1. I'd fire Mike Nolan ASAP. Yeah the players aren't that good but players who have quit only compounds the problem and clearly the Cowboys have quit. Get a new voice in there....someone who the players will fight for then go from there.
2. Fire Kellen Moore after the season. I've seen enough to realize that he's only as good as the QB talent he has to work with. When you lose your starting QB, a drop off in production is completely understandable. What's not understandable is for your unit to loo completely listless without said starter. Kellen Moore made two fairly ordinary Redskin and Cardinal defenses look like the '85 Bears and the '00 Ravens. I turned the game off early in the 2nd quarter.....did the Cowboys even attempt a pass beyond 15 yards down field? What I saw in the 1st quarter was embarrassing grade school level play calling on Moore's part. Patrick Mahomes wouldn't have succeeded with that conservative game plan.
3. Mike McCarthy has to be put on notice. Put some real effort into finding capable assistant coaches or he needs to be shown the door. Honestly I'd have no problem if he were one and done. He's the one who chose to piss away this second chance at life in the NFL by hiring an out of touch coaching relic like Mike Nolan. You reap what you sow. So if this historically bad defense costs him his job, he'd have no one to blame but himself.
4. The Cowboys have quite a few bad contracts but unfortunately we're stuck with most of the overpaid underperformers for another couple of years. Crawford is gone after this year so that should free up a little money. I'd sign Dak to the 3 or 4 year contract that he covets. That'll buy us more cap flexibility than franchise tagging him.
5. Go all out on improving the defense. The talent gap between the offense and defense is massive. Improving the DL should be the #1 focus. