My Rants and Thoughts

[John813]

Now look at Martin's contract for next year.

Be ready to puke. $26M in Dead Cap hit.

Per OTC, it's setup to be voided after the start of the season, allowing Dallas to eat that in two offseasons. Still 26mil, but 9mil in 25, and then 17 in 26 lol

Good thing they caved to his contract demands last year. Got their moneys worth out of it lol

 

[DallasInDC]

He's not a football guy. He's a rich man who has the ability to buy a franchise. You think he built those teams in the 90s? No Jimmy was the GM

I didn't say he built those teams, I said he has been involved in every area of running the franchise...he gave up his other businesses just to run the Cowboys...any normal person who spent 40 years in a single industry, they would be considered an expert in their industry. Yet JJ despite, doing this for 40 years is still making horrible decisions.

 

[starfan1]

I am unaffected its just not that serious. We still have 11 games and you never know so ill hold out hope and when we are eliminated Ill move on. The problems are clear and has been.
Jerry Jones fails year in a year out to address the team needs through FA and it has less to do with money and more to do with he wants to do things his way.

On defense we can start there as that appears to be huge issue perhaps the biggest 1
Good teams with balance attacks just gash the mess out of us in both the running game and passing game.
We have little to no pass rush with Dlaw and Parsons without its even worse if that's possible
The opposing teams WRs are not just open they are WIDE open
RBs are not getting touched until 6 or 7 yards consistently
The 23 draft beyond Overshown was a disaster and when you don't use FA to upgrade you simply cant miss. (we have been talking about DT for how long)
On offense its also a disaster at the moment. The OL is not playing as well as I had hoped. Steele is terrible,Zack is a shell of his former self and the rooks are rooks.I like Beebe but Im not sure on the Guyton pick just yet.
No running game what so ever and poor Dowdle hes trying its just slim pickings with running lanes and hes just a guy.
We have only 2 receivers that can separate and one of the 5 ft nothing which means every throw is virtually a tight window throw and there's no margin for error
Which brings me to the QB who everyone wants to crucify because of his salary and frankly because sometimes he couldn't hit water if he fell out of a boat. Relying on dak to pick up the slack for a poorly constructed team is not going to happen all the time.he can do it sometimes but not always.
I do believe there has been some regression. Hes has never been a guy that has pinpoint accuracy but some of his throws for whatever reason are just way off. Pressure from the defense is some of it but man oh man when he misses he misses bad.
the pick in the end zone was a good play but he just stared down CeeDee on that 1 and the design of the play had 2 receivers in proximity of 1 another
Im not one to be concerned about his money its not mine and as i previously mentioned even when there is cash available jerry and company wont spend it.
The coaching staff is horrible.The Zimmer pick was stupid,Ive also had enough of the McCarthy era. I see what my green bay fan friends were referring to when they told me you are going to get pretty fed up with fat Mike.

Im just not 1 to be all woe is me we haven't had a SB trophy in 30 years type of guy. The only way this team succeeds this year is with a trade of some sort and a few lucky breaks. We play in the NFC east and nothing Ive seen from the rest of the division scares me.Yes Washington has improved so maybe we dont go 6-0 this year but the division is not out of reach.

we got beat down by the best team in football yesterday so its on to the bye week. Im not about losing every game for better draft position because Im not convinced the cowboys know how to draft the type of players they need anyhow,They are good at picking OLbut have failed to pick up an interior DT for years and RB and WR were glaring issues in the offseason and they did nothing.

Oh and our 2 safeties now have regressed and they need replaced as well. On to San fran

 

[Creeper]

Since I had a strong feeling this would happen to the Cowboys and I feel even stronger that they will have more games like this, I am not really looking to rant. But I do have some thoughts.

Jerry paid Dak, CeeDee, Diggs, and Steele. They are al playing worse than before they got paid. Maybe that's a lesson Jerry needs to learn because it seems like everyone he pays falters.

I realize there were some key players missing from the defense yesterday, but Zimmer should have thrown out all the stops and tried to bring pressure on Goff. Any QB in the league who has that kind of pocket and time will find an open receiver and make big plays/good throws.

This Cowboys defense is allowing too many teams to score every time they have the ball. The Lions did not punt yesterday and score on every possession in the first half. Sounds familiar? NO and Baltimore did the same thing. I am starting to think Zimmer is the problem Under Quinn we couldn't stop the run, but at least we got pressure on the QB. Under Zimmer we can't do either.

