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America's Cowboy said:
But...so many in here have been saying this team got worse after this offseason's moves...and how this team sucks.
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Some of those same posters wanted Gregory, Cooper, and La’el off the team before the season began last year. We have a good team brother. Dak will be healthy and our two defensive all pros under 25 years of age will only get better. People underestimating the power of Parsons again.:laugh::facepalm:
 

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America's Cowboy said:
But...so many in here have been saying this team got worse after this offseason's moves...and how this team sucks.
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They did. Their talent level is technically worse than the team that left the field after losing to the 49ers.

The Cowboys won't "suck". They rarely do. The worst case is they spit out a .500 season (8-9 wins) coming up just short of the playoffs.

But they won 12 games last year but spit the bit again in the first round. So logic would dictate maybe add some pieces to what they already have and try to improve upon a 12 win team. Instead, they went into cap protection mode, jettisoned productive players and tried to fill the holes with cheap, hope they get lucky type players. Will it pay off? We are about to find out. It hasn't in the past but maybe this time they just get lucky.

They've taken a lot of risks - turning LG, a problem position last year, over to a raw rookie. They lost their best route runner on a bad trade and replaced him with a rookie and a JAG in Washington. LB is thin. They wanted Gregory back at $70 million but when he bolted, they spent literally nothing on fixing his position in FA - they are counting on a cheap FA and a rookie to make their pass rush better than last year.

So they've rolled the die on this, for sure. To me, the Jones' have given me zero reason to believe they actually know what they are doing and have built a team that's ready to make a playoff run. At this point, I need to see to believe.
 
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Sydla said:
They did. Their talent level is technically worse than the team that left the field after losing to the 49ers.

The Cowboys won't "suck". They rarely do. The worst case is they spit out a .500 season (8-9 wins) coming up just short of the playoffs.

But they won 12 games last year but spit the bit again in the first round. So logic would dictate maybe add some pieces to what they already have and try to improve upon a 12 win team. Instead, they went into cap protection mode, jettisoned productive players and tried to fill the holes with cheap, hope they get lucky type players. Will it pay off? We are about to find out. It hasn't in the past but maybe this time they just get lucky.

They've taken a lot of risks - turning LG, a problem position last year, over to a raw rookie. They lost their best route runner on a bad trade and replaced him with a rookie and a JAG in Washington. LB is thin. They wanted Gregory back at $70 million but when he bolted, they spent literally nothing on fixing his position in FA - they are counting on a cheap FA and a rookie to make their pass rush better than last year.

So they've rolled the die on this, for sure. To me, the Jones' have given me zero reason to believe they actually know what they are doing and have built a team that's ready to make a playoff run. At this point, I need to see to believe.
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How so?

The Oline was horribly bad last year. The two biggest problem guys (La'el & Connor) are gone. Their replacements should be better, thus making the Oline better. This should help improve the run game, which in turn, will help the passing game, especially with the losses of Amari & Cedrick.

Last year's LBs (other than Micah) were not that good. With Cox coming back healthy, along with LVE, plus the addition of Harper along with a resigned Kearse for nickle packages should definitely help improve the LB group.

Both Offense and Defense were improved through the Draft, plus many good undrafted free agents were signed as well.

The Defense will be in its 2nd year under Dan Quinn, and Kellen Moore, Dak and the Offense will have another year to learn from last year's mistakes. With the young talent the team picked up during this year's Draft, plus the resigning of key veterans, this team should be close to as good, if not better, than last year.
 
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I've seen them from 6th to 15th, so take your pick.
Probably somewhere in between though
 
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I don't put much stock into power rankings good or bad. Cowboys need to go out and play good ball, do that and you have a chance to make it the entire way
 

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America's Cowboy said:
How so?

The Oline was horribly bad last year. The two biggest problem guys (La'el & Connor) are gone. Their replacements should be better, thus making the Oline better. This should help improve the run game, which in turn, will help the passing game, especially with the losses of Amari & Cedrick.
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You have zero idea if the two guys they replaced Collins and Williams are better. Smith is a raw rookie who could take a year or so just to get his feet wet. I mean Williams was a 2nd round pick and people thought he could play when drafted and a few years later we couldn't wait to get rid of him. Note, I am not saying that dumping Williams was a bad move. It wasn't. But there's this bizarre belief that just dumping Williams alone makes us better............. it doesn't if Smith can't play. Steele? Who knows what he's going to be like as the clear full time starter at RT. And now we don't have depth unless you believe Ball has proven he can play.

