Is this a rebuilding year?

Future said:
If Dallas really considers themselves underdogs to the likes of AZ, STL, and Indy, to the point of worrying about whether or not they can be contenders, then they might as well pack up and go home now.

This is not nearly as hard of a schedule as Cowboys fans are pumping it up to be.
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Not fixin to rain on your parade but it looks pretty stormin to me???
 
LittleD said:
Not fixin to rain on your parade but it looks pretty stormin to me???
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sometimes it just gets cloudy. Too often we go into a season and people will say it is a hard schedule and ends up not being what we thought it would be. Today on paper yes I agree looks pretty darn tough but it seems in today’s NFL appearances are not always as they seem.
 
I don't think it's a rebuild, we are a young QB and some depth away from a solid contender. I have to Jerry credit, he built an offense that can run on auto pilot and if the injury bug leaves us alone we can make some noise. Wait, I need to spin my top totem:eek:
 
In today's NFL, I don't really believe there is something called a "rebuilding year". We've seen some bad teams turn into playoff contenders within one year, so why not us? :D
 
This is not a rebuild this year, and it has not been a rebuild at any point in the Post-Parcells Era. The Parcells era reset the clock so to speak. Parcells handed Jerry (a new defense with a superstar OLB) and a Franchise QB. Jerry has been trying to get that group deep into the playoffs ever since.

Accordingly, this team has been "all in" every year since 2007. We have consistently spent the most in the league (or close to it), repeatedly restructured contracts to keep aging vets and get under the cap, wasted draft picks to trade up and get the one player we had to have, bought the most expensive CB on the market at one point, and held onto the same coaching staff despite middling results.

That is not a rebuild. That's an attempt to patch holes and try to contend.

Its the way Jerry operated prior to Parcells and its the way he has operated in wake of his departure.
 
dstovall5 said:
In today's NFL, I don't really believe there is something called a "rebuilding year". We've seen some bad teams turn into playoff contenders within one year, so why not us? :D
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This is true...you never really know. While I agree with the youth movement the Cowboys have taken, there are alot of guy's who I believe are going to need development, at least a seasons worth, which is one of the reasons I call it a rebuild. The other reason is I honestly believe is going to take at least 1 more round of free agency and draft to make this team formidable...but I really hope I'm wrong on both.
 
daveferr33 said:
This is not a rebuild this year, and it has not been a rebuild at any point in the Post-Parcells Era. The Parcells era reset the clock so to speak. Parcells handed Jerry (a new defense with a superstar OLB) and a Franchise QB. Jerry has been trying to get that group deep into the playoffs ever since.

Accordingly, this team has been "all in" every year since 2007. We have consistently spent the most in the league (or close to it), repeatedly restructured contracts to keep aging vets and get under the cap, wasted draft picks to trade up and get the one player we had to have, bought the most expensive CB on the market at one point, and held onto the same coaching staff despite middling results.

That is not a rebuild. That's an attempt to patch holes and try to contend.

Its the way Jerry operated prior to Parcells and its the way he has operated in wake of his departure.
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I agree with you to an extent. But this past offseason was, I believe, a departure from that old song and dance. Gone are most of the aging veterans and the Cowboys Free Agency was very smart in my opinion, all things considered. Hopefully that trend continues. Personally, I'm okay with this being a rebuild year; I don't have high expectations as far as end results at all. But I still think it will be fun to watch regardless of what happens.
 
Future said:
If Dallas really considers themselves underdogs to the likes of AZ, STL, and Indy, to the point of worrying about whether or not they can be contenders, then they might as well pack up and go home now.

This is not nearly as hard of a schedule as Cowboys fans are pumping it up to be.
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I appreciate your enthusiasm, but don't share it.

In trying to look at the schedule objectively, I see them losing to NO, SEA, and SF. The other teams I mentioned pose problems for the Cowboys. They haven't beaten AZ or CHI the last three times they've played them. The Rams were playing well last year before Bradford got hurt, drafted well and have Fisher as their coach. If they can't get pressure on Luck, he'll pick them apart. I'm not saying those are losses, but there is a very real chance they could lose a couple of those. If that were to happen, that would make five losses before playing anyone in their division. They were 5-1 in the division last year. I'd be surprised if they did the same thing this year.

They had a playoff spot staring them right in the face for the last four weeks last year and couldn't get it done. They lost to the Bears, the Packers with a backup QB, squeaked by the Commanders with a backup QB, and then got closed out by the Eagles on their home field.

I'd be as happy as anyone if they do well, but this is a tough schedule and they've yet to prove they can play defense.
 
jday said:
Fair point. But I think for some teams you call it a "reload" not a rebuild. This is what makes the Cowboys situation so difficult to assess. On offense, they are simply reloading. On defense, it's a complete rebuild.
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Just 2 years ago the Saints had the worse defense in the entire NFL history. As bad as we were last year not even we were able to reach the bottom of the pit as hard as they did. And yet the following year they turned around and had a top 10 defense. Not comparing our two franchises but the point is that it has happened very recently an example of an extreme turn around so I have not given up hope on this season and my expectations are playoffs.
 
