CFZ Here's how I would fix the offense

[Cowboyny]

Dak is getting restructured so that's a given. But as Parcells said, you need to start taking the ball out of Dak's hands and get it back to being a physical run based O (similar to what say San Fran does).

The next step would be figuring out what to do with your three OTs. Smith, Steele and Smith. They could just put Tyron back at LT and Tyler goes to LG but the cost associated with that is pretty high. Trading Tyron would save you $10 million in cap space. A real GM could probably get a decent haul for him. Jerry will get some late round pick because he sucks at trades. I think you have to bite the bullet and move on from Tyron. I hate it. But the franchise has faith in the two younger OTs and the cap savings is significant.

Further, along the OL, go out and find a legit veteran OC or OG that is high quality. Interior OL play has to improve. Biadasz could work if you flanked him with Martin and then a legit LG. Unfortunately, the Cowboys seem to think you draft your starting OL, which is dumb, but that's what I would do. But to me, bringing in a vet OG, even an older one who is only a year or two fix makes sense. This team isn't building to win 3 years from now. They have to win now.

Zeke has to be cut. Even if he took a major salary cut, his cap hit is too much. He's also in decline. Bring Pollard back, maybe even on a short term prove it deal since he's coming off major injury. Then you need a vet and there is a guy out there that I think would be a great fit. Raheem Mostert. I don't know how tough it would be to get him because he seems to love playing for the Shanahan/McDaniel tree and I suspect Miami wants him back. But give me Pollard, Mostert and then I can grab a TB in the middle to late rounds of the draft. Maybe even two given we have some comp picks coming our way as well.

WR has to get fixed. Lamb is a good start. The criticism of Gallup is unwarranted as he's not the first, nor the last, guy that took a year or so to get his feet back after leg surgery. I am also not ready to give up on Tolbert but he can't be viewed as part of the solution at this point. Go get a veteran WR, one higher on the pecking order than a James Washington. Then draft another, preferably in the first couple of rounds. Hyatt from Tennessee would be a nice fit here.

So

- Trade Tyron
- Sign a vet OG (or OC)
- Cut Zeke
- SIgn a guy like Mostert
- Target TB(s) in middle to late rounds
- Vet WR from a barrel higher than where they found Washington
- Draft WR in first three rounds

Our views are very similar, think the whole hate Dak people need to understand l, he isn’t going anywhere next season, how do we fix the offense around him to become, a better more efficient QB

 

[Bobhaze]

Dak is getting restructured so that's a given. But as Parcells said, you need to start taking the ball out of Dak's hands and get it back to being a physical run based O (similar to what say San Fran does).

The next step would be figuring out what to do with your three OTs. Smith, Steele and Smith. They could just put Tyron back at LT and Tyler goes to LG but the cost associated with that is pretty high. Trading Tyron would save you $10 million in cap space. A real GM could probably get a decent haul for him. Jerry will get some late round pick because he sucks at trades. I think you have to bite the bullet and move on from Tyron. I hate it. But the franchise has faith in the two younger OTs and the cap savings is significant.

Further, along the OL, go out and find a legit veteran OC or OG that is high quality. Interior OL play has to improve. Biadasz could work if you flanked him with Martin and then a legit LG. Unfortunately, the Cowboys seem to think you draft your starting OL, which is dumb, but that's what I would do. But to me, bringing in a vet OG, even an older one who is only a year or two fix makes sense. This team isn't building to win 3 years from now. They have to win now.

Zeke has to be cut. Even if he took a major salary cut, his cap hit is too much. He's also in decline. Bring Pollard back, maybe even on a short term prove it deal since he's coming off major injury. Then you need a vet and there is a guy out there that I think would be a great fit. Raheem Mostert. I don't know how tough it would be to get him because he seems to love playing for the Shanahan/McDaniel tree and I suspect Miami wants him back. But give me Pollard, Mostert and then I can grab a TB in the middle to late rounds of the draft. Maybe even two given we have some comp picks coming our way as well.

