Going forward

[Aven8]

Two other RBs that I would love to have in the draft, Sooner's Perine, and ND's Prosise. Two stud RBs that I've carefully watched all season. Their running style and build are what make for really productive backs.

FSU's Booker might just be the best back in the country. I think Henry is too tall and straight line. He's a good bit overrated, but because it's Bama, televised every week with commentators slobbering over him, the sheep buy into the hype. Elliott on the other hand is a stud. Can you imagine Elliott running behind that Bama line? Geesh.

You're right about Perine. He is a flat out stud! Awesome talent. But he is only a sophomore unfortunately
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[Aven8]

You're obviously not listening to what they are saying. They love Dunbar. A lot. Also, if McFadden and Turbin are our only backs again next year we are doomed. They have to find a quality starter IMO.

We need a quality #2 WR borderline #1 and would prefer a vet. WR's generally come along slow so we need the immediate experience now.

I agree with what you said about TE. God love him, Witten has been a progress stopper. He's still good, but not great. He refuses to come off the field. The issue is however JG doesn't know how to use 2 TE's outside of blocking. He loves the concept, but can't figure it out. Escobar should have a minimum 6 TD's per season!

 

[JoeBoBBY]

Season is definetly over. But I dont think were 10-1 with Romo and Dez. This team hasnt looked all that great expect the Miami game.

I said it week one after the Giants win. Its right here on this forum. This team doesnt look much better then those those 8-8 teams.

I think if Romo and Dez staid healtrhy, we would be around 6-7wins though. We would be talking about who were going to play in the playoffs......

 

[Daillest88]

The problem with that is we've got an offense that can't score if we end up blitzing and giving up the big play. One call at the right time can put the whole game out of reach.

Nothing else us working. It could also create Alot of turnovers

 

[Fletch]

You're right about Perine. He is a flat out stud! Awesome talent. But he is only a sophomore unfortunately
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And that blows. I didn't take the time to research his status. Just know that dude is a damn fine running back. Oh well, give me Cook or Prosise and I'll be as happy as a puppy with two peters.

 

[waving monkey]

If theres a coach i can see getting fired this yr i can see a few:
Derek Dooley WR coach
Jerome Henderson DBs coach
Joe Baker S coach

What about the coaches' boss? Why is he not accountable for their performance. He brought them on board so he should do down with them as well.

give it a break

 

[waving monkey]

Just because Jerry owes Romo money and years doesnt mean he will play at a high level for years. IMO he didnt play that well when he played this year. Obviously brittleness is starting to set in. This fantasy that a plug and play franchise QB will be there at the exact second the team needs it is riduculous. If they are drafting top 5 and I dont think there is a doubt, they need to draft the franchise QB (Lynch or Goff) and let him sit and learn for a year. It would show the FO isnt totally clueless to do that. Otherwise they learned nothing from this year.

I agree with you about drafting a QB if there. I think as usual the top QBs in the draft go 1,2

 

[LatinMind]

That is weird, a RFA 2 years in a row. Unless last year he was a ERFA, and they just listed as a RFA.

he was an exclusive rights

 

[NeonNinja]

Goff and Lynch are the type of QB's that come in and play day one, not sit on the bench for a few years IMO. They also aren't worth a top 5 pick with some true blue chippers out there.

No way Dallas can waste a top 5 pick on a QB since he won't see the field unless Romo goes down again. Even then, who is to say that he is the back-up? He may very well be third string with this staff

I disagree. Goff and Lynch would be ideal candidates to sit behind Romo for a year or so.

 

[LatinMind]

Great write up, think your bang on with a lot of your ideas here. A couple of positions will play themselves out over the next 5 games so we (the FO) know what recourses need to go where next year. RT and Corner/Safety. Even if Green is inactive each week, simply by practicing with the 53 he will give the coaches an idea moving forward. Same with Jones at corner/Safety, by the end of this season he will either be a full time corner or Safety and they can address the other position thru the draft.
DT is my pet love/hate ... had not thought about bulking Crawford up to play 1-tech, and honestly, not sure if that would really work. Love the idea of Irving as his full time backup. But, if we are not going to take a QB with our 1st. Nkemdiche would top my wish list. Have not watched very much of his game apart from highlights so not sure if he would be another 3-tech or if he is big enough for the 1. Moving Crawford over might answer that question. As is, is Nkemdiche quick twitch enough for Rod - God I hope so ....Good thread RS. Will be following this all thru draft process !

