I'm optimistic again

[SilverStarCowboy]

Me too, the kind of optimism that gets a team from 8-8 to.500.

 

[Sportsbabe]

Great post. So many whining fans prefer just to give up and continually talk about eminent doom and predict 6 win seasons - they prefer to be miserable. Of course the team may not do well, and they may disappoint. It's been pretty common for that to be the case for a number of years. But spare me the whining - competitors don't do that, and I don't see how anyone can be a fan if they aren't a competitive person. Ultimately if you can't stand the risk of losing you have no business attempting to compete to begin with.

I love your post. What many of the whining fans don't get is that it's possible to be realistic about the team facing an uphill battle and having some holes and question marks, yet still relish the chance to see your team compete and hope for some surprises and look forward to the possibilities if some things were to go right.

Oh yes. The key word here is "competitor". Shoot, I even compete with myself sometimes (lol). I know, I know, I've got some serious issues. There are always risks involved. As a fan, I would really like to try and contribute. Help my Boys out. Even if its just sitting behind a keyboard and praying

Do you know how good it would feel if they jump up and surprise us? 9-8 (LOL) We can dream, can't we? Luv you man!!!

 

[cml750]

I will feel optimistic when either Garrett proves he is a good coach or he is gone. I hope he proves the former this year because that will mean we had a good season.

 

[unionjack8]

You have to give credit where credit is due. Jerry's made some extremely difficult and smart decisions recently. From the releasing of Ware and Hatcher to bypassing on Manziel just to name a couple.

with that i agree, sentimentality for sure didnt play into the off season decisions whereas in the past its been prevalent=

 

[RastaRocket]

Things are changing at Valley Ranch. Open your eyes.

It's been this way for a couple of years now, I'm not sure we have reached the tipping point yet though. I'm happy with the direction of the team, but I'm not sure if it clicks this season.

 

[Risen Star]

I'm not optimistic about our upcoming season but we made some good football moves.


I disagree about the Lawrence pick. I don't know if he will be good or not but we paid wayyyy too much and may have to pay even more in the first round next year if he doesn't look like a player.

Then we come back in the 4th and draft a backup for Sean Lee.


I feel like we could've done a lot better for ourselves in the middle part of the draft.

Demarcus Lawrence comes with the Risen Star stamp of approval.

I can sense your sigh of relief.

 

[wileedog]

The selection of Lawrence was not a Jerry move ONLY. It had the blessings of our Marinelli who wanted someone who can rush the passer. If Lawrence can garner some sacks this season than I would consider sacrificing a 3rd a success. Dallas needed a passrushing DE badly to replace Ware. Do you have any other ideas who else can fill the void if Atlanta took Lawrence?

This team has massive holes in multiple places, particularly on defense. In a deep draft like this, you don't give away picks just to get "your guy." We are not one pass rusher away from winning anything.

And what, is Marinelli the Pope now? Anything he blesses is automatically sacred?

You know he was actually HERE last year helping to coach the worse defense we have ever had, right?

 

[wileedog]

You obviously haven't been visiting here much. This topic has been talked about long before they passed on Johnny Manziel in the draft. Months in fact.

So? Again, with rounds 2, 3, and 4 of this draft this year, the heart of it, Jerry was quite obviously still being Jerry. What is there left to talk about "for months"?

 

[RS12]

I'm optimistic again

Would this be Jerry or Stephen?

 

[casmith07]

I'm not optimistic about our upcoming season

Color me shocked.

 

[CATCH17]

Color me shocked.

I've Pom Pom'd the Cowboys before every offseason up until last season.

I just don't buy into their BS anymore.

I want to see results. I'm done with all of the false hope this team sells in the offseason.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I disagree about the Lawrence pick. I don't know if he will be good or not but we paid wayyyy too much and may have to pay even more in the first round next year if he doesn't look like a player.

We won't be drafting his replacement in the first round next year. Please.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

I've Pom Pom'd the Cowboys before every offseason up until last season.

I just don't buy into their BS anymore.

I want to see results. I'm done with all of the false hope this team sells in the offseason.

Every year it's the same thing. This year it's going to be different. And then the team starts playing.

 

[CATCH17]

We won't be drafting his replacement in the first round next year. Please.

You sure about that?

