Only option: More offensive talent

[Aftershock]

Dak is not going anywhere in 2023.

It is highly unlikely that Moore is replaced as OC.
- There aren't any Kyle Shanahan types available as OC...

That leaves upgrading the offensive talent.

An elite veteran WR would be the safe option.
- They need Moore experience with regards to route running.
- How much to trade for DeAndre Hopkins?
- Is OBJ a good option?

Cut Zeke.
Draft a RB.
Franchise Pollard.

Move on from Schultz.
- Ferguson likely just as good.
- If an elite TE is BPA, then draft that player.

2021 was supposed to be that year. Dak with Cooper, Gallup, CD, Pollard couldn’t win either.

Do you think we can just sign super stars at every position while Daks cap hit is $50m?

 

[noshame]

Draft a QB
Costs you near zero
Preps you for beyond Dak
In a year

 

[OmerV]

An elite veteran WR would be the safe option.
- They need Moore experience with regards to route running.
- How much to trade for DeAndre Hopkins?
- Is OBJ a good option?

Hmmmm ......?

 

[nate dizzle]

Disagree about Zeke and Pollard. Do Not tag Pollard. Need to see his recovery from broken leg.
Zeke takes pay cut, and draft a RB.

Invest the $$$ from tagging Pollard in the OL. Offer Pollard a 1 year incentive laden contract. Or 2 year reasonable paid contract with incentives.

Pollard would be a moron to sign an incentive deal at this point, that injury isn't something that will limit him. I can see Carolina or Miami making a run at him. I say let him walk and let someone else eat that big 2nd contract, move Zeke to FB/Short yardage only/injury replacement only (with a huge paycut, obviously) and draft a speedy tailback that can catch and mix him in with Davis as the starter.

 

[Mr Cowboy]

Can't afford another receiver with cedees contract coming up soon. Paying Gallup way too much for what he's giving you. But nothing you can do about that now.

Chances are the team will not be as good next year. They won't have the money with daks cap hit shooting up to nearly 50 million. 52 million the next year. Second only to deshaun Watson.

Dak is going to be Dak regardless of the receivers. Your best option is to try and improve the oline and defensive tackle position.

Cut Zeke. Let schultz walk. Tag Pollard if you think he's healthy. Draft an early round RB to split time and take over the following year when Pollard walks.

The way it is in the NFL lately is when you have a team that is near, you go all in and get the players you need. Be it players or coaches. The Rams did it, the Eagles did it and are doing it again, the 49ers went and got McCaffery.

Saving money for your own players only will bring you 10-12 wins and and early exit.

This year they were close. They should have traded for a WR and a CB at the deadline. Even Claypool who went to Chicago, or Hochenstein to Minnesota. But "we like our players."

 

[PAPPYDOG]

Dak is not going anywhere in 2023.

It is highly unlikely that Moore is replaced as OC.
- There aren't any Kyle Shanahan types available as OC...

That leaves upgrading the offensive talent.

An elite veteran WR would be the safe option.
- They need Moore experience with regards to route running.
- How much to trade for DeAndre Hopkins?
- Is OBJ a good option?

Cut Zeke.
Draft a RB.
Franchise Pollard.

Move on from Schultz.
- Ferguson likely just as good.
- If an elite TE is BPA, then draft that player.

Find the cap dollars and will waste them getting once again great players around a turd QB.
Have you seen what caliber players have surrounded him since 2016?
Guess not......

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

The answer isn't more weapons. The answer is catering the offense to what dak is good at and leaning on the run game.

 

[John813]

IMO what I think the team will do, not what I would do:

The team will restructure Daks deal, freeing up to 23 million in cap.
He has a 31mil guaranteed salary this year, they can convert up to ~30mil to signing bonus and spread it out over 4 years including 2023 and the two void years.

They will also mess with other contracts as need be including Martins and DLaws deal.

I think a name they will revisit depending on the compensation is Brandin Cooks. He still is a very good receiver who still has his speed and has two years left on his deal.
A restructure/redo of his contract would be in order to make that realistic as his base is high.

If no Free agent/trade, I expect the team to address WR pretty high.

Probably see Pollard sticking around one way or another. He has low miles and has shown enough that he is dynamic with the ball.

 

[quickccc]

Dak is not going anywhere in 2023.

It is highly unlikely that Moore is replaced as OC.
- There aren't any Kyle Shanahan types available as OC...

That leaves upgrading the offensive talent.

An elite veteran WR would be the safe option.
- They need Moore experience with regards to route running.
- How much to trade for DeAndre Hopkins?
- Is OBJ a good option?

Cut Zeke.
Draft a RB.
Franchise Pollard.

Move on from Schultz.
- Ferguson likely just as good.
- If an elite TE is BPA, then draft that player.

Cowboys organization gonna go all out before making a final decision on Dak.

- That means upgrade player personnel ... and coaching
- Team kept Coaching staff intact last year - dunno if they can go another year with status quo, and seriously declare they are
ready to go for the SB as is.
- Gonna make someone else the scapegoat for Dak's INT season - per OC, or QB coach.

- WR has to be the lead upgrade- whether NFL draft or FA,.. or even trade
* * Must emphasis SPEED and separation skills !

- NFL Draft - keep in mind we already have Lamb as No.1 lead, doesn't have to be 1st rd WR,. but 2nd could be more likely - (PS. it's not said to be a strong WR draft class).
- i actually think we need TWO speed WRs in this draft one vs Noah, Simi and Tolbert

- Free Agency ? - Only name probably factors in a gamble most - Beckham.- he won't cost a high pick, but hes' rehabbing off 2nd ACL tear-
and we've seen how slow a recovery Gallup currently having- no auto-guarantee. i'd want to load OBJ with incentives and escape out clauses. or No go.
- Anyone else on FA 2023 list seems like a dart in the dark, or they are near washed up
- Aging Hilton is really a 3rd to 4th option and have to spot-package him.
- i guess team did not have a confident feel up close for speedy FA pick up Antonio Calloway whose via Practice Squad ?

One thought per QB situation
- Philly drafted Hurts as early as 2nd rd despite Wentz still on the team
- NE Pats was still drafting QB prospects for years in/out including Jimmy Grapp -despite GOAT Tom Brady still on the team
- Even if it's mid to late rd, i'm still for drafting a potential developing QB.

 

[Wolfpack]

This is like the movie Groundhog Day. Same thing over and over.

 

[Nemesis4u]

Is there any chance dak would take a pay cut to help the team?

 

[unionjack8]

Will they entertain Antonio brown or OBJ this off season?

 

[doomsday808]

Franchising Pollard would be a mistake as we do not know the effect his injury has on his running. Remember the Gallup injury then big contract last year?? Gallup didn't look the same this year. OL needs to be rebuilt, WR, RB1, QB2. I like our TE corps.

Defensive personnel isn't looking to promising either. There are needs at CB, DT, DE, LB.

We'll see how great this front office is in their offseason moves. The narrative has been recently, "We like the guys that we have on our roster..."

Does anyone have an opinion on our QB coach?

 

[xwalker]

I 9

Cowboys organization gonna go all out before making a final decision on Dak.

- That means upgrade player personnel ... and coaching
- Team kept Coaching staff intact last year - dunno if they can go another year with status quo, and seriously declare they are
ready to go for the SB as is.
- Gonna make someone else the scapegoat for Dak's INT season - per OC, or QB coach.

- WR has to be the lead upgrade- whether NFL draft or FA,.. or even trade
* * Must emphasis SPEED and separation skills !

- NFL Draft - keep in mind we already have Lamb as No.1 lead, doesn't have to be 1st rd WR,. but 2nd could be more likely - (PS. it's not said to be a strong WR draft class).
- i actually think we need TWO speed WRs in this draft one vs Noah, Simi and Tolbert

- Free Agency ? - Only name probably factors in a gamble most - Beckham.- he won't cost a high pick, but hes' rehabbing off 2nd ACL tear-
and we've seen how slow a recovery Gallup currently having- no auto-guarantee. i'd want to load OBJ with incentives and escape out clauses. or No go.
- Anyone else on FA 2023 list seems like a dart in the dark, or they are near washed up
- Aging Hilton is really a 3rd to 4th option and have to spot-package him.
- i guess team did not have a confident feel up close for speedy FA pick up Antonio Calloway whose via Practice Squad ?

