We have a front row seat for a GM who actually does what it takes

[Blackspider214]

Hurts seems have to figured out how to just manage the game with all the talent around him. He got into trouble thinking he was better than he was and making dumb throws or holding the ball too long. Now if he starts trying to do too much, they are gonna have problems.

Yep I have noticed this. He was a turnover machine when he took it upon himself to try and make so many plays downfield. He tried to force way too much. Once they brought Barkley in, this alleviated a ton of pressure on him. he changed their offense. It's hard to defend this offense all game. They wear on you and kick it to a different gear once you are wearing down and it's over. This is what Dak did his rookie year. Didn't force much. Let Zeke and the OL set the tone. 2014 and 2016 Dallas wore you down as well. There were games where they went on 8-10min TD drives with tons of runs and short passes.

Hurts isn't a guy like Mahomes who will elevate an offense but not many can do that. But Hurts is definitely a guy you can win with, as they almost did it before with a lesser talented team than this one. I don't really foresee a meltdown like last year.

 

[MojaveJT]

Washington in one year under new ownership has already leaped the Cowboys. JJ should be absolutely embarrassed. Philly has been running circles around JJ for years.

 

[Sydla]

Great post. Sadly, this is reality. The people who run our team suck. Other teams have great GMs and it shows year after year.

Philly. Baltimore. San Fran is usually there but been hit hard by injuries. Chiefs.

Then there is 4000 miles of ocean and then.................. us.

 

[Sydla]

Yep I have noticed this. He was a turnover machine when he took it upon himself to try and make so many plays downfield. He tried to force way too much. Once they brought Barkley in, this alleviated a ton of pressure on him. he changed their offense. It's hard to defend this offense all game. They wear on you and kick it to a different gear once you are wearing down and it's over. This is what Dak did his rookie year. Didn't force much. Let Zeke and the OL set the tone. 2014 and 2016 Dallas wore you down as well. There were games where they went on 8-10min TD drives with tons of runs and short passes.

Hurts isn't a guy like Mahomes who will elevate an offense but not many can do that. But Hurts is definitely a guy you can win with, as they almost did it before with a lesser talented team than this one. I don't really foresee a meltdown like last year.

We are tied to Dak now for a couple years.

Any GM worth his salt would invest in the run game this offseason to try to maximize:

- Hire a HC or OC that can scheme a great run game
- Add to the OL, maybe even look to replace Steele and make him the swing OT
- Hit FA hard for a vet RB (maybe even a vet OL). EDIT: Looked at the FA RB list. Ewwwww. Not like last year that had Barkley, Henry and Jacobs. Aaron Jones might be best of bunch.
- Draft either another OT but definitely take a TB at some point

They obviously will have to find another WR somewhere but make Dak a game manager and play similar to what Philly does now with Hurts.

It's the only way IMO to make this thing work with Dak stuck here.

 

[MS17]

Jerry's just a wannabe GM. Calling him an NFL GM is akin to saying Rowdy is a Shakespearian actor. I'm sure he'd be great in King Lear.

 

[NumOneQB]

One GM’s job is always on the line, the other GM’s isn’t. That makes all the difference.

 

[mote]

Yes we’re seriously doing this. You’re talking about a team that for whatever reason you’re enamored with, you look at that Super Bowl win, and talk about how they have dwarfed us, smh, 30yrs? Well 50yrs before the eagles got that one and it’s counting down to another 50 before they get another one. Stop just stop it, the eagles are not doing anything more than any other team through out the history of the NFL.

In the English Premier League, for decades Manchester United dominating the league when they has Sir Alex Ferguson as manager. Then he retired, and the owner (the Glazer family), simply decided they were happy making money. They've been shambolic every since. You think fans of Manchester United wouldn't want to be where Man City or Liverpool (their two most hated rivals) are right now, or would they rather look at the trophy cabinet collecting dust?

 

[fivetwos]

Yeah but we like our guys.

That needs to be changed to…

“We overrate our guys”

 

[ShortRound]

I mean, Jerry was there for Jimmy, he knows what it takes. He just refuses.

 

[fivetwos]

“We couldn’t afford Derek Henry”

Henry makes 8m per, and they are carrying forward over 20m.

Tells you all you need to know.

 

[HungryLion]

The Eagles love is nauseating when they lose I hope y'all have this same energy.

The truth hurts I know.

 

[HungryLion]

That needs to be changed to…

“We overrate our guys”

Absolutely correct.

 

[Romo_To_Dez]

Yeah that’s what I told him in another thread. There are far better GMs than Jerry. Ravens GM and culture is much better then both.

There are many NFL GMs who fans will never see the face of or know. Unless they are following that team for some reason or going out of their way to look up who the GM of an particular team is. Compared to Jerry Jones who always has to keep his image in the public view by during interviews after every game and getting on the radio dictating what goes on with the team when it comes to playing on game day.

One of the reasons why Jerry will never actually allow an head coach come in and take full control of changing the culture and how the team operates on game day, is because Jerry is always doing public interviews. Last thing his ego can handle is an head coach coming in and leading the Cowboys back to Super Bowl success, and having to get constant questions about how great that coach is for taking complete control from him as the GM and leading the Cowboys to success again. Jerry's worst fear is having to tune into the media and not see himself get any sort of credit for the Cowboys winning a Super Bowl after 30 years.

Jerry's afraid of stopping back as the GM/owner and having to see another man get most of the credit and praise for breaking a postseason drought that he as the owner of the team couldn't break by doing things only his way for such a long period of time.

 

[Sydla]

The Eagles love is nauseating when they lose I hope y'all have this same energy.

