Here are some shotgun bullet points on the Cowboys

[Verdict]

Here are some “shotgun” bullet points for your thought, review and commentary:

1. Linebackers except Barham suck. Why not give Lawrence some linebacker snaps? Do SOMETHING at linebacker, even if it’s bringing up young guys. Start them and play them.

2. Ferguson should be benched. Even if it pisses off Dak, you have to start showing some accountability. Start Spann Ford and elevate Trigg for game.

3. Stop relying on Bland. He has showed you who he is. Believe him. Play someone else in his spot. Bench him.

4. Move Downs to safety. Let him do his thing. Don’t waste him down after down on coverage.

5. This team NEEDS a legitimate RB and a new tight end on offense. We are wasting CeeDee and Pickens with nothing around them.

6. I would be trying to trade away Bland, Ferguson, Schoonmaker, and Turpin. We probably cannot, but I would be willing to part with those guys for any reasonable compensation.

7. I don’t believe we are going to be able to do ANYTHING on defense without one legitimate player added or moved to linebacker. He needs to be a plug and play guy or if you are going to go cheap, he needs to be a young thumper with range. LINEBACKER MUST GET FIXED if you are going to try to blame Parker and hold him accountable. I would be willing to see Lawrence play someone inside linebacker.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I agree with a lot of this. At some point, you have to stop running the same guys out there and expecting different results. Accountability has to mean something, regardless of who the player is. The linebacker situation is the biggest concern, and something has to change there. We need to see some adjustments, give younger guys a chance, and put players in positions where they can actually succeed. You can’t keep wasting the talent we have on offense while the defense continues to struggle. If what we’re doing isn’t working, make changes and give somebody else a shot. Doing nothing clearly isn’t the answer. Hope is not a plan!

Coaching matters. Yes I'm looking at you CP!!!

 

[Acceptablename]

Here are some “shotgun” bullet points for your thought, review and commentary:

1. Linebackers except Barham suck. Why not give Lawrence some linebacker snaps? Do SOMETHING at linebacker, even if it’s bringing up young guys. Start them and play them.

2. Ferguson should be benched. Even if it pisses off Dak, you have to start showing some accountability. Start Spann Ford and elevate Trigg for game.

3. Stop relying on Bland. He has showed you who he is. Believe him. Play someone else in his spot. Bench him.

4. Move Downs to safety. Let him do his thing. Don’t waste him down after down on coverage.

5. This team NEEDS a legitimate RB and a new tight end on offense. We are wasting CeeDee and Pickens with nothing around them.

6. I would be trying to trade away Bland, Ferguson, Schoonmaker, and Turpin. We probably cannot, but I would be willing to part with those guys for any reasonable compensation.

7. I don’t believe we are going to be able to do ANYTHING on defense without one legitimate player added or moved to linebacker. He needs to be a plug and play guy or if you are going to go cheap, he needs to be a young thumper with range. LINEBACKER MUST GET FIXED if you are going to try to blame Parker and hold him accountable. I would be willing to see Lawrence play someone inside linebacker.

Does JJ still believe he's one player away. I don't think that's the case. Could be wrong

 

[Verdict]

I agree with a lot of this. At some point, you have to stop running the same guys out there and expecting different results. Accountability has to mean something, regardless of who the player is. The linebacker situation is the biggest concern, and something has to change there. We need to see some adjustments, give younger guys a chance, and put players in positions where they can actually succeed. You can’t keep wasting the talent we have on offense while the defense continues to struggle. If what we’re doing isn’t working, make changes and give somebody else a shot. Doing nothing clearly isn’t the answer. Hope is not a plan!

Coaching matters. Yes I'm looking at you CP!!!

Let’s say you bench Bland or Ferguson for a game. Maybe that won’t motivate either one of them and maybe your results are not any better AT THOSE POSITIONS. But it would light a fire under all players at all positions knowing that they might be next.

 

[Verdict]

We have players like Bland, Ferguson and Steele that are being paid like top10 players and probably don’t deserve to even be playing. Their cap hits are holding us back from making moves that need to be made.

 

[xwalker]

Here are some “shotgun” bullet points for your thought, review and commentary:

1. Linebackers except Barham suck. Why not give Lawrence some linebacker snaps? Do SOMETHING at linebacker, even if it’s bringing up young guys. Start them and play them.

