Twitter: Stephen Jones - free agency an area they need to improve

[stiletto]

Worst in the league at Free Agency, probably Browns level of competence. Someone said to me today "well at least the Commanders aren't getting better". I live in the DC area....but what a low bar to hold onto. Sad and pathetic. I know it is early but I can only go by recent history. The organization has had a horrid few off-seasons with a few bright spots in the draft. Overall, it has not been good. I as a fan feel like we are getting left behind. Jerry is OK to give millions in fine money but not pay obvious Free Agent upgrades?? Horrid. Worst cap managers in the league!

 

[revospeed]

It's tough to be active in free agency because we're the only team in the league that has dead money on the books. We're the only team in the league that has to put some money back to sign some of our own players. We're much the only team in the league that must adhere to the salary cap. That's why we're stuck with bargain bin shopping in free agency while every other team has the ability to make their team better.

 

[Deep_Freeze]

So we got a QB at a cheap price at the present, and can't even add a FA worth the dirt on Zeke's shoes.

Morons.

 

[Sydla]

I’ll believe it when I see it.

This front office really has no idea how to use FA properly.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

I’ll believe it when I see it.

This front office really has no idea how to use FA properly.

I think we're starting the see the real disadvantage of GM and Cap guy being father and son AND OWNERS. No sense of urgency..... Other GMs and VP of operations around the league know, most have a 5 yr window, either produce or their azz is out of a job. Not so with Jerry and Stephen.......they have lifelong contracts. LOL ........what GM is allowed to sit on the same coach for 10 years with Garrett's postseason record?

 

[gimmesix]

It comes down to the budget
You can evaluate all you want but go out and try to find a capable nfl player for a couple million a year is just not gonna create many good players
I get why they haven’t spent huge but I’d rather sign one good player and spend everything on him as opposed to 4 crappy players even if it meant my depth was UDFA

It is the price you pay when you are not willing to pay the price.

We can throw blame at Will McClay, but it's hard to buy prime rib when you're only given a few dollars to work with. Now, I don't know if McClay sold Jerry and Stephen on free agents not being worth the money or if that's a philosophy they hung around his neck.

 

[birdwells1]

That he said they haven't done well in free agency and need to improve? Would you rather him say they have done great and don't need to change a thing?

Show us don't tell us.

 

[Corso]

Stephen Jones... oh, how I loathe him.

 

[kumizi]

McFadden the only outside addition in years to make an impact

i knew it was bad but that still caught me off guard

 

[Corso]

Can you imagine the wattage on the bulb that lit up

Lol... I might steal that. That's good.

 

[Clove]

Don't you know, we have the formula now. Build through the draft. Oh wait...

 

[Corso]

Don't you know, we have the formula now. Build through the draft. Oh wait...

We are all masochists. It's just in how we deal with it.
Damnit Jerry... You... such and such! You, you This and That!!!

Ah... that should last me about 3, maybe 4 minutes of peace.
BRB...

 

[ShortRound]

Dear Stephen add Coaching to the areas that need to improve list.

Woah woah woah slow down there. He just figured out free agency. Give him some time.

 

[Richmond Cowboy]

Not sure if I would blame McClay. To me it’s like if my wife says “here’s $3, go pick up dinner for our family” and then expects filet mignon.

 

[NeonNinja]

Lol.

 

[DandyDon52]

This is pathetic.

Lol, Stephen is the future GM!
Cowboys have a great future ahead lol.

They don't build, they fix, and think every year is a SB year.
They primarily focus on offense,
and defense suffers due to that

 

[Risen Star]

You have to love the sheer arrogance of it and the complete insult of the intelligence level of the fan base.

Here you have a completely incompetent boob whose failed heading the personnel and cap here for two decades and he's acting mystified by failing in free agency last year. As if that's not the norm. And they will get to the bottom of what possibly could be wrong. As if it's not him and his daddy. The same wrong it's always been. Pretending it'll be corrected, except we know he himself is the problem and he's not going anywhere. so it will not be corrected. But he thinks so little of the fans that he actually believes they will buy that.

A team with no talent evaluators at the top and no cap room per usual had a bad FA class? What possibly could have gone wrong? It's a mystery that might never be solved.

 

[KingintheNorth]

Step One, admitting you have a problem.

Step Two, pretending you have no clue that you are the actual problem.

Step Three, 8 and 8.

 

[kevm3]

get a general manager. I don't know why this is so hard. The media should be calling the Jones's out but they are probably getting paid whether indirectly or directly, so they won't say anything. Maybe in 10 to 20 years Stephen or someone will learn to be a serviceable GM.

 

[LocimusPrime]