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[Rayman70]

This team can improve significantly next year. A healthy Dak. Tweaking the O-line, a beefy D tackle, a linebacker who can cover, young hungry CB(draft), a stud RB(draft or FA), A stud#2 WR(draft or FA). I would draft in the first round: either TE Warren, RB Jeanty, Jalon Walker LB, or drop down for WR Burden 111, Alford Collins DT, Mykel Williams DE,. Second round Jaxson Dart (Groom him), or Isaiah Bond Wr.

Absolutely right. Go get Greenlaw in free agency, and let's find a Free agent center or trade for one. Let's stop messing around. That one move would give us so much power and flexibility at the Oline. Then like you said, draft well. Football is still won and lost in the trenches and we saw it over and over last night in the game. Mahomes could do nothing but watch. That's the power of stout trenches on both sides, offense and defense. Makes it real easy on the linebackers and dbs when you have players like that up front.

 

[Blackspider214]

And it feels like, per usual, Jerry's not going to notice until it's too late much like with Romo.

Dallas post Aikman has lucked into 2 QBs in Romo and Dak. Neither were on this roster to be the starter, but due to injuries and poor performance, both were put into the starter role and kept it for about a decade. Also, Romo only kept a roster spot due to Quincy Carter being arrested. There has never been a backup plan for either guy until like you said, it's too late.

I have no idea why this franchise refuses to draft QBs high in the draft.

 

[Rayman70]

The problem is we are in a division with the eagles and commanders that are both able to get better this year and we are so far behind them that there is no real chance of catching them doubtful three teams will make the playoffs from our division.

Beyond that in general they make much better decisions than we do there's always that.

All that said there are not enough draft picks or free agents available for us to fix this team to be able to compete.
At the very best we could be scraping around the rim. And that is doubtful.
All Daks injuries and age have his stock going way down while Jalen hurts and Jaden Daniels stock is skyrocketing.
We don't have a saquon Barkley and our offensive line is like a high school group compared to the eagles.
The same can be said for our defensive line not to mention we have no clue what this coaching staff will be like.

I agree Dak and hurts are both limited but Hurts is less limited than DAk he's athletic he can run and just proved himself that the biggest stage is not too big for him Dak has yet to prove that he can perform in the early rounds of the playoffs

To be fair, 31 teams are like a highschool group of Olinemen compared to the Eagles. Lol

 

[Blackspider214]

briefly, in 2007

2014 and 2016 were also really good teams. The fact we didn't even muster one single NFC championship appearance with any of those teams is pathetic. Any of those 3 years could have had a Super Bowl appearance as well, especially with having a 1 seed.

And like 2007, the 2016 team looked young and poised to build something good for years to come. But with both of those teams, they flamed out the following year, then won a wild card game the year after but were dominated in the divisional round.

 

[mote]

I like Hurts. I'm not dumping on the guy. I'm just being honest. In years past they would put too much on him, prior to getting Saquan, and he just couldn't pull it off. But now he's shown that he can be an important cog in the clock to get a chip. It's a team game. Without Saquan, there's no chip. That's the truth.

Sure, but in the SB he lost two years ago, he had a monster game (compared to yesterday) and the Eagles still lost, which wasn't on him. Yesterday, Saquan was bottled up, but Hurts made smart throws and runs himself to secure the victory, along with having a dominant D help him out. I think if Miles Sanders was the RB1 yesterday, the Eagles still win in dominant fashion owing to Hurts' smart plays and the D.

 

[Rayman70]

The problem is we are in a division with the eagles and commanders that are both able to get better this year and we are so far behind them that there is no real chance of catching them doubtful three teams will make the playoffs from our division.

Beyond that in general they make much better decisions than we do there's always that.

All that said there are not enough draft picks or free agents available for us to fix this team to be able to compete.
At the very best we could be scraping around the rim. And that is doubtful.
All Daks injuries and age have his stock going way down while Jalen hurts and Jaden Daniels stock is skyrocketing.
We don't have a saquon Barkley and our offensive line is like a high school group compared to the eagles.
The same can be said for our defensive line not to mention we have no clue what this coaching staff will be like.

I agree Dak and hurts are both limited but Hurts is less limited than DAk he's athletic he can run and just proved himself that the biggest stage is not too big for him Dak has yet to prove that he can perform in the early rounds of the playoffs

Sure, but in the SB he lost two years ago, he had a monster game (compared to yesterday) and the Eagles still lost, which wasn't on him. Yesterday, Saquan was bottled up, but Hurts made smart throws and runs himself to secure the victory, along with having a dominant D help him out. I think if Miles Sanders was the RB1 yesterday, the Eagles still win in dominant fashion owing to Hurts' smart plays and the D.

They don't sniff being in the SB last night without Saquan. Hurts is a good championship QB. Can't take that away. But let's not fool ourselves into thinking he's the straw that stirs the drink. He ain't. A healthy Dak gets them to that game if he's on the Eagles with Saquan.

 

[Rayman70]

The eagles will go how the dline goes followed by the Oline with the RB. PERIOD. Isn't this what old-school football is? In it's purest form? Isn't that how our team use to play in the 90s? Football is and always will be won and lost this way. Until they stop allowing tackling.

 

[Rayman70]

Let's ask Pat Mahomes about the d he faced and ask Spags about that Oline they faced.

 

[KJJ]

Yes the window is closed, but it has been for a while.

It closed when the Cowboys allowed key free agents to leave last offseason and did virtually nothing in free agency. They had a team that could compete until then,

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Dallas post Aikman has lucked into 2 QBs in Romo and Dak. Neither were on this roster to be the starter, but due to injuries and poor performance, both were put into the starter role and kept it for about a decade. Also, Romo only kept a roster spot due to Quincy Carter being arrested. There has never been a backup plan for either guy until like you said, it's too late.