WR has to get fixed. Lamb is a good start. The criticism of Gallup is unwarranted as he's not the first, nor the last, guy that took a year or so to get his feet back after leg surgery. I am also not ready to give up on Tolbert but he can't be viewed as part of the solution at this point. Go get a veteran WR, one higher on the pecking order than a James Washington. Then draft another, preferably in the first couple of rounds. Hyatt from Tennessee would be a nice fit here.

So

- Trade Tyron
- Sign a vet OG (or OC)
- Cut Zeke
- SIgn a guy like Mostert
- Target TB(s) in middle to late rounds
- Vet WR from a barrel higher than where they found Washington
- Draft WR in first three rounds

Good ideas.
Heres my take on fixing the Offense and the moves I would make:

• Hire a new OC who will install a more modern offense- Dak needs a new voice, a smaller role and a more modern running game and passing route tree.
• Cuts- Zeke has to be cut. Don’t resign him. Period. I know this would be unpopular but I would cut Tyron Smith for cap reasons because no team will trade for him with his contract.
• Free Agency- I would sign a good guard or C for immediate help. Maybe also sign a mid-level TE to pair with the two young guys we drafted last year.
• Draft- I would be looking for a RB (maybe two) who could start or have immediate impact; Draft an OL who could immediately provide depth; draft a day two or three QB to develop.

 

[Macnalty]

Dak is getting restructured so that's a given. But as Parcells said, you need to start taking the ball out of Dak's hands and get it back to being a physical run based O (similar to what say San Fran does).

The next step would be figuring out what to do with your three OTs. Smith, Steele and Smith. They could just put Tyron back at LT and Tyler goes to LG but the cost associated with that is pretty high. Trading Tyron would save you $10 million in cap space. A real GM could probably get a decent haul for him. Jerry will get some late round pick because he sucks at trades. I think you have to bite the bullet and move on from Tyron. I hate it. But the franchise has faith in the two younger OTs and the cap savings is significant.

Further, along the OL, go out and find a legit veteran OC or OG that is high quality. Interior OL play has to improve. Biadasz could work if you flanked him with Martin and then a legit LG. Unfortunately, the Cowboys seem to think you draft your starting OL, which is dumb, but that's what I would do. But to me, bringing in a vet OG, even an older one who is only a year or two fix makes sense. This team isn't building to win 3 years from now. They have to win now.

Zeke has to be cut. Even if he took a major salary cut, his cap hit is too much. He's also in decline. Bring Pollard back, maybe even on a short term prove it deal since he's coming off major injury. Then you need a vet and there is a guy out there that I think would be a great fit. Raheem Mostert. I don't know how tough it would be to get him because he seems to love playing for the Shanahan/McDaniel tree and I suspect Miami wants him back. But give me Pollard, Mostert and then I can grab a TB in the middle to late rounds of the draft. Maybe even two given we have some comp picks coming our way as well.

WR has to get fixed. Lamb is a good start. The criticism of Gallup is unwarranted as he's not the first, nor the last, guy that took a year or so to get his feet back after leg surgery. I am also not ready to give up on Tolbert but he can't be viewed as part of the solution at this point. Go get a veteran WR, one higher on the pecking order than a James Washington. Then draft another, preferably in the first couple of rounds. Hyatt from Tennessee would be a nice fit here.

So

- Trade Tyron
- Sign a vet OG (or OC)
- Cut Zeke
- SIgn a guy like Mostert
- Target TB(s) in middle to late rounds
- Vet WR from a barrel higher than where they found Washington
- Draft WR in first three rounds

I do not agree with the trading of Tyron, FA fills in all our needs as you mentioned, and the draft takes the BPA. I trust McClay more than anyone else on the FO.

