ninja;3198316 said:
Hindsight is 20/20.
Where were you when the Roy Williams trade was made?
Almost everyone at this board and others were for the trade AT THE TIME. If memory serves me right, most in the media thought it was a good trade AT THE TIME.
Here you come, now. A year and a half later.
No one knew Miles was going to develop into the sensation he has. Even at the beginning of the year, many laughed at Miles suggesting that he is trying to become the number 1 WR for the Cowboys.
If you are so good at predicting, I'm sure you could make a lot of money. 31 other GMs would love to know who the booms and busts are.
I'll say it again for you. AT THE TIME, the Roy Williams trade made sense. It hasn't panned out that way. Get over it. It is no specific one's fault.
Jery Jones has put together a fine football team that just won the NFC East. Give him credit. Stop worrying about Roy.
Since you apparently didn't grasp the point I was trying to make, let me try again just for you.
The point isn't about what Roy is doing or not doing, it's about the people in charge who make these decisions. It's about the management and not making the same mistakes twice. If this is what it takes to get through to Jerry, then the trade is worth it to me and that's the main point I'm trying to make. It wasn't a rag on Roy post, I didn't even bring up any stats about him. If Jerry has learned from what appears to be a mistake, then that's the silver lining to this deal I was trying to point out.
As I said, I don't believe a team with good coaching, scouting and player development needs to subject themselves to the risk of a trade like this not working out. .
It's understandable to miss on a draft pick, but it's inexcusable to miss this bad on a proven veteran. If I have my math right, next year will be his 7th in the league. How long does the man need to develop? It makes no sense to make this kind of trade in order to develop a player.
You're also wrong about Miles, several people thought he was going to be very good, Jerry even said he thought he could replace TO (Great job Jerry! How's that for credit due?) and Ray Sherman has been very high on him and tried to convince Tennessee to draft him, recently Sherman said:
"He has the tools,,You get the feeling, you know, just a feeling he was going to be special." (source
http://sports.espn.go.com/dallas/columns/story?columnist=watkins_calvin&id=4780537)
As far as where I was when the trade occurred, I was in the same place you probably were, watching the tube and reading the internet and making observations without any inside information.
Therefore, I have to rely on hindsight in order to make any kind of reasonably accurate observations. I made no predictions about Roy but I did hope for the best. I had no choice but to trust the guys in charge knew what they were doing. Therefore, I raised an eyebrow at the cost and draft picks and crossed my fingers. The thing that bothered me most at the time is I didn't think the trade needed to be made because I think there was a good chance we could have signed him as a restricted free agent in the off season because he was from Texas and would most likely choose Dallas over any other team (I realize there was some talk over whether he would get a franchise tag--which in retrospect I doubt he would have been given).
As far as the orders you barked at me, I'll do any damn thing I please. I am happy with winning the division and I enjoy discussing how this team can be better and that includes reflecting on past mistakes. If you don't like my posts, don't read them but if you do, work on your reading comprehension because it's sorely lacking
