CFZ Why I'm excited for this year

[stuckindc]

Let me ask you this, as I wasn't born yet. What were some of the concerns entering the 1992 season? I was born late that year.

Great question. Some thoughts were that we were still a year away. I know after the debacle in Detroit, I was worried that they would continue to be that team. That narrative changed when we beat the skins on Monday night. Me personally, felt that as the turning point. Then we got crushed by Philly a few weeks later. The loss in Washington wa painful, but that lit a fire and we didn’t lose another game and onto the most satisfying SB smashing

 

[stuckindc]

Norv Turner was brilliant. He looked at Troy's skills, our OL, and Emmitt, developed a scheme that was unstoppable, Timing routes were everywhere, the whole field was used and had to be defensed. Then you had Emmitt, and if you thought you had everything covered, he unleashed the MOOSE.
Kellen reminded me of Norv as he continued to morph our offense to fit Dak You'll witness true Kellen this year. Hell If Pollard wasn't injured we could have defeated SF even with our handicaps.

Moore is nowhere near Norv.

 

[stuckindc]

ITs amazing to me how many posters dont understand that picks in practice or in games are a common thing. Its like Dak is the only guy that throws picks in the NFL. LOL

And if you watched at least two of those picks they were great plays by Diggs.

Gotta break a lot of eggs to make an omelette

 

[stuckindc]

The goal of a screen pass is to quickly get the ball to a target behind the line to let him use his speed. It's basically an extended hand-off that counts as a pass. For Vaughn, it's the perfect type of play.

It’s also to slow down the rush and make them play honest , rather than just jailbreak pass rush. Hit them with a screen and put them on their heels. Think Eagles with Westbrook amd Sprolles

 

[stuckindc]

CORRECTIONS, GUYS: Going into 1992. Steve Walsh was a supplemental draft pick in 1989. Jimmy had him in Miami and he was more NFL ready than Aikman, but had a below average arm. Later, Jimmy said he drafted him to trade him away later for multiple picks, which he eventually did to New Orleans for a 1 and a 3 in 1991 and a number 2 in 1992.

Into 1992, there was no doubt, the pieces on offense were there, young uber-talents with a smart accurate QB in Aikman, a super WR in #88 who could always get open and was Mr. Clutch; a superior running game with Emmitt, the Moose, a shifty TE in Novacek, a deluxe 2nd receiver in Alvin Harper who was a 1991 1st round pick who made big plays for big yardage when opposing defenses concentrated too much on Emmitt and Irvin. Then, there was a mean and tough 2nd year OT ready to start and dominate, which he did, ERIK WILLIAMS.

Now to the defense that Jimmy vowed to improve: he drafted and started 1st round picks CB Kevin Smith after several weeks into the season, a speedy CB with 4.3 speed; MLB Robert Jones, the 2nd 1st rounder. With the 2nd pick in the second round, he drafted an Ariz St LB who ran a 4.37 and never missed a tackle and converted him into a strong safety, Darren Woodson, who became the Cowboys impact 3rd safety on the in 1992, boosting the secondary's effectiveness. Jimmy only gave Woodson to learn the 3rd safety's duties. He did not give him any starter plans/duties. Midway through the season, Jimmy said he regretted not giving starter plans duties to Darren, as he realized he was his best safety and super smart, did not blow any assignments, did not blow any tackles attempted and did not miss any tackles in the open field. All of this plus Charles Haley coming over as a starter. Jimmy had the greatest set of back-up DLmen in history that year: veteran DE Jim Jeffcoat, 1st year DL Air Force pilot Chad Hennings, who had led the nation in sacks his senior year, Jimmy Jones a Univ of Miami DT Jimmy loved who was great in short bursts, and an obscure DL and basketball player from Emporia State named Leon Lett, who later became All-Pro.

This 1992 defense was now stacked!! Solid run stuffing DT's, both high 1st rounders, Russell Maryland and Tony Casillas, the latter obtained in a trade; DE: 6'6" LDE Tony Tolbert and RDE Haley who was an impact payer, instant pressure on opposing QB's. OLB Ken Norton, Jr became a star that year. Boy was that team stacked and loaded. Never in NFL history would there be such a great talented team.

The Buffalo Bills ran into a juggernaut in the Super Bowl in Jan 1993 and were blown to smithereens!!! The greatest joy as a Cowboy fan ever, even better than Tom Landry's 1st Super Bowl win in Jan, 1972. Talent wise, the 92 team was their best in history.

