CFZ Tell me about this off season

How can this be (fill in all the catchy media phrases to describe our off-season) which just began really?

• Worst off-season of the year?
• Worst off-season in history?
• A step backwards?

We lost a talented route runner who led the team in no category for receiving in 2021.
We lost a talented DE who had more silly penalties and more missed games than he had sacks.
We avoided 2 hugely talented players, one on offense and one on defense, who had not performed consistently to warrant those huge salaries and dependance by the team for another year.

I liked both players and the flashes they showed, and I was frustrated by their missed games, untimely errors, and lack of consistency or show-up in big games. I am also frustrated that the Cowboys don’t sign big name players in free agency so I can have hope for a little while in what we have on paper.

That said, here is my question for you. Just how bad have the Cowboys gone this off-season from the team that underperformed and didn’t win a playoff game? Assuming we complete our receiving corps and find our starting left guard in the remaining free agency and the draft, are we going to miss Cooper’s 865 yards and Gregory’s 15 tackles and 6 sacks in 12 games so much that we now have no chance to win a playoff game?

I’m not saying we didn’t want to sign big name players at 2-3 positions. But that part drives us crazy every year. It’s like people are basing our “worst off-season in history” on losing Gregory and Cooper. I’m not understanding that.

Today, give me a starting LG and I think our overall team will be just as successful as last year. Hit on 2-3 contributors in the draft, and I still think we may be more successful.

simple fact is right now they lost good maybe very good talent (amari, lael, gregory) and did nothing to replace them and it does not get more easy to do stuff in free agency if u sit around and wait

free agency = zero sum game

stuff can change but no one can see the future and right now they lost way more then they added for no real reason. if they use the cap space maybe i would say different but they have not that is just the truth

and i do not think jerry and steph diserve the benefit of the doubt so i will not give it to them

Chuck 54 said:

How can this be (fill in all the catchy media phrases to describe our off-season) which just began really?

• Worst off-season of the year?
• Worst off-season in history?
• A step backwards?

We lost a talented route runner who led the team in no category for receiving in 2021.
We lost a talented DE who had more silly penalties and more missed games than he had sacks.
We avoided 2 hugely talented players, one on offense and one on defense, who had not performed consistently to warrant those huge salaries and dependance by the team for another year.

I liked both players and the flashes they showed, and I was frustrated by their missed games, untimely errors, and lack of consistency or show-up in big games. I am also frustrated that the Cowboys don’t sign big name players in free agency so I can have hope for a little while in what we have on paper.

That said, here is my question for you. Just how bad have the Cowboys gone this off-season from the team that underperformed and didn’t win a playoff game? Assuming we complete our receiving corps and find our starting left guard in the remaining free agency and the draft, are we going to miss Cooper’s 865 yards and Gregory’s 15 tackles and 6 sacks in 12 games so much that we now have no chance to win a playoff game?

I’m not saying we didn’t want to sign big name players at 2-3 positions. But that part drives us crazy every year. It’s like people are basing our “worst off-season in history” on losing Gregory and Cooper. I’m not understanding that.

Today, give me a starting LG and I think our overall team will be just as successful as last year. Hit on 2-3 contributors in the draft, and I still think we may be more successful.

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We won’t know for months whether or not this was a good off-season. What does seem very apparent is our front office is poorly prepared year after year. No clear plan of action; a collection of seemingly reactive moves that lack coherency and purpose. More like a fantasy football team front office than a savvy NFL front office.

Stephen Jones hinting publicly on their plans to part ways with Amari Cooper, then finding it hard to make a trade with equal value when teams knew they were done with Coop anyway. Just plain stupid. Watching multiple teams with similar or worse salary cap problems run circles around the Cowboys in free agency.

We won’t know for a while what this off-season has produced. But after 26 straight years with the same clowns running things and lacking vision or humility, it’s extremely hard to not see this off-season as an ongoing sequel where the same ending occurs.

A few teams wanted our trash... maybe they saw something we didnt. Hell Gregory thought he put a joint out on a stajum seat and caught the entire stajum up in Denver on fire. We might get him back on the cheap.

At least so far...and Free Agency is not over and the Draft has not even taken place....I'd say we took a minor step back.
Nothing more or less.
But again, it's still a very long way until September.

Bobhaze said:

We won’t know for months whether or not this was a good off-season. What does seem very apparent is our front office is poorly prepared year after year. No clear plan of action; a collection of seemingly reactive moves that lack coherency and purpose. More like a fantasy football team front office than a savvy NFL front office.

Stephen Jones hinting publicly on their plans to part ways with Amari Cooper, then finding it hard to make a trade with equal value when teams knew they were done with Coop anyway. Just plain stupid. Watching multiple teams with similar or worse salary cap problems run circles around the Cowboys in free agency.

We won’t know for a while what this off-season has produced. But after 26 straight years with the same clowns running things and lacking vision or humility, it’s extremely hard to not see this off-season as an ongoing sequel where the same ending occurs.

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The fact that our front office has been treating free agency the same way for a few years now tells me they definitely have a plan. That plan just doesn’t seem very good to us fans….lol. I really think if last year’s team had won a couple of playoff games, or a team in the future does so, then they may see clearly the missing pieces and go out a limb in free agency to get over the hump.

Bobhaze said:

We won’t know for months whether or not this was a good off-season. What does seem very apparent is our front office is poorly prepared year after year. No clear plan of action; a collection of seemingly reactive moves that lack coherency and purpose. More like a fantasy football team front office than a savvy NFL front office.

Stephen Jones hinting publicly on their plans to part ways with Amari Cooper, then finding it hard to make a trade with equal value when teams knew they were done with Coop anyway. Just plain stupid. Watching multiple teams with similar or worse salary cap problems run circles around the Cowboys in free agency.

We won’t know for a while what this off-season has produced. But after 26 straight years with the same clowns running things and lacking vision or humility, it’s extremely hard to not see this off-season as an ongoing sequel where the same ending occurs.

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For me, the only big loss was Amari.Amari was not perfect,as he had some mental toughness issues, but we’ve seen what Dak looked like pre-Amari.W/ MG, probably not ready right off the bat, It’s time for CD to step up. Will he be able to do so w/out having Amari there to take the main focus of the D.We will see.McClay is going to have to knock it out of the park w/ the draft as Oline has also been weakened.

Chuck 54 said:

How can this be (fill in all the catchy media phrases to describe our off-season) which just began really?

• Worst off-season of the year?
• Worst off-season in history?
• A step backwards?

We lost a talented route runner who led the team in no category for receiving in 2021.
We lost a talented DE who had more silly penalties and more missed games than he had sacks.
We avoided 2 hugely talented players, one on offense and one on defense, who had not performed consistently to warrant those huge salaries and dependance by the team for another year.

I liked both players and the flashes they showed, and I was frustrated by their missed games, untimely errors, and lack of consistency or show-up in big games. I am also frustrated that the Cowboys don’t sign big name players in free agency so I can have hope for a little while in what we have on paper.

That said, here is my question for you. Just how bad have the Cowboys gone this off-season from the team that underperformed and didn’t win a playoff game? Assuming we complete our receiving corps and find our starting left guard in the remaining free agency and the draft, are we going to miss Cooper’s 865 yards and Gregory’s 15 tackles and 6 sacks in 12 games so much that we now have no chance to win a playoff game?

I’m not saying we didn’t want to sign big name players at 2-3 positions. But that part drives us crazy every year. It’s like people are basing our “worst off-season in history” on losing Gregory and Cooper. I’m not understanding that.

Today, give me a starting LG and I think our overall team will be just as successful as last year. Hit on 2-3 contributors in the draft, and I still think we may be more successful.

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worst offseason in history is ridiculous at this point considering the GMs mishaps for almost 3 decades. Sure it could be better but there were some real doozies in the past that will be tough to top, even for Jerry!

I agree about Coop and Gregory.. Would I have liked to keep them, yes, but it didn't kill me when they moved on. I think a couple of players left to get in FA that could help, to me would be to get the HoneyBadger and sign him to a few year contract. Then pick up Bobby Wagner on a 1 year deal. Both if nothing else would be great for leadership at LB and in the secondary. Then draft BPA with the draft. If some decent O-lineman gets let go get him also...

I'm totally confident by our superior organization (follow the money) that we will compete for a NFCE championship this year. We won't come close to a Superbowl. If you believe anything else very sorry. Build a Cornhole pit in your backyard.

I’ll give you two words about this offseason it sucks! I’ve been following the team since 1972 and this is the worst offseason I can remember. The goal of every offseason is to improve and we haven’t we’ve gotten worse.

As usual, the media overreacts so people overreact and if any other team was doing this, it would be business as usual.

GB and KC lost WR's considered the best on their teams and in their conferences, HOU lost a franchise QB and SEA lost a franchise QB and their best D player.

I am waiting to see what they do prior to the draft, the draft and post draft but the DC returned to his job and took himself out of consideration for HC jobs and while losing Gregory was a surprise to all of them, that was not a big loss. Would he come back without a conversation with the Joneses about how they would address his side of the ball? I don't think so.

I do not think they let Collins and Williams walk without discussing that among the coaching staff. And the same goes for Cooper.

Cooper arranged his own exit with his decisions regarding the protocol, his comments about targets and the way he played the end of that playoff game. Think that staff didn't watch every player on that last possession several times over? Was Cooper giving his best, his all, on that last possession? If not, that's not a loss and we need another WR.

We do not know what this team is going to look like come September and if I recall, most of the predictions around here were for 8 or 9 wins on the season, not 12.

Let's be honest, this isn't about the off season as much as it is many are not over the way that playoff game went down and not just the end of it but the entire game. Our team got punched in the face and failed to counter punch and what makes it worse is that the Niners were coming to do just that, told us they were going to do it and then did it. That's a tough loss in a game that is supposed to be physical and about being tough and not just physically tough.