So no, OL wasn't solved. It's still a really big question mark. They have some options but as of now, we have zero idea if they will work out in our favor. For example, if Smith gets hurt again at LT, where do the Cowboys turn? Is Ball ready to slide into an OT role?

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Last year's LBs (other than Micah) were not that good. With Cox coming back healthy, along with LVE, plus the addition of Harper along with a resigned Kearse for nickle packages should definitely help improve the LB group.
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Cox has never played a down in the NFL. How do you know how good he is? Again, the Cowboys are taking some big risks here assuming a guy coming off a knee injury having never played a NFL game is going to "fix" what ails us at the position. Harper is a 5th round pick. He's as likely to land on the practice squad as even make the 53 man roster.

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Both Offense and Defense were improved through the Draft, plus many good undrafted free agents were signed as well.
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UDFAs? The odds of any of them making an impact, shoot, even making this 53 man roster are low. In 2021, guess how many UDFAs even made the 53 man roster? Zero. The odds of a UDFA having any impact on this 2022 team is extremely low. UDFAs are largely looked at as long term projects.

Basically, you've looked at every question mark this team has and said every one has been answered. Wherever there is a question about whether a player can step up and fill a hole, you've concluded that absolutely, what we have will fill that hole and in fact play better than the guy before him. This is just another version of the warm body theory - the theory that some Cowboys fans have that just because they added a guy with a pulse, hence, he helps solve a problem.

So I guess when you think like that, sure, the team is much better than last year's. But how grounded in reality is an analysis like that? How likely is it that every question we have, every unknown player we have will just be a hit?
 
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You have zero idea if the two guys they replaced Collins and Williams are better. Smith is a raw rookie who could take a year or so just to get his feet wet. I mean Williams was a 2nd round pick and people thought he could play when drafted and a few years later we couldn't wait to get rid of him. Note, I am not saying that dumping Williams was a bad move. It wasn't. But there's this bizarre belief that just dumping Williams alone makes us better............. it doesn't if Smith can't play. Steele? Who knows what he's going to be like as the clear full time starter at RT. And now we don't have depth unless you believe Ball has proven he can play.

So no, OL wasn't solved. It's still a really big question mark. They have some options but as of now, we have zero idea if they will work out in our favor. For example, if Smith gets hurt again at LT, where do the Cowboys turn? Is Ball ready to slide into an OT role?



Cox has never played a down in the NFL. How do you know how good he is? Again, the Cowboys are taking some big risks here assuming a guy coming off a knee injury having never played a NFL game is going to "fix" what ails us at the position. Harper is a 5th round pick. He's as likely to land on the practice squad as even make the 53 man roster.



UDFAs? The odds of any of them making an impact, shoot, even making this 53 man roster are low. In 2021, guess how many UDFAs even made the 53 man roster? Zero. The odds of a UDFA having any impact on this 2022 team is extremely low. UDFAs are largely looked at as long term projects.

Basically, you've looked at every question mark this team has and said every one has been answered. Wherever there is a question about whether a player can step up and fill a hole, you've concluded that absolutely, what we have will fill that hole and in fact play better than the guy before him. This is just another version of the warm body theory - the theory that some Cowboys fans have that just because they added a guy with a pulse, hence, he helps solve a problem.

So I guess when you think like that, sure, the team is much better than last year's. But how grounded in reality is an analysis like that? How likely is it that every question we have, every unknown player we have will just be a hit?
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Did you forget the little Cox played LB and how good he looked before he got injured? No need to be dishonest about Cox never have played a down in the NFL, which is not true.