2. Ferguson should be benched. Even if it pisses off Dak, you have to start showing some accountability. Start Spann Ford and elevate Trigg for game.

3. Stop relying on Bland. He has showed you who he is. Believe him. Play someone else in his spot. Bench him.

4. Move Downs to safety. Let him do his thing. Don’t waste him down after down on coverage.

5. This team NEEDS a legitimate RB and a new tight end on offense. We are wasting CeeDee and Pickens with nothing around them.

6. I would be trying to trade away Bland, Ferguson, Schoonmaker, and Turpin. We probably cannot, but I would be willing to part with those guys for any reasonable compensation.

7. I don’t believe we are going to be able to do ANYTHING on defense without one legitimate player added or moved to linebacker. He needs to be a plug and play guy or if you are going to go cheap, he needs to be a young thumper with range. LINEBACKER MUST GET FIXED if you are going to try to blame Parker and hold him accountable. I would be willing to see Lawrence play someone inside linebacker.

Downs IS playing Safety.

Watch the Tampa Bay game...

 

[Praxit]

.... At this point it's hard to believe in CP.

More talent this year with worse defense.

That logic is daunting

 

[big dog cowboy]

Let’s say you bench Bland or Ferguson for a game. Maybe that won’t motivate either one of them and maybe your results are not any better AT THOSE POSITIONS. But it would light a fire under all players at all positions knowing that they might be next.

I would like to find out. If not, go for two games.

We are not winning in January anyway so might as make a point.

I will give Bland a little slack because he should be inside not outside. But still....

 

[Coogiguy03]

RB?? We just signed Williams lol But hey I'm down lol need a play maker

 

[HungryLion]

Downs has been playing safety for 2 games now due to injuries.

He was more impactful when he was at the slot and at the LOS. And that has to be the plan once they get more guys back from injury at safety.


True about linebacker. Barham is a rookie who makes an impact. He makes mistakes still but at least he has potential for the future and makes splash plays.

Dee winters is not starting caliber. Overshown will likely go there when he returns.

I think edge is the rotation you need to change the most.

Malachi Lawrence should be getting the most snaps. He is very talented and it’s showing on the field. You can see his explosiveness and power. He just needs all the snaps he can get to keep developing. Von Miller should be inactive and they should activate Houston for 3rd and long situations as a situational pass rusher. IMO


And yes Ferguson shouldn’t be playing anymore. He fumbles way too much and drops too many passes. It’s very detrimental to the team.

 

[DandyDon52]

Here are some “shotgun” bullet points for your thought, review and commentary:

1. Linebackers except Barham suck. Why not give Lawrence some linebacker snaps? Do SOMETHING at linebacker, even if it’s bringing up young guys. Start them and play them.

2. Ferguson should be benched. Even if it pisses off Dak, you have to start showing some accountability. Start Spann Ford and elevate Trigg for game.

3. Stop relying on Bland. He has showed you who he is. Believe him. Play someone else in his spot. Bench him.

4. Move Downs to safety. Let him do his thing. Don’t waste him down after down on coverage.

5. This team NEEDS a legitimate RB and a new tight end on offense. We are wasting CeeDee and Pickens with nothing around them.

6. I would be trying to trade away Bland, Ferguson, Schoonmaker, and Turpin. We probably cannot, but I would be willing to part with those guys for any reasonable compensation.

7. I don’t believe we are going to be able to do ANYTHING on defense without one legitimate player added or moved to linebacker. He needs to be a plug and play guy or if you are going to go cheap, he needs to be a young thumper with range. LINEBACKER MUST GET FIXED if you are going to try to blame Parker and hold him accountable. I would be willing to see Lawrence play someone inside linebacker.

shotty can do any of this,only jones boys.
Jerry was asked about reducing Jay F snaps and upping spann ford and he said absolutely not.
Jerry is all in on ferg, bland javonte etc. They are going to continue being the main guys.

See it makes jerry look stupid for giving them the contract he did ,if you benched them. He wont allow that.
Same thing for Dak, if you wanted to play your bkup qb instead of dak , jerry would freak out lol.

