Why does Stephen Jones gets a free pass?

[Hawkeye0202]

Anyone else notice how his name is never mentioned when by fans, media or others when the Cowboys are called out. It's always either Jason or Jerry, maybe one of the coordinator but never Stephen. My biggest issue with him......his free agent policy. Who you think is responsible for Cowboys failure to consider 30+ free agent players or the signing of ONLY bottom feeders since Brandon Carr. Don't me wrong, I still think you build through the draft and focus on keeping your core players but what happens if you haven't drafted well at certain positions, especially over the last 4-5 years. What if you still need maybe one or two elite free agents that are available and can start in a position of need but may cost a mid-range contract or just turned 31. For some odd reason, we've passed on these type of players/upgrades for bottom feeders.
Whats even crazier is we sign the bottom feeder players, plug them in starting roles and expect them to play at pro bowl level.
Again this all Stephen, not Jerry or Jason

 

[Hawkeye0202]

This was after 2015 meltdown........


Stephen Jones: Cowboys Not Currently Pursuing Any Veteran Free Agents
Thursday, May 26, 2016 1:32 PM CDT

By David Helman
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer

@HelmanDC



ARLINGTON, Texas – Stephen Jones’ favorite phrase is that “talent acquisition is a 365 days a year.”

For the time being, though, the Cowboys’ executive vice president said he feels good about the players currently on his roster, and he isn’t currently looking for outside help.

“All those things are things we keep our eyes on, but I don’t think right now we’re ready to make a move on any type of veteran, at this point, that’s available,” Jones said Thursday at AT&T Stadium.

It’s an issue that is raised every year around this time of the offseason, as NFL clubs settle into OTAs and begin to prepare for training camp. Specifically for the Cowboys, player acquisition comes into focus in the case of Dwight Freeney.

Freeney, the seven-time Pro Bowler, is making visits to several teams this month. The 15-year veteran turned 36 in February, but he contributed eight sacks for the Arizona Cardinals as a situational pass rusher last fall.

Given the lack of proven pass rushers on the Cowboys’ roster – not to mention the impeding suspensions of DeMarcus Lawrence and Randy Gregory – it’d make sense if they wanted to kick the tires on Freeney.

But to hear it from Jones, they’re far more interested to see the potential of their younger pass rushers, highlighted by the likes of Benson Mayowa, Ryan Russell and David Irving.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Again, I get the big free spending thing but what those free agents in the mid-range you can sign to modest deals and still have a starter.


http://www.espn.com/blog/nflnation/...n-jones-cowboys-wont-spend-big-in-free-agency

Repeat after Stephen Jones: Cowboys won't spend big in free agency

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  Todd ArcherESPN Staff Writer

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INDIANAPOLIS -- If you want to continue to believe the Dallas Cowboyswill chase the top free agents, stop reading. If you like to read the click-bait headlines about the Cowboys' interest in whichever big-name, high-priced cornerback, pass-rusher or any other position, stop reading.

If you want to hear the Cowboys' actual free-agent plan, here is what executive vice president Stephen Jones, the guy in charge of the salary cap and personnel chief, said about free agency Tuesday from the scouting combine:

"I just think you live and you learn," Jones said. "I've said it always about free agency: Sometimes you're required to use it, but you better go in with your eyes wide open that you're overpaying. You're going to pay good players like they're great, average players like they're good, below average players like they're average. It's just not a great way to build a football team. But sometimes there's situations that do present themselves and you've got to be ready to do that if you see the right value there. Not a huge fan of having to go out and pay guys a lot of money, filling in big needs through unrestricted free agency. We'd rather build through the draft and then pay our own players."

If you want, re-read that quote just for added emphasis.

 

[CWR]

Id rather have one actual player than sign 4 scrubs to mediocre contracts.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Id rather have one actual player than sign 4 scrubs to mediocre contracts.

