Franchise QB drafting seems to make a lot of sense. There's really no way we're a SB calibur team next year. There are so many holes to fill. We need two cornerbacks and only have one good safety, huge holes at linebacker, we need a new starting RB, we need a nose tackle and a defensive end. We're thin at wide receiver, and have nothing at backup QB. We need to assume the window's shut. Maybe we can have another miracle like 2014, but I sincerely doubt it.
2014 wasn't a miracle, Romo just stayed healthy and we committed to the run. We were 3-1 with him last season, although we clearly looked underwhelming against the Giants, but that was one game. If he stayed healthy, even without Dez and with our other deficiencies I think we would've went at least 10-6 and won the division.
If we upgrade at RB, fill in a few defensive spots with average role-player types and Romo stays healthy I think we easily win 10-11 games and the division, and from there, who knows?
We don't need to add 5 Pro Bowlers on defense. Sign a couple of mid-tier free agents, have a decent draft and the defense will be more than fine behind an offense with a healthy Romo, Dez and upgraded RB. I honestly believe our OL is just that good.
Now, is it likely that our front office is smart enough to make moves like this?
Doubtful but that doesn't mean it'd take a "miracle" for us to compete for the NFC, all it'd take is health and a couple of savvy, yet ultimately inexpensive FA signings. Aside from an HC better than Garret of course.
I made a long post about this a few months ago but coming into the season who thought Carolina would be any good?
On paper their WR's sucked, their OL was mostly shit, their secondary was average, they had no threatening edge rushers aside from Charles Johnson and they had an injury prone 29 year old RB.
Yet they had a coaching staff that played to their strengths and mitigated their weaknesses, is our staff capable of that?
Probably not, but don't tell me on paper that our roster isn't good enough to compete in the NFC when it clearly is/should be with a couple of mid-tier FA signings.