Reading all of the bickering since the Dak contract this morning to the post game comments was quite the trip lmao

My thoughts have not changed for what it's worth. Dak will win lots of regular season games

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They can... but we are going to start losing players like Tank and Zack Martin.

I think we see Micah and Tyler Smith get the next big deals. I don't think we will be able to afford Bland.

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Martin is likely retiring after this season, and Lawrence has only 1-2 good years left in him. Hes largely a run setting end at this point, and a good one to be sure, but his value as a pass rusher is less and less every year.

Bland won't be signed to a huge deal here because the dirty little secret is he's actually a very average cover corner. He has great ball skills and instincts but he is not particularly sticky in coverage.

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The modern day Larry Brown.

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Caelen Carson was *this* close to so many picks today. He may be the next one in the line of young CBs after Diggs and Bland.

JAggie2007 said:

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Poot said:

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Infection_Ag11 said:

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jr15aggie said:

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They can... but we are going to start losing players like Tank and Zack Martin.

I think we see Micah and Tyler Smith get the next big deals. I don't think we will be able to afford Bland.

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Martin is likely retiring after this season, and Lawrence has only 1-2 good years left in him. Hes largely a run setting end at this point, and a good one to be sure, but his value as a pass rusher is less and less every year.

Bland won't be signed to a huge deal here because the dirty little secret is he's actually a very average cover corner. He has great ball skills and instincts but he is not particularly sticky in coverage.

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The modern day Larry Brown.

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Caelen Carson was *this* close to so many picks today. He may be the next one in the line of young CBs after Diggs and Bland.

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And it seems like he'll get plenty of chances because it looked to me like Cleveland avoided Diggs like the plague. The few times they tried anything at Diggs it was **** down. Carson got a lot of opportunities and had a really nice game.

I think especially once Bland comes back it will be pick your poison for QBs assuming all of our DBs are healthy.

I think Brady could win #8 with this team.

Not sure Dak can, though.

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I think Brady could win #8 with this team.

Not sure Dak can, though.

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Tom Brady is 47 years old and looked like an average backup when he retired 2 years ago

Carson played really well for first game. He can't catch though.

I was impressed on almost all fronts with this team yesterday, and I thought we looked extremely rusty in the second half. Like always, what this team does in the playoffs is what matters the most, but with the two rookies on the o line showing up, the LBers being bats out of hell, and a secondary that is engaged like Dono Wilson and Diggs were, its hard to not see another bright season on the horizon.

Can we also take a step back and just give Mike McCarthy some flowers. I don't think people understand just how good of an offensive playcaller he is, and how absolutely in sync he is with Dak and Ceedee. He has his bugaboos when it comes to managing a game at times, but damn I don't think you are finding a much better coach in this league.

Last thing i'll add is this; the beginning of the schedule is pretty tough, but if we are sitting at 6-2 (give or take) after week 9 going into the trade deadline, I would really love to add a piece on offense and defense. The Raiders are ripe for the picking with guys like Davante Adams or even Max Crosby (much higher price obviously), as I think they are looking at a major franchise reset, or go pick a guy off Carolina like Derrick Brown.

All-in-all very impressed, but a long ways to go with a tough schedule.

I was thinking the same thing... we need to be players at the trade deadline. Specifically I think we need to go after a legitimate RB.

Talking about safeties... there was some talk about this group after Thomas and Bell played so well in preseason. Some were thinking that maybe they gave you a little something extra as Hooker and Bones watched in street clothes.

Shoot... those guys were pretty flawless yesterday. Hooker made some plays and I don't recall him doing anything negative. And Bones.... dude... Bones was trying to ruin people's lives out there!

that overshown speed is going to be amazing

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that overshown speed is going to be amazing

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He and Parsons together is going to be a cheat code for Zimmer.

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zgolfz85 said:

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that overshown speed is going to be amazing

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He and Parsons together is going to be a cheat code for Zimmer.

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our defense is just absolutely stacked...especially when bland comes back. Tank, Micah, Overshown, Dono, Diggs and Bland, Hooker and Lewis. And don't forget Mazi Smith...jk

I'm like most of you... I typically do NOT like Longhorn players in the NFL (even if they are Cowboys). But Overshown is quickly becoming one of my favorite players at any position.

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I'm like most of you... I typically do NOT like Longhorn players in the NFL (even if they are Cowboys). But Overshown is quickly becoming one of my favorite players at any position.

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See once they are in the NFL, if they're on the Cowboys, I tend to move past their college allegiance. I also agree that Overshown is growing on my list of fav players. Hope he can stay healthy this year

I agree, I typically don't hold onto to college grudges for NFL players... but there haven't been many TU players that have been worth rooting for in a Dallas uniform.

Roy Williams was a desperate Jerry overpay and he never got close to living up to the expectations. Connor Williams was very mid and very often frustrating to watch.

Unless I'm forgetting somebody, the only TU guy I can remember in this century helping the Cowboys was Leonard Davis.

Roy also liked to throw up his hook em sign after scoring TDs in the NFL If I recall correctly.

Just wanted to stop by and share that I went to see Creed the other night and one of the merch items is this version of a Cowboys jersey from their famed 2001 Thanksgiving half time show!

Not Cowboys related just thought it was funny

2024 is 69% complete. pic.twitter.com/h7Mc2TRI5l

— Progress Bar 2024 (@ProgressBar202_) September 9, 2024

Can you explain it?

Thats an X profile that simply updates how much fo 2024 has gone by as a progress bar. Today we are 69% of the way through

It looks like what I would expect for a Cowboys fan hype meter!

It's at 69% currently... once it hits 100% we are back to believing "this really is our year" once again.


And in case any of yall are curious... beating NO & Balt. and starting the season 3-0 will fully fill the meter.

Until we play at SF again and get molly whopped then it will be doom and gloom again