Remember when Secondary was a yearly problem?

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The secondary is one of the least concerns right now. But it does not mean they don't draft one, if a BPA falls to them.
Can never have enough good DB's as that old saying goes.

They do need to look at 2024 though. I believe both Kearse and Hooker will be FA's. Hopefully Bell shows more this season.
 

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patience didn't pay off lol. they finally caught lightning in a bottle. not as a result of patience though.
yes it is, they kept trying and it finally worked .. its part of dare i say process. NFL teams all end up with strong group and a weak group. Washington dominates on DL they finished last in the division. why?? because while they hit on the DL they aren't great along the OL and no qb, our FO was able to hit on other eras better for years , S was tough to solve but they finally did , DL is same thing its not ignored they just aren't hitting on the players chosen, YET.. yes its all teams, show me team without weaknesses and il show you fake news. you cannot resolve every weak area of the team all at once. retool yearly and hope for the best...
 

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yes it is, they kept trying and it finally worked .. its part of dare i say process. NFL teams all end up with strong group and a weak group. Washington dominates on DL they finished last in the division. why?? because while they hit on the DL they aren't great along the OL and no qb, our FO was able to hit on other eras better for years , S was tough to solve but they finally did , DL is same thing its not ignored they just aren't hitting on the players chosen, YET.. yes its all teams, show me team without weaknesses and il show you fake news. you cannot resolve every weak area of the team all at once. retool yearly and hope for the best...
you're arguing different things. If washington finally finds a franchise qb it won't be that patience and process paid off. it will be that they finally got it right.
 

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you're arguing different things. If washington finally finds a franchise qb it won't be that patience and process paid off. it will be that they finally got it right.
Yes, they kept changing them out, eventually they will hit on one. not like they showed they hate the QB position and devalued it. finally got it right doesnt mean they lucked into it., it was longer process then they hoped. anything this FO does good, its luck, Bad, its they suck hard and no credit ever given.. get over it..
 

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Do we remember every year for the last 15+ years. Yes, I think we do.
 

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Dallas has the best secondary in the nfl adding Gilmore. They don't have the best player at cb or s, but the depth is going to be crazy with Gilmore added.

CB
Diggs
Gilmore
Bland
Lewis
Muku
Joseph
Wright

S
Kearse
Wilson
Hooker
Bell

I'd like to see the team move Mukuamu to FS. He can be that high S with the range to cover deep. Hooker isn't bad but it's clear the injury look that extra gear from him. While he's serviceable he can't cover the speed anymore. He left Bland out to dry vs GB

Dallas still has the luxury to draft more secondary help because they've filled needs. 2 S' I'd like to see with the star are Skinner or Battle.
They’re going into the season relying on a 32 yo who missed half the season in 21 and 5 games the season prior. This can become an issue again real quick. Still think CB will be looked at real hard in the first 3 rounds and they’ll go into the season with their butts puckered up if not!
 

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Dallas has the best secondary in the nfl adding Gilmore. They don't have the best player at cb or s, but the depth is going to be crazy with Gilmore added.

CB
Diggs
Gilmore
Bland
Lewis
Muku
Joseph
Wright

S
Kearse
Wilson
Hooker
Bell

I'd like to see the team move Mukuamu to FS. He can be that high S with the range to cover deep. Hooker isn't bad but it's clear the injury look that extra gear from him. While he's serviceable he can't cover the speed anymore. He left Bland out to dry vs GB

Dallas still has the luxury to draft more secondary help because they've filled needs. 2 S' I'd like to see with the star are Skinner or Battle.
Yes and now I see some of our fans Don lt want to pay Diggs or want to get rid of him. Smdh
 

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Yes, they kept changing them out, eventually they will hit on one. not like they showed they hate the QB position and devalued it. finally got it right doesnt mean they lucked into it., it was longer process then they hoped. anything this FO does good, its luck, Bad, its they suck hard and no credit ever given.. get over it..
Seems like you're the one who needs to get over something. Your dogged and biased defense of the front office is honorable, but not every criticism levied from every source is agenda driven. I give them credit for a number of things. Their bargain bin shopping for safeties finally paying off after a decade plus is not one of them. Getting the guys, absolutely, acting as if it's the end result of some brilliant strategy though? No. Never.
 

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On paper it appears Dallas might have a quality CB and S corps; maybe the best and deepest in several years. In order to take advantage of this, the DL and LBs must generate the pass rush to force opposing QBs into making poor throws resulting in interceptions and incompletions. We all know, especially with current rules, that the secondary can’t cover WR/TE for extended lengths of time…no secondary can. Secondary play will correlate with the quality of the Dallas pass rush.
 

