It was all visible a mile away

[CCBoy]

When we deal with the same problems year in and year out that are never fixed it's hard for things not to take a negative turn.

The talent is there until injury. Soft tissue injuries are a real danger through the NFL. Money making season length is the dragon on rosters.

Jerry was successful when he had coaches who kept the player's noses to the grind with selling their soul's to the team. Now, money is the false motive and for the show. The players have to love football, not show, and the fight of this game of football, instead.

 

[Blackrain]

This off-season, it was certainly obvious even to the average fan (and more importantly football experts) that the Cowboys needed major help at several positions including C, LT, LB, but most glaringly at DT and RB. It was visible a mile away. What did our FO do to address these positions?

• Drafted Tyler Guyton and Cooper Beebe to shore up OL needs. (Both appear to have major upside)
• Drafted DE Marshawn Kneeland who has good upside as an edge run stopper, and has flashed some good potential.
• Drafted LB Marist Liafau who also shown potential.
• Drafted CB Caelen Carson who also has flashed lots of upside.
• Drafted WR Ryan Flournoy in round 6. Has made the team but hasn’t played yet.
• Drafted two 7th rounders - a long shot T Nathan Thomas (on IR) and DT Justin Rogers who was cut.

The penny pinching Cowboys Free agency moves to address needs: Signed retread RB Royce Freeman, now on his 5th team in 6 years, a slow and washed up Zeke Elliott, and eventually signed DT Linvall Joseph from his retirement couch. Then in August traded for DT Jordan Phillips who has just been placed on IR for a wrist injury Phillips says is “fine”. Ouuuuuch!

After two games this season, the two positions that scream “help needed immediately“ are DT and RB. Just like they were back in March when the off-season started.

In the Cowboys last 16 games (including last year’s playoff loss to GB) we have literally been blown out by teams that were physical and could run the ball and we could not run the ball against them. We lost to SF 42-10, Buffalo 31-10, GB 48-32, and to NO 44-19. In each of those blowout losses, it was obvious we can’t stop the run, nor run the ball.

Heading into game 3, I don’t know what this organization can do to fix these huge holes at DT and RB except try to make a trade or get lucky finding a player in the trash heap. Both are long shots. And I go back to March when options were available especially in the draft. It was visible a mile away.

As always Bob a great post not really much at this point can be done to fix these problems.

Until the front office decides to participate legitimately in free agency they're only so many holes that can be filled with the draft unless radical moves are made.

If the draft is our only avenue to add talent it stands to reason that you would have to trade away players that you can get multiple high draft picks for and rebuild your team with a bunch of young guys on rookie contracts.

In the state we are now we have a few guys that take up the majority of the cap so we are unable to fill holes with quality free agents and they're just aren't enough draft picks to fix all the problems.

Along with the fact that we are consistently handcuffed with some substandard coach that makes Jerry comfortable but either cannot get us to the playoffs or cannot succeed if we get there.

Nobody's trying to be negative after close to 30 years of proof we're just calling it the way it is.

And yes when we get the perfect storm and get up 10 points on a marginal team we can unleash a pass rush that makes our fan base believe we are a much more solid team than we really are.

All that said from my perspective we are a weaker team this year than we were last year and there's no magic scheme or amount of talent we can acquire to fix it at this point
And our schedule is absolutely brutal

 

[G2]

and it is a pretty simple concept to know that being prepared and completely outmanned means you are going to get worked
Get it now?

No, that's dumb **

 

[doomsday9084]

This year was supposed to be a down year and most of us saw it coming. DT and RB were circled in particular.

when the draft class came in and performed remarkably well and then it was followed up by a dominating week 1 performance, I think people dismissed the early concerns. I know I certainly did.

The NO game was a slap in the face back to reality. I don't think the rest of the season will go that bad but this year is going to be a struggle.

Side note: Don't let good performance against the NFC Least confuse you. Dallas might go 5-1 vs the east, 4-7 versus everyone else and win the division at 9-8.

 

[Ranching]

When we deal with the same problems year in and year out that are never fixed it's hard for things not to take a negative turn.

That's my point...we just keep adding fuel to the fire....it keeps burning and burning and burning...

 

[stinkface]

Well Tony Pollard is averaging 4.4 yards per carry and 4 receptions per game on a bad Titan's team. Zero doubt if he was here he would be our lead back by a mile.

 

[cowboybish]

This off-season, it was certainly obvious even to the average fan (and more importantly football experts) that the Cowboys needed major help at several positions including C, LT, LB, but most glaringly at DT and RB. It was visible a mile away. What did our FO do to address these positions?

• Drafted Tyler Guyton and Cooper Beebe to shore up OL needs. (Both appear to have major upside)
• Drafted DE Marshawn Kneeland who has good upside as an edge run stopper, and has flashed some good potential.
• Drafted LB Marist Liafau who also shown potential.
• Drafted CB Caelen Carson who also has flashed lots of upside.
• Drafted WR Ryan Flournoy in round 6. Has made the team but hasn’t played yet.
• Drafted two 7th rounders - a long shot T Nathan Thomas (on IR) and DT Justin Rogers who was cut.

The penny pinching Cowboys Free agency moves to address needs: Signed retread RB Royce Freeman, now on his 5th team in 6 years, a slow and washed up Zeke Elliott, and eventually signed DT Linvall Joseph from his retirement couch. Then in August traded for DT Jordan Phillips who has just been placed on IR for a wrist injury Phillips says is “fine”. Ouuuuuch!

After two games this season, the two positions that scream “help needed immediately“ are DT and RB. Just like they were back in March when the off-season started.

In the Cowboys last 16 games (including last year’s playoff loss to GB) we have literally been blown out by teams that were physical and could run the ball and we could not run the ball against them. We lost to SF 42-10, Buffalo 31-10, GB 48-32, and to NO 44-19. In each of those blowout losses, it was obvious we can’t stop the run, nor run the ball.

