Stephen Jones Lays Out The Blueprint For Cowboys Success In 2017

[big dog cowboy]

I don't see anyway in hell we don't use our 1st 4 picks on D.

I would advocate trading down (netting an additinal day 2 pick) and then using the first 5 picks on defense.

 

[BoysfanfromCanada]

I agreed with everything he said. If this defence as it was rarely created turnovers, why bring back players on third contracts to do more of the same? I'm glad they see the depth in this draft, its probably why they didn't end up cutting Romo for nothing, he could be an asset that may land them another rookie DB or Lineman that could help. Really glad this guy is in charge now

 

[Risen Star]

They always do this. How's it worked so far?

He says this as if we're in some glorious run of Cowboys football.

Umm...not too well, actually. A 20 year old wasn't alive the last time the Cowboys won anything.

 

[jday]

Over the past several weeks since free agency began, we have watched as the Cowboys lost personnel from their 2016 13-3 campaign. As many of the media members and the fans have spent a lot of time overreacting to these departures, others have tried to urge calm, that a plan is in place. [Ed. Note: this pargraph has been edited to note there are a variety of opinions on the Cowboys moves on the BTB staff.]

Now, Stephen Jones has pretty much laid out his plan. Not a single player who departed is irreplaceable going forward for the Dallas Cowboys. There is certainly a plan in place and Jones addressed that when speaking to the media at the owner’s meetings out in Arizona:

“People say our biggest issue and the thing that keeps us from winning a championship is the lack of (defense),” Jones said. “We didn’t have the players to be a great defense.”

He’s certainly on the money right there. Their last two best seasons, 2014 and 2016, were both marred by the same problem - lack of defense. As well as the Cowboys’ defense played last year at times, it hasn’t been good enough for the playoffs and that was the death sentence for the 2016 Dallas Cowboys. On 3rd and 20, the Cowboys couldn’t keep Aaron Rodgers from getting the first down. It was time to move on because Dallas has pieces to build around.

They have the All-Pro linebacker Sean Lee, they have the grizzled feisty veteran in Orlando Scandrick. They have a potential standout free safety in Byron Jones. they have young guys like Maliek Collins, David Irving, and Anthony Brown. Now, they need to add more defensive talent. Stephen Jones has a plan for that too:

link/http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2017...cowboys-success-in-2017-draft-targets-defense

Good stuff. Thanks for sharing.

 

[jday]

Yes Paea is a better value than TMcClain but the goal should be getting the BEST players that we can get at every position not the best bargains

Were it not for the cap, thats exactly what the Cowboys would do.

 

[NorthwestDallas40]

I think SJones falls short because he is too obsessed with value

Yes Paea is a better value than TMcClain but the goal should be getting the BEST players that we can get at every position not the best bargains

He is way too big picture for a guy that has never won anything and he runs a team with unlimited resources but acts like a small market GM

Have you ever heard of the salary cap?

 

[waving monkey]

I think SJones falls short because he is too obsessed with value

Yes Paea is a better value than TMcClain but the goal should be getting the BEST players that we can get at every position not the best bargains

He is way too big picture for a guy that has never won anything and he runs a team with unlimited resources but acts like a small market GM

of course you do

 

[Hardline]

I would advocate trading down (netting an additinal day 2 pick) and then using the first 5 picks on defense.

I would rather take the best players possible and not try to fill position quotas.

 

[DandyDon52]

“People say our biggest issue and the thing that keeps us from winning a championship is the lack of (defense),” Jones said. “We didn’t have the players to be a great defense.”

He’s certainly on the money right there. Their last two best seasons, 2014 and 2016, were both marred by the same problem - lack of defense

yes ignore all the other problems, and blame the defense.
if your down 21-0 early, sure that is on the defense, but the 0 means the offense wasnt doing its part too.
If dallas scores a td instead of settling for a fg at end, dallas wins that game.

Also both GB and Atlanta, did not have a great defense, I cant say GB defense is better than dallas, and Atlanta did look better but
nothing special.
yet GB beat dallas , and atlanta went to the SB. how do you explain that?

