CFZ I Got A Bad Feeling About This

[blueblood70]

Defense looks good. Quinn has earned my trust. But this offense? Man, there are just too many question marks to feel good heading into this season:

1. Questionable OL depth, and now Zack Martin drama

2. Questionable RB depth behind Pollard who has questions about carrying a full time load and recovering from an injury

3. Gallup has questions about his recovery from last year

4. Questionable WR depth behind Lamb and Cooks

5. No proven TE1 and a gimpy 2nd round TE with plenty of questions

6. New offensive scheme and play-caller who ended with huge question marks his last couple years in that role

7. Nothing but questions at kicker

8. Big questions around Dak bouncing back from last year, and being able to deliver in big moments

Every year there are a few questions— but damn, there are too many for me to feel anything but uneasy as we roll towards Sept

sorry,

I disagree with most of that..

I mean that's all opinions, actually none of those are facts..

I mean Zach Martin will probably be back game one but until this happens in the regular season,

im positive that we're going into this season in much better shape than last season....​

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yu can book that,​

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I mean, I dont understand what questions you have about Michael Gallup, hes light years ahead of last year at this time and cooks is the 2 which is what Noah brown was the first 5 games umm ok..LMAO​

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but those three receivers are better than the way we started last year add in the ability to use Turpin and Vaughn more in the pass game. id say we are set there..​

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that takes two of your concerns off the board....​

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Tony Pollard is the starter, so it doesn't matter who the next two to three guys who fills in 18 snaps a game would be easy to do with RBBC as our RB roster is as good or better than the last 4 SB teams brought with them.. show me how they were better?​

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I mean I I see it as a positive, I think we got a bunch of young players with speed fresh legs different skill sets...​

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How do you know we don't have a tight end 1??? that's what they said about Dalton Schultz when he was drafted no one really liked the guy he turned out to be a starting tight end. I think Ferguson is the starting tight end right now there's nothing that he did last year that says otherwise. he just needs the snaps..​

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yes, the kicker I mean that's the only thing on this list outside of we don't know what's going to happen with Zach Martin we have plenty of guys on the offensive line that could fill in..​

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HMM bouncing back?? you still think Prescott had a bad year last year??​

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are you kidding me?? you just named the wide receivers from last year and the play calling and the route running he still had 25 touchdowns and 15 interceptions in 12 games, you know that was Troy aikman's best year Troy Aikman in his last Super Bowl year had 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.... the dude was barely above what one would call a bus driver with the way Emmitt Smith and that offensive line was the heartbeat of that team Prescott had a solid year last year coming off a broken hand.....​

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we went to the second round of the playoffs... I mean bouncing back from what?? I mean you act like the man like had a terrible season you know maybe like Matthew Stafford had last year or the top five highest paid quarterbacks that did not make the playoffs last year, you know bounce back maybe like Russell Wilson watson and others had fasr WORSE years, need a bounce back...​

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I'm sorry dude but that's a terrible take on what you think you're seeing in the offseason and what you thought you saw last year because it was a lot better than many teams I mean do you not remember we went to the second round of the playoffs after losing amari Cooper Cedric Wilson Blake jarwin Connor McGovern Lyle Collins​

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I mean that was just on offense, we moved on from Greg Zerline, we went to Brett Maher and somehow going 12 and five making the second round of the playoffs y'all act like we need to rebuild or something.​

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Lastly, let me remind you folks that you guys were the ones that said we had an historically bad offseason last year and that you had a bad feeling and somehow, we made it to the second round of the playoffs back-to-back 12-win seasons,​

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I swear , this place is bipolar. I swear, you guys have some really odd take on things... Every offseason the sky is falling I mean literally that's just what you're just hoping if you keep saying it one day it'll be true??​

 

[blueblood70]

Typically how this goes is whatever you have questions about? Nothing to worry about. It’s the most confident unit that ends up biting you.

But yeah the offense could be a problem. Only way to find out is to play the games.

That offense people keep talking about carry the team from week seven through like week 12 when the defense got shaky, the special teams got shaky ,this allegedly bad offense last year with less talent than we have right now managed to be one of the top scoring teams through that stretch with a quarterback that came back from a broken hand and didn't have many weapons.

