The truth the Jones boys won't admit

[Parcells4Life]

This team is rebuilding and because of their need to keep their season tickets at a 95+% renewal rate they will never truly tear it all down or be like the Eagles and go for broke at every opportunity because it can lead to some 4-13 years down the road when it catches up with you.

The coaches are actually fine. Theres just not enough talent on this team. Kneeland is a rookie from Western Michigan and while I’ve spent time at Western, and appreciate the program it is a big jump from the MAC to the NFL. Thinking he would be a great run defender day 1 was nuts.

The DTs they keep trying to find bodies in the clearance aisle but they aren’t any good. Mazi just has the Michigan curse that seems to apply to everyone but Hutchinson.

The OL supposedly is giving enough holes. Analytics said this team should be averaging 5.3 YPC. But they had to get Liufau instead of an actual RB in the 4th, so there’s no one capable of taking advantage of the holes.

There’s no one on offense that scares defenses besides Lamb.

Diggs is not himself yet coming back from an ACL. It takes time. Behind him is Lewis and 5th round rookie Carson.

Firing McCarthy or Zimmer won’t help. When you don’t have the players there’s nothing you can do. 9ers are facing that problem now without Kittle, McCaffery or Deebo.

It’s going to be this way next year too because they lose 30 players whose contracts are up. They have I believe about 30 million to divvy up among those 30 players (currently just 39 players signed for next season).

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/dallas-cowboys

Not going to be able to get too rich. Probably best to trade Parsons to get some draft capital/relief for the future. He sure isn’t much help right now when teams can run right over them and negate his pass rush.

 

[HabsCowboysOwn]

Unfortunately, the Joneses aren't smart enough to consciously plan a rebuild. The disgusting Dak extension confirmed that.

They genuinely think they've built a top contender, they're that delusional.

 

[DuncanIso]

Our offense is too Basic.

 

[Parcells4Life]

Unfortunately, the Joneses aren't smart enough to consciously plan a rebuild. The disgusting Dak extension confirmed that.

They genuinely think they've built a contending team, they're that delusional.

They know this isn’t a contending team. They’re much more savvy than their Pollyanna public facade appears. I think they hoped Zimmer could take the bad players and make a good defense like he did in the early 2000s. But it’s not working.

 

[Wilson]

They know this isn’t a contending team. They’re much more savvy than their Pollyanna public facade appears. I think they hoped Zimmer could take the bad players and make a good defense like he did in the early 2000s. But it’s not working.

This. ^

 

[CTcowboy203]

I actually disagree, I don’t think the jones think this is a rebuild at all, I think they think the core of this team is a playoff team and then they can build around them through draft to fill the holes we had to get us over the hump.

 

[Parcells4Life]

I actually disagree, I don’t think the jones think this is a rebuild at all, I think they think the core of this team is a playoff team and then they can build around them through draft to fill the holes we had to get us over the hump.

Right now the core is Dak, CD, Diggs, Smith, Micah, Aubrey, Ferguson. The rest are all unproven (6 rookies) or about to be on their way out (Martin/DLaw) or random role players.

They know losing Dorance, Fowler, Pollard etc hurt. They hope Dak can be a superstar that lifts everyone but somewhere in that building has to be a reality.

 

[Cowboy_svt]

do rebuilding team usually reset the market on qb contracts?

 

[DCreppinBoysfan]

Not going to be able to get too rich. Probably best to trade Parsons to get some draft capital/relief for the future. He sure isn’t much help right now when teams can run right over them and negate his pass rush.

This so the only solution becaue if they pay Parsons(whose worth it) but can’t supppement the other positions with some value then we’re beyond peaked. Parson is showing right now b that as great as he is, he’s not enough by himself. You can’t eat steak with Cheetos as a side.

 

[ICP]

Interesting theory, someone needs to tell Dumb & Dumber that there are much better ways to rebuild

 

[links18]

They aren't sold on McCarthy, which is why he is coaching on the last year of his contract. But paying Dak and CD and soon Micah is the tell. They think there is enough talent to be relevant at the end of the season, keep fans and media interested and receipts positive. They aren't going to intentionally ruin that with losing seasons in a rebuild. The problem is they have totally overestimated the talent they have and might get the losing season they dread anyway. Doesn't matter--McCarthy will be the fall guy for that.

 

[McKDaddy]

I'm perfectly fine for it to blow completely up so they reap what they have sown.

 

[ChronicCowboy]

Our offense is too Basic.

Has to be when your QB is a MR. M

 

[Rayman70]

there are MANY TRUTHS they will never admit. Too many to mention. Zimmer is in WAY over his head. We lack the right players on defense. Too many players are making business decisions. Micah Parsons has been a no show all year and they now have a Micah problem on their hands. He appears disinterested, unfocused, and lost his want to. The guy isn't coachable. He thinks he's arrived. The team is a bunch of vastly overrated players that simply ARE NOT NEAR TALENTED ENOUGH OR COACHABLE. WE ARE ALSO SOFT. Lastly, Jerry is straight LYIN thru his teeth week after week after we witness beat down worse than the last seemingly, AS IF what we saw never happened! This is crazy town!!

