Our roster is a disaster

[JoeKing]

Okay, you're being sarcastic. I couldn't tell.

DLaw, Gregory and Aldon Smith aren't talented? Jaylon Smith and LVE aren't talented? We need help in our secondary but the talent on D is there. They just need to be coached better. Tackling wasn't even allowed at training camp this year.

 

[JoeKing]

That's unpossible. I have 32,435 threads on this site over the last 20 years as proof we will never be able to sign another player, ever again.

And yet, year after year the talent keeps coming.

 

[Awakened]

DLAW, Diggs, Gallimore, Gregory, Smith, LVE, Jaylon, Awuzie

Lots of guys on this defense have talent, they just aren't producing. Big difference.

DLaw - yes
Diggs & Gallimore - hopeful, but not proven.
Gregory - maybe, only under contract one more year
Smith - rental
LVE - damaged goods, a shell of the player he was his rookie year
Jaylon - below average LB, grossly overpaid
Awuzie - will be a Cowboy 2 more games

This is one of the least talented defenses in the NFL.

 

[thunderpimp91]

I wouldn't put Gallimore on the list yet but IMO Gallimore and Hill combined at 3T can certainly be listed as talent at the position.

The other factor is coaching, if no one anywhere would have questioned LVE and Jaylon being on the list prior this year it tells you the coaching is a big part of the issue.

Bingo...I think this team is above average in identifying talent, but have completely whiffed on developing defensive players and adapting scheme to fit player strengths.

 

[thunderpimp91]

DLaw - yes
Diggs & Gallimore - hopeful, but not proven.
Gregory - maybe, only under contract one more year
Smith - rental
LVE - damaged goods, a shell of the player he was his rookie year
Jaylon - below average LB, grossly overpaid
Awuzie - will be a Cowboy 2 more games

This is one of the least talented defenses in the NFL.

Disagree. Again your'e talking about production, not talent. I agree nearly everyone on that list has under performed, but is that always a reflection of talent? No, and i would almost bet over half of those players would be impactful players on other teams. All drafted in the top half of the draft, all shown at least flashes of great play, and nearly all have regressed under the new defensive staff. That is where im placing the blame. If this roster really is that bad then Mike Nolan should get a pass this year. I'm not ready to go there just yet.

 

[JoeKing]

DLaw - yes
Diggs & Gallimore - hopeful, but not proven.
Gregory - maybe, only under contract one more year
Smith - rental
LVE - damaged goods, a shell of the player he was his rookie year
Jaylon - below average LB, grossly overpaid
Awuzie - will be a Cowboy 2 more games

This is one of the least talented defenses in the NFL.

All a matter of opinion.

 

[conner01]

HUGE amounts of money due the next two years to four players who are declining: Zeke, T. Smith, DLaw, & J. Smith. If we do the classic Cowboys move and restructure those guys, the pain is stretched out more years. We're basically trapped with four massive contracts (T. Smith can be cut after next year without too much pain, but not the other three).

Young players with potential becoming FA with little money leftover to sign them: Awuzie ('21), Williams ('22), Gregory ('22), Gallup ('22), Schultz ('22), Knight ('22).

Not to mention $6M in dead money for Travis Frederick next year, plus an astronomical contract for Dak.

So it seems we're destined to continue doing our magical cap manipulation while we shop the free agent bargain bin, which has produced ugly results lately. Ugh.

Jaylon can be cut after next year fairly cheap and I expect it
Zeke is 2 more years away
Dlaw I think they are fine with
Smith could be cut next year if they wanted
I don’t think any team is spending huge on FA this off season and I think it’s possible with the cap situation to get a good FA or two on one year deals so they can hit the market the next year with better options
But like every year you aren’t buying a roster, you have to draft the majority of you roster
So I don’t think our roster is as bad as some think and not out of the ordinary for the league as a whole

 

[Kaiser]

Disagree. Again your'e talking about production, not talent.

He says talent but he means young, underpaid defensive talent with zero history of injury. When rules out every player in our division except the Commanders DL, which cost them a bunch of #1 draft picks. And those guys will be off the list soon because they will hit their FA contract years.

 

[Bluefin]

LVE - damaged goods, a shell of the player he was his rookie year
Jaylon - below average LB, grossly overpaid

They also moved Leighton Vander Esch to MLB so that Jaylon Smith would be able to "excel" at WLB.

 

[Kaiser]

Good point. Gregory's 14 tackles and 2 sacks are impressive.

Hey man you called it Gregory sucks he is so unimpressive can I get the lottery numbers please.

 

[nightrain]

Top heavy with too much cap spread among too few players.

 

[thunderpimp91]

This roster disaster has managed to win 3 straight and get back in the playoff hunt.

 

[Avery]

A disaster? Yeah, we've got issues especially defensively.

Offensively, get some guys healthy again and we can become a double-digit win team (especially in this division).

 

[Whirlwin]

HUGE amounts of money due the next two years to four players who are declining: Zeke, T. Smith, DLaw, & J. Smith. If we do the classic Cowboys move and restructure those guys, the pain is stretched out more years. We're basically trapped with four massive contracts (T. Smith can be cut after next year without too much pain, but not the other three).

Young players with potential becoming FA with little money leftover to sign them: Awuzie ('21), Williams ('22), Gregory ('22), Gallup ('22), Schultz ('22), Knight ('22).

Not to mention $6M in dead money for Travis Frederick next year, plus an astronomical contract for Dak.

So it seems we're destined to continue doing our magical cap manipulation while we shop the free agent bargain bin, which has produced ugly results lately. Ugh.

What you don’t like having players that don’t fit your scheme, oh that’s right we don’t have a scheme

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

HUGE amounts of money due the next two years to four players who are declining: Zeke, T. Smith, DLaw, & J. Smith. If we do the classic Cowboys move and restructure those guys, the pain is stretched out more years. We're basically trapped with four massive contracts (T. Smith can be cut after next year without too much pain, but not the other three).

Young players with potential becoming FA with little money leftover to sign them: Awuzie ('21), Williams ('22), Gregory ('22), Gallup ('22), Schultz ('22), Knight ('22).

Not to mention $6M in dead money for Travis Frederick next year, plus an astronomical contract for Dak.

So it seems we're destined to continue doing our magical cap manipulation while we shop the free agent bargain bin, which has produced ugly results lately. Ugh.

Smith makes like 10 million dollars a year which is nothing for a starting left tackle.

Lawrence makes plays every game and this game in and game out the focused of every pass protection.

Zeke cost us Jones which is a huge loss but outside of that I really don't see it

 

[Whirlwin]

This roster disaster has managed to win 3 straight and get back in the playoff hunt.

Yeah who did we play , With the winning record