What are we missing?

[jay94]

So I text chain with brothers every game and end of the day we were taking Debo, McCaffrey, backup RBs and QBs, weapons etc! So where is the missing sauce! I’ve had issues with Dak but honestly thought he’d step up and was his game to lose! Positivity was flowing. So do we go Young at TE and WR? Do we need more D line? Tired of feeling step short. What makes us more complete!

Our options outside of Lamb suck. Someone was pressing on this before the season started...

 

[kevm3]

Many of us were screaming during the season when big name FAs were available and we did NOTHING... guess what teams are doing it big this year? 49ers and Eagles BOTH of who were aggressive in free agency.

 

[Cowfan75]

If we don't go all-in on FAs this offseason to give Duck all the help in the world, we could be unwatchable garbage in 2 years, with Parsons on the way out.

 

[Floatyworm]

It's all about the QB.....The turnovers are what killed us. Had 2......got away with more. You just can't do that and expect to win.

 

[jay94]

So I text chain with brothers every game and end of the day we were taking Debo, McCaffrey, backup RBs and QBs, weapons etc! So where is the missing sauce! I’ve had issues with Dak but honestly thought he’d step up and was his game to lose! Positivity was flowing. So do we go Young at TE and WR? Do we need more D line? Tired of feeling step short. What makes us more complete!

Any no 2 receiver and no 2 cb+ with everything favoring the offense with rulings a no 2 and 3 becomes more important.

 

[Pevansjr]

The Cowboys are stuck with Dak so they need to make the trenches as good or better than Philly and SF.
CB
WR2
RB

I think k you're right on this. For me, I'm gonna do everything possible to make the o-line and d-line dominant, also need some help at receiver.

 

[quickccc]

- WRs - separation abilitity with No.2 and No.3 WR - and quality depth
- LCB - to replace Brown
- LBs - LVE is only decent, Barr should not return
- Better DT play
- 2nd playmaking backup RB

- More consistent OC that also specialzes in RB in pass game
- Executives smarter than Stephen. that know how to smartly make the middle ground big moves (ala trade or FA signing) to better the team game
- Managment that will free up McCarthy to head the offense

 

[KDM256]

-A WR who can create separation because Dak doesn't throw open Receivers

-Olineman to help shore up a solid front, call like it is but it's time to move on from Tyron Smith, he gets beats too much for my liking.

- Running back who's shifty and can make defenders miss. Resign Pollard and have a nice 1-2 combination

-Veteran Linebacker to doesn't mind sticking his nose inthe hole and understand situational awareness on crucial 3rd plays that don't like slot receivers cross his face for 1st downs

 

[Gremell12]

Draft-
Wr/ cb / dt idc what order. First 3 rounds.
Could grab another cb or wr in the mid rounds too since it’s a weak spot. Sign a veteran rb and get rid of zeke to free up space.

Zeke- less than 3 ypc in the last 4 playoff games. Can’t catch. Get out of here.

 

[32BellyOption]

So I text chain with brothers every game and end of the day we were taking Debo, McCaffrey, backup RBs and QBs, weapons etc! So where is the missing sauce! I’ve had issues with Dak but honestly thought he’d step up and was his game to lose! Positivity was flowing. So do we go Young at TE and WR? Do we need more D line? Tired of feeling step short. What makes us more complete!

A big game, clutch QB.

 

[Tabascocat]

A scandal to force the Jones family to sell……..

 

[buybuydandavis]

So I text chain with brothers every game and end of the day we were taking Debo, McCaffrey, backup RBs and QBs, weapons etc! So where is the missing sauce! I’ve had issues with Dak but honestly thought he’d step up and was his game to lose! Positivity was flowing. So do we go Young at TE and WR? Do we need more D line? Tired of feeling step short. What makes us more complete!

The missing sauce today was Dak playing decently and Pollard not breaking his leg.

On defense, it's simply amazing that the defense could hold up so well with the lack of talent we have at DT. DT was obviously the low-hanging fruit to improve the defense.

Here's some bad news for the oline. Players in contract years.
This year:
McGovern, Peters
Next Year
Tyron, Biadasz, Steele

5 guys who we started this year out of contract by the end of next year.

Every real starter but Zack and Tyler, and our primary backups.

 

[Acceptablename]

So I text chain with brothers every game and end of the day we were taking Debo, McCaffrey, backup RBs and QBs, weapons etc! So where is the missing sauce! I’ve had issues with Dak but honestly thought he’d step up and was his game to lose! Positivity was flowing. So do we go Young at TE and WR? Do we need more D line? Tired of feeling step short. What makes us more

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[Miller]

Offensive line offensive line defensive line defensive line

This is where I’m at too! Add WR

 

[KJJ]

The bottom line is the Cowboys make too many mistakes and keep running into teams in the playoffs that are better. When the Cowboys were winning Super Bowls in the 70s and 90s they were the better team.

 

[DanTanna]

We are missing a professional GM.

 

[Pass2Run]

I honestly think we were missing Cooper Rush.

 

[morat1959]

Leave everything in tact and get a non brain dead QB. We’ll make a serious run at a SB. The end.

 

[Pass2Run]

This is where I’m at too! Add WR

We need a guy at HC who would take the initiative during offseason to learn the playbook.

McCarthy is not an Xs and Os guy as HC. Dan Quinn knew that better than anybody, which is why he had his guys so well-prepared.

Quinn knew how outmatched McCarthy was when it came to Shannahan's overall in-game coaching knowledge-- not all this walk around, know-nothing blowhard, who sees everything like anything else, father figure-type coach..players can't get up for him and get it done at all costs, by any means.

 

[Pass2Run]

Leave everything in tact and get a non brain dead QB. We’ll make a serious run at a SB. The end.

Totally agree at this point. We had the personnel. Even with just Gallup and Hilton. Dak was just getting greedy and missing easy first downs to double his gain. And those comebacks Gallup is running, are too predictable. You ran that play for a reason. OK, but then take the sack before you throw it there.

But Dak was misreading all night. In that recent thread it shows, again, while not a huge gain to be had, there was a gain there, and he threw it to Gallup, who was completly covered on the stop and go.