Success or failure will have nothing to do with their skilled position players!

[CCBoy]

It takes a team is correct but the most important position on that team is QB. The reason Josh Allen hasn't won a SB isnt that he didn't play great. It's that the other QB had the ball last. Lamar Jackson hasn't won't a SB because he failed to play well enough on the biggest stage. Foles won because he played at the pinnacle of his ability on the biggest stage. Hurts did the same. Dak has not shown much on the biggest stage and consistency is awful.

Dallas rarely had home field advantage since AT& T stadium was built.
The people that go to Dallas games are 80% there for the social hour and their bunch of hoity toitys.

There have been strong periods with Cowboy wins at home. This past season was an anamole.

 

[charron]

Let's be honest there is 1 trench the cowboys haven't won since the 90's and that is of the DL.

 

[Mobinvans]

The bills pretty much have one elite player at QB

So I call BS

Our “skilled” QB just isn’t very good

 

[Cowboyny]

disgree

Your view your perspective that they didn't fix it would be a little premature that's all I'm going to say I mean you literally don't know what has or has not been fixed which by the way when you improve a position like Booker where Hoffman was supposed to start and now Hoffman is your backup guard and center you've improved it a lot more than you think besides the fact that they brought over a lot of depth and competition on the offensive and defensive lines and at running back and that linebacker...

and....

I'm going to tell you you're premature again...

You have zero proof it hasn't been improved you're too in love with names on the back of jerseys some of y'all really fall in love with what you think is improvement I bet Washington's over there thinking they improved with Debo Samuels and Michael Gallup and they traded out one defensive tackle for almost the exact same guy at defensive tackle you call that an improvement no I don't just some names just some shuffling the NFL and sports they do that sometimes you get enamored with the moves made but if you look at the players lost and the movement they're just moving around pieces they're not technically improved they're all filling holes

So I will say again until we watch them play on the field until we see the actual roster the complete roster heading into game one and watch some games you have zero proof except your opinion that nothing's been improved...

I say they have it's easy that we both can say just by our own opinion that something's not been improved or has been approved before 1 snap but I've seen a lot of names added over there three defensive tackles the two draftees and Rogers how do you know they're not going to come out of camp better than they were last year?

I'd say year two, Cooper BB much going to be improved and he was already good I say year two jumps for Guyton and steele being with a different offensive line coach and an offensive coordinator who was definitely an offensive line coach they are going to improve that side of the fall by default.. IMHO

Maybe you don't have an understanding that sometimes a scheme switch different voices different vision they hit the reboot on the coaching staff alone says they've made improvements even if you don't see it yet I see it will it come to fruition we don't know how about we watch some football games instead of act like everybody knows everything around here you all know nothing we do not know anything until we see the product on the field...


now back to reality called life..

Cowboys are banking on player development and currently don't have much of a plan if these prospects prove they aren't ready. They still can sign some depth pieces, but it is looking like they are banking on these players to take the next step. Some may, but not everyone will. The clock is ticking on players like Mazi, Sam Williams, etc.

 

[Cowboyny]

I think there will be some improvements this year. Im actually fairly confident Smith will be an average caliber starting DT and a quality run stopper. Im less concerned with the DL than I am with the LB's in run defense. The interior of the OL should be strong. Probably would have been strong without Booker. I think Beebe makes a big jump this year and is a Cam Jurgens level OC. Booker could make it dominant. My big concern with the OL is the OT's in pass pro

Remember this team struggled to run the football last season against the top opponents. Booker should help as well as the new scheme, but it is not a guarantee it will be vastly improved. We are counting on a 2nd yr Center and a rookie to make a big jump.

Team has zero depth behind Mazi, if he struggles or gets hurt, we are in red alert status. Worry about Murray the most at linebacker.

 

[Cowboyny]

Some teams have two strong quarterbacks. You implying two mediocre quarterbacks need to be paid and not one. Perhaps keep him on his feet might work better than crying about injuries. That involves real manageable items beyond popularity contests.

Any team who has their starting QB miss a chunk of the season is going to struggle. Dak has gotten beaten up over the last few seasons. What helps a QB? A run game that doesn't allow pass rushers to tee off on your QB.

 

[blueblood70]

Cowboys are banking on player development and currently don't have much of a plan if these prospects prove they aren't ready. They still can sign some depth pieces, but it is looking like they are banking on these players to take the next step. Some may, but not everyone will. The clock is ticking on players like Mazi, Sam Williams, etc.