This team has no character. The Lions were mocking them by using OTs as WRs and putting in all those trick plays with such a big lead in the second half. That would make me angry as a player. The Cowboys continued to play soft.

Every week I watch football and I see QBs throwing passes to open receivers. When I watch Dallas all I see is Dak throwing into tight windows. This is why I concluded that this team just lacks talent and that's why they will get blown out several more times this year.

A game plan that tries to get the ball to CeeDee Lamb every play is not a good game plan. It leads to Dak throwing into coverage and getting intercepted. If they have no faith in their other receivers then find other receivers.

The secondary of the Cowboys can't tackle, or they don't want to. I appreciate what Diggs has done at CB in the past, but if I was his coach and I saw him running away from tackles like he was yesterday, I would pull him from the game.

The Cowboys roster is the result of Jerry and his philosophy of roster building. He overpaid Dak. He overpaid CeeDee, and he will overpay Micah next. The rest of the team will be JAGs and the Cowboys will lose because there is not enough talent in 3 guys to win.

The talent drain from Dallas from last year to this was significant and it shows. Let's be honest, we weren't very deep at DE at the start of the season, having lost Armstrong and Fowler. Drafting Kneeland was a longshot.

I am not sure what else fans need to see to be convinced this team is not very good because the roster is not very good.

 

[Blue64]

Should not have signed Dak
Should not have signed Diggs
Should trade Parsons
Should not have got Zimmer
Should have fired Mccarthy after GB
Should have hired s GM

All true…
But this is Jerry’s team and he doesn’t give a damn about it or the fans as long as he’s making money

 

[Chasing6]

Per OTC, it's setup to be voided after the start of the season, allowing Dallas to eat that in two offseasons. Still 26mil, but 9mil in 25, and then 17 in 26 lol

Good thing they caved to his contract demands last year. Got their moneys worth out of it lol

Again could have had O'Cyrus, but we drafted Schoonmaker.

 

[CBHonestly]

One could make the argument that when you lose your top three pass rushers and sadly that would include the rookie.
When you have two good DBs and sadly one of those is a rookie. You can understand the defense struggling. And injuries are not part of the blame from the FO.

However when you do not go into FA and get a good NT and a good 3 tech to help Odiggy....then the FO is to blame because they knew that the rush defense needed help.

However when you do not address the RB situation other than to bring in a washed up Zeke and do not bother to draft a RB....That IS on the front office as well.

They knew coming into the season that this team needed help in the running game on offense and help with the rush defense...and did not do anything of note in FA or the Draft.

Now the LB play has improved but that might be the only portion of the defense that has improved.

When the CBs all get healthy we should have good CB play and depth. However i think it is time to improve the safeties on this team.

Whether you are pro dak, anti dak or somewhere in the middle. Whether he is the highest paid in the league or even if he was on a lower end contract.....It is obvious that this team needs a running game for him to thrive. When the opposing defenses do not have to worry about the run, they can just go after the QB and play decent coverage.

Loved when the Cowboys drafted him, especially when the alternate possible draft pick would have been terrible. Loved how he has played over the years. But it is time for the Cowboys to move on from Zack Martin. This year he has not been the Martin we have known over the years.

Not sure if they will stick with Guyton and LT or not. Maybe they need to move him to RT, Keep Smith at LT. Have bass man one of the G spots
Next year in the draft get a good G to replace Martin. I think it will be easier for them to get a good G after day one than an OT.


As far as pinning your hopes on the Cowboys trading for a player to help this year...you know the chances of them trading for a quality player is slim to none. It would be a cheap player that is a role player or a cheap player that is well past his prime.

Back to the running game gripe. We have a RB group on this team that would be a backup role player at best on any other team. No team would have any of these guys as a starter. Again this is on the Front Office for not taking a RB in the first two days of the last couple of drafts and not getting a good one via FA or Trade. Oh and how about they not run the ball on first down when they do try to run. Seems so predictable.

One other thing. This coaching staff is on one year contracts. So far I have not seen anything from the HC/OC and DC that would be a compelling argument to bring them back.

I would love to see what the OC from Detroit could do with this team. He is young and innovative...which we have not had in some time.
I love our DB coach Al Harris and am curious if he would be a good DC or not.
Frankly, right now Al Harris is the one must stay coach. I think WR coach Prince has been decent as well as TE coach Lunda. Do not think they are must stay coaches though but would like them.

I kind of would like them to get a coach like Dan Campbell. The reason I like Campbell as a HC is that the players do like him but he is still a HC that will get on their butts and wants tough players. I think that we need innovative coaches that the players can like but also respect.

