1. Why did Seattle let Kris Richard go if he is going to revolutionize the Dallas D? Why did the Browns/Ravens let Belichek go? I don't think anybody has said Richard is a bad coach. Most likely the Seahawks/Carrol thought they needed a change. They seem to be rebuilding the team in a way, and probably wanted to go a different direction... Coaches do that some times. Most sources seem to think Richard is a fine coach, so who really knows? I don't think he's overrated... yet... we'll see. A lot of people other than just Cowboys fans seem to think he is damn good. Maybe he'll do better at going back to focusing more on just one defensive group?
2. Do the Cowboys really believe Rico Gathers is a football player? They obviously think he has the skill skit to become one and he showed flashes at times last preseason, enough to probably warrant one more offseason to see if he brings it all together. He was a late round pick that we put on the practice squad his first year and IR this past year... it's not like we've invested this astronomical amount of resources into the guy... we're trying to get him ready for the big show and not feed him to the wolves, but this season we should see if it all came together or not.
3. Why does Dallas insist on making players change positions - Showers, Neal, Smith, Jones, Chido (maybe), Crawford? Trying to find the best position for them so that they can either A: make the team or B: produce to the best of their abilities. Specifically with Showers he moved to S because there was no way he was going to make the team as a QB at the time. With Jones, nobody quite knew what position he was going to play when he first came out anyway, and I think at the time we needed more immediate help at safety than we did CB. I think the same thing happened with Crawford... we needed help somewhere else and tried it out.
4. Was it Dak's or Dez's fault? Not even going to attempt to jump into that argument.
5. Why does it appear that Scott Linehan can only game plan every other season? He had a great year with Murray, then Murray left.. he had a great year with Zeke then Zeke was suspended six game and his whole ordeal seemed largely like a distraction for him(Zeke) most of the season anyway.... Might have something to do with that, but I don't think we can put all the blame just on losing one player, with our line he needs to pull it together for sure despite who is playing back there... we should still be better at times.
6. With all that talent on the OL, why were they so terrible at pass protection last year? Personally I feel like it's the offensive scheme at times.. we don't seem very creative so it's easy to just line up, take away our strengths and exploit our weaknesses. I've seen offensive lines that were "worse" than ours not play as bad as ours seemed to at times and I think it's because other teams are better at masking their problems, or helping their weak points... we seem to just say "go out there and be better than the other guy"... Might be wrong on all of that, but that's just me and how I perceive it.
7. Why is Jaylon Smith even considered to be a Mike? Isn't he better using his athletic ability at the Will or Sam? I think if healthy and he can truly come back from that awful injury he would be good at any LB spot you could put him at... but so far it doesn't look like he's fully got the feel for the game back. Hopefully this offseason we will see.
8. Is it possible that Cole B is a better rapper than WR? God. No.
9. Why doesn't Coach Rod want a big fat guy at the 1Tech? He prefers to DT that get penetration and puts pressure on the offense that way, guys who can rush the QB on passing downs and not just take up space. He wants guys who can move and can do things if a play does happen to get past them instead of just clogging up space, high motor guys if you will. I can't say I agree with any of that... just feels like that's what he prefers.
10. Why has it been so hard to find a S? I honestly don't think they've tried very hard. Feels like they just don't think the safety position is all that important or that they can find what they want without spending premium resources. I don't think they "ignore" the position... but it certainly feels like it's not priority worth spending high value assets on at times... to them.
Bonus - Is winning really the most important thing to Jerry? Yes. Every owner in the league is a business man who wants to make as much money as they can... don't be fooled by Jerry just so happening to be the most vocal one. It's just that Jerry the GM happens to not have a boss... so he has nobody who holds him accountable for the things he's done poorly to try and win, but he does have somebody who praises all the successes. I don't believe for a second that he doesn't care about winning, the man is too passionate, too driven for that to be the case IMHO.