Jerry on how Eagles construct their roster vs how the Cowboys do

[CarolinaFathead]

Cowboys owner Jerry Jones on @1053thefan when asked about the Eagles' roster construction vs. the Cowboys' roster construction:

"They're at a time where they're paying their quarterback now. They've really spent some money to put this team together, and they've spent some cap. This is a good time for them to hit it because they have a lot invested in this team.

"I for sure make comparisons with the cap status (of other teams) around the league with where they've got room to grow the cap. ... I do that all the time. I observe every club very carefully. I obviously look that over and apply it to us and where we spend our money.

"That's why we (signed Dak Prescott and CeeDee Lamb) this year. We knew they were cornerstones of now and in the future."

He said absolutely nothing. This is where an interviewer should push the conversation towards concrete, substantive answers, but it rarely happens and when it does, Jerry starts babbling like a moron and threatens to fire you.

 

[CarolinaFathead]

I just looked at the Eagles CAP situation for the next 3 years. I don't see an insurmountable problem for them through 2027. Yes, it is true they will look stressed given some of the players they will have to pay, but the Eagles have looked that way before and have always managed to find an out. Notice how the Eagles have kept the DL intact over the years? They have let some OL go to free agency, but not their top OL. They managed to find replacements at the right time, like Landon Dickerson, for example.

I think most teams do a better job of assessing their own talent than Dallas. They don't overpay their players like Dallas, and they let them go if the price goes to high.

For people who think Dallas disappointed this year, I ask why do you think that? Look at the Eagles skill position players compared to the Cowboys. Do you see the difference? Look at the Eagles offensive and defensive lines? Do you see the difference? The Eagles value interior DL and have for a long time. The Cowboys see it as an opportunity to save CAP space.

The Eagles front office, and other competitive teams, become experts at massaging cap space while also maintaining high levels of profitability for the franchises bottom line. You can treat the cap like a revolving credit card given it always goes up and other teams take advantage of this “credit” and use creative cap strategies to flesh out their rosters maximally. Stephen was even asked about this at one point in the past and his response was, “But what if the cap doesn’t go up?” Again, this shows you where his priorities are and it isn’t winning titles. Jerry and Stephen, either, don’t know how to efficiently utilize modern day cap strategies, or are so concerned with maximizing profits, they don’t want to do it. Either way, they are BS artists when they cry broke and say they always max out cap room on the roster.

On top of this, they stupidly overpay veteran players based on what they’ve done for the Cowboys in the past, not what they are projected to do in the future.

 

[Cmac]

A politician's answer.

....that means Jerry is lying

 

[fivetwos]

Teams usually build their roster, especially in defense try and stop with the others are doing on offense. I have no problem believing.

just shows you what a good defense can do.
I don’t think Jerry is scared, wrong word, I do think it’s about loyalty with him and that’s why the players like him, but that’s not what wins

I just don’t think he does that type of work, not to the extent he needs to given his title, but I couldn’t know. I just have a tough time believing it.

 

[KingintheNorth]

"I observe every club very carefully."

Like the 49ers with Trey Lance with his 54% completion rate and 7.5 yards per attempt and then the Panthers with Jonathan Mingo and his 12 catches and 46% catch rate this year?

 

[CyberB0b]

What a horrible answer.

Not much of an answer, just saying words.

 

[TwistedL0g1k]

JJ should stick to Tiddlywinks.

 

[Cmac]

"I observe every club very carefully."

Like the 49ers with Trey Lance with his 54% completion rate and 7.5 yards per attempt and then the Panthers with Jonathan Mingo and his 12 catches and 46% catch rate this year?

Jerry's GM prowess equates to Shopping at a high-end store one day, and at the Thrift Store or back alley, the rest of the week. There's no in-between depth value on this roster.

 

[mote]

Diggs, bland, bell, Jordan Lewis, overshown,. We’re better than the Eagles if we could stay healthy.

First of all, it's debatable whether these players displace their Eagles counterparts heads up. Even if one accepts your premise, notably absent is anyone on the D-line, for good reason. Having decent coverage guys isn't helpful if you're A) getting run over or B) not getting much of a pass rush.

