Broaddus Dropping Truth Bombs About This Organization

[zack]

The Eagles won a SB. And rebuilt. And went to another SB. Before the Cowboys in THIS WINDOW have been to an NFCCG.

Let that sink in. The fact people even try to compare our FO with theirs is laughable.

Agree. A lot of thought that the Eagles were going to be done for a while. And here we are.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

This is the thing: the Cowboys love to preach the cap and for protecting themselves "in the long run".

So essentially they keep building and building for a future that never gets here.

At some point they have to live in the here and now and go for it. If it means a couple bad seasons so be it. Fans have been waiting since 1996 for a Super Bowl. If they get another one I will be so happy I won't care if they have a couple five or six win seasons before the next rebuild.

 

[TwoDeep3]

The video starts where he starts his rant.

This might be the one time you and I agree. I don't give a rat's ankle about the cap. I don't care about 2027. And those who wring hands about these issues are totally ignoring teams, like the Eagles, who go get what they think they need without biting fingernails, and breaking into a sweat.

So the question that comes up is this ineptitude of this franchise the lack of real football knowledge and understanding by the final decision makers - not the ones who are paid to advise - or is this just a ruse to keep the profits on the rise and placate the masses?

What's your window is a variation of cap worries and what the future brings. Those things may have importance, but in the big scheme of things, the fact is today is all there is. Win now and worry about tomorrow when it comes.

 

[VaqueroTD]

Jerry is excellent at taking advisement from staff on signings and draft. Coach Q's shopping list, Coach Mac's shopping list, suggestions aplenty from Will McClay or a scout he trusts. And will listen to his son's highly conservative reasoning sometimes, such as "You're an idiot for wanting to take Johnny Manziel over Zack Martin" or "Don't you dare sign Randy Gregory without a lazy stoner clause."

But I have never gotten the feeling he initiates anything unless someone comes to him first (see Trey Lance), or it's a 'no brainer' star like Deion or TO.

 

[buybuydandavis]

The video starts where he starts his rant.

It's a capped league.
Draft picks and caps are the fundamental constraints under which NFL teams operate.
Makes some people feel good to deny reality.

 

[lostar2009]

Tbh, im not sure why this team havent look since San Fran beat the snot out of them... Three wins in a row.. also the Eagles trade should've been the topping on the cake.

 

[plymkr]

I feel the cap is “real” but good FOs make good decisions on who to invest in and when to invest in the them. Teams that struggle for I don’t know 27 years tend to make poor investments. Poor in either who they invest in or when. Gallup comes to mind as a bad investment. So does Steele for the same reason.

An example is Green Bay. They win a Super Bowl with Rodgers but felt it wasn’t going yo happen again. They sucked it up and are getting out of the debt while building for the future. They’re learning if they should invest in Love in the future.

Denver Broncos are an example of investing in the wrong player, Russel Wilson, at the wrong time, as he’s declining. Their future looks bleak.

 

[Bullflop]

Once a team gives their thumbs up to a certain QB, replacing him isn't nearly as easy as crowning him a starter. It can be problematic!

 

[Jipper]

Funny thing is if dak had just played up to his contract were probably having a different conversation

 

[LovinItAll]

If the offensive scheme is going to be this basic, then they need to go out and get a DUDE somewhere to make it work. Defense and special teams are good enough to win with. Dak is good enough too if you give him the right weapons to go with everything else. Championship windows don't just happen, they're created.

This ^^^^

 

[noshame]

I just want to trade Parsons.
I know I like watching him too. But Parsons isn't going to bring you a Super Bowl.
Use the pics to move up and take the number one or number two Quarterback on the board .
continue to build.
Because I'm tired of trying to get there with the second tier quarterback. We won five super bowls all of them with a superstar quarterback.
I want a quarterback that will raise the level of the entire team, instead of the entire team having to raise him. A rookie QB contract gives you time to clear out all the dead space in your cap.
You want a Super Bowl? There's the road.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I just want to trade Parsons.
I know I like watching him too. But Parsons isn't going to bring you a Super Bowl.
Use the pics to move up and take the number one or number two Quarterback on the board .
continue to build.
Because I'm tired of trying to get there with the second tier quarterback. We won five super bowls all of them with a superstar quarterback.
I want a quarterback that will raise the level of the entire team, instead of the entire team having to raise him. A rookie QB contract gives you time to clear out all the dead space in your cap.
You want a Super Bowl? There's the road.

There are several first round QB's next April. No reason to move up high enough just to be a team to draft one that early.

 

[CowboyoWales]

I feel the cap is “real” but good FOs make good decisions on who to invest in and when to invest in the them. Teams that struggle for I don’t know 27 years tend to make poor investments. Poor in either who they invest in or when. Gallup comes to mind as a bad investment. So does Steele for the same reason.

An example is Green Bay. They win a Super Bowl with Rodgers but felt it wasn’t going yo happen again. They sucked it up and are getting out of the debt while building for the future. They’re learning if they should invest in Love in the future.