 

[AshyLarry06]

Here are some “shotgun” bullet points for your thought, review and commentary:

1. Linebackers except Barham suck. Why not give Lawrence some linebacker snaps? Do SOMETHING at linebacker, even if it’s bringing up young guys. Start them and play them.

2. Ferguson should be benched. Even if it pisses off Dak, you have to start showing some accountability. Start Spann Ford and elevate Trigg for game.

3. Stop relying on Bland. He has showed you who he is. Believe him. Play someone else in his spot. Bench him.

4. Move Downs to safety. Let him do his thing. Don’t waste him down after down on coverage.

5. This team NEEDS a legitimate RB and a new tight end on offense. We are wasting CeeDee and Pickens with nothing around them.

6. I would be trying to trade away Bland, Ferguson, Schoonmaker, and Turpin. We probably cannot, but I would be willing to part with those guys for any reasonable compensation.

7. I don’t believe we are going to be able to do ANYTHING on defense without one legitimate player added or moved to linebacker. He needs to be a plug and play guy or if you are going to go cheap, he needs to be a young thumper with range. LINEBACKER MUST GET FIXED if you are going to try to blame Parker and hold him accountable. I would be willing to see Lawrence play someone inside linebacker.

Glad you mentioned RB. We all love Javonte, but let’s be real- he has no juice and is a RB2 or 1b at best, being utilized as an RB1. A true dog at RB would change things a LOT imo

 

[jazzcat22]

Bench Bland. Play Spann-Ford more.
They should be having Jones practice more these 10 days at RT. Take over for Steele.

 

[Mikexike]

shotty can do any of this,only jones boys.
Jerry was asked about reducing Jay F snaps and upping spann ford and he said absolutely not.
Jerry is all in on ferg, bland javonte etc. They are going to continue being the main guys.

See it makes jerry look stupid for giving them the contract he did ,if you benched them. He wont allow that.
Same thing for Dak, if you wanted to play your bkup qb instead of dak , jerry would freak out lol.

I bet the jones boys couldn't even run a franchise on madden….

 

[Aven8]

Outside of the red zone Schotty hates using the TE. He’s definitely different from Mike and JG before him.

I hate it because those are the easy 8 yarders to keep the drive going……

 

[XXLMike]

Great post

 

[Shane612]

.... At this point it's hard to believe in CP.

More talent this year…

Are we sure the talent level on the cowboys are actually better than last year?
Do we trust Jerry’s assessment on any players he’s drafted?
Especially players that were drafted after the 3rd round. Does Jerry know what to look for when drafting players who are relatively unknown?

 

[deerhunter11]

Here are some “shotgun” bullet points for your thought, review and commentary:

1. Linebackers except Barham suck. Why not give Lawrence some linebacker snaps? Do SOMETHING at linebacker, even if it’s bringing up young guys. Start them and play them.

2. Ferguson should be benched. Even if it pisses off Dak, you have to start showing some accountability. Start Spann Ford and elevate Trigg for game.

3. Stop relying on Bland. He has showed you who he is. Believe him. Play someone else in his spot. Bench him.

4. Move Downs to safety. Let him do his thing. Don’t waste him down after down on coverage.

5. This team NEEDS a legitimate RB and a new tight end on offense. We are wasting CeeDee and Pickens with nothing around them.

6. I would be trying to trade away Bland, Ferguson, Schoonmaker, and Turpin. We probably cannot, but I would be willing to part with those guys for any reasonable compensation.

7. I don’t believe we are going to be able to do ANYTHING on defense without one legitimate player added or moved to linebacker. He needs to be a plug and play guy or if you are going to go cheap, he needs to be a young thumper with range. LINEBACKER MUST GET FIXED if you are going to try to blame Parker and hold him accountable. I would be willing to see Lawrence play someone inside linebacker.

Good Post, this is what this football team needs is some accountability. Bench players when they are not playing well, get real to get better. When every player has it in the back of his mind he can lose his starting spot, that is the correct way to run a football team.

 

[nate dizzle]

Glad you mentioned RB. We all love Javonte, but let’s be real- he has no juice and is a RB2 or 1b at best, being utilized as an RB1. A true dog at RB would change things a LOT imo

I think Williams is fine, but rarely getting enough touches because the offense is always in keep up mode. We need a legit edge rusher and LB more than a RB