I'd say we're in a better spot this year starting the season than we were at any point last year on offense. I tend to take this game by game let this season like play out with all the bad predictions and the ridiculous bipolar take on off seasons and we wait a very long time for the season to start only for everyone to predict doom and gloom!!


one game at a time, let's watch it let's enjoy it and let's worry about things we need to worry about at the end of the season...

I mean I remember when we started in 2018 three and five everyone said it was over..it was NOT, last year everyone has said historically bad offseason, they were all worried about how bad we were going to be, even after Prescott breaks his hand then it was like we would be lucky to win four games...

I mean fans do this every year we need to play all 17 games then we can start talking about what did or didn't happen this offseason. Outside of a catastrophic injury situation like 2020 injuries , I'm very confident this season...

 

[GMO415]

Defense looks good. Quinn has earned my trust. But this offense? Man, there are just too many question marks to feel good heading into this season:

1. Questionable OL depth, and now Zack Martin drama

2. Questionable RB depth behind Pollard who has questions about carrying a full time load and recovering from an injury

3. Gallup has questions about his recovery from last year

4. Questionable WR depth behind Lamb and Cooks

5. No proven TE1 and a gimpy 2nd round TE with plenty of questions

6. New offensive scheme and play-caller who ended with huge question marks his last couple years in that role

7. Nothing but questions at kicker

8. Big questions around Dak bouncing back from last year, and being able to deliver in big moments

Every year there are a few questions— but damn, there are too many for me to feel anything but uneasy as we roll towards Sept

R E L A X

 

[DCwarrior]

what pitfalls?

Ummmmmmm, all the ones in OP.

 

[Joe Realist]

All is great with 9 and 8

 

[Rayman70]

even before the draft I questioned the oline depth. Now its even more questionable. I'd sign Peters. Then instead of giving Zack a new deal, just extend him a year. There are ways to sweeten the deal without givng him a new 1.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Ummmmmmm, all the ones in OP.

you mention in your response there is more pit falls now than begining of the camp. in the begining the questions on WR was will Gallup be OK, what about Tolbert. we have no depth.
to now, finding out Gallup is OK. Tolbert has greatly improved and we may have a couple of hidden gems or contributors with the rest.

in the begining of the camp, we had huge concerns on TE, but looks like Ferguson is at least as good as Schultz and we may have good depth on TE

in the begining of the camp we had concerns about Pollard. but looks like he is practicing and not showing any signs and couple of other RBs already looking better than Last year's FB (zeke).

so how is that worse now than begining of the camp.

I already responded to the OP that the same set of concerns could be said about defense.

 

[J12B]

I like how they played the Beckham situation, low-key coveting Cooks... It worked out well.

I'd much rather have Cooks than Beckham.

 

[Hawkeye19]

sorry,

I disagree with most of that..

I mean that's all opinions, actually none of those are facts..

I mean Zach Martin will probably be back game one but until this happens in the regular season,

im positive that we're going into this season in much better shape than last season....​

​

yu can book that,​

​

I mean, I dont understand what questions you have about Michael Gallup, hes light years ahead of last year at this time and cooks is the 2 which is what Noah brown was the first 5 games umm ok..LMAO​

​

but those three receivers are better than the way we started last year add in the ability to use Turpin and Vaughn more in the pass game. id say we are set there..​

​

that takes two of your concerns off the board....​

​

Tony Pollard is the starter, so it doesn't matter who the next two to three guys who fills in 18 snaps a game would be easy to do with RBBC as our RB roster is as good or better than the last 4 SB teams brought with them.. show me how they were better?​

​

I mean I I see it as a positive, I think we got a bunch of young players with speed fresh legs different skill sets...​

​

How do you know we don't have a tight end 1??? that's what they said about Dalton Schultz when he was drafted no one really liked the guy he turned out to be a starting tight end. I think Ferguson is the starting tight end right now there's nothing that he did last year that says otherwise. he just needs the snaps..​

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yes, the kicker I mean that's the only thing on this list outside of we don't know what's going to happen with Zach Martin we have plenty of guys on the offensive line that could fill in..​

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HMM bouncing back?? you still think Prescott had a bad year last year??​

