This is why we can't have nice things

[john van brocklin]

The Jones made a Disney cameo appearance?
Did not know this!
Thanks for sharing!

 

[CATCH17]

With better QB play in the divisional round, Dallas would have been getting ready to play Philly this weekend.

Everything was set up to win, but the QB struggled with his mental

And Dak was our biggest advantage going into that game and he completely blew it.

His confidence is going to be gone in these types of scenarios from now on too.

 

[75boyz]

The teams winning Super Bowls or even getting close to winning SBs…all have owners that understand something our owner refuses to accept- the winning owners of the last 27 SBs ALL hired someone else as their GM. Look at the teams competing for SBs and who there GM is:

• Rams- GM Les Snead- age 52- taken rams to two SBS in last 5 years, winning one.
• Chiefs- Brett Veach- age 45- taken team to two SBs in last 5 years, winning one.
• Bucs- Jason Licht- age 51- won SB in 2020
• 49ers- John Lynch- age 51- taken niners to one SB and in NFC championship this year.
• eagLes- Howie Roseman- age 47- Won SB in 2017 and about to play in NFC championship.

This list could go on. All these GMs are young, aggressive and fully understand how to put together a winning roster. When Stephen Jones talks about how the Cowboys have to be careful with the cap, these guys say, “Hold my beer”.

Our GM is 80 and hasn’t sniffed a divisional playoff win since 1995. Until that CHANGES, not expecting much different.

A GM change is definitely the central or foundational change the team could use to improve further team success.

The other that ranks almost as equally important is that this starting QB can NOT beat 4 consecutive playoff teams.
He can't do it.
Regardless of GM, HC, playcaller or supporting cast.
Not sure how much more evidence needs to be given after 7 years now.

Drastic measures at the QB position need to be taken, not firing the OC whose simple predictable offense that the QB still can't execute properly after 7 years.

Cap consequences be damned.

 

[john van brocklin]

Stop expecting more, it is not going to get better. They have run the show for over 25 years. Jerry is 80 years old and no other NFL team would hire his son.

12 wins and a wild card playoff victory is as good as it gets. They're not going to crack the code. If they could, they would've done it already. This is our fate.

Nice picture of Gomer and Goober.

 

[john van brocklin]

The team that took the field last Sunday very clearly showed you they were capable of moving on except for one position. Jones have faults for sure but bottom line they assembled a team that was capable except they misjudged the most important position a few years back.

Put any number of QB's on the field and we are preparing to play this weekend.

True, but we are locked into that one bad decision at qb.

 

[john van brocklin]

The mental aspect of the game has always been what Dak has struggled with. I’m surprised in this day and age there isn’t someone out there that can help. And I’m not talking from an X’s and O’s standpoint. But just coping with stress and trusting what you see. I could tell that first series it was going to be a long day. Dak gets that “deer in the headlights look” and can’t shake it.

It's crazy
He is either on, see Tampa
Or off, see 49ers
You never know which Dak you're getting.

 

[75boyz]

True, but we are locked into that one bad decision at qb.

So ultimately, it boils down to if you know what the ceiling is with the current starter do you attempt change or not?
Other teams have managed to move on from QB contracts regardless of cap consequences.

Can or will Dallas?

 

[McKDaddy]

True, but we are locked into that one bad decision at qb.

Oh absolutely. 10000% agreement. That is what is so miserable about it.
To assemble a capable team and make it into the playoffs relatively healthy is a difficult thing to do. Requires some luck. Possibility to have some post season success and at least end some of the narratives only to have it flushed because of one bad mistake years earlier is ....... almost indescribable.

 

[john van brocklin]

So ultimately, it boils down to if you know what the ceiling is with the current starter do you attempt change or not?
Other teams have managed to move on from QB contracts regardless of cap consequences.

Can or will Dallas?

Jerry is loath to admit mistakes.
He doubled down on Garrett for 10 years.
I am not too hopeful Jerry will make the right decision on Dak

 

[IrishAnto]

Yep, that's about sums it up.
Now we wait out Jerry's mortality
Hoping things will get better once Jerry moves on.
Kinda a sad way to follow your team.

I think we'll have to wait out Stephen's mortality as well.
He just seems to be a more frugal version of his old man.
After that who knows?

 

[john van brocklin]

I think we'll have to wait out Stephen's mortality as well.
He just seems to be a more frugal version of his old man.
After that who knows?

I don't think Stephen will try and be GM long term like Jerry.
I think after the heat of several losing seasons as GM, he will hire a real GM.

 

[IrishAnto]

I don't think Stephen will try and be GM long term like Jerry.
I think after the heat of several losing seasons as GM, he will hire a real GM.

I'd like to think you're right about to Stephen, but I'm not sure that will happen.
Again will he spend the money on the GM?

 

[Jake]

I'm still not sure why they let a bunch of position coaches go who's positions had NOTHING to do with the problem.

scapegoat

1. a person who is blamed for the wrongdoings, mistakes, or faults of others, especially for reasons of expediency.

 

[Toro9]

Stop expecting more, it is not going to get better. They have run the show for over 25 years. Jerry is 80 years old and no other NFL team would hire his son.

12 wins and a wild card playoff victory is as good as it gets. They're not going to crack the code. If they could, they would've done it already. This is our fate.

Jerry will die and maybe Stephen realizes his father was a bad GM. #Hopium

 

[VaqueroTD]

Stop expecting more, it is not going to get better. They have run the show for over 25 years. Jerry is 80 years old and no other NFL team would hire his son.

12 wins and a wild card playoff victory is as good as it gets. They're not going to crack the code. If they could, they would've done it already. This is our fate.

 

[john van brocklin]

I'd like to think you're right about to Stephen, but I'm not sure that will happen.
Again will he spend the money on the GM?

LOL, With him it will be a factor to consider.
It's just crazy, they have more money than they could ever spend..

 

[ak47kaehu]

Booger and Junior Booger

 

[kskboys]

I've known for a long time that NFL is just a business and it's just about money. Feels like the Dallas Corporate-boys to me. May just quit watching all together. I'm pretty done, slap me around for fun.

Ok, but I'm too old for you to fight back!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[kskboys]

The team that took the field last Sunday very clearly showed you they were capable of moving on except for one position. Jones have faults for sure but bottom line they assembled a team that was capable except they misjudged the most important position a few years back.

Put any number of QB's on the field and we are preparing to play this weekend.

Yup. That game was ours for the taking, and Dak coughed it up.

 

[kskboys]

Well Dak seems to improve a bit every year in some aspect. He seems to lack confidence and reading the open guy. He follows Lamb or Shultz because he don’t have the confidence in the others to get open.. I would keep Hilton. He is getting open. In fact on a long pass to a covered Lamb on 3rd down where Lamb almost made a circus catch, Hilton was running free because of busted coverage. He looked and went right to Lamb. Of he glances back over its. TD. Would have been a tied game.

Get another WR and RB this year in draft. Spend the rest on O-Line and DT.

No, it's because he doesn't have the greatest field vision, doesn't go through his progressions fast enough, and doesn't foresee a WR breaking open. If you watch the play you mentioned, Hilton clearly had the DB on his heels and was going to be open bigtime. However, Dak doesn't see that, he only sees what is, not what will be.