1. I think analytics twitter needs to step back and count to 10 with some deep breaths to allow blood to return to their brain pans. The are now arguing Ryan Tannehill is responsible for Tenn's success. Yes the 21st ranked passing offense really carried that squad. And we have 7 years of Tannehill being so awesome....
2. I think the Dak whining threads are great. They are one stop shopping for whom to place on ignore. This cleaned up environment makes the site much more user-friendly, and well... sane. So thank you dolts. I can check likes and get a bunch of numbskulls at once. It's like a cure for migraines.
3. I think it is almost sad that Jason Garrett ended up taking a demotion to OC. If he is not very good in NY his career as a HC may well be over. Would you bet on a 2nd year Danny Dimes and that NY offense? I wouldn't. But I also think you now know why Jerry held off and forced JG to honor his contract. He wasn't gonna walk with his pay check to NY before his contract ended.
4. I think I am concerned DAL coaches are missing he Senior Bowl but I do probably end up in the camp that overrate that exercise. Self-evaluation has to be job 1.
5. I think the two most insufferable non-obvious troll camps in NFL twitter/social media are Analytics guys and Draft guys. Both for the same reason. They are simply overwhelmed by confirmation bias to the extent they are no longer focused on reality or the actual game. The Cowboys or Pack or whomever you follow are probably not drafting your pet cat. You have crap odds. 1 in 32 isn't good. When they don't just shut up and move on, lol.
5a. Note: The 49ers have passed for less than 100 yards per game in the post-season on the way to the Super BOWL. So please shut up about the Chiefs as some rock solid evidence passing is king.
6. I think Go Chiefs!!
7. I think people miss the impact a different voice can have on players. We saw Dak really benefit last year from new drills and coaching to see him massively improve his aggressiveness and his footwork and his fumbling. Apply this across the board and the team will be poised to make a playoff run. Helps if the other team doesn't know your entire playbook too.
8. I think this off-season will actually be quite fun. This team is not status quo in any way. The draft will mean something as the new staff tries to find their guys.
9. I think I am quite happy Witten is going to NY. That will be at least 1 TE our safeties and LB can actually guard.
10. I think anyone is lying if they think they have any idea what this defense will look like next year. Nolan is years removed from designing a defense and no telling what he has picked up or what he feels of this personnel.
Good points although I don't agree with all of them.
The running game has been revived this postseason with SF, Tenn & or Baltimore. While that is great I don't want to dismiss the past 15-20 years of the passing game evolution that has happened.
To me it kicked off with the 99 Rams. Everyone would knock them because they were like the run and gun, very little TE usage, pass first, but they also had Faulk.
The pass revolution is here to stay, and this is the best course to consistently win in this league.
SF is scheme , play calling and toughness which translates to we will hit you in the mouth and will not get cute if you can't stop us. Their roll and cut running game is exactly like the Broncos of the late 90's.
If the Packers were able to secure the edge maybe that game goes differently.
As far as QB goes, what is a good answer. We all want our team to have an elite superstar player but there are just a limited number of those guys.
Top 15 QB salaries:
Wilson,Big Ben ,Rodgers,Goff,Wentz,Ryan,Cousins,Jimmy,Stafford,Carr,Brees,Alex Smith,Brady,Flacco,Foles
Then Netwton, Dalton
I don't want to pay Dak 35 million and I also don't trust our Front office to find someone else. What have you seen over the past 25 years that makes you believe our FO can find a QB. Romo was picked up because of Sean Payton, Dak was our 5th choice in 2016 and the FO thought Romo was going to play for 4 to 5 more years. They never looked at Dak as a starter. Hingsight is 20/20 right so do we reward Dak with an absurd contract... to me that is door number 1, it's the easy choice, based on our history that is probably going to happen.
Do you think our FO has the wisdom to use the transitional tag, or just go and sign a Case Keenum, Bridgewater, Dalton, Tyrod Taylor, or even a Fitz, CJ Beathard, Rosen.?