My Issue Isn't with the Moves, It's the Timing

[dupree89]

does anyone have the schedule yet for Jerry's upcoming media tour? There wont be a microphone or camera that he wont be in front of. Jerry needs him some pats on the back. He will be out there looking for them.

 

[Cowboysheelsreds053]

Lets see, we get 2 Pro Bowl DTs and we keep GB 1st round Draft pick this year and have our 1st round this year, and have a 1st round next year, The Future is looking up for this team

Agree, my thing is will they keep Clark.

 

[plymkr]

Nah they got this one right, he’s a can’t miss barring any unforeseen injury. Dallas is thinking beyond this season and that’s a good thing.

Nice!!!

 

[conner01]

Can’t see how they keep Clark now with so much money at DT. Looking more and more like we traded Micah for Williams straight up. Especially if they trade down with the GB pick to get a 2nd and 3rd, which I think is highly likely.

Clarks salary is almost same as Williams so cutting him pretty much covers Williams cap hit. We still have one extra pick too

 

[DanTanna]

We should have done this deal when Micah was here. That's what the Eagles do, over and over and over.

 

[ChuckA1]

In a perfect world, 5 losses can still equate to a 12 win season. I know...

 

[ryanbabs]

I do not necessarily take issue with the specific moves lately, but my major problem is that the timing of these moves indicates that there is basically no grander strategy being employed.

Why in the world are we lighting draft capital on fire when we have a historically bad defense that will need 5+ new starters to even be competitive next year?

Why was Micah Parsons not traded before the draft or even the previous season when we clearly had no intention of winning the next two years and had likely already decided we were probably not going to resign him?

Why did we not trade for a single impact player from 2021-2023 when this team had a real, concrete chance at winning the super bowl with just another great defensive player to put them over the top, but now we're throwing picks like they expire tomorrow to save a god forsakenly awful team this year?

The decision making is just completely manic, emotionally driven, and schizophrenic. Where is the vision for this team actually going? Absolutely nowhere in my opinion.

The folks in charge are just too busy managing the natural gas business and prepping the yacht for upcoming voyages.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

I'm looking ahead to 2026 and I feel a lot better about the defensive line with Quinnen Williams here.

One superstar in the front four is better than zero.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

We should have done this deal when Micah was here. That's what the Eagles do, over and over and over.

The Jets weren't in fire sale mode back when Micah was here. If Dallas approached them about Williams a year or two ago they would have been rebuffed.

 

[nalam]

Clark will take a friendly deal or walk. He's getting up there in age. The defense still needs 3 linebackers, a legitimate pass rusher, and an entire secondary. These two moves are a start, but this defense is at least 3-4 years away

you forgot an important part, we need a competent Coordinator, Flus is not it ,

If he goes with his outdated zone scheme , the completions will be still happening with whatever D line .

 

[Brooksey]

I do not necessarily take issue with the specific moves lately, but my major problem is that the timing of these moves indicates that there is basically no grander strategy being employed.

Why in the world are we lighting draft capital on fire when we have a historically bad defense that will need 5+ new starters to even be competitive next year?

Why was Micah Parsons not traded before the draft or even the previous season when we clearly had no intention of winning the next two years and had likely already decided we were probably not going to resign him?

Why did we not trade for a single impact player from 2021-2023 when this team had a real, concrete chance at winning the super bowl with just another great defensive player to put them over the top, but now we're throwing picks like they expire tomorrow to save a god forsakenly awful team this year?

The decision making is just completely manic, emotionally driven, and schizophrenic. Where is the vision for this team actually going? Absolutely nowhere in my opinion.

Do you think we can get Quinnen Williams with our 2nd round pick in April? He's a blue chip top 5 pick/player. We get him for this year AND next year and the rights to sign him to another contract. We need the player what difference does it make when we get him? The time was now, sooner is better than later.

Stop the craziness!

 

[Bobhaze]

I do not necessarily take issue with the specific moves lately, but my major problem is that the timing of these moves indicates that there is basically no grander strategy being employed.

Why in the world are we lighting draft capital on fire when we have a historically bad defense that will need 5+ new starters to even be competitive next year?

Why was Micah Parsons not traded before the draft or even the previous season when we clearly had no intention of winning the next two years and had likely already decided we were probably not going to resign him?

Why did we not trade for a single impact player from 2021-2023 when this team had a real, concrete chance at winning the super bowl with just another great defensive player to put them over the top, but now we're throwing picks like they expire tomorrow to save a god forsakenly awful team this year?