Worst offseason of the year? It’s the only offseason of the year…

Crickets and moaning, and a ton of cursing

Yet another hypothetical thread!

Defense should be mid-tier.. Our only chance is o-line and Dak playing lights out and Zeke being his old self. Anything is possible but we are no-longer a paper tiger. Just a wet tampon. Squeak into NFCE championship and gone.

daboyzruleperiod said:

Yet another hypothetical thread!

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Well upload a Philly Cheese Steak recipe. Do something geez. Add some value here.

Chuck 54 said:

How can this be (fill in all the catchy media phrases to describe our off-season) which just began really?

• Worst off-season of the year?
• Worst off-season in history?
• A step backwards?

We lost a talented route runner who led the team in no category for receiving in 2021.
We lost a talented DE who had more silly penalties and more missed games than he had sacks.
We avoided 2 hugely talented players, one on offense and one on defense, who had not performed consistently to warrant those huge salaries and dependance by the team for another year.

I liked both players and the flashes they showed, and I was frustrated by their missed games, untimely errors, and lack of consistency or show-up in big games. I am also frustrated that the Cowboys don’t sign big name players in free agency so I can have hope for a little while in what we have on paper.

That said, here is my question for you. Just how bad have the Cowboys gone this off-season from the team that underperformed and didn’t win a playoff game? Assuming we complete our receiving corps and find our starting left guard in the remaining free agency and the draft, are we going to miss Cooper’s 865 yards and Gregory’s 15 tackles and 6 sacks in 12 games so much that we now have no chance to win a playoff game?

I’m not saying we didn’t want to sign big name players at 2-3 positions. But that part drives us crazy every year. It’s like people are basing our “worst off-season in history” on losing Gregory and Cooper. I’m not understanding that.

Today, give me a starting LG and I think our overall team will be just as successful as last year. Hit on 2-3 contributors in the draft, and I still think we may be more successful.

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I dont believe they are much worse for wear. My issue is they should be more aggressive in trying to improve. When you go 12-5 and have an up and coming defense to back up a offense capable of big points, you should be aggressive. We need to fix the run game on offense and defense. If we do those two things we compete. Unfortunately we've done neither and appear to be heavily reliant on having an outstanding draft.

Chuck 54 said:

How can this be (fill in all the catchy media phrases to describe our off-season) which just began really?

• Worst off-season of the year?
• Worst off-season in history?
• A step backwards?

We lost a talented route runner who led the team in no category for receiving in 2021.
We lost a talented DE who had more silly penalties and more missed games than he had sacks.
We avoided 2 hugely talented players, one on offense and one on defense, who had not performed consistently to warrant those huge salaries and dependance by the team for another year.

I liked both players and the flashes they showed, and I was frustrated by their missed games, untimely errors, and lack of consistency or show-up in big games. I am also frustrated that the Cowboys don’t sign big name players in free agency so I can have hope for a little while in what we have on paper.

That said, here is my question for you. Just how bad have the Cowboys gone this off-season from the team that underperformed and didn’t win a playoff game? Assuming we complete our receiving corps and find our starting left guard in the remaining free agency and the draft, are we going to miss Cooper’s 865 yards and Gregory’s 15 tackles and 6 sacks in 12 games so much that we now have no chance to win a playoff game?

I’m not saying we didn’t want to sign big name players at 2-3 positions. But that part drives us crazy every year. It’s like people are basing our “worst off-season in history” on losing Gregory and Cooper. I’m not understanding that.

Today, give me a starting LG and I think our overall team will be just as successful as last year. Hit on 2-3 contributors in the draft, and I still think we may be more successful.

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Well said. I liked Gregory and Cooper, but I don't think we'll miss them. What aggravates me is that the Cowboys are not doing anything to improve the team. Every free agent doesn't want 5 years 120M. They were willing to pay Gregory 70+ million, was there no one in free agency better than Gregory?

This is the same off season the Cowboys have every year. The Cowboys don't, or rarely trade. They ignore FA and build exclusively through the draft. Like I said, they don't have to get 120M dollar guys in FA. But don't go to a dripping dumpster for your starters like they did in the 2019 off season. Remember those guys we got on the DL for cheap? Poe and gang? That was an embarrassment.

I think it's a step back, but not a steep step back. If Gallup is healthy, I'm not sure that he, Lamb and Washington are that much of a drop-off from Cooper, Lamb and Washington. Collins was cut because he didn't look that much better than Steele and at times looked worse. I think we'll miss some of the disruption Gregory provided, but as far as sacks go, I'm not sure the production is much more than we'll get out of Fowler.

The problem is that we couldn't afford to take a step back. We were already chasing most of the teams that made the playoffs last year. Some may point to the draft, but all those other teams have the same opportunity we do to add to their talent in the draft. We could very well win the East again, but it doesn't matter to those of us who want more from our team than a playoff appearance.