One thought per QB situation
- Philly drafted Hurts as early as 2nd rd despite Wentz still on the team
- NE Pats was still drafting QB prospects for years in/out including Jimmy Grapp -despite GOAT Tom Brady still on the team
- Even if it's mid to late rd, i'm still for drafting a potential developing QB.

I had hoped to see Callaway at some point.

He was in the NFL in the short period of time he was not suspended.

His combine forty was 4.4x but in college he looked like the fastest player on the field with a legit "extra gear".

 

[fivetwos]

2021 was supposed to be that year. Dak with Cooper, Gallup, CD, Pollard couldn’t win either.

Do you think we can just sign super stars at every position while Daks cap hit is $50m?

They wouldn’t anyway.

Each year, you get a first round pick and some retread veterans as their best attempt to improve.

The teams that have GMs capable of trading and acquiring fist rounders and veteran players at their peak are still playing.

These two are in way over their head and ego won’t allow change.

I’m genuinely getting to where I may not bother much anymore. This guy has sucked most of the joy out of this for me. Bless all of you that don’t blame him for it because it’s not all that important to you, or you have a better hold on perspective than I do, or are more into your fantasy team….or root for another NFL team. Good for you.

I didn’t bother to grab a lifeboat. My fault.

 

[xwalker]

2021 was supposed to be that year. Dak with Cooper, Gallup, CD, Pollard couldn’t win either.

Do you think we can just sign super stars at every position while Daks cap hit is $50m?

They only need to one super star on offense...The correct veteran WR would completely turn the offense around.

There was something off with Cooper in 2021, especially in the playoff game. Maybe mad that the team was mad about his Covid ordeal.

Brown and Gallup as the 2nd and 3rd WRs with middle of the pack TE Schultz was not enough.

If they had prime years Witten then they could manage with the 2022 WRs but Schultz is not remotely in the ballpark with Witten.

 

[LatinMind]

Dak is not going anywhere in 2023.

It is highly unlikely that Moore is replaced as OC.
- There aren't any Kyle Shanahan types available as OC...

That leaves upgrading the offensive talent.

An elite veteran WR would be the safe option.
- They need Moore experience with regards to route running.
- How much to trade for DeAndre Hopkins?
- Is OBJ a good option?

Cut Zeke.
Draft a RB.
Franchise Pollard.

Move on from Schultz.
- Ferguson likely just as good.
- If an elite TE is BPA, then draft that player.

They have safe in Gallup. He is coming back from a acl, no coincidence he started to disappear as it got colder. He will be back this yr.

Smartest option is the draft. Some really good wrs.

Dallas is not going to cut Elliot, especially since he's willing to take a paycut. So Dallas already needing to rework some deals to create cap space, and you'd like for them to include 11.6 mil in dead money, and add another 12.2 mil in a franchise tender? Wow

I agree on Schultz. They'll lose some going from Schultz to Ferguson, but it's not realistic to keep him.

 

[xwalker]

Agree with this, but would add I expect Jerry to try and sign OBJ as a priority. I expect Moore to return but perhaps the QBs coach to be replaced to give Dak a new voice to listen to (Jon Kitna would be ideal). Back up QB needs to be upgraded to push Dak.

The WR routes are a big problem.

Curt Warner has harped on it all season.

 

[Jimbo123]

Is there any chance dak would take a pay cut to help the team?

 

[Cowboyny]

Dak is not going anywhere in 2023.

It is highly unlikely that Moore is replaced as OC.
- There aren't any Kyle Shanahan types available as OC...

That leaves upgrading the offensive talent.

An elite veteran WR would be the safe option.
- They need Moore experience with regards to route running.
- How much to trade for DeAndre Hopkins?
- Is OBJ a good option?

Cut Zeke.
Draft a RB.
Franchise Pollard.

Move on from Schultz.
- Ferguson likely just as good.
- If an elite TE is BPA, then draft that player.

Couldn't agree more, except, I might keep Shultz depending on his price.