CFZ There will be no cavalry to the rescue

[Bobhaze]

Six years ago in the 2018 season, after 8 games the Cowboys were 3-5. Jerry and Giggles had determined that 2018 off-season that having a decent WR was overrated. They had just released Dez Bryant and somehow believed we would be fine with a collection of mediocre receivers. They were of course wrong.

Jerry famously made the trade for Amari Cooper, giving up a #1 pick as the high price tag. The Cowboys then won 7 of their last 8 games to win the NFC East that year and even won a wild card round game vs Sea before being spanked by the rams in the divisional round. (When the rams ran for 270 yards! Yeah imagine that - not being able to stop the run)

But the 2024 season is different. Our GM is not only arrogant and unprepared, worse, he and his entitled son are both incompetent when it comes to understanding how to put an NFL roster together that wins playoff games. That’s not even disputable. They literally appear to not understand how the salary cap works.

And doubly worse, they know this year is tanked. It became a kamikaze mission back in the spring when this FO decided losing 8 major contributors at key positions could be replaced by untested rookies and dumpster dive FAs. And they decided “who needs a running game?“ The die was cast months ago, not yesterday in Atlanta.

This 2024 season ship has sailed. There will not be any cavalry riding to the rescue. That 2018 team had some holes but not like this 2024 team. This year’s team is quite simply bad. Yes Dak has played poorly, we have no running game threat, our rookies and young players have mostly been below average, and those dumpster dive FA cast-offs have been what 31 other teams thought they were. Not to mention a coaching staff who has been tuned out by the players.

I know a pig when I see one. No amount of lip stick is going to make this thing look better.

 

[TheCritic]

Even worse than that Bobhaze is that there is no head coach on the planet alive that can come in and fix the Jones' mess. None. Nothing short of a front office overhaul and a long term rebuild project is going to turn this franchise around, IMO!

 

[Aven8]

If this lunatic trades any picks for anything someone needs to put him in a hospital. I have to think he was just emotional post game yesterday and Stephen and company will bring him back down to earth. Also, it’s likely that Dak has to miss a game or two so no point in making any trades.

 

[shabazz]

Six years ago in the 2018 season, after 8 games the Cowboys were 3-5. Jerry and Giggles had determined that 2018 off-season that having a decent WR was overrated. They had just released Dez Bryant and somehow believed we would be fine with a collection of mediocre receivers. They were of course wrong.

Jerry famously made the trade for Amari Cooper, giving up a #1 pick as the high price tag. The Cowboys then won 7 of their last 8 games to win the NFC East that year and even won a wild card round game vs Sea before being spanked by the rams in the divisional round. (When the rams ran for 270 yards! Yeah imagine that - not being able to stop the run)

But the 2024 season is different. Our GM is not only arrogant and unprepared, worse, he and his entitled son are both incompetent when it comes to understanding how to put an NFL roster together that wins playoff games. That’s not even disputable. They literally appear to not understand how the salary cap works.

And doubly worse, they know this year is tanked. It became a kamikaze mission back in the spring when this FO decided losing 8 major contributors at key positions could be replaced by untested rookies and dumpster dive FAs. And they decided “who needs a running game?“ The die was cast months ago, not yesterday in Atlanta.

This 2024 season ship has sailed. There will not be any cavalry riding to the rescue. That 2018 team had some holes but not like this 2024 team. This year’s team is quite simply bad. Yes Dak has played poorly, we have no running game threat, our rookies and young players have mostly been below average, and those dumpster dive FA cast-offs have been what 31 other teams thought they were. Not to mention a coaching staff who has been tuned out by the players.

I know a pig when I see one. No amount of lip stick is going to make this thing look better.

As an aside, I want to make sure that revisionist history doesn't occur here after this season ends.

The offense sucked before Dak and Ceedee got injured and the defense sucked before Parsons and Dlaw got injured.

The starting players on both sides of the ball suck

 

[Rayman70]

This team is a dumpster fire. Staff included

 

[John813]

I just hope they don't actually spend assets for an effort to "save" the season.

They are not just a RB or WR, or DT, etc away from a 2018 like run to the playoffs. There's issues up and down the team. From coaching to players.

 

[MikeT22]

As an aside, I want to make sure that revisionist history doesn't occur here after this season ends.

The offense sucked before Dak and Ceedee got injured and the defense sucked before Parsons and Dlaw got injured.

The starting players on both sides of the ball suck

Oh you can bet Jerry will have excuses and scapegoats.

 

[Bobhaze]

I just hope they don't actually spend assets for an effort to "save" the season.