I said it in one of the game threads. I have never been a person to root for the team to tank the season. However with the way things are going right now the way they are playing, they will not have to tank...they will just be bad enough to get a decent draft pick unless they have some crazy turn around.

If they do have a record that is going to give us a decent draft pick because we are out of the playoff hunt it also means that the Dallas Cowboys official site will start the Draft show early. It has became the only show I watch on the site.

Ok I have ranted long enough. Thankfully the pain pills I am on have dulled me down some...well that and the Cowboys FO over the years.

So Give me your rants, give me your thoughts.

What say YOU?

I agree with everything you said. I would add: there's no discipline or leadership on this team from a player perspective. I don't see a single player being animated or roweling up the team on the sideline. The 'Boys have done a horrible job in the past few years in drafting. You would only have to look at Mazi Smith's college tape to know he is a 3rd round pick at best. I think it's time to let the young players develop into stars.

 

[CBHonestly]

As I just wrote in another post, it's time to start thinking about the future. Players like Martin, DLaw, etc. aren't apart of the future, take the best offer and move on, time to get younger.

The problem is not all on the players. A lot of it is, and you could call it effort. The problem is discipline and accountability. It's not like the DB's are constantly being beat, it's that they are constantly out of position with no regard to down and distance. The play callers are horrible. The lack of a dependable defensive line creates problems for the rest of the defense. For the offense, I think they need to scheme open other players that do not wear the number 87 or 88. In almost every game there is a player not wearing number 87 or 88 that is wide open for touchdowns but Dak has been programmed to look in only those directions. Lastly Dak is a good QB, but not a good leader and the locker room is void of a strong leader.

 

[Flamma]

Whether you are pro dak, anti dak or somewhere in the middle. Whether he is the highest paid in the league or even if he was on a lower end contract.....It is obvious that this team needs a running game for him to thrive. When the opposing defenses do not have to worry about the run, they can just go after the QB and play decent coverage.

Great post overall. Adds to my depressed state regarding this team. I just want to point out this very important section. What you wrote here is in stark contrast to Jalen Hurts situation. He would crumble on our team. We have to commit to stopping the Eagles run game, leaving their wideouts in man coverage. We can get away with doing that against the Giants, not the Eagles. Hurts has it very good over there in Philly.

 

[CCBoy]

Well said, nothing else to add, other than please do not start with that give me your thoughts stuff....another posters asks that more than enough!

When truth is present I won't monitor a constructive procedure. His question projects analyzing current status into the future. Use by another, not as well developed does not fall within this fan's concern zone. Agreed, I don't want a series of analytical analysis departures that are too loose to include the subject's inclusion non-stop.

The quarterback that now will be starting for Dallas will play to the talent around him effectively. Not the current starter's demand for his players always having to depend upon making Dak look super talented with poorly positioned passes through a game.

 

[CCBoy]

And unicorns are real.

The one on our back 40 always brings a smile to our face.

 

[CCBoy]

Since I had a strong feeling this would happen to the Cowboys and I feel even stronger that they will have more games like this, I am not really looking to rant. But I do have some thoughts.

Jerry paid Dak, CeeDee, Diggs, and Steele. They are al playing worse than before they got paid. Maybe that's a lesson Jerry needs to learn because it seems like everyone he pays falters.

I realize there were some key players missing from the defense yesterday, but Zimmer should have thrown out all the stops and tried to bring pressure on Goff. Any QB in the league who has that kind of pocket and time will find an open receiver and make big plays/good throws.

This Cowboys defense is allowing too many teams to score every time they have the ball. The Lions did not punt yesterday and score on every possession in the first half. Sounds familiar? NO and Baltimore did the same thing. I am starting to think Zimmer is the problem Under Quinn we couldn't stop the run, but at least we got pressure on the QB. Under Zimmer we can't do either.

This team has no character. The Lions were mocking them by using OTs as WRs and putting in all those trick plays with such a big lead in the second half. That would make me angry as a player. The Cowboys continued to play soft.

Every week I watch football and I see QBs throwing passes to open receivers. When I watch Dallas all I see is Dak throwing into tight windows. This is why I concluded that this team just lacks talent and that's why they will get blown out several more times this year.

A game plan that tries to get the ball to CeeDee Lamb every play is not a good game plan. It leads to Dak throwing into coverage and getting intercepted. If they have no faith in their other receivers then find other receivers.

The secondary of the Cowboys can't tackle, or they don't want to. I appreciate what Diggs has done at CB in the past, but if I was his coach and I saw him running away from tackles like he was yesterday, I would pull him from the game.

