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1. The Cowboys organization has plenty of things that fans rightly have angst over, (and to be critical of) but they are not nearly as inept as many make them out to be.
2. Every off season season contains a myriad of crossroads and infinite possibilities. Sometimes things work out and sometimes they won’t. Sometimes a plan of action falls apart due to no fault of the Cowboys.
3. My biggest complaint of the Cowboys is the tendency to overpay their own, overestimate talent that exists on the team, and a failure to move on from players.
4. Dak is the most polarizing player on the Cowboys right now, and the Cowboys have multiple options with how to approach this issue. There are merits and detractions with each option available. Having said that it is THE most overarching crossroads that the Cowboys can have major implications on the team going forward.
5. The salary cap is a real thing. Hard decisions will have to be made with CeeDee, Dak, Parsons, Diggs, and all of the top 10 contracts on the team.
6. It’s not going to be possible to pay everyone what many will call “market value”.
7. Just because the market dictates what a player can command on the open market does not mean that it is a sound move for the Cowboys to pay that player market value to keep said player.
8. I DO NOT believe that going all in (leveraging the future cap to fit players in this year) is the way to go. I do not believe that the Cowboys will do that in spite of Jerry saying that.
9. I think that unless Dak is moved (trade, walks in free agency) you have to move on from some of the top 10 players. (Diggs, Martin, Cee Dee, Parsons, etc) or have no depth to speak of. I think this is where the Cowboys are weighing options right now. Hard decisions have to be made.
10. I think think the worst possible scenario regarding Dak is to pay him mega deal money going forward. ($60M+ per year). He’s just not worth that IMHO.
11. When a player has you over a barrel regarding market value/contract numbers, at some point you have to take the barrel instead of paying the player.
12. The margin for error is greater (more forgiving) when risk is spread over a larger area. For instance a player like Parsons (who is going to probably be the largest contract ever for a defensive player) carries inordinate risk, because all of your eggs are in one basket. That player has to continue to perform at a hall of fame level for the duration of that contract to have any chance at breaking even. Even then, the contract price might not be worth it.
If you trade Parsons for say two first round picks (and change) you should get two starters that you have control over for 5 years at less than Parson’s contract would have cost you. Even though no one player replaces Parson’s skill level, maybe two players can accomplish more than Parsons could by himself. You also spread out risk of injury derailing your team and your salary cap.
13. We need to stick with BPA drafting. When we have deviated from that approach and targeted a position (Taco, Joseph, etc) we have historically screwed the proverbial pooch.
14. There is no sure fire formula to the draft, but it would be really nice to move back a few picks and to accumulate picks in this draft. I know we need to fill holes but forcing picks to fill holes does zero for the team in the long run.
15. This team needs to be playing the longer term vision for the team. A tough assessment needs to be made for this team and an honest evaluation of what it is going to take to get this team over the hump.
16. If the team is going to keep Dak as a core piece and pay him accordingly then the team needs to look at the possibility of trading one or more of CeeDee, Parsons, Diggs and Bland for picks at the appropriate time. Each one of these players is worth at least a first round pick and more.
17. If you get two first round picks for Cee Dee, Parsons and/or Diggs you should theoretically be able to replace the said player and fill another hole and keep your cap in relative order.
18. I am not saying trade away all of our great players or any of them, but if you keep Dak you sacrifice one or more of those players and team depth. That’s just the way it is.
19. If I had my way I would move on from Dak and try to make the most of the assets on hand whether via extending them, or swapping them for draft picks and/or players and moving forward.
2. Every off season season contains a myriad of crossroads and infinite possibilities. Sometimes things work out and sometimes they won’t. Sometimes a plan of action falls apart due to no fault of the Cowboys.
3. My biggest complaint of the Cowboys is the tendency to overpay their own, overestimate talent that exists on the team, and a failure to move on from players.
4. Dak is the most polarizing player on the Cowboys right now, and the Cowboys have multiple options with how to approach this issue. There are merits and detractions with each option available. Having said that it is THE most overarching crossroads that the Cowboys can have major implications on the team going forward.
5. The salary cap is a real thing. Hard decisions will have to be made with CeeDee, Dak, Parsons, Diggs, and all of the top 10 contracts on the team.
6. It’s not going to be possible to pay everyone what many will call “market value”.
7. Just because the market dictates what a player can command on the open market does not mean that it is a sound move for the Cowboys to pay that player market value to keep said player.
8. I DO NOT believe that going all in (leveraging the future cap to fit players in this year) is the way to go. I do not believe that the Cowboys will do that in spite of Jerry saying that.
9. I think that unless Dak is moved (trade, walks in free agency) you have to move on from some of the top 10 players. (Diggs, Martin, Cee Dee, Parsons, etc) or have no depth to speak of. I think this is where the Cowboys are weighing options right now. Hard decisions have to be made.
10. I think think the worst possible scenario regarding Dak is to pay him mega deal money going forward. ($60M+ per year). He’s just not worth that IMHO.
11. When a player has you over a barrel regarding market value/contract numbers, at some point you have to take the barrel instead of paying the player.
12. The margin for error is greater (more forgiving) when risk is spread over a larger area. For instance a player like Parsons (who is going to probably be the largest contract ever for a defensive player) carries inordinate risk, because all of your eggs are in one basket. That player has to continue to perform at a hall of fame level for the duration of that contract to have any chance at breaking even. Even then, the contract price might not be worth it.
If you trade Parsons for say two first round picks (and change) you should get two starters that you have control over for 5 years at less than Parson’s contract would have cost you. Even though no one player replaces Parson’s skill level, maybe two players can accomplish more than Parsons could by himself. You also spread out risk of injury derailing your team and your salary cap.
13. We need to stick with BPA drafting. When we have deviated from that approach and targeted a position (Taco, Joseph, etc) we have historically screwed the proverbial pooch.
14. There is no sure fire formula to the draft, but it would be really nice to move back a few picks and to accumulate picks in this draft. I know we need to fill holes but forcing picks to fill holes does zero for the team in the long run.
15. This team needs to be playing the longer term vision for the team. A tough assessment needs to be made for this team and an honest evaluation of what it is going to take to get this team over the hump.
16. If the team is going to keep Dak as a core piece and pay him accordingly then the team needs to look at the possibility of trading one or more of CeeDee, Parsons, Diggs and Bland for picks at the appropriate time. Each one of these players is worth at least a first round pick and more.
17. If you get two first round picks for Cee Dee, Parsons and/or Diggs you should theoretically be able to replace the said player and fill another hole and keep your cap in relative order.
18. I am not saying trade away all of our great players or any of them, but if you keep Dak you sacrifice one or more of those players and team depth. That’s just the way it is.
19. If I had my way I would move on from Dak and try to make the most of the assets on hand whether via extending them, or swapping them for draft picks and/or players and moving forward.
