Broaddus Dropping Truth Bombs About This Organization

[charron]

Agree!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

We need a competent dude to take carries. Someone w/ a quick first step and some tackle breaking ability.

What about a guy like James Conner from arizona? Under contract through 2024, pittsburgh guy, 233lb, not elite but wouldn't need elite money and could pair well with Pollard possibly.

 

[phildadon86]

What about a guy like James Conner from arizona? Under contract through 2024, pittsburgh guy, 233lb, not elite but wouldn't need elite money and could pair well with Pollard possibly.

Hes on IR currently.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

Yup. I can respect a team or front office for at least trying to get better even if it doesn't work out. I hate this standing pat thing Dallas does.

My view for years has been that I don't want the Cowboys to do as some teams have done, go "all in" and win a SB, then take another 20 years to rebuild. I always prefer being a very good team year in and year out, and win SBs every few years, or at least make the playoffs year after year, since everyone knows 1. you can't win the SB unless you're in the playoffs, and 2. once in the playoffs anything can happen.

In other words, the Cowboys I grew up with from about 1968 until about 1985.

But now, it's getting to the point of "Will I ever see the Cowboys hoist another trophy?" I probably have more years left that Jerry (though you never know), so I can afford to wait until Jerry is gone and maybe then things will get better.
The question is, do I want to wait that long? I'm getting close to the point that no, I want that 6th championship NOW, and if they don't get another one for another 28 years, I don't care, because I won't freaking be here....

 

[charron]

My view for years has been that I don't want the Cowboys to do as some teams have done, go "all in" and win a SB, then take another 20 years to rebuild. I always prefer being a very good team year in and year out, and win SBs every few years, or at least make the playoffs year after year, since everyone knows 1. you can't win the SB unless you're in the playoffs, and 2. once in the playoffs anything can happen.

In other words, the Cowboys I grew up with from about 1968 until about 1985.

But now, it's getting to the point of "Will I ever see the Cowboys hoist another trophy?" I probably have more years left that Jerry (though you never know), so I can afford to wait until Jerry is gone and maybe then things will get better.
The question is, do I want to wait that long? I'm getting close to the point that no, I want that 6th championship NOW, and if they don't get another one for another 28 years, I don't care, because I won't freaking be here....

This would be ideal if they would a the very least make the NFCCG but they lose in the divisional round on the few chances they do get. So if the goal is the SB, big if cause I doubt it really is anymore, then in addition to the good teams they build they have to address issues in season better. They do build a good team, but it's not SB capable and won't be without help. I wouldn't suggest a crazy trade or anything but wouldn't hurt to look at henry or other back or linebacker etc. Point is this is not the best team they could possibly build so when it barely makes the playoffs and stalls again in the divisional round I won't be surprised.

 

[RonnieT24]

They go for it all the time. Problem is, they have no idea how to go for it. Need football people up top, not Barnum Bro's worshippers.

Unfortunately the football people are still being overridden by the Joneses. I think McClay and his staff are outstanding at identifying talent. I also want to think that McCarthy knows talent too. I have a feeling that if McCarthy had his way the Jones boys would have worked out a mutually agreeable deal to keep Zeke around. It's so obvious this team needs that dude in the red zone it aint even funny. Either him or Schultzy! Both were money in the red zone and their absence is a big reason why this current team stinks down close. Letting your two best red zone threats walk out the door was about as stupid as letting all your receivers except Lamb and Gallup get away two years ago. The Joneses simply keep allowing holes to exist in their team when they have it within their power to prevent it. They could have kept Amari and the receiving corps would be orders of magnitude better. They could have kept Zeke and the running game would be orders of magnitude better. Even if they flipped the roles between he and Pollard the 1-2 punch was deadly and we just walked away from it without much effort to stop it from happening. Going back even further they could have developed Connor Williams as a center and kept him in the fold. There have been example after example of the Joneses simply not being good at building a complete team. They have had blind spots for certain positions that we've discussed ad nauseum over the years. I've just sort of resigned myself to that reality.

 

[Desperado]

The cap is real but flexible. But as the rams are seeing going all in and failing comes with a price

Thanks, but it wasn’t a real question. I was being sarcastic.

 

[john van brocklin]

So far, 28 yrs. However, his support is now fading badly, limited to the very few who just cannot face facts.

I think Jerry rides out his way of doing things until he passes or retires.
Stephen aint gonna get away with the same M.O.

 

[Flamma]

I have no idea what you're trying to say.

We've ruined many seasons by kneejerk trades. Is that what you're proposing?

Actually, I think a few of you guys are right. At the moment we're not close enough. But even if we were, Jerry still wouldn't do anything.

 

[Floatyworm]

Been saying for years....Jerry isn't nearly as rich as you think.

 

[Bob-Lillys-War]

One of the few things I agree with Brauddus on.

i really don't agree with him either, for the most part.

 

[Blue64]

Jerry’s goal is to keep the team relevant and his stadium full. His current approach does exactly that. We are exactly what the NFL wants us to be. We are good enough to make the league money but not good enough to win anything. Like Dak is for example. He’s good enough to win 11 games but not 14. That is just how everyone wants it.

Well said and you hit the nail on the head!
As long as the money is flowing Jerrah doesn’t give a damn

 

[Blue64]

Been saying for years....Jerry isn't nearly as rich as you think.

Really? He bought himself a $250M yacht and he’s not rich????

