The truly amazing thing about all of this is people defend the front office

[Sydla]

that people that defend the front office's inaction in FA justify it by saying people overpaid, it's a bad contract that will hurt the cap in time, etc.

The only problem is this team has basically sat out FA since the Brandon Carr debacle. They haven't signed any big names. They haven't given away any really big or cap strapping contracts to FA for years.

And yet they have cap issues every year. Maybe their pay their own strategy is a dud? Maybe Stephen kind of sucks at structuring contracts? I mean how can you always be up against the cap and yet never have any real bad FA contracts on your books? Impressive.

 

[ChronicCowboy]

Jerry used to be a wildcatter that was famous for taking risks. That man is gone.

 

[big dog cowboy]

And yet they have cap issues every year.

The Cowboys roll over unused cap space each year. This year it's $10M.

 

[Sheepherder]

Jerry used to be a wildcatter that was famous for taking risks. That man is gone.

He's let his son, the capboy take over

 

[Chasing6]

that people that defend the front office's inaction in FA justify it by saying people overpaid, it's a bad contract that will hurt the cap in time, etc.

The only problem is this team has basically sat out FA since the Brandon Carr debacle. They haven't signed any big names. They haven't given away any really big or cap strapping contracts to FA for years.

And yet they have cap issues every year. Maybe their pay their own strategy is a dud? Maybe Stephen kind of sucks at structuring contracts? I mean how can you always be up against the cap and yet never have any real bad FA contracts on your books? Impressive.

Problem is when you like and pay your own,
before they hit free agency, is you are only competing with your self and we often over pay.

A real free agent knows their market because they have offers from other teams.

We often like our players too much and over pay. When they should have been traded or let go.

Stop liking your players and run it like a business instead of a Country Club.

 

[DeaconMoss]

They are going to pay Dak and put the killshot on this team having any hope

 

[bewp7]

well u know what they say

if ur strategy fail EVERY SINGLE YEAR for almost 30 years u keep doing the same thing and never change

i think that was sun tzu or machiavelli who said that

jerry and stephen is just smarter then literly every single other team who is spending money and improving in free agency

it is every one else who is stupid and wrong not jerry and stephen

 

[TwentyOne]

Jerry used to be a wildcatter that was famous for taking risks. That man is gone.

The only famous thing about Jerry is the stories he tells others about him.

He never was a risktaker. But he likes us to believe that. Colours him even more magnificient.

 

[NDGAEDE]

Exactly right. How can we be so conservative and yet never have any money?!

 

[visionary]

If at first you dont succeed, just keep failing lower

 

[TwentyOne]

that people that defend the front office's inaction in FA justify it by saying people overpaid, it's a bad contract that will hurt the cap in time, etc.

The only problem is this team has basically sat out FA since the Brandon Carr debacle. They haven't signed any big names. They haven't given away any really big or cap strapping contracts to FA for years.

And yet they have cap issues every year. Maybe their pay their own strategy is a dud? Maybe Stephen kind of sucks at structuring contracts? I mean how can you always be up against the cap and yet never have any real bad FA contracts on your books? Impressive.

well your questions are more of the rhetorical type. Anyways i want to give my thoughts about them.

Our FO (JJ and Stephen so to say) are very bad in negotiating contracts and Stephen has not the necessary knowledge about the salary cap.

How often have we maneuvered us into bad situations where we in the end had to give in? DFlaw, Elliot, Romo, Prescott just to name a few.
We dont plan well, and therefore create situations where we are way too dependend on one player.

You can say what you want about Garrett and his talent as a HC but it took him 6 years to get us out of cap hell and he did a really good job at it.
Just 1 year in MM took us back into trouble.

 

[KJJ]

The truly amazing thing is that fans will still be packing the stadium next season regardless how the team is playing. It doesn’t matter how bad the team craps the bed in the playoffs or how inactive they are in free agency it’s not diminishing the popularity of the team. The Cowboys continue becoming more valuable every day.

 

[cowboys5xsbs]

The Cowboys roll over unused cap space each year. This year it's $10M.

What are we doing with that 10 mil?

 

[IceStar-D7]

You'll find people that would defend the Devil AKA Satan so are we really surprised here????

 

[cowboyfan4life2]

What are we doing with that 10 mil?

Upgrades for jerrys yahcht.

 

[Swanny]

that people that defend the front office's inaction in FA justify it by saying people overpaid, it's a bad contract that will hurt the cap in time, etc.

The only problem is this team has basically sat out FA since the Brandon Carr debacle. They haven't signed any big names. They haven't given away any really big or cap strapping contracts to FA for years.

And yet they have cap issues every year. Maybe their pay their own strategy is a dud? Maybe Stephen kind of sucks at structuring contracts? I mean how can you always be up against the cap and yet never have any real bad FA contracts on your books? Impressive.

Because it's not the front offices fault. When fans wake up and stop watching and spending money is when changes will be made. Until then there is no reason to do anything different. They are in the business to make money. Fans don't like it and until fans change nothing will change with the Cowboys.

 

[LACowboysFan1]

The only problem is this team has basically sat out FA since the Brandon Carr debacle

Once bitten, twice shy?

 

[kskboys]

Jerry used to be a wildcatter that was famous for taking risks. That man is gone.

Yup. He started running the team that way, didn't work. Then he watched Tuna pick up several very good players for low/medium salaries. Jerry's been trying to copy that ever since, but the problem is Tuna knew what made a good player and what is needed to make up a good team. Jerry hasn't the foggiest.

 

[Reid1boys]

Whats amazing is the same people come on here every off season and cry that we havent added any free agents. Remember last year all the crying about us not going out and getting a kicker?
The plan is clear, and Im fine with it as far as the RB position. They will clearly be drafting a RB, likely in the first 2 rds, maybe as late as 3rd to be the starter next year. Who cares.... every single year 3 or 4 starters go down and some 4th rd back steps up and does as well as the starter would have done.... so IM not sweating the RB position.

They clearly will be drafting an olineman..... uhm, hows that strategy been working out for us the last..... decade or so?

People were screaming about Wr.... well once Cooks got going he was clearly not an issue.

How about Malik Hooker and Jayron Kearse? were those guy day one free agent signings?

IM just so done second guessing the guy that put together one of the most talented rosters in the league last year.

But 29.... blah blah blah. Sit in wallow in misery.

 

[kskboys]

well your questions are more of the rhetorical type. Anyways i want to give my thoughts about them.

Our FO (JJ and Stephen so to say) are very bad in negotiating contracts and Stephen has not the necessary knowledge about the salary cap.

How often have we maneuvered us into bad situations where we in the end had to give in? DFlaw, Elliot, Romo, Prescott just to name a few.
We dont plan well, and therefore create situations where we are way too dependend on one player.

You can say what you want about Garrett and his talent as a HC but it took him 6 years to get us out of cap hell and he did a really good job at it.
Just 1 year in MM took us back into trouble.

He did? Exactly what did MM do to take us back into cap trouble: