Horrible drafting = Bad Team

I saw Taco on MNF the other night make a huge sack for the world champs. We just gave up too early on that one.

Blackspider214 said:

Dak was a total accident just like Romo. Dak was drafted to be a 3rd string QB. It took a QB in front of Dak on the depth chart to get hurt and bump Dak to 2 so he got his shot when Romo went down. Just like Romo was stashed on the practice squad and was about to be cut before Quincy was arrested. he stayed on and relieved Bledsoe because he was so bad. One was not even drafted and the other was drafted to be stashed down the roster as a warm body. These are this regime's only 2 QBs they have that have been successful. Aikman was Jimmy's doing.

Drafting after the 3rd round is such a crapshoot. In rounds 1-3 over the last 5 drafts, this team is not good overall and it isn't even close. The last 5 years of drafting should be the core of this team from rounds 1-3. Name me that core and how they are helping? There isn't many at all and that is the huge underlying issue. They draft well enough to be an average team but not even close to build any core that can sustain any success. We still have not had back to back playoff seasons since what, 2006 and 2007?

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They used a draft pick on him, so "total accident" isn't an accurate way to put it. Dak did vastly exceed expectations though.

We draft fine we just allocate our resources to positions you shouldn't.

We are screwed and Dak's contract ends our future chances completely.



I've told yall for years this would happen and it's happening and we haven't even got that deal done yet.

1-3 and we're going to lock down this roster for the foreseeable future.

coult44 said:

We could go back as far as you want, but let’s just go 3 years. This is why we are so horrible. In nobody’s universe is this drafting any good at all. This is one star in 3 years and only a couple of average starters.

Taco, Cheeto, J.Lewis, Switzer, Woods, Pollard, M.White (DB), C.Williams, D.Armstrong, Covington, M.White (QB), McGovern, Scarbrough, M. Jackson, Hill, J.Jackson, Wilson, Webber, Gallimore, Robinson, Anae, Dinucci,


Of course We did get CeeDee, LVE, and I think Diggs and Badass, will pan out. I might also throw Pollard down here, but he’s in the dog house because of his stupidity. LVE could also be on the bad list because he’s looking like a less healthy version of Sean Lee, and that’s a hard thing to do.

When you add bad drafting and the bargain basement Shopping in Free Agency together, it paints a great picture of why our favorite team is 1-3.

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And the draft picks that did work out like Jones and Collins on defense we let walk. We let 4 defensive starters from last year go which isn’t talked about much.

LVE wasn’t a good pick either. The guy has major health issues and we will be lucky to get 5 games out of him in a season. He is another one headed to an early retirement, neck issues like back issues never get better.

Its amazing how far the glass of optimism and pessimism bends...

Draft? I thought we were killing it per board.

coult44 said:

We could go back as far as you want, but let’s just go 3 years. This is why we are so horrible. In nobody’s universe is this drafting any good at all. This is one star in 3 years and only a couple of average starters.

Taco, Cheeto, J.Lewis, Switzer, Woods, Pollard, M.White (DB), C.Williams, D.Armstrong, Covington, M.White (QB), McGovern, Scarbrough, M. Jackson, Hill, J.Jackson, Wilson, Webber, Gallimore, Robinson, Anae, Dinucci,


Of course We did get CeeDee, LVE, and I think Diggs and Badass, will pan out. I might also throw Pollard down here, but he’s in the dog house because of his stupidity. LVE could also be on the bad list because he’s looking like a less healthy version of Sean Lee, and that’s a hard thing to do.

When you add bad drafting and the bargain basement Shopping in Free Agency together, it paints a great picture of why our favorite team is 1-3.

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so the #1 offense in the league 2 straight years full of actual hand picked draft picks are an accident some are saying dumb luck, really we could say that about all teams draft..

yes they are striking out on a lot of defensive players and teams go through that , they made some poor decisions.

but calling them bad drafting team when the offense is full of examples of the why they aren't..

its not for lack of effort the defensive players they simply missed on a lot.. no draft is full proof its c rap shoot at best, all teams think they have the data and then go for it..Injurys and what not factor in.they took some risks , it failed but they have gems on offense the last decade within the OL, Wrs, QB etc etc they made the right decsions on Amari and he might be the only non draft starter on offense

defense needs addressing but you cant be bad at drafting to point this place goes and have taken on offense like they have

dont tell me Gallup and ced.wilson(was injured early starting to come along) weren't great finds, Browns developing, the OL was the best and they are trying rebuild slowly and have talent that has yet to develop stop calling players like McGovern, Hill, and others busts before they have shot to develop

we saw LVE , LEE, and Jsmith together one season all helathy and it looked very good , now it was all mistakes..come on get real..

yes mistakes were made put saying they are poor drafters without looking at all 32 teams over a given time period would prove otherwise..


im sure this new staff with few future drafts will get players they feel fit the new schemes and slowly dig out on defense..

Slick said:

I think the teams that take the best available player, vs a need tend to have a longer more successful winning cycle.

Drafting is a crapshoot at best. I tend to believe that the higher the pick, the more the pressure to hit a home run. What really happens is that you wind up focusing on a much smaller pool of talent, and don't have time spent looking at more players that could bring in more upside per dollar a few picks later.

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TY someone that realizes common sense needs to come in play..half that OPs list has Rookies and 2nd year players as busts LMAO were they supposed to go to the PB by now? HOF candidates? some drafts pan out bog for starters others have backups and mixed bag, the issue mostly on defense is those player starting right now picked by the old DC and Richard are backups and dont fit this scheme.. its growing pains...so yes mistakes were made and on defense a lot of players starting should be backups.. they will get ti fixed..new voice in WM and Jerrys ears now but cant get that done year one 4 games in..sorry..thats unrelaistic expecations..

Most teams draft about the same over time. There's really no such thing as a "good" drafting team, except for teams that know how to stockpile picks. The more swings you have at bat, the more likely you are to hit a home run. Simple as that. Dallas doesn't stockpile picks the way the some teams do.

Now, handing out bad contracts to mediocre players, that's something different entirely. That's less the law of averages and more just plain old incompetence.

dsturgeon said:

Hill is in his 2nd year, and has been playing well.
Gallimore is a rookie
We don't know about Mcgovern yet
pollard was very good value
cheeto was not a bad pick

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PFF has Hill at the very bottom of ranked players. Absolutely last. He has not been playing well at all.

coult44 said:

PFF has Hill at the very bottom of ranked players. Absolutely last. He has not been playing well at all.

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tackles

Hill 6 solo 4assist
Woods 2 solo 7assist
Poe 3 solo 4assist
Crawford 1 solo 4assist

He has been showing up when I watch.

As Charles Barkley would say.....turrible.

Slick said:

Dak was a steal and excellent pick. Bargain for 4yrs.

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Dak is a HUGE part of the problem
and his four years are up

Time to cut Dak Nasty

It's a combination of drafting, trades and free agency. All 3 are important in today's NFL. You have to be active, you have to manage a cap, know when to part ways and make those tough decisions while building a balanced roster. Cowboys aren't very good at any of these things. The front office makes stupid decisions on a regular basis.