Positives

northerncowboynation said:
I've given credit where I believe credit is due more than most fans when it comes to JG. I agree. It seems we're moving in a new direction. I didn't believe we had the stones a month ago to cut Dez. Clearly I was wrong and although I've given credit where I believe credit is due, I'm not blind to JG's failings. One more year. One more. At least one playoff win and if we don't win at least 1 playoff game, in the words of Arnie "hasta la vista baby"
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two playoff wins would be sweet, for once.
 
Dak will get better provided he is allowed to. People criticizing him behave like this guy has been in the league for a decade or something. He's a 4th round pick in his 2nd year. Now I get there are people still salty over Romo retiring. Frankly, while I liked Romo he wasn't without fault. For the people who are bitter over how things turned out, let it go, Romo has moved on to a career in the booth, one which he seems happy with and really quite good at. I'm sure his wife and kids are happy to have a husband and father who is still upright and not in a wheelchair.
 
boxer-rumble said:
If Witten is leading the team with targets I’m going to be pissed.
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Too many passes were going in Dez Bryant's direction last season (133 targets).

I wanted that number to come down this year, but I was also hoping Dez would remain a Dallas Cowboy.

However, pass distribution should be much more balanced with the current targets on the roster along with Dak Prescott no longer feeling pressure to get the ball to Dez.

Looking at Dak's numbers the last two years, Jason Witten leads the pack, averaging 91 targets per season. Cole Beasley is second with 80 targets per season and Terrance Williams is third with 69.5 targets per season. Ezekiel Elliott currently projects to just under 50 targets per game.

Allen Hurns has missed time these last two seasons, but has been a 100 target wideout when on the field. Deonte Thompson has averaged 52.5 targets over the last two years.

Witten, Beasley or Hurns might get the most targets this year.

It was actually very even in 2016. Beasley led the way with 98 targets (16 games), Dez was second with 97 targets (13 games) and Witten was just behind him with 95 targets per game (16 games).
 
Bluefin said:
Too many passes were going in Dez Bryant's direction last season (133 targets).

I wanted that number to come down this year, but I was also hoping Dez would remain a Dallas Cowboy.

However, pass distribution should be much more balanced with the current targets on the roster along with Dak Prescott no longer feeling pressure to get the ball to Dez.

Looking at Dak's numbers the last two years, Jason Witten leads the pack, averaging 91 targets per season. Cole Beasley is second with 80 targets per season and Terrance Williams is third with 69.5 targets per season. Ezekiel Elliott currently projects to just under 50 targets per game.

Allen Hurns has missed time these last two seasons, but has been a 100 target wideout when on the field. Deonte Thompson has averaged 52.5 targets over the last two years.

Witten, Beasley or Hurns might get the most targets this year.

It was actually very even in 2016. Beasley led the way with 98 targets (16 games), Dez was second with 97 targets (13 games) and Witten was just behind him with 95 targets per game (16 games).
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2016's balanced pass distribution worked out pretty well.

(how many does Zeke's 'just under 50 targets per GAME' project out to be?) :omg:lol
 
My positive for the day... freezing rain, cold as a witches heart, wifey at work, no place to go, beer in the fridge, chips in the cupboard, doggo at my side, no kids, no drama (other than fanzone), life is sweet but cold lol
 
Bluefin said:
However, pass distribution should be much more balanced with the current targets on the roster along with Dak Prescott no longer feeling pressure to get the ball to Dez.
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Agree, I posted something similar in another thread. The production from Dez fell off last year and we got nothing from Brice Butler. Hurns and Thompson may have less talent but they will very likely execute better than Dez and Butler did. Linehan's schemes are much more about this kind of core group (the core WR corps) than all the plays of lobbing the ball into Dez so he could wrestle it away from a smaller DB.

Plus we likely add a WR in the draft, and a Lance Dunbar type RB, plus get the typical second year improvement from Switzer and Noah Brown.
 
Techsass said:
(how many does Zeke's 'just under 50 targets per GAME' project out to be?) :omg:lol
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Zeke is currently averaging 3.12 targets per game, which projects to 49.92 targets per game over 16 game season (he played 15 games as a rookie and 10 last year).

I do expect Zeke's targets to go up this season, hopefully in the 65-75 range.
 
Bluefin said:
Too many passes were going in Dez Bryant's direction last season (133 targets).

I wanted that number to come down this year, but I was also hoping Dez would remain a Dallas Cowboy.

However, pass distribution should be much more balanced with the current targets on the roster along with Dak Prescott no longer feeling pressure to get the ball to Dez.

Looking at Dak's numbers the last two years, Jason Witten leads the pack, averaging 91 targets per season. Cole Beasley is second with 80 targets per season and Terrance Williams is third with 69.5 targets per season. Ezekiel Elliott currently projects to just under 50 targets per game.

Allen Hurns has missed time these last two seasons, but has been a 100 target wideout when on the field. Deonte Thompson has averaged 52.5 targets over the last two years.

Witten, Beasley or Hurns might get the most targets this year.

