Front office and the new NFL

[dckid]

To me the league has radically changed over the past 5-7 years. The front office, coaches are getting younger more innovative, and a lot more risk averse.. That is the key, risk averse they take chances, trades of superstars that just would not happen in previous years.
The Cowboys have a tired old Front office. Jerry has not delivered a SB since 1995... This team has been running on fumes for decades no serious football people take this organization seriously. 5-6 times out of the past 27 years we have been a team that played in a divisional playoff game.
2007,2009,2014,2016,2018, one of three organizations that have not made a championship game in the NFC since 1995... Washington & Detroit being the other.

Teams want to win now, they will trade first round pick, they will overpay free agents. The salary cap at some level is a facade, only the Cowboys really treat is a hard cap.
Look at the Chiefs, Raiders, Bills, Rams, Tampa, Saints for the past 10 years.
There is no such thing as salary cap hell anymore, you can add years, convert to a bonus, void years, you can always kick the can down the road. ALWAYS!!!
And the reason this is the case starting in 2011, the cap has gone up over 10 million a year, smart teams realized this early and like usual the Cowboys will figure it out after the next trend starts.

We as an organization are doomed, our ownership is happy with just being .500 or 9-8. There is no urgency to try and win a SB. Just look at the NFC we are literally only competing with 3 teams to make the SB but they will not go and make the necessary moves to get better and have a chance. I realized this right after Parcells left. The only reason Jerry brought in Bill was because he hit rock bottom when they lost to the Texans, and then he realized, for the Cowboys its not SB or bust, its being good enough.
The Cowboys brand is just a caricature of a winner, we have the 5 SB 's in the trophy case only two organizations have more. Jerry wants to be in the news, competing for the playoffs.
Tantalize the fans, media but don't ever go 3-13, never rebuild, never hit rock bottom and become irrelevant.
Pay Dak, pay Romo, Tank, Zeke its just him spending money to meet the NFL minimum. Jerry is never consistently spending.

Even a total rebuild takes three years max. Look at Chargers after Rivers left, look at the Rams & Niners when they got new coaches, look at the Bills after getting McDermott, the list goes on and on. I am not saying it will always work, our fanbase also seems to have fallen into this way of thinking...
How much time did we spend on Romo vs Dak... ... functionally equivalent players... The bigger problem was from 2016 to 2020 the Cowboys had the best QB contract in the league to having the worst after signing Dak...

Do you think the Bucs or Rams have any regrets from winning the past two SB's? Does it matter they overpaid a player, or traded away a draft pick?
You make your mark now, Win now.
Going back to how I started this post, the gap between the Cowboys and the smart teams is just going to get bigger, S curve of adoption. This organization refuses to modernize with the times and will be the equivalent of a dial up phone vs Smart phone

 

[Bullflop]

I can't help but think you're being considerably too positive! Please, don't swallow any more of those homer pills, OK?

 

[Crown Royal]

Tap the breaks, there is a lot of recency bias in here.

The Rams have been hyper aggressive and it has paid of for them. But every few years there is a new "The Way" to build a roster.

• Last 2-3 years - Be AGGRESSIVE, get players, build a defense and get a QB (Rams, Buccaneers). Return of 2 deep defense.
• 2015-2020 - Have Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes or be really lucky with Nick Folk.
• 2012-2015 - Build a GREAT Defense around either Russel Wilson or Payton Manning. Cover 3 is the defense to play!
• 2005-2012 - Leverage draft picks, build in the trenches, play it safe*
• 2000-2005 - Cover 2, play the deep pass. On offense, short passing game IS the offense. Have Tom Brady as your QB. Don't overpay vets.

*Cowboys continue this strategy.


You don't have to do it how the Rams have done it. Rams tried twice and found a system that worked for them. I DEFINITELY think the Cowboys front office needs to evaluate itself and find a way to add playmakers. They seem ok at depth, but they have to find ways to leverage and press, and just seem too unwilling unless their back is against the wall and by then it is too late (Amari Cooper 2018).

 

[dckid]

Tap the breaks, there is a lot of recency bias in here.

