No FA signing by JJ would've made the Cowboys appreciably better in 2024

[kskboys]

You specifically said his production in 2023 wouldn't be game changing. To suggest a back like Henry wouldn't be game changing, again, it's really just ridiculous. We were in multiple close games this year and an RB putting defenses on notice absolutely would have helped.

There is a difference with saying a player wouldn't be game changing or if it would have changed the entire season. Henry would have helped us win games....and that is why you sign players. Plus, for his production, he's dirt cheap.

To suggest 4.2 YPC would be game changing is even more ridiculous. He's a game changer on a good team. No RB is a game changer on a bad team. You said yourself that he'd have added, say, 2 wins. And what difference does that make? So we can pick 18th instead of 12th?

If Henry doesn't make us super bowl contenders, then it's better to save that 23 mil for the upcoming Parsons' contract, among others that we desperately need in FA. I think it's foolish to play the small game in FA. You sign players to put you over the top, you don't sign players to help you win 8-9 games instead of 6-7.

 

[kskboys]

Could well (probably would) of improved, but it would of been a sticking plaster method, just to reach mediocrity/relevance. Short term improvement, to maybe get a One and Done Play-off run, isnt what's needed. We need some sort of sustainable strategy, where we target/build (preferably strong Lines) a strong core and then sign big money in FA to finalize the push.

Jinx!!!!

I don't see anyone saying Henry wouldn't have made us better.

Henry got signed to one of the best OLines in the game, and to a team that knows how to use him. His effectiveness here would not have even been close to what it was in BALT.

 

[FVSTONE]

The Eagles core group was stronger than the Cowboys. No offseason signing would've put a dent in that gap. Fact is, the Eagles have been the best team in football for two and a half years. Should've won the SB two years ago--had a 10-1 record to start last season(2023)--this year they blew the doors off down the stretch. Over the past few years the Eagles have beaten the Chiefs twice -- the Bills --- Ravens -- Bengals -- the best the AFC has to offer.

The Eagles didn't win because of offseason signings. The offseason signings only strengthen what was already a championship core. Then add in their most important addition to the team in 2024... the defensive coordinator (how did he make that lateral move?)

The time for JJ to be proactive in trying to strengthen a championship level core for the Cowboys was in 2021 and 2022

Cowboys signing FA in 2024, would've only reinforced Stephen Jones belief that you don't get your bang for your buck in FA

And I believe the Cowboys were more of a 9 or 10 win team in 2023. Fact is, the Cowboys had about 4 or 5 games that year that they couldn't lose even if they wanted too

The 35-10 loss to Buffalo and the beatdown at SF is who they really were. And then not being able to put away a weak Dolphin's team

Ironic thing is, the FA losses are actually doing more damage to the team than the lack of FA signings

Cowboys lost four starting offensive linemen since 2021?

Four wide receivers? Go look at the group from 2021 compared to this one

Two running backs?

How many defensive linemen? At least two this past offseason

Dak's most reliable target. Dalton

Cowboys have been hit as hard as they were in the 90s. I know some of these guys would have needed to be replaced anyway but even JJ biggest detractor has to admit in good faith that even the best GM would need a season or two to regroup. Right?

The Eagles have a smart GM who does his homework before the draft and has a clue about the FA agent market, the Cowboys don't have a clue about the draft and how to use it to their advantage. As for signing FA's, JJ seems to think that his FA's are better than the ones other teams are signing and to date there is no truth to that!