If the Cowboys lose to the Bengals

[America's Cowboy]

1,2,3,5,5,5,5, and either a 6 or a 7 are the rounds if I'm not mistaken. The pick won't be determined until after the season.

Those are mostly 3rd day draft picks. Absolutely horrible. Not going to find much useful talent on the 3rd day.

 

[Buzzbait]

Yes. Not tank on purpose. But play all the younger players as much as they can. Including Trey.
But we know Jerry is senile and will not do it.

A loss means the best they can do is 9-8. And will only be competing for the 7th seed. Washington is at what, 8 wins. This pretty much eliminates Dallas with 4 games left. If Dallas loses. Especially of Washington wins this week as well. As then there is Seattle, Arizona, Rams, TB Atlanta all fighting for their division and that 7th seed As well. And they all are ahead of Dallas. Then there is SF in that mix with Dallas too.

Minnesota and GB battling for 5 and 6 seed.

I could buy that. But like you said, do it by playing the younger players like you said. I think there's a good chance we lose this game anyway.

 

[Captain43Crash]

lol if.

I have been saying this before the season started, this team is to good to get a top 10 pick. Even with an awful QB they manage to beat a decent team. There is no tanking in the equation. Not with a coach and players playing for their careers. It’s why you’re not seeing the future CFL star Trey Lance starting any games. There will be no tanking.

They don’t have to tank to lose their last 5 games.

Lance should start after the Cincinnati loss. We need to see if he has any chance to be a viable starter.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

Should they tank (lose out) and secure a higher draft pick for next year's draft?

I mean, if the Cowboys lose to the Bengals, they would be at 5 - 8 with only 4 games left in the season. A loss on Monday Night against the Bengals would pretty much eliminate our Cowboys from reaching the playoffs, so why not lose out and secure a much higher draft pick?

What say you?

Gee, bub, nobody here has ever discussed tha scenario of tanking.
Keep up the good work, chap.

 

[Mr_437]

He will be the new Zeke Victim to carry the load and carry and carry and in 5 years he's going to be done in the NFL............

Cool, maybe they'll get back to the playoffs.

 

[diamonddelts]

Should they tank (lose out) and secure a higher draft pick for next year's draft?

I mean, if the Cowboys lose to the Bengals, they would be at 5 - 8 with only 4 games left in the season. A loss on Monday Night against the Bengals would pretty much eliminate our Cowboys from reaching the playoffs, so why not lose out and secure a much higher draft pick?

What say you?

Fools gold when the worst GM in the NFL will be the final decision on all draft picks.

 

[leeblair]

Should they tank (lose out) and secure a higher draft pick for next year's draft?

I mean, if the Cowboys lose to the Bengals, they would be at 5 - 8 with only 4 games left in the season. A loss on Monday Night against the Bengals would pretty much eliminate our Cowboys from reaching the playoffs, so why not lose out and secure a much higher draft pick?

What say you?

A high draft pick won't help them as long as Dak is at quarterback.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Cowboys have no chance of making the playoffs. The Rams, Seahawks and 49ers all won today. They have better records than the Cowboys, plus head-to-head victories. Cowboys are finished. This season is done. Why shouldn't they tank the rest of the remaining and meaningless 5 games while securing a better draft position?

 

[IceStar-D7]

Jerry wants to keep those seats full. Not going to happen.

 

[PAPPYDOG]

A high draft pick won't help them as long as Dak is at quarterback.

Dakstains want that stud HB (Another young Zeke) to help and carry their Idol.
They will probably get their wish as inepto needs all the help the football world has to offer!
P.S. I wonder if Jerry can reincarnate the Bears 85 defense? But even then his interceptions fumbles and sacks will find a way for us to lose the SB!!!

 

[fivetwos]

They don’t have to tank to lose their last 5 games.

Lance should start after the Cincinnati loss. We need to see if he has any chance to be a viable starter.

Why? Prescott is signed for the next four seasons and Lance is a FA in March.

All they’d be doing is giving the rest of the league a look at him.

That trade made no sense under any realistic circumstance at any point. Just Jerry playing with his toy, and further evidence that he isn’t any good at this.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Why? Prescott is signed for the next four seasons and Lance is a FA in March.

All they’d be doing is giving the rest of the league a look at him.

That trade made no sense under any realistic circumstance at any point. Just Jerry playing with his toy, and further evidence that he isn’t any good at this.

This ^^^ !!!

 

[LACowboysFan1]

Why? Prescott is signed for the next four seasons and Lance is a FA in March.

All they’d be doing is giving the rest of the league a look at him.

