My thoughts/opinions how this franchise should move forward!

[Cowboyny]

We have seen this core together for 4 seasons and they probably have reached it's peak. They just aren't good enough from the players down to the coaches and front office. It's time for a reset, but not a full rebuild as the Cowboys just don't do that!

Coaching

-Fire the entire staff and target a veteran, discipilinary Head Coach. Time to move on from those so called "player coaches". As I wrote in yesterday's post, my 3 targets would be Bellicheck, Harbaugh and Vrabel. Pete Carroll is also another to consider. Change the culture, more accountability, more mental toughness, more physicality mentality.
-Allow whomever is hired to review the roster and have the power (never happen) on the final say on the veteran players like Dak, Tyron, Zak, DLaw, etc.
-Try to convince the front office that they cannot just draft/develop to roster build, must use fa/trade market as well.

Roster

-It's all about overhauling the trenches. Must figure out how to successful run the football again. Have to move away from all the undersized players within the front 7. This could take some time, but it is clearly not working the way it is set up. It starts first up the middle, then the edges. Biaz isn't an elite starter and he should be the first to be replaced. Target a legitimate NT and an elite Linebacker. Add size to the linebacker group as a whole.

-Next is the offensive skill, positional players. Must overhaul the running back room, do the same with the receiver group outside of Lamb. Cooks is a short-term stop gap.

-Very difficult situation with Dak, it will be very hard to keep that current deal on the books, but they also might not want to extend him, either. Don't know what they have in Lance, either. DON'T extend him and determine his value on the open market, even if he is here another season. Might be a good idea to see if they can get some value for Martin before it's too late as well.

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[jsb357]

"we like our guys"

 

[kskboys]

1. Bring in an outside guy w/ brains to assess and evaluate and figure out what needs to be done.

W/o this step, nothing else matters.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

If there's ever a tear it down and reset, it's now. I'm Jerry has a close circle of advisors ( former coaches, players GMs etc) who have opinions he trusts. I can't some are not giving him some cold hard facts.........

 

[conner01]

If there's ever a tear it down and reset, it's now. I'm Jerry has a close circle of advisors ( former coaches, players GMs etc) who have opinions he trusts. I can't some are not giving him some cold hard facts.........

I think he makes a move on the staff. Player moves are more complicated since you have cap implication. I wasn’t high on bill but the more I think about it the more it makes sense. He has the discipline we need all be it short term with his age. With the right OC I think he could mold the talent we have into smarter, more disciplined players

 

[TwistedL0g1k]

The worst part of it by far is the contract situation with Dak. It will handicap this team for years, whether or not Dak is even on the roster.

It's depressing because there is no easy path to rebuild, and there's enough talent to keep winning in the regular season.

The harsh reality is that it needs to be torn down to the ground, but we all know that won't happen.

 

[kskboys]

I think he makes a move on the staff. Player moves are more complicated since you have cap implication. I wasn’t high on bill but the more I think about it the more it makes sense. He has the discipline we need all be it short term with his age. With the right OC I think he could mold the talent we have into smarter, more disciplined players

Bill would make this team into a super bowl contender, possibly even next year. The stopping the run issues would disappear.

However, is Jerry ready to let go control? I mean, really ready? He's going to have to in order to win a super bowl, of that there is not doubt. Would he really?

 

[JBS]

This is exactly what my thoughts are in regards to our current situation… to a T

 

[FoxF]

I like your plan.

 

[jsb357]

1. Bring in an outside guy w/ brains to assess and evaluate and figure out what needs to be done.

W/o this step, nothing else matters.

Technically Jason Garrett is an "outside" guy now...

 

[quickccc]

We have seen this core together for 4 seasons and they probably have reached it's peak. They just aren't good enough from the players down to the coaches and front office. It's time for a reset, but not a full rebuild as the Cowboys just don't do that!

Coaching

-Fire the entire staff and target a veteran, discipilinary Head Coach. Time to move on from those so called "player coaches". As I wrote in yesterday's post, my 3 targets would be Bellicheck, Harbaugh and Vrabel. Pete Carroll is also another to consider. Change the culture, more accountability, more mental toughness, more physicality mentality.
-Allow whomever is hired to review the roster and have the power (never happen) on the final say on the veteran players like Dak, Tyron, Zak, DLaw, etc.
-Try to convince the front office that they cannot just draft/develop to roster build, must use fa/trade market as well.

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“ Fire entire staff ? “....wow, sounds like a typical knee jerk fan reaction.

