I agree and this is a well thought out post. The safety position is another example. That and DT has been an area of need for 10 years. The Jones mafia gets caught up in names and not position. If they don't like your name then the position is ignored. Except WR in which the Jones mafia has a bizarre infatuation with. They stock WR and RB but ignore the trenches. The Jones mafia is stuck in the 90s when we had an HOFer at QB, RB and WR. The problem is without the talent in the trenches #8, #88 and #22 wouldn't have had the careers they had. It's frustrating that we fans can see this but they can't.I don't think they look at player personnel, at least when it comes to FA, through the prism of position needs or overall team needs. They just look at players. They just want to grab bodies, especially their own, in FA.
Randy Gregory is a good DE. He's not a great DE. He was offered $70 million which is a pretty large contract for a DE. That kind of contract would give you the impression that the Cowboys realize they have a big need at DE opposite Lawrence. And yet, when Gregory bolts, they make no moves to land an equally talented or better DE. That $70 million "budgeted" for DE vaporizes. Because it wasn't budgeted for a high level DE. It was just budgeted for Gregory. They signed a couple of cheapies and move onto the draft. They didn't slot $70 million to get better (or at least not regress) at DE. They just slotted the money for Gregory, only.
Take Elliott. They paid him a massive contract. One would think that it's because they view the importance of a TB to this offense, hence why they paid a talented TB all that money. But if Elliott could retire tomorrow with no cap implications for the Cowboys and Henry or Kamara or Cook were free agents, would the Cowboys spend that kind of money on talented TBs to replace him? Nope.
What we are seeing is a disconnect between what they are willing to pay their own players that they like and what they are willing to pay to fill the position if "their" player left or wasn't here.
And flight attendantsMain flaw with this team for 30 years is HC Jerry Jones (everything from jocks to socks)
The fatal flaw in their roster building comes down to one simple fact: They do not know how to evaluate football talent. And that includes both players and coaches. That’s why they end up overvaluing and overpaying average talent. It’s why we always get bad or retread coaches instead of rising stars. And it’s why they eliminated free agency as a way to help build a team: they’ve signed some bad free agents in the past because they can’t evaluate talent, but they conveniently concluded that free agency is bad. Jerry knows marketing and oil, not football. Stephen just knows how to be cheap.
I thought it was obvious... I was not insinuating. Does that make sense?Yeah?
Kind of contradicts some of your other posts where you complain about Jerry and others….I thought it was obvious... I was not insinuating. Does that make sense?
you need to be more specific.... and ill spell it out for you. I was not insinuating Dak was our main problem, I was saying it fault out... Dak was our main problem. He was awful in the Niner game and his terrible interception alone is prime example.Kind of contradicts some of your other posts where you complain about Jerry and others….
Dak isnt as good as those QB so of coursetake our exact roster last year and switch Dak with Joe Burrow or Mahomes..... IM thinking wed win a few playoff games.
I don't think they look at player personnel, at least when it comes to FA, through the prism of position needs or overall team needs. They just look at players. They just want to grab bodies, especially their own, in FA.
Randy Gregory is a good DE. He's not a great DE. He was offered $70 million which is a pretty large contract for a DE. That kind of contract would give you the impression that the Cowboys realize they have a big need at DE opposite Lawrence. And yet, when Gregory bolts, they make no moves to land an equally talented or better DE. That $70 million "budgeted" for DE vaporizes. Because it wasn't budgeted for a high level DE. It was just budgeted for Gregory. They signed a couple of cheapies and move onto the draft. They didn't slot $70 million to get better (or at least not regress) at DE. They just slotted the money for Gregory, only.
Take Elliott. They paid him a massive contract. One would think that it's because they view the importance of a TB to this offense, hence why they paid a talented TB all that money. But if Elliott could retire tomorrow with no cap implications for the Cowboys and Henry or Kamara or Cook were free agents, would the Cowboys spend that kind of money on talented TBs to replace him? Nope.