You can keep trying to change my opinion and you will not you know who you're banking on again you're banking on names on the back of jerseys and you know that fails as well you're trying to tell me that the free agents and proven players that move from team to team always live up to expectations I say they actually don't I'd say more times than not they're going to let you down as well they went for a money grab they had a contract year then they moved teams and they just have a giant let down...

There is no blueprint there is no guarantees no matter how much you wish they got different players and free agencies banking on development no you're banking on everything when you make moves on your team...

The irony here is I hear all this witch list that guys like Ben Johnson and Aaron Glenn and some of the other raw green coaches were the ones a cowboy should have went after because Oh my god BS his raw and green he's the first time head coach...lmao huh?!!

wait a minute isnt Moore, Aaron Glenn, Ben Johnson , and cohen aren't they all first time hit coaches?/ but all the name would have just made you feel more comfortable even though they haven't proven a single thing and by the way we went through this name thing and yeah I'm sticking to the coaches as well..

I remember one Meyers you remember him everyone's saying we should have went after him and then whenever Jacksonville got him everyone says see how stupid Jerry is passing on a guy and what happened? bad things happened!!

same thing with Nick Saban chip Kelly Bobby Petrino and others, have big names coming from college and they failed in the NFL

well these names from these other coaches as well as free agents also could fail...

Also think the hypocrisy in here some of y'all still want them to go get will Hernandez or whatever his name is because why he played with our new offensive coordinators offensive line he had one good year at guard due to spend injured most of his career but hey you guys would have been more on board with that because he had a better name than bringing over Jones or drafting Booker I mean you guys just know for a fact we should just get the name because the name should mean something....lol

When teams make changes in the offseason it's all hope all of it you're banking on them coming together as a team all these pieces fit together in a puzzle and you hope that it works out that's it that's sports there are no guarantees.....

 

[blueblood70]

Any team who has their starting QB miss a chunk of the season is going to struggle. Dak has gotten beaten up over the last few seasons. What helps a QB? A run game that doesn't allow pass rushers to tee off on your QB.

This is true but also not playing for behind and being desperate and have to throw 30 times because your defense isn't holding the score down and makes the offense feel pressured to force things all that matters...

I mean this team has had some dynamic runners and dynamic run games over the years you know the same 30 years everyone's crying we didn't get things done we've had two great wide receivers at the same time we've had nearly had 1 year with 3 wide receivers recently almost got 1000 yards each with Ezekiel Elliott in the backfield did that help no not when the defense also failed

Some of these teams just catch fire some of it is luck not just the offseasons not just the names on the back of the jerseys philadelphia didn't win that Super Bowl sheerly because they got Saquan Barkley saquan Barkley was probably the final piece to the puzzle but without the offensive line without the 2 wide receivers without the defense absolutely shutting down Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes offense made them look silly that's some good game planning by the coaches as well..

It takes five things it takes the offense defense and special teams working together as a unit in complementary football they work off each other takes a coaching stout to not only devise a game plan but have a backup plan during the game and then it takes lady look and tie me black of injuries that's what it takes to have a championship season and it's difficult to do all those things at once..

So a little bit of all those things has led us down in big games it just has and it's hard to plan for all of it.. Think about how good the Ravens are very well coach team with a lot of talent they think run first whether that includes the quarterback and defense they got to a championship game they thought the final piece was Derek Henry and what happened oh that's right they didn't even get back to the championship game...

Derek Henry had a great season by the way but their hollow stats if you don't go further than the year before and if you don't end up where you supposed to be which would have been the Super Bowl..

It goes to show you can think you have everything you made the moves in the offseason that Jerry doesn't make and you still don't get where you're supposed to go there's too many moving pieces in football just so many things again derail a team in a game.....

 

[CCBoy]

Any team who has their starting QB miss a chunk of the season is going to struggle. Dak has gotten beaten up over the last few seasons. What helps a QB? A run game that doesn't allow pass rushers to tee off on your QB.

Oh, I wasn't pushing that nor anywhere there. I have all off season been supportive of Dallas' quarterback. The obvious is just that, as was my comment about sweeping the curb for a backup, This team will have a functional player in that role. That is no where near a problem for this very team.

Two top receivers, tight end, and a pair of fast players out of the backfield can fully man a pass and fly pattern out of the backfield. Delayed pass play.