 

[CowboyFrog]

Good ideas.
Heres my take on fixing the Offense and the moves I would make:

• Hire a new OC who will install a more modern offense- Dak needs a new voice, a smaller role and a more modern running game and passing route tree.
  Cuts- Zeke has to be cut. Don’t resign him. Period. I know this would be unpopular but I would cut Tyron Smith for cap reasons because no team will trade for him with his contract.
• Free Agency- I would sign a good guard or C for immediate help. Maybe also sign a mid-level TE to pair with the two young guys we drafted last year.
• Draft- I would be looking for a RB (maybe two) who could start or have immediate impact; Draft an OL who could immediately provide depth; draft a day two or three QB to develop.

OC for sure! I think Tyron could bring something, could be wrong but maybe you pay the portion you would pay anyway by cutting him and he nets a 4th or earlier.

 

[BoyzBlaster]

Ya i'm not for signing a big FA WR at all. I am for investing in another burner in the draft. I think a wr in the Randal Cobb mold would also be perfect in FA.

I think we will get more explosive with Ferg at TE and if we add juice to our RB position.

That is where the growth will come form in our offense and the line getting better with experience and hopefully a mauler inside form the draft.

I like Ferguson as a value pick, but where is this idea coming from that he's more 'explosive' than Schultz? If anything he's a little bit slower.

 

[fivetwos]

Dak is getting restructured so that's a given. But as Parcells said, you need to start taking the ball out of Dak's hands and get it back to being a physical run based O (similar to what say San Fran does).

The next step would be figuring out what to do with your three OTs. Smith, Steele and Smith. They could just put Tyron back at LT and Tyler goes to LG but the cost associated with that is pretty high. Trading Tyron would save you $10 million in cap space. A real GM could probably get a decent haul for him. Jerry will get some late round pick because he sucks at trades. I think you have to bite the bullet and move on from Tyron. I hate it. But the franchise has faith in the two younger OTs and the cap savings is significant.

Further, along the OL, go out and find a legit veteran OC or OG that is high quality. Interior OL play has to improve. Biadasz could work if you flanked him with Martin and then a legit LG. Unfortunately, the Cowboys seem to think you draft your starting OL, which is dumb, but that's what I would do. But to me, bringing in a vet OG, even an older one who is only a year or two fix makes sense. This team isn't building to win 3 years from now. They have to win now.

Zeke has to be cut. Even if he took a major salary cut, his cap hit is too much. He's also in decline. Bring Pollard back, maybe even on a short term prove it deal since he's coming off major injury. Then you need a vet and there is a guy out there that I think would be a great fit. Raheem Mostert. I don't know how tough it would be to get him because he seems to love playing for the Shanahan/McDaniel tree and I suspect Miami wants him back. But give me Pollard, Mostert and then I can grab a TB in the middle to late rounds of the draft. Maybe even two given we have some comp picks coming our way as well.

WR has to get fixed. Lamb is a good start. The criticism of Gallup is unwarranted as he's not the first, nor the last, guy that took a year or so to get his feet back after leg surgery. I am also not ready to give up on Tolbert but he can't be viewed as part of the solution at this point. Go get a veteran WR, one higher on the pecking order than a James Washington. Then draft another, preferably in the first couple of rounds. Hyatt from Tennessee would be a nice fit here.

So

- Trade Tyron
- Sign a vet OG (or OC)
- Cut Zeke
- SIgn a guy like Mostert
- Target TB(s) in middle to late rounds
- Vet WR from a barrel higher than where they found Washington
- Draft WR in first three rounds

Generally I agree with what you have to say.

I’m torn though on moving on from Tyron. This past season proves that it may be best to add to the current depth, not take away from it.

I suppose part of the question is what do they do with the cap savings. Do they invest it elsewhere or just pocket it….or pushing cap space forward to offset the Dak dead money that’s coming to get us eventually.

It’s almost as if they refuse to take a shot now to ensure they aren’t non competitive a few years from now.

I wonder how soon to be 81 year old Jerry (when his idol Al Davis died at 82) and his offspring conflict over that.

