Difference between Washington and Dallas

[JBS]

You believe that is the sole reason?

You could have any ownership you want but having a generational QB talent smashing every NFL record is the reason.

Changing ownership was great and changed the way things are ran. But Daniels and the driving force behind this

Of course Daniels is the main player. But it’s far more complex than that. They may not even have Daniels if Snyder was there. Let’s start with that

 

[CCBoy]

Only a change in ownership, instituted a change in management, which both signed an effective head coach and drafted a generational quarterback talent, that contributed to Washington ending up in the NFC Championship game.

Unfortunately, Jerry Jones is not forced into selling his team hoping a similar run of events take place. He should simply re-adopt his pre-March 28, 1994 status.

Jones is one man. That one man is Dallas' final decision-maker. A change in management can possibly spark a different course of events but change at the top must happen first.

You confuse authority with making all decisions.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Of course Daniels is the main player. But it’s far more complex than that. They may not even have Daniels if Snyder was there. Let’s start with that

Exactly, we have seen some of Jed’s maneuvering during 2nd round picks thinking he is the smartest cat in the league.

 

[DallasEast]

You confuse authority with making all decisions.

 

[Flamma]

I admit, the way the Commanders played last night we have never seen from Dallas, or rarely seen. They played hard, with confidence and did not let themselves get down. They made their own luck. But let's be honest. Is that really the HC? or is that the culture of the team from the top down? Quinn was our DC last year and I did not see that kind of effort from his defense against GB. In fact, his defense was so lackluster it convinced us Quinn had to go.

While Jerry Jones stated "I'm all in", then retracted it, The Commanders actually were all in. They signed a bunch of free agents to improve their team, including 3 from Dallas. They had the 2nd pick in the draft and got lucky when Chicago took Caleb Williams instead of Jayden Daniels. Imagine if Chicago took Daniels instead.

Give the commanders credit. From the top down they want to win. They don't just say it, they put there words into actions. They became winners as soon as the ownership of the team came in and made winning their top priority.

Their current coaching staff and system may be much better prepared than in Chicago. Had Caleb come to Washington, we may be talking about him instead of Daniels. There are too many pieces and moving parts to know what would have happened. I think there is too much talent on Chicago for them to have been this bad. Something else it at play there.

 

[john van brocklin]

Exactly......an exclamation point to what some saying. But I truly believe there's no way Jerry can watch this and NOT realize/see that maybe there's time for real change. I know some are rolling their eyes but he's human. Maybe it motivates him to get off his a____and get the best possible HC money can buy.

Nope, Jerry will hire a HC that he feels comfortable with.

 

[Creeper]

Their current coaching staff and system may be much better prepared than in Chicago. Had Caleb come to Washington, we may be talking about him instead of Daniels. There are too many pieces and moving parts to know what would have happened. I think there is too much talent on Chicago for them to have been this bad. Something else it at play there.

I did not think Caleb Williams was ready for the NFL when he was coming out of college. I think the difference between him and Daniels is plain to see. Caleb has the talent, but the mental part of the game eludes him. I do not think he is capable of doing what Daniels can do under pressure. Time will tell, but I was wary of Caleb Williams before the draft last year. I admit I am shocked by what Daniels is doing honestly. But this is why I preach caution when anointing young QBs.

 

[Aven8]

So 10 players and coaches from our team that were perineal losers have now turned it around in a season and are not. It’s Jerry folks!

 

[lukemartin79]

I’m reading some of these posts and I wonder if some of you get it.

1) Daniels has more playoff wins than Dak and is going to his 1st championship game, Dak will never see one.
2) the Washington culture has players that will run through walls for their team and coach. That gets results… someone asked Demarcus Lawrence if he’s coming back… the answer was if they pay me!…
3) DQ has done more in 1 year at the helm of the commanders than the cowboys in the last 30 and counting
4) do any of you think the next HC is going to straighten the ship
5) Jerry is the problem… period he does not care win or lose… but hey keep going to the games, buying the merch and keep the cowboys number 1 on Forbes….
That’s all he cares about…

You want change? You want the cowboys to be relevant again?

Then remain fans from a distance, stop buying merchandise, watching or attending games… when the numbers go down and they will…
JJ will move mountains to get them back there…

Or do nothing and continue to share your views and opinions, knowing full well nothing will change and it will be the same year in and year out.
Oh and those of you hoping Jerry dies things will change… Stephen is worse…

The one big difference that cancels out anything else is that they got rid of their egomaniac owner and have turned their franchise around, while we still have Jerry.

 

[Kolemmitt]

The difference is Jayden Daniels.

Do not act like it’s anything different. They consistently go for it on 4th down and even when they don’t convert they still go for it.

He is cool, calm and makes plays.

The fumble and 2 picks cost Detroit.

But Daniels is the reason they are where they are.

The defense is mid. The talent is mid outside of McLaurin and Daniels.

Daniels is just that good.

Drew, Tony, Dak...all of the bums we have had since Troy, it doesn't matter.

ITS JERRY!!!! Everything else is just symptoms, not the cause!!

