The Drought

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Jerry says we were just unlucky this year. Team is loaded with talent. Next year is our year for sure.

Bwaaahaahahahahahahhaa.
 

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The Boys have 10 draft picks coming up and perhaps drafting in the 4-8 range.

Offensive line will come back strong after this year’s injuries.

Rookies are getting valuable reps on the field.

Front office learned their lesson in signing over the hill FA.
If the bold were true, this thread would not exist. They do not learn lessons because that requires paying for one's mistakes and they pay for nothing. They err with impunity and will continue to do so.

Better to hope they get lucky than smart. The owner hired an idiot as his GM, who hired his son to help him prove incompetency is hereditary as long as they don't pay for mistakes.
 

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We'll see.

Wasn't this team said to be "loaded" and "playoff ready" THIS year?

All the thrill of getting Lamb added to the receiving corps. McGovern coming off his rookie year now recovered from injury. T. Smith, as always, dominant, or at least close to it. Lawrence got that shoulder problem fixed, T. Crawford recovered from hip surgery.

And don't forget we had Poe, the "big guy" in the middle we so desperately had needed for years, and the old reliable vet Gerald McCoy coming in. No more Marinelli, finally a "real" coach in McCarthy, to replace "the Clapper" at the helm. Cooper fully healthy, unlike 2019. The fierce Tyler Biadasz coming in at center.

And here we are at 3-8. Sure losing Dak, Jarwin and others was a big part of it, but even with Dak, Cowboys were 1-3, with only a very improbable win against the absolutely stupid Falcons.

Yeah let's cheer for 2021. But before we get all excited again, just remember the hapless Browns. 1-15, surely the next year would be much improved. But guess what? 0-16!

Nothing is guaranteed....
 

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Love the confidence but troubled by some points...OL comes back healthy? There is zero guarantee this will happen, and even less of a guarantee that Smith and Martin remain healthy going forward. Just how it is with the mileage on their bodies. Second, yes rookies are getting valuable time on the field. Front office learning a lesson? This will never, ever, ever, happen with Jerry in charge. They have so many issues with depth, and refuse to sign key FA in the off season that they will again take chances on vets, or banged up guys to fill holes...some things never change, and there is totally no indication this will happen unfortunately
Love the confidence but troubled by some points...OL comes back healthy? There is zero guarantee this will happen, and even less of a guarantee that Smith and Martin remain healthy going forward. Just how it is with the mileage on their bodies. Second, yes rookies are getting valuable time on the field. Front office learning a lesson? This will never, ever, ever, happen with Jerry in charge. They have so many issues with depth, and refuse to sign key FA in the off season that they will again take chances on vets, or banged up guys to fill holes...some things never change, and there is totally no indication this will happen unfortunately
All Droughts must come to an end and it starts next year.

The OL will be healthier next year compared to today, meaning players will start out healthy. Yes , injuries can and most likely continue.
 

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All Droughts must come to an end and it starts next year.

The OL will be healthier next year compared to today, meaning players will start out healthy. Yes , injuries can and most likely continue.
I'd like to share the enthusiasm, but to be honest I can't. Even if healthy, question marks at QB, as well as at RB right now. It will be one of the offseasons where we read.."if everything goes as planned, the Cowboys will compete." We know how that worked for us this year
 

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Being a Dallas fan since '77

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in their own stadium --- is 37-35 and 20-20 the past 5 season.

Jerry googles his Forbes ranking and ask...

"what's your point"?
 

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True, but the last draft hall was pretty good.
We also thought Zeke and Jaylon were good picks at one time. I'd like to see a larger sample size before saying last years haul was a success.
 

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We also thought Zeke and Jaylon were good picks at one time. I'd like to see a larger sample size before saying last years haul was a success.
Good point, but so far so good. Also Zeke and Jaylon were picked at higher draft spots,
 

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We also thought Zeke and Jaylon were good picks at one time. I'd like to see a larger sample size before saying last years haul was a success.

they were good picks, well Zeke was, and Jaylon was questionable because of the injury. Now not so sure. Not going to whine about players this year. Hard to evaluate any player when 3/4 of the starters are missing.
 

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They keep bringing in head coaches that can't put the fear of god in players. Jimmy and Parcells were the only two to have that trait. No fear of being cut leads to no accountability.
…..and the eagerness to get on the injured list.
 

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So after 25 years the front office has finally learned their lesson? Really?

Wow - that's good to know. I'll write that down.

Folks, look, it's not like the FO hasn't put together a team that can make a run over the last 25 years...

2007 and even recently in 2016, they were the #1 seed. Remember all the praise for drafting Dak in the 4th? The rookie production from Zeke? That heralded OL, including drafting Martin (which was a smart draft move) over Johnny Football (which everyone thought Jerry would draft)?? Yeah, that was Will McClay and the rest of the player personnel staff. It's not all Jerry. I would argue these days it may not even be 50% Jerry's decision.

Can't put it all on them for (a) injuries at key positions and (b) the players not living up to the bill, as in 2016 and 2007 when having the #1 seed.

And let's not forget 2009 and 2014, when they advanced to the divisional game.

I'm not going to let Jerrah and Company off free, but don't tell me that they're incapable of putting a roster together, especially through the draft. What they NEED though is more on defense from the draft..DL, LB, DB, all of the above.
 

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Folks, look, it's not like the FO hasn't put together a team that can make a run over the last 25 years...

2007 and even recently in 2016, they were the #1 seed. Remember all the praise for drafting Dak in the 4th? The rookie production from Zeke? That heralded OL, including drafting Martin (which was a smart draft move) over Johnny Football (which everyone thought Jerry would draft)?? Yeah, that was Will McClay and the rest of the player personnel staff. It's not all Jerry. I would argue these days it may not even be 50% Jerry's decision.

