If they plan on maintaining their fanbase, they better have a plan that doesn't include lucking into a couple of veterans via trade. It can be argued that Cooks and Gilmore were great additions, and I applaud the front office for salvaging an otherwise horrendous offseason. They still failed to address o-line depth, LB, RUNNING BACK, the penalties, team discipline, and in-game decision making. Now it seems they'll need to develop an entirely new defensive scheme and who knows how the players will adapt, especially if Q leaves.
Thankfully Bland came up big this season, otherwise we would be looking for a starting corner, at least one good DT, two good linebackers, two good edge players, a great LT, a good RT, and a starting caliber RB to field a competitive team. With limited draft stock and lower picks this season, they're going to have to rely on free agency. How do you do that with Dak's contract? At least half of the fan base has been alienated over the course of the last week, and the Jones ensemble risks losing more support by extending a guy that collapses under pressure to a record extensions. What a corner the front office has backed themselves into...