How do you propose we fix the offensive line and entire defense if Dak gets paid?

Vtwin

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Draft better and use your money wisely. If you didn’t overpay for Zeke, Lawrence, Jaylon, Collins, Poe.........you wouldn’t have to worry about what Dak is making.
So your answer is to turn back time and not do those things as a way of fixing the current problems.
 

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I have been under the impression from this message board and the local dfw media that the whole point of this season was to show how great Dak was and to make sure he gets paid.

at least that is what it has felt like. Pay Dak is all I ever see from this place and guys like hill and jjt and blogging the boys etc.
 

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If I'm Dak I make this decision for you - I'm not signing a long-term deal with the Cowboys. Let some other sucker try to drag that team around only to get blamed when they lose 100-99.

Dak is not that stupid.

Only in Jerry’s land can you bench a QB 1000 times better than you, with a QB that can only run a basic offense or exploit basic looks, blame WRs for “forcing” the QB to throw them the ball, only to let go of that WR and then proceed to watch that QB flounder around on Quincy Carter levels of futility, only to then have to go bail yourself out of that decision by giving up two first rounders for a WR, all the QB takes one week to throw a TD in training camp in year 3, then go scoreless for five straight quarters while you then proceed to throw the rest of the team under the bus for not practicing hard, while continuing the tradition of padding stats in blow-outs with all the talent in the world and not get benched..
 

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I have been under the impression from this message board and the local dfw media that the whole point of this season was to show how great Dak was and to make sure he gets paid.

at least that is what it has felt like. Pay Dak is all I ever see from this place and guys like hill and jjt and blogging the boys etc.

That’s what it seems like to me. That’s also why I feel ex-players on TV shows are pushing it, because Jerry is setting the stage to put an end to these outrageous salaries for bums and the athlete know this would establish a precedent which would affect players in the long run.
 

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Drafting Better would be a start.

not overpaying guys who suck like Lawrence, Jaylon and Crawford would be great also.

Byron would have gotten paid, because he might not have got many picks... but they also didn't throw his way much either. Hell of a lot better than what we have going...

Doesn't matter anyway... These players have the mental capacity of a goldfish.
 

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Draft better and use your money wisely. If you didn’t overpay for Zeke, Lawrence, Jaylon, Collins, Poe.........you wouldn’t have to worry about what Dak is making.

I can live with the Zeke deal, since if there were actually holes, he would run through them and be useful. Lawrence, Jaylon, Crawford, etc... that money I would like to have back. If that simple ******* even says hot boyz once, someone needs to bash him with a ball bat.
 

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Well, a few options so to speak:


DT/DE Tyrone Crawford $9.1M cap hit in the last year of his deal and I do not see Dallas bringing him back unless it's for a $1-2M/year deal

DE Everson Griffin $5.8M cap hit in the last year of his deal and I do not see Dallas bringing him back

LB Sean Lee $4.5M cap hit in the last year of his deal and I do not see him coming back next year

DT Dontari Poe $4.5M cap hit with $750K dead money next year so a $4M savings if cut after this season; I think Dallas releases him

LT Tyron Smith $14M cap hit next year with $8.8M in dead money so a savings of $5.2M if his health continues to decline

Carry Over Cap $23.6M


So, Dallas could have over $50M in cap space available next season with some player releases plus more if they look at restructuring some deals......however with the decision on Dak next season Dallas could either dedicate the majority of their free cap space towards helping to fix the OL & Defense or a much smaller percentage if they decide to re-sign Dak.

So now go and take into account the large 2021 CAP increases to- Cooper, Martin, Lawrence and Collins.

Whilst you're at it find the LT that's going to replace Smith for the $5.2m saving.
 

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We have this overlapping issue it seems where we wasted the prime of our offensive line with Dak, including the previous group of receivers that got tossed out as well because of Romo's situation.

Now we have all the young talented receivers you could ask for but in this time the oline has fallen apart and the defense has a bunch of brandon carrs at literally every position.

We know what Dak cant do with lesser receivers, we know what Dak still cant do with great receivers, how do we get a jump start to fixing this team within 1-2 seasons rather than hopefully building up over several seasons, by then losing whatever talent we had left at OL, RB, and possibly WR?

The offense is already stacked vs the defense in terms of cap space used, and there's no way we could expect better results on offense if those key talents are gone so what do we do?

