Which is it?

[RustyBourneHorse]

“…they won’t sacrifice being good to try and be great.”
Outstanding point. Very well said.

Exactly, and I am not sure that they know how to at the moment either. I mean, you can't hit on the chances that you don't take, and there are players that would drastically improve this team if the FO would bother to actually use FA instead of rely on the draft solely. Some of the bargain ones have been good, and there's nothing wrong with bargain players. However, the FO should at least get one big/sort of large FA every year. That one player should address the biggest issue on the team every year, especially one that drafting will be difficult to fix. A top NT or LB would be a place to start this year.

 

[blueblood70]

This is the largest issue with fans.


KJ was CB4 and Wright CB5 last year.

This very second they are CB4 and CB5
Diggs, Bland, Lewis, KJ, Wright

You can make valid points about Dallas not doing enough without posting myopic nonsense.
Sydla's point is correct. They are not risking free fall to shoot for greatness.
That's not NECESSARILY a bad thing.
If so feel free to take your mortgage money to Vegas and be great my dude.

Dallas made a tough call on Amari and then fell flat on their face in the recovery with Tolbert and Washington falling short of NFL caliber WR much less starter.
They were smart (and/or lucky) with Gregory.
They made great moves with Peters and Fowler to add cheap NFL level depth.

The misses on KJ and Wright bit them when injuries hit hard at CB.

With Zeke injuries and TP then going down hard not finding a true 3rd RB hurt them.
Lots of stuff happened that they could control and they fell short.
But this team has never planned ot start KJ and Wright outside of pre-season or due to injury.

why have a 3rd RB if your OC only calls 16 run plays and didn't use Malik on one Run pay..seriosly..it why hes gone.. somehow KC used 4 relatively unknown Rbs and a gimpy qb to take it to the eagles it the 2nd half..was more about the OL and OC that just said lets do this..

Our OL and OC said lets lose this game because trying harder and being better wasn't in the cards that day.

 

[gimmesix]

If once again the Cowboys front office chooses this off-season to go the bargain basement route in free agency to enhance their roster, what does it say about their thinking? What is their logic? Which of these phrases is most true?

• A. They honestly believe “their way” (despite all the evidence of the last three decades to the contrary) is going to somehow win a championship.
• B. They really don’t know how to build a roster that can compete for a championship and know it, but don’t care enough to change or just hope they get lucky.
• C. They are completely delusional and believe their own PR.
• D. All of the above.

At this point, I believe it’s either B or C.
You?

They haven't used this way for three decades. The Joneses adopted their current FA philosophy around 2013. Just look at the contracts they have given outside FAs and you can see the shift.

 

[removed_20241105]

If once again the Cowboys front office chooses this off-season to go the bargain basement route in free agency to enhance their roster, what does it say about their thinking? What is their logic? Which of these phrases is most true?

• A. They honestly believe “their way” (despite all the evidence of the last three decades to the contrary) is going to somehow win a championship.
• B. They really don’t know how to build a roster that can compete for a championship and know it, but don’t care enough to change or just hope they get lucky.
• C. They are completely delusional and believe their own PR.
• D. All of the above.

At this point, I believe it’s either B or C.
You?

Option A. I think Jerry and son believe you have to recreate the triplets. I think coaches that want Jerry’s money will tell them he’s right. Then, I think those coaches struggle with trying to make the needed changes while still being able to tell Jerry his plan is still the way to go.

 

[Bobhaze]

Option A. I think Jerry and son believe you have to recreate the triplets. I think coaches that want Jerry’s money will tell them he’s right. Then, I think those coaches struggle with trying to make the needed changes while still being able to tell Jerry his plan is still the way to go.

Yeah because it’s been so successful, lol.

 

[MaineBoy]

E. They are not trying to win a SB. Their goal is to make the playoffs and if they happen to get lucky to go far then cool but they are content making the playoffs. They would prefer to win at least 1 playoff game but not winning that game does not change their philosophy.