I have no idea why this franchise refuses to draft QBs high in the draft.

Exactly, imagine if we DIDNT have Romo or Dak. We'd be a disaster rivaling the Browns.

 

[chuck520]

We had 3 12 win seasons that we could have gone all in and done something special.

Jerry chose to not go all in and get all the holes filled as a result we squandered the opportunity.

We paid DAk and we paid CD and the window was closed while the eagles signed Becton, Barclay and drafted gifted players for their defense and built an absolute powerhouse that we stand no chance of being able to compete with.

The mollycoddled Chiefs that were brought along by the league and the refs shouldn't have even been in the same stadium with them.
Their trenches on both sides of the ball were built so bulletproof the Chiefs didn't stand a chance and neither do we.
Next Jerry will lock the window by making Micah the highest paid defensive player in the league and that will be his excuse that we have the highest paid players in the league but can't afford anybody else.

This team needs to be completely blown up and start over. We have started with a new coach now get rid of everything of value that we can get draft picks for and start over because there is absolutely no chance of competing with what we have there aren't enough draft picks or free agents available.

This team needs a complete rebuild your thoughts

Completely disagree

You cant believe the front office can do a successful rebuild when they cant even do anything now?

Its obvious the players and coaching staff are going to have to overcome the inexplicable ineptitude and disconnect from the front office
It reminds me of Major league where the owner was trying to tank the team so she could move it

This isnt that simple, its just a case of owners/GM thinking they know what they are doing when they clearly do not and refuse to do anything to improve the team

Ownership is in fantasy world and you think they can do a rebuild? Come on

 

[chuck520]

We're only 2 years out. We need to continue to build the offensive and defensive lines. for gods sake, draft a quarterback.
Hire a head coach. let him pick his staff.
2027 here we come.

Ok, you cant build exclusively through the draft
You can draft a QB but the chances of being a winner especially right off the bat is almost none
Hire another HC? Isnt the current HC picking his staff now?

 

[fivetwos]

Any form of a rebuild will only be partially effective. The organization has two decision-makers, who will either agree or disagree with the entire management team's choices. That will always be the central roadblock for success. Take player acquisition for example:

• Scenario #1: Jerry/Stephen agree with the rest of the front office in signing a solid player. Good decision.
• Scenario #2: Jerry/Stephen disagree with everyone in signing a solid player. Bad decision.
• Scenario #3: Jerry/Stephen disagree with the front office and sign an average player. Bad decision.

An effective front office involves knowledgeable decision-makers making smart choices throughout the process, top-to-bottom. Jerry and Stephen Jones do not fit the description of qualified professional football executives.

Dallas has been functioning on luck for a very long time. Some seasons have been lucky. Most seasons have not. Ultimate success is difficult when the process depends solely on trial-and-error. And on a butt load of luck too.

Yes! They’ve been claiming bad luck is the reason for playoff losses, while in actuality good luck is what got them as far as it did.

During those 12 win seasons….which we are going to hear plenty about over the next few awful ones, they were 11-1 vs Wash/NY. They weren’t built for a deep playoff run. It was hollow and phony.

It’s fairly clear that dominant DT play is key, and last I checked there were three ranked in the top 20 of this years draft….but I promise he takes a RB instead because he “knows what it takes to get there.” Nah you don’t. Need a DT? Just draft a fat guy that can’t play with one of your comp picks from players that were lucky enough to escape.

 

[TheCoolFan]

Yup it's over. You need at least a great QB or a great DT...and some of these Super Bowl teams have had both. The Cowboys don't have either so the results are always going to be the same.

 

[atlantacowboy]

The closest we get to a Super Bowl next year is 2 shots at Philly.

 

[Blackspider214]

Exactly, imagine if we DIDNT have Romo or Dak. We'd be a disaster rivaling the Browns.

Yep. We were in the Browns territory of a who's who of trash in between Aikman and Romo. Some of the guys were just plan comedy that we started them. It's pretty sad (and funny) taking a look at that list from 2000-2005. I am not a huge Romo guy but I can't deny the hope he gave Dallas when he took over for Bledsoe. Instant shot in the arm. #1 seed his first season as a starter.

 

[LonnieElam]

Sorry, but the window hasn't been open since 2014.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Yep. We were in the Browns territory of a who's who of trash in between Aikman and Romo. Some of the guys were just plan comedy that we started them. It's pretty sad (and funny) taking a look at that list from 2000-2005. I am not a huge Romo guy but I can't deny the hope he gave Dallas when he took over for Bledsoe. Instant shot in the arm. #1 seed his first season as a starter.

I loved Romo, and I love Dak for that, but we're at a spot where we need to set the team up for the next QB.

 

[fivetwos]

Exactly and we've already started the process by retooling the coaching staff.

The trenches need to be next and then draft a quarterback.

I can’t even get into any rebuild with these two running it because I know they will screw it up.

They can call themselves football people all they want but they aren’t good at it.

If Jeff Lurie insisted on building the Eagles roster himself with one of his kids I promise they wouldn’t have been playing yesterday.

 

[Blackspider214]

I loved Romo, and I love Dak for that, but we're at a spot where we need to set the team up for the next QB.

Remember when Dak's main positive was how durable he was? Never missed so much of a snap between 2016-2019. But starting in 2020 with that terrible season ending injury, it's always something with him. Romo was the same way starting in 2008. Missing games seemingly every year. Yet like the Dak era, you nailed it, we have no plan moving forward. And we doubled down and handed Dak a massive extension. We are sitting in football purgatory right now.