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I get it, the off-season is young and a lot can still happen. I just don't think that the front office views this as a contender type of season, and I think we've seen that with the way they've handled free agency. I really think that they know we're too far away from other teams in the NFC, and they're gathering assets for a run in a couple of seasons. If that is indeed the case, I can absolutely respect that, and I'm fine with it. I just wish that they'd quit insulting our intelligence and come out and say that that we aren't going for it this year, I wouldn't like it, but I'd be a lot happier with that than being lied to.I know that wasn't me 446, but yes, given the young talent infusion into the secondary and what Lawrence is this year vs 2016 and possibly Irving as well......yes, they have a bit more talent (especially young talent) now than in 2016.
I'm saying this while saying that Dak is Dak talent-wise. I don't think he is LESS talented now than in 2016...just maybe more exposed. His results were better but whatever level of talent he really has did not decline at this young age.
Fingers crossed on him improving.
Btw, I saw your list after I posted this...some good point in there--especially with Leary and Hitchens.
This year's version still does have it's FA additions or draft picks though. To make it equal, you will eventually have to include that
I honestly have absolutely no faith in Dak Prescott right now. I've met the guy, I like the guy a lot as a person, he's great for the community, he does a lot behind the scenes with the public that he gets no publicity for, he's about as good a face of the franchise as you can ask for as a human being. Having said that, we're seeing why he went in the fourth round, instead of the first. Mechanically, he's a clone of Tim Tebow... neither one struggles(ed) with arm strength, they struggle with accuracy, specifically the short-to-intermediate, which is where the majority of throws will take place in the NFL. Furthermore, the guy has been exposed as the type of QB that cannot handle the pressure of carrying the franchise (like Aaron Rodgers), instead, he needs the perfect situation around him (MVP candidate RB, elite OL, etc...). Now don't get me wrong, the fact that he falls into the norm is not lost on me, I fully recognize that this is the case with the vast majority of QB's in the league right now. But, unlike other QB's where that is the case (Goff, Cousins, etc...), Dak lacks the "proto-type" ability to take the team to the next level under perfect circumstances.
As an investor in the team, I desire nothing more than for this team to take the next step. But I treat my relationship with the Cowboys like I do my stock portfolio... when the company I'm investing in slows on dividends, or has a poor first quarter (or in this case the off-season, which is generally a good indicator for the rest of the year), I struggle to be overly optimistic. Unfortunately, the CEO of our company (the Cowboys) needs to be taken out to pasture and relieved of his duties... unfortunately, that is not likely to happen unless there's some kind of divine intervention, and I'm not in the business of wishing that on anyone. The first rots from the head down, we have a spineless CEO, one of the worst HC's in the league, and a "franchise QB" that I have zero faith in. As much as I want to be optimistic, I refuse to be blindly optimistic.