... said they are a top 5 organization since Jerry took over in virtually every category from divison wins, overall wins, super bowls, playoff apperances, winning seasons... all the way down.
And when he took them over, they werent very good.
Dak watch!!
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And when he took them over, they werent very good.
Patently false. But Dak is fully responsible for global warming.*******
must have been going into 2 seasons ago where that stat was floated around dallas.
Go look up playoff appereacnces. winning seasons. super bowls. all the way down.
Besides 319-261 isnt shabby. There are tons of organizations that would trade the last 40 years of dallas history for theirs.
Anyway you want to cut it... Dallas under jerry jones has been very very very successful both on and off the field.... yet hes quick to be blamed for their shortcomings of current... when in reality their best players have come in short in the big moments... both Romo and now Dak.
I see a lot of really bad takes blaming Dak for the Cowboys problems. I often wonder how those people can watch the games and think the running game sucks because of Dak, the offensive line can’t block because of Dak, the defense is as strong as a wet pa sack because of Dak.
Fact is the Cowboys have not been good since Switzer won in 96 with the team Jimmy Johnson helped build. Since 96 the NFC East has constantly been one of the worst divisions in all of football. The Cowboys have benefited from being the best of the worst.
dallas has for sure benefited from late from the divison. That is quickly changing with the super bowl champs inside the divison and the emergences from washington.
Disagree with the team hasnt been good since the 96 team. The cowboys have had 2 13 win teams and 5 12 win teams during since that time. The cowboys superbowl teams only won 12-12-13 regular season games... so to say this team wasnt good or wasnt good enough just isnt true.
Their biggest stars have choked on the biggest stage. Romo in 07 and 14, and Dak virtually every season in the playoffs has underachieved and under performed.
The window to win as closed. Theyve got huge cap problems. The only way the cowboys can win now is for Dak to play to what is contract is worth... which (was) the highest paid in the league.... and play like the best QB in the league.. and hes not.. and Dak simply doesnt have that ability. However there was a 5-6-7 year stretch in there where Dak had plenty of talent around him, from wideouts, to running game, to line... where the cowboys straight up didnt get it done...and Dak was a big part of that not getting it done and probably the biggest reason why it didnt get done.
Dak has been the sole reason he has kept the Cowboys a float the last 4 years. 3 straight 12-5 years and he does down, you see what happens. Dak LOS on both sides of the ball has been one of the worst in NFL for several years now. They do not prioritize in the big guys, hence, why they can't run the ball, nor block... They've only had edge rushers and DB's that gamble, create turnovers but also are suspect for giving up the big play. But yeah, it's all Dak's fault 
Nearly ever team whose QB gets paid as much as Dak does... if they go down... the team goes down with it. There is hardly a team in the NFL that can lose their starter and continue status quo.. so that arugment is nothing... besides Dak was 3-5 BEFORE the injury, and had a QBR in the 40s.. which is backup material... so its not like he was keeping them afloat... they went 3-5 with dak and 4-5 without dak.Dak has been the sole reason he has kept the Cowboys a float the last 4 years. 3 straight 12-5 years and he does down, you see what happens. Dak LOS on both sides of the ball has been one of the worst in NFL for several years now. They do not prioritize in the big guys, hence, why they can't run the ball, nor block... They've only had edge rushers and DB's that gamble, create turnovers but also are suspect for giving up the big play. But yeah, it's all Dak's fault
Dallas has had a top 10 defense 3 of the last 4 seasons.. in terms of scoring.. and top 5 two of those seasons
The 2023 team had 3 ALL-PRO lineman on it... in 2021 dallas had the best offensive line in football. Theyve been at or near the top 5 in the years leading up to that and after that until this past season.
More dumb takes
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Dak was 2 years old the last time Dallas played in the NFCCG. So yeah, it's fair to blame him for it. **
Dak would be very marketable anywhere. Of course he's more marketable in Dallas than he would be anywhere else. But he'd be more marketable in pretty much every other NFL city than the QB who is there.
I don't blame Dak for holding out for every penny. He knows that if he were to give Jerral the Hometown hero discount, Jerral would just squander the money on a receiver and Running back, instead of addressing the needs of the team.
its not all his fault..
However the last 8 years or so the window to win was there.. and the cowboys had some very good teams and very talented teams.... and they choked every one of those chances away in the playoffs... and Dak played very poorly in those games.
