One overlooked aspect of Cowboys Playoff Drought

[CowboysExchange]

We could have 2 Earl Campbell's and 4 Jerry Rices and we're only running those 2 personell schemes with a bunch of Non playoff scoring Checkdown tes

Chosen from low draft stock and the bargain bin fa's like our Safeties

It's the Cowboy way lmao

 

[CowboysExchange]

We had several SB offenses under Romo and maybe another couple under Dak so far.
We have not had a competitive defense in the playoffs for decades.

Romo -
2007- Lost the Wildcard round to the Seattle Seahwaks in a close match (20-21)
2008- Lost the Divisional round to the New York Giants after a bye (17-21)
2010- Won the Wildcard round over Philadelphia Eagles (34-14)
2010- Lost the Divisional round to the Minnesota Vikings (3-34)
2015- Won the Wildcard round over Detroit Lions (24-20)
2015- Lost the Divisional round to the Green Bay Packers (21-26)

Dak
2017 - Lost the Divisional round to the Green Bay Packers after a bye (31-34)
2019 - Won the Wildcard round over the Seattle Seahawks (24-22)
2019 - Lost the Divisional round to the L.A. Rams after a bye (22-30)
2022 - Lost the Wildcard round to San Francisco 49ers (17-23)

Just as a comparison, in our 3 Super Bowl title runs in the 90’s, in only two games out of 9 games did our opponents even reach 20 points (20, 27). In the 3 SB victories, we gave up 17, 13, 17 points.

And then the Passing era happened. Where they changed the rules that favors wrs and no helmet to helmet contact violent hits etc.etc etc

So teams went out and aquired athletic tes and 3 top wrs

And the scoring avgs went wayyyyy up up up

 

[john van brocklin]

One aspect that always gets overlooked in the 27-28 year Cowboys playoff drought is that the Cowboys have rarely ever "bottomed out" like many other teams and go on a 2-3 year stretch of drafting top 5. Sure we did have a stretch of 5-11 seasons back in the early 2000s but that was negated by the Joey Galloway trade.

By and large, this playoff drought of ours stems from drafting just well enough in the middle or bottom of each round to keep us in the average to above average range for most of those seasons. There just hasn't been very seasons where we drafted top 5.

Compare that to the early 90s Cowboys, where the Joneses walked into having the number one overall pick and drafting their franchise QB immediately and then having the luxury of having 25% of their future stars already drafted for them, a stretch (from 1989 to 1992) of either drafting near the top of the draft or having multiple first round picks.

Bottom line is that because the NFL awards mediocrity and because the Joneses have tried in vein to keep the Cowboys relevant every year (post SB era delusion), this IMO is the major reason why the Cowboys can't get back to the SB. We just haven't had the draft capital to do it.

They also lucked into Romo as a free agent and Dak with a 4th rounder.
With franchise qbs for little or no draft capital
They've been able to draft other supporting players

 

[Wezsh0T]

That didn’t seem to effect New England very much. When was the last time they drafted in the top five?
The Cowboys have been held back by sub-par coaching. The Dave Campo days were awful and Jerry was 100% responsible for that debacle. Jerry hired Parcells and let him bring his offensive coach, but still forced Zimmer on him. No head coach can pick his entire staff. Which is a huge mistake. Jerry still thinks any coach can win a Super Bowl if they have the right players.

It didn't affect New England because they had Tom Brady. Now, without Brady, they look like a normal team, even with the great Belichick at coach.

 

[RonWashington]

If draft position is an issue which it isn’t then how do the same teams like GB NE Pitt KC the Ravens to name a handful field tough playoff tested teams year after year and draft bottom third constantly ?

QB play plays a huge part but you have to surround a QB with talent . The Cowboy playoff drought goes beyond draft position . DaRon Bland is a 5th rounder .

When it’s your turn at the podium you have to get the right guy . Kelvin Joseph second round pick taken off the board early looks like he’s playing his way right off this roster .