Heading into game 3, I don’t know what this organization can do to fix these huge holes at DT and RB except try to make a trade or get lucky finding a player in the trash heap. Both are long shots. And I go back to March when options were available especially in the draft. It was visible a mile away.

Watch was Henry does to us Sunday and all we can say is Jerry "we told you so"

 

[Bullflop]

Meanwhile, the Texans are actually looking better all the time . . .
Nevertheless, we just keep on waiting for things to change here!
Meanwhile, Jerry & Stephen are taking money baths throughout.

 

[CCBoy]

That's my point...we just keep adding fuel to the fire....it keeps burning and burning and burning...

There is a connection between investment and injury protection that puts the team flat footed in practice.

 

[Ranching]

There is a connection between investment and injury protection that puts the team flat footed in practice.

All teams have this connection....money isn't the only investment, long hours in the weight room and sweat equity in the off season is the best investment. No one wants to get injured and stand on the sidelines, especially after busting your butt all off season. You've been there.

 

[Blackrain]

The talent is there until injury. Soft tissue injuries are a real danger through the NFL. Money making season length is the dragon on rosters.

Jerry was successful when he had coaches who kept the player's noses to the grind with selling their soul's to the team. Now, money is the false motive and for the show. The players have to love football, not show, and the fight of this game of football, instead.

I can agree with you that we have had talent at times but we haven't had a coach since Jimmy who could keep the players nose to the grindstone and knew how to select players that wanted to win football games not just collect a paycheck.

The soft tissue that is the problem with this team is Jerry's brain and how it functions in relation to building a roster and a culture on a football team.
He promotes a work ethic that is all about making money not winning super bowls and his players mirror his personality as we've seen them wanting to be the highest paid players at their position like their owner has the franchise that's worth the most money.
Until you change the culture and get a coach that cares nothing about Jerry's comfort just about winning a super bowl we will continue to struggle

 

[Blackrain]

There is a connection between investment and injury protection that puts the team flat footed in practice.

I believe there's also a connection in how much pads they have on compared to what they used to wear.
It seems as though players sacrifice injury protection for weight and speed and basically we're very minimal padding

 

[ArtClink]

what good is the truth at this point? We all know it, we can't change it, how many times does it need to be brought up?

It continues to be mentioned on a Dallas Cowboys forum because Jerry has not changed his model of micromanagement of the team and the coaches for almost three decades, the worst playoff drought in our history. Logic says that will eventually create disgruntled fans after decades go by without a deep playoff run. So, it’s not surprising fans will sound off negatively about Jerry and his idiot son. Your comments complaining about the many disgruntled fans really helps keep these type of threads going.

 

[ArtClink]

It shouldn't, but the negativity and name calling does.

The truth will set you free.

 

[Diehardblues]

It was obvious to many that this was going to be a throwaway year. We're just not going anywhere w/ the personnel at RB or DT. Good thing is, it only takes one RB.

Right. And we won’t face good RB each week either. Like in Cleveland Chubbs was out. And opponents play into our strength on defense if we build a lead early.

You'd think after 2015 RB by committee debacle by our football idiots they’d have learned. And the fact we know Dak and our passing game is more effective with a stronger RB. Stupid is as stupid does.

My bet is we use a high pick on RB next year. Jethro & Son always have to be kicked in the head before over reacting. Lol

 

[Diehardblues]

It continues to be mentioned on a Dallas Cowboys forum because Jerry has not changed his model of micromanagement of the team and the coaches for almost three decades, the worst playoff drought in our history. Logic says that will eventually create disgruntled fans after decades go by without a deep playoff run. So, it’s not surprising fans will sound off negatively about Jerry and his idiot son. Your comments complaining about the many disgruntled fans really helps keep these type of threads going.

Yea, it’s always seemed a little defeating to complain about the complainers

In the end we’re all complaining.

 

[CCBoy]

All teams have this connection....money isn't the only investment, long hours in the weight room and sweat equity in the off season is the best investment. No one wants to get injured and stand on the sidelines, especially after busting your butt all off season. You've been there.

That goes to how they select their roster and team design. It boils as simple as this. First priority is the offense. When defense places demands and has to be altered...the offense is adjusted for. Not direct confrontation accross the board.

Once adjusted philosophically to protect the soft tissue vulnerable side of the ball, skill position dominate, and the defense gets more mental and flat footed.

Patterns now protect players and reduced confrontation. Hence a flat footed defense and less dominant defense against the very top functioning team.

There is money available here and now and that potential mushrooms into next season. Jerry is really on the spot...here and now. He can't hide and be honest to himself. That can't be cameraed out or talk around by announcer flow. You know...

 

[CCBoy]

That's my point...we just keep adding fuel to the fire....it keeps burning and burning and burning...

By many fan standard...just reintroduce it.

 

[Diehardblues]

Watch was Henry does to us Sunday and all we can say is Jerry "we told you so"

There was also some RB’s in 4th round on down we could have drafted.

https://www.cbssports.com/nfl/news/...rounds-plus-every-selection-for-all-32-teams/

 

[fivetwos]

It shouldn't, but the negativity and name calling does.

Name calling around here is wrong under any circumstance and there’s no place for it. I’d personally be much less tolerant of it but I don’t run this place nor wish to. I respect the house.

On the negativity, when the food is continually rotten, people gonna eventually start sending it back, even if you’re the only restaurant in town. It sure is taking a while, but ok…..

You just have a much different point of view than many around here, and have the ability to put the situation into what’s probably the proper perspective.

But it’s also fair to say that you shouldn’t really be surprised that the proper place to vent about Jerry and his act includes many that are doing just that, given the results and refusal to change.