4 best (and 2 worst) Cowboys trades under Jerry Jones

[CCBoy]

The Cooper trade shows why Booger is not a great GM. They had to make that an in-season trade.

Either he saw this QB as one that could lift a very average WR corps or this was an above average WR corps. Both were wrong.

Did McClay assure him that they were solid in the passing game?

The team was down one WR1 and they didn't use camp or the preseason to assess that part of the game, they waited until the season began.

Perhaps they were depending on the internal medical staff and conditioning/rehab group to get their projected #2 receiver up. Injury and rehab are always gambles.

They also had to get the cap in place for this and the next two years...tough team choices.

 

[Diehardblues]

Did you ever play the game? You don't suddenly assume...ASSUME...legitimized authority.

Knew all along that you consider name calling an ace in the hold. I call that and yours as disrespect. You go ahead and resume a lack of morales in talk and life...label that any damn way one wants. It's wrong.

A characature of your support team there:

It’s a mixed bag of feelings for most Cowboy fans as we continue rooting and supporting our beloved local franchise while despising how this embarrassing owner has tainted our once proud football franchise .

We are the true diehard fans . Much like true patriots of our nation who continue supporting the country while calling out our leaderships , their policies and direction attempting to hold them accountable.

 

[CouchCoach]

Perhaps they were depending on the internal medical staff and conditioning/rehab group to get their projected #2 receiver up. Injury and rehab are always gambles.

They also had to get the cap in place for this and the next two years...tough team choices.

Might be taking the same risks with RB this season. They were already doing that with the OL.

 

[CCBoy]

Might be taking the same risks with RB this season. They were already doing that with the OL.

Definitely a lot of unproven gambles, for sure. Good year for Vegas.

 

[Diehardblues]

The Cooper trade shows why Booger is not a great GM. They had to make that an in-season trade.

Either he saw this QB as one that could lift a very average WR corps or this was an above average WR corps. Both were wrong.

Did McClay assure him that they were solid in the passing game?

The team was down one WR1 and they didn't use camp or the preseason to assess that part of the game, they waited until the season began.

Because this poor GM doesn’t anticipate issues, simply reacting .

They must have thought Prescott would be fine without a WR1 until he wasn’t.

Typical eternal optimist owner who doesn’t plan for worse case scenarios like a GM.

And why wearing both hats is a conflict of interest as his owners hat usually wins out.

 

[Diehardblues]

Might be taking the same risks with RB this season. They were already doing that with the OL.

Yep, you’d think they would have learned back in 2015 with RB by committee. And why they resigned Zeke when he threatened to sit.

They obviously must think Pollard is the answer. But it’s an unknown if he can carry the load full time for 17 games . And coming off an injury should have provided some caution but they are going into season with blinders on again at RB. It could definitely be the downfall of our offense this year.

 

[CCBoy]

When: December 9, 2018
Where: AT&T Stadium, Arlington, TX
Final Score: DAL 29, PHI 23

SEASON RESULTS​

The in season addition of Amari Cooper proved to be the springboard the Cowboys needed.

They rolled to an NFC East title, and Prescott won his first playoff game at home in the Wildcard round over Russell Wilson and the Seahawks.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...ott-branding-cooks-tony-pollard-mike-mccarthy

 

[Whirlwin]

Two, and top shelf ability was worth it. That was when draft values were not as cap relevant as they are for building a team and winning now. How long did it take Snyder to finally conclude that he couldn't pay older players and keep winning? Talent is talent.

Perspectives on values have changed over the time since 1995. That has gone many directions.

The driving formula then was to present one's fan an actual effort to win, each and every year. There were no cop out years back then...

And thinking of it as cap value. Draft position was even more important then.

 

[CCBoy]

And thinking of it as cap value. Draft position was even more important then.

No, one is talking about value...then and now. During a season, focus was on winning that season. Teams were more of a family business. Some owners were merely concerned with cash flow most. Not Jerry, he committed to winning and tried to carry the legacy of supporting the winning by the Cowboys.

Drafting was nearly in depth as it is today. A lot of higher picks failed when on the team. It was much more of a gamble than today. If the gamble was a currently and highly valued veteran, he did have more value to the team during that period of time.

Don't rush to placing today's cap figures and team cap into the picture developed before that business practice permeated the NFL. That was business as normal by team trying to win now.

 

[CCBoy]

Yep, you’d think they would have learned back in 2015 with RB by committee. And why they resigned Zeke when he threatened to sit.

They obviously must think Pollard is the answer. But it’s an unknown if he can carry the load full time for 17 games . And coming off an injury should have provided some caution but they are going into season with blinders on again at RB. It could definitely be the downfall of our offense this year.

The Cowboys had a pretty good string of successes with veteran runners through much of that period of time.

 

[CCBoy]

Because this poor GM doesn’t anticipate issues, simply reacting .

They must have thought Prescott would be fine without a WR1 until he wasn’t.

Typical eternal optimist owner who doesn’t plan for worse case scenarios like a GM.

And why wearing both hats is a conflict of interest as his owners hat usually wins out.

He had to prepare for the current window of players to retain and make the team stronger. Responsible management has to do that as well.
Take a realistic view...and the remaining receivers had potential, but not as much healthy talent to finish that deal. Even if pretty successful.