Great post. That SB was so awesome. The next year for me was equally as good. But for different reasons. So many outside of Cowboys nation thought the team and SB was a one time deal. So when we went back to back in the fashion we did. And really drive the stake in the haters heart, was so So good. Like I’ve said before. Once we went back to back and smashed the 49ers and Bills, the haters worst nightmare was in full effect. That’s why the Jimmy / Jerry issue hurt so much. Because we were on the brink of total league domination for years to come. Sadly not meant to be. But I can assure you like others on here, those were the best of times !!! Like Nate Said. “ We run the table “.everyone hated us , so it was the best!!! To quote Ranching, Salude!!!

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

It’s also to slow down the rush and make them play honest , rather than just jailbreak pass rush. Hit them with a screen and put them on their heels. Think Eagles with Westbrook amd Sprolles

That is another benefit haha. But yes, these are why those plays would be run.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

Great question. Some thoughts were that we were still a year away. I know after the debacle in Detroit, I was worried that they would continue to be that team. That narrative changed when we beat the skins on Monday night. Me personally, felt that as the turning point. Then we got crushed by Philly a few weeks later. The loss in Washington wa painful, but that lit a fire and we didn’t lose another game and onto the most satisfying SB smashing

Yes, so I'd imagine, if this board were to have existed then, that there would have been excitement, but concern heading into the season. Is that a fair assessment? Imagine if this board existed after we lost to Philly and Washington.

 

[blueblood70]

So, you may be asking why I'm excited for this year. The reason is because I think we have a bright season ahead of us. Don't believe me? Alright, I'll give you a few reasons.

• I think we have the best set of WRs we've had in a while. Consider that last year, we had Lamb as the main starter with Gallup injured. Meanwhile, Dennis Houston, Simi Fehoko, and Noah Brown were considered to be legitimate starters. Yes, I know. They were considered by the FO to be legitimate NFL starters that could compete with the likes of AJ Brown, Hopkins, etc. Now, the FO will have a difficult decision when it comes to keeping 6 WRs. Obviously, Lamb will take the 1 WR. However, then tor WR 2 and 3, we can rotate in Cooks and a healthy Gallup. Behind that, our KR will be Turpin likely. But then things get interesting for the last few spots. Tolbert will probably make the team, but what to do for that last spot? Do they keep Fehoko who's had a rough TC? Do they keep Brooks, who's been fabulous in TC? Do they keep Cropper? If they let go of Cropper, what's the likelihood that he gets poached instead of going on the PS? Is Dennis Houston going to go from starter to the USFL? What a good problem to have! Our WR looks much stronger.
• The improvements at WR should only help Dak. Most contenders have at least 2 excellent WRs in today's NFL. All of a sudden, we seem to have 3-4 fantastic looking WRs. Oh, and our TE unit looks good to me (even without Schoonmacher). Better quality WRs means that the QB's job becomes much easier.
• Do I need to gush about our defence? Oh, bother it, I will. Our D is fantastic already, but I'm excited especially because we finally got a NT! So, we should have better luck stopping the run. Oh, and Gilmore opposite Diggs should be wonderful! I think we will have a top 2-3 defence.
• Our special teams should be interesting. I think Aubrey will put it together. Sounds like he's had a better camp the last few days, and he was excellent in the USFL. Our punting unit should be good as Anger is still there. Turpin (as long as he holds onto the ball) should be even better now.

The only real area I have any concern is probably the oline and running game. Then again, the quicker passing scheme (which I love) should help protect the oline. How many times did we see plays under Garrett/Linehan/Moore where the play took forever to develop? This quicker attack should help Dak and the oline. As for the running game, I am excited to see Vaughn play and Pollard. All in all, I'm excited for this season.

 

[blueblood70]

How many super bowls in a row we were going to win.

But when's the last team that's had back-to-back Super Bowls?? New England??

I mean how long ago was that I don't think any team has repeated when are some of those other teams that have no Super Bowl wins or no Super Bowl appearance is going to ever even make a Super Bowl??​

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when are all these other 28 that are below us in Super Bowl appearances and wins going to ever catch up? we are tied for 3rd with 5 and SF,​

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Yup that's the reality of the NFL all these years the Cowboys have allegedly been in this major drought that everyone wants to talk about and yet here we sit still top four and Super Bowl wins and Super Bowl appearances. Its odd only 18 NFL teams have won a sb and 3 of those are teams that have moved and changed names so really about 15 true teams of 32 have won a sb in 100 years. Yet the DC have 5 been to 8 but this fanbase is irate and upset. Heck, Jerry alone, since 1989 has more SBs than 22 other nfl teams who have less then 3 OR NONE.​

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it's an elite group to be part of and to be proud of and some fans should just keep being patient it took Kansas City 51 years between their wins it took the Eagles 60 years to get one win and there are a lot of teams sitting out there with just one or none and the way I keep looking at this and people just want to keep saying 27 years and all we have is 3 Super Bowl rings since Jerry took over..​

here's the irony in this for people who follow Dallas sports,

the Dallas Stars, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Texas Rangers have been around how long??? they only have two(2) championships amongst all three, all time, if that doesn't say anything about how hard it is to win championships or even get to the championship game, I don't know what else does we need a reality check around here..

we get it, it's frustrating we haven't played in the NFC championship game in a very long time but man this is how things work in sports they come in cycles, you have to be patient at least our team has been top ten in win percentage since the year 2000 and since 2016 you know Prescott era we've been top five and wins in the regular season, we are at least making the playoffs four out of the last six years at Prescott healthy.. we've been to the playoffs, this is better than a lot of franchises guys..

