My solutions for a better 2022

RS12

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Its all rearranging deck chairs. 1) inept ownership. 2) Clueless HC. 3) 20% of the salary cap tied up for years in a QB who excels against the NFC east only.
 

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Williams will be gone. His contract is up and he likely cashes in (using his Dallas rep) somewhere like New York.

I think we need a monster DT like Jordan Davis. We need somebody nasty up the middle. I like Osa, I like Gallimore etc. But they just aren't that nasty behemoth in the middle.

Here is a DT who is mean enough to hit a police officer--what do ya think lol?
Cleveland Browns DT Malik McDowell arrested on charges of battery on police officer, resisting arrest, public exposure
 

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Its all rearranging deck chairs. 1) inept ownership. 2) Clueless HC. 3) 20% of the salary cap tied up for years in a QB who excels against the NFC east only.

Superbowl!!!!!!!:confused:
 

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Ronnie I would say do whatever it takes to restore our running game.
I think that requires a commitment to it and probably new personnel in the line and in the backfield.
KM isn’t the guy to champion that cause.
Can you imagine going to Green Bay or any playoff cold weather stadium this time of year carrying our current run game to town.

Not in the least.. His unwillingness to commit to the run has been a bur in my arse for three years now.. He just won't do it.. He did it for 4 games this year after Jerry called him on the carpet for that what was it? 12? 13? running plays in Tampa.. But once they won that game at the Pats and at the Vikings with the running struggling that was it.. I never saw anything but lukewarm commitment to the run after that..
 

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Very good ideas. However, two massive problems that will overtake the solutions: #4 and Jerry still running the show.
 

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You can't operate your offense when 2/5 of your line is terrible
Particularly when the 2/5 is next to each other. The line would be better if the 2/5 was at LG and RT. But strong, physical DTs simply have a wide path into the backfield.
 

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After the pain of this latest nut kick has calmed down enough.. we must endeavor to figure out to avoid a repeat next season. Here's mine..

#1 ) Fire Philbin - The o-line struggles are on him.. These guys are too good to be getting whipped with this much regularity. he gotta go...

#2) and maybe 1a) replace Williams.. too many holding calls and too many times pushed back into the QB or the running back.. He gotta go.

#3) Pray somebody hires Kellen Moore away.. When teams are all saying the same thing about how to stop your offense (and it keeps working) then it's time for a new offense. The Cowboys have never been good when they could not run the ball consistently.. and Moore does not want to run the ball at all. He gotta go.

#4) Draft another Micah Parsons.. no not necessarily another super freak linebacker.. just another hungry play maker on defense. Failing that, get us a dawg for the offensive line to replace either Williams or Biadasz.. better if we could replace both.. maybe one draft pick, maybe one FA vet.

#5) Get healthy.. Captain Obvious right.. The big three of Dak, Zeke and Tyron being dinged up frankly derailed this season as much as anything.. Neither of these guys was the same player after their injury and the cumulative effect on the offense when THEY dropped off was monumental.

#6) Put all the DTs on whatever program Neville Gallimore was on.. Dude clearly put on 25-30 pounds of muscle this offseason and came back a completely different body type. He now has 1-tech size and 3-tech agility.

#7) Pay whatever it takes to keep Dan Quinn.. that turnaround on defense was amazing. Even in this playoff game after getting run over early the adjustments to slow the 49ers down were impressive.

I'm sure there are other areas folks would like to give attention.. but these were the first ones that leapt to mind for me. By all means.. please share yours..
Some good ideas there, chief!
 

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Very good ideas. However, two massive problems that will overtake the solutions: #4 and Jerry still running the show.

If that's your stance that's your stance.. But given that neither guy is going anywhere any time soon I'd rather focus on things that CAN change..
 

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I have to wonder how much of the offensive struggles don't come back to guys not believing in what Moore is calling.. I know if I was Zeke or Pollard I would let out a long sigh every time he sent in the handoff up the middle play.. It hasn't really worked in 3 months but continues to be a staple of our offense. Even on that 3rd and short that Zeke converted that was all HIS effort because the line blocked absolutely nobody.. Same with the receivers when he calls the "everybody run to the sticks and curl" play on 3rd and long. Every defense in the league has seen that a thousand times and are always ready for it. Same with the offensive line.. Do they believe in the blocking schemes? Hell in some cases I am left wondering if they even know them.. because how many times we see guys get into our backfield completely unblocked.. even on short yardage plays when we KNOW the name of the game is get a hat on a hat and drive!??!

Pollard should’ve been used more on Sunday. Zeke is getting most of the snaps because he can block and our OL is struggling to block. It’s anyone’s guess if they believe in the blocking schemes. I noticed many even in the media were jumping off the Cowboys bandwagon later in the season. Very few were picking them to win last Sunday. I don’t think the prognostications for the team are going to be very good heading into next season. Even the most optimistic fans are going to be leery of the team. I noticed some of the sunshine fans took off after the loss to Arizona. This is one of the more disappointing seasons I can remember because of how good the team started. As long as the Cowboys continue to have the better QB in the division they’ll continue competing for the NFC East title.
 

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This Oline has sucked for years buddy. They had a great stretch to begin the year and then as soon as Smith went down and Collins came back it lost it.

This Oline is the key to the offense and they are garbage.

A couple of years ago you called me a troll for having the temerity to say I wouldn't pay Dak 40m. Pardon me but I wouldn't trust anything football related that comes out of your mouth.
Which stiff do you want to play now?
 