 

[goshann]

First of all, it's debatable whether these players displace their Eagles counterparts heads up. Even if one accepts your premise, notably absent is anyone on the D-line, for good reason. Having decent coverage guys isn't helpful if you're A) getting run over or B) not getting much of a pass rush.

Agree
Without injury, roster isn't good enough at D-line, RB, WR or O-line
Back-end of D was in a good place if everyone stayed healthy, which never happens
Needed to add 2-3 more starters in FA (Hendricks was a good add, but you needed 2-3 more in FA to compete for division).

 

[bottleKids]

Diggs, bland, bell, Jordan Lewis, overshown,. We’re better than the Eagles if we could stay healthy.

Those two young corners they drafted are studs sadly. Mitchell especially will be a MUCH better cover corner than Diggs.

 

[DandyDon1722]

I just looked at the Eagles CAP situation for the next 3 years. I don't see an insurmountable problem for them through 2027. Yes, it is true they will look stressed given some of the players they will have to pay, but the Eagles have looked that way before and have always managed to find an out. Notice how the Eagles have kept the DL intact over the years? They have let some OL go to free agency, but not their top OL. They managed to find replacements at the right time, like Landon Dickerson, for example.

I think most teams do a better job of assessing their own talent than Dallas. They don't overpay their players like Dallas, and they let them go if the price goes to high.

For people who think Dallas disappointed this year, I ask why do you think that? Look at the Eagles skill position players compared to the Cowboys. Do you see the difference? Look at the Eagles offensive and defensive lines? Do you see the difference? The Eagles value interior DL and have for a long time. The Cowboys see it as an opportunity to save CAP space.

Agree. Also look what they did with their defensive backfield. Cooper DeJean was a steal.

 

[vlad]

if anyone thinks Jerry is looking at jack squat vs being a 80 year old billionaire living his best life, I have a bridge to sell you. That's why I put this all on Stephen - that dude is worse than Jerry

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Egirls spend all this money and not even close to running out of money or anywhere near the cap. Now everyone is afraid if we sign Micah “Podcast” Parsons then we are out of money or over the cap, make it make sense.

 

[plasticman]

Here is the real issue:

Both teams over the past 25 years have had their ups and downs.

The real difference between the two franchises in the 21st century (2000-present) is that when the Eagles have their "ups" they take full advantage of them while the Cowboys seem satisfied just to be up.

We all know the Cowboys have not even made it to a conference championship game no matter what their regular season record is.

However, in the Eagles case, they have made it to the Super Bowl every time they have won 13 games. What is their record today?

Furthermore, since 2000, every single time the Eagles have won 12 or more games, they have made it to the conference championship game.

The Eagles understand just how special the opportunity is, and they elevate their game going into the postseason.

Typically, the Cowboys are winding their season down mid-December. They wouldn't know what elevating their game for the postseason even feels like.

It almost seems as though the Cowboys are satisfied just to be in the playoffs. They feel as if they have achieved something. I've known other teams in the past that were like that. They don't realize that the real games, the ones that history will remember, have just begun.

This is a culture issue that begins and ends with management.

One of the most important lessons I had learned in management is that you must model the behaviors that you want from your staff. It is only important to them when they observe how important it is to you.

This Cowboys team has observed that settling for nothing less than a SB is not that important to Jerry Jones.

 

[DallasDW00ds0n]

That answer is short for, he doesn’t have a freaking clue how Philly uses the cap to their advantage

 

[ArtClink]

A politician's answer.

Exactly, and great to know that Jerry’s goal is to keep free agency and salary cap spending low. Eagles spent $300 mil in the off-season and it shows.

 

[ArtClink]

I think we can say one thing confidently. We may not know who the coach will be but we do know this.

We will be tremendously active in free agency this year.

Indeed.

 

[mcmvp]

Diggs, bland, bell, Jordan Lewis, overshown,. We’re better than the Eagles if we could stay healthy.

lol…you don’t believe that

 

[ArtClink]

And we won 12 games the last three seasons. This season was an injury disaster. They’re not any better than us then maybe coaching

lol. The eagles have proven to be an elite organization with an outstanding GM and an owner who stays out of the way. And their head coach can hire their own staff and has the power to hire and fire. They’ve won a a Super Bowl recently and played in the nfc championship games a lot recently. Other than that, yeah we are just as good as the eagles.