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

But when's the last team that's had back-to-back Super Bowls?? New England??

I mean how long ago was that I don't think any team has repeated when are some of those other teams that have no Super Bowl wins or no Super Bowl appearance is going to ever even make a Super Bowl??​

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when are all these other 28 that are below us in Super Bowl appearances and wins going to ever catch up? we are tied for 3rd with 5 and SF,​

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Yup that's the reality of the NFL all these years the Cowboys have allegedly been in this major drought that everyone wants to talk about and yet here we sit still top four and Super Bowl wins and Super Bowl appearances. Its odd only 18 NFL teams have won a sb and 3 of those are teams that have moved and changed names so really about 15 true teams of 32 have won a sb in 100 years. Yet the DC have 5 been to 8 but this fanbase is irate and upset. Heck, Jerry alone, since 1989 has more SBs than 22 other nfl teams who have less then 3 OR NONE.​

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it's an elite group to be part of and to be proud of and some fans should just keep being patient it took Kansas City 51 years between their wins it took the Eagles 60 years to get one win and there are a lot of teams sitting out there with just one or none and the way I keep looking at this and people just want to keep saying 27 years and all we have is 3 Super Bowl rings since Jerry took over..​

here's the irony in this for people who follow Dallas sports,

the Dallas Stars, the Dallas Mavericks, and the Texas Rangers have been around how long??? they only have two(2) championships amongst all three, all time, if that doesn't say anything about how hard it is to win championships or even get to the championship game, I don't know what else does we need a reality check around here..

we get it, it's frustrating we haven't played in the NFC championship game in a very long time but man this is how things work in sports they come in cycles, you have to be patient at least our team has been top ten in win percentage since the year 2000 and since 2016 you know Prescott era we've been top five and wins in the regular season, we are at least making the playoffs four out of the last six years at Prescott healthy.. we've been to the playoffs, this is better than a lot of franchises guys..

And this team has been getting further into the playoffs every year under McCarthy

 

[kskboys]

I'm fascinated to see what MM does w/ Dak. KMo definitely did not form the game plan to fit Dak's strengths. I'm thinking MM does a much better job of it.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I'm fascinated to see what MM does w/ Dak. KMo definitely did not form the game plan to fit Dak's strengths. I'm thinking MM does a much better job of it.

Well, and that's where I think McCarthy's experience will come in for us. I think Mike's experience will allow him to tailor the offense to what Dak does well. That's what a coach should be able to do. Conform your offense to the players' styles. Not the players' styles to the system

 

[kskboys]

Well, and that's where I think McCarthy's experience will come in for us. I think Mike's experience will allow him to tailor the offense to what Dak does well. That's what a coach should be able to do.

I think so, and I'm looking forward to seeing it. I always felt KMo simply made Dak do what he wanted him to do, as opposed to tailoring the O to Dak.

And to be clear, every QB needs the O formed around him. Very very few QBs can/could run any O, need one that plays to their strengths.

 

[RustyBourneHorse]

I think so, and I'm looking forward to seeing it. I always felt KMo simply made Dak do what he wanted him to do, as opposed to tailoring the O to Dak.

And to be clear, every QB needs the O formed around him. Very very few QBs can/could run any O, need one that plays to their strengths.

Well, exactly, Garrett/Linehan/Moore tried to fit the offense into a way that fit their style. It didn't exactly fit what the team does well all the time. I think, given how long Mike's been HC here, he's been able to see what Dak does well. So, now he can tailor an offense to fit what the players do best.

Consider Andy Reid. Donovan McNabb and Patrick Mahomes are two very different QBs. Yet, Reid took the WCO and tailored it to what both those QBs were and are best at doing. Thus, he's had success as HC. I expect that's what Mike is trying to do, similar to how he likely tailored an offense for Brett Favre at his age and Aaron Rodgers.

 

[noshame]

Moore is nowhere near Norv.

Moore is young, and has Herbert stay tuned.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

The goal of a screen pass is to quickly get the ball to a target behind the line to let him use his speed. It's basically an extended hand-off that counts as a pass. For Vaughn, it's the perfect type of play.

OK, I will get Dak a step ladder to lob those screens to Deuce behind 6-foot-tall linemen.