Cowboys blew their best window to win with Sensational Rookies

Diehardblues

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We all knew while under their Rookie contracts was the best window to win with Dak and Zeke.

As we’ve discussed in other threads once you pay your QB it lessens the opportunity to win a championship as best chance is under their Rookie contract because of the ability to surround them with a stronger supporting cast.

If you strongly believe in this then I don’t see the argument in wanting to sign Dak to a contract that’s going to lessen our chances to win a championship.

We should be looking for the next best Rookie QB we can land so we can continue providing the type of supporting cast we’ve had while possibly attempting to upgrade some of its weaknesses.

And if we miss on our next Rookie QB then it will place us in a higher draft slot the next time.

It’s not like we are leaving championships behind us. We’ve missed the playoffs 2 of the last 3 seasons. I’m not sure the attachment considering how paying him will lessen our chances moving forward. I’m only left with some kind of emotional attachment not what’s best for Cowboys Football.
 

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Tony Pollard proved how it was a mistake not accepting the 5th year rookie option on Zeke. Then paying Zeke $15 million per year was crazy. That was mistake #1.

Paying D-Law as the highest paid 4-3 DE in the league was mistake #2.

You always pay your franchise QB. Happened that way with Troy and Romo. No different here with Dak. You have to pay him since he's your franchise QB who has proven himself.
 

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We all knew while under their Rookie contracts was the best window to win with Dak and Zeke.

As we’ve discussed in other threads once you pay your QB it lessens the opportunity to win a championship as best chance is under their Rookie contract because of the ability to surround them with a stronger supporting cast.

If you strongly believe in this then I don’t see the argument in wanting to sign Dak to a contract that’s going to lessen our chances to win a championship.

We should be looking for the next best Rookie QB we can land so we can continue providing the type of supporting cast we’ve had while possibly attempting to upgrade some of its weaknesses.

And if we miss on our next Rookie QB then it will place us in a higher draft slot the next time.

It’s not like we are leaving championships behind us. We’ve missed the playoffs 2 of the last 3 seasons. I’m not sure the attachment considering how paying him will lessen our chances moving forward. I’m only left with some kind of emotional attachment not what’s best for Cowboys Football.
You've always been wrong with your assessments, Greg. Sheesh.
 

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We all knew while under their Rookie contracts was the best window to win with Dak and Zeke.

As we’ve discussed in other threads once you pay your QB it lessens the opportunity to win a championship as best chance is under their Rookie contract because of the ability to surround them with a stronger supporting cast.

If you strongly believe in this then I don’t see the argument in wanting to sign Dak to a contract that’s going to lessen our chances to win a championship.

We should be looking for the next best Rookie QB we can land so we can continue providing the type of supporting cast we’ve had while possibly attempting to upgrade some of its weaknesses.

And if we miss on our next Rookie QB then it will place us in a higher draft slot the next time.

It’s not like we are leaving championships behind us. We’ve missed the playoffs 2 of the last 3 seasons. I’m not sure the attachment considering how paying him will lessen our chances moving forward. I’m only left with some kind of emotional attachment not what’s best for Cowboys Football.
Yes more campaigning ? I think you should go directly to Jerry his big toe awaits!

we without a doubt wasted these rookie contracts of these players. Most notably the 2016 draft . This was team that was built for the previous qb . Unfortunately he was unable to remain healthy and the current qb came in and helped to propel this team to playoff appearances 2 out of 4 years

See what I did there ? It’s all about perspective. That said the cowboys have failed to improve the defensive side of the ball now for 2 qbs and you want to throw another one to the wolves?

We are not a qb away but at least they dumped JG. I’m interested to see this teams performance without Rod and JG but without a better defense I’m not certain Billicheck could do much more.

this draft is critical we cannot miss like we have the last 2 drafts with our top picks like the few opportunities we had meaning taco and hill
 

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More than just money though, also missed out on Youth. Early 90’s Cowboy teams were youth personified.
 

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Please provide your arguments why unlike the rest of the NFL after paying our QB our chances increase to win a championship.
 

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Please provide your arguments why unlike the rest of the NFL after paying our QB our chances increase to win a championship.
No doubt it would be better to win when they are on rookie contracts. To do that it takes leadership and at least semi-competency at managing a game and the clock from the HC. We have not had that in a very long time. Our chances go up now even though we are having to pay Dak and already paid Zeke because we now finally have a real coach on the sidelines.
 

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We all knew while under their Rookie contracts was the best window to win with Dak and Zeke.

As we’ve discussed in other threads once you pay your QB it lessens the opportunity to win a championship as best chance is under their Rookie contract because of the ability to surround them with a stronger supporting cast.

If you strongly believe in this then I don’t see the argument in wanting to sign Dak to a contract that’s going to lessen our chances to win a championship.

We should be looking for the next best Rookie QB we can land so we can continue providing the type of supporting cast we’ve had while possibly attempting to upgrade some of its weaknesses.

And if we miss on our next Rookie QB then it will place us in a higher draft slot the next time.

It’s not like we are leaving championships behind us. We’ve missed the playoffs 2 of the last 3 seasons. I’m not sure the attachment considering how paying him will lessen our chances moving forward. I’m only left with some kind of emotional attachment not what’s best for Cowboys Football.
The issue was Romo and Dez’s dead money. The Joneses took advantage of the 2014, 2015, and 2016 draft class success. They were able to make Cowboys the most expensive franchise in the world by dumpster diving for defensive lineman and wide receivers.. It’s funny how fans expect the players to take hometown discounts. All of us if we were in the players shoes would not take less then top dollar.
 

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No doubt it would be better to win when they are on rookie contracts. To do that it takes leadership and at least semi-competency at managing a game and the clock from the HC. We have not had that in a very long time. Our chances go up now even though we are having to pay Dak and already paid Zeke because we now finally have a real coach on the sidelines.

That argument doesn’t hold up .

Other teams had great coaching and QB’s and their chances decreased after paying their QB including our new HC and his HOF QB.
 

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So, you believe after paying Dak our chances of winning a championship increase unlike all of the other great QB’s?

Please elaborate!
As long as they pay Dak no more than $37 mil/year and move a lot of that money to the back end of the contract, Cowboys should be ok for the next 2-3 years to keep most of their other star players. Also, drafting smart while hitting on key picks is very crucial. No more wasting early round picks on projects!
 

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Besides Brady and the Pats, who’s winning championships after paying their QB?
 

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You can thank JG....
Who also wasted HOF talents of Romo and Witten....two seasons of which should’ve at least made the NFC Champ game or beyond...
Can’t blame him when he doesn’t run the team. Jerry should’ve fired him and shouldn’t have hired him. I can’t get mad a employee that’s not doing his job but is not getting fired
 

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As long as they pay Dak no more than $37 mil/year and move a lot of that money to the back end of the contract, Cowboys should be ok for the next 2-3 years to keep most of their other star players. Also, drafting smart while hitting on key picks is very crucial. No more wasting early round picks on projects!

If they pay mediocre Dakota 37 Mil, it wont make a difference who they draft.
 
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