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are you kidding me?? you just named the wide receivers from last year and the play calling and the route running he still had 25 touchdowns and 15 interceptions in 12 games, you know that was Troy aikman's best year Troy Aikman in his last Super Bowl year had 13 touchdowns and 12 interceptions.... the dude was barely above what one would call a bus driver with the way Emmitt Smith and that offensive line was the heartbeat of that team Prescott had a solid year last year coming off a broken hand.....​

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we went to the second round of the playoffs... I mean bouncing back from what?? I mean you act like the man like had a terrible season you know maybe like Matthew Stafford had last year or the top five highest paid quarterbacks that did not make the playoffs last year, you know bounce back maybe like Russell Wilson watson and others had fasr WORSE years, need a bounce back...​

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I'm sorry dude but that's a terrible take on what you think you're seeing in the offseason and what you thought you saw last year because it was a lot better than many teams I mean do you not remember we went to the second round of the playoffs after losing amari Cooper Cedric Wilson Blake jarwin Connor McGovern Lyle Collins​

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I mean that was just on offense, we moved on from Greg Zerline, we went to Brett Maher and somehow going 12 and five making the second round of the playoffs y'all act like we need to rebuild or something.​

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Lastly, let me remind you folks that you guys were the ones that said we had an historically bad offseason last year and that you had a bad feeling and somehow, we made it to the second round of the playoffs back-to-back 12-win seasons,​

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I swear , this place is bipolar. I swear, you guys have some really odd take on things... Every offseason the sky is falling I mean literally that's just what you're just hoping if you keep saying it one day it'll be true??​

Lol… just for the record— everything you posted is also opinions and not facts. That’s the point of a fan message board lol.

Totally respect your right to have whatever opinion you want— just don’t pretend somehow everyone else is posting opinions and you are the only one presenting “facts” lol

And yes, (in my opinion) Dak absolutely needs a bounce back year. In fact— I’ll double down and say he needs a breakthrough year. He is 30 years old and time is ticking when it comes to his legacy.

When we have really needed him to step up and take the bull by the horns in a huge game— he has come up short. Over and over again. Right now— that is his legacy: a good QB who can’t get it done when it matters most.

I am not a Dak hater. I like the guy and think he is a solid QB. I hope he turns it around, and for the record— I hope your opinions regarding the offense are correct— bc then we have nothing to worry about and it’s rainbows and unicorns on the SS Lollipop.

I’d love to be wrong, but can’t shake the uneasy feeling I have. But— I am aware I have been conditioned to expect disappointment over the last 3 decades lol

Fingers crossed things are different this year. Hoping for the best

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

Didn't Dak have one of the better QB performances of the season last year in the playoffs? I'm confused.

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

Every team has questions

 

[blueblood70]

Lol… just for the record— everything you posted is also opinions and not facts. That’s the point of a fan message board lol.

Totally respect your right to have whatever opinion you want— just don’t pretend somehow everyone else is posting opinions and you are the only one presenting “facts” lol

And yes, (in my opinion) Dak absolutely needs a bounce back year. In fact— I’ll double down and say he needs a breakthrough year. He is 30 years old and time is ticking when it comes to his legacy.

When we have really needed him to step up and take the bull by the horns in a huge game— he has come up short. Over and over again. Right now— that is his legacy: a good QB who can’t get it done when it matters most.

I am not a Dak hater. I like the guy and think he is a solid QB. I hope he turns it around, and for the record— I hope your opinions regarding the offense are correct— bc then we have nothing to worry about and it’s rainbows and unicorns on the SS Lollipop.

I’d love to be wrong, but can’t shake the uneasy feeling I have. But— I am aware I have been conditioned to expect disappointment over the last 3 decades lol

Fingers crossed things are different this year. Hoping for the best

and i say you are wrong.. good thing a player like Prescott who has never been part of a losing season, who's been to the playoffs four out of six healthy seasons, has 167 touchdowns 26 rushing touchdowns and only 65 interceptions ,he's top five in wins since 2016, his ratings across the board for his stats like touchdown interception ratio 9th all time in the NFL.

right, now again some of the best he does not need a breakthrough or a bounce back because.... I don't think he played that poorly last year given the fact that he had put us on a run week 7 through 11 had us in the top three in offense in almost every conceivable category while the defensive special teams have problems,

maybe you ought to give him a run game like Troy and Roger had , give him Emmett Smith/tony Dorsett Landry and jimmy and that offensive line in the playoffs
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you know the one that showed up and the coaching staff that showed up and I could tell you who needs a bounce back is the fan base the fans need to shutitup.

