I have some thoughts on just a few tweanks we can make to get a little better next year without having to do anything drastic or completely rebuild. We have a damn (pardon my language) fine team and it will be so for a long time. My ideas may seem a little radical at first but I've put a lot of thought into this - and I was a long snapper in high school so this isn't my first rodeo.
1) Get a QB who can punt. Remember Danny White? He wasn't just one of our best quarterbacks ever but he also punted the damn (again, sorry) ball! If we had a QB that could serve both functions it would free up a roster spot. I believe this would have a domino effect because we could use that extra roster spot to add depth to another position, like running back, linebacker, defensive tackle, long snapper, quarterback, or punter. Furthermore... think about it... There would be a punt fake threat on every punt we make, forcing opponents to move up. Their field position would suffer as a result and we'd have a big cumulative advantage in each game. I'm not suggesting we sign Danny White - though that would be awesome - but maybe he could be a position coach or come in as a consultant for Dak, Coop, Ben, or a draftee. It's like we'd have one more player than every other team, and that may be all we need since we're really just a hair off here.
2) Consider bringing back Jason Garrett. Remember blaming Jason Garrett for all of our woes? All those years of success and hanging it on him just because we don't get to the big game? We had the perfect setup with Garrett. He went to Rutgers so you know he's super smart. He already played for Dem Boyz, so he knows the team. Aikman always has good things to say about him. But, no! Everyone had to have Mister Wonderful Mike McCarthy! Where did that get us? Right where we were with Garrett. So he won a Super Bowl, big deal. Everybody knows Dez caught that ball. Who couldn't win with Aaron "I look like Ryan from The Office" Rodgers? Yeah, I know Garrett didn't punt but that doesn't matter because he would just be a coach, or maybe a consultant. Coaches can be fired and come back, the Yankees used to do it all the time. Plus Garrett has more rings than McCarthy!
3) Stop caring about little meaningless victories. A couple of weeks ago we beat the Eagles' practice squad with our starters and everyone here was acting like we just defeated Spain in the battle of Normandy. Instead of taking a victory lap over that meaningless darn (cleaned up my language) game, we should have been a little worried that they were hanging with us for most of the first half. It should have woken us up to how maybe we could use that extra roster spot I mentioned in the first half and how maybe a certain redheaded coach who went to college in New Jersey (not mentioning any names, hint hint) might have more insight into playing well against a Philadelphia team than Mike stinkin' McCarthy. The Eagles won a Super Bowl just a few years ago and we haven't even been there forever. plus they were only one win away from actually playing us for the division in that final game. I'm not comfortable with that.
