Too dramatic of a change in philosophy?

[DFWJC]

The problem is the last part, it is hard to just say they did not work out when you were the one evaluating the players and actually choosing the groceries so to speak!

Yeah. I'm not saying they should get off the hook for poor management.
I'm just saying that they can't usually be blamed for being cheap...seeing that they spend their cap space pretty much every year (they just spend it more poorly than we'd like).
I see posts saying all they care about is money--implying they don't spend on players. But the facts say otherwise--except maybe a tiny bit last year.
Just because they spend unwisely does not mean they don't spend.

 

[SPCowboysfan9]

Who actually has signed that would've made that big of a difference and for what price? I get it that fans are passionate but throwing money around is not the answer and I am actually happy that philosophy has changed. Hopefully, when the money is there to spend and the players are worth it, the team will indeed pounce. I think the organization has finally learned it's lesson. Build through the draft, supplement through FA. Exactly right.

 

[Sydla]

Yeah. I'm not saying they should get off the hook for poor management.
I'm just saying that they can't usually be blamed for being cheap...seeing that they spend their cap space pretty much every year (they just spend it more poorly than we'd like).
I see posts saying all they care about is money--implying they don't spend on players. But the facts say otherwise--except maybe a tiny bit last year.
Just because they spend unwisely does not mean they don't spend.

I don't think it's that they are cheap and don't want to spend money.

It's that they are cheap in that they are afraid of any big contract biting them and would prefer to sign bargain bin guys who if they stink or are not good, won't kill them with regards to the cap.

And frankly, I understand that reasoning and applaud that they aren't chucking dollars around as if they were at a strip club. But there's a happy medium between signing a ton of big money deals or just signing a bunch of retreads and project guys who won't hurt you in the cap long term and you hope maybe one turns into a productive player.

 

[Sydla]

Who actually has signed that would've made that big of a difference and for what price? I get it that fans are passionate but throwing money around is not the answer and I am actually happy that philosophy has changed. Hopefully, when the money is there to spend and the players are worth it, the team will indeed pounce. I think the organization has finally learned it's lesson. Build through the draft, supplement through FA. Exactly right.

Mario Williams. $16MM for two years isn't a huge nut to swallow. He had a rough year last year but the three prior yeras to that had almost 40 sacks combined.

That's a guy that you sign to "supplement" your team.

Sure, build the team through the draft but when you have as many holes as we do AND your owner is talking about how they are still in win now mode with Romo, you have to take a risk or two in free agency to fill a need and then use the draft to try to continue to acquire talent.

 

[Rogerthat12]

Yeah. I'm not saying they should get off the hook for poor management.
I'm just saying that they can't usually be blamed for being cheap...seeing that they spend their cap space pretty much every year (they just spend it more poorly than we'd like).
I see posts saying all they care about is money--implying they don't spend on players. But the facts say otherwise--except maybe a tiny bit last year.
Just because they spend unwisely does not mean they don't spend.

I agree with that but poor evaluation and bad contracts for years on outside free agents and their own have led to them being cap strapped and free agent weary, when they do overspend, it is like on a Crawford who had not demonstrated enough at that point to warrant the contract dollars.

I think most of the criticism is that they need to find a balance to free agent spending and need to do a better job of actual talent evaluation in terms of higher end free agents.

It does seem to be the case, the Carr debacle and disappointing Hardy situation has soured this team on prize free agents to the extent they are now bottom feeding as an actual strategy combined with cap and future contract scenarios.

Further, for a team with a win now QB situation, you would think a sense of urgency would be seen in free agency, not careless spending but certainly looking for impact free agents at the right age and skill set.

 

[Mr Cowboy]

Death
Taxes
Cowboys again not making the playoffs

death
taxes
and Cowboys wasting first round draft picks on CBs and 2nd round picks on DEs or TEs.

 

[DFWJC]

I agree with that but poor evaluation and bad contracts for years on outside free agents and their own have led to them being cap strapped and free agent weary, when they do overspend, it is like on a Crawford who had not demonstrated enough at that point to warrant the contract dollars.

I think most of the criticism is that they need to find a balance to free agent spending and need to do a better job of actual talent evaluation in terms of higher end free agents.

It does seem to be the case, the Carr debacle and disappointing Hardy situation has soured this team on prize free agents to the extent they are now bottom feeding as an actual strategy combined with cap and future contract scenarios.

Further, for a team with a win now QB situation, you would think a sense of urgency would be seen in free agency, not careless spending but certainly looking for impact free agents at the right age and skill set.

Yeah. I agree.
My only point was that they are not being cheap, just spending their money unwisely.

 

[Rogerthat12]

Yeah. I agree.
My only point was that they are not being cheap, just spending their money unwisely.

Well, you could say they are being cheap now because they have spent their money so unwisely.

I agree and get your point.

 

[Vanilla2]

How is it working for us? One good year?

So how was the other way working?

We constantly hear about 20 yrs of mediocrity.

 

[RS12]

Strictly a guess but maybe they are trying keep the O Line together for a decade by not over spending now.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

Hope they can find more than depth in the second tier of FA. If not I dont see how you draft a QB at 4 without calling this rebuilding. To many holes else where to justify a pick that will sit on the bench.

And we still won't be contenders. Now with no qb, we won't be contenders and we won't have anyone to replace Romo 2-3 years down the road. Nice.

 

[Vanilla2]

Absolutely not. Read it right here on this board that this team drafts better than the Patriots.

Link?

 

[Rogerthat12]

Strictly a guess but maybe they are trying keep the O Line together for a decade by not over spending now.

They are going need it for the next QB.

 

[Alexander]

Link?

Go look at the Lion King guy's posts.

 

[Vanilla2]

Yep. I laugh when people say nobody wants to win as much as Jerry.

Who says that besides him?

 

[RS12]

They are going need it for the next QB.

Not on a rookie contract.

 

[Vanilla2]

Go look at the Lion King guy's posts.

i don't even know who that is, but please enlighten me with proof

 

[Alexander]

i don't even know who that is, but please enlighten me with proof

Look it up yourself.

 

[Rogerthat12]

Not on a rookie contract.

May be sooner than you think!

 

[AzorAhai]

Avoiding the top of FA is fine, IF you are a good team in the draft. We don't spend in FA and don't draft worth a damn after the 1st Rd. How exactly are we supposed to improve when you lose more players than contributors you add every year?

When you can't build in the draft and won't supplement in FA, you end up just being a bad team. Without the fortune of lucking into a franchise QB as an udfa we would just be another cellar dweller. Just think how bad you have to be at talent acquisition to have an elite QB for 10 years and only win 2 playoff games during that time span. How bad is it going to be when they waltz into the post Romo era on a wing and a prayer?