Hawkeye0202
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IMO... the team has been in a quasi rebuilding mode since Romo got hurt in Seattle and Dak took his job.
The books/cap were allocated towards older players (Romo, Dez, Witten) and they were committed to helping Tony win a SB and then rebuild traditionally by finding a QB and starting over.
Instead— they believe they found their franchise QB in Dak and have been trying to do 2 things simultaneously: 1) clear the books of old contracts 2) win now with a young core.
Their refusal to enter into FA and only build through the draft over the last few years is partially a discipline they have had to impose in order to “reset” the cap to accomodate a new crop/core of players.
They just cleared a lot of dead money off their books, and they are looking to make some long terms commitments to current players. Our cap space is an illusion. There is not enough there to add a lot of new toys and sign our guys— while also keeping the cap healthy.
Kind of makes the annual offseason moaning seem pathetic, right?
I'm sure we have had some, but hard to remember the last significant FA signing that was worth the money.
Brandon Carr was a solid corner who rarely missed a game.
IMO... the team has been in a quasi rebuilding mode since Romo got hurt in Seattle and Dak took his job.
The books/cap were allocated towards older players (Romo, Dez, Witten) and they were committed to helping Tony win a SB and then rebuild traditionally by finding a QB and starting over.
Instead— they believe they found their franchise QB in Dak and have been trying to do 2 things simultaneously: 1) clear the books of old contracts 2) win now with a young core.
Their refusal to enter into FA and only build through the draft over the last few years is partially a discipline they have had to impose in order to “reset” the cap to accomodate a new crop/core of players.
They just cleared a lot of dead money off their books, and they are looking to make some long terms commitments to current players. Our cap space is an illusion. There is not enough there to add a lot of new toys and sign our guys— while also keeping the cap healthy.
It’s a good position to be in, but they have to find a way to take advantage of it and turn it into playoff success and not just regular season success
Which is the case for any team with a good young QB still on their rookie deal.
Look, Dallas is doing EXACTLY what the fanbase was screaming for from 1997 or so through the Wade Phillips era: Stop signing aging veterans to big deals in an attempt to win now and instead build almost exclusively through the draft which is a more sustainable model.
Now, we’ve flipped 180 degrees and are screaming for Jerry to sign multiple 30ish year old free agents and sacrifice our future in a desperate attempt to win now.
Fans are fickle (and generally, sorry, stupid/ignorant) and simply opine for a different strategy any time the results on the field aren’t to their liking. There is no logic behind this way of thinking, it’s just blind emotion.
Not saying either strategy is inherently right or wrong, only that a fan bases perceptions and desires are generally meaningless because they are akin to the tantrums of a toddler not getting their way.
It’s a good position to be in, but they have to find a way to take advantage of it and turn it into playoff success and not just regular season success
Of course you have to win in the regular season to have a chance, but after 20 + years you can’t be happy stalling out in the playoffs while smiling about having a lot of cap space. I’m certainly not one who thinks we’re should spend everything and kill financial flexibility by using up all the cap space, but the point of having the flexibility is to help do more than make the playoffs here and there.Gotta win to get in man. Yes, would like to see more wins in the playoffs for sure BUT without the wins during the season that has no chance of happening. Can a wild card team win it all? Rarely but it has happened. Still, the odds are against them. One goal to start the season, win the division by winning games and then.... NEXT GOAL, win a playoff game, win another and so on