 

[BoyzBlaster]

Solid plan. As long as you spend your round 1-3 picks on defense and/or o line and don't waste them on WR or RB I like it.

 

[Bobhaze]

OC for sure! I think Tyron could bring something, could be wrong but maybe you pay the portion you would pay anyway by cutting him and he nets a 4th or earlier.

I could be wrong but although Tyron Smith has had a great career, he’s missed a whopping 44 games in the last 7 seasons. We tend to overrate him because of his greatness as a young player but his myriad of injuries have reduced him to a part time player. Most NFL teams don’t trade for part time guys who are injury prone.

 

[Ken]

I like Ferguson as a value pick, but where is this idea coming from that he's more 'explosive' than Schultz? If anything he's a little bit slower.

Just watching him he actually ran with the ball...even jumped over a defender and broke tackles....but look at his numbers:

Jake F.
22 target 17 catches 174 yards

Of those yards, 124 of them was after catch. 6.5 yards after catch average.


Schultz- 89 targets 59 catches 577 yards.

Of those, 204 were yac for a 3.6 yac average.


Sure, smaller sample size but he showed an ability to run after catch. This is why some, like me, have labled him "Baby Kelce" lol

 

[Landryhat73]

Think I would keep Tyron Smith and pray that he is healthy. Go with an offensive line:
LT - Smith
LG - Smith
C - Badass
RG - Martin
RG - Steele

Again hope/pray Tyron stays healthy:
- Before the draft I would attempt to trade a 5th for Branden Cooks and if Houston picks up some $$ maybe a 4th.
- Attempt to resign Pollard but don’t franchise or break the bank - see what the market price is
- June cut for Zek - just don’t see what he offers anymore - wish this wasn’t the case
- Don’t resign Schultz
- like to resign McGovern but not if the $ would be similar to Williams from last year

Draft
1st Round offensive targets - maybe one will be available
RB - Robinson
TE - Mayer
T/G - Jones, Skoronski
WR - Addison, JSN, Johnson

2nd Round offensive targets- depending on how first round
WR - Boutte, Flowers, Hyatt, Rice,
TE - Washington, Kincaid
RB - Gibbs
Offensive Line - JMS, Patterson, Mauch

I’m knee draft expert and I’m not including defense because of the thread topic.

 

[BoyzBlaster]

Just watching him he actually ran with the ball...even jumped over a defender and broke tackles....but look at his numbers:

Jake F.
22 target 17 catches 174 yards

Of those yards, 124 of them was after catch. 6.5 yards after catch average.


Schultz- 89 targets 59 catches 577 yards.

Of those, 204 were yac for a 3.6 yac average.


Sure, smaller sample size but he showed an ability to run after catch. This is why some, like me, have labled him "Baby Kelce" lol

They have basically the same yards per reception. How does a guy (either guy for that matter) who averages 10 YPC translate to more 'explosion'?

 

[Ken]

They have basically the same yards per reception. How does a guy (either guy for that matter) who averages 10 YPC translate to more 'explosion'?

6.5 yards after catch is almost twice 3.6

Put it another way, he has only 90 less yac yards in 60 less targets.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Dak is getting restructured so that's a given. But as Parcells said, you need to start taking the ball out of Dak's hands and get it back to being a physical run based O (similar to what say San Fran does).

The next step would be figuring out what to do with your three OTs. Smith, Steele and Smith. They could just put Tyron back at LT and Tyler goes to LG but the cost associated with that is pretty high. Trading Tyron would save you $10 million in cap space. A real GM could probably get a decent haul for him. Jerry will get some late round pick because he sucks at trades. I think you have to bite the bullet and move on from Tyron. I hate it. But the franchise has faith in the two younger OTs and the cap savings is significant.

Further, along the OL, go out and find a legit veteran OC or OG that is high quality. Interior OL play has to improve. Biadasz could work if you flanked him with Martin and then a legit LG. Unfortunately, the Cowboys seem to think you draft your starting OL, which is dumb, but that's what I would do. But to me, bringing in a vet OG, even an older one who is only a year or two fix makes sense. This team isn't building to win 3 years from now. They have to win now.