Crawford is the strongest DL dallas has. Guy just explodes into players. The thing about him is he is a straight line guy. Thats what this team needs its 1tech to do. Marinelli has said it before he just wants his DTs to get pressure up the middle. Forums are the ones who try to get all technical in the whole 1tech 3tech process. But Crawford doesnt stunt or loop well. And if the QB isnt right in front of him he isnt going to get that sack because his pursuit isnt very good. Thats suprising because he played DE in college. Truth be told Dallas drafted him to play DE in the 3-4. Not for his sack skills.

 

[cowboyblue22]

i agree with joebobby this team is not 10 and 1 even with tony and dez.

 

[StylisticS]

I disagree. Goff and Lynch would be ideal candidates to sit behind Romo for a year or so.

When's the last time a top 5 or top 10 draft pick had to wait their turn. I can't think of any. Which is probably a reason why the Cowboys may look at a QB in the 2nd round.

 

[waving monkey]

I have identified the reason for all of our issues. Fix the problem by replacing the HC with a Elite HC and everything will fall into place. I suggest we go get Payton and fix this HC issue once and for all. The talent is on this team and the talent needs to be put in the best position to succeed. Stop putting a square peg in a round hole. I hope I provided something constructive.

What your construction was your wish for a new coach. Good luck Red's contact will
last four more years and he'll finish it. If you like bellyaching you'll be real content.

 

[waving monkey]

When's the last time a top 5 or top 10 draft pick had to wait their turn. I can't think of any. Which is probably a reason why the Cowboys may look at a QB in the 2nd round.

tjhats a problem no doubt and I do think the FO goes another direction
but if Goff is the upside some believe I'd push the button and manage Goff's ambition.

 

[waving monkey]

Here would be my crazy offseason plan using the following assumptions:

1) Hardy is back
2) Jones is a full time FS
3) Assume a Top 7 pick in draft

Free Agency

WR - Reuben Randle or Josh Gordon
S - Eric Berry, Tashaun Gipson or Eric Weddle (with Jones moving to safety, I don't think you want a rookie back there with him)
Starting LB or DT (depends on draft)
Resign Claiborne
Resign McClain

Draft

1st - Nkemdiche DT or Smith LB (Nkemdiche is an athletic freak inside. Smith, I like better than Jack, because Smith has more flexibility to play any of the three LB spots in a pinch)
2nd - Wentz (I see some 3rd round grades on him but I suspect as we get closer, he'll move up draft boards)
3rd - CB here............ possibly a guy like Desmond King (who will probably continue to rise up the draft board and not be a 3rd round guy)
4th - Jonathon Williams, TB Arkansas (coming off injury but worth a look IMO)

Remaining rounds are just depth picks.

I'm with you on Nkemdiche but FO has said they dont value 1techs that high
unless your talking 3tech? but.......

 

[waving monkey]

You're obviously not listening to what they are saying. They love Dunbar. A lot. Also, if McFadden and Turbin are our only backs again next year we are doomed. They have to find a quality starter IMO.

We need a quality #2 WR borderline #1 and would prefer a vet. WR's generally come along slow so we need the immediate experience now.

I agree with what you said about TE. God love him, Witten has been a progress stopper. He's still good, but not great. He refuses to come off the field. The issue is however JG doesn't know how to use 2 TE's outside of blocking. He loves the concept, but can't figure it out. Escobar should have a minimum 6 TD's per season!

The TE is our coach's great failing

 

[AshyLarry06]

I hae identified the reason for all of our issues. Fix the problem by replacing the HC with a Elite HC and everything will fall into place. I suggest we go get Payton and fix this HC issue once and for all. The talent is on this team and the talent needs to be put in the best position to succeed. Stop putting a square peg in a round hole. I hope I provided something constructive.

Yes, let's just go sign Sean Payton away from the Saints while he's still under contract and has said NUMEROUS times that he loves N.O. and has no desire to leave. Or better yet, let's just clean house 100%, just fire em ALL. We're easily better off with a fresh, new, INTELLIGENT coach over a doofus like Jason Garrett OBVIOUSLY, right?