If we’re hiring a new HC, then I’m for letting that new HC sort thru what remaining asst. coaches can still be quite useful, ala TE coach Lumna and Bones Fassel, Al Harris, etc.

That “ disciplinary “ HC has to offer more than just an Army Sargent mentality. We need more than a Rah-Rah HC.

He needs to be a game manager, and a leader of men, , and knows how to overseer the entire areas of the team – offense- defense- special teams

- He needs to be able to make adjustments in game, and know when/how to delegate responsibility
among his staff, …when to let his asst. lead ..and when it comes time for the HC himself to step in
and intervene take charge of situations and matters himself. Take the lead themselves.

And he does not panic, flustered or rattled when situations are at his lowest and toughest.
and he has to expand and evolve, not content to his stone age ways.

 

[maryquality]

Have Aikman tell Jerry what he needs to do....unfortunately, Jerry most likely won't listen.

 

[MetalMike]

I posted this on an earlier thread and I'll post it again here because it's more relevant to this thread.

My feelings are that the Cowboys need to hire a consultant (a football lifer that specializes in trade structure) and trade whatever dead weight, our 1st round pick and Trey Lance to the Bears for their 1st round pick. Then they should draft Jayden Daniels of LSU and build a team around him like Jimmy did with Troy.

Daniels is smart, has mobility, knows how and when to run, is extremely accurate and can even throw the ball away when the play is totally broken. If LSU had a top ten defense instead of a bottom ten, they would've easily won the college football championship this year instead of Michigan. Nothing against them or Jim Harbaugh (who I think would be a very good fit in Dallas). It's past time for the Cowboys to let Dak know that they are moving on. His inability to compete against top teams and especially in the playoffs should be the final nail. Not only were we the only home team to lose in the WC round, we got embarrassed.

 

[Cowboyny]

“ Fire entire staff ? “....wow, sounds like a typical knee jerk fan reaction.

If we’re hiring a new HC, then I’m for letting that new HC sort thru what remaining asst. coaches can still be quite useful, ala TE coach Lumna and Bones Fassel, Al Harris, etc.

That “ disciplinary “ HC has to offer more than just an Army Sargent mentality. We need more than a Rah-Rah HC.

He needs to be a game manager, and a leader of men, , and knows how to overseer the entire areas of the team – offense- defense- special teams

- He needs to be able to make adjustments in game, and know when/how to delegate responsibility
among his staff, …when to let his asst. lead ..and when it comes time for the HC himself to step in
and intervene take charge of situations and matters himself. Take the lead themselves.

And he does not panic, flustered or rattled when situations are at his lowest and toughest.
and he has to expand and evolve, not content to his stone age ways.

Good call about some of our other assistants. This is why I want an experience HC who has a successful track record, don't want another "learning on the job" Jason Garrett. Find a veteran coach who has found ways to adjust to the modern game. Jim Harbaugh makes a ton of sense as he lead a team to the SB and won the college championship under a ton of pressure with the video scandal.

 

[blueblood70]

I posted this on an earlier thread and I'll post it again here because it's more relevant to this thread.

My feelings are that the Cowboys need to hire a consultant (a football lifer that specializes in trade structure) and trade whatever dead weight, our 1st round pick and Trey Lance to the Bears for their 1st round pick. Then they should draft Jayden Daniels of LSU and build a team around him like Jimmy did with Troy.

Daniels is smart, has mobility, knows how and when to run, is extremely accurate and can even throw the ball away when the play is totally broken. If LSU had a top ten defense instead of a bottom ten, they would've easily won the college football championship this year instead of Michigan. Nothing against them or Jim Harbaugh (who I think would be a very good fit in Dallas). It's past time for the Cowboys to let Dak know that they are moving on. His inability to compete against top teams and especially in the playoffs should be the final nail. Not only were we the only home team to lose in the WC round, we got embarrassed.

That's not happening no way they're taking that little of compensation for the first overall pick you're nuts somehow some of you haven't paid attention you're gonna need like 3 first round picks plus a player or two or maybe they don't want a player.. I mean you have to consider some type of move but there's no way to get up say farther than maybe say 12 in the first round without sacrificing the next three drafts I think some people don't pay attention now I don't know where this kids supposed to go or if I'm not mistaken the bears are getting the number one overall pick no way you can move that many spots for what you just wrote is compensation I don't need to be a specialist to know that I mean they had to trade three first round picks just to move up to get Trey Lance at what was he 3rd overall ain't no way we're getting away with any of that conversation you wrote up there there's no way the Dallas Cowboys can draft in the top 10 without mortgaging their future now there been some quarterbacks that have fallen that you could trade up into maybe 13 to get like they did Patrick mahomes or something like that but you ain't getting the first three quarterbacks if they're off the board in the top 10 for any of the things you think draft compensation is worth....