LOL, here we go.

Let's clear some things up. One, Philly likely isn't going to win out. They'll probably lose a couple more regular season games. Statistically, they are unlikely to win the SB this year as well. They may not even make the NFCCG. So save your random pop up when Philly loses a game and you sarcastically say, "Where are you Eagles lovers????"

The point being made is pretty simple. Over the last 7-8 years, the Eagles have done a far better job of roster building that we have. They are aggressive, smart, use the cap to their advantage, aren't afraid to admit a mistake, use every possible means to acquire players, etc. Pretty much the exact opposite of us. There are other good front offices out there too which is why you've seen different teams play in the SB over that period of time.

But the Eagles play in our division and what they do affects moreso than what the Chiefs or Ravens do each offseason. And the reality is that we share the division with a team that simply has set themselves up better for success over the last 8 years than we have. Is Roseman the best GM ever? Of course not. Is he one of the better GMs in football? Absolutely. And it's pretty sad that we have fans that struggle to accept that reality.

You'd all be coronating Jerry if we had two SB appearances in the last 7-8 years, a SB win and a team right now that looks like one of the best in football at 9-2.

 

[CowboysLakerBamaFan]

I like this post, becuase there's lots of times where you say "one GM does this...and the other GM does THAT" without actually stating outright which one your talking about.

I like that...and may start talking like that all the time.

wonder if it will work with the wife? "There's 2 people in this house. One of them should MAKE some lasagna and onion rings for dinner....and the should EAT lasagna and onion rings for dinner.



**UPDATE*** I just tried that....and yada yada yada, anyone got any good lasagna recipes?

 

[kskboys]

I mean all this falls in with the realization that they are better run than us, which is the premise of the entire OP. They understand mistakes faster. They try to rectify problems faster.

We sit on our hands.

Yup. Because they don't understand NFL personnel.

 

[mote]

LOL, here we go.

Let's clear some things up. One, Philly likely isn't going to win out. They'll probably lose a couple more regular season games. Statistically, they are unlikely to win the SB this year as well. They may not even make the NFCCG. So save your random pop up when Philly loses a game and you sarcastically say, "Where are you Eagles lovers????"

The point being made is pretty simple. Over the last 7-8 years, the Eagles have done a far better job of roster building that we have. They are aggressive, smart, use the cap to their advantage, aren't afraid to admit a mistake, use every possible means to acquire players, etc. Pretty much the exact opposite of us. There are other good front offices out there too which is why you've seen different teams play in the SB over that period of time.

But the Eagles play in our division and what they do affects moreso than what the Chiefs or Ravens do each offseason. And the reality is that we share the division with a team that simply has set themselves up better for success over the last 8 years than we have. Is Roseman the best GM ever? Of course not. Is he one of the better GMs in football? Absolutely. And it's pretty sad that we have fans that struggle to accept that reality.

You'd all be coronating Jerry if we had two SB appearances in the last 7-8 years, a SB win and a team right now that looks like one of the best in football at 9-2.

This. Teams can't guarantee success. There is too much variability with injuries and crazy bounces, helmet catches, etc. But being consistent means paying attention to details, and being ruthless.

 

[kskboys]

I mean, Jerry was there for Jimmy, he knows what it takes. He just refuses.

I truly don't think he does. Jerry thinks we won 3 super bowls because of the triplets. He prolly doesn't even know who Tony Casillas is.

 

[john van brocklin]

Hate them all you want but Philly and Roseman have run laps around Jerry for years now. Roseman doesn't get everything right (the Huff contract this offseason is looking like a turd, and he's had some bad drafts too) but he gets more than enough right and is quick to note an error and change course.

This offseason was a tale in competency for one franchise and idiocy for another franchise. Both teams bowed out early in the playoffs where each team got run off the field. The moment the offseason started, one team took an honest, realistic look at where they were and were aggressive in trying to fix it, the other team was passive and overvalued what they thought they had.

Both Roseman and Jerry are egomaniacs but one is far more critical of the job he has done than the other. One is quicker to understand the limitations of their roster than the other. One is quicker to admit mistakes than the other because he doesn't give a crap what people think about him, whereas the other is consumed with how people view him as a "football" guy.

We can debate whether Dak was a smart resigning. But if Roseman had made the decision to re-sign him, he would have aggressively gotten it done in March or April for cap relief. Devonta Smith and AJ Brown both signed extensions in April, to give them cap flexibility. We signed Lamb weeks before the season.

Philly actually had a fairly decent run game last year. Roseman decided it wasn't good enough and went out and signed one of the best FA RBs. Jerry? Our run game was suspect last year even with Pollard and Jerry's response? Go small at TB. One GM simply said what we have is not good enough, the other GM stupidly thought the opposite.

One GM doesn't allow the cap to constrain him. He works it like no other GM. The other GM uses the cap as an excuse. Always whining about how cap handcuffs him. One isn't afraid to stretch that cap out, the other either has no desire to in order to get better or is too stupid to figure it out.

This franchise is going nowhere with Jerry at the helm. It would take a smart GM like Roseman to try to fix what Jerry has created. And there is no way Jerry is going to give up that kind of control. His ego won't allow it. So his fanbase suffers while Jerry continues on in his nearly three decade long vanity project.

Having an amatuer at GM has set this Franchise back for close to 30 years.
We are at a severe competative disadvantage.
If not for our drafts and Romo and Dak falling into our laps, we would be more of a laughing stock
than we already are.

 

[kskboys]

The Eagles love is nauseating when they lose I hope y'all have this same energy.

Don't see anyone loving the Eagles.