The Rams have been hyper aggressive and it has paid of for them. But every few years there is a new "The Way" to build a roster.

• Last 2-3 years - Be AGGRESSIVE, get players, build a defense and get a QB (Rams, Buccaneers). Return of 2 deep defense.
• 2015-2020 - Have Tom Brady, Patrick Mahomes or be really lucky with Nick Folk.
• 2012-2015 - Build a GREAT Defense around either Russel Wilson or Payton Manning. Cover 3 is the defense to play!
• 2005-2012 - Leverage draft picks, build in the trenches, play it safe*
• 2000-2005 - Cover 2, play the deep pass. On offense, short passing game IS the offense. Have Tom Brady as your QB. Don't overpay vets.

*Cowboys continue this strategy.


You don't have to do it how the Rams have done it. Rams tried twice and found a system that worked for them. I DEFINITELY think the Cowboys front office needs to evaluate itself and find a way to add playmakers. They seem ok at depth, but they have to find ways to leverage and press, and just seem too unwilling unless their back is against the wall and by then it is too late (Amari Cooper 2018).

You know the funny part is I was against the 2018 Amari Cooper trade because in the moment it was a bad trade. This team hade a potential top 5 pick and we traded for a disgruntled WR. Process over results, process over results. Based on results it worked out, but if you go back and read the quotes from Jerry and Stephen and the whole organization no one expected the team to make that run into the playoffs. I dare someone to tell me or show me otherwise.
The problem is our bad process, yes they will get lucky with Micha, drafting Dak, trading for a distressed Cooper. Teams do get lucky every once in a while over 27 years.

 

[john van brocklin]

To me the league has radically changed over the past 5-7 years. The front office, coaches are getting younger more innovative, and a lot more risk averse.. That is the key, risk averse they take chances, trades of superstars that just would not happen in previous years.
The Cowboys have a tired old Front office. Jerry has not delivered a SB since 1995... This team has been running on fumes for decades no serious football people take this organization seriously. 5-6 times out of the past 27 years we have been a team that played in a divisional playoff game.
2007,2009,2014,2016,2018, one of three organizations that have not made a championship game in the NFC since 1995... Washington & Detroit being the other.

Teams want to win now, they will trade first round pick, they will overpay free agents. The salary cap at some level is a facade, only the Cowboys really treat is a hard cap.
Look at the Chiefs, Raiders, Bills, Rams, Tampa, Saints for the past 10 years.
There is no such thing as salary cap hell anymore, you can add years, convert to a bonus, void years, you can always kick the can down the road. ALWAYS!!!
And the reason this is the case starting in 2011, the cap has gone up over 10 million a year, smart teams realized this early and like usual the Cowboys will figure it out after the next trend starts.

We as an organization are doomed, our ownership is happy with just being .500 or 9-8. There is no urgency to try and win a SB. Just look at the NFC we are literally only competing with 3 teams to make the SB but they will not go and make the necessary moves to get better and have a chance. I realized this right after Parcells left. The only reason Jerry brought in Bill was because he hit rock bottom when they lost to the Texans, and then he realized, for the Cowboys its not SB or bust, its being good enough.
The Cowboys brand is just a caricature of a winner, we have the 5 SB 's in the trophy case only two organizations have more. Jerry wants to be in the news, competing for the playoffs.
Tantalize the fans, media but don't ever go 3-13, never rebuild, never hit rock bottom and become irrelevant.
Pay Dak, pay Romo, Tank, Zeke its just him spending money to meet the NFL minimum. Jerry is never consistently spending.

Even a total rebuild takes three years max. Look at Chargers after Rivers left, look at the Rams & Niners when they got new coaches, look at the Bills after getting McDermott, the list goes on and on. I am not saying it will always work, our fanbase also seems to have fallen into this way of thinking...
How much time did we spend on Romo vs Dak... ... functionally equivalent players... The bigger problem was from 2016 to 2020 the Cowboys had the best QB contract in the league to having the worst after signing Dak...