The jones family, or maybe just stephen I don't know, have come to the conclusion they do not need a SB to maintain Cowboys dominance in the sports world. 27 years has proven that. But what they do need to some degree is to sell hope. What sells hope? Drafting good players, check. Win regular season games, check. Make the playoffs in back to back years and win a game, check. Losing to the same team twice in the playoffs and 0 coaches fired, just expiring contracts and the 1 change is they let KM move on so they can score less points. They are so afraid of going all in because they refuse to have a down cycle year like many expect the eagles to have or like the rams had last year and this year selling off high dollar assets for nothing. That is all they are worried about.

I think also that: deep down in places they don’t talk about at parties, they realize they don’t know how to build a team and that when they made bad mistakes, and they would, the down cycle would be very long and seriously impact the money flow…God, they can barely build 8-8 and 12-5 teams now that go nowhere.

 

[TheHerd]

If once again the Cowboys front office chooses this off-season to go the bargain basement route in free agency to enhance their roster, what does it say about their thinking? What is their logic? Which of these phrases is most true?

• A. They honestly believe “their way” (despite all the evidence of the last three decades to the contrary) is going to somehow win a championship.
• B. They really don’t know how to build a roster that can compete for a championship and know it, but don’t care enough to change or just hope they get lucky.
• C. They are completely delusional and believe their own PR.
• D. All of the above.

At this point, I believe it’s either B or C.
You?

It's sort of B. They don't want to win a championship as goal #1. They want to stay in the news and be "competitive" to keep that $8B value increasing. We all know this to be true. If we ever win another SB, it will simply be the odds coming around to us eventually.

 

[removed_20241105]

Yeah because it’s been so successful, lol.

Exactly

 

[75boyz]

They are all true in some sort of way, but it probably doesn’t have to go beyond this….

If Jerry brings in a GM or a non puppet HC at this point…..either the results will be the same failure, OR it’ll prove how incompetent he really was for 30 years.

He can’t even enjoy best case, so it won’t be happening.

I still hold out hope that the media won’t be as intimidated by the kid once Jerry is gone, and he won’t want to stand the pressure…and bring in real coaches and talent evaluators.

Spot on. You usually are or are pretty close.

 

[shabazz]

If once again the Cowboys front office chooses this off-season to go the bargain basement route in free agency to enhance their roster, what does it say about their thinking? What is their logic? Which of these phrases is most true?

• A. They honestly believe “their way” (despite all the evidence of the last three decades to the contrary) is going to somehow win a championship.
• B. They really don’t know how to build a roster that can compete for a championship and know it, but don’t care enough to change or just hope they get lucky.
• C. They are completely delusional and believe their own PR.
• D. All of the above.

At this point, I believe it’s either B or C.
You?

D……they know deep down they are incompetent but their narcissism prohibits them from admitting and addressing it in a meaningful way

can’t ever admit Jimmy Johnson was the key to their 3 SBs

 

[Vegas_Cowboy]

Mostly A.

I honestly think Jerry is content on playing the law of averages while getting richer. Do just enough to keep the team in the playoff picture and keep the money rolling in, rely on a little bit of luck along the way, and eventually another Super Bowl will fall into your lap someday. Right? In the meantime, party on the Yacht.

All I know is the idea that Jerry would do anything to win another Super Bowl before he checks out just isn't true.

 

[DenCWBY]

If once again the Cowboys front office chooses this off-season to go the bargain basement route in free agency to enhance their roster, what does it say about their thinking? What is their logic? Which of these phrases is most true?

• A. They honestly believe “their way” (despite all the evidence of the last three decades to the contrary) is going to somehow win a championship.
• B. They really don’t know how to build a roster that can compete for a championship and know it, but don’t care enough to change or just hope they get lucky.
• C. They are completely delusional and believe their own PR.
• D. All of the above.

At this point, I believe it’s either B or C.
You?