As for the Oline, IT WILL BE BETTER. I played Center (and very well) on an Oline, so I know what I'm talking about. Connor Williams would get beat frequently when he was in college at UT. I saw him every year since I'm a diehard Longhorn supporter. Tyler Smith is already showing signs he will be just fine at Left Guard. He will definitely be an improvement over Connor Williams. As for Steele, he has proven he can play a whole game and play very well. As for Tyron Smith, if he goes down with injury, I do have confidence in Ball and rookie Waletzko. They have good talent.

Just wait and see...

This team is going to surprise you.
 
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America's Cowboy said:
Did you forget the little Cox played LB and how good he looked before he got injured? No need to be dishonest about Cox never have played a down in the NFL, which is not true.

As for the Oline, IT WILL BE BETTER. I played Center (and very well) on an Oline, so I know what I'm talking about. Connor Williams would get beat frequently when he was in college at UT. I saw him every year since I'm a diehard Longhorn supporter. Tyler Smith is already showing signs he will be just fine at Left Guard. He will definitely be an improvement over Connor Williams. As for Steele, he has proven he can play a whole game and play very well. As for Tyron Smith, if he goes down with injury, I do have confidence in Ball and rookie Waletzko. They have good talent.

Just wait and see...

This team is going to surprise you.
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America's Cowboy said:
Did you forget the little Cox played LB and how good he looked before he got injured? No need to be dishonest about Cox never have played a down in the NFL, which is not true.

As for the Oline, IT WILL BE BETTER. I played Center (and very well) on an Oline, so I know what I'm talking about. Connor Williams would get beat frequently when he was in college at UT. I saw him every year since I'm a diehard Longhorn supporter. Tyler Smith is already showing signs he will be just fine at Left Guard. He will definitely be an improvement over Connor Williams. As for Steele, he has proven he can play a whole game and play very well. As for Tyron Smith, if he goes down with injury, I do have confidence in Ball and rookie Waletzko. They have good talent.

Just wait and see...

This team is going to surprise you.
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You are right, Cox did actually play in some games. But, he had a total of 9 snaps on defense as LB in 7 games. 9. Most of his PT was on special teams. So yes, I was wrong about him not playing but the overall point is the same. He barely even played to the point that he's still an unknown as a LB. I am not sure how one concludes he looked really good based on 9 total LB snaps.

Smith is showing signs he'll be fine at LG? From underwear workouts with other rookies?

Again, the point isn't that these guys won't work out. The point is that you really have zero idea if they will or not. So to just flatly say, yes, this team is better and more talented than last year's is more homerism than hard hitting analysis.
 
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Who is Seth Walder and how many more of these people are there?

Have you really ever checked out the credentials of any of these people?

You have people right here on this board more qualified to do these ridiculous rankings. Because the qualifications seem to be nothing more than watching football games.
 
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I have seen multiple rankings this year and only one had Dallas outside the top 10, they were ranked 14th.

So those outside of the Dallas circle perceive Dallas to be one of the better teams in the NFL.

But if you visit the Cowboyszone, you would think the exact opposite.
 
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I have seen multiple rankings this year and only one had Dallas outside the top 10, they were ranked 14th.

So those outside of the Dallas circle perceive Dallas to be one of the better teams in the NFL.

But if you visit the Cowboyszone, you would think the exact opposite.
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I think they are 4th in the NFC at this point and consider the NFC the weaker conference from top to bottom.
 
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Sydla said:
You are right, Cox did actually play in some games. But, he had a total of 9 snaps on defense as LB in 7 games. 9. Most of his PT was on special teams. So yes, I was wrong about him not playing but the overall point is the same. He barely even played to the point that he's still an unknown as a LB. I am not sure how one concludes he looked really good based on 9 total LB snaps.

Smith is showing signs he'll be fine at LG? From underwear workouts with other rookies?

Again, the point isn't that these guys won't work out. The point is that you really have zero idea if they will or not. So to just flatly say, yes, this team is better and more talented than last year's is more homerism than hard hitting analysis.
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Yeah, I believe assuming the replacements are automatically upgrades is very foolish and elementary thinking. We have no idea. They might be better, worse, or no difference at all. We won't know until they're on the field.

Then again, you have to take into account the posters that are saying these things, and realize that they don't think rationally when it comes to the Cowboys.
 
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