I watched the man come off a broken hand and take our offense from bottom 10 to top three start dropping forty 50,40, 40, points and then him going to the playoffs with a shaky offensive line and no run game, bad play calling, and somehow it still falls on him oh that's right because the Mash crew says, so if you don't get the reference well sorry..

 

[big dog cowboy]

I’m worried about a quick read offense with a quarterback who lost confidence. They might beings zeke back just to make him feel better

Not sure if serious.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

Didn't Dak have one of the better QB performances of the season last year in the playoffs? I'm confused.

300 yards 5 TDs 0 turnovers in the playoffs for a guy who has never stepped up when needed.

 

[Nova]

I said it after the draft...and still stand by it...this off season had been nothing short of a disaster.
The only thing this team did right was let go of Zeke and Anthony Brown....
Losing Kellen was a monstrous mistake...
Letting McGovern walk...mistake
Not drafting a RB earlier than the 6th round...mistake
Not finding a kicker.....mistake
Not moving on from Dak.....mistake
Thinking Tyron will make it through a season...mistake
Letting Schultz walk.....mistake
Thinking Gilmore and Cook was enough work in free agency...mistake
Sitting on this roster...no roster turnover...mistake

It's as if they think this team is complete...while the rest of the league continues to churn the bottom of their rosters...player acquisition is 24/7/365....this organization....has the least transactions of any franchise....which tells me....this team is lazy when it comes to scouting.....another mistake.

Say what you want....but Jerry's 0 for nothing without Jimmy....speaks volumes.

I wouldn't say it was a disaster, but it wasn't great. Gilmore and Cook were great moves, specifically Gilmore, but outside of that, what the heck?

The draft was lackluster, for sure, but counting on the draft in the first place was always the mistake, IMO.

Overall, we said we wanted to be tougher on offense, but now we have questionable OL depth, undersized backs, an injury prone old rookie TE, and an undersized #2 WR.

I just don't get it.

 

[QuincyCarterEra]

300 yards 5 TDs 0 turnovers in the playoffs for a guy who has never stepped up when needed.

Right or how about putting up 40 points on Eagles elite D Sunday Prime time game.

Going for 347 passing, 41 rushing, 3 passing TDs and just one turnover. Video game numbers there.

The team only had a total of 110 rushing yards including Dak's 41. Wild.

 

[Captain-Crash]

dang you guys writing books need to condense that crap or give us some cliff notes.

 

[TheCritic]

I want to give the OP a hard time for being a keyboard "worrier", but I can't. I feel the Stephen A curse is alive and well.

 

[DCwarrior]

you mention in your response there is more pit falls now than begining of the camp. in the begining the questions on WR was will Gallup be OK, what about Tolbert. we have no depth.
to now, finding out Gallup is OK. Tolbert has greatly improved and we may have a couple of hidden gems or contributors with the rest.

in the begining of the camp, we had huge concerns on TE, but looks like Ferguson is at least as good as Schultz and we may have good depth on TE

in the begining of the camp we had concerns about Pollard. but looks like he is practicing and not showing any signs and couple of other RBs already looking better than Last year's FB (zeke).

so how is that worse now than begining of the camp.

I already responded to the OP that the same set of concerns could be said about defense.

Martin holdout, now Edoga injured, backup RB injured. We are now thinner on OL and RB. Schoon still not practicing. Mazi with tendinitis. Dak still throwing ints. There is some pitfalls since camp whether or not you can see them through the pom poms is the question.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Martin holdout, now Edoga injured, backup RB injured. We are now thinner on OL and RB. Schoon still not practicing. Mazi with tendinitis. Dak still throwing ints. There is some pitfalls since camp whether or not you can see them through the pom poms is the question.

and this is different than any other year. how?