This is probably another way of saying, I think thr F.O. has made all the wrong moves and even when the right moves are made, there seems to be a downside.
no 4 pick in the draft, The highest spot in decades. He's good but year after year the opportunity to draft a good rb avails itself at a lower cost and we make it worse by extending him early at a record breaking cost.
Draft a LB with an early 2nd that is a non factor for a couple of years and then shows flashes so you have to extend him with a huge contract just to see him regress.
Use a first on a DE that does nothing , passing on much better players just to cut him.
Draft a L B with neck issues that you have to worry about going forward.
Use a 1st on a trade for a wr with only a year and a half of control without making the trade contingent on an extension. He's good enough to dominate occasionally but disappears for long stretches and expects to be paid like one of the greatest of all time.
Use your highest pick on a DT with a known lack of motivation just to sit him on the bench.
The one lucky move you make is drafting a top 15 QB in the 4th rd but now he expects to be paid like he is a multi year SB MVP.
You dedicate tons of assets towards an OL that can't pick up a yard on 4th and 1.
You pay your pass rush specialist like he is the re-incarnation of Reggie White just to see him play like a mid level DE.
You use a 1st rd pick on a CB who is above avg but can't get turnovers just to have to lose him because everyone else is being paid like mvp's.
Jerry, quit being a cheerleader and an ego booster selling jerseys of inflated assets and become a disciplined leader of a team that fans can be proud of.
BTW Safeties and 1-techs are important parts of any good defense.
Your post/thread demonstrates exactly why some NFL coaches fail and why some succeed.
We've seen good coordinators become Head Coaches and fail. We know those coaches understand football but when it comes to putting together the big picture they are clueless.
You have failed the big picture test.
The Cowboys approach has been very good the few few years but that does not always equate to success.
In the draft, if there is near guaranteed super star available, then you draft that player regardless of position. Zeke was a close to a guaranteed super star as it gets.
Jaylon would have been a top 5 pick if healthy. The Cowboys gambled that he would return to 100% health. We could debate for days about his current healthy status; however, we know he was very good in 2018 and we know the coaching staff failed in 2019 with the 2-coordinator approach (Marinelli and Richard). Either the coaching failed or Jaylon regressed physically. Pick one. You can blame both.
Taco had the required ability but the coaching staff didn't get the best from him. Back in the day, Jimmy would have made him a great player or would have traded him away after a year. Again, coaching was a huge part of the problem.
Vander Esch is an unknown and it's unknown with regards to the status of his neck when drafted. They correctly evaluated his talent.
Cooper is probably the best fit as the #1 WR with Dak as the QB of any WR in the NFL. They didn't really have other options to get a similar player. He was injury most of 2019. No way to really judge him. The Cowboys offense was at the top of the statistics but their starting field position prevented them from scoring as much as needed.
DT Hill didn't have motivation problems in college or with the Cowboys. He had problems adapting to a change in coaching staffs and styles of defense in college. He was a slow learner in the NFL also. Both sets of college coaching staffs and Marinelli said he was a high-motor player.
