The notion we are admitting defeat and tanking 2024 is interesting

[thunderpimp91]

-Biadasz is the only surprise so far. That 1 is slightly surprising to me that he wasn’t brought back.
-It was clear Pollard wasn’t McCarthy’s type of RB and wasn’t coming back.
-They were never going to pay that amount for a rotational guy like Armstrong. Stephen is without a doubt rubbing his grubby hands together at the thought of getting a 4th round comp pick back for a guy that was originally a 4th round investment.
-We need to move on from Tyron at this point, can’t have a LT you can only count on for maybe 12 healthy games

Who else have we lost or cut?

They will restructure someone (not Dak) in the coming days and we’ll sign a cheap LB, DT and RB. Bring back 1 of Gilmore/Lewis. Draft Oline
Call it a Super Bowl roster and say Dak/McCarthy need to prove themselves
Rinse and repeat next year

That's all most likely true, but that's exactly why its not rinse and repeat though. This isn't a prove it year for Dak...Dak holds all the cards and if Jerry says prove it Dak just goes to free agency and gets 10 bidders. The Dak situation and to a lesser extend the coaching staff is exactly what makes this year different. Jerry has positioned himself to move on completely and go a different direction after this season. With Dak unless an extension happens soon I can't see him returning to the Cowboys. It's not just a lack of participation in free agency that is different, its Jerry positioning his resources for 2025/2026 while watching his current squad get worse in real time.

I get that they were not going to pay a guy like Armstrong, but that doesn't take away that you need to now find a way to replace a part time player that racked up 9 sacks each of the last two years. I knew Biadasz was moving on but you still have to find at least a league average C just to get back to where you were. Same at LT. Pollard I dont view as a major loss, but you still need to actually upgrade the position. I don't see the depth this team has had in the past to replace these guys internally and this team looks like it is headed for 8 wins IMO.

 

[thunderpimp91]

You could, but it would splinter the team even more. You can evaluate talent before FA. You will also retain staff that can help with that. A new, quality HC wants to go in and win, set the tone. Being viewed as a hatchet man is counter productive.

That's an interesting thought. Random name but if they did want to bring in a Belichick for example you're saying someone like that would want to sit out a year let the tear down happen then they get to come in build the team up and be responsible for the "winning culture". I could see that, depending on who the HC target would be.

 

[Ranching]

LOL, so a quality staff is suddenly going to be interested after we blow a season, the QB leaves, etc?

Nope. A quality staff would want to be in on the ground floor of a rebuild, have their say in players, etc. If the Cowboys are rebuilding, they are screwing it up. Surprise, surprise.

Nope! You're wrong. Coaches think differently than fans. They want a clean canvas. They don't want to go clean it.

 

[Joe Realist]

get ready for 7-10.

 

[Mark]

First season to experience any kind of significant turnaround is 2026.

 

[visionary]

Have to believe that even the Joneses are not stupid enough to do this

Im thinking they believe that giving Dak a 4 year deal at 60 million (which is probably what he wants) is not the right course, and i agree with this. They probably approached Dak with the option to sign a longer term deal that is more team friendly and cheaper and he said, No. then they asked to him be traded to a suitable team and he said, No

Here you have an impasse so they are going to make it so he wants to leave . It may or may not work but that is likely the thinking.

I also believe that our HC next year is still either MM or Zimmer

JMO

 

[SlammedZero]

It's going to be a rough year, me thinks. I'm already mentally prepared for this season to fall on it's face.