Next season smells like a disaster

DandyDon52

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Hence, why I say this place will go nuts if the Giants win those two games next year.
KEY word is IF , I expect the giants to maybe win one of the games, but I think each of the nfce teams may split games , with no team doing sweeps of the other teams.
 

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E, I’ve been reading your posts a long time. You’re a great writer—you should do it for a living. Entertaining, colorful, and descriptive, but wow, you’re an extreme dude! For years you were the perpetual Eeyore, NEVER happy, and prone to tirades and diatribes. About two years ago, it was like someone flipped a switch—funny, flip, full of joy, always the optimist—and this went on a good year and a half. Since our three game win streak went south in October? Seems like your settling back into your old identity. Do you really think we’re that far away?
 

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Brand new coaches. Now's probably a good time to change course with this roster, too.

It's ugly around here right now.

Cooper looks like a bad signing waiting to happen. Some teams are going to overpay for Byron Jones and Anthony Brown. Zeke looks noticeably slower and aging fast. Jaylon's contract was a woeful mistake. Quinn is probably gone. LVE looks like he's not long for the football world. Byron and Zack have back issues, which seldom get better. Frederick is still recovering from something only Vulcan's can pronounce. Dak isn't worth more than $25 million per year, if that. Safety and defensive tackle are still gaping holes. Tight end remains a big question. We don't even have a reliable punter and kicker.

Now, enter Jerry's band of re-tread coaches. Now at 20 and counting. Are we going to hire a left guard coach next? Do any of them know magic?

Next year smells bad. Like 7-9 bad. Even worse, the roster looks to be regressing and aging rapidly. The window may have already closed on this bunch.

So what now? Scheme can't fix this as much as some want. It's highly unlikely that there's a bag of plays and coverages that will fix what we witnessed last year. This team needs players, different ones, and a lot of them.

Or, somehow this franchise needs to start stockpiling picks and devise a way to build the next contender. You have to be aggressive because these days, rebuilds are three-year projects, not five. Free agency won't allow anything longer.

Yet, the Cowboys keep trying to play the middle. Not aggressive in free agency, and not aggressive in rebuilding. Just treading water.

There is no easy answer here. The Cowboys are between the rock and the proverbial hard place. Do they suffer the PR hit of deconstruction, or do they press on and dump untold millions on the likes of Dak, Cooper, Jones, Quinn, and the very necessary other free agents to make this work? They should choose the former, though they'll likely choose the latter. Jerry's days are dwindling.

We just witnessed perhaps the ugliest season in Cowboys history. Subtract the Rams game, and what exactly happened? They lost the most winnable NFC East in history. They basically blew bunny layups all year long after a 3-0 start.

It ain't good.

I am as sour a fan on this forum and I will tell you that you are wrong. This team has been serially undercoached for a decade. Thus they have underachieved. I think McCarthy is a real coach that will get much, much more out of the roster. A good draft and some FA work and this team will be a contender next season. I truly believe this.

Garrett SUCKED.
 

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Jason Garrett might beat you twice next year. Then what?

Imagine....he just went 6-0 against the Giants, so what if he goes 2-0 next year against the Cowboys?

If he turns Jones and Barkley and that offense into a high-scoring offense, this place will go nuts.

So all of a sudden a team that had some decent talent, though some over rated at that. But still decent talent. That has better coaching will now be a disaster from your OP.
And now from this Garrett all of a sudden is a genius and will make their offense a power house.

Come on man. I know you post a lot of negative stuff, which I usually come back at, though sometimes just joking around.
But no way this team drops off that much.
Yes a lot of FA's and holes to fill, but that is every year and it works itself out. This is the year to have player turnover and still be good since it is a new coaching staff.
 

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E, I’ve been reading your posts a long time. You’re a great writer—you should do it for a living. Entertaining, colorful, and descriptive, but wow, you’re an extreme dude! For years you were the perpetual Eeyore, NEVER happy, and prone to tirades and diatribes. About two years ago, it was like someone flipped a switch—funny, flip, full of joy, always the optimist—and this went on a good year and a half. Since our three game win streak went south in October? Seems like your settling back into your old identity. Do you really think we’re that far away?
Historically, I've been far more optimistic than pessimistic.

But now I see this team run on assumptions that just aren't true.

As they say, hope is not a strategy. And you can't hope players will become something they aren't. This franchise pretends too much.
 

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That's a false premise that I keep reading. Everyone would love to win a SB with a QB on a rookie contract. Look up how often that has happened in the history of the NFL.....extremely low percentage. Most teams win with veteran leadership. And what if you do win with a QB on his rookie deal? Does that mean you cut a SB QB and get another rookie in order to win again? Of course not, you pay the guy, and you actually expect to get back.
False premise or not, its what teams like Seattle did, SF with Kaep, KC with Mahomes, LAR with Goff, PHI with Wentz/Foles, BAL with Flacco did. Its a model to reach the Super Bowl, winning it is even harder especially with Brady on the other side the previous years. It is definitely a formula that has worked. Thats why I said we better hope that coaching compensates the lack of depth from paying a top QB. Yes its possible, but the QB better bring it every day, and the coaching better be elite as well.
 