Maybe we can bring in a retread like Jim Schwartz or Jim Mora Jr or better yet, how about a former SB WINNER like Cowher or Jon Gruden?! Why even stop there when there are so many up-and-coming OC's and DC's out there like Sean McDermott, Josh McDaniels, or Adam Gase, guys that will SURELY do what JG couldn't!!

Then again, maybe the experts (aka the fans) would instead prefer a young, talented HC from the college ranks, someone like A&M's Kevin Sumlin or Stanford head honcho David Shaw, among other talented NCAA HC's. The possibilities are truly endless and i'm sure each dude I listed could damn well turn into stellar NFL Head Coaches some day in the near future, ESPECIALLY Sumlin.

HOWEVA, I disagree with the notion that JG needs to be canned THIS year after the kind of injury-riddled, unbelievably snake-bitten season Garrett & co have been dealt with. Whenever you lose a bonafide superstar like Tony Romo who is now viewed as a top-5 NFL QB right behind A-Rod and Brady, your team WILL struggle.

That is simply the way today's NFL is built, squarely around the play of the QB so if you have a **** QB, you're probably **** outta luck. So when a team loses one of the best QB's in all of the NFL for most of the season, unless they have a SUPERB backup, I don't think you can really blame anyone but the Front office for not having a better, more adept backup QB on the roster.

The point i'm trying to make is that IMO, it is absolutely idiotic to blame JG for this season's disastrous performance and it's completely ABSURD to call for Garrett's firing! Sure, It's pretty damn ridiculous that we went 0-7 without Romo but that being said, many of those games came down to 2-3 plays at the end of the game and unfortunately we weren't able to play clutch football when it mattered most.

Quite frankly though, to blame JG for the 7 game losing streak and the bad breaks WITHOUT his starting, Mega-star QB is absolute garbage IMO and FIRING Garrett will do absolutely NOTHING but put this franchise back even MORE years. What we NEED to do (my opinion, obv), is draft Romo's heir apparent in the 1st or 2nd round and hope Romo stays healthy for another 1-3 years to give the rookie QB time to groom n prepare for LAR (Life After Romo).

Finally, draft and/or sign some big-time DTs and at least 2-3 talented starters in the secondary and i mean dudes who can start RIGHT away hecause Church and Wilcox need ta GO ******! Anywho, we fix these issues and BAM, We'll be RIGHT BACK to the high level we played at in '14 if not even higher and you can mark my damn words. I got faith in this group, especially our HEAD COACH, just hope we draft the RIGHT guy to groom behind Romo so we're good for the next 10 years...

 

[Tusan_Homichi]

Good post, LM.

Yeah, as soon as Romo went down, I turned to my wife and told her our season was over. Then, I started to buy into the thought that maybe we could sneak a few wins in while he was out, but it became evident pretty quickly that it wasn't going to happen. Then, my homeristic self bought into the idea that Romo would come back sharp and lead us on a winning streak. Again, that wasn't realistic. My first thought, back in week 2, was the right one. I know better.

As far as the draft, I don't think we go QB high. I could very easily see us using our second round pick on one though and letting them sit for a couple years. I think Cassel is still our primary backup next year. That next year, that draft pick might be the #2 guy. Then, maybe 3 years from now, the torch can be passed.

A different #2 wideout is a huge need. In this system, where we depend on guys just beating the person in front of them, we actually need a #2 that's a bit closer to a #1 who can beat those 1 on 1s on a regular basis. TWill is not that guy. We aren't going to scheme guys open, so we'll just have to beat them with more talent I guess. Go us.

 

[Macnalty]

Just because Jerry owes Romo money and years doesnt mean he will play at a high level for years. IMO he didnt play that well when he played this year. Obviously brittleness is starting to set in. This fantasy that a plug and play franchise QB will be there at the exact second the team needs it is riduculous. If they are drafting top 5 and I dont think there is a doubt, they need to draft the franchise QB (Lynch or Goff) and let him sit and learn for a year. It would show the FO isnt totally clueless to do that. Otherwise they learned nothing from this year.

IMO Goff and Lynch are not franchise players and both will benefit from being on the bench and absorbing Tony's play. Do we draft a career "Brad Johnson type" because we are desperate? IMO not the time to spend a top 5 on future predictive talent. Are we in a bad place QB wise, yes we are, but bad talent decisions will not help, we are going to have to wait or trade. Good news is 2017 has three possible franchise QB's.

 

[DogFace]

I agree on we need a safety.