Can't put it all on them for (a) injuries at key positions and (b) the players not living up to the bill, as in 2016 and 2007 when having the #1 seed.

And let's not forget 2009 and 2014, when they advanced to the divisional game.

I'm not going to let Jerrah and Company off free, but don't tell me that they're incapable of putting a roster together, especially through the draft. What they NEED though is more on defense from the draft..DL, LB, DB, all of the above.

One of the reasons, the Boys will be good next year is they just had an excellent draft AND have high draft picks coming up AND have a total of 10 picks.

Expecting back to back successful drafts will be the start of a new core of young players. Couple that with some solid/good veteran players, there is a making of a playoff contending team.

Oh, Boys will have a favorable schedule next year.
 

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Folks, look, it's not like the FO hasn't put together a team that can make a run over the last 25 years...

2007 and even recently in 2016, they were the #1 seed. Remember all the praise for drafting Dak in the 4th? The rookie production from Zeke? That heralded OL, including drafting Martin (which was a smart draft move) over Johnny Football (which everyone thought Jerry would draft)?? Yeah, that was Will McClay and the rest of the player personnel staff. It's not all Jerry. I would argue these days it may not even be 50% Jerry's decision.

Can't put it all on them for (a) injuries at key positions and (b) the players not living up to the bill, as in 2016 and 2007 when having the #1 seed.

And let's not forget 2009 and 2014, when they advanced to the divisional game.

I'm not going to let Jerrah and Company off free, but don't tell me that they're incapable of putting a roster together, especially through the draft. What they NEED though is more on defense from the draft..DL, LB, DB, all of the above.

Good post and point taken. I don't disagree with that, but the problem was absolutely Jerry and the front office after the 90's with impetuous picks like Quincy Carter and Shante Carver where Jerry railroaded the player personnel people. Then subsequently we've wasted (so far) two franchise quarterbacks by ignoring the offensive lines and defense at various times.

I'll give you 2007 and 2014. They were gut punches no doubt.

To give you an analogy...

If you've been overweight your entire life, meet a girl, get yourself in great shape and then a year later you break up and you gain the wight back and never lose it again, at your core, who are you really? Are you the overweight guy or the in shape guy? You just don't get the benefit of the doubt.

That's how I look at Jerry.
 

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If the bold were true, this thread would not exist. They do not learn lessons because that requires paying for one's mistakes and they pay for nothing. They err with impunity and will continue to do so.

Better to hope they get lucky than smart. The owner hired an idiot as his GM, who hired his son to help him prove incompetency is hereditary as long as they don't pay for mistakes.
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True, but the last draft hall was pretty good.
Yeah when I'm not in a bad mood about this team and can think rationally, this years draft of CeeDee, Diggs, Gallimore. The emerging Schultz and the development of Conner Williams, Bdz, Gregory. There is hope for the future as far as talent goes.

The annoying, nagging voice on the back of my head that reminds me who the FO consists of is a bit of a downer tho.

I hope we can develop and draft guys that can rise above the dysfunctional organization and win regardless, just like Troy and company did in '95. It can be done, the Switzer years were the height if the dysfunctional culture and we still won, but we had pro bowl players at almost every position. But it can happen.
 

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Folks, look, it's not like the FO hasn't put together a team that can make a run over the last 25 years...

2007 and even recently in 2016, they were the #1 seed. Remember all the praise for drafting Dak in the 4th? The rookie production from Zeke? That heralded OL, including drafting Martin (which was a smart draft move) over Johnny Football (which everyone thought Jerry would draft)?? Yeah, that was Will McClay and the rest of the player personnel staff. It's not all Jerry. I would argue these days it may not even be 50% Jerry's decision.

Can't put it all on them for (a) injuries at key positions and (b) the players not living up to the bill, as in 2016 and 2007 when having the #1 seed.

And let's not forget 2009 and 2014, when they advanced to the divisional game.

I'm not going to let Jerrah and Company off free, but don't tell me that they're incapable of putting a roster together, especially through the draft. What they NEED though is more on defense from the draft..DL, LB, DB, all of the above.

Quite frankly those teams you mention look more like a happy accident than any plan well executed.
And the reason I say that is look at what happened the following years, no playoffs and as often as not a top ten draft pick.
We've only managed to go to the playoffs in successive years twice in the last 25 (97-98, 07-08).

If they truly were able to build a competitive team then you could expect a trip to the playoffs in two-three successive years or four out of five at the minimum but no, as soon as it looks like we're on a roll then we come crashing down to earth.

They don't have the talent to build a successful team in todays NFL and there's 25 years worth of proof to show it!
 

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Yeah when I'm not in a bad mood about this team and can think rationally, this years draft of CeeDee, Diggs, Gallimore. The emerging Schultz and the development of Conner Williams, Bdz, Gregory. There is hope for the future as far as talent goes.

The annoying, nagging voice on the back of my head that reminds me who the FO consists of is a bit of a downer tho.

I hope we can develop and draft guys that can rise above the dysfunctional organization and win regardless, just like Troy and company did in '95. It can be done, the Switzer years were the height if the dysfunctional culture and we still won, but we had pro bowl players at almost every position. But it can happen.

You forget that the team that won the 95 SB were a veteran team loaded with talent, had already won 2 SBs and were well coached while doing so.
None of those things are in place now.
In todays NFL you can only have so much talent, so the organization behind that talent (Coaches and FO) is what makes the difference.
And that's where we fail!
 
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