Step One in having a great off-season plan

That's how they've managed to gain their reputation. We all hope it won't happen, but the past has a way of repeating itself, here.:omg:

You'd think at some point, the things that have happened in the past would change their ways, but hard heads aren't receptive to that.

Actually, when push comes to shove, Jerry will probably capitulate to Micah's wishes . . . Lord knows he wants him back enough for it.
Micah wants to sign now to free up money for free agency.
 
Smoke and mirrors and the same problems season after season I thought 7 to 9 wins max don’t see how anyone could believe this was a good team last season especially after the GB debacle and the offseason they had.
They were a good team with Parsons and Overshown on the field.
 
There is an old saying in the NFL: Championships can be won or lost in the off-season. We saw that last season with the mystifyingly bad off-season we witnessed with our Cowboys vs the aggressive, targeted moves of the egirls. Before you can have a great off-season you must have a great plan.

The first step the Cowboys need to do this off-season is decide what kind of team they are trying to build. In fantasy football the focus is acquiring the best skill position players available. In real football it’s all about knowing what kind of team you want to build. You must have outstanding player talent evaluation of your current roster and what kind of talent is needed to fill the holes you have.

So what kind of team are we supposed to be building?
  • Is this supposed to be a finesse/speed team on both sides of the ball?
  • Is it supposed to be a smash-mouth physical team that can run the ball and stop the run?
Those are just two simple examples at both ends of the spectrum. Obviously there are many more styles. Honestly, I don’t know what kind of team our FO has been trying to build. That must be established in order to have a great draft and FA period.

One of the only good things about having multiple holes in your roster is there will be very good players available at multiple positions in the draft and FA. I am confident we can grab some talent.

But if we don’t know what kind of team we are building, how can we match talent to need? A great off-season plan starts right there.
Step 1 has to be free up cap space. Without that forget about the rest of the plan.
 
Step 1 has to be free up cap space. Without that forget about the rest of the plan.
Agree that’s important but step 1 to me is still deciding what kind of team you are trying to be. It helps guide all decisions, starting with the cap and personnel.
 
My whole year is dedicated to preparing to build a team in 2026. Starting with drafting a QB1
I don't believe the team will be competitive and I don't believe any of the current coaching staff will be here a year from now. Of course, that's just me.
However, I don't look at this as a bad thing I look at it as a incredibly good development for the futures of the franchise.
 
My whole year is dedicated to preparing to build a team in 2026. Starting with drafting a QB1
I don't believe the team will be competitive and I don't believe any of the current coaching staff will be here a year from now. Of course, that's just me.
However, I don't look at this as a bad thing I look at it as a incredibly good development for the futures of the franchise.
There is no chance that Shott is fired after one season. He is in Dallas as long as Dak is, unfortunately.
 
My whole year is dedicated to preparing to build a team in 2026. Starting with drafting a QB1
I don't believe the team will be competitive and I don't believe any of the current coaching staff will be here a year from now. Of course, that's just me.
However, I don't look at this as a bad thing I look at it as a incredibly good development for the futures of the franchise.
The coaching staff will be here.
 
There is no chance that Shott is fired after one season. He is in Dallas as long as Dak is, unfortunately.
Dak may be here in 2026 but he will lose his job and be a 6/1 cut or retire.
 
There is an old saying in the NFL: Championships can be won or lost in the off-season. We saw that last season with the mystifyingly bad off-season we witnessed with our Cowboys vs the aggressive, targeted moves of the egirls. Before you can have a great off-season you must have a great plan.

The first step the Cowboys need to do this off-season is decide what kind of team they are trying to build. In fantasy football the focus is acquiring the best skill position players available. In real football it’s all about knowing what kind of team you want to build. You must have outstanding player talent evaluation of your current roster and what kind of talent is needed to fill the holes you have.

So what kind of team are we supposed to be building?
  • Is this supposed to be a finesse/speed team on both sides of the ball?
  • Is it supposed to be a smash-mouth physical team that can run the ball and stop the run?
Those are just two simple examples at both ends of the spectrum. Obviously there are many more styles. Honestly, I don’t know what kind of team our FO has been trying to build. That must be established in order to have a great draft and FA period.

One of the only good things about having multiple holes in your roster is there will be very good players available at multiple positions in the draft and FA. I am confident we can grab some talent.

