2021 Random Cowboys Stuff Thread

[data]

Before I forget...now you can butcher and convulate the discussion with HOF resume, Targets, Catch %, Y/Target, TDs and 1st Down receptions to your heart's delight

Example 1
Receiver A: 125 rec, 1405 yards (11.2 YPC) (2018 Michael Thomas)
Receiver B: 87 rec, 1646 yards (18.9 YPC) (2013 Josh Gordon)

Example 2
Receiver A: 107 rec, 1023 yards (9.6 YPC) (2016 Larry Fitzgerald)
Receiver B: 60 rec, 1257 yards (21.0 YPC) (2010 Mike Wallace)

Example 3
Receiver A: 127 rec, 1535 yards (12.1 YPC) (2020 Stefon Diggs)
Receiver B: 98 rec, 1519 yards (15.5 YPC) (2014 Jordy Nelson)

Example 4
Receiver A: 110 rec, 1157 yards (10.5 YPC) (2015 Jarvis Landry)
Receiver B: 57 rec, 966 yards (16.9 YPC) (2017 T.Y. Hilton)

Example 5
Receiver A: 85 rec, 936 yards (11.0 YPC) (2014 Andre Johnson)
Receiver B: 65 rec, 1128 yards (17.4 YPC) (2013 Torrey Smith)

Example 6
- 97 rec, 831 yards (8.6 YPC) (2020 Juju Smith-Schuster)
- 52 rec, 856 yards (16.5 YPC) (2020 Jerry Jeudy)
Juju had 87% more catches, this WR had 91% higher YPC

 

[shoop]

They could. Which is why needing twice as many plays to drive the length of the field is foolish and dumb.

Both approaches ignore "splash" plays. Both are important statistics, neither alone is inherently more important than the other without context.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

JuJu is a bad comparison with his paltry YPC for a WR. It's been mentioned numerous times that receivers with the lower YPC would be taken, but those were always over 10 yds. Meaning they averaged at least a first down per catch. (yardage wise) JuJu? Not so much.

It's because catches are garbage if an offense forces the ball to a WR who can't produce. Ala, Juju last year. Aka 97 catches looks great, but yet garbage.

 

[mcnuttz]

Hey guys, looks like we're getting some good activity right before Training Camp starts.

Let me go back and catch up on the last few pages.

 

[mcnuttz]

 

[boozeman]

 

[Genghis Khan]

ESPN ranks...

 

[Cotton]

 

[mcnuttz]

Gotta have ESPN+ to read, so fuck all that.

 

[data]

Thankfully, Schmitty will be riding in on his white horse to defend God & country this coaching staff and set the record straight that they’re at least average.

 

[Genghis Khan]

I had to look up what an NFT is.

Apparently, it's a non-fungible token.

Ahh.

 

[boozeman]

 

[boozeman]

 

[Cowboysrock55]

I'll be honest, I hate forcing people to get vaccinated but hope all of our players do. Then again, as the Yankees demonstrated, having a team full of vaccinated players still won't prevent the contraction and missing of games like we saw with 6 of their guys.

 

[Genghis Khan]

I think he's about to break her back.

 

[Simpleton]

Whether or not you're 100% protected or not the league is allowing teams with certain thresholds of vaccinated players/coaches to operate in ways that other teams can't, so as such being vaccinated is a competitive advantage.

End of story.

 

[Cotton]

16. Dallas Cowboys

Overall score: 76.4

CATEGORY	SCORE	NFL RANK
Overall roster (minus QB)	75.8	17
Quarterback	88.3	5
Coaching	66.0	28
Draft	74.5	21
Front office	77.5	16

Why they're here: Unlike the past couple of years, we know with absolute certainty that Dak Prescott will be in Dallas for the next three years. Stacked with arguably the league's best skill group on offense, the points should be easy to find. But the defense has a ways to go. The foundation was laid through a draft almost exclusively focused on defense and a new coordinator in Dan Quinn. The overall coaching was average last year in Dallas, and that needs to be better for this group to achieve more. -- Yates

Biggest worry: Is coach Mike McCarthy the man to lead this team to success? Does owner Jerry Jones actually let him do his job without significant interference? Has McCarthy made the necessary adjustments to his coaching staff, on the defensive side of the ball in particular, that will allow this team to meet or exceed lofty preseason expectations year after year? Or will the Cowboys disappoint yet again? -- Riddick

What could change for the better: The Cowboys are dedicated to solving the issues in the secondary. Trevon Diggs should fight through rookie struggles to become a high-level player, and Dallas loaded up with three corners in the 2021 draft. And don't be surprised if the Cowboys look for a real difference-maker; there were rumors this offseason that Dallas looked into Xavien Howard, who is unhappy with his deal in Miami. -- Fowler

Stat to know: Prescott is permanently underrated. Since he entered the league in 2016, Prescott ranks fifth among qualifying quarterbacks in QBR only behind Patrick Mahomes, Lamar Jackson, Drew Brees and Deshaun Watson. Prescott will need defensive help if Dallas is going to be a title contender again, but offensively, the Cowboys should be in great shape. That starts with a QB in his prime who has been more efficient than Russell Wilson and Aaron Rodgers over the past five seasons. -- Walder

 

[Cotton]

RAIDER!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[Cotton]

 

[Chocolate Lab]

Why the hell does ESPN have our coaching rated so low? Don't they realize Garrett is gone?