The Cowboys roster is the result of Jerry and his philosophy of roster building. He overpaid Dak. He overpaid CeeDee, and he will overpay Micah next. The rest of the team will be JAGs and the Cowboys will lose because there is not enough talent in 3 guys to win.

The talent drain from Dallas from last year to this was significant and it shows. Let's be honest, we weren't very deep at DE at the start of the season, having lost Armstrong and Fowler. Drafting Kneeland was a longshot.

I am not sure what else fans need to see to be convinced this team is not very good because the roster is not very good.

Good points. It all boils down to accountable, not movie stars.

 

[morat1959]

Nice post.

Yeah we all had the same gripes during the off season. No one, is good enough at the draft to forego free agency year in and year out. It's completely incompetent to do so.

Absolutely Dak needs a run game, as does almost every qb. This is part of why I was ok letting him go. It was obvious they weren't going to put the pieces around him. At the same time I also had zero confidence they'd use the cap savings to make us better. In the end it was a big fat whatever from me.

The coaches bring nothing to the table. The oline coach was one of the primary coaches I wanted gone. He does have talent there, and we seem to be doing nothing with it.

Last week they went away from the zone blocking scheme and began to work Pittsburgh over. This week I hope they didn't go right back to it, but suspect they did. The 4th and two play earlier in the game really irritated me. We had no one open at all. We can't even scheme a freaking two yard gain on fourth. Wth do these clowns get paid for?

I don’t see this year ending well at all. I predicted one and done in the playoffs. Now it's hard to imagine making it that far. This team doesn't just get beat. They get demoralized.

Hate to say it as well, but it's probably our only chance at wholesale changes. Odds are we get another re-tread though, and nothing else changes in philosophy.

Dak could have 2 1000 yard rushers and still not win a SB.

 

[morat1959]

The problem is not all on the players. A lot of it is, and you could call it effort. The problem is discipline and accountability. It's not like the DB's are constantly being beat, it's that they are constantly out of position with no regard to down and distance. The play callers are horrible. The lack of a dependable defensive line creates problems for the rest of the defense. For the offense, I think they need to scheme open other players that do not wear the number 87 or 88. In almost every game there is a player not wearing number 87 or 88 that is wide open for touchdowns but Dak has been programmed to look in only those directions. Lastly Dak is a good QB, but not a good leader and the locker room is void of a strong leader.

You lose all credibility as someone that knows pro football when you say “Dak is a good QB.”

 

[Chasing6]

Per OTC, it's setup to be voided after the start of the season, allowing Dallas to eat that in two offseasons. Still 26mil, but 9mil in 25, and then 17 in 26 lol

Good thing they caved to his contract demands last year. Got their moneys worth out of it lol

We should not be eating anything. He never should have been extended.

We passed on O'Cyrus for Schoonmaker.

 

[IceStar-D7]

I have ONE rant and it's about the IDIOT running the team. For one McCarthy should of been fired back in January. Number 2. Dak should of NEVER gotten a new contract at that level. Number 3 Jerry should of been selling all summer long. Once again, the GM idiot is one year to short and millions of dollars down going into 2025. We don't need a soft rebuild! We need a complete overhaul. With a young coach who has some nasty in him. And keep the GOON out of the locker room!!! So, we can talk Dak-receivers-defense-Oline-etc. Nothing changes as long as the idiot Jones run things.

 

[75boyz]

Dak could have 2 1000 yard rushers and still not win a SB.

Exactly.
Regardless of coach.
Regardless of supporting cast.

Asking Dak Prescott to defeat 4 consecutive playoff opponents is an impossibility.

Regardless.

 

[morat1959]

Exactly.
Regardless of coach.
Regardless of supporting cast.

Asking Dak Prescott to defeat 4 consecutive playoff opponents is an impossibility.

Regardless.

It’s beyond my comprehension how so many can’t see he’s the elephant in the room. Right behind Jerry.

 

[75boyz]

It’s beyond my comprehension how so many can’t see he’s the elephant in the room. Right behind Jerry.

Yep bro we're batting 0 for 3 at the GM, HC and QB positions.

And at least 4 more years with 2 of them. And if the new HC is another puppet then we'll continue that 0 batting average.
LOL

We are just getting started with this suckiness.
With that BS contract, you might as well buckle up for a minimum 4 more years of garbage football cuz it ain't getting no better and most likely will get worse each year.

 

[diamonddelts]

Stopped reading at "for Dak to thrive."