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Exactly. And I’m sure there will be some
Bumps and bruises. That’s why my ceiling isn’t Super Bowl. But no way should this team go 8-8 with Garrett and can’t do better with McCarthy.

Every team runs into bumps in the road going through a season. I don't predict SB but I do believe this team has the players to challenge. I'm not blind to needs on this team but as I have mentioned before those who cover the NFL by and large have said this team has the talent to win the fact that they failed is why Garrett lost his job.
 

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Brand new coaches. Now's probably a good time to change course with this roster, too.

It's ugly around here right now.

Cooper looks like a bad signing waiting to happen. Some teams are going to overpay for Byron Jones and Anthony Brown. Zeke looks noticeably slower and aging fast. Jaylon's contract was a woeful mistake. Quinn is probably gone. LVE looks like he's not long for the football world. Byron and Zack have back issues, which seldom get better. Frederick is still recovering from something only Vulcan's can pronounce. Dak isn't worth more than $25 million per year, if that. Safety and defensive tackle are still gaping holes. Tight end remains a big question. We don't even have a reliable punter and kicker.

Now, enter Jerry's band of re-tread coaches. Now at 20 and counting. Are we going to hire a left guard coach next? Do any of them know magic?

Next year smells bad. Like 7-9 bad. Even worse, the roster looks to be regressing and aging rapidly. The window may have already closed on this bunch.

So what now? Scheme can't fix this as much as some want. It's highly unlikely that there's a bag of plays and coverages that will fix what we witnessed last year. This team needs players, different ones, and a lot of them.

Or, somehow this franchise needs to start stockpiling picks and devise a way to build the next contender. You have to be aggressive because these days, rebuilds are three-year projects, not five. Free agency won't allow anything longer.

Yet, the Cowboys keep trying to play the middle. Not aggressive in free agency, and not aggressive in rebuilding. Just treading water.

There is no easy answer here. The Cowboys are between the rock and the proverbial hard place. Do they suffer the PR hit of deconstruction, or do they press on and dump untold millions on the likes of Dak, Cooper, Jones, Quinn, and the very necessary other free agents to make this work? They should choose the former, though they'll likely choose the latter. Jerry's days are dwindling.

We just witnessed perhaps the ugliest season in Cowboys history. Subtract the Rams game, and what exactly happened? They lost the most winnable NFC East in history. They basically blew bunny layups all year long after a 3-0 start.

It ain't good.
8-8is the ugliest? dude get life and take some kind of mood enhancing pills...maybe something with testosterone because you sound like a girl dog..:facepalm:

ive witnessed 1-15 4-12 ,many 6-10 seasons etc when you have a shot a playoff spot the last game of the season and a division win thats not a disaster..:angry:

you sir are total disaster., check your self in somewhere and turn in your firearm's.., im concerned for your well being..:muttley:

we wanted change and now change isnt good enough, like I said get some Midol:lmao2:
 

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It's early, yes, but there are gaping questions everywhere on the roster. Too much to fix in one offseason.
Oh no E..

This roster is loaded with talent. I’ve heard Jerry, Stephen (who’s taken over so I’ve heard from so many here), the media and fans.

This is a SB contender less a greater coaching staff.
C’mon Man:)
 

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Brand new coaches. Now's probably a good time to change course with this roster, too.

It's ugly around here right now.

Cooper looks like a bad signing waiting to happen. Some teams are going to overpay for Byron Jones and Anthony Brown. Zeke looks noticeably slower and aging fast. Jaylon's contract was a woeful mistake. Quinn is probably gone. LVE looks like he's not long for the football world. Byron and Zack have back issues, which seldom get better. Frederick is still recovering from something only Vulcan's can pronounce. Dak isn't worth more than $25 million per year, if that. Safety and defensive tackle are still gaping holes. Tight end remains a big question. We don't even have a reliable punter and kicker.

Now, enter Jerry's band of re-tread coaches. Now at 20 and counting. Are we going to hire a left guard coach next? Do any of them know magic?

Next year smells bad. Like 7-9 bad. Even worse, the roster looks to be regressing and aging rapidly. The window may have already closed on this bunch.

So what now? Scheme can't fix this as much as some want. It's highly unlikely that there's a bag of plays and coverages that will fix what we witnessed last year. This team needs players, different ones, and a lot of them.

Or, somehow this franchise needs to start stockpiling picks and devise a way to build the next contender. You have to be aggressive because these days, rebuilds are three-year projects, not five. Free agency won't allow anything longer.

Yet, the Cowboys keep trying to play the middle. Not aggressive in free agency, and not aggressive in rebuilding. Just treading water.