 

[BigD_95]

He actually was spot on. Go all in, win a Super Bowl. We don’t care about the 2027 cap.

Until 2027

 

[kskboys]

Unfortunately the football people are still being overridden by the Joneses. I think McClay and his staff are outstanding at identifying talent. I also want to think that McCarthy knows talent too. I have a feeling that if McCarthy had his way the Jones boys would have worked out a mutually agreeable deal to keep Zeke around. It's so obvious this team needs that dude in the red zone it aint even funny. Either him or Schultzy! Both were money in the red zone and their absence is a big reason why this current team stinks down close. Letting your two best red zone threats walk out the door was about as stupid as letting all your receivers except Lamb and Gallup get away two years ago. The Joneses simply keep allowing holes to exist in their team when they have it within their power to prevent it. They could have kept Amari and the receiving corps would be orders of magnitude better. They could have kept Zeke and the running game would be orders of magnitude better. Even if they flipped the roles between he and Pollard the 1-2 punch was deadly and we just walked away from it without much effort to stop it from happening. Going back even further they could have developed Connor Williams as a center and kept him in the fold. There have been example after example of the Joneses simply not being good at building a complete team. They have had blind spots for certain positions that we've discussed ad nauseum over the years. I've just sort of resigned myself to that reality.

And since Zeke was costing us way too much, get someone else to take the tough carries. Why in the world did we think Polly could do it? He's just not that type of back.

The underrating of Schultz on these boards is one of the most ridiculous things I've ever witnessed. No, he was not great, but he had that Witten-like knack for getting open. And we dearly dearly miss that.

 

[kskboys]

Actually, I think a few of you guys are right. At the moment we're not close enough. But even if we were, Jerry still wouldn't do anything.

He quite simply doesn't have the football sense to do so. Man, I was screaming at the top of my lungs not to overpay Brandon Carr. Dude was a #2 CB type, and it was blatantly obvious. Sick man, sick.

And then we sign guys who just aren't good(Nolan Carroll for instance), or sign guys and play them out of position(Cedric Thornton).

If Jerry truly knows a lot about football as some proclaim, then why does he continuously make really dumb decisions, and why can't he evaluate players? Sick.

 

[Flamma]

He quite simply doesn't have the football sense to do so. Man, I was screaming at the top of my lungs not to overpay Brandon Carr. Dude was a #2 CB type, and it was blatantly obvious. Sick man, sick.

And then we sign guys who just aren't good(Nolan Carroll for instance), or sign guys and play them out of position(Cedric Thornton).

If Jerry truly knows a lot about football as some proclaim, then why does he continuously make really dumb decisions, and why can't he evaluate players? Sick.

You're pretty much spot on here. I think he finally accepted that he's not very good at it, and that's why after the Carr Acquistion, and moving up in the draft for that CB, who was he again? Was it Claiborne? He finally quit, and we see what we see today. I'll admit, what he's doing now is better than making back to back to back bad moves. But still, you can learn from those better than you.

He made good moves at the beginning of the season. Back when he traded for Robert Quinn for a 6th. That was something the Eagles would do. A great move. I just think they need to hire someone to do some of the work for them.

 

[kskboys]

You're pretty much spot on here. I think he finally accepted that he's not very good at it, and that's why after the Carr Acquistion, and moving up in the draft for that CB, who was he again? Was it Claiborne? He finally quit, and we see what we see today. I'll admit, what he's doing now is better than making back to back to back bad moves. But still, you can learn from those better than you.

He made good moves at the beginning of the season. Back when he traded for Robert Quinn for a 6th. That was something the Eagles would do. A great move. I just think they need to hire someone to do some of the work for them.

Absolutely. To stop the Schoonmaker drafting.

And that's what ignoring needs gets you. A behemoth OL would make a huge difference this year. Need a mauling run blocker, and need one bad. Instead we took an unneeded TE.

 

[RonnieT24]

Absolutely. To stop the Schoonmaker drafting.

And that's what ignoring needs gets you. A behemoth OL would make a huge difference this year. Need a mauling run blocker, and need one bad. Instead we took an unneeded TE.

I suspect Schoon was the highest rated player on their board when that pick rolled around and they didn't like the OL in that range. Thing is, by their logic they had their two monster guards already.. Martin and Tyler.. and truth be told they were right. However one holdout and one training camp injury later.. they became wrong. They also fooled themselves on Tyron and Steele.. They convinced themselves that Tyron could perform at a high level and stay healthy and that Steele would be all the way back from the ACL tear inside of a year. Tyron has been pretty good when healthy.. but at this point we just can't count on that being the case for more than 10-12 games. I don't know how you build your team around that. And Steele struggling comes as a surprise to absolutely no one. You simply must respect the ACL recovery unless your name is Adrian Peterson..

 

[Floatyworm]

Really? He bought himself a $250M yacht and he’s not rich????

Don't kid yourself....Jerry is up to his eyeballs in debt. He's just like everyone else...living on loans.

 

[RonnieT24]

Don't kid yourself....Jerry is up to his eyeballs in debt. He's just like everyone else...living on loans.

I would have to disagree with you here. Jerry has loans because that way he can keep more money in his bank accounts. And because he is on the same credit rating level as some small countries he gets to borrow money damn near interest free. We all know the bulk of his net worth is tied to the Cowboys.. but not all of it. His oil and real estate endeavors account for a large chunk too.

edit: I looked it up.. Jerry is the 137th richest person on planet Earth with a net worth of 14.4 billion.