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Dallas has the best secondary in the nfl adding Gilmore. They don't have the best player at cb or s, but the depth is going to be crazy with Gilmore added.

CB
Diggs
Gilmore
Bland
Lewis
Muku
Joseph
Wright

S
Kearse
Wilson
Hooker
Bell

I'd like to see the team move Mukuamu to FS. He can be that high S with the range to cover deep. Hooker isn't bad but it's clear the injury look that extra gear from him. While he's serviceable he can't cover the speed anymore. He left Bland out to dry vs GB

Dallas still has the luxury to draft more secondary help because they've filled needs. 2 S' I'd like to see with the star are Skinner or Battle.
Hookers is a FA next year so that would be a smart move getting Muk reps this yeat
 

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Dallas has the best secondary in the nfl adding Gilmore. They don't have the best player at cb or s, but the depth is going to be crazy with Gilmore added.

CB
Diggs
Gilmore
Bland
Lewis
Muku
Joseph
Wright
'LatinMind' - you listed both Joseph and Wright at the bottom of the cornerback list.
In your opinion ... are they on thin ice going into training camp... and will be in a really bad spot to remain on the team if a couple of rookies come in and really impress the caoching staff?
 

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Seems like you're the one who needs to get over something. Your dogged and biased defense of the front office is honorable, but not every criticism levied from every source is agenda driven. I give them credit for a number of things. Their bargain bin shopping for safeties finally paying off after a decade plus is not one of them. Getting the guys, absolutely, acting as if it's the end result of some brilliant strategy though? No. Never.
blah blah blah FO hate narrative we see it ,we get it ,but that doesn't make me wrong.. all the DT talk now but hey the beagles are much better, bet?? looked it up that vaunted DL/front 7 allegedly they do better job at putting value on those positions we actually were about even oif not slightly better over the year.. they gave up 4.6 YPC and we only gave up 4.4 ,about the same yards but also we gave up 9 rushing tds, them 15.. narratives easily made wrong around here our run D while they had a few stinkers over the entire year played as well as the sheagles D against the run narratives say OMG we cant beef up the middle LVE sis a Jag cant stop the run ..apprently its not as bad as it looks.. especially in the playoffs we did very good job its team defense again the run and while a stud NT would be nice, its not as bad as fanzoners make it appear,
 

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Yes and now I see some of our fans Don lt want to pay Diggs or want to get rid of him. Smdh
I think if Dallas was going to sign him they would've been talking already. Get a feel where the numbers are, because he's a Ufa next yr. Would be cheaper this yr then doing it next yr, unless he all of the sudden turns into Joseph. So I actually think they will franchise him next yr, try to work out a deal and if they can't, theyll let him walk. Think the days of this team giving big money to everybody is over.
 

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blah blah blah FO hate narrative we see it ,we get it ,but that doesn't make me wrong.. all the DT talk now but hey the beagles are much better, bet?? looked it up that vaunted DL/front 7 allegedly they do better job at putting value on those positions we actually were about even oif not slightly better over the year.. they gave up 4.6 YPC and we only gave up 4.4 ,about the same yards but also we gave up 9 rushing tds, them 15.. narratives easily made wrong around here our run D while they had a few stinkers over the entire year played as well as the sheagles D against the run narratives say OMG we cant beef up the middle LVE sis a Jag cant stop the run ..apprently its not as bad as it looks.. especially in the playoffs we did very good job its team defense again the run and while a stud NT would be nice, its not as bad as fanzoners make it appear,
I don't know what you're talking about, or how it pertains to me. Frankly I think you just like to yell at the clouds. Again, no narrative from me, and nothing about DT's. Continue ranting away though
 

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I think if Dallas was going to sign him they would've been talking already. Get a feel where the numbers are, because he's a Ufa next yr. Would be cheaper this yr then doing it next yr, unless he all of the sudden turns into Joseph. So I actually think they will franchise him next yr, try to work out a deal and if they can't, theyll let him walk. Think the days of this team giving big money to everybody is over.
They are talking there has been hints, but they have done good this year by keeping things underwraps. Diggs isn't going anywhere
 

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They are talking there has been hints, but they have done good this year by keeping things underwraps. Diggs isn't going anywhere
What hints? Cause I haven't read anything anywhere and I been looking.
 

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What hints? Cause I haven't read anything anywhere and I been looking.
All the way back to Diggs removing Dallas on all Social media, Dez saying he's hearing they are in negotiations. Even Stephen on the radio saying they are definitely interested in trying to get and or looking at getting something done with Lamb and diggs
 

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I think there was a period where Xavier Woods was our best safety and Brown/Chido were our starting corners.

At the standard of play they were showing at the time, none of them get a start on this roster. They’d barely get a snap.
 
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