Too dramatic of a change in philosophy?

[erod]

The Cowboys - aka Jerry Jones - once signed big names for huge money no matter the long-term implications.

Now, the Cowboys - collectively - sign nobody of note to anything of consequence no matter how great the need.

Surely, there's a happy medium in there somewhere.

Here's hoping to be surprised.

 

[davey999]

As long as the money rolls in, Jerry doesn't care.

 

[JBS]

This isn't something new

Been this way for a good 3-4 years

 

[davey999]

This isn't something new

Been this way for a good 3-4 years

How is it working for us? One good year?

 

[mattjames2010]

And who should we be signing?

 

[mattjames2010]

How is it working for us? One good year?

So, signing the FA you're slobbering over would change things?

 

[JBS]

How is it working for us? One good year?

Things didn't exactly work out well when we splashed cash either

So what's your suggestion now?

Eliminate the franchise all together?

 

[erod]

And who should we be signing?

Lamar Miller made lots of sense. Young, good, and doing so would have saved a draft pick that could be used elsewhere.

Now, we get a rookie running back who can't pass protect yet. Better hope that collar bone surgery works.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

We end up in the position where we keep making deals with guys that are flawed in some way. Hardy. McClain (I know we traded but similar).

 

[Teague31]

Death
Taxes
Everyone freaking out on the first day of FA

 

[GroundZero1970]

Yea it used to be exciting being a cowboys fan, not so much in the last 20 years

 

[Sydla]

And who should we be signing?

Miller got a pretty fair deal with limited guaranteed money. He should have been a guy that the Cowboys should have been all over but apparently choked on that $14MM guaranteed.

Jerry has spent the last two months talking about really addressing the pass rush. Mario Williams signed a pretty fair and only 2 year deal. He would have helped the pass rush IMO. But instead, we are dipping in the Adrian Clayborn waters, hoping that his buddy's prediction that he can be a 9 sack guy in the NFL, even though he's never sniffed that, can come true.

erod is right. They've run from one extreme to the other. Going from throwing money around without a care in the world to being absolutely fearful of any long term contract with a name player.

There is a happy medium.

 

[Sydla]

Death
Taxes
Everyone freaking out on the first day of FA

Death
Taxes
Cowboys again not making the playoffs

 

[Alexander]

The Cowboys - aka Jerry Jones - once signed big names for huge money no matter the long-term implications.

Now, the Cowboys - collectively - sign nobody of note to anything of consequence no matter how great the need.

Surely, there's a happy medium in there somewhere.

Here's hoping to be surprised.

What is so dramatic about it? Dallas has signed maybe a couple big ticket dollar sign free agents in the past decade, Carr and Leonard Davis.

Besides that the philosophy has been to hand out bad contracts to players like Miles Austin and Jay Ratliff, this is just the side effect.

It is a reputation that ranks up there with Jones loves Arkansas players. And that he "will do anything to win".

I can always recite the Love Field credit card story again if you are still unsure.

 

[LittleD]

The Cowboys - aka Jerry Jones - once signed big names for huge money no matter the long-term implications.

Now, the Cowboys - collectively - sign nobody of note to anything of consequence no matter how great the need.

Surely, there's a happy medium in there somewhere.

Here's hoping to be surprised.

No happy medium...Stephen not a fan of FA. Only interested in bridge players or absolute necessity.
Come back late next week to see who's left and we're looking at.

 

[mattjames2010]

Lamar Miller made lots of sense. Young, good, and doing so would have saved a draft pick that could be used elsewhere.

Now, we get a rookie running back who can't pass protect yet. Better hope that collar bone surgery works.

When did rookie mean can't pass protect?

Miller just got a 4 year contract, $24 million with $14 guaranteed. We simply don't want to give that kind of contract to an RB. Better get used to it.

 

[erod]

Here's your big name free agent, folks.

 

[Aven8]

This team just doesn't have a philosophy is the issue. We have too many chiefs and not enough Indians. We gave Carr a big deal, and think we failed, but in reality Carr has played every snap of his contract he just hasn't been 50 million dollar CB. Now we are gun shy. McClay has this fascination with former 1st round reclamation projects. They think Marinelli could take anybody and turn them into a pass rusher. They think anybody can run behind this line. It goes on and on. We stink!

 

[Miller]

Right!!

So instead of a Miller, we will get a Plan C RB in FA and maybe draft a guy who is learning. Honestly, I kind of miss the old ways, because I felt like "he's trying." Now I feel like we THINK we are the smartest guys in the room but really have no results to show for it.

 

[mattjames2010]

Miller got a pretty fair deal with limited guaranteed money. He should have been a guy that the Cowboys should have been all over but apparently choked on that $14MM guaranteed.

Jerry has spent the last two months talking about really addressing the pass rush. Mario Williams signed a pretty fair and only 2 year deal. He would have helped the pass rush IMO. But instead, we are dipping in the Adrian Clayborn waters, hoping that his buddy's prediction that he can be a 9 sack guy in the NFL, even though he's never sniffed that, can come true.

erod is right. They've run from one extreme to the other. Going from throwing money around without a care in the world to being absolutely fearful of any long term contract with a name player.

There is a happy medium.

It's an RB position, Miller is NOT a MUST signing. There is a draft coming up, there are some really good prospects. Pretending this was Peterson hitting the market is ridiculous.