Sturm makes bold statement on the incompetence of the 2022 offseason

[speedkilz88]

Gallup's issue last season was the other leg.

Gallup had his right knee and right ankle both scoped, two people with knowledge of the session said Tuesday. Despite the minimally-invasive meniscus repair and ankle clean-up, the plan is for Gallup to be a full participant when the Cowboys formally reconvene in April for the start of their spring workout program.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...lup-arthroscopic-surgery-procedure-right-knee

 

[DCBoysfan]

With Gallop a year removed from his ACL recovery, he should be much better.

Most players are better after more than a year removed from recovery.

Cooks will also help this offense with his skill set.

 

[morasp]

Against the 49ers, after Lamb who had 10/117 Brown had 2/21, Hilton had 1/15, and Turpin had 1/8, and Gallup had 0/0 on three targets.

 

[gtb1943]

I think Sturm went too far.

BUT expecting Gallup to be 100% was a BIG MISTAKE and clearly the worst one they made as regards WRs.

When you put a lot of faith in hope you will get disappointed more often than not.

 

[aikemirv]

I can't link it. You know where he is. In his most recent piece he makes the following statement when asked how the personnel packages on offense will change this year under McCarthy.

After breaking down their personnel usage last season he says the following:

Somehow, this team was so ill-prepared at receiver that it had to basically stop running its offense because it did not have NFL wide receivers anymore.

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Whoa. Now let's say he's right. Pretty damning of the front office but does Brandin Cooks change that? Obviously he helps but is that enough? Are we going to rely on a rebuilt (and overrated) Michael Gallup and a Jalen Tolbert sighting (other than a few blurred images floating around the internet) so we are free to run the offense we want to run this year?

I like Brandin Cooks and he certainly is worth the cost to obtain him but the WR position still makes me feel uncomfortable. I want to surround Prescott with so many weapons that even he can beat the 49ers in January.

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AdminEdit:

This thread is about RECEIVERS, not Dak Prescott.

Does not matter if you are a Dak hater or homer. Use one of the many other threads to post your constantly repeated opinions on Dak.

It was incompetence and pettiness on Jerry's part to let Amari go.

It was incompetence to sign a hurt Gallup and rely on him.

It was incompetence to let Cedric walk while signing Gallup.

Those 3 things probably cost us a legit shot at the Super Bowl

Does not change the fact that Moore had no feel for play calling or how to use the assets he did have on the field!

 

[ESisback]

Ownership are incompetent fools who don’t care, our HC and QB suck, OL and WR is weak, Zekesucks and Pollard is injured and underused—how in the HELL did we go 24-10 with playoffs the last two years? Yeah yeah, we’re short of our glory years standard, but we sure ain’t Cleveland!

 

[speedkilz88]

OK, I looked up to try and figure out context. Sturm was referring to the beginning of the season when they put Noah Brown & Dennis Houston out there as the #2 & #3.

The Cowboys started Noah Brown and played him 61 snaps in Week 1 vs Tampa Bay and rookie Dennis Houston was probably as shocked as any of us that he played the third WR spot that night and was on the field for 39 snaps. In Week 2, Houston played 21 snaps against the Bengals, would not play another snap on the offense and was released. The point here is not to disparage either of those players, but to say there is a good chance the Cowboys discontinued their offensive identity because they had no choice. They leaned into their multiple tight end offense to cover for lack of personnel and because the last thing they wanted was for Cooper Rush to try to sling the ball around the lot. In other words, last year’s data may be misleading.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

I dont think its stupid Jazz, they paid a hurt MG and he played like he was at 50% throw in Noah Brown and having to sign TY.. it has merit in my opinion.

Our Receivers were very sub par this year. After Lamb we had nothing but mediocrity. In that SF game after Pollard went down I knew the game was over.

 

[CowboyFrog]

Ownership are incompetent fools who don’t care, our HC and QB suck, OL and WR is weak, Zekesucks and Pollard is injured and underused—how in the HELL did we go 24-10 with playoffs the last two years? Yeah yeah, we’re short of our glory years standard, but we sure ain’t Cleveland!

I get what your saying, and yeah thats a valid point, to the thread its probably more like..The team Dr was too optimistic on MG's return, we missed on what Tolbert could do year 1 (we have had plenty of draft wins this one didnt break well year 1) and James washington was a 50/50 that broke the wrong way also..I think Wilson gets retained if they could see the future but after Cooper and Jerry had public disagreement on a certain issue there is no way Cooper comes back...that is the one thing you can not do here as a player..scuff at the coach or other players, thats ok, publicly go against Jerry and your gone.

 

[Risen Star]

Sturm can say whatever he wants to generate click$. IMHO, Lamb, Cooks, a year removed Gallup, and a fourth from a group of Tolbert, Hilton, a draft pick, and whomever else, is a fairly decent group. Add Pollard and a couple of promising young TEs, and we’ve got weapons.

Of course I’d like to add to that, but too many people NEED something to fuss about!

Yes. A sentence buried into a Q&A was made to generate clicks.

You guys really need to come up with new excuses.

 

[Mannix]

CD, Cooks, and Gallup are a very solid 1-3.