But if we don’t know what kind of team we are building, how can we match talent to need? A great off-season plan starts right there.
Totally agree with addressing this first. The first question is whether we build a style around: what we have, or we tear it down and start again. We have so many holes/weaknesses to 'plug' gaps combined with the issue of whether we're we're looking short term with Dak under center or indeed we look to post No.4. How long will this directional plan take. Personally, I think 2025 is already wasted (should of teared down last year), this year is to evaluate the coaching direction.

We have to establish the foundation of the lines before we look at anything else (and that's going to potentially take two years in itself). But as with the Eagles, if we started by building dominant lines, we need to look beyond Dak, due to his limited mobility (and health concerns) which seriously undermines play (eg: SB, Chiefs plan to defend Barkley, so that develops gaps for Hurts).

This epitomizes the issues facing us with a limited QB taking up so much of the CAP. Id say we take moderate restructuring (not on Dak's contract), create those lines, but only with talent that's going to be around for the next three years (to assist our next QB).
 
Jerral has a plan. Will anyone on this board be happy with it?

If history is a guide, he'll try to rebuild with draft picks and churn the bottom of the roster with low-cost FA's hoping to find a nugget.
Yep and he missed the boat. He's a year too late, he should of traded: Zack, Dlaw, Osa, Cooks and J-Lew. That and of course not panic about Dak.
 
They were a good team with Parsons and Overshown on the field.
They were never a good team last season, it’s just the way it was. They talked a good game but the on field performance was not good. MM is still looking for a job and no team hired him, those 12-5 years didn’t mean anything, good HCs fix problem's, that never happened for 5 years same problems same weaknesses same results.
 
I still wonder what kind of team we are trying to build. If there’s a plan it isn’t obvious yet.

This FO seemed to understand what they needed 2013-14 when they built a great OL around Romo. It seemed like they finally awakened to the fact that almost no QB can carry a team without a strong running game. Hopefully that revelation is back.
I don't have the backstory, but it feels like a reflection in the difference between the McCarthy and Garrett's regimes.

Now with McCarthy gone, we'll see if they get back to leaning on the run game.

Schotty looks like he values it based on the OC/OL hires.
 
They were never a good team last season, it’s just the way it was. They talked a good game but the on field performance was not good. MM is still looking for a job and no team hired him, those 12-5 years didn’t mean anything, good HCs fix problem's, that never happened for 5 years same problems same weaknesses same results.
So true.

The 2023 club was a zombie version of the 2021-2022 teams.

And even the 21-22 teams weren't really built for the playoff gauntlet.
 
Step 1 has to be free up cap space. Without that forget about the rest of the plan.
And the best way to do that is to shove as much salary as possible into 2025 and aim for 2026. We are not going anywhere w/o a void year.
 
Yep and he missed the boat. He's a year too late, he should of traded: Zack, Dlaw, Osa, Cooks and J-Lew. That and of course not panic about Dak.
Dak should've been traded prior to the season while his value was still there. Could've gotten a 1st plus. Instead, here we are once again in limbo. Same ol' same ol'.
 
There is an old saying in the NFL: Championships can be won or lost in the off-season. We saw that last season with the mystifyingly bad off-season we witnessed with our Cowboys vs the aggressive, targeted moves of the egirls. Before you can have a great off-season you must have a great plan.

The first step the Cowboys need to do this off-season is decide what kind of team they are trying to build. In fantasy football the focus is acquiring the best skill position players available. In real football it’s all about knowing what kind of team you want to build. You must have outstanding player talent evaluation of your current roster and what kind of talent is needed to fill the holes you have.

So what kind of team are we supposed to be building?
  • Is this supposed to be a finesse/speed team on both sides of the ball?
  • Is it supposed to be a smash-mouth physical team that can run the ball and stop the run?
Those are just two simple examples at both ends of the spectrum. Obviously there are many more styles. Honestly, I don’t know what kind of team our FO has been trying to build. That must be established in order to have a great draft and FA period.

One of the only good things about having multiple holes in your roster is there will be very good players available at multiple positions in the draft and FA. I am confident we can grab some talent.

But if we don’t know what kind of team we are building, how can we match talent to need? A great off-season plan starts right there.
I feel like the veteran coaches that we signed that have been doing the job for several years know exactly what they want and are looking for, others in upper management or on the coaching staff, I hope they're all on one accord
 

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