Look no further then the Eagles free agents this yr and see why we cannot compete!

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Eagles signed:

-Barkley-having a legitimate mvp type of season
-Baun-is in contention for defensive player of the year.
-CJ Garner Johnson-key member of their secondary
-Becton-has solidified their OL when they converted him to Guard

All they lost was Reddick and they got a 2nd rd pick for him.

We signed Kendricks and lost players like Pollard, Fowler (had a tremendous yr), Armstrong, Gilmore, Tyron Smith. Got nothing but late rd comp picks.

The Cowboys Model of just drafting, developing and signing their own just doesn't work in this current landscape. Until they change, expect similar results. This was the reason why I was pushing BB and Saban since our blow out loss to the Lions as they had the clout/hardware to try to convince the Jones Family changes were needed. Now they hire another puppet and we can expect a good team, but never a legitimate super bowl contender.
 

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It starts at the top with Jerry and trickles down from there.

Also neither BB or Sabin could have convinced the Jones clan on how they do business.
I still get a sad chuckle thinking back at all the 'Jerry and Bill are best buds! He's gonna hire him!' comments. A Bill Belichick hire would have been an atypical Jerry Jones move. The likelihood of it happened was always close to zero.
 

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Considering the way Dallas had an injury ravaged year, if Dallas had signed those free agents would their season have been better.

I think Dallas would still have missed the playoffs.
 

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Eagles signed:

-Barkley-having a legitimate mvp type of season
-Baun-is in contention for defensive player of the year.
-CJ Garner Johnson-key member of their secondary
-Becton-has solidified their OL when they converted him to Guard

All they lost was Reddick and they got a 2nd rd pick for him.

We signed Kendricks and lost players like Pollard, Fowler (had a tremendous yr), Armstrong, Gilmore, Tyron Smith. Got nothing but late rd comp picks.

The Cowboys Model of just drafting, developing and signing their own just doesn't work in this current landscape. Until they change, expect similar results. This was the reason why I was pushing BB and Saban since our blow out loss to the Lions as they had the clout/hardware to try to convince the Jones Family changes were needed. Now they hire another puppet and we can expect a good team, but never a legitimate super bowl contender.
Smith was washed and Gilmore is not really missed either. The only team that had a worst offseason than us was the dumb Giants. The Eagles have done well in the last few drafts as well. What have we done??? Project Guyton. Passing on Portas for Schoon etc.. The Eagles drafted two starting CB's in last years draft. I hate to say it, but Dallas needs to raid some of their office people. They are doing a hell of a job.
 

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We remind me of the Coach of Clemson, Dabo Sweeny who decided he was not going to use the NIL money to get better players last year. We'll, how did that work out for him?

PS. The answer was they sucked because he refused to add talent when he easily could have.

I don't think it's a money issue for the Cowboys. it's because they are lazy and don't want to put the time and effort in to make us more competitive. That's on the owner/GM.
 

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Eagles signed:

-Barkley-having a legitimate mvp type of season
-Baun-is in contention for defensive player of the year.
-CJ Garner Johnson-key member of their secondary
-Becton-has solidified their OL when they converted him to Guard

All they lost was Reddick and they got a 2nd rd pick for him.

We signed Kendricks and lost players like Pollard, Fowler (had a tremendous yr), Armstrong, Gilmore, Tyron Smith. Got nothing but late rd comp picks.

The Cowboys Model of just drafting, developing and signing their own just doesn't work in this current landscape. Until they change, expect similar results. This was the reason why I was pushing BB and Saban since our blow out loss to the Lions as they had the clout/hardware to try to convince the Jones Family changes were needed. Now they hire another puppet and we can expect a good team, but never a legitimate super bowl contender.
Their off season was insane....the FAs you listed plus not one but TWO DROY candidates, and some other players that have seen playing time.
 

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Eagles signed:

-Barkley-having a legitimate mvp type of season
-Baun-is in contention for defensive player of the year.
-CJ Garner Johnson-key member of their secondary
-Becton-has solidified their OL when they converted him to Guard

All they lost was Reddick and they got a 2nd rd pick for him.

We signed Kendricks and lost players like Pollard, Fowler (had a tremendous yr), Armstrong, Gilmore, Tyron Smith. Got nothing but late rd comp picks.

The Cowboys Model of just drafting, developing and signing their own just doesn't work in this current landscape. Until they change, expect similar results. This was the reason why I was pushing BB and Saban since our blow out loss to the Lions as they had the clout/hardware to try to convince the Jones Family changes were needed. Now they hire another puppet and we can expect a good team, but never a legitimate super bowl contender.
Its because the GM is incompetent and cannot evaluate players so hes scared to sign them for fear of looking stupid

Incompetent and scared

Simple
 

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It helps to have a competent GM that can evaluate talent and pull the trigger. Jerry cares more about ratings and marketing to fill seats. This should be painfully obvious.
 

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Eagles signed:

-Barkley-having a legitimate mvp type of season
-Baun-is in contention for defensive player of the year.
-CJ Garner Johnson-key member of their secondary
-Becton-has solidified their OL when they converted him to Guard

All they lost was Reddick and they got a 2nd rd pick for him.

We signed Kendricks and lost players like Pollard, Fowler (had a tremendous yr), Armstrong, Gilmore, Tyron Smith. Got nothing but late rd comp picks.

The Cowboys Model of just drafting, developing and signing their own just doesn't work in this current landscape. Until they change, expect similar results. This was the reason why I was pushing BB and Saban since our blow out loss to the Lions as they had the clout/hardware to try to convince the Jones Family changes were needed. Now they hire another puppet and we can expect a good team, but never a legitimate super bowl contender.
Whatever our model is hasn't worked at all in the era of free agency. Jerry calls himself the GM but does none of the work of a GM which is a 365 day a year job and requires a lot of time looking at film and watching NFL games. And even if you do all the work, you still have to make the right decisions. This is why we can't compete. Nobody is doing the GM work.
 

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Eagles signed:

-Barkley-having a legitimate mvp type of season
-Baun-is in contention for defensive player of the year.
-CJ Garner Johnson-key member of their secondary
-Becton-has solidified their OL when they converted him to Guard

All they lost was Reddick and they got a 2nd rd pick for him.

We signed Kendricks and lost players like Pollard, Fowler (had a tremendous yr), Armstrong, Gilmore, Tyron Smith. Got nothing but late rd comp picks.

The Cowboys Model of just drafting, developing and signing their own just doesn't work in this current landscape. Until they change, expect similar results. This was the reason why I was pushing BB and Saban since our blow out loss to the Lions as they had the clout/hardware to try to convince the Jones Family changes were needed. Now they hire another puppet and we can expect a good team, but never a legitimate super bowl contender.
BB and Saban are done in the NFL. Saban retired and Bill went the college route because nobody was going to hire him in the NFL. His agent put out feelers.

The Eagles organization is superior to the Cowboys in every way except the most important way and that is making money.

The Joneses will never change. It’s the same organization that it was when Jerry bought it. He wants to be the face of the franchise. Jerry and Stephen tell the truth. The Cowboys have to balance the books and they will resign the players they feel they need to keep. The Joneses are in charge. The more I think about it, Brian was always going to be McCarthy’s replacement they just had to sell it. He has been azz kissing the Joneses and players the last 3 years.
 
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