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After the pain of this latest nut kick has calmed down enough.. we must endeavor to figure out to avoid a repeat next season. Here's mine..

#1 ) Fire Philbin - The o-line struggles are on him.. These guys are too good to be getting whipped with this much regularity. he gotta go...

This is a priority. Something drastic happened this year on that line that showed signs of erosion last season.

The issue with Collins being out and then being "punished" when he came back was a problem. It also seemed to coincide with the time Philbin got COVID and then we started hearing about McAdoo actually having a real responsibilities, including the OL. Something happened, no question. We need to go about the business of getting a better OL coach. We have not a great one since Callahan.

#2) and maybe 1a) replace Williams.. too many holding calls and too many times pushed back into the QB or the running back.. He gotta go.

Well, he is a free agent, so you just draft his replacement.

#3) Pray somebody hires Kellen Moore away.. When teams are all saying the same thing about how to stop your offense (and it keeps working) then it's time for a new offense. The Cowboys have never been good when they could not run the ball consistently.. and Moore does not want to run the ball at all. He gotta go.

I think the book was out on him later in the season. I guess some expected a better outcome and it is not like they can publicly embarrass him by canceling interviews. He will be back, unfortunately.

#4) Draft another Micah Parsons.. no not necessarily another super freak linebacker.. just another hungry play maker on defense. Failing that, get us a dawg for the offensive line to replace either Williams or Biadasz.. better if we could replace both.. maybe one draft pick, maybe one FA vet.

We need another sleek LBer that can chase the ball since our DL can't win on the interior consistently. If they won't get a quality presence on the DL, fortify LBer then. Might be even easier to identify.

#5) Get healthy.. Captain Obvious right.. The big three of Dak, Zeke and Tyron being dinged up frankly derailed this season as much as anything.. Neither of these guys was the same player after their injury and the cumulative effect on the offense when THEY dropped off was monumental.

These were either the typical Tyron Smith result we should have expected, the continued decline of Elliott we should have anticipated and a fairly mild injury to the QB.

#6) Put all the DTs on whatever program Neville Gallimore was on.. Dude clearly put on 25-30 pounds of muscle this offseason and came back a completely different body type. He now has 1-tech size and 3-tech agility.

And he still can't be dominant against a quality line. He was pretty much stalemated the entire game but did get to contribute a nice personal foul that helped end the game. So there is that.

#7) Pay whatever it takes to keep Dan Quinn.. that turnaround on defense was amazing. Even in this playoff game after getting run over early the adjustments to slow the 49ers down were impressive.

Unless Quinn really turns everyone off or out and out declines a job to stay, I don't see any way he returns. There are quite simply too many teams that are in pursuit.

Good post though.

Wait.

We need more Prescott and Romo comparison threads, so I take it all back.
 

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Whew, where do we start.

No pun intended, but our QB is not a money one. His record shows it, but the show continues.

Thought we had decent personnel for postseason play; accomplished, but we are fans of the Dallas Cowboys!

What good are all these players if they can't be coached; sharpening their skills, attitude, being responsible, disciplined, focused, attention to detail to get to the next level.

So maybe it's also on the coordinators(2) and their "staff" not to mention Big Mike.

It's going to be interesting who goes, who stays. That's another factor and twist.

The D imo is slightly ahead of the Offense. Fix the Oline with the current players on the roster, draft or the open market.

We need a mean dominant SOB in the middle of the Dline. Find some linebackers, maybe they're already on the roster.

I don't think we need a ton of acquisitions, just the right ones. We need players who don't mind getting their hands or uniforms dirty and ones that are committed. Playing for the Star is more than collecting a fat check and notoriety! That's the physical side.

Above all, what this team needs is Leadership. Not 53 players running around like chickens without a head!

Remember we got into the playoffs, now Imua, go forward and improve.
 

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did you miss the part where he got benched because of his poor play? The only reason he was playing was because McGovern sucked worse.
Yes, I know he was benched for holding penalties and poor play, but many studs perform badly for our team, when does it start becoming about culture?
 

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Some good ideas there, chief!

Thanks Bro.. it took me a couple of days to recover from that loss.. It was terribly disheartening because it looked like almost every other loss we've had in the last three seasons.. Slow start.. no running game.. disjointed play calling.. ridiculous penalties and last but not least.. refs finding new and creative ways to screw the Cowboys.. How the hell do you stand over the ball until there is one second left on the play clock then call delay of game? And how the hell does a ref run 30 yards and manage to run right into the back of the QB? Why is he not running to one side? The ball was down and our guys were in place.. Is he near sighted and didn't notice until it was too late that he was about to run into the 240 man in front of him?
 

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Thanks Bro.. it took me a couple of days to recover from that loss.. It was terribly disheartening because it looked like almost every other loss we've had in the last three seasons.. Slow start.. no running game.. disjointed play calling.. ridiculous penalties and last but not least.. refs finding new and creative ways to screw the Cowboys.. How the hell do you stand over the ball until there is one second left on the play clock then call delay of game? And how the hell does a ref run 30 yards and manage to run right into the back of the QB? Why is he not running to one side? The ball was down and our guys were in place.. Is he near sighted and didn't notice until it was too late that he was about to run into the 240 man in front of him?
We're all getting over it.
Was over it by Monday pretty much.
Guess after 26 years of this, you get used to it.
 
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