 

[CCBoy]

This is true but also not playing for behind and being desperate and have to throw 30 times because your defense isn't holding the score down and makes the offense feel pressured to force things all that matters...

I mean this team has had some dynamic runners and dynamic run games over the years you know the same 30 years everyone's crying we didn't get things done we've had two great wide receivers at the same time we've had nearly had 1 year with 3 wide receivers recently almost got 1000 yards each with Ezekiel Elliott in the backfield did that help no not when the defense also failed

Some of these teams just catch fire some of it is luck not just the offseasons not just the names on the back of the jerseys philadelphia didn't win that Super Bowl sheerly because they got Saquan Barkley saquan Barkley was probably the final piece to the puzzle but without the offensive line without the 2 wide receivers without the defense absolutely shutting down Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes offense made them look silly that's some good game planning by the coaches as well..

It takes five things it takes the offense defense and special teams working together as a unit in complementary football they work off each other takes a coaching stout to not only devise a game plan but have a backup plan during the game and then it takes lady look and tie me black of injuries that's what it takes to have a championship season and it's difficult to do all those things at once..

So a little bit of all those things has led us down in big games it just has and it's hard to plan for all of it.. Think about how good the Ravens are very well coach team with a lot of talent they think run first whether that includes the quarterback and defense they got to a championship game they thought the final piece was Derek Henry and what happened oh that's right they didn't even get back to the championship game...

Derek Henry had a great season by the way but their hollow stats if you don't go further than the year before and if you don't end up where you supposed to be which would have been the Super Bowl..

It goes to show you can think you have everything you made the moves in the offseason that Jerry doesn't make and you still don't get where you're supposed to go there's too many moving pieces in football just so many things again derail a team in a game.....

Dallas doubled up twice on the runners. Pretty focused on that element. Doubled up on top guards. I'd say pretty focused on just that, helping the quarterback.

 

[Cowboyny]

Oh, I wasn't pushing that nor anywhere there. I have all off season been supportive of Dallas' quarterback. The obvious is just that, as was my comment about sweeping the curb for a backup, This team will have a functional player in that role. That is no where near a problem for this very team.

Two top receivers, tight end, and a pair of fast players out of the backfield can fully man a pass and fly pattern out of the backfield. Delayed pass play.

When teams didn't respect their running game, they just pinned their ears back to get to Dak. Having more balance, they will not be rushing all out anylonger, but they must run the football better to accomplish this.

 

[Cowboyny]

This is true but also not playing for behind and being desperate and have to throw 30 times because your defense isn't holding the score down and makes the offense feel pressured to force things all that matters...

I mean this team has had some dynamic runners and dynamic run games over the years you know the same 30 years everyone's crying we didn't get things done we've had two great wide receivers at the same time we've had nearly had 1 year with 3 wide receivers recently almost got 1000 yards each with Ezekiel Elliott in the backfield did that help no not when the defense also failed

Some of these teams just catch fire some of it is luck not just the offseasons not just the names on the back of the jerseys philadelphia didn't win that Super Bowl sheerly because they got Saquan Barkley saquan Barkley was probably the final piece to the puzzle but without the offensive line without the 2 wide receivers without the defense absolutely shutting down Andy Reid and Patrick Mahomes offense made them look silly that's some good game planning by the coaches as well..

It takes five things it takes the offense defense and special teams working together as a unit in complementary football they work off each other takes a coaching stout to not only devise a game plan but have a backup plan during the game and then it takes lady look and tie me black of injuries that's what it takes to have a championship season and it's difficult to do all those things at once..

So a little bit of all those things has led us down in big games it just has and it's hard to plan for all of it.. Think about how good the Ravens are very well coach team with a lot of talent they think run first whether that includes the quarterback and defense they got to a championship game they thought the final piece was Derek Henry and what happened oh that's right they didn't even get back to the championship game...

Derek Henry had a great season by the way but their hollow stats if you don't go further than the year before and if you don't end up where you supposed to be which would have been the Super Bowl..

It goes to show you can think you have everything you made the moves in the offseason that Jerry doesn't make and you still don't get where you're supposed to go there's too many moving pieces in football just so many things again derail a team in a game.....

There is a point to my posts, it starts and ends with the red zone. Just improve to the middle of the pack on both sides of the football, makes them a playoff team. However, they cannot keep on kicking FG's and allowing td's to be successful.

 

[blueblood70]

Dallas doubled up twice on the runners. Pretty focused on that element. Doubled up on top guards. I'd say pretty focused on just that, helping the quarterback.

