Shake_Tiller
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Play the kids.
Injuries forced the issue this past season, but horrid as the season was, they found out Wilson could be an answer at S. Biadasz is a starting C. Steele and/or Knight might at least be serviceable depth and could become a bit more. Gallimore was better than the veterans brought in via FA. Schultz could play TE. McGovern, who had raised concern, is a decent to good starting G.
This is where I think their FA policy is flawed. I don't have a problem with avoiding the first few days of the thing. Too many times teams overpay. But use your limited resources for players who earn middle to upper-middle wages. You will have to sign fewer players. You won't fill every hole. But trust your youth.
Had Clinton-Dix looked halfway decent in camp, Wilson might not have seen the field. Had McCoy not been injured and Poe shown more, Gallimore would have had an Anee fate. Had a veteran corner shown more, they might have delayed putting Diggs on the field, though he would have been put there sooner or later.
Had Looney been healthy from the get go, Biadasz might not have seen the field. Obviously, neither Steele nor Knight were ready to play, but they did get better, which is the value of experience. What if Jarwin had been injured in the off-season? Might they have panicked and acquired a TE to play in front of Schultz? History suggests that is at least possible.
By trusting youth, your FA dollars can be spent in a more targeted way. If you don't have a young player you think is close to ready at a certain position, spend a few more bucks on a mid-level FA.
But trust Wilson to play S. Trust McGovern to be either a starter or interior depth. Trust Schultz to play TE. Give Hill and Gallimore a chance at DT.
Yes, you'll get burned sometimes. You will also get burned playing the lower levels of free agency. But look what you gained in 2020...
Wilson at SS, Gallimore and Hill as potential answers in the DT rotation, McGovern as a likely starting G, Biadasz as a starting C, Knight or Steele as potential swing tackles, Schultz as a starter quality TE.
When injured players return, you've found answers beside and behind them. And you might have found an upgrade along the way.
The Cowboys will have 9-10 draft picks, including 6 in the first 4 rounds. There will be a bust or 3. We know that. But plan to have at least 5-6 rookie contributors. Give that a chance to happen. Let Anee sink or swim in your DE rotation. Find out if Robinson can play S or CB.
Rather than scattershoot dollars on low-end FAs, invest the same money in fewer strategically sound moves. Trust the kids to fill some of your holes, whether as starters or primary backups.
Your culture will be better when veterans feel more threatened and less entitled. Your team will be younger and likely healthier. You might pay a price early in the season, but those kids will gain experience and be faster and fresher down the stretch run and certainly in the playoffs.
Learn to trust your draft. Give youth a chance.
Injuries forced the issue this past season, but horrid as the season was, they found out Wilson could be an answer at S. Biadasz is a starting C. Steele and/or Knight might at least be serviceable depth and could become a bit more. Gallimore was better than the veterans brought in via FA. Schultz could play TE. McGovern, who had raised concern, is a decent to good starting G.
This is where I think their FA policy is flawed. I don't have a problem with avoiding the first few days of the thing. Too many times teams overpay. But use your limited resources for players who earn middle to upper-middle wages. You will have to sign fewer players. You won't fill every hole. But trust your youth.
Had Clinton-Dix looked halfway decent in camp, Wilson might not have seen the field. Had McCoy not been injured and Poe shown more, Gallimore would have had an Anee fate. Had a veteran corner shown more, they might have delayed putting Diggs on the field, though he would have been put there sooner or later.
Had Looney been healthy from the get go, Biadasz might not have seen the field. Obviously, neither Steele nor Knight were ready to play, but they did get better, which is the value of experience. What if Jarwin had been injured in the off-season? Might they have panicked and acquired a TE to play in front of Schultz? History suggests that is at least possible.
By trusting youth, your FA dollars can be spent in a more targeted way. If you don't have a young player you think is close to ready at a certain position, spend a few more bucks on a mid-level FA.
But trust Wilson to play S. Trust McGovern to be either a starter or interior depth. Trust Schultz to play TE. Give Hill and Gallimore a chance at DT.
Yes, you'll get burned sometimes. You will also get burned playing the lower levels of free agency. But look what you gained in 2020...
Wilson at SS, Gallimore and Hill as potential answers in the DT rotation, McGovern as a likely starting G, Biadasz as a starting C, Knight or Steele as potential swing tackles, Schultz as a starter quality TE.
When injured players return, you've found answers beside and behind them. And you might have found an upgrade along the way.
The Cowboys will have 9-10 draft picks, including 6 in the first 4 rounds. There will be a bust or 3. We know that. But plan to have at least 5-6 rookie contributors. Give that a chance to happen. Let Anee sink or swim in your DE rotation. Find out if Robinson can play S or CB.
Rather than scattershoot dollars on low-end FAs, invest the same money in fewer strategically sound moves. Trust the kids to fill some of your holes, whether as starters or primary backups.
Your culture will be better when veterans feel more threatened and less entitled. Your team will be younger and likely healthier. You might pay a price early in the season, but those kids will gain experience and be faster and fresher down the stretch run and certainly in the playoffs.
Learn to trust your draft. Give youth a chance.