That trade made no sense under any realistic circumstance at any point. Just Jerry playing with his toy, and further evidence that he isn’t any good at this.

And at this point, he's had little opportunity to show what he can do. And no team will trade for him anyway, as has often been noted, teams will just let Lance become a free agent and make offers/sign him then.

Just another wasted, stupid move by our beloved (that's sarcasm if anyone doesn't get it) owner, Jerry Jones.

 

[leeblair]

Dakstains want that stud HB (Another young Zeke) to help and carry their Idol.
They will probably get their wish as inepto needs all the help the football world has to offer!
P.S. I wonder if Jerry can reincarnate the Bears 85 defense? But even then his interceptions fumbles and sacks will find a way for us to lose the SB!!!

He'll still choke when the pressure is on.

 

[Cowfan75Lives]

A win against Cincy will guarantee Jerry runs everything back, even if it's the last game we win. He'll say you can't discount a three-game win streak with all our injuries!!! After all this support for our no-consequence coach from players scared of discipline, the worst thing we can do is win.

 

[big dog cowboy]

Those are mostly 3rd day draft picks. Absolutely horrible. Not going to find much useful talent on the 3rd day.

They will trade down and get more day 2 picks. And the Cowboys have decent luck with day 3 picks. I hope they use a couple of 5ths to move up into the 4th. There is always useful talent and they find it. Carson, Flournoy and Thomas we pretty good picks. And I wish they would have found a way to keep Rogers.

 

[gimmesix]

Then again, an NFL coaching staff should be able to ascertain what players give them the best chance to win Based on what they show in organized practice sessions. If you’re suggesting the Dallas Cowboys’ coaching staff can’t do that I’d say I find that very easy to believe. By now, however, even the McCarthy and his staff has to know Lance and Vaughn are not NFL caliber players. That’s why they don’t play.

There are plenty of examples of players coaches have been wrong about who exceeded expectations once they were given a chance. I'd say Dowdle is kind of falling in that category this year. Turpin is another who has earned more playing time. Practice atmosphere is different than game day, so you can't get the same kind of evaluation. Even the preseason doesn't offer it because it is mainly backups against backups and coaches aren't scheming the games. I mean, going by the preseason, Vaughn looked like a starter, averaging 5.9 and 6.8 in the two games he played in. That doesn't mean he was ever going to do as well during the regular season. However, if we determine this season is over for us, giving him the chance to do it in the regular season would be the way to go.

 

[KB1122]

Answer: Maybe.

 

[KingCorcoran]

There are plenty of examples of players coaches have been wrong about who exceeded expectations once they were given a chance. I'd say Dowdle is kind of falling in that category this year. Turpin is another who has earned more playing time. Practice atmosphere is different than game day, so you can't get the same kind of evaluation. Even the preseason doesn't offer it because it is mainly backups against backups and coaches aren't scheming the games. I mean, going by the preseason, Vaughn looked like a starter, averaging 5.9 and 6.8 in the two games he played in. That doesn't mean he was ever going to do as well during the regular season. However, if we determine this season is over for us, giving him the chance to do it in the regular season would be the way to go.

Dowdle and Turpin are playing because the coaching staff believes they do not have better alternatives on the roster or practice squad. Vaughn and Trance are not playing because the coaching staff believes they do have better alternatives on the roster. Your suggesting the coaching staff can know how to assess talent and not know how at the same time. Which is it?

 

[gimmesix]

Dowdle and Turpin are playing because the coaching staff believes they do not have better alternatives on the roster or practice squad. Vaughn and Trance are not playing because the coaching staff believes they do have better alternatives on the roster. Your suggesting the coaching staff can know how to assess talent and not know how at the same time. Which is it?

You are seeing black and white when there are shades of gray. Lance isn't playing because Dallas is trying to win and feels it has a better chance to do that with its No. 2 QB. That doesn't mean that Lance cannot prove that evaluation to be wrong. Again, there are lots of examples of players who shined when they were finally given a chance in regular-season games.

Vaughn has not done anything to earn playing time over Dowdle in regular-season action. But that doesn't mean he wouldn't. Just simply based on the evidence at hand, the coaches are giving the carries to the player who has proven more. Similarly, they trust Elliott more because of his past success as a starter. That doesn't mean that Elliott should be receiving playing time over Vaughn because his current level of play does not warrant it.

Again, I hope to see Lance and Vaughn once we are eliminated from playoff contention because they may prove to be in that category of players who showed their worth when given the chance. It's not that I'm expecting them to be in that category. It just would make little sense to me once the playoffs are out of reach not to play the backups and give them that chance.