that need has been defense since the 2009. 2020 they did not trade up for Derrick Brown and drafted a WR having a poor defensive performance in the playoff that saw the Rams run the ball down their throats to a Super Bowl appearance.

It is now 2025 and the Jonesboys defense is as always putrid. All I hear is fans and draft gurus saying they need a RB and a WR. The Heck the do!

The Dallas Cowboys' run defense is generally ranked among the worst in the NFL. Specifically, they are tied for last in the league in yards allowed per carry. They also have the worst expected points added per run on defense, meaning they are particularly susceptible to allowing big plays on the ground.

While a precise ranking can vary depending on the source and date, the Cowboys have consistently struggled against the run. For example, in the 2024 season, they allowed an average of 5.4 yards per carry, which is a very high number. They also allowed a high number of yards rushing per game, with over 200 yards in multiple games. This makes them a team that struggles to stop opposing teams from running the ball effectively.

If you cannot stop the run, you are a loser in the NFL trying to win championships. Jonesboys do not sign any credible defensive player in free agency and they do not draft valuable defensive players (excluding Parson who they waste time not signing). When they draft a defensive player that player comes out of college injured (Lee, Carter, Smith) or the wrong player for the defensive scheme (Taco, Mazi, Hill, etc.). The Cowboys have not had a Pro Bowler at DT since Jason Hatcher.

Football ain't rocket science, you stop the run to rush the passer, you throw the ball to score, and run the ball to win. You are not going to score your way to a championship without a defense give the ball to your offense. Defense wins championships.

So draft your RB, WR, TE, OL, and get ready for another top 15 or top 5 pick for the 2026 draft.

How many stud DT's are in this draft. I don't think this draft is strong with DT's. This team is not DT or RB away from a Superbowl. We have numerous holes to fill.

 

[thunderpimp91]

It isn't the ability to draft quality players.

It is the ability to determine the skills that are needed for the overall concept of what they want to do, and build a team that can execute those skills.

Dallas drafts good players, but they don't seem to understand their strengths and weaknesses; and don't seem to develop guys very well.

Al Harris seemed like he developed DB's, but they let him go when the new DC wanted the safeties to man up instead of zone/stop run. I haven't seen a really good developmental position coach, and the Coordinators seem to say this is the way I do it, and you need to do it my way........and that really doesn't seem to match up to the abilities of some of the players. Skills vs style just seldom seem to match up.

IE need a Mike that can stack and shed to stop the run, so Dallas drafts a fast linebacker that can rush the passer or a coverage LB. Need a 1T that demands a double on every play, and Dallas drafts a 290lb quick guy who can rush the passer. The players they draft are quality skilled players, but they don't match up to the skills needed by the players they seem to want to draft. Just my opinion.

I think you're sort of onto something there, and this is probably more arguing about semantics of it all than what the actual issue is, but I think the root issue has more to do with where the Jones priorities are than their ability to self diagnose their own roster issues. Its been long documented about the issues on the middle of the defense in Dallas.

I think the bigger issue is simply that the Cowboys ownership values revenue and star power more than it does winning championships. They are perfectly fine building a team good enough to make the playoffs. They have little interest in spending above and beyond what they have to in order to field an above average football team.

They've done a solid job overall of developing talent. 1st round guys like Lamb, Parsons, Smith, etc. They've also done a nice job with several lower picks too....Bland, Ferg, Biadasz, Armstrong, Beebe, OSA, Pollard, etc. I still go back to the biggest issue really being their lack of willingness to spend on non star players. They let a lot of good not great players walk in free agency. They're also year after year one of the lower spending teams in free agency on outside players.

In my mind you draft mostly according to your board and dont reach due to positional need. Free agency is the time to really supplement your roster and address those deep roster holes. That to me is where the Cowboys really miss the mark.

 

[exciter]

I have been a avid follower of the Dallas Cowboys drafts since 1975. But this is the first year I have not studied one player and don't care. The reason started with the COVID Yacht draft 2020. Jerry Jones was on that Yacht drafting players and drafted a WR when the Jonesboys defense was putrid. Ceedee Lamb was a value pick but you draft the best available player of need and that need has been defense since the 2009. 2020 they did not trade up for Derrick Brown and drafted a WR having a poor defensive performance in the playoff that saw the Rams run the ball down their throats to a Super Bowl appearance.

It is now 2025 and the Jonesboys defense is as always putrid. All I hear is fans and draft gurus saying they need a RB and a WR. The Heck the do!

The Dallas Cowboys' run defense is generally ranked among the worst in the NFL. Specifically, they are tied for last in the league in yards allowed per carry. They also have the worst expected points added per run on defense, meaning they are particularly susceptible to allowing big plays on the ground.

While a precise ranking can vary depending on the source and date, the Cowboys have consistently struggled against the run. For example, in the 2024 season, they allowed an average of 5.4 yards per carry, which is a very high number. They also allowed a high number of yards rushing per game, with over 200 yards in multiple games. This makes them a team that struggles to stop opposing teams from running the ball effectively.

If you cannot stop the run, you are a loser in the NFL trying to win championships. Jonesboys do not sign any credible defensive player in free agency and they do not draft valuable defensive players (excluding Parson who they waste time not signing). When they draft a defensive player that player comes out of college injured (Lee, Carter, Smith) or the wrong player for the defensive scheme (Taco, Mazi, Hill, etc.). The Cowboys have not had a Pro Bowler at DT since Jason Hatcher.

Football ain't rocket science, you stop the run to rush the passer, you throw the ball to score, and run the ball to win. You are not going to score your way to a championship without a defense give the ball to your offense. Defense wins championships.

So draft your RB, WR, TE, OL, and get ready for another top 15 or top 5 pick for the 2026 draft.