Zeke has to be cut. Even if he took a major salary cut, his cap hit is too much. He's also in decline. Bring Pollard back, maybe even on a short term prove it deal since he's coming off major injury. Then you need a vet and there is a guy out there that I think would be a great fit. Raheem Mostert. I don't know how tough it would be to get him because he seems to love playing for the Shanahan/McDaniel tree and I suspect Miami wants him back. But give me Pollard, Mostert and then I can grab a TB in the middle to late rounds of the draft. Maybe even two given we have some comp picks coming our way as well.

WR has to get fixed. Lamb is a good start. The criticism of Gallup is unwarranted as he's not the first, nor the last, guy that took a year or so to get his feet back after leg surgery. I am also not ready to give up on Tolbert but he can't be viewed as part of the solution at this point. Go get a veteran WR, one higher on the pecking order than a James Washington. Then draft another, preferably in the first couple of rounds. Hyatt from Tennessee would be a nice fit here.

So

- Trade Tyron
- Sign a vet OG (or OC)
- Cut Zeke
- SIgn a guy like Mostert
- Target TB(s) in middle to late rounds
- Vet WR from a barrel higher than where they found Washington
- Draft WR in first three rounds

Mostert? Too injury prone.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Trading Tyron would be a good desicion he should still have value, I draft at least 1 RB and give Davis a serious look this year. We need 1 WR and i agree on Gallup but man that needs to work out. You for sure look at any DT that is worth the draft spot your in no matter round, earlier the better. CB's and i know i'm going to catch flak for this, Diggs lost any respect i had for him in that game. I dont want any player on my team who is making business desicions during a divisional round playoff game that is still very much in the balance, No i dont need him taking on pulling gaurds during the regular season... but hitting a TE who is in the middle of a catch during a playoff game is far from asking too much. DRAFT SOME CB's the rookie on the otherside looks like a player to me.

Davis? No way

 

[Sydla]

No trade value for Tyron.

Can't count on Steele in 2023 (see Gallup).

LOL at Tyron having no trade value.

Well I guess that’s true if Jerry is the one making the trade. He sucks at it.

 

[FVSTONE]

Our views are very similar, think the whole hate Dak people need to understand l, he isn’t going anywhere next season, how do we fix the offense around him to become, a better more efficient QB

Cowboy Fans don't hate Dakota "WENTZ 2.0" Prescot, they just don't have any use for him anymore. We all know NOW that he's not capable of leading this team deep into the playoffs and can't pull for a player who's abilities are less than mediocre and who is over hyped and overpaid. If WENTZ 2.0 really wanted to be that team leader and gain the trust of this team again he would lower his salary which would increase cap space, which means better FA signings.

 

[Sydla]

Mostert? Too injury prone.

Played all 16 games last year.

He’s the perfect #2 and he wouldn’t be expensive.

 

[CowboyFrog]

I could be wrong but although Tyron Smith has had a great career, he’s missed a whopping 44 games in the last 7 seasons. We tend to overrate him because of his greatness as a young player but his myriad of injuries have reduced him to a part time player. Most NFL teams don’t trade for part time guys who are injury prone.

No doubt but to me it works opposite, I'll use Collins as the latest example, I think we have felt that pain while other teams see thier need more than they see the games missed... no doubt i could be way wrong also.

 

[CowboyFrog]

Davis? No way

Why not? Again i do not want to be in the same place paying an RB big money to only watch him be hurt, if we can keep Pollard and not give away the farm then im good with it but nothing past 2 years at a time. Davis has shown speed and grit, the truth to me is the production diference between Rookie RB's and ones considered great is generally not huge, the OL and scheme play into this more than the Experience of the RB..again thats just my opinion.

 

[Bobhaze]

No trade value for Tyron.

Can't count on Steele in 2023 (see Gallup).

This is the truth.