 

[CCBoy]

Top 10 Interior Lineman

1. Zack Martin, G, Dallas Cowboys

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Does Martin and Tyler Smith and what easily projects as a pair of Pro Bowl guards represent a strength now, or do the offensive tackles represent too much to overcome? That another failure of Jerry?

 

[CCBoy]

Cooper was a luxury the Cowboys could not afford last season.

 

[kskboys]

The Cooper trade shows why Booger is not a great GM. They had to make that an in-season trade.

Either he saw this QB as one that could lift a very average WR corps or this was an above average WR corps. Both were wrong.

Did McClay assure him that they were solid in the passing game?

The team was down one WR1 and they didn't use camp or the preseason to assess that part of the game, they waited until the season began.

And then overpaid and then had to pay him a fortune. Bad trade. Kneejerk due to very bad personnel mgmt previously.

 

[kskboys]

He had to prepare for the current window of players to retain and make the team stronger. Responsible management has to do that as well.
Take a realistic view...and the remaining receivers had potential, but not as much healthy talent to finish that deal. Even if pretty successful.

And had almost no sense of the future, which is what has kept us from winning in the playoffs for many years.

I think it might be you who needs to be realistic. We went into the season w/o a #1 WR. The remaining WRs had zero potential to be a #1.

 

[CCBoy]

And had almost no sense of the future, which is what has kept us from winning in the playoffs for many years.

I think it might be you who needs to be realistic. We went into the season w/o a #1 WR. The remaining WRs had zero potential to be a #1.

Take your own make believe writings to disneyland or just seek a stomach bump from your fellow town cryers.

The team had a real #2 receiver who served that role two other seasons. He had no part in Cooper being released and money dropped. But that #2 potential hadn't returned to fully produce once he finally touched the field. Lot of receivers continued on from this point now, to very strong productions.

Cry about something else and shove your insult. No, I apologize...you are hearing and sight impaired now.

Don't worry, one posting as you did can't live on similar evaluations given and not discussed on a point beyond pessimism. I don't buy into group labeling instead.

 

[CCBoy]

Don't agree, any GM writing checks gets the job done.

The magic was that with the Cowboys bleeding and the hatred for Booger for firing Landry, he had to stay out of Johnson's way with personnel.

What really ruined this franchise's record since Johnson was what Booger contributed while Johnson was doing his thing. Booger discovered his own magic in promotion and marketing and that has continued for 3 decades and he even admits it. He discovered that he didn't really need a winner to promote it as one and the public has cooperated ever since.

All owners of a business know what the function develops. That doesn't corrupt function although.

 

[CCBoy]

What Booger really deserves credit for, from purely a business viewpoint, was recognizing he wasn't in the football business, he was in the entertainment business.

He promoted and marketed a team doing nothing in the way of championships into the most valuable sports franchise on the planet.

And I know that does not serve our needs, in fact opposes them, but from the business side, he hit it out of the park. If not for having his ego, and competition with Johnson, too involved in his business things might have gone very differently.

But I do have one question. This guy is not good at hiring coaches, what makes anyone here think he would be better at hiring GM's? And he hasn't been the worst GM by a long shot and we judge him on trophies in the last 27 years not the seasons.

Parcells was a great coach.
Wade Phillips has coached with 6 teams and has been very successful in the NFL quite a bit as well.
Sean Payton is kind of well known and with a Lombardi?

None is way off...

 

[CCBoy]

Take your own make believe writings to disneyland or just seek a stomach bump from your fellow town cryers.

The team had a real #2 receiver who served that role two other seasons. He had no part in Cooper being released and money dropped. But that #2 potential hadn't returned to fully produce once he finally touched the field. Lot of receivers continued on from this point now, to very strong productions.

Cry about something else and shove your insult. No, I apologize...you are hearing and sight impaired now.

Don't worry, one posting as you did can't live on similar evaluations given and not discussed on a point beyond pessimism. I don't buy into group labeling instead.

Cooper had already paid Cowboy dividends...but he later wasn't worth carrying that salary further once Parsons and their cornerback proved true value to the team. The team then had to prepare for the salaries for Lamb, Parsons, Diggs and a Prescott looming as well, then add in a possible running back with one season after letting Elliott go as well.

That also can easily be labeled doing the right thing and being responsible for the team's overall progress while winning also. Someone played two consecutive 12 win seasons which are being blamed also, as Jerry not knowing what he was doing.

Sorry I'm not believing an unending and mis-used blame game instead.

 

[Whirlwin]

No, one is talking about value...then and now. During a season, focus was on winning that season. Teams were more of a family business. Some owners were merely concerned with cash flow most. Not Jerry, he committed to winning and tried to carry the legacy of supporting the winning by the Cowboys.

Drafting was nearly in depth as it is today. A lot of higher picks failed when on the team. It was much more of a gamble than today. If the gamble was a currently and highly valued veteran, he did have more value to the team during that period of time.

Don't rush to placing today's cap figures and team cap into the picture developed before that business practice permeated the NFL. That was business as normal by team trying to win now.

Then, why did you bring it up.