Confidence in Cowboys' front office?

[Verdict]

I have to admit that over the past few years I have developed a little bit more confidence in the front office than I have had since probably the Jimmy Johnson years. The Cowboys probably made the right decision passing on Sharif Floyd, and also made a great trade back the year they drafted Fred Beard. We ended up with a serviceable pick in williams.

We refused to get raped for Lynch or Cook and ended up with Dak. These are just a few examples of goo decisions we have made recently.

On the other hand we over paid for Dez and we let Orton and Ratliff bend us over like a shotgun.


We definitely are not in the Patriots league yet but they are smart guys who do learn from prior mistakes.

How confident are you in our front office? How confident are you that they will get maximum value out of this Romo deal?

I think if they "get" what a massive opportunity they have in front of them and believe in their assessment they will do pretty well. I am just not confident they will realize how much leverage they have in this situation.

 

[visionary]

Minus zero

These guys are totally reactionary

 

[gmoney112]

For first round picks they have my full confidence.

They have got to get better in the 2nd round though.

 

[Verdict]

Minus zero

These guys are totally reactionary

I am concerned that they will believe all of this narrative that Romo isn't worth what he really is and undervalue what the market is for him.

 

[Verdict]

Minus zero

These guys are totally reactionary

Part of me is concerned you are correct. Are their recent successes them getting it or happenstance? I guess time will tel, but at least we aren't the Browns.

 

[Killerinstinct]

Great question.

I think my view of the front office is improving. Past contracts have really upset me and restructuring risky players that lead to dead money has been detrimental.

Using O-linemen to beat the cap is a good idea.

You can't have the highest paid players at every position. Need to be tougher in negotiations.

This offseason is going to be key. I will let you know how I feel about the front office in a few months.

 

[negativecreep]

It was really low ever since I got addicted to the draft in 98, will never get over missing out on Moss, loved the Flozell Adams pick...the draft is like a vacation for me now, I request those days of work months in advance now lol. My faith was really fading, in fact I thought we might be hopeless at one point. The last few drafts have given me much more faith in our scouting department though. I for once have faith we will draft good players.

 

[negativecreep]

Free Agency I think has still been really hit and miss. If we actually sign anyone in the first place. For every McFadden, there's a Morris,

 

[cowboyblue22]

when they start winning in the playoffs then my confidence will be restored until then its all just noise

 

[StarBoyz83]

I have some faith it just sucks we've missed on defensive players lately because we need them now.

At the same time I can't help but feel Dallas seems to want to keep than band together rather than improve.

 

[Texas_Pete]

If this is true, I'd be happy and confident with our FO:

 

[Nova]

Minus zero

These guys are totally reactionary

I don't know if I agree with that.

Dallas FO still has a lot of flaws, but they aren't making a "trade 1st round pick for Roy Williams because the passing game has stalled" now.

I think this patience is best illustrated by how they handled the DeMarco decision.

They screwed up on Dez though.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

when they start winning in the playoffs then my confidence will be restored until then its all just noise

Expect 3-13

Get 13-3

Act like expectations weren't met.

 

[JoeKing]

The draft class that the FO produced last year should be good enough to earn the confidence of any Cowboy's fan for at least another season. With FA about to start, the Romo situation unresolved and a defense that needs several holes filled, the FO has it's work cut out but the fan's need to relax and feel confident that it will all get resolved. Just because they don't make every move on the chess board exactly like you would do it doesn't mean they are wrong. Let them do what they do and judge by the results we get post-season.

 

[Verdict]

If this is true, I'd be happy and confident with our FO:

I think that post is misread by the poster. It implies Tony Romo will be released when in fact I think it is saying we won't send Tony Romo to Hell in a trade if we can reasonably prevent that from happening.

 

[haleyrules]

Well, lets say its better now, with McClay, than its been in more than 20 yrs. There are still, too me, some serious questions regarding senior coaching positions but drafting and Cap management combined with intelligent FA control seems to have greatly matured. Its in better shape now.

 

[Verdict]

I don't know if I agree with that.

Dallas FO still has a lot of flaws, but they aren't making a "trade 1st round pick for Roy Williams because the passing game has stalled" now.

I think this patience is best illustrated by how they handled the DeMarco decision.

They screwed up on Dez though.

I think the DeMarco situation is a pretty good illustration why you have to look at specific situations and not always go by generalities. The running back position has been devalued overall by the NFL and we take one at #4 overall and how did that turn out? Out of the park home run.

We didn't overpay for Murray which was good, but then we turned around an way over paid for Dez and Murray was arguably more important to the team in hindsight than Dez. There is no doubt that Murray is a hell of a lot more mentally stable than Dez. Good decisions by the Cowboys but we way overpaid for Dez.

We should have stuck to top 10 receiver money for Dez and that would have still been over paying but it would have been fair based on the information the Cowboys had at that time and that's all you have to go on.

 

[negativecreep]

Well, lets say its better now, with McClay, than its been in more than 20 yrs. There are still, too me, some serious questions regarding senior coaching positions but drafting and Cap management combined with intelligent FA control seems to have greatly matured. Its in better shape now.

Yep better than what it was, just hope we can keep it up.

 

[Verdict]

Well, lets say its better now, with McClay, than its been in more than 20 yrs. There are still, too me, some serious questions regarding senior coaching positions but drafting and Cap management combined with intelligent FA control seems to have greatly matured. Its in better shape now.

Garrett has taken a lot longer than I would have liked to see to turn into a good (not great) head coach but it is looking like a solid if inspectacular hire.

I'm really not sold on Marinelli. I am worried that the game MAY have passed him by. He seems too stubborn about refusing to make his scheme fit his players and refusing to draft certain types of players. I hope I am wrong about that.

The one coaching change that seems to be paying dividends is the hire of the DBs coach last year. We got much better DB play this past year with the same exact players and we developed a 6th round rookie on the fly in the heat of battle.

 

[haleyrules]

Garrett has taken a lot longer than I would have liked to see to turn into a good (not great) head coach but it is looking like a solid if inspectacular hire.

I'm really not sold on Marinelli. I am worried that the game MAY have passed him by. He seems too stubborn about refusing to make his scheme fit his players and refusing to draft certain types of players. I hope I am wrong about that.

The one coaching change that seems to be paying dividends is the hire of the DBs coach last year. We got much better DB play this past year with the same exact players and we developed a 6th round rookie on the fly in the heat of battle.

Coaching is always tough to judge. I am not sold on Jason...he seems to be unprepared and his clock and decision making under duress seems unprofessional when it really counts. He has the education but seems more like a politician than a hardnosed HC. I could be misreading him but honestly believe this club could do something more in the playoffs with a more traditional Coach. Marinelli seems to get a lot out of average talent, but it would not disappoint me if the FO decided to bring in someone more dynamic and younger.