Even with training camp, I am not enthused. Zeke will be named the starter and we will be told he looks better than ever which will be more of the same. A few key guys will go down with injury. The drama with Parsons and Lamb will be unnecessary but because Stephen is a fool it will happen. Insiders will leak that there is zero speed or explosiveness in the RB room and that the new OL are struggling.jr15aggie said:
This thread has been dead and old hard corps like me haven't watched/listened to any Cowboys podcasts since the draft.
Safe to say, yeah, a lot of us have reached a point of complete indifference. This will change once training camp starts, but right now I could care less.
Yup. Haven't been on here for awhile. Can't wait to overpay Dak and pick up a few spare burned out vets who the Joneses will swear have a few more great years left.VP at Pierce and Pierce said:Even with training camp, I am not enthused. Zeke will be named the starter and we will be told he looks better than ever which will be more of the same. A few key guys will go down with injury. The drama with Parsons and Lamb will be unnecessary but because Stephen is a fool it will happen. Insiders will leak that there is zero speed or explosiveness in the RB room and that the new OL are struggling.jr15aggie said:
This thread has been dead and old hard corps like me haven't watched/listened to any Cowboys podcasts since the draft.
Safe to say, yeah, a lot of us have reached a point of complete indifference. This will change once training camp starts, but right now I could care less.
jr15aggie said:
This thread has been dead and old hard corps like me haven't watched/listened to any Cowboys podcasts since the draft.
Safe to say, yeah, a lot of us have reached a point of complete indifference. This will change once training camp starts, but right now I could care less.
ramblin_ag02 said:
Pretty much the same here. They're my only NFL team, but I have zero enthusiasm. Last year was definitely the all-in year, and we saw how that went. Now it seems that the Jones' can't decide if they want to keep this window open or start a rebuild. So they're keeping the key figures around for one more year and not doing any long term planning with their coach, QB, star WR or star pass rusher. It really looks like ownership has no idea what they're doing and no plan.
My money is on the ownership doing nothing before the start of the season, us starting slow, and then the entire team imploding in a very public and entertaining way. Then we start a rebuild next year without any choice in the matter
If that happens then Jerry will think he is getting Bill Belichick only to watch BB got to Philly and take over a stacked roster. Dallas will roll out Zimmer for 2025 lolz with Mac Jones or Trey Lance. Although I think they keep Dakbatchuser said:ramblin_ag02 said:
Pretty much the same here. They're my only NFL team, but I have zero enthusiasm. Last year was definitely the all-in year, and we saw how that went. Now it seems that the Jones' can't decide if they want to keep this window open or start a rebuild. So they're keeping the key figures around for one more year and not doing any long term planning with their coach, QB, star WR or star pass rusher. It really looks like ownership has no idea what they're doing and no plan.
My money is on the ownership doing nothing before the start of the season, us starting slow, and then the entire team imploding in a very public and entertaining way. Then we start a rebuild next year without any choice in the matter
Feel the exact same way. My guess is Jerry will wait and fire McCarthy the weekend of the divisional round playoffs. And hire a new head coach Super Bowl weekend. Gotta at least stay in the news even when you can't win s?!t
https://sports.yahoo.com/cowboys-contract-ways-look-worse-100417973.htmljr15aggie said:
Gallup just retired. How much dead cap are we eating this year for his contract? Good Ole Jerry loves to Ambulance chase doesn't he!
Forget all the training camp hero hype... you wanna know what I'm sick and tired of hearing.... is how the Cowboys know the best Dr's and we get great bargains on hurt players because we have the inside scoop tbat they are gonna make a "full recovery".
I think #2 started becoming a problem when Stephen took over this role in the past 6-8 years as he tried to add value to the organization by being a hardball negotiator. Not only that but mix in Jerry's love and loyalty to players and what they do for the brand which leads to him forcing Stephen to sign players to deals that are bad for the team. They get stuck with bad deals for players that are not cap[able of playing up to the salary (Zeke, Jaylon Smith, Gallup, Steele) or they get stuck over paying a great player because Stephen thinks he is some wizard.DannyDuberstein said:
Running a successful franchise keys on 2 items:
1) solid drafts - they've done okay here
2) evaluating your own talent accurately -> early extend the ballers at cheaper prices while knowing who will ultimately need to walk. They've been absolutely terrible at this. Awful.