Hmmm… and the next 3 defensive players in that draft were Damon Arnette (out of he league in 2 seasons) K’lavon Chaisson (who they were targeting before Lamb who they had as 6th best player fell, and is now on his 4th team) and Kenneth Murray (now on our team). Meanwhile in 21 -23 seasons the team finished as high as 5th and lowest 13th on defense!

 

[DandyDon52]

Yes, like Demarco Murray who was a guy that I followed starting in high school. Another was Parsons who was a guy that I saw as a guy who could be a dominant pass rusher with his quickness and speed. Another was Lamb a guy that I thought wouldn't be there.

maybe they should hire you as a scout !
I liked Murray, think he got a raw deal here, meanwhile he still holds several cowboys rushing records !

 

[Kwyn]

How many stud DT's are in this draft. I don't think this draft is strong with DT's. This team is not DT or RB away from a Superbowl. We have numerous holes to fill.

There is one. Mason Graham. He’ll be gone by 12.

And, “stud” in his case means a reliable, long term starter.

There is no Jalen Carter in this draft unless something just comes out of nowhere that no draft experts are predicting.

 

[Hadenough]

I have been a avid follower of the Dallas Cowboys drafts since 1975. But this is the first year I have not studied one player and don't care. The reason started with the COVID Yacht draft 2020. Jerry Jones was on that Yacht drafting players and drafted a WR when the Jonesboys defense was putrid. Ceedee Lamb was a value pick but you draft the best available player of need and that need has been defense since the 2009. 2020 they did not trade up for Derrick Brown and drafted a WR having a poor defensive performance in the playoff that saw the Rams run the ball down their throats to a Super Bowl appearance.

It is now 2025 and the Jonesboys defense is as always putrid. All I hear is fans and draft gurus saying they need a RB and a WR. The Heck the do!

The Dallas Cowboys' run defense is generally ranked among the worst in the NFL. Specifically, they are tied for last in the league in yards allowed per carry. They also have the worst expected points added per run on defense, meaning they are particularly susceptible to allowing big plays on the ground.

While a precise ranking can vary depending on the source and date, the Cowboys have consistently struggled against the run. For example, in the 2024 season, they allowed an average of 5.4 yards per carry, which is a very high number. They also allowed a high number of yards rushing per game, with over 200 yards in multiple games. This makes them a team that struggles to stop opposing teams from running the ball effectively.

If you cannot stop the run, you are a loser in the NFL trying to win championships. Jonesboys do not sign any credible defensive player in free agency and they do not draft valuable defensive players (excluding Parson who they waste time not signing). When they draft a defensive player that player comes out of college injured (Lee, Carter, Smith) or the wrong player for the defensive scheme (Taco, Mazi, Hill, etc.). The Cowboys have not had a Pro Bowler at DT since Jason Hatcher.

Football ain't rocket science, you stop the run to rush the passer, you throw the ball to score, and run the ball to win. You are not going to score your way to a championship without a defense give the ball to your offense. Defense wins championships.

So draft your RB, WR, TE, OL, and get ready for another top 15 or top 5 pick for the 2026 draft.

So true! What makes it worse is when you see a team like the Eagles taking DTs in the first round while your drafting offense.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

What a miserable offseason, every bit as bad as the last one. You already know you aren't winning jack the upcoming season, and the only thing to do is watch the draft, where we trade down and try to shore up an offense led by Dak, and then hear Jerry and Cap Boy tell us that we are ready to compete for a championship.

Well it was a little better than last year's total pass on even trying to improve, but overall I agree. We simply don't have the roster to do much, and we don't have enough high picks to fill all the holes.

And even if we did, not every pick will hit like over-optimistic Jerry and his cheap son hope. Very discouraging.

 

[DCwarrior]

They have had some poor drafts, but it's wrong to suggest they all have been. 2022 with Smith, Tolbert, Ferguson & Bland seems to have been a good one. Smith hasn't been quite as good as hoped, but he's a starter and there are other starters/contributors in the mix. Lamb, Diggs & Biadasz were good choices a few years earlier.

What does any of those have to do with OPs premise that we have a putrid run D? He’s not wrong either. Yeah we’ve had some decent draft picks but nothing to help the run defense.

 

[Johannes44]

What does any of those have to do with OPs premise that we have a putrid run D? He’s not wrong either. Yeah we’ve had some decent draft picks but nothing to help the run defense.

Mind you, we/ve had that putrid run D for about a decade now. In that time we have addressed it by drafting Hill and Mazi Smith along with tossing a few UDFA's and other low picks at the problem. Occasionally a vet who is at the tail end of his career.

 

[DCwarrior]

Its amazing what people use their time for when they stop having sex

 

[Whirlwin]

do they ever draft players you think they should?

Zach Martin

 

[OmerV]

Smith is better than most hoped for and better than many thought he'd be.....

I think most would want more impact from a 1st round pick, or at least show more potential to become an impact player than he did. Still has time to develop though, so we will see

 

[OmerV]

What does any of those have to do with OPs premise that we have a putrid run D? He’s not wrong either. Yeah we’ve had some decent draft picks but nothing to help the run defense.

He didn't just say we have a bad defense, he was talking about the draft and making bad choices in the draft. And again, I agree there have been some bad choices - Taco and Trystan Hill stand out to me. I was just saying there have been good choices as well.

 

[eromeopolk]

C

So true! What makes it worse is when you see a team like the Eagles taking DTs in the first round while your drafting offense.

Cowboys are not beating the Beagles for a long time (minimum 3 years). They have too much talent up front defensively and offensively.

 

[tomokawan]

C

Cowboys are not beating the Beagles for a long time (minimum 3 years). They have too much talent up front defensively and offensively.

You cannot say that. It is a year to year leauge. Ridiculous prediction.