 

[noshame]

Well we do need some new folks, but I still say half the defenses problems were do to Rod's passive play calling.

 

[NoLuv4Jerry]

I think SJones falls short because he is too obsessed with value

Yes Paea is a better value than TMcClain but the goal should be getting the BEST players that we can get at every position not the best bargains

He is way too big picture for a guy that has never won anything and he runs a team with unlimited resources but acts like a small market GM

I have not posted in a while...but I had to respond with a resounding YES!!!!!!!!!!!
The popularity of this organization has caused many to lose sight of the fact that.....WE DON'T WIN!!! Yes, we won 13 games. But did not win ONE....ONE....playoff game. Here is how comfortable this organization has made fans with focusing on the big picture: There were many on this board who said before the playoffs started that this was a successful season even if we do not win a playoff game! I was so glad Michael Irvin shot that down. He TRULY felt this team was Super Bowl contender. And so did many other former Cowboy CHAMPIONS. Why? Because they WON! They expected to WIN! They did not consider making the postseason a great accomplishment! And don't tell me were weren't ready....because 2 of the teams we beat during the regular season on the road...Pitt and Green Bay....were playing in the conference title game this year. Because those organizations expect to win.

So when I have debates with my friends from other teams....that are older than 30....they cut me ZERO slack. They cut through all the fluff....the beautiful stadium....the shiny new practice facility....the gourmet stadium food...the craft beer at the stadium.....the world renowned cheerleaders....yada yada yada. Only 3 teams in the NFC have failed to play in a conference title game over the past 20+ years...and WE ARE ONE OF THEM. The scoreboard is what really matters! The results are what really matter! All that other stuff just makes the Jones family rich! And good for them! But it brings me zero satisfaction.

I am not saying that I am wary of the future. But all I'm saying is that if we don't get this young group to the next level in short order. Another promising era of Cowboys football will morph into what has been the status quo for over 2 decades. Because the Romo, Ware, Witten, Spencer, TO, Barber, Roy W #31, etc....looked on the verge....and they won ONE...ONE playoff game. Heck...for all the "what are we going to do with Romo"...."should he be in the Ring of Honor"...."is he the best QB in Cowboys history"... Romo won 2 playoff games folks. 2!!!!!!! But when you look at how much money we make...and how many headlines we create...and how often we are on TV...you would think we are the Pats. But the RESULTS have not been lost on this fan.

 

[IrishAnto]

I have not posted in a while...but I had to respond with a resounding YES!!!!!!!!!!!
The popularity of this organization has caused many to lose sight of the fact that.....WE DON'T WIN!!! Yes, we won 13 games. But did not win ONE....ONE....playoff game. Here is how comfortable this organization has made fans with focusing on the big picture: There were many on this board who said before the playoffs started that this was a successful season even if we do not win a playoff game! I was so glad Michael Irvin shot that down. He TRULY felt this team was Super Bowl contender. And so did many other former Cowboy CHAMPIONS. Why? Because they WON! They expected to WIN! They did not consider making the postseason a great accomplishment! And don't tell me were weren't ready....because 2 of the teams we beat during the regular season on the road...Pitt and Green Bay....were playing in the conference title game this year. Because those organizations expect to win.

So when I have debates with my friends from other teams....that are older than 30....they cut me ZERO slack. They cut through all the fluff....the beautiful stadium....the shiny new practice facility....the gourmet stadium food...the craft beer at the stadium.....the world renowned cheerleaders....yada yada yada. Only 3 teams in the NFC have failed to play in a conference title game over the past 20+ years...and WE ARE ONE OF THEM. The scoreboard is what really matters! The results are what really matter! All that other stuff just makes the Jones family rich! And good for them! But it brings me zero satisfaction.

I am not saying that I am wary of the future. But all I'm saying is that if we don't get this young group to the next level in short order. Another promising era of Cowboys football will morph into what has been the status quo for over 2 decades. Because the Romo, Ware, Witten, Spencer, TO, Barber, Roy W #31, etc....looked on the verge....and they won ONE...ONE playoff game. Heck...for all the "what are we going to do with Romo"...."should he be in the Ring of Honor"...."is he the best QB in Cowboys history"... Romo won 2 playoff games folks. 2!!!!!!! But when you look at how much money we make...and how many headlines we create...and how often we are on TV...you would think we are the Pats. But the RESULTS have not been lost on this fan.

Let’s be honest here, we’re not a well-run organization (as far as the football goes)

Jerry is the GM because he owns the team, Stephen is in his position because he’s Jerrys son.

That’s not necessarily the best qualification for the jobs they hold.

 

[DandyDon52]

the 2014 and 2016 teams could easily have made it to the SB with better coaches, game plans, play calling game mgmt.
We are still mired in the "process" The coaches now have several more years to try and get past div round.
Just have to wait and see how it turns out.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I would rather take the best players possible and not try to fill position quotas.

How is drafting defense filling position quotas?

 

[visionary]

I think SJones falls short because he is too obsessed with value

Yes Paea is a better value than TMcClain but the goal should be getting the BEST players that we can get at every position not the best bargains

He is way too big picture for a guy that has never won anything and he runs a team with unlimited resources but acts like a small market GM

Stephen is just as incompetent as his father
He just speaks normal English and the fan base is so used to utter stupidity the bar is very very low

 

[visionary]

Let’s be honest here, we’re not a well-run organization (as far as the football goes)

Jerry is the GM because he owns the team, Stephen is in his position because he’s Jerrys son.

That’s not necessarily the best qualification for the jobs they hold.

#3: Jason is here only because the joneses are "comfortable " they can control him and train him

This organization is the poster child for nepotism and the fans are just happy to win regular season season games and with cliches

 

[Hardline]

How is drafting defense filling position quotas?

You are overlooking potential offensive players to fill a defensive quota.

 

[ActualCowboysFan]

He says this as if we're in some glorious run of Cowboys football.

Umm...not too well, actually. A 20 year old wasn't alive the last time the Cowboys won anything.

He says as if they're weren't talking about the draft.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Haha tough crowd for Stephen. Wow the Cowboys are going to focus on defense the other teams would have never suspected it, argh!

Stunning revelation...

Next we'll surprise some other teams by letting them know the earth revolves around the sun.

 

[CowboyRoy]

Over the past several weeks since free agency began, we have watched as the Cowboys lost personnel from their 2016 13-3 campaign. As many of the media members and the fans have spent a lot of time overreacting to these departures, others have tried to urge calm, that a plan is in place. [Ed. Note: this pargraph has been edited to note there are a variety of opinions on the Cowboys moves on the BTB staff.]

Now, Stephen Jones has pretty much laid out his plan. Not a single player who departed is irreplaceable going forward for the Dallas Cowboys. There is certainly a plan in place and Jones addressed that when speaking to the media at the owner’s meetings out in Arizona:

“People say our biggest issue and the thing that keeps us from winning a championship is the lack of (defense),” Jones said. “We didn’t have the players to be a great defense.”

He’s certainly on the money right there. Their last two best seasons, 2014 and 2016, were both marred by the same problem - lack of defense. As well as the Cowboys’ defense played last year at times, it hasn’t been good enough for the playoffs and that was the death sentence for the 2016 Dallas Cowboys. On 3rd and 20, the Cowboys couldn’t keep Aaron Rodgers from getting the first down. It was time to move on because Dallas has pieces to build around.

They have the All-Pro linebacker Sean Lee, they have the grizzled feisty veteran in Orlando Scandrick. They have a potential standout free safety in Byron Jones. they have young guys like Maliek Collins, David Irving, and Anthony Brown. Now, they need to add more defensive talent. Stephen Jones has a plan for that too:

link/http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2017...cowboys-success-in-2017-draft-targets-defense

You have to agree with a lot of his reasoning. I just dont see us solving both the secondary issue and the pass rush issue in one draft. Especially with our draft position. And to expect these young defensive players to have a huge impact is not realistic. For my money, I dont care the position, I just take the best available defensive player with the first 3 picks.