Do you think the Bucs or Rams have any regrets from winning the past two SB's? Does it matter they overpaid a player, or traded away a draft pick?
You make your mark now, Win now.
Going back to how I started this post, the gap between the Cowboys and the smart teams is just going to get bigger, S curve of adoption. This organization refuses to modernize with the times and will be the equivalent of a dial up phone vs Smart phone

Great overview of the Front office.
As I have stated many times we are at a competitive disadvantage having 2 amatures running our front office.
The fiasco with Gregory was just the latest debacle.
Other players and agents see this craziness.
I hope they will even do business with us in the future.

 

[dckid]

Great overview of the Front office.
As I have stated many times we are at a competitive disadvantage having 2 amatures running our front office.
The fiasco with Gregory was just the latest debacle.
Other players and agents see this craziness.
I hope they will even do business with us in the future.

Thanks.. I just don't see a way out for this organizationl

 

[Ranched]

I can't help but think you're being considerably too positive! Please, don't swallow any more of those homer pills, OK?

I'm glad you read all that Bully.

 

[john van brocklin]

Thanks.. I just don't see a way out for this organizationl

Really, unless they hire a professional GM, I don't see improvement or a way out either.

 

[Bullflop]

I'm glad you read all that Bully.

Yep . . . and to think I had a reading deficiency as a 1st grader!!

 

[Creeper]

Really, unless they hire a professional GM, I don't see improvement or a way out either.

You mean hire a real GM and then get out of his way. As things are today, even if Jerry hired a real GM he would no doubt meddle in everything. I am sure he would force the new GM to stick to the policy of not acquiring top tier free agents.

 

[kevm3]

What's sad is these teams are going to get a stacked team, win a superbowl, fall off and then rebuild all the while we are in perpetual mediocrity.

 

[dckid]

What's sad is these teams are going to get a stacked team, win a superbowl, fall off and then rebuild all the while we are in perpetual mediocrity.

Yes!!!
You miss every shot you don’t take.

 

[Denim Chicken]

 

[john van brocklin]

You mean hire a real GM and then get out of his way. As things are today, even if Jerry hired a real GM he would no doubt meddle in everything. I am sure he would force the new GM to stick to the policy of not acquiring top tier free agents.

Yikes !!!

 

[dckid]

Controlled demolition of the fabric of this organization. The Jones family has milked every penny out of this organization and left us with a carcass.
The Emperor has no clothes.

 

[Jake]

To me the league has radically changed over the past 5-7 years. The front office, coaches are getting younger more innovative, and a lot more risk averse.. That is the key, risk averse they take chances, trades of superstars that just would not happen in previous years.
The Cowboys have a tired old Front office.

And a tired old, recycled head coach. Adjust expectations accordingly.

 

[Flamma]

There is no such thing as salary cap hell anymore, you can add years, convert to a bonus, void years, you can always kick the can down the road. ALWAYS!!!

Good post overall. I just wanted to focus on this one part.

Salary cap hell is just something people like you and I come up with. It's not reality. GMs, for the most part, know what they're doing when it comes to the cap. But make no mistake, the salary cap does have a big impact on this game. We're never again going to see great teams like those 90s Cowboys or 49ers. That 70s Steelers team cannot exist in the today's NFL. So if nothing else, the cap does prevent the assembly of great teams. I guess that's what it's meant to do.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

That speaks volumes!

 

[dckid]

And a tired old, recycled head coach. Adjust expectations accordingly.

Great point, as the problem starts at the top.

 

[dckid]

Good post overall. I just wanted to focus on this one part.

Salary cap hell is just something people like you and I come up with. It's not reality. GMs, for the most part, know what they're doing when it comes to the cap. But make no mistake, the salary cap does have a big impact on this game. We're never again going to see great teams like those 90s Cowboys or 49ers. That 70s Steelers team cannot exist in the today's NFL. So if nothing else, the cap does prevent the assembly of great teams. I guess that's what it's meant to do.

Thanks.
The thing that the smart teams now know is, the cap since 2011 in the last CBA, the cap went up a steady amount every year, now that the new deals are signed. The cap will only go up and the smart teams will front run that rise and take advantage.
Front run that rise... Cowboys FO will just pocket that difference because they dont care about a SB. Their trophy case is full. This team is afraid of being bad and too fearful to be good.