The decision making is just completely manic, emotionally driven, and schizophrenic. Where is the vision for this team actually going? Absolutely nowhere in my opinion.

Like you, my issue isn’t the players we acquired. Quinnen Williams is a good acquisition. My issue is this FO never seems to have any real roster building plan outside of marketing its product.

Put another way - why should any cowboys fan have any confidence that this FO knows what it is doing or even has a long term plan?

 

[RonWashington]

Indy giving up 2 # 1’s for Sauce Gardner . Holy smokes . And D Jones went back to fumbling and stumbling last Sunday . Good luck

 

[BleedSilverandBlue]

Like you, my issue isn’t the players we acquired. Quinnen Williams is a good acquisition. My issue is this FO never seems to have any real roster building plan outside of marketing its product.

Put another way - why should any cowboys fan have any confidence that this FO knows what it is doing or even has a long term plan?

That's the great part Bob - There is absolutely, positively no plan.

I wanted to throw my laptop across the room when I saw we acquired Quinnen Williams this morning not because I don't like the player (He's incredible and I am excited to have him in Dallas for the next few seasons) but because a trade like this literally may have gotten us to the super bowl in 2021, 2022, or 2023.

It is infuriating that now is when we make such a crazy move.

 

[Chasing6]

That's the great part Bob - There is absolutely, positively no plan.

I wanted to throw my laptop across the room when I saw we acquired Quinnen Williams this morning not because I don't like the player (He's incredible and I am excited to have him in Dallas for the next few seasons) but because a trade like this literally may have gotten us to the super bowl in 2021, 2022, or 2023.

It is infuriating that now is when we make such a crazy move.

Now let's pair up the Williams trade with extending Pickens, Williams and Aubrey and see how that makes our Defense better.

Sounds like a great plan to me.

Let's go back to a 1 man defense and see how that works out.

 

[BleedSilverandBlue]

Now let's pair up the Williams trade with extending Pickens, Williams and Aubrey and see how that makes our Defense better.

Sounds like a great plan to me.

Let's go back to a 1 man defense and see how that works out.

There is nearly ZERO chance this front office extends Pickens. They can't stand too much of a good thing.

If they did those things along with this move, it would be fantastic, but they likely won't. We will get more incessant lying about "having to slice up the pie" while they do nothing in the offseason.

That is the problem here. We're going to get a totally bipolar mix of win now and lose now moves that will result in the same mediocre results that we've gotten for decades.

 

[Kwyn]

Quinnen Williams is terrific and I’m surprised we were able to land him. Overall, a 1st and 2nd is a good price.

My issue is that it’s one player. We need at least two more near that level to even make an average defense.

People acting like we’ve turned the corner with this one.

 

[JonesBoys]

I do not necessarily take issue with the specific moves lately, but my major problem is that the timing of these moves indicates that there is basically no grander strategy being employed.

Why in the world are we lighting draft capital on fire when we have a historically bad defense that will need 5+ new starters to even be competitive next year?

Why was Micah Parsons not traded before the draft or even the previous season when we clearly had no intention of winning the next two years and had likely already decided we were probably not going to resign him?

Why did we not trade for a single impact player from 2021-2023 when this team had a real, concrete chance at winning the super bowl with just another great defensive player to put them over the top, but now we're throwing picks like they expire tomorrow to save a god forsakenly awful team this year?

The decision making is just completely manic, emotionally driven, and schizophrenic. Where is the vision for this team actually going? Absolutely nowhere in my opinion.

This is exactly what I was thinking. Can you imagine if this type of trade was as made in 2022? Their weakness was the middle of the defense and getting pushed around. This is why the Cowboys have been mediocre for 3 decades. The GM only makes this type of move when the roster is on fire. This move doesn’t get this team any closer if they don’t fill the other major holes they have. And if the Cowboys get good enough in a few years, the Jones boys will sit on their hands and pat themselves on the back because the team wins 10 games and maybe a wild card game.

 

[75boyz]

Yep,at 3-5-1 and the logjam atop the NFC North and West, combined with losses to the Bears and Panthers. And now another NFC loss to Cards...

Not even a Lloyd Christmas chance at playoffs.
Oh well.
There's always next decade.
Cowboys!

 

[StarBoyz83]

The trades are for the future not this season. But Jerry probably thinks its for this season also.