Happens every year. Major guy goes down early to start the downward spiral.gigem1223 said:
First big injury of camp. Sam Williams- torn ACL. Out for the year
ramblin_ag02 said:
He'll get around 11 sacks next year and Jerry will make him the highest paid DE in football
They will have to make a move either get someone off the street with experience or some sort of trade to get another pass rusher in.jr15aggie said:
Geez. This was supposed to be his big leap year. More PT was definitely coming with guys like Armstrong no longer here.
1st day of camp... it sure feels like this year is going to spiral and Jerry will, AGAIN, have to go through a full coaching change this offseason.
It's almost as if we've seen this pattern repeat itself 3-4 times in the 2000's.
Cowboys fans are out on this franchise more than I can ever remember.
— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) July 30, 2024
The attendance so far at camp is WAY down. pic.twitter.com/OjlxkCvPa5
This whole sh#t show has turned into a bad soap opera.jr15aggie said:
So it's not just me then!
Jerry doesn't pay attention to the negative, he cites the "fastest ticket renewal" in the nfl and believes he is doing things right.Vince Blake said:
Looks as if the lack of enthusiasm around the Cowboys might be widespread.Cowboys fans are out on this franchise more than I can ever remember.
— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) July 30, 2024
The attendance so far at camp is WAY down. pic.twitter.com/OjlxkCvPa5
I see the fans are All In as wellVince Blake said:
Looks as if the lack of enthusiasm around the Cowboys might be widespread.Cowboys fans are out on this franchise more than I can ever remember.
— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) July 30, 2024
The attendance so far at camp is WAY down. pic.twitter.com/OjlxkCvPa5
jr15aggie said:
This thread has been dead and old hard corps like me haven't watched/listened to any Cowboys podcasts since the draft.
Safe to say, yeah, a lot of us have reached a point of complete indifference. This will change once training camp starts, but right now I could care less.
Some moron on the radio tried blaming it on the economy, but I remember the cowboys were extremely popular and had no issue during the Great Recession and the Great Recession is still 10-20X worse than any economic pain we could be feeling right now.Vince Blake said:
Looks as if the lack of enthusiasm around the Cowboys might be widespread.Cowboys fans are out on this franchise more than I can ever remember.
— Mike Leslie (@MikeLeslieWFAA) July 30, 2024
The attendance so far at camp is WAY down. pic.twitter.com/OjlxkCvPa5
Jerry will promote Zimmer to HC in 2025, Zimmer will bring in one of his buddies to be OC (Turner or Kubiak) and a few others from the glory days. Or ZImmer stays as DC and they bring in Kellen Moore to be HC. And they will sign Dak to a 4 year $240 million deal with $220 million guaranteed.jr15aggie said:
I just now listened to my first Cowboys camp report (and I think first media since the draft) because I was bored... sounds like Mazi Smith still sucks donkey balls!!!
It 100% feels like this team is going to fall apart this year. I don't see a way to get out of their cap hell without doing a complete rebuild. McCarthy will be fired and they will need to let the next coach figure out how to re-build.... which means that Jerry will instead give Dak all the money and tell the new coach to figure it out.
Zimmer is the only thing I'm remotely interested in or excited about this year. He has a proven track record of shutting down or at least slowing down the type of offense that destroyed Quinn time after time after time.jr15aggie said:
I just now listened to my first Cowboys camp report (and I think first media since the draft) because I was bored... sounds like Mazi Smith still sucks donkey balls!!!
It 100% feels like this team is going to fall apart this year. I don't see a way to get out of their cap hell without doing a complete rebuild. McCarthy will be fired and they will need to let the next coach figure out how to re-build.... which means that Jerry will instead give Dak all the money and tell the new coach to figure it out.
