rpaolinelliAppearing on 105.3 The Fan this morning, Jerry Jones dropped this little nugget regarding the upcoming trade deadline:
“The initiation of an opportunity to make a trade at this time that would help us principally has to start over on the other end… I like where we are with our personnel today.”
So, unless Jones is blowing smoke to keep the price down ahead of a trade in progress, it looks like the Cowboys aren’t buyers.
In other words Cowboys’ fanbase “There’s always next year.” Because this roster is not Super Bowl ready.
It likely isn’t making the NFC Championship game either unless changes are made.
The Cowboys Clearly Have Needs
Dallas has issues that need to be addressed. The tight end room is weak.
Jake Ferguson isn’t setting the world on fire. Luke Schoonmaker is a work in progress that is bordering on bust.
A proven veteran like Zach Ertz would fill that hole nicely.
Their short yardage run game is non-existent. Tony Pollard and Rico Dowdle are not power backs.
Hunter Luepke is. But Luepke is more often than not standing on the sidelines on short-yardage downs.
Derrick Henry would fill that hole nicely too.
They still need help plugging up their run defense and defending against running quarterbacks.
In short, Dallas could make some moves to improve the roster without blowing up the future. But it doesn’t sound like they will.
Other Teams Making Moves
It isn’t like Jones hasn’t seen other teams doing this and finding success. Last year, the 49ers swung for the fences and landed Christian McCaffrey.
If not for Brock Purdy’s arm being shredded, the 49ers likely make the Super Bowl.
At least they made it to the NFC Championship game. When was the last Dallas could say the same again?
The Eagles have a solid roster that went to the Super Bowl last year.
They made moves during the draft to improve their team. They just made a trade to shore up their defensive backfield.
Right now they have the best record in the NFC and are the favorites to get back to the Super Bowl this year.
Standing pat rarely gets you to where you say you want to go.
What’s It Like To Have A General Manager?
Of course, the other 31 teams have something the Cowboys do not. A actual General Manager.
As long as Jones insists on being Owner/GM we’re going to see the same pattern repeating itself year after year.
As long as Dallas has a winning record, the seats at AT&T Stadium are filled, and the merch flies off the racks, Jones will be content.
His proclamations of “wanting to win a Super Bowl” are empty words. They will remain that way until the Cowboys have a real general manager.
Unless Jones is bluffing – which seems unlikely – the Cowboys are going nowhere fast.
Cowboys No Longer Kings Of The DFW Metroplex
There was a time not long ago when the Cowboys ruled the Dallas-Ft. Worth metroplex. Those days are no more.
The Texas Rangers will be playing in their third World Series in the last 14 seasons.
They are 3-0 all-time in the American League Championship series this century.
The Dallas Mavericks won the NBA championship in 2011. The also played in the NBA Finals in 2006.
Since 2000 the Mavericks have played in four conference finals.
The Dallas Stars have only been around for three decades. They won the NHL’s Stanley Cup in 2000.
The Stars are 1-2 in the Cup Finals, losing in their last trip in 2020. They are 3-3 in the Conference finals since 1998.
Since the 1996 season, while the other Dallas teams have won championships, the Cowboys’ cupboard has been bare.
They haven’t even played in a conference championship game since the 1995 season.
The Cowboys can’t even claim to be the kings of football in the metroplex. The Arlington Renegades won the XFL title this past spring.
But sure, the Cowboys are just fine as is.
If the general manager is happy to settle for mediocrity over championships that is.
Fine don’t win Championships…
Billy Eastridge How are you doing today?! think you should find someone to talk to.,
Billy Eastridge We never will until ol’ Jer hire a real GM, and he gets out of the way.
Jerry Jones, you’re fired.
Joey Guyton How are you doing today?! think you should find someone to talk to.,
Ignorant fool. This team will not win a SB as it’s constructed right now. Then again, maybe it is all about making money for the Jones famly.
He’s delusional
Steve Appelbaum How are you doing today?! think you should find someone to talk to.,
Gloria M. Gordon let me tell you I be been a cowboys fan since 68 probably before you were born. I’m telling you Jerry talks a good game and never makes a move to improve the team. Haven’t been in an NFC Championship game in 27 years. I’ve been in the new stadium 8 times, so before you comment know what your talking about!
Anyone who says that Jerry Jones isn’t responsible for the mediocrity of the Dallas Cowboys for the last 25+ years doesn’t know football.
Marco Mendoza How are you doing today?! think you should find someone to talk to.,
Gloria M. Gordon About….?
Marco Mendoza About “her” catfishing you, and stealing your money.
Mike Johnson Thanks bro!
Jeffrey Tanner How are you doing today?! think you should find someone to talk to.,
Fans are generally ignorant and emotional.
When was the last time the Cowboys played in a Super Bowl or NFC Championship game again?
It’s not their year
Jerry should be forced to sell this team to someone who really wants to win championships
Jerry jones needs to be admitted to a psychiatric home immediately.
It’s never our year so long as Dak is under center, and Double J is in the GM chair.
I’ve Been a Cowboy fan for 47 years before Jerry even bought the team for such a rich man being a billionaire he can’t be a stupid man but he has made stupid decisions when it comes to the Cowboys everybody needs to understand the Cowboys are just Jerry’s toy he don’t care if they win or not he still makes money so everyone just has to deal with it
One week to get someone to help,believe me we need help
Finally I’m sick of Jerry SO SICK OF JERRY…More money than brains
Rodney Clark Him and the NFL in general are slowly making me a hockey fan.
Idiot
Who gives a damm what he said
Kinda hard to make good football decisions when you don’t know a damn thing about football.
Jerry drink to much
Please sell the Cowboys
I know it’s hard, but stop supporting him! Only way he’s gonna change
Jarette Scott yep he likes the attention has to be the center of it all win or lose he doesn’t care he’s making money on them losing why go pay players to help win . He gets his attention and doesn’t care . They will lose until he’s gone
It won’t be the fan’s year until we get a new owner!
This is what you want to tell your fans wow jones is worst owner in history
Dallas Cowboys Haters can’t predict what they didn’t create,,,,DC4L Spirit Baby!!! That’s a Hard Pill to swallow
What a dope
Jj is a joke he doesn’t give a damn if they win or lose
Jeffrey Tanner the Browns and Vikings the Jets beat the Eagles
7-9
JJ says we are fine…we are just fine how we are…meanwhile we have trouble in the red-zone
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Derrick Henry
there’s a very tough schedule ahead and Dallas has to figure out how to be dominate again . can Dak Prescott transform perfect executions the way Kirk Cousins had done. maybe we’re better off with Cousins behind center. we’d have more advantage of getting to the bowl. just don’t see it happening this year if Dallas doesn’t figure itself out. every year it’s the same nonsense.
The wining teams always build on and add players to ensure better chances at success. This gm jess’ ride’um cowbowys. Yeeeeeeeehawwwwww! up # 27. As coach Bill Parcels used to say “you are always churning from the bottom to get better” (or something like that) meaning always always adding better players to be better. The oline is weak right now. Man what Derick Henry could do to blow that open for one addition. Remember what they did with Demarco Murray? Routlette jones just gonna roll’em instead.
Jerry needs to go. Same ole crap
Missing a couple of pieces