There is no easy answer here. The Cowboys are between the rock and the proverbial hard place. Do they suffer the PR hit of deconstruction, or do they press on and dump untold millions on the likes of Dak, Cooper, Jones, Quinn, and the very necessary other free agents to make this work? They should choose the former, though they'll likely choose the latter. Jerry's days are dwindling.

We just witnessed perhaps the ugliest season in Cowboys history. Subtract the Rams game, and what exactly happened? They lost the most winnable NFC East in history. They basically blew bunny layups all year long after a 3-0 start.

It ain't good.
We need doom and gloom like...
 
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Brand new coaches. Now's probably a good time to change course with this roster, too.

It's ugly around here right now.

Cooper looks like a bad signing waiting to happen. Some teams are going to overpay for Byron Jones and Anthony Brown. Zeke looks noticeably slower and aging fast. Jaylon's contract was a woeful mistake. Quinn is probably gone. LVE looks like he's not long for the football world. Byron and Zack have back issues, which seldom get better. Frederick is still recovering from something only Vulcan's can pronounce. Dak isn't worth more than $25 million per year, if that. Safety and defensive tackle are still gaping holes. Tight end remains a big question. We don't even have a reliable punter and kicker.

Now, enter Jerry's band of re-tread coaches. Now at 20 and counting. Are we going to hire a left guard coach next? Do any of them know magic?

Next year smells bad. Like 7-9 bad. Even worse, the roster looks to be regressing and aging rapidly. The window may have already closed on this bunch.

So what now? Scheme can't fix this as much as some want. It's highly unlikely that there's a bag of plays and coverages that will fix what we witnessed last year. This team needs players, different ones, and a lot of them.

Or, somehow this franchise needs to start stockpiling picks and devise a way to build the next contender. You have to be aggressive because these days, rebuilds are three-year projects, not five. Free agency won't allow anything longer.

Yet, the Cowboys keep trying to play the middle. Not aggressive in free agency, and not aggressive in rebuilding. Just treading water.

There is no easy answer here. The Cowboys are between the rock and the proverbial hard place. Do they suffer the PR hit of deconstruction, or do they press on and dump untold millions on the likes of Dak, Cooper, Jones, Quinn, and the very necessary other free agents to make this work? They should choose the former, though they'll likely choose the latter. Jerry's days are dwindling.

We just witnessed perhaps the ugliest season in Cowboys history. Subtract the Rams game, and what exactly happened? They lost the most winnable NFC East in history. They basically blew bunny layups all year long after a 3-0 start.

It ain't good.
This was an entertaining read...thanks.
 

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Brand new coaches. Now's probably a good time to change course with this roster, too.

It's ugly around here right now.

Cooper looks like a bad signing waiting to happen. Some teams are going to overpay for Byron Jones and Anthony Brown. Zeke looks noticeably slower and aging fast. Jaylon's contract was a woeful mistake. Quinn is probably gone. LVE looks like he's not long for the football world. Byron and Zack have back issues, which seldom get better. Frederick is still recovering from something only Vulcan's can pronounce. Dak isn't worth more than $25 million per year, if that. Safety and defensive tackle are still gaping holes. Tight end remains a big question. We don't even have a reliable punter and kicker.

Now, enter Jerry's band of re-tread coaches. Now at 20 and counting. Are we going to hire a left guard coach next? Do any of them know magic?

Next year smells bad. Like 7-9 bad. Even worse, the roster looks to be regressing and aging rapidly. The window may have already closed on this bunch.

So what now? Scheme can't fix this as much as some want. It's highly unlikely that there's a bag of plays and coverages that will fix what we witnessed last year. This team needs players, different ones, and a lot of them.

Or, somehow this franchise needs to start stockpiling picks and devise a way to build the next contender. You have to be aggressive because these days, rebuilds are three-year projects, not five. Free agency won't allow anything longer.

Yet, the Cowboys keep trying to play the middle. Not aggressive in free agency, and not aggressive in rebuilding. Just treading water.

There is no easy answer here. The Cowboys are between the rock and the proverbial hard place. Do they suffer the PR hit of deconstruction, or do they press on and dump untold millions on the likes of Dak, Cooper, Jones, Quinn, and the very necessary other free agents to make this work? They should choose the former, though they'll likely choose the latter. Jerry's days are dwindling.

We just witnessed perhaps the ugliest season in Cowboys history. Subtract the Rams game, and what exactly happened? They lost the most winnable NFC East in history. They basically blew bunny layups all year long after a 3-0 start.

It ain't good.

We will finish last in the NFC East come next season!
Then another rebuild one of many the last 25 years.
 

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It's early, yes, but there are gaping questions everywhere on the roster. Too much to fix in one offseason.
What!?!?

I thought coaching was the only thing holding back our all world mega talent?

I thought it was bad scheme and we kept calling all the wrong plays.

what changed?
 

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What!?!?

I thought coaching was the only thing holding back our all world mega talent?

I thought it was bad scheme and we kept calling all the wrong plays.

what changed?
Apparently, nothing. :muttley:
 
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