InTheClouds
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But here goes.
You need to demolish the team. Completely. No holds barred, take no prisoners, no sacred cows. That may mean trading Romo (who is a top 5 to top 10 QB) or Ware (HOF pass rusher in his prime) for multiple draft picks (and a rebuild may very well force this, given their ages). This almost certainly means getting what you can for Dez and cutting your losses. This might mean trading Witten due to his age. That may mean 2 or 3 years of 3-13 seasons. But it needs to happen if Dallas is going to win a Super Bowl in the next decade or two.
You have some young keepers - I like Carr, and Clairborne is gonna be a beast. Lee is a beast. Smith probably is 2-3 years away from being a solid LT but he has the talent. I think at the end of the day, you would keep Ware, though if someone makes a RGIII-esque offer or better, you consider it. But your team needs an infusion of blue-chip talent now, and more importantly, you need to revamp your front office (I know this probably won't happen with Jerry). Get someone from the 49ers organization or the Patriots or the Packers, beef up your scouting department, and shove about 6 or 7 first day picks over the next 3 years into the trenches. Get a young coach, like a Mike Smith or a Ron Rivera that can instill toughness and discipline both on and off the field, and see if you can get a quality, innovative OC.
I know it's a tough pill to swallow, but the longer you put it off, the more disappointment and fans the team will experience. Romo in particular keeps your team in too many games to truly bottom out, and the Cowboys really need to bottom out for there to be a chance of change. Furthermore, Dallas needs a *cultural* change - no more slacking off or playing down to opponents, no more off the field drama, no more entitlement, no more guys like Free collecting a paycheck and getting fat after. That's why you need to go with the total rebuild - so the new hypothetical regime can make the organization in his image.
The fact is though, every team is a stud QB and 2 monster drafts away from winning a title. You can try to ride the rebuild out with Romo, and find a way to win 5 games or less with a top 5ish QB. Or you can get value for him and commit to suck for a few years and then try for a Niners-style resurgence. Either way, something has to give.
You need to demolish the team. Completely. No holds barred, take no prisoners, no sacred cows. That may mean trading Romo (who is a top 5 to top 10 QB) or Ware (HOF pass rusher in his prime) for multiple draft picks (and a rebuild may very well force this, given their ages). This almost certainly means getting what you can for Dez and cutting your losses. This might mean trading Witten due to his age. That may mean 2 or 3 years of 3-13 seasons. But it needs to happen if Dallas is going to win a Super Bowl in the next decade or two.
You have some young keepers - I like Carr, and Clairborne is gonna be a beast. Lee is a beast. Smith probably is 2-3 years away from being a solid LT but he has the talent. I think at the end of the day, you would keep Ware, though if someone makes a RGIII-esque offer or better, you consider it. But your team needs an infusion of blue-chip talent now, and more importantly, you need to revamp your front office (I know this probably won't happen with Jerry). Get someone from the 49ers organization or the Patriots or the Packers, beef up your scouting department, and shove about 6 or 7 first day picks over the next 3 years into the trenches. Get a young coach, like a Mike Smith or a Ron Rivera that can instill toughness and discipline both on and off the field, and see if you can get a quality, innovative OC.
I know it's a tough pill to swallow, but the longer you put it off, the more disappointment and fans the team will experience. Romo in particular keeps your team in too many games to truly bottom out, and the Cowboys really need to bottom out for there to be a chance of change. Furthermore, Dallas needs a *cultural* change - no more slacking off or playing down to opponents, no more off the field drama, no more entitlement, no more guys like Free collecting a paycheck and getting fat after. That's why you need to go with the total rebuild - so the new hypothetical regime can make the organization in his image.
The fact is though, every team is a stud QB and 2 monster drafts away from winning a title. You can try to ride the rebuild out with Romo, and find a way to win 5 games or less with a top 5ish QB. Or you can get value for him and commit to suck for a few years and then try for a Niners-style resurgence. Either way, something has to give.