If this defense was half full of Brandon Cars we'd be fine. Not because he was ever elite, but he was solid, yet unspectacular. We don't have much of that.

Keep blaming Dak, you are wrong. Hes a top 10 qb in this league. If you throw him away the odds are far greater we take another step back. The history of the league is littered with QB busts.
 

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same was KC plans on doing it. Dallas is not going to get rid of Dak despite what some may want. Dallas will use restructuring of deals and as we know draft choices do not take up much in cap space. With TV contracts coming up in 2021 which will double in size teams will be able to manage high dollar QB. Dallas is not the only team with a QB who makes big money.
 

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We have this overlapping issue it seems where we wasted the prime of our offensive line with Dak, including the previous group of receivers that got tossed out as well because of Romo's situation.

Now we have all the young talented receivers you could ask for but in this time the oline has fallen apart and the defense has a bunch of brandon carrs at literally every position.

We know what Dak cant do with lesser receivers, we know what Dak still cant do with great receivers, how do we get a jump start to fixing this team within 1-2 seasons rather than hopefully building up over several seasons, by then losing whatever talent we had left at OL, RB, and possibly WR?

The offense is already stacked vs the defense in terms of cap space used, and there's no way we could expect better results on offense if those key talents are gone so what do we do?

Tired of 40 burger games. It's not a recipe for success. It's flashy but not a long term winning formula.

Look at the Cowboy teams that have won SB in the past. Just in the 90's...... usually we win when Aikman attempts is under 30. Similar stats with Romo in the few years we won 11+ games. Our 13-3 under Dak also was the same. If Dak pass attempts under 30 usually we wins. The more pass attempts by our QB the lower our winning %.

1. Rebuild this D. Obviously from middle out. We have below average DT and old ones. LBs who can't change directions and below average safeties.
2. Trade one of our WR for a defensive piece. Should have picked up J Adams. These types of players are worth the draft picks (which often is a gamble).
3. We need to pay up for good FAs. Unfortunately the fugal spending just gets over the hill type players. We have not picked up a decent FA since ???.
4. Once we have a healthy OL we need to run better and run more. Keep pass attempts under 35..

Easier said than done of course.
 

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If Collins wasn't hurt, Miami would have been a good team to see if they'd be interested in giving up a 2nd rounder for him (they have Houston's 1st and 2nd round picks). Brandon Knight looks like he can be serviceable at both LT/RT. Gotta sacrifice somewhere long-term to make up for the shortcomings of how this roster was built. Miami needs a good RT for Tua as he is left-handed.
 

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The truth is that Dak requires elite offensive weapons to succeed. That is why we traded a No.1 pick for a WR in the middle of season and extended him for 100 M. That is why we paid a RB 90M. That is why we spent another No.1 pick on a WR. That is why every good OL is extended for Mega contract.

It almost feels like we are just aiming for No.1 offense and ESPN highlights.
 

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The offensive line isn’t holding up the offense. What is there to fix?
 

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The truth is that Dak requires elite offensive weapons to succeed. That is why we traded a No.1 pick for a WR in the middle of season and extended him for 100 M. That is why we paid a RB 90M. That is why we spent another No.1 pick on a WR. That is why every good OL is extended for Mega contract.

It almost feels like we are just aiming for No.1 offense and ESPN highlights.
Very strange that you see this thread as being about Dak.
 

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Tired of 40 burger games. It's not a recipe for success. It's flashy but not a long term winning formula.

Look at the Cowboy teams that have won SB in the past. Just in the 90's...... usually we win when Aikman attempts is under 30. Similar stats with Romo in the few years we won 11+ games. Our 13-3 under Dak also was the same. If Dak pass attempts under 30 usually we wins. The more pass attempts by our QB the lower our winning %.

1. Rebuild this D. Obviously from middle out. We have below average DT and old ones. LBs who can't change directions and below average safeties.
2. Trade one of our WR for a defensive piece. Should have picked up J Adams. These types of players are worth the draft picks (which often is a gamble).
3. We need to pay up for good FAs. Unfortunately the fugal spending just gets over the hill type players. We have not picked up a decent FA since ???.
4. Once we have a healthy OL we need to run better and run more. Keep pass attempts under 35..

Easier said than done of course.
We have never won or even made a super bowl w/o a very good D. No, not even w/ an average one. Our D has been very good every time we've made a super bowl.
 
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