 

[Denim Chicken]

He gets a pass bc he's the future after Jerry and nobody wants to believe we'll have to deal with Jerry 2.0 for another couple of decades after Jerry bites the dust.

 

[cowboyblue22]

most every body wants to believe he will be better than jerry so he gets a pass or at least they hope he is

 

[Section446]

Nobody gets a free pass, from the janitors, to Dak, to Jerry.

 

[9darter]

As if that guy runs VFA entirely on his own.

 

[Risen Star]

Backup QB syndrome. He's always better. Plus Stephen is the future and no way are you going to get these guys to admit the future is just as screwed. It took them over 10 years just to get them to progress to Jerry is a terrible GM but a good owner.

I've seen little to believe Stephen is any better than his daddy. Sure, he's less impulsive than Jerry but he also seems overly cautious to the point of hurting the team. He's not a talent evaluator yet he would also act as the fake GM of this team.

It'd be rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Go Cowboys.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Backup QB syndrome. He's always better. Plus Stephen is the future and no way are you going to get these guys to admit the future is just as screwed. It took them over 10 years just to get them to progress to Jerry is a terrible GM but a good owner.

I've seen little to believe Stephen is any better than his daddy. Sure, he's less impulsive than Jerry but he also seems overly cautious to the point of hurting the team. He's not a talent evaluator yet he would also act as the fake GM of this team.

It'd be rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Go Cowboys.

"overly cautious to the point of hurting the team" = bingo x 5

 

[haleyrules]

Its seems to me that Stephen Jones will hire a real GM and let that play out. That is the only way the Cowboys get back to a SB.

 

[CWR]

Backup QB syndrome. He's always better. Plus Stephen is the future and no way are you going to get these guys to admit the future is just as screwed. It took them over 10 years just to get them to progress to Jerry is a terrible GM but a good owner.

I've seen little to believe Stephen is any better than his daddy. Sure, he's less impulsive than Jerry but he also seems overly cautious to the point of hurting the team. He's not a talent evaluator yet he would also act as the fake GM of this team.

It'd be rearranging the deck chairs on the Titanic.

Go Cowboys.

Great points, our roster isnt full of talented young players and our cap hasnt been managed pretty well the last few years. Blaaa blaa blaa

 

[Broges74]

I much prefer SJ's cautious approach than the riverboat gambling style of JJ. That being said, overpaying for guys no other team will touch isn't all that much of a long term plan than making crazy trades than sink the Cowboys for another 3 seasons.

Take chances selectively in VFA but stay away from dumb trades.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

I much prefer SJ's cautious approach than the riverboat gambling style of JJ. That being said, overpaying for guys no other team will touch isn't all that much of a long term plan than making crazy trades than sink the Cowboys for another 3 seasons.

Take chances selectively in VFA but stay away from dumb trades.

That my point .........he won't even do that ( consistently relying on bottom feeders )

 

[Sarge]

He gets a pass because he can't possibly be worse than Jerry. Or can he?

 

[Pants]

everyone from the coordinators and up is culpable for the mess that is the Dallas Cowboys...the players have them on the fringe of the playoffs anyway and then, the bungling of the coaching has them lose to a VERY average Atlanta team....if they don't come out with some fire tonight, we will know the coaches don't have them prepared again

 

[CF74]

I’m not a numbers guy but my guess is that somewhere in his accounting, he doesn’t see the cap space for certain acquisitions at specific positions. I know they have a cap budget and their plan only allows for X amount of $$$$ per player type.

 

[cowboyblue22]

He gets a pass because he can't possibly be worse than Jerry. Or can he?

any more I am not so sure he wont be guess if we live long enough we will find out

 

[big dog cowboy]

Whats even crazier is we sign the bottom feeder players, plug them in starting roles
Again this all Stephen, not Jerry or Jason

The Cowboys know that spending in FA is a losers gamble. That's why they sign the low priced guys and draft their replacements. It's surprising to me how many haven't picked up on that yet.