What we are seeing is a disconnect between what they are willing to pay their own players that they like and what they are willing to pay to fill the position if "their" player left or wasn't here.
And I'm saying YOU'RE WRONG and you're contradicting yourself lol. Main problem lol...how did anyone watch that 49ers game and watch Deebo Samuel run for 7 yards a carry and think Dak was the "main problem" lol.you need to be more specific.... and ill spell it out for you. I was not insinuating Dak was our main problem, I was saying it fault out... Dak was our main problem. He was awful in the Niner game and his terrible interception alone is prime example.
Stephen Jones never wanted to keep Gregory.
Gregory was a Jerry favorite and SJ feared that Jerry would force the issue of keeping him.
SJ intentionally irritated Gregory/Agent to get them to sign elsewhere.
They signed Fowler about 5 minutes after Gregory signed with Denver.
- To sign Fowler that quickly, they must have already had the deal in place and just didn't announce it until Gregory signed elsewhere.
And I'm saying YOU'RE WRONG and you're contradicting yourself lol. Main problem lol...how did anyone watch that 49ers game and watch Deebo Samuel run for 7 yards a carry and think Dak was the "main problem" lol.
I'm purely guessing but I had a strong vibe that deal was sabotaged by the kid.Stephen Jones never wanted to keep Gregory.
Gregory was a Jerry favorite and SJ feared that Jerry would force the issue of keeping him.
SJ intentionally irritated Gregory/Agent to get them to sign elsewhere.
They signed Fowler about 5 minutes after Gregory signed with Denver.
- To sign Fowler that quickly, they must have already had the deal in place and just didn't announce it until Gregory signed elsewhere.
You may not "care" how many yards Samuel averaged but if you watched the game the 49ers played conservative when they got the lead. The minute they decided to pass Jimmy G threw a pick. You are giving the defense far too much credit.im not contradicting myself.... I think my dripping sarcasm is getting by you.
We lost the Niner game 23-17... we scored SEVENTEEN points. We allowed 23, 7 of which you can credit to Dak throwing that horrible interception to an open receiver and throwing the ball on the wrong side of his body and going right into the arms of a waiting defensive back. So I dont care if Samuel avg 23 yards per carry, the defense allowed 17 pts, our weak offense could only score 17 pts.
take our exact roster last year and switch Dak with Joe Burrow or Mahomes..... IM thinking wed win a few playoff games.
Stephen Jones never wanted to keep Gregory.
Gregory was a Jerry favorite and SJ feared that Jerry would force the issue of keeping him.
SJ intentionally irritated Gregory/Agent to get them to sign elsewhere.
They signed Fowler about 5 minutes after Gregory signed with Denver.
- To sign Fowler that quickly, they must have already had the deal in place and just didn't announce it until Gregory signed elsewhere.
you make a very good point!I don't think they look at player personnel, at least when it comes to FA, through the prism of position needs or overall team needs. They just look at players. They just want to grab bodies, especially their own, in FA.
Randy Gregory is a good DE. He's not a great DE. He was offered $70 million which is a pretty large contract for a DE. That kind of contract would give you the impression that the Cowboys realize they have a big need at DE opposite Lawrence. And yet, when Gregory bolts, they make no moves to land an equally talented or better DE. That $70 million "budgeted" for DE vaporizes. Because it wasn't budgeted for a high level DE. It was just budgeted for Gregory. They signed a couple of cheapies and move onto the draft. They didn't slot $70 million to get better (or at least not regress) at DE. They just slotted the money for Gregory, only.
Take Elliott. They paid him a massive contract. One would think that it's because they view the importance of a TB to this offense, hence why they paid a talented TB all that money. But if Elliott could retire tomorrow with no cap implications for the Cowboys and Henry or Kamara or Cook were free agents, would the Cowboys spend that kind of money on talented TBs to replace him? Nope.
What we are seeing is a disconnect between what they are willing to pay their own players that they like and what they are willing to pay to fill the position if "their" player left or wasn't here.