Is the mountain too high to climb?

[CWR]

I think our lack of all in the past years has handicapped us to the point where the eagles and commanders are too stacked at all levels where we just have to use the next 3 years to become like them

I dont think GB blew us out in the playoffs because we were talent starved. We are missing key players in key positions. We do need a handful of guys to fill spots like DT, RB, LB etc. Its achievable in an off season BUT you have to be able to recognize the issue and USE free agency. Therein lies the problem.

 

[Hadenough]

Can't be true. I heard on these boards that Jalen Hurts sucks.

Yep! I remember hearing how Dak was better than Hurts. Those people lost what little credibility they had. They all need to be put in a timeout.

 

[CCBoy]

Yes but the name of the mountain is Dak

Winner: Dak Prescott​

Prescott has always been an excellent passer attacking the middle of the defense. If Adams’ offense is designed to create hesitation in the defense, expect Prescott to exploit that area of the field. CeeDee Lamb also benefits from this change by being a premier receiver at every level of defense. A healthy Prescott with a potent play-action attack is a formula success in 2025.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...nator-klayton-adams-tyler-guyton-dak-prescott

What this does now is improve the effects by the defense upon game flow...this doesn't improve the linebackers as well.

No, Jerry isn't just a dumb butt side...

 

[BoyzBlaster]

No...just need things to break your way during the year.

Washington was awful and hit at QB and spent in FA...1 season turn around.

Not when you team refuses to do both things WAS did.

I keep having to explain this. The biggest difference is the Cowboys haven’t enjoyed the draft capital that those other teams have had. The Commodes have had the pleasure of drafting in the top 15 most years for a very long time. The Eagles set themselves up pretty sweet off of that fleecing of the Colts on that Carson Wentz trade. That one trade alone got them ahead of the draft curve and allowed them to have multiple picks in the top 3 rounds for 2 or 3 years in a row.

It must be so tiring to keep having to explain things to us ignoramuses.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

I think our lack of all in the past years has handicapped us to the point where the eagles and commanders are too stacked at all levels where we just have to use the next 3 years to become like them

our window closed. now its all about how long we can remain relevant enough, meaning somewhere between 7-10 and 10-7 for Jerry to easily spin things and continue to sell claiming we are close in the meantime racking in the money

 

[Creeper]

The Eagles are going to come back to earth in a year or so. The Cowboys need two years to right their ship. Last year was a big set back, and I am talking about the off-season.

When things aren't working, its good to step back and make some more dramatic changes. I have not seen where the Cowboys will do this yet, but it is early.

 

[Jipper]

It's not the 70s or 80s anymore, teams rebuild in months now not years.

Also, and injury or two to a critical player csn change the whole division in the blink of an eye

 

[CCBoy]

our window closed. now its all about how long we can remain relevant enough, meaning somewhere between 7-10 and 10-7 for Jerry to easily spin things and continue to sell claiming we are close in the meantime racking in the money

Head on back to Houston and continue to figure out why Earl Campbell was dropped and you guys were lifting the Lombardi just when as to comparison...ever repel from an 1800 foot mountain? Chejido Island off the south coast of Korea.

 

[shabazz]

I think our lack of all in the past years has handicapped us to the point where the eagles and commanders are too stacked at all levels where we just have to use the next 3 years to become like them

When a team has a GM like Les Sneed of the Rams or a Howie Roseman, turn arounds can happen in 1 season......but when a GM refuses to admit mistakes and doubles down on flawed team building it doesn't turn around soon enough

 

[shabazz]

It's not the 70s or 80s anymore, teams rebuild in months now not years.

Also, and injury or two to a critical player csn change the whole division in the blink of an eye

Depends on the GM and Head Coach

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Head on back to Houston and continue to figure out why Earl Campbell was dropped and you guys were lifting the Lombardi just when as to comparison...

did I hit a nerve or something?
btw, I recently moved to Houston!!! and I used to live in DC, should I follow the old Commanders? I also live in LA for a time, should I follow LA?

you are so simple minded .... and sensitive!

let me ask you nitwit, are the fans in states where there is no NFL team, FA fans? or is it by distance to the nearest NFL city!!!

you response was very idiotic. I think you realize that yourself.

 

[CCBoy]

Winner: Dak Prescott​

Prescott has always been an excellent passer attacking the middle of the defense. If Adams’ offense is designed to create hesitation in the defense, expect Prescott to exploit that area of the field. CeeDee Lamb also benefits from this change by being a premier receiver at every level of defense. A healthy Prescott with a potent play-action attack is a formula success in 2025.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...nator-klayton-adams-tyler-guyton-dak-prescott

What this does now is improve the effects by the defense upon game flow...this doesn't improve the linebackers as well.

