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Dallas Cowboys led NFL by wide margin in own drafted talent taking the field in 2021

Avid fans of the Dallas Cowboys are all too familiar with this team putting their faith in draft picks and homegrown talent, foregoing the first wave of free agency to prioritize their own. The Cowboys have certainly built a strong core of players using this method, but their inability to find playoff success has made this team-building strategy questionable.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...ZvIX2Yw2TnUYO-2floII9M-pTXF8KydQCf5YrQoJs4GK0
 
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Hardline said:
Dallas Cowboys led NFL by wide margin in own drafted talent taking the field in 2021

Avid fans of the Dallas Cowboys are all too familiar with this team putting their faith in draft picks and homegrown talent, foregoing the first wave of free agency to prioritize their own. The Cowboys have certainly built a strong core of players using this method, but their inability to find playoff success has made this team-building strategy questionable.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...ZvIX2Yw2TnUYO-2floII9M-pTXF8KydQCf5YrQoJs4GK0
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The results on the field and in the playoffs indicate a new approach is needed.
 
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Means nothing without success in the playoffs. Anyone could have 100% of every snap played be by a drafted player if they wanted. It wouldn’t mean they drafted great if there is no success. If a team was knocking on the door of a super bowl, then yeah it would be impressive.
 
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Hardline said:
Dallas Cowboys led NFL by wide margin in own drafted talent taking the field in 2021

Avid fans of the Dallas Cowboys are all too familiar with this team putting their faith in draft picks and homegrown talent, foregoing the first wave of free agency to prioritize their own. The Cowboys have certainly built a strong core of players using this method, but their inability to find playoff success has made this team-building strategy questionable.

https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...ZvIX2Yw2TnUYO-2floII9M-pTXF8KydQCf5YrQoJs4GK0
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This build through the draft strategy has only really started about 5 years ago and gotten better about 3 years ago when MM got here. Regardless, the Cowboys, like any other team is going to have to use FA properly if they are going to be winning SB's
 
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john van brocklin said:
The results on the field and in the playoffs indicate a new approach is needed.
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The question for me is will they use FA in a bigger way when they really need to? For me that time is coming up in the next couple offseasons.
 
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If you read the article it has two other teams that are considered good at drafting, Baltimore and New Orleans two and three.

The problem with Dallas is not the roster or how the team is built. They just haven't had good enough coaching to put them over the hump.

Dallas will once again field a top 10 roster this year. We'll see if McCarthy can get the most out of them. Wouldn't it be great if they overachieved.
 
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Maybe not if they build off of the 12 and 5 season add get better with about 12 rookies making the team this year. They could very well turn the corner in the right direction.
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We heard that in 2017 after the 13 win season, and in 2015 after that 12 win season, and 2010 after the 11 win season…

This thinking is part of the reason Dallas is in this cycle to begin with. “Don’t change anything and hope for the best.” Rookies don’t normally show out their rookie season, and it’s unrealistic to draft them expecting that. For every Micah Parsons, there’s a Michael Gallup, a Demarcus Lawrence, a La’El Collins, and a Byron Jones… guys who took the course of their rookie deals to develop into consistently reliable players. No one drafts for that year, they draft for the future of the team. Jerry is consistently hedging his win now for the Cowboy’s longterm future instead of balancing the two. What is he saving the money right now for? What are we anticipating he cuts Zeke to do? Re-sign the same players who brought you where you are now, and then replace the departures with more rookies.

Tyler Smith and Sam Williams may play significant minutes this year, but to expect them to elevate a 12 win team before they ever played a down of professional football isn’t realistic, and it’s a bit unfair to them. They can’t be anything other than rookie disappointments if they not Micah as long as that’s the mentality.
 
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The problem is that we reward our draft picks with massive deals because they have fantastic regular seasons with record setting stats. We need to be rewarding players for big time play off wins.
 

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MyFairLady said:
The problem is that we reward our draft picks with massive deals because they have fantastic regular seasons with record setting stats. We need to be rewarding players for big time play off wins.
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Jerry wouldn't have to spend a dime.:lmao2:
 
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rambo2 said:
Maybe not if they build off of the 12 and 5 season add get better with about 12 rookies making the team this year. They could very well turn the corner in the right direction.
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Be interesting to see how much these rookies contribute this year.
One of the major storylines to watch this upcoming season.
 
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Jerry, Stephen and Will gotta maintain the image that they dont miss on early round picks.
That equals out to the often undeserved and highly overpaid 2nd contracts to their guys and no room for good FAs.

Combine this strategy with a weak division and an ability to win 8-10 games every single year and there you have it.

The so called Relevant Cowboys.

Never a bottom feeder.
But never a real contender.

And that cash register just keeps on a ringin'.

Marketing at its finest.

But ultimately this is Cowboys reality.
 
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and the front office again and again pays too much and then lets others go because they pay too much to the few.

So that stat in the OP is frankly meaningless.

Build on the last season?

HOW MANY TIMES HAVE I HEARD THAT

IT HAS NOT HAPPENED!

Coaching certainly has been a significant factor. BUT the players have their own can to carry. They have consistently come up small when it mattered.

So to be blunt the Front Office has nothing to be proud of.
 
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