They are not just a RB or WR, or DT, etc away from a 2018 like run to the playoffs. There's issues up and down the team. From coaching to players.

Wasting any future draft capital on a trade would be another example of lunacy from our 82 year old GM. His post game comments are just further examples of him being a carnival barker/salesman rather than a real GM.

 

[shabazz]

Oh you can bet Jerry will have excuses and scapegoats.

MM will be the first one, followed by the injuries.

He will have learned nothing and simply doesn't want to

 

[Hawkeye0202]

And doubly worse, they know this year is tanked. It became a kamikaze mission back in the spring when this FO decided losing 8 major contributors at key positions could be replaced by untested rookies and dumpster dive FAs. And they decided “who needs a running game?“ The die was cast months ago, not yesterday in Atlanta

Yep......it's bad enough to bring a lame duck back for a final season but to intentionally not give him any help to succeed speaks volumes to me.

 

[KMY_Amber]

That Saints loss is looking worse and worse, and this team was DOMINATED by New Orleans, who just lost to the Panthers. Of course they haven't won a game since beating the Cowboys.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

If this lunatic trades any picks for anything someone needs to put him in a hospital. I have to think he was just emotional post game yesterday and Stephen and company will bring him back down to earth. Also, it’s likely that Dak has to miss a game or two so no point in making any trades.

I'm not against trading. Trading for a rental is stupid but trading for someone who can help your team for the future like you did with Amari isn't dome its smart especially when this teams recent history of drafting.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

That Saints loss is looking worse and worse, and this team was DOMINATED by New Orleans, who just lost to the Panthers. Of course they haven't won a game since beating the Cowboys.

I mean Carr was hurt for most of those games but no it wasn't a good loss

 

[dupree89]

As an aside, I want to make sure that revisionist history doesn't occur here after this season ends.

The offense sucked before Dak and Ceedee got injured and the defense sucked before Parsons and Dlaw got injured.

The starting players on both sides of the ball suck

absolutely right.

 

[Bobhaze]

I’m already prepared for the full court press sales job we will hear from Jerry for next year. New HC (with no authority), the continuation of this cancerous culture, and as usual more sizzle than steak.

 

[Aven8]

I'm not against trading. Trading for a rental is stupid but trading for someone who can help your team for the future like you did with Amari isn't dome its smart especially when this teams recent history of drafting.

I get what you’re saying, but you don’t know what that pick is yet. It could be top 5 in each round picks. Premium talent on the cheap.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I get what you’re saying, but you don’t know what that pick is yet. It could be top 5 in each round picks. Premium talent on the cheap.

Oh I'll trade expecting it can be a top 5 pick. For instance if Myles Garrett is available I'd trade 1st round pick for him. It's a small list of guys that you'd trade these picks. You have to be smart. If I can get a vet for a 6th rounder I'd think about it. For a 4th or 5th...I need a premium player.

 

[SlammedZero]

...........and another year off all of our lives hoping this ship will find some magic. Yet, here we are again, watching it sink.

Maybe year 35 or 40 will be the one?!

 

[JohnnyTheFox]

And you can bet Jerry's going to spend every week trying to put lipstick on that pig. Guy is just a Salesman that's it, the off-season Has Lifted the Veil and revealed him as the joke that he is

 

[nhcowboysfan]

I am taking a contrarian viewpoint on a couple of posts suggesting that the Cowboys have a lot of players on both the offense and defense that suck. I disagree. With the noted exceptions pointed out - such as the loss of some key contributors during the off season, the core of this team still remains that managed to win 12 games over the past three seasons. Could we use a few more play makers on both sides of the ball - absolutely. And certainly losing starters on defense hasn't helped that side of the field. We do have good players but at the moment they are unmotivated and why wouldn't they be. These players have eyes and ears and can see and hear the situations on other teams. They see situations like Detroit with Dan Campbell, a coach that players respond to because he was a player himself and he understands the challenges of a locker room. So too with Demeco Ryans in Houston. Two tough coaches, both of whom have surrounded themselves with young, innovative OCs and DCs. Who do we have - Wade Phillips 2.0 and assistants like Schottenheimer and Solaris. Whoopee! I think the players are giving some effort, but they have mentally checked out. They have dinosaurs as coaches and two clowns who don't make any effort to improve the roster. Meanwhile, Dan Quinn has the Commanders at 7-2 and Kellen Moore has helped the Eagles to a 6-2 record. But don't worry, with Jerry Jones' rousing, emotional speech to the players following their loss to the Falcons, I'm positive that the sinking ship is now heading in the right direction.