Which offensive system should the Cowboys use?

[LouBrown]

Doesn't matter what we think. Until Dak is gone, it'll be basically this same system we've had since Garrett, the one he's comfortable with.

I don't understand why people use this as some sort of indictment of the QB. All of them have things they do/don't like to do. You think Buffalo doesn't tailor their offense to Josh, or Cin to Burrow?

Also, you need to substantiate how the passing game is the same.

People want coaches who design systems around players and then criticize Dak for that same ideology? lmao

 

[LouBrown]

The salary cap tells the story, dude. Dallas allocates substantially more resources to offense than defense. That’s not subjective opinion. It’s measurable, objective reality.

Doesn't matter. They a) aren't #1 in offense cap spending and b) have plenty of cap space.

The idea that their spend on offense mitigates their ability to build a defense is total nonsense. Just completely made up.

 

[erod]

We've already tried them all with this quarterback.

 

[CarolinaFathead]

Doesn't matter. They a) aren't #1 in offense cap spending and b) have plenty of cap space.

The idea that their spend on offense mitigates their ability to build a defense is total nonsense. Just completely made up.

Why does Dallas have to be #1 in offensive spending for Brax’s and my argument to be valid? That’s a completely arbitrary standsrd that you pulled out of thin air that has nothing to do with what I actually said.

According to Over the Cap, Dallas has approximately $162 million allocated to offense and $95 million to defense in 2026. That’s a $67 million disparity, with roughly 63% of its offensive and defensive cap commitments concentrated on one side of the ball.

Those are objective numbers.

And having available cap space doesn’t magically eliminate the opportunity costs associated with roster construction. Every dollar committed to one position group is a dollar that eventually has to be accounted for elsewhere, whether through reduced spending, restructures, deferred cap charges, or future personnel decisions.

I’m not arguing that Dallas is literally incapable of signing defensive talent. I’m arguing that the front office has repeatedly demonstrated a preference for concentrating resources on offense while relying disproportionately on drafting, developing, and bargain-shopping to construct its defense.

You can certainly argue that this allocation is justified, or that the front office has simply done a terrible job evaluating defensive talent. Those are legitimate counterarguments.

But claiming that offensive spending has no bearing whatsoever on the resources available to build a defense in a salary-capped league is absurd. The salary cap is fundamentally a system of resource allocation and opportunity costs. Pretending those tradeoffs don’t exist isn’t a rebuttal. It’s ignoring the entire premise of the system and Jerry has chosen to operate in this system with a purposeful strategy of laying down the money for the offense far out of proportion to what he spends on the defense.

You can’t argue with measurable cap stats dude

 

[RonWashington]

Offenss isn't the issue it's the 30th ranked defense.

Please educate the group . They think 500 plus yards 27 points is a walk of shame past the Uber driver in the tunnel hired 10 mins ago to drive Jerry home

 

[LouBrown]

Why does Dallas have to be #1 in offensive spending for Brax’s and my argument to be valid?

Because your argument is that they have outsized spending that prevents them from doing things on defense.

Neither of those things are true.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

This is what happens when you put a majority of your resources on the O side to prop up your handpicked QB who needs to run the same basic system and terminology 11 seasons in. Dallas is where new HCs have to accept the current QB and have little to no say in personal and where they and OC come to die. If they fire BS end of season, some yes man who slobbers over Dak will get the job and nothing will change. It is what it is and Jerry seems quite happy.

Yeah this is bs because they spent resources on defense.

They spent 100 million in BLAND AND Diggs.
Spent a 1st and 2nd on Q and 100 million

Spent money. On Jalen Thompson
spent 80 on Odiggy

1st on Downs and Lawrence

the problem isnt you havent invested thr problem is they stink.

Please educate the group . They think 500 plus yards 27 points is a walk of shame past the Uber driver in the tunnel hired 10 mins ago to drive Jerry home

These people man....I get the offense isn't crispy but without Pickens it was formidable.

 

[Aven8]

Doesn't matter what we think. Until Dak is gone, it'll be basically this same system we've had since Garrett, the one he's comfortable with.

This. He and Stephen are the one’s that sold Jerry on Schott.

