Dallas Cowboys: A sobering two-deep defensive look before free agency

ESisback

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Doing a thing in a way you know doesn't work would constitute "wrong" IMO. I mean, you can be positive while the house is burning down around you. You can say, well, at least I'm not going to have to worry about fixing the roof anymore but your still gonna end up burnt to a crisp. Yeah, you can be happy 24x7 but that doesn't mean it's right.

Further, I can't blame the fan base for taking a "Show Me" attitude. We've seen this before and we've heard this kind of talk form Jerry and Co. in the past. Proof is in the pudding. If you would rather believe it, that's OK with me but I don't blame on fan for not buying in. It's a Show Me thing for a lot of them.

No problem with that.

That’s just it, though, there’s no way of knowing if something doesn’t work every single time. Success come from the “perfect storm” of multiple factors—some of which is beyond a person’s control. Belichick is the GOAT among coaches, but he flopped in Cleveland. Brady’s the GOAT QB, but was only a 6th rounder. Freddie Kitchens was a great assistant, but was horrible as a HC. You’re 100% right that many fans have a “show me” attitude, and that’s fine. But no one is wrong for wanting to wait a little before being depressed about 2020.
 

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-Quinn status and questionable return and re-signing will be the big matter to watch.

-Armstrong just has not displayed big time skills. Jackson totally in developmental stage.

-Would have figured seeing Hill in the right DT role (3 tech) .. than left DT (1 tech) .. vet or rookie, there’s gonna be a new competitor here vs Hill.

-Luke has zero game experience, durability in question and an unknown to factor as an immediate starter. I expect a re-signed Lee, Thomas or new FA here in SLB role.

Expect a couple more new contestants here for depth come camp time. I’d like to upgrade over useless March Lillard

-We’ll likely have someone competing at SS vs Wilson who is still too much of another unknown with virtually zero game experience

-Jordan is just not a starter material, imo – already having his issues with slot coverage

Besides immediately replacing likely departed FA Byron, We need an immediate upgrade over Awuzie too, but will team decide to chance letting new coach staff to coach him vs immediately replacement ?
 

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That’s just it, though, there’s no way of knowing if something doesn’t work every single time. Success come from the “perfect storm” of multiple factors—some of which is beyond a person’s control. Belichick is the GOAT among coaches, but he flopped in Cleveland. Brady’s the GOAT QB, but was only a 6th rounder. Freddie Kitchens was a great assistant, but was horrible as a HC. You’re 100% right that many fans have a “show me” attitude, and that’s fine. But no one is wrong for wanting to wait a little before being depressed about 2020.

I don't think we are talking about "every single time". I think the problem here is that we've seen, basically, the same scenario from this team since Jimmy left the building.

I don't really have a problem with fans wanting to be optimistic but the real point of our discussion was waiting till we get to just before the Pre Season or something like that, I apologize for not posting the exact verbiage. I think that's representative of exactly how we've handled things for way too long. I hope that the new regime changes this kind of mindset. We need to be out in front of these things and not reactionary towards them. If we are still lax about how we go about addressing these types of holes in our roster, that just signals to me that nothing has changed. That's really what I am saying here. Perhaps you already understand this but just want to be clear on this. I don't want new coach, different day" kind of thing. I want "New Day, New Done" with this new coaching staff.
 

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I don't think we are talking about "every single time". I think the problem here is that we've seen, basically, the same scenario from this team since Jimmy left the building.

I don't really have a problem with fans wanting to be optimistic but the real point of our discussion was waiting till we get to just before the Pre Season or something like that, I apologize for not posting the exact verbiage. I think that's representative of exactly how we've handled things for way too long. I hope that the new regime changes this kind of mindset. We need to be out in front of these things and not reactionary towards them. If we are still lax about how we go about addressing these types of holes in our roster, that just signals to me that nothing has changed. That's really what I am saying here. Perhaps you already understand this but just want to be clear on this. I don't want new coach, different day" kind of thing. I want "New Day, New Done" with this new coaching staff.

Me too! That’s why I’m gonna wait to assume nothing has changed. With all the coaching changes they’ve made, it APPEARS like they’re trying to improve things—thus, the optimism.
 

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Yeah, if the status quo is OK with you and you, then I'd describe that as complicit but hey, if you don't like that term, thats fine.

If we are waiting to sign players or make moves that late into the Off Season, that's not much of a change. It's a bit of a status quo situation. Those things need to change in order for us to get better IMO. If you don't love how we've done things in the past, then this will not represent change. If you are OK with it, then expect more of the same things, regardless of regime change.

San Francisco now has 7 players with Super Bowl experience...much of an effect?

...and where were they last year? This is how the 49'ers approached their off season before this run.
 
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