I just wanted to remind him we've had strong run games before we've had some of the best offensive lines of the game we've had multiple great wide receivers on the same team we're talking about the last 30 years guys like DeMarco Murray Ezekiel Elliot Marion Barber we've had so many wide receivers IE owens , dez, cooper, cooks, lamb to name few, you have a Hall of Famers here and we've had recently like I said multiple receivers having 1000 yards it doesn't get you championships, you need it all to come together at the same time he's acting like we've never had a strong run game or a great offensive line we **** that away already..

It only takes one of the units or a handful of players to just completely let down a team in a big game and lose that that's just how it is.

Some of these posters act like all the way back to the beginning of Romo days that we didn't have a great ensemble of either runners or receivers or an offensive line or whatnot but you remember all the defensive let downs in the playoffs hell we've even had Dan Bailey miss a couple of kicks we've had so many penalties we've had some weird calls with the Dez Bryant cat snow cats but in that same game we had demarco Murray fumble dan Bailey missed 2 FGS, we've had Patrick Crayton just mess up a game , it doesn't take that many of those types of mistakes in games to blow the game up no matter how good your players are...

I may not like Stephen A Smith but he's right we're snake bitten whatever can go wrong we'll go wrong in a big game and I don't care what names are on the back of the jerseys we've had it all happen... I mean I remember the Tony Romo game where he was holding for a field goal in Seattle but that's not what I remember as the main reason we lost I believe it was the play before I believe Jason Witten was furious i've never seen him so angry it was a 1st down it should have been 1st in goal we got robbed again but this stuff keeps happening it's always something in one of the groups or the group of players or from the referees or too many penalties the coach is not being prepared there's no one reason we're losing these games...

 

[CCBoy]

When teams didn't respect their running game, they just pinned their ears back to get to Dak. Having more balance, they will not be rushing all out anylonger, but they must run the football better to accomplish this.

Balanced in an attack. Guards and two pairs of runners. Already mounted their mules. The passing attack, although, will still shape ball movement and scoring. No doubt there.

What yardage per carry do you now state as having to be on every carry. I only say 4.1 yards per carry.

 

[CCBoy]

There is a point to my posts, it starts and ends with the red zone. Just improve to the middle of the pack on both sides of the football, makes them a playoff team. However, they cannot keep on kicking FG's and allowing td's to be successful.

They will score plenty in the Red Zone and not just a run game now. They will be realistic in selections. That is all.

 

[CCBoy]

I just wanted to remind him we've had strong run games before we've had some of the best offensive lines of the game we've had multiple great wide receivers on the same team we're talking about the last 30 years guys like DeMarco Murray Ezekiel Elliot Marion Barber we've had so many wide receivers IE owens , dez, cooper, cooks, lamb to name few, you have a Hall of Famers here and we've had recently like I said multiple receivers having 1000 yards it doesn't get you championships, you need it all to come together at the same time he's acting like we've never had a strong run game or a great offensive line we **** that away already..

It only takes one of the units or a handful of players to just completely let down a team in a big game and lose that that's just how it is.

Some of these posters act like all the way back to the beginning of Romo days that we didn't have a great ensemble of either runners or receivers or an offensive line or whatnot but you remember all the defensive let downs in the playoffs hell we've even had Dan Bailey miss a couple of kicks we've had so many penalties we've had some weird calls with the Dez Bryant cat snow cats but in that same game we had demarco Murray fumble dan Bailey missed 2 FGS, we've had Patrick Crayton just mess up a game , it doesn't take that many of those types of mistakes in games to blow the game up no matter how good your players are...

I may not like Stephen A Smith but he's right we're snake bitten whatever can go wrong we'll go wrong in a big game and I don't care what names are on the back of the jerseys we've had it all happen... I mean I remember the Tony Romo game where he was holding for a field goal in Seattle but that's not what I remember as the main reason we lost I believe it was the play before I believe Jason Witten was furious i've never seen him so angry it was a 1st down it should have been 1st in goal we got robbed again but this stuff keeps happening it's always something in one of the groups or the group of players or from the referees or too many penalties the coach is not being prepared there's no one reason we're losing these games...

All for focus all the way to play calling now.

 

[blueblood70]

There is a point to my posts, it starts and ends with the red zone. Just improve to the middle of the pack on both sides of the football, makes them a playoff team. However, they cannot keep on kicking FG's and allowing td's to be successful.