 

[cowboyec]

coach landry's.
just ask tom jr for his dad's old playbooks and call sheets.

 

[CarolinaFathead]

Because your argument is that they have outsized spending that prevents them from doing things on defense.

Neither of those things are true.

No it’s not and it isn’t Brax’s argument either.

The argument is they WON’T spend money on defense in the same ratio they do for the offense. They have no qualms about doling it out for offensive talent and then flippantly trade away the best player they have drafted defensively since Demarcus Ware.

It’s a strategy. It’s purposeful and it shows where the FO’s priorities lie.

 

[LouBrown]

No it’s not and it isn’t Brax’s argument either.

Yes it is.

If it isn't then you are wasting a lot of keystrokes.

 

[Floatyworm]

If Schottenheimer is fired, the cowboys will also need to hire another offensive coordinator.I was curious as to what type of system Cz members think Would be beneficial for Dak and the rest of the offense and help them perform at a high level?

Admittedly, I don’t know a lot about football. I know many cz members have played football and or coached football , so I thought that I would ask for my fellow cz members opinion

One without Dak Prescott...He's literally killed 5 coaches around here.

 

[Brax]

Yeah this is bs because they spent resources on defense.

They spent 100 million in BLAND AND Diggs.
Spent a 1st and 2nd on Q and 100 million

Spent money. On Jalen Thompson
spent 80 on Odiggy

1st on Downs and Lawrence

the problem isnt you havent invested thr problem is they stink.


These people man....I get the offense isn't crispy but without Pickens it was formidable.

Just look at the numbers a lot I mean a lot more more on O like most years

 

[jrumann59]

The way they draft is the issue, offense is fine, you can bring almost any coach that will take what Dak is comfortable with and mold the offense around that. They do these "Offense" drafts and then "Defense" drafts instead of drafting BPA at areas of possible need they set themselves back because these heavy on one side of the ball or the other drafts if they miss they are then chasing the dragon for the forseeable future.

 

[CarolinaFathead]

Yes it is.

If it isn't then you are wasting a lot of keystrokes.

I see you have trouble with comprehension and that being the case, I am wasting a lot of keystrokes lol

 

[Brax]

Nope.

This is entirely nonsense.

Nonsense, you need to look at the numbers too, as for Dak a coach killer, history and the numbers support me. Keep believing the Jerry snake oil and drinking Stevies kool aide.

 

[LouBrown]

Nonsense, you need to look at the numbers too, as for Dak a coach killer, history and the numbers support me. Keep believing the Jerry snake oil and drinking Stevies kool aide.

Cool great point.

 

[LouBrown]

I see you have trouble with comprehension and that being the case, I am wasting a lot of keystrokes lol

If your point is just "Dallas spends more on offense" then there's nothing to comprehend. So does most teams.

The only reason that observation of spending matters is how it translates to the field (in other words, spending on defense). If your point isn't that spending on offense means they've limited the defense, then you might as well just be saying that the sky is blue or water is wet.

 

[CarolinaFathead]

Yeah this is bs because they spent resources on defense.

They spent 100 million in BLAND AND Diggs.
Spent a 1st and 2nd on Q and 100 million

Spent money. On Jalen Thompson
spent 80 on Odiggy

1st on Downs and Lawrence

the problem isnt you havent invested thr problem is they stink.


These people man....I get the offense isn't crispy but without Pickens it was formidable.

The argument isn’t that they won’t spend money on defense. They HAVE to spend money on defense or they can’t field a team.

The argument is that Jerry, for years now, spends way more proportionally on the offensive side of the ball than he does defensively and this is an objective mathematical fact.

When they have a chance to retain the best defensive player we have had in two decades and absolute wrecking ball that elevates the entire defensive unit when he’s on the field, they trade him away at the most inefficient time to do so and made the defense worse in the pprocess. Jerry would not do that with an elite offensive talent he drafted and you know it.

 

[ChuckA1]

Doesn't matter what we think. Until Dak is gone, it'll be basically this same system we've had since Garrett, the one he's comfortable with.

It's worse than that. Any new coach will be required to use the guys presently on the team and that includes Dak. Anyone who thinks Jones will eat the huge dead money involved with trading or cutting Dak early is sorely mistaken imho.