Washington with Daniel Snyder = crap
Washington as soon as they boot Daniel Snyder = NFC championship game

It's not freaking science, but keep blaming the symptoms

 

[Hawkeye0202]

I did not think Caleb Williams was ready for the NFL when he was coming out of college. I think the difference between him and Daniels is plain to see. Caleb has the talent, but the mental part of the game eludes him. I do not think he is capable of doing what Daniels can do under pressure. Time will tell, but I was wary of Caleb Williams before the draft last year. I admit I am shocked by what Daniels is doing honestly. But this is why I preach caution when anointing young QBs.

Caleb body language is awful........

 

[BoyzBlaster]

I think the optimist view is the next few years (while we are stuck with Dak and he gets even worse and more broken down than he is now) are going to be UGLY. The division and conference are so much better than they were during the years where our 12-5 records were basically fraudulent. But the writing is on the wall and Dak will be out of the league or a backup in 3-4 years. Jerry could also die or become completely incapacitated during that time. That's 2 massive positive things that could happen....but it's going to be dark days until then.

 

[Mark]

I admit, the way the Commanders played last night we have never seen from Dallas, or rarely seen. They played hard, with confidence and did not let themselves get down. They made their own luck. But let's be honest. Is that really the HC? or is that the culture of the team from the top down? Quinn was our DC last year and I did not see that kind of effort from his defense against GB. In fact, his defense was so lackluster it convinced us Quinn had to go.

Perhaps we learned that Quinn is a better HC in D.C., than he was a DC in in Dallas.

The collapse of Quinn's defense against Green Bay last year looked not unlike Aaron Glenn's DET defense for swaths of this season. But, as was the case with Quinn, a lot will be overlooked, with excuses made for injuries to key players, etc. And Glenn will end up as a head coach somewhere in the next few weeks.

 

[Kolemmitt]

Let's provide some clarity:
1) Daniels has more playoff wins than Dak and is going to his 1st championship game, Dak will never see one. (30 years of this, you're leaving Tony out .....Daniels is actually tied with Dak & Romo right now)
2) the Washington culture has players that will run through walls for their team and coach. That gets results… someone asked Demarcus Lawrence if he’s coming back… the answer was if they pay me!…(DLaw has seen the Diggs and Gallup injuries and returns....you blaming him for thinking that way?)
3) DQ has done more in 1 year at the helm of the commanders than the cowboys in the last 30 and counting....(Great start and some breaks from the Football Gods all year.....TBD)
4) do any of you think the next HC is going to straighten the ship (No, it will be more dysfunction)
5) Jerry is the problem… period he does not care win or lose… but hey keep going to the games, buying the merch and keep the cowboys number 1 on Forbes….(we have the oldest GM in the league and the oldest coach that sits in the luxury suite during games)

As for fans......hoodwinked into thinking it's just Dak's fault. Our franchise is embarrassing, and if the NYG begin to change......we will be worse instead of better and this board will further lose its mind.

100% We keep thinking its the players fault, its the coaches fault....It's Jerry!!!
Everyone that focuses on Dak or MM, or the latest scapegoat is just doing Jerry's bidding.

Think how quickly it took Jerry to dismantle Jimmy's team - 2 years!! That's it. If he can dismantle one of the greatest teams ever in two years, how can we expect him to mastermind a SuperBowl caliber team?

 

[Fmart322]

Dan Quinn while in Dallas helped give us fans three 12 win seasons. Without him McCarthy was 13-20*.

*2020 season was marked with covid restrictions
**2024 season had a lot of starters out with injuries

 

[GINeric]

I’m reading some of these posts and I wonder if some of you get it.

1) Daniels has more playoff wins than Dak and is going to his 1st championship game, Dak will never see one.

First of all, Daniels is definitely a special quarterback and will most likely have a better career than Dak, but Daniels has not won more playoff games than Dak.

Secondly, Nick Foles and Trent Dilfer has won a Superbowl on their first try and Jim Kelly hasn't won a Superbowl in four tries..... so according to your logic, Dilfer and Foles are better than Jim Kelly, correct?

 

[slick325]

The Commanders have a better GM and ownership.

 

[ICP]

Exactly......an exclamation point to what some saying. But I truly believe there's no way Jerry can watch this and NOT realize/see that maybe there's time for real change. I know some are rolling their eyes but he's human. Maybe it motivates him to get off his a____and get the best possible HC money can buy.

Jerry is currently on a mission to find his next yes man, and even if he wasn't I bet he has no idea what went on in Washingtons playoff game. He is involved in making Dallas what HE wants it to be doing things HIS way. Free agency is a perfect example of this, the two clowns running the team are out on their yacht while the rest of the league is trying to make their teams better.

 

[tomokawan]

Funny how we blame Jared Goff for a loss that as largely due to the Detroit defense being banged up. But last year when GB thrashed Dallas, no one could blame Dak because evidently "he doesn't play defense." Make this make sense?

What are you talking about!!!! You must have been on the moon or somewhere. Dak got and still gets a He..ova lot more blame here than that defense last year. By the way Dak did not turn the ball over 5 times as well. Goff deserves blame so does the defense, but more so because their defense was banged up. Ours was not last year.

 

[Johannes44]

What are you talking about!!!! You must have been on the moon or somewhere. Dak got and still gets a He..ova lot more blame here than that defense last year. By the way Dak did not turn the ball over 5 times as well. Goff deserves blame so does the defense, but more so because their defense was banged up. Ours was not last year.

Really? Our defense was no banged up? We lose our best corner for a year and we were fielding safeties at the Linebacker position but the defense was all healthy?