No, Jerry isn't just a dumb butt side...

Parsons was the stabilizing force for the unit, but even he missed a chunk of the season with injury in 2024.

 

[Cowboys4lifeGR]

Both the Eagles and Commanders have excellent GM's, until we can match that position we have to rely on pure luck.

1000%......

 

[Jipper]

Depends on the GM and Head Coach

Yes that's a critical factor but with FA the way it is now and the movement that can occur, plus how the game has evolved, it's a much faster rebuild for teams than it used to he

 

[CCBoy]

Cowboys’ offseason needs to be judged on actions, not slogans and catchphrases - Saad Yousuf, The Athletic​

After last season’s “all-in” comments and this season’s “selectively aggressive” comments, it’s time for the Cowboys’ front office to show it.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...ggressive-free-agents-jerry-jones-rico-dowdle

This applies to Jerry, at the same time it applies to posters here.

 

[blueblood70]

The Eagles have been a very strong organization for quite some time and they are the ones we need to be concerned about.

This might just be me but I need more convincing that the Commanders are suddenly a force to be reckoned with. It seems like they just kind of managed to catch lightning in a bottle last year and won some games they had no business winning (like the Bears game Hail Mary). Remember people thought the Giants were suddenly good after making the playoffs under Brian Daboll in 2021 and the past two seasons they've gone right back down the toilet.

 

[blueblood70]

u not climbing any mountain with a $60,000,000 a year anchor strap to ur back and being led by a blind deaf dumb idiot jerry

nice passive aggressive way to RIP on the quarterback,

look man, you didn't realize that most top teams in the NFL that doesn't have a rookie under rookie deal have decided to pay their top ten quarterback over 50-55 million, so if you think there's a huge difference between 55 and 60 million and the fact that they just restructured Prescott to move at least some money around for options they can build just like any other team if they choose to do it has nothing to do with the anchor has more to do with the decisions by the front office what are they willing to do how aggressive do they want to be...

You do realize the eagles just won a Super Bowl with a quarterback who makes 55,000,000 I don't know what his cap hit was I think it was around 49 million two receivers making over $30 million a running back that was making I don't know what it was $7,000,000, some highly paid offensive lineman etc tec I'm betting they paid their offense in total as group, more than we did and they won a Super Bowl...

and now they turn around and pay their running back $20 million that seems like an anchor to me as well.. I don't think that's a smart move but he is the top running back so he's making top pay that's what happens in the league they make decisions.. SF did this with Cmac and well ooops now they are dismantling their team this offseason and about top pay their qb 50M..​

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but you're only looking at Prescott's contract, we only have one receiver making $34 million, our running back makes peanuts and even if we draft 2 in the draft they're still on rookie deals, even our tight end still on a rookie deal ,most of our lineman now on 1st contracts or at least they're not anchors... So there's room there to spend more money you're looking at the wrong contract it's not about what Prescott makes it's about how the front office wants to spend the rest of the pie the kind of moves they wanna make... The eagles found a way to pay their quarterback over 50 million and then pay the rest of their team even more than we pay the rest of ours I know it's close when you look at a 63 man roster.. But they have some high-priced players on bigger contracts on offense alone than we do,... So Prescott's contract's not holding us back the fact that they just restructured it and now we gotta see if they take that money and do something with it..​

 

[CCBoy]

Being negative doesn't help the franchise, coaches, players, or fans.

 

[75boyz]

Depends on the GM and Head Coach

Yep, exactly.
These are 2 main parts of the NFL success triangle.
The third being QB.

Dallas is currently batting 0 for 3 on all 3 position holders.

 

[KingCorcoran]

The Eagles have been a very strong organization for quite some time and they are the ones we need to be concerned about.

This might just be me but I need more convincing that the Commanders are suddenly a force to be reckoned with. It seems like they just kind of managed to catch lightning in a bottle last year and won some games they had no business winning (like the Bears game Hail Mary). Remember people thought the Giants were suddenly good after making the playoffs under Brian Daboll in 2021 and the past two seasons they've gone right back down the toilet.

If you’re a Cowboys fan of course you want to believe the Commanders’ success last season was more luck than competence. Eagles fans probably want to believe that, too. Reality is the Washington franchise has bigger fish to fry than the Eagles, Giants and Cowboys. They want financing for a new stadium, in the city not the suburbs, and will have to show prolonged commitment to success before they get it.

Congress gave control of RFK Stadium to DC. That’s only the first step. Washington’s ownership group will be very aggressive building a competitive roster. Dallas and Philly can either keep up or be left behind. Hopefully the Cowboys take the Commanders more seriously than you do.