What happened last year or in the coming years isnt his fault. He wont have the talent and hes not good enough to elevate the players around him.... and his contract will be a major hinderance to being able to put those playesr around him...... Dallas should have let him walk, or signed him to a more team friendly deal...
2017 - Team choked. But offense put up over 400 yards and 31 points. This one is on defense mostly.
2019 - Lost as the lower seed. Performed as expected.
2022 - Team and Dak choked.
2023 - Lost as the lower seed. Performed as expected.
2024 - Team choked. But Dak threw for over 400 yards and scored 32 points, but did throw 2 picks. Defense gave up 48 points.
Overall, Dak does share some of the blame for the lack of postseason wins, but there's plenty to go around the entire rest of the roster too.
2016. Dak and the offense were brutal the entire first half... after being a good offense all year. Game was over at half time. Dak and company padded stats at games end to make things appear better than they were
2018- agree
2021- utter choke job in which daks QBR was in the 30s. Thats hard to even phanthom... and lets not even talk about the game ending slide that a high school QB knew better than
2022- the game against SF wasnt even close to performed as expected. He threw two costly picks
2023- He threw a pick/6 1st play of the game-- then after team battled back and got their way back into the game the threw another one-- his QBR again was in the 40s whcih is backup material play... when your QB gift wrapped 14 to the opponent and cant even manage to play above a backup level standard.. it aint on the team.
Again plenty of reason yes. But there have been two constants during the entire tenure. The QB and the Owner. If you want to blame the owner, OK, but hes been successful. The QB has yet to live up to the billing it matters...when the owner has won more superbowls than the QB has won playoff games... its an issue and that aint the owners fault
by stats that measure QB play alone.. Dak has started 7 playoff games and gone 2-5... in those games Dak has
1 game of high level play
1 game of above average play
2 games of average play
1 game of bad play
2 games of absolutley trash go get someone out of the stands and they can play better games.
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I’ve posted it here before Kurt Warner’s game study of the loss to the Packer’s in the playoffs. The main takeaway was the people designing the plays are not good at what they do. Dak made the correct reads. Only one pic was because the defender made a great play. The rest were poorly designed plays that never stood a chance.
When was the last time Jerry made a meaningful move in free agency to help with problem areas? Key word meaningful. If I remember correctly the Cowboys have had the most, or close to the most money available for free agents the last 2 years.
Dallas Cowboys receive praise for underrated NFL free agency signing
The Dallas Cowboys crack list of the top 10 underrated NFL free agency signings this offseason.
www.si.com
He's done really well in the draft especially for a team that never has a high draft pick. He's also made trades when need be to fill major holes, like the one when he landed cooper.
Cowboys have been locked in money wise for the last year or so becuase theyve known theyve had to finalize the dak situation, then Lamb, now Parsons.... i dont know if its changed due to the free agency period or not, but there was a time this year dallas had more money already committed to the cap than any other team in football for the next few years.
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Dallas Cowboys receive praise for underrated NFL free agency signing
The Dallas Cowboys crack list of the top 10 underrated NFL free agency signings this offseason.
He's done really well in the draft especially for a team that never has a high draft pick. He's also made trades when need be to fill major holes, like the one when he landed cooper.
Cowboys have been locked in money wise for the last year or so becuase theyve known theyve had to finalize the dak situation, then Lamb, now Parsons.... i dont know if its changed due to the free agency period or not, but there was a time this year dallas had more money already committed to the cap than any other team in football for the next few years.
Cowboys' lack of activity in free agency extends an appalling streak
The Dallas Cowboys have been among the league's least active teams over the past decade in free agency.
www.si.com
yep. My artcile is about 3 weeks later.Cowboys' lack of activity in free agency extends an appalling streak
The Dallas Cowboys have been among the league's least active teams over the past decade in free agency.
Media can spin circles around things cant they?
Again the cowboys are at a crossroads... they are having to re-tool and reshuffle things to do Daks massive contract followed by Lambs, and the looming one in Parsons.
The window for them to win is closed. Other teams in the divison are better and now younger as well. They had to keep Dak and lessen the talent around him... or let dak walk and keep the talented roster around a cheaper QB. They chose Dak.... well see how it plays out, but they wont put a team as talented as any of the last 5 on the field anytime in the near future... even with free agency....
Meaning the only avenue to success is Dak playing at the level his contract was valued... and winning with less talent hes had in the past as well...not laying eggs when it matters most
The Cowboys have been in the top 10 the last 2 years in available cap space. Only falling to 11 3 years ago. Dak’s contract is just an excuse. There’s room.