 

[waving monkey]

We got good players in regards to where the draft fall. paid too much? nobody knows really.
Was Tfredericks a bad deal? If we had taken Tfred in the middle of the 1st he would have been a good deal.
He was taken about where Mangold was taken and has preformed better then I expected.
If Lawrence comes out and lives in the opponents back field grabbing 6 sacks a two and a three is nothing.
Ware went 11th [?] and got 8 sacks.He was way more expensive. [of course he was worth it]
This trade value thing has given the negative crowd another imaginary Frankenstein to tar and feather.
Tempest in a tea pot signifying nothing.

 

[casmith07]

I've Pom Pom'd the Cowboys before every offseason up until last season.

I just don't buy into their BS anymore.

I want to see results. I'm done with all of the false hope this team sells in the offseason.

You're lucky they disabled the search function

 

[CATCH17]

You're lucky they disabled the search function

Why??

 

[jday]

I went on the record before the draft stating that the Cowboys were 1 good draft away from competing deep into the playoffs. I felt that the offense was good enough as it stands, only needing some depth at both the offensive line and WR positions.

Check on those needs. Martin was a dream pick for me because I put heavy value on being able to run the football effectively. This pick helps out that ability tremendously in my opinion. If it pans out as believed, the coaches are going to feel more confident running the ball in those situations that call for it. It will help out the defense as well by limiting the time the opposing offense has the ball.

As for the defense, I felt like we needed to have a great draft defensively. I liked the Lawrence pick because he was one of the only DE’s in the draft that has the talent to be an effective starting “rushmen”. Unlike most, I had no problem trading a 3rd for the player. The Cowboys admittedly overpaid value wise, but if he’s what the scouts say he is, then it will be a worthwhile trade given the circumstances of the team as it now stands.

If you’ve been paying even semi-close attention the last couple of years, you’ve noticed that the Cowboys have found some nice talent amongst its UDFA’s, and off the street pickups. I hope this continues with the Hitchens pick. Don’t know a lot about him but obviously the scouts and coaches like him enough to draft him in the 4th.

Loved the Gardner pick. I think he’s a mid-round talent that we got for a 7th. I think he’ll stick. If we can hit on some of those 7th rounder’s and UDFA’s, and I have to believe that 2-3 will stick, then the defensive side of the ball should play better this year. Need some injury luck as well.

Overall, I think the Cowboys did what they needed to do to have a chance this year. I’ve been very discouraged with Jones and how he performs his GM duties. But I have to admit, the last year he’s shown me that maybe he’s starting to listen to the folks that know football talent and it’s the scouts and coaches and not him.

Actually, I was more optimistic in the days leading up to the draft and after day 1. After day 2 and 3, I was pretty much back to my belief that it's going to take another round of Free Agency and a draft before this team is competitive again. Just my opinion, but days 2 and 3 felt awhole lot like 2009. As you admitted, they overpaid for Lawrence and Lawrence is viewed as many as a guy whole will take a few years to develop. I'm sorry but you don't even spend a 2nd rounder that was that close to the 1st round on that type of player, much less a 2nd and a 3rd. They really reached for need here. After that, I stopped paying attention. Here's hoping, but I'm certainly not sold on this team.

 

[Gameover]

I feel ya!

Schedules always look hard on paper but they always even out after the season.

We get sf ind Arizona no at home. That will help. Seattle will be a close game. They can't score. Can the offense do enough to hold off the hawks run game that will start to wear down the defense late.

I already have the Rams game as a loss. We drilled them the last three times we played them(1 pre), I think they get revenge at home.

Titans and jags games will let u know what type team they'll be

11-5

 

[ConstantReboot]

This team has massive holes in multiple places, particularly on defense. In a deep draft like this, you don't give away picks just to get "your guy." We are not one pass rusher away from winning anything.

And what, is Marinelli the Pope now? Anything he blesses is automatically sacred?

You know he was actually HERE last year helping to coach the worse defense we have ever had, right?

Massive holes yes. But the entire defense can be fixed with a good pass rush. Get a good pass rush going and a lot of weaknesses with this defense can be fixed. Its not the end of the world.

As for Marinelli, I trust his judgement over Jones. This team suffered for many years missing out on Max Unger. Thats because they thought he was gonna be available in the 2nd round. Do you think a passrusher like Lawrence will be around by then? Probably not. If we didn't trade up then what would be our option on RDE? Certainly not Murphy.

You say that this was a deep draft and your right. I think some of our 7th rounders might come around and be a productive part of this team. We drafted 3 Dlinemen and it seems like they might be able to contribute to this team. Defense isn't fixed yet. But its a good start.