This Changes Nothing

[coogrfan]

Granted, it could happen. But I seriously doubt it. The Cowboys have holes to fill, but there is plenty of time still to do that. Step away from the panic button.

The time to do that was March 9th (1st day of free agency) and April 28th-30th (the draft). The only players that are still available at this point are the ones nobody wanted.

 

[jday]

How is predicting 6 or 8 wins crazy when we're coming off a 4 win season?

Injuries not a lack of talent was the culprit. If your assuming injuries, I don't see any point in debating further.

 

[jday]

The time to do that was March 9th (1st day of free agency) and April 28th-30th (the draft). The only players that are still available at this point are the ones nobody wanted.

Final cuts. Trade. Talent acquisition 365.

 

[coogrfan]

Injuries not a lack of talent was the culprit. If your assuming injuries, I don't see any point in debating further.

Offense, sure. What about the defense? Their problems were absolutely due to a lack of talent. That situation has not improved in the offseason.

 

[coogrfan]

Final cuts. Trade. Talent acquisition 365.

Scraps and reclamation projects. Hooray!

 

[jday]

Offense, sure. What about the defense? Their problems were absolutely due to a lack of talent. That situation has not improves in the offseason.

They were middle of the pack and you are disregarding the symbiotic relationship between the offense and defense of a football team.

 

[Jstopper]

How is predicting 6 or 8 wins crazy when we're coming off a 4 win season?

When your franchise qb is back and he only played 3 games the year before then predicting 6 wins is crazy. Just like it's crazy that I even had to explain that to you.

 

[Manster68]

The time to do that was March 9th (1st day of free agency) and April 28th-30th (the draft). The only players that are still available at this point are the ones nobody wanted.

Hmmm, I recall getting Charles Haley in late August.
You never know what will happen.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Gachkar, Hitchens and Nzeocha are just fine with Wilson and Wilber competing for SAM.

This isn't 2014. We have depth.

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Offense, sure. What about the defense? Their problems were absolutely due to a lack of talent. That situation has not improved in the offseason.

DLaw and Gregory aren't dead. A corpse is better than Hayden; Thornton is a massive upgrade over worst in the conference. Scandrick will be back; Crawford is mended. There are plenty of rookies and year 2 guys like Tapper Wilson Nzeocha Russell, Collins, Irving, and Jones. Mayowa is getting his first real shot. The front 7 depth isn't bad even with Tokey the LB gone. Our DC has a track record of developing DL talent.

Last year we thought we were good with McClain but he got suspended and was sluggish coming back for all how he played the last couple of games.

The loss of Hardy's rush is what concerns me but he did disappear in the second half and its not unheard of that his presence was a negative in the intangibles being late to meetings, showing up drunk, and the like.

I'm not going to bet on them being top 10 but I'm also not going to put it out of the range of possibilities.

 

[Hawkeye19]

So do the Steelers too I guess

I don't follow your logic. Another team has problems-- so that means ours are somehow less relevant?

 

[Hawkeye19]

That's a bit strong.

Just sick of guys like Hardy, Gregory, and McClain letting the team down-- and sick of a front office that continues to consistently try and build it's roster around unreliable, low-character players.

 

[plymkr]

I agree with the OP, this isn't that big of a deal and we have a lot of time to prepare the next man up. After I had a a couple hours to process it I feel better about it. And seriously, how many people actually thought he would play the whole season.

 

[Jstopper]

I don't follow your logic. Another team has problems-- so that means ours are somehow less relevant?

The point being that suspensions happen all over the league and even the top teams that have recently won titles deal with the same problems we do. Those teams find ways to deal with it and so will we

 

[Hawkeye19]

The point being that suspensions happen all over the league and even the top teams that have recently won titles deal with the same problems we do. Those teams find ways to deal with it and so will we

Is there another team that you can point to this offseason that has three starting defenders suspended for drugs?

And that's on top of the circus we just had with Hardy. I'm pretty tired of the BS with this team. Would be nice if our "GM" would actually stock the roster with guys who'd actually like to play football.

 

[jobberone]

Gachkar, Hitchens and Nzeocha are just fine with Wilson and Wilber competing for SAM.

This isn't 2014. We have depth.

Probably. Unknowns for the most part although I trust Hitchens.......mostly.

 

[kevm3]

Well this might put us in high enough position next year to grab a qb.

 

[jday]

Just sick of guys like Hardy, Gregory, and McClain letting the team down-- and sick of a front office that continues to consistently try and build it's roster around unreliable, low-character players.

That's the curse of the cap... gambling on players from time to time is necessary if you want to win. The dynasty of the 90's was not a collection of choir boys.

 

[jday]

Well this might put us in high enough position next year to grab a qb.

Kidding, right?

 

[Hawkeye19]

That's the curse of the cap... gambling on players from time to time is necessary if you want to win. The dynasty of the 90's was not a collection of choir boys.

Fair point. But you will have to concede that JJ has a propensity to gamble on character risk guys more than almost any other owner not named Al Davis. So-- b/c he gambles more, we crap out more. It's simple statistics.

We've just hit an incredible dry run the last 2 years. Can you think of a low character/high risk player that's worked out 100% positively for us recently? 33% of our defensive starters are suspended to start the season. Lol... can you EVER remember that happening?