Let's hope this new coaching staff has a different demeanor on the field then Jason Gary and Mike mccarthy yes they did go to default kicker and it doesn't help that you have a kicker that can make it from 60 yards rather easily because it almost tempts them to do that I might rather have a bad kicker so they are afraid to kick unless they're inside the 30...

Get your point but you don't get our point we've had some of the greatest running backs and receivers and offensive lines and we had our moments and we've blown them something always happens you act like getting a great run game fixes everything it doesn't we've had that before in the last 30 years we've had some great names and some great run games we've had some great receiver groups we've even had some great offensive lines we've always missed something always happens,

I hate Stephen a Smith but he's right, the DCs are snake bitten, if it can go wrong, it will go wrong...

Always something ,when you have an offensive line that has 11 penalties and you blame the quarterback for those problems in that game against San Francisco no there were 14 penalties that was the biggest problem in that entire game yes the run game needs to be better in the playoffs but we've had the best runner in football multiple occasions but the blocking just wasn't there the defensive lines shut our offensive line down in the playoffs yes they're not showing up but this is a bunch of different groups over the last 30 years to stop the same coaches it's not the same runners it's not the same offensive staff but you act like having one of the best run games in football fixes everything and Tony Robo on Prescott can tell you it does it they've had all of it..

Problem here it only takes three or four bad plays or mistakes in a game or five players make up a 47 player team on game day,it only takes five of them to not execute properly, or make mental mistakes to ruin a game, or take some bad luck bad balances bad calls like we've just had everything go wrong in the biggest games..

I feel like we're going in circles here, you don't think we've ever had the best runner in football what one of the best offensive lines in football some of the best receiving cores in football for all the way back to BillP and Tony Romo all the way up to now we're talking about 30 years there's always been something missing and one of these days it's going to happen again but you keep focusing on we need to get that back, it didn't help...

Yes, it would be nice, but it's only been the past couple of years where we didn't have that when we had it it still didn't change our playoff failures...

 

[blueblood70]

There is a point to my posts, it starts and ends with the red zone. Just improve to the middle of the pack on both sides of the football, makes them a playoff team. However, they cannot keep on kicking FG's and allowing td's to be successful.

Jerry Jones has put those very things the strongest run game offensive lines a group of wide receivers we've had regular seasons where we were ranked in the top five on both sides of the football but in the playoffs something always goes wrong whether it's penalties or a group a small group of players just didn't execute mental mistakes problems it doesn't take much in a very game that's made up of a lot of pieces that need to play well together and when a couple just messed it up it's kind of hard to overcome.

Don't act like Jerry's never put the best runner offensive line got us a group of wide receivers all the way back to Bill Parcells this had a great group especially at the skill positions but also the offensive line we've had some of the best names at all the key triangle positions at corner pass rusher left tackle center I mean we've had some of the best of everything and it just went wrong at the wrong time..

I mean we can remember every moment i'm just not going to go over it all again but don't like wishing for the number one running back in the draft along with one of the best offensive lines assembled because we've already experienced that more than once along with some of the best wide receivers to play the game and it still didn't help this team in crunch time that same offensive line had 11 penalties that were one of the best offensive lines in football during the regular season they were just tripping over themselves... Then you're the same game you have four offsize penalties or whatever on the defense it's hard to win a game against the San Francisco 49ers in the playoffs with 14 penalties I don't care who the names are on the back of the jerseys....

 

[InPhiltraitor]

Balanced in an attack. Guards and two pairs of runners. Already mounted their mules. The passing attack, although, will still shape ball movement and scoring. No doubt there.

What yardage per carry do you now state as having to be on every carry. I only say 4.1 yards per carry.

CC, Rico got you 4.6 per last year. You just happen to have a play-caller that decided to abandon the run as soon as there was a negative play.

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Of course trenches are key, but this team suffered a lot on offense last year only having one "star" player at the skill positions. NFL GMs aren't all collectively that stupid to draft and pay WRs high, for instance.

And I'd say we've spent plenty on the offensive trenches. Go back and look, this team for several years has not been spending resources on flashy toys. Tyler Smith, Guyton, Beebe, and Booker all speak to that. Plus so many later round picks like Ball, Waletzko, maybe Richards, etc. who haven't done anything.

On defense, it's a different story. I hate how much we ignore our interior front seven. I hope to live long enough to see a stout front seven again and not just try to be "good enough" with a bunch of later picks and castoffs.