It was actually very even in 2016. Beasley led the way with 98 targets (16 games), Dez was second with 97 targets (13 games) and Witten was just behind him with 95 targets per game (16 games).
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Unfortunately I don't think those two thought processes, number of passes to Dez coming down and Dez remaining, could exist in the same house. I'd really like to know if young dude was intimidated by older dude into throwing more his way or just how that came about. I assume we'll never know other than rumors, innuendo and hyperbole. I do know Irvin went on those rants on the sidelines with Aikman too but I read they had a go between on the sidelines, I forget the guys name. Irvin would rant to the guy, he would go to Aikman on the sidelines, Aikman would make some smart *** comment and guy would go back to Mike and say "yeah, he heard ya!". Comin your way Mike, wink wink. It's best to keep it lose on the sidelines. I think we missed Zeke more than we know for that looseness in the locker and sidelines.Maybe I give him too much credit but man the attitude changed in the locker in 2016. Dez had much less say, went on fewer rants. The locker was just loser in 2016. That's winning I guess
 
Arkyvarminter said:
Dak's first two years are almost identical to Romo's statistically....he's not on any hot seat especially since he's going to be great this year......
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I dont know about being great this year, but look at what you're putting around him in the receiving game. Thats basically a get-out-of-the-doghouse-free card. I don't think he's close to the hotseat. He'll be your starter year 4 regardless of year 3 unless he has some kind of meltdown.
 
northerncowboynation said:
I've given credit where I believe credit is due more than most fans when it comes to JG. I agree. It seems we're moving in a new direction. I didn't believe we had the stones a month ago to cut Dez. Clearly I was wrong and although I've given credit where I believe credit is due, I'm not blind to JG's failings. One more year. One more. At least one playoff win and if we don't win at least 1 playoff game, in the words of Arnie "hasta la vista baby"
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Anything less than an appearance in the NFC Championship game, then Garrett should hit the pavement. He has had plenty of time for his "process" to get us deeper in the playoffs. Same crap year after year, no more excuses. Other teams lose key players and win Superbowls, with Garret as our coach we go 8-8, etc.
 
Bluefin said:
Zeke is currently averaging 3.12 targets per game, which projects to 49.92 targets per game over 16 game season (he played 15 games as a rookie and 10 last year).

I do expect Zeke's targets to go up this season, hopefully in the 65-75 range.
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Linnehan could watch the tape on a few Pats games and take a page from McDaniels book on how to use RB's out of the backfield. Perhaps even draft one with some hands and RAC ability on top of using Zeke more. Don't want to burn out the the war horse :)
 
TexasBoys2288 said:
Anything less than an appearance in the NFC Championship game, then Garrett should hit the pavement. He has had plenty of time for his "process" to get us deeper in the playoffs. Same crap year after year, no more excuses. Other teams lose key players and win Superbowls, with Garret as our coach we go 8-8, etc.
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If he goes 12-4, the defense sucks but he gets a wildcard birth based on his top ranking offense and NFL MVP Dak Prescott, and Philly gets the tie breaker for the division, he goes into New Orleans and blows them out, and then goes into Philly and loses on a Minneapolis Miracle type situation in the divisional round, he'll still lose his job?
 
ShortRound131 said:
Dez is gone, good or bad, WR's can focus with their new coach and get in tune as a unit. I loved Dez but he has not been the same. Move on.

Dak is on the hot seat. We need Ol help but he should be focused. No snarky comments about he has to throw it right at em. Just do it.

Zeke, legal troubles behind him (hopefully) he can a have a full productive year. We're going to have to reply on the run game since the WR's are a question mark.

Coaching, only positive I have about coaching is they removed whatever distraction they though they had in Dez. Stephen and Garrett seemed to have overruled Jerry. So that's good? I still want Garrett gone but let's see how he does with the time he has left on his contract.

Negatives? Garrett and linehan in game decisions. The noise we're getting about lockeroom divisions. We need defense in the draft. God help us, go Cowboys!
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Good stuff brother and all true.

An additional positive perhaps....
If Dez was a distraction, (I think the main distraction was his drop in performance which made his other stuff tiresome) maybe this brings focus and clarity once and for all to this head coach. Win or go home. He’s had 7 years to make this his team, his players, his philosophy, his offense, his coaches, his process.

It’s time for Garrett’s team to have a deep run in the playoffs or this organization has to stop pretending it is dedicated to winning. Deep playoff run or Garrett’s fired- that’s the clarity this organization must have now. No excuses.
 
TexasBoys2288 said:
Anything less than an appearance in the NFC Championship game, then Garrett should hit the pavement. He has had plenty of time for his "process" to get us deeper in the playoffs. Same crap year after year, no more excuses. Other teams lose key players and win Superbowls, with Garret as our coach we go 8-8, etc.
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Ok, I know the reference is to the Eagles. Yes, they had some back ups who stepped right in. That's called good planning and depth and we've adressed SOME of that on the O-line I think. Too soon to know. At the same time they were **** house lucky that Foles stepped in and had a career year in 6 games. I mean **** house lucky!! You know that kind of luck. Fall into the **** house hole and come out smellin of roses. Let me see that again. Not even Bellichik accomplished that the year Brady went down. Not one play off game at 11-5. That ain't shithouse lucky. The Eagles, got nothing to prove and everything to prove

Ok, I'm good with your goal
 
Aerolithe_Lion said:
If he goes 12-4, the defense sucks but he gets a wildcard birth based on his top ranking offense and NFL MVP Dak Prescott, and Philly gets the tie breaker for the division, he goes into New Orleans and blows them out, and then goes into Philly and loses on a Minneapolis Miracle type situation in the divisional round, he'll still lose his job?
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Yep, he should. Everyone knows the following year will be 8-8.
 
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