 

[ElGatoGrande]

We have seen this core together for 4 seasons and they probably have reached it's peak. They just aren't good enough from the players down to the coaches and front office. It's time for a reset, but not a full rebuild as the Cowboys just don't do that!

Coaching

-Fire the entire staff and target a veteran, discipilinary Head Coach. Time to move on from those so called "player coaches". As I wrote in yesterday's post, my 3 targets would be Bellicheck, Harbaugh and Vrabel. Pete Carroll is also another to consider. Change the culture, more accountability, more mental toughness, more physicality mentality.
-Allow whomever is hired to review the roster and have the power (never happen) on the final say on the veteran players like Dak, Tyron, Zak, DLaw, etc.
-Try to convince the front office that they cannot just draft/develop to roster build, must use fa/trade market as well.

Roster

-It's all about overhauling the trenches. Must figure out how to successful run the football again. Have to move away from all the undersized players within the front 7. This could take some time, but it is clearly not working the way it is set up. It starts first up the middle, then the edges. Biaz isn't an elite starter and he should be the first to be replaced. Target a legitimate NT and an elite Linebacker. Add size to the linebacker group as a whole.

-Next is the offensive skill, positional players. Must overhaul the running back room, do the same with the receiver group outside of Lamb. Cooks is a short-term stop gap.

-Very difficult situation with Dak, it will be very hard to keep that current deal on the books, but they also might not want to extend him, either. Don't know what they have in Lance, either. DON'T extend him and determine his value on the open market, even if he is here another season. Might be a good idea to see if they can get some value for Martin before it's too late as well.

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that front office doesn't understand what it takes to win the LOS or to be a physical team,,, or they're just unwilling to pay that price in draft capital and FA. They'd rather build a flashy 7 on 7 team and pretend they're contenders. whoever they hire can't let the front office dictate the roster, they are delusional. Dak could be "good enough" on a team that has a monster defense and running game but this front office builds the team around Dak instead and he just ain't that guy.

 

[Whyjerry]

We have seen this core together for 4 seasons and they probably have reached it's peak. They just aren't good enough from the players down to the coaches and front office. It's time for a reset, but not a full rebuild as the Cowboys just don't do that!

Coaching

-Fire the entire staff and target a veteran, discipilinary Head Coach. Time to move on from those so called "player coaches". As I wrote in yesterday's post, my 3 targets would be Bellicheck, Harbaugh and Vrabel. Pete Carroll is also another to consider. Change the culture, more accountability, more mental toughness, more physicality mentality.
-Allow whomever is hired to review the roster and have the power (never happen) on the final say on the veteran players like Dak, Tyron, Zak, DLaw, etc.
-Try to convince the front office that they cannot just draft/develop to roster build, must use fa/trade market as well.

Roster

-It's all about overhauling the trenches. Must figure out how to successful run the football again. Have to move away from all the undersized players within the front 7. This could take some time, but it is clearly not working the way it is set up. It starts first up the middle, then the edges. Biaz isn't an elite starter and he should be the first to be replaced. Target a legitimate NT and an elite Linebacker. Add size to the linebacker group as a whole.

-Next is the offensive skill, positional players. Must overhaul the running back room, do the same with the receiver group outside of Lamb. Cooks is a short-term stop gap.

-Very difficult situation with Dak, it will be very hard to keep that current deal on the books, but they also might not want to extend him, either. Don't know what they have in Lance, either. DON'T extend him and determine his value on the open market, even if he is here another season. Might be a good idea to see if they can get some value for Martin before it's too late as well.

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Hard to argue this. I don’t think Vrabel is an upgrade though.

 

[kskboys]

Technically Jason Garrett is an "outside" guy now...

Technically, he is an outside guy, but not an outside guy w/ brains!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kskboys]

Hard to argue this. I don’t think Vrabel is an upgrade though.

Huge upgrade.

 

[kskboys]

that front office doesn't understand what it takes to win the LOS or to be a physical team,,, or they're just unwilling to pay that price in draft capital and FA. They'd rather build a flashy 7 on 7 team and pretend they're contenders. whoever they hire can't let the front office dictate the roster, they are delusional. Dak could be "good enough" on a team that has a monster defense and running game but this front office builds the team around Dak instead and he just ain't that guy.

Well said.