Silver Surfer said:
I appreciate your enthusiasm, but don't share it.

In trying to look at the schedule objectively, I see them losing to NO, SEA, and SF. The other teams I mentioned pose problems for the Cowboys. They haven't beaten AZ or CHI the last three times they've played them. The Rams were playing well last year before Bradford got hurt, drafted well and have Fisher as their coach. If they can't get pressure on Luck, he'll pick them apart. I'm not saying those are losses, but there is a very real chance they could lose a couple of those. If that were to happen, that would make five losses before playing anyone in their division. They were 5-1 in the division last year. I'd be surprised if they did the same thing this year.

They had a playoff spot staring them right in the face for the last four weeks last year and couldn't get it done. They lost to the Bears, the Packers with a backup QB, squeaked by the Commanders with a backup QB, and then got closed out by the Eagles on their home field.

I'd be as happy as anyone if they do well, but this is a tough schedule and they've yet to prove they can play defense.
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I certainly understand where your coming from, but I do have two issues with the above: 1. Looking in the rearview doesn't say awhole lot about this team, because of all the turnover. 2. Looking in the rearview for the teams on our schedule has the same faults because they too have changed, albeit perhaps not as much as our Cowboys. But like I said, you still may be right for the simple fact that anything can happen. The injury bug, God forbid, could hit us again. Romo could be put out for the season, which would pretty much extinguish any hopes of contention. The same could happen to the teams on our schedule for their own personal unreplaceable player. SF will be without Aldon Smith and possible their star TE due to contract holdout. And to be honest, I wouldn't be surprised in the least if the Cowboys were to beat SF. For some reason, it seems to happen every year. The Cowboys knock off someone they shouldn't only to completely disappoint us against a team they should handle. This is not a betting mans' team at all.
 
Jstopper said:
Just 2 years ago the Saints had the worse defense in the entire NFL history. As bad as we were last year not even we were able to reach the bottom of the pit as hard as they did. And yet the following year they turned around and had a top 10 defense. Not comparing our two franchises but the point is that it has happened very recently an example of an extreme turn around so I have not given up hope on this season and my expectations are playoffs.
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Your absolutely right. It could happen. And I somewhat believe in the Marinelli effect. But I am not a big beleiver in our secondary. And I haven't the slightest idea what we have on the Dl because just about every starter will be new. So I have a really hard time ratcheting up enthusiasm for that group. But I, like you I am sure, cannot wait to find out. Will the season please start already?
 
We look to be competitive in the NFCE. Not actual contenders in the NFC or for an NFL title. We're doing smart things and have a good process, but now we also have an aging QB.

We're cutting it close unless we somehow get lucky on a replacement for Tony in a year or two.
 
Without doubt the D is rebuilding,,, if it comes around sooner rather than later then we might have a real contender in a year or two. This year a playoff appearance is the most we can hope for.
 
Silver Surfer said:
I appreciate your enthusiasm, but don't share it.

In trying to look at the schedule objectively, I see them losing to NO, SEA, and SF. The other teams I mentioned pose problems for the Cowboys. They haven't beaten AZ or CHI the last three times they've played them. The Rams were playing well last year before Bradford got hurt, drafted well and have Fisher as their coach. If they can't get pressure on Luck, he'll pick them apart. I'm not saying those are losses, but there is a very real chance they could lose a couple of those. If that were to happen, that would make five losses before playing anyone in their division. They were 5-1 in the division last year. I'd be surprised if they did the same thing this year.

They had a playoff spot staring them right in the face for the last four weeks last year and couldn't get it done. They lost to the Bears, the Packers with a backup QB, squeaked by the Commanders with a backup QB, and then got closed out by the Eagles on their home field.

I'd be as happy as anyone if they do well, but this is a tough schedule and they've yet to prove they can play defense.
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The thing is, I don't buy into SF or NO at all. I don't believe in Carson Palmer and the Bears defense could end up being pretty terrible. The Cowboys murdered the Rams with Bradford playing last year. Luck is great, but that defense is suspect as well and I don't think the weapons around him are all that great. I don't think any team in the division is so much better than last year that 5-1 isn't possible, though its not probable.

Is the schedule tough? Sure...but its not the reason Dallas will or will not make the playoffs. For like the 8th year in a row, this team can go a long way if they put it all together. If they do that, the only team in the NFC clearly better than them is probably SEA.
 
EGG said:
Without doubt the D is rebuilding,,, if it comes around sooner rather than later then we might have a real contender in a year or two. This year a playoff appearance is the most we can hope for.
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With a playoff appearance you might be setting your sights a little bit high. I'm really trying to keep my expectations tempered as much as possible, so this year I am all about simply enjoying the ride whatever this team brings.
 
I think we can contend in the East because the East sucks.

As for as getting to the SuperBowl, I don't think we are on Seattle's level. The are clearly better than us at almost every position, especially on defense. Most of our defensive starters would be backups in Seattle, that's just reality.

So yes, we can win the East and make the playoffs but we are not going to the SuperBowl unless Seattle loses about half of their roster to injury.
 
Lol at this thread.

I made one like this before and had to don the flame suit.

This place is funny like that
 
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