Jerry Jones: Dak Will be Surrounded by a Better Team

[Redsfan_83]

Another wide receiver that doesn’t drop the ball would also help, Jerry

well our 1 and 2 are Gallup and Lamb, and they....nevermind

 

[Ken]

They could have easily let Cooper Rush have this game and give him one more week to heal and practice. The man hasn't thrown a football in 6 weeks.

Sure...but why would you, in an ideal world, bring him back after 5 weeks to face the Eagles?

This is as good of a time as ever, imo.

 

[atlantacowboy]

It shouldn’t be an easy game . Lions are much better coached now . They’ve lost a couple heart breakers against Egirls and Viqueens.

They lead the league in points allowed and are near the bottom in every defensive category.

 

[noshame]

Well no excuses for the Dakster.

 

[Diehardblues]

They lead the league in points allowed and are near the bottom in every defensive category.

Yes, officially ranked dead last on defense #32. While being ranked #2 on offense . Quite a contrast.

Been blown out by lesser teams while taking two division leaders to the brink. Who knows what we will get Sunday.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Sure...but why would you, in an ideal world, bring him back after 5 weeks to face the Eagles?

This is as good of a time as ever, imo.

Reports are that he could not practice the week of the Eagle game which is why he didn't play. So, this week he is practicing and able to grip a football......... but we don't NEED him against the Lions. Why risk him in a game that Cooper Rush should be able to win? Let him have 2 solid weeks of practice to get his timing back and his thumb stronger.

 

[Typhus]

Agree with all the above.
Things have been set up nicely for Dak, and he has every reason to succeed.
Hope for everyone's sake he takes advantage of it.

Dak gains receiving options with Fergusson and Hendershot now in the mix with Schultz, our TE group looks better every week.

 

[Diehardblues]

Reports are that he could not practice the week of the Eagle game which is why he didn't play. So, this week he is practicing and able to grip a football......... but we don't NEED him against the Lions. Why risk him in a game that Cooper Rush should be able to win? Let him have 2 solid weeks of practice to get his timing back and his thumb stronger.

Good question. I’d think the bottomline is if he can practice , he can play.

No games are a guarantee we can win. I’d think this game would provide an excellent opportunity for him to rebound from injury.

Why wait if he’s medically cleared to play? His thumb will get stronger playing.

 

[Typhus]

All true with what Jerry said.

Wish he would also say the coaches and front office dropped the ball since there was no excuse why not to play the 1st string Offense all Preseason. It would have helped the team knock off any rust, know who to start or who not to start, plus would have had the Oline and receiving crews rolling better instead of playing as poor as they did Week 1 to start the season.

The OL improvement has been because of reps in getting Peters up to speed with management on snaps, has allowed Farniok and McGovern valuable time.
I like the depth and how the management has been patient, this OL is becoming a strength quickly.

 

[atlantacowboy]

Good question. I’d think the bottomline is if he can practice , he can play.

No games are a guarantee we can win. I’d think this game would provide an excellent opportunity for him to rebound from injury.

Why wait if he’s medically cleared to play? His thumb will get stronger playing.

One has to wonder where his confidence is after the Tampa debacle. And that was him at full strength. Why put him on the field if he is not at least that healthy and strong, if you don't have to? A less than full strength Dak certainly doesn't give us a better chance to win.

 

[KJJ]

Another wide receiver that doesn’t drop the ball would also help, Jerry

One of our biggest needs during the offseason will be a legit number one receiver. Would love to add a big physical Deebo Samuel, AJ, Brown type receiver.

 

[RS12]

"We're a better team than we were five weeks ago," Jones told 105.3 "The Fan" on Tuesday morning. "We have improved the right way. We've done it with repetition, we've done it with young players. We've done it with players that have worked in tot he kind of things the coaches want them to do. We've had a lot of depth that has gotten a lot of reps. We're a better team than we were in that lost against Tampa, period."


Jerry just applied the pressure for Dak to elevate this team whether he intended to do that or not. With the defense playing as well as it has been and the offensive line playing better than expected, all eyes will be on Dak going forward.

As it should be.

 

[RS12]

One of our biggest needs during the offseason will be a legit number one receiver. Would love to add a big physical Deebo Samuel, AJ, Brown type receiver.

The big WR at TCU.

 

[fivetwos]

Wonder if teams will reconsider punting on the preseason entirely after the nearly league wide poor play early on.

 

[Zman5]

ST is much better this year also. Especially the return game and the kicker. We actually now have a returner that can flip field positions and is a threat to score every time he gets the ball. The kicker also has been very consistent with kicks 50yards or less.

 

[kskboys]

Really Jerry? You're finally going to get some topnotch DT's? Because that's what putting a better team around Dak consists of. W/o that, whatever else you do won't matter.

 

[Diehardblues]

One has to wonder where his confidence is after the Tampa debacle. And that was him at full strength. Why put him on the field if he is not at least that healthy and strong, if you don't have to? A less than full strength Dak certainly doesn't give us a better chance to win.

I have to believe if he’s cleared medically then he’s full strength. If not then we have a real story to report.

We’ve seen players returning from injury’s be listed as doubtful or questionable which we’d be led to believe they aren’t a 100% .

I haven’t seen any limitations on Daks availability this week. There are strict guidelines by the league overseeing these injury reports.

 

[jujoboys]

"We're a better team than we were five weeks ago," Jones told 105.3 "The Fan" on Tuesday morning. "We have improved the right way. We've done it with repetition, we've done it with young players. We've done it with players that have worked in tot he kind of things the coaches want them to do. We've had a lot of depth that has gotten a lot of reps. We're a better team than we were in that lost against Tampa, period."


Jerry just applied the pressure for Dak to elevate this team whether he intended to do that or not. With the defense playing as well as it has been and the offensive line playing better than expected, all eyes will be on Dak going forward.

He's right. The offense should be better because of the following reasons:

Terrance Steele- He was terrible in the game against TB. He has made a complete turnaround since that game.
Tyler Smith - Has some game experience under his belt now. Should be better than he was in the first game of the season
Michael Gallup - definite upgrade over having to play Dennis Houston or Semi Fehoko like in the first game against TB
Noah Brown - Seems to have gained quite a bit of confidence with Dallas having to rely on him more
Rookie TEs - They have game experience now and seem to be doing fairly well with the exception of a mistake every now and then by Hendershot

As long as Moore/Dak don't get pass happy and they keep the offense somewhat balanced then I think we will be fine.

 

[Diehardblues]

Wonder if teams will reconsider punting on the preseason entirely after the nearly league wide poor play early on.

Doubt it. It hasn’t effected revenue. That’s the only measurement that interest them .

 

[Diehardblues]

Really Jerry? You're finally going to get some topnotch DT's? Because that's what putting a better team around Dak consists of. W/o that, whatever else you do won't matter.

The Egirls first round pick at DT sure put on a show Sunday night. What a force he is.

Last years Georgia defense had like 5 or 6 first round picks. Incredible!!