B/C. All arrows point to the ignorant, egotistical old man whose billon$$ can't buy what he probably craves most which the respect of being recognized as a football minded GM. I'm becoming torn to whether I want to see this team win it all with Jerry as the GM. Sadly, a part of me is willing to wait it out just so he never sees or comprehends another SB win with him at the helm. He and his son has held this organization in chains for a quarter century so he can feed his ego with all the cameras and microphones pretending he's a true football GM. Kind of fitting in the way that justice is currently being served for his pettiness.

 

[DandyDon1722]

Excellent post Bob.

It’s pretty obvious after 28 years they are dug in on being right than doing what it takes to be great.

The delusion part comes when they think they can have their cake and eat it too I.e., be right and great.

Of course we all as fans die by their sword and so it goes.

I might…might out live Stephen and maybe then things will change but of course I’m sure Spaulding is warming up in the bullpen.

 

[Whirlwin]

If once again the Cowboys front office chooses this off-season to go the bargain basement route in free agency to enhance their roster, what does it say about their thinking? What is their logic? Which of these phrases is most true?

• A. They honestly believe “their way” (despite all the evidence of the last three decades to the contrary) is going to somehow win a championship.
• B. They really don’t know how to build a roster that can compete for a championship and know it, but don’t care enough to change or just hope they get lucky.
• C. They are completely delusional and believe their own PR.
• D. All of the above.

At this point, I believe it’s either B or C.
You?

Jerry wants to put a consistent winning team on the field. If a championship comes well then it comes. But he’s most interested in consistency it’s obvious.

 

[Whirlwin]

This is why an owner cannot be a GM. Loyalty cannot hold a place in the NFL if you want a championship. Jerry’s players love him because it’s about th the money not the ring.

 

[Whirlwin]

A.

I think they’ve shown us for years now that they’re willing to ignore failure and poor results in order to excuse their mistakes.

Rather than admitting failure, they double down and dig in deeper hoping to ultimately be proven right. Ultimately the opposite happens and they again talk about accountability and change that seldom happens, certainly not at the top.

I don’t think that’s it at all. I think Jerry’s ego. He wants his players to love and appreciate him. And for the players that come here it’s more about the money than the ring. That’s why an owner should never be a GM. You have to be cruel to win.

 

[Them]

They are freeing up a lot of money...sign DB Donovan Wilson...sign FA LB Bobby Wagnor , and FA WR Adam Thelien ( you won't even have to give up any draft picks)...Do it Jones...I command you!...

 

[offlimits]

A. Their egos make them believe they will build a Super Bowl team their way.

you know in the early 90s when we got Haley, Deion, had the Herschel Walker trade. It had nothing to do with it

28 years of futility? What ego?

 

[kskboys]

E. They are not trying to win a SB. Their goal is to make the playoffs and if they happen to get lucky to go far then cool but they are content making the playoffs. They would prefer to win at least 1 playoff game but not winning that game does not change their philosophy.

The jones family, or maybe just stephen I don't know, have come to the conclusion they do not need a SB to maintain Cowboys dominance in the sports world. 27 years has proven that. But what they do need to some degree is to sell hope. What sells hope? Drafting good players, check. Win regular season games, check. Make the playoffs in back to back years and win a game, check. Losing to the same team twice in the playoffs and 0 coaches fired, just expiring contracts and the 1 change is they let KM move on so they can score less points. They are so afraid of going all in because they refuse to have a down cycle year like many expect the eagles to have or like the rams had last year and this year selling off high dollar assets for nothing. That is all they are worried about.

Here is the bottom line for what the Joneses want: Play their little game and continuously assuage their own egos. That's it.

 

[kskboys]

We draft as well as anyone in the league and better than most . No team hits on every pick but CB especially we’ve done really well
Awuzie, brown, Lewis and Diggs are all good to great picks

No we don't. Anyone in the league did not draft Kelvin, Escobar, Jaylon, etc.

If we're so good at drafting, then explain to me why we kept losing in the playoffs because we couldn't stop the run.