 

[JohnsKey19]

This team is rebuilding and because of their need to keep their season tickets at a 95+% renewal rate they will never truly tear it all down or be like the Eagles and go for broke at every opportunity because it can lead to some 4-13 years down the
road when it catches up with you.

They won't admit this because it makes no sense for them to publicly acknowledge that conflict.

 

[atlantacowboy]

This team is rebuilding and because of their need to keep their season tickets at a 95+% renewal rate they will never truly tear it all down or be like the Eagles and go for broke at every opportunity because it can lead to some 4-13 years down the road when it catches up with you.

The coaches are actually fine. Theres just not enough talent on this team. Kneeland is a rookie from Western Michigan and while I’ve spent time at Western, and appreciate the program it is a big jump from the MAC to the NFL. Thinking he would be a great run defender day 1 was nuts.

The DTs they keep trying to find bodies in the clearance aisle but they aren’t any good. Mazi just has the Michigan curse that seems to apply to everyone but Hutchinson.

The OL supposedly is giving enough holes. Analytics said this team should be averaging 5.3 YPC. But they had to get Liufau instead of an actual RB in the 4th, so there’s no one capable of taking advantage of the holes.

There’s no one on offense that scares defenses besides Lamb.

Diggs is not himself yet coming back from an ACL. It takes time. Behind him is Lewis and 5th round rookie Carson.

Firing McCarthy or Zimmer won’t help. When you don’t have the players there’s nothing you can do. 9ers are facing that problem now without Kittle, McCaffery or Deebo.

It’s going to be this way next year too because they lose 30 players whose contracts are up. They have I believe about 30 million to divvy up among those 30 players (currently just 39 players signed for next season).

https://overthecap.com/salary-cap/dallas-cowboys

Not going to be able to get too rich. Probably best to trade Parsons to get some draft capital/relief for the future. He sure isn’t much help right now when teams can run right over them and negate his pass rush.

I don't get blaming Zimmer. Quinn's defense got destroyed against a pedestrian GB team. So, its obviously the players, as you said here.

The problem Is that a team can't just build through the draft. This isn't 1990. We have to be a player in free agency. We need to wheel and deal effectively. Amari for a 5th rounder was absurd and just indicative of how incapable this FO truly is in matters of team management. We draft , resign our guys, and then dumpster dive to fill holes.

We are a .500 team as currently constructed. There are too many positions where we lack average NFL talent, and a team is only as good as its weakest link.

 

[Creeper]

The truth is the roster for this team is not very good and the players we think are good are overrated. Jerry overrates them too, which is why he overpays them.

On offense, we do not have very good skill position players. CeeDee had the worst game I have seen him play yesterday. fumbling the ball at the 10 yard line was a killer at that point in the game. The rest of his game was worse. The best play he made was getting the PI call at the 1 yard line, but that was negated by the Guyton hold.

Which brings me to the Cowboys rookies. Expecting all these rookies to play at a high level was stupid. Caelen Carson makes bad plays every week. Maybe he will learn but his learning experience is going to cost the Cowboys from time to time. I have no idea how far Bland is from returning but as long as Carson plays he will get picked on and he will make mistakes.

Guyton is a 1st round pick but we can see he is really not ready for prime time. Now it seems the Ravens found he is susceptible to the inside moves and they used them very effectively yesterday. In addition to giving up pressures and sacks Guyton has also been ineffective run blocking. But he is not alone.

Beebe has been better, but he is still learning too.

Marist Liufau has also been getting a lot of playing time. He makes the occasional play but he also makes a few mistakes that cost the Cowboys. In his case I don't know that there is anyone else who can do better so he plays.

Overshown is also basically a rookie playing in the NFL for the first time. At least he tackles and flies to the football. But he is still learning too.

Then of course we have the rookie TE Spann-Ford playing. I see what they like about him. He is a huge man but watching him try to block NFL players you can see he is really just learning.

Finally, there is Kneeland. He seems to play the run pretty well, but yesterday, like all the other Cowboys DEs he was falling for the misdirection and getting caught out of position a lot. He too has a lot to learn.

So with all these young players playing chances are we are going to see some negative plays. Maybe some of these guys get better with experience. Maybe some don't. But it was always a lot to ask for all these young guys to lift this team.

 

[zrinkill]

Jebbus ........ another Jerry has a plan thread.

Year 30 is when this long term plan will really start happening.

 

[Hoofbite]

Sadly, this isn’t rebuilding. This is just how it is.

 

[John813]

They will always be in a "rebuilding stage"/ hamster wheel stage where they have a glaring weakness good teams can take advantage of.

Rebuild the offensive line in the early 2010's. Ignored the defensive line.
2014 the offense was at it's peak, only for the defense to be trash. Our best defense was keeping our defense off the field in 2014.

The offensive line has gotten the top picks again in recent years, with one first rounder on a DT prospect that was athletically a 1st rounder, but raw as a player.

They allow holes to be made, and rely on 7 draft picks to replace and "improve" the team.
They basically need to have 2005/2016 drafts most years to actually get out of this purgatory they've built.