Yall dismissing Gallup to quick. He will be better this year.

How much you wanna bet?

 

[Cowboyny]

I can't link it. You know where he is. In his most recent piece he makes the following statement when asked how the personnel packages on offense will change this year under McCarthy.

After breaking down their personnel usage last season he says the following:

Somehow, this team was so ill-prepared at receiver that it had to basically stop running its offense because it did not have NFL wide receivers anymore.

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Whoa. Now let's say he's right. Pretty damning of the front office but does Brandin Cooks change that? Obviously he helps but is that enough? Are we going to rely on a rebuilt (and overrated) Michael Gallup and a Jalen Tolbert sighting (other than a few blurred images floating around the internet) so we are free to run the offense we want to run this year?

I like Brandin Cooks and he certainly is worth the cost to obtain him but the WR position still makes me feel uncomfortable. I want to surround Prescott with so many weapons that even he can beat the 49ers in January.

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AdminEdit:

This thread is about RECEIVERS, not Dak Prescott.

Does not matter if you are a Dak hater or homer. Use one of the many other threads to post your constantly repeated opinions on Dak.

That's why they are linked to many of the top receivers in the draft.

 

[12+88=7]

Dallas has Lamb, Cooks, Gallup, and Tolbert as the top four.

Would drafting a WR make that much of an impact in the passing game this year, especially with a lower 1st round selection? I think not.

I think Dallas needs OL, DL, RB, and LB the most. WR is a low priority for this team to succeed.

 

[Risen Star]

Dallas has Lamb, Cooks, Gallup, and Tolbert as the top four.

Would drafting a WR make that much of an impact in the passing game this year, especially with a lower 1st round selection? I think not.

I think Dallas needs OL, DL, RB, and LB the most. WR is a low priority for this team to succeed.

I mean, one of the guys you mentioned has literally done nothing in the league.

 

[12+88=7]

I mean, one of the guys you mentioned has literally done nothing in the league.

I just wouldn't use the draft capital required(trade up) on a WR that could actually make a difference this year. There are higher position priorities that would make this team clearly better than another WR.

If Dallas wants to improve the team immediately at the WR position, go after Hopkins through a trade. Arizona is going to ask for less to get a deal done as time goes on. Just wait them out.

How would Lamb, Hopkins, Cooks, Gallup, Tolbert, and Turpin sound? That would be right there with any WR corp in the NFL.

 

[Risen Star]

I just wouldn't use the draft capital required(trade up) on a WR that could actually make a difference this year. There are higher position priorities that would make this team clearly better than another WR.

If Dallas wants to improve the team immediately at the WR position, go after Hopkins through a trade. Arizona is going to ask for less to get a deal done as time goes on. Just wait them out.

How would Lamb, Hopkins, Cooks, Gallup, Tolbert, and Turpin sound? That would be right there with any WR corp in the NFL.

What if I told you the draft isn't all about the next season?

 

[morasp]

Dallas has Lamb, Cooks, Gallup, and Tolbert as the top four.

Would drafting a WR make that much of an impact in the passing game this year, especially with a lower 1st round selection? I think not.

I think Dallas needs OL, DL, RB, and LB the most. WR is a low priority for this team to succeed.

If he could back the safeties off not only would he help the passing game he would also help the run game tremendously.

 

[BleedSilverandBlue]

Sturm is desperate for clicks with this type of sensationalized statement claiming "they had no NFL wide receivers".

Exactly. Want to see what a team with no NFL wide receivers looks like? Look no further than the 2018 Dallas Cowboys before acquiring Amari. Those wideouts were prohibitively bad. Last season was nowhere close to that debacle.

 

[12+88=7]

What if I told you the draft isn't all about the next season?

I understand that the draft is to build for the future. Address the positions that would help this year. Dallas is very close.

I would draft a combination of Mazi Smith, Michael-Schmitz, Avila, or Ika. This would address both lines and improve the team to win this year and for the future.

 

[Jake]

I can't link it. You know where he is. In his most recent piece he makes the following statement when asked how the personnel packages on offense will change this year under McCarthy.

After breaking down their personnel usage last season he says the following:

Somehow, this team was so ill-prepared at receiver that it had to basically stop running its offense because it did not have NFL wide receivers anymore.

-

Whoa. Now let's say he's right. Pretty damning of the front office but does Brandin Cooks change that? Obviously he helps but is that enough? Are we going to rely on a rebuilt (and overrated) Michael Gallup and a Jalen Tolbert sighting (other than a few blurred images floating around the internet) so we are free to run the offense we want to run this year?

I like Brandin Cooks and he certainly is worth the cost to obtain him but the WR position still makes me feel uncomfortable. I want to surround Prescott with so many weapons that even he can beat the 49ers in January.

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AdminEdit:

This thread is about RECEIVERS, not Dak Prescott.

Does not matter if you are a Dak hater or homer. Use one of the many other threads to post your constantly repeated opinions on Dak.

Sturm's not wrong. That they thought signing Washington and drafting Tolbert was good enough is laughable, but the knuckleheads did a similar thing in 2018.