Denver Broncos are an example of investing in the wrong player, Russel Wilson, at the wrong time, as he’s declining. Their future looks bleak.

Yep, what Broaddus et al fail to factor in is that the Rams (and the Eagles, with Wentz) started the "ALL-IN" by trading Goff (even coming off a winning season).

If the offensive scheme is going to be this basic, then they need to go out and get a DUDE somewhere to make it work. Defense and special teams are good enough to win with. Dak is good enough too if you give him the right weapons to go with everything else. Championship windows don't just happen, they're created.

Is he, when did Dak show that? The Offense wasnt 'basic' in the two proceeding seasons (one inc Amari) and it still came up short. You cant go 'All-In' on 'a pair', we've just come off scoring 10 pts vrs the 49ers. What's the weapon'S you'd want? It's not as if we're one Offensive piece away and even on here posters cant agree on what we need: RB, WR/TE, O/Line??

Wasnt there near universal agreement that this was the 'prove it year' for Dak and that this Offense was good enough (without the annual excuse for failure).

Saying all of that, lets use the Eagles (Away - Week 9) as the measuring rod, because if we lose (especially if we lose badly) then it'll probably mean 5th seed meaning the route to the Ring goes via Philadelphia and/or San Fran.

 

[noshame]

There are several first round QB's next April. No reason to move up high enough just to be a team to draft one that early.

Good then I'll draft 2!

 

[Cowboyny]

Like it or not, since Stephen took over this team has been all about draft and development. They rarely use both fa and the trade market to improve their roster as they will lose those valuable draft picks.

Questions that us fans need to answer, are the Cowboys just 1 impact player away? Is it worth gambling now to have essentially no 2024 draft class, where the team won't use fa and the trade market to improve?

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

Like it or not, since Stephen took over this team has been all about draft and development. They rarely use both fa and the trade market to improve their roster as they will lose those valuable draft picks.

Questions that us fans need to answer, are the Cowboys just 1 impact player away? Is it worth gambling now to have essentially no 2024 draft class, where the team won't use fa and the trade market to improve?

Yes. It’s worth it. No question.

Because their way hasn’t worked going on 30 years now.

A team like the Eagles have already won a Super Bowl and rebuilt to another Super Bowl team with a different QB all in the same window of the Dak and Zeke era of the Cowboys.

 

[Typhus]

The Joneses are now just owners of a profitable business that happens to be a football team.

They stopped caring about football when their business started to be able to print money.

They are now investors more than owners and GMs.

Check out how much they invest in the PR dept compared to other teams.

 

[Flamma]

Like it or not, since Stephen took over this team has been all about draft and development. They rarely use both fa and the trade market to improve their roster as they will lose those valuable draft picks.

Questions that us fans need to answer, are the Cowboys just 1 impact player away? Is it worth gambling now to have essentially no 2024 draft class, where the team won't use fa and the trade market to improve?

Who says you have to have no 2024 draft class? What did the Eagles give up for Byard? What did they give up for Swift? Or Reddick and CJGJ last year? These are impact players, and they're not destroying their draft.

The Cowboys are one of the best teams in the NFC, but they're not competing with the other best teams to get over the top. Yet the best team in the NFC still found the need to make themselves better by trading for Byard. If you remember back in the 90s, both the 49ers and Cowboys would try to one up eachother. Neither team backed off. Jerry doesn't play the game anymore. He just steps aside. He's happy with his roster.

 

[CowboyoWales]

Who says you have to have no 2024 draft class? What did the Eagles give up for Byard? What did they give up for Swift? Or Reddick and CJGJ last year? These are impact players, and they're not destroying their draft.

The Cowboys are one of the best teams in the NFC, but they're not competing with the other best teams to get over the top. Yet the best team in the NFC still found the need to make themselves better by trading for Byard. If you remember back in the 90s, both the 49ers and Cowboys would try to one up eachother. Neither team backed off. Jerry doesn't play the game anymore. He just steps aside. He's happy with his roster.

But we aren't a Byard nor Swift away, that's the whole point of @Cowboyny 's post.

Regardless of how we got here (universal outrage), we realistically need at least two top FA's to contest. Henry gets mentioned, but even that other thread identies Ravens/Bills as competition, which escalates the cost.

Obviously moving forward we need an independeng GM, who's responsible for evaluating talent (and turning over the roster) as Stephen with his job security isnt tantamount to making difficult decisions ....but for the present we need to be honest about where we are at this moment, there's no evidence to suggest we can beat (or compete with 49ers), let's see how Week 9 goes.

 

[phildadon86]

Yes. It’s worth it. No question.

Because their way hasn’t worked going on 30 years now.

A team like the Eagles have already won a Super Bowl and rebuilt to another Super Bowl team with a different QB all in the same window of the Dak and Zeke era of the Cowboys.

Yup. I said this earlier. They have won, rebuilt and appeared in another in the same window we have been in since 2016. Yet we are here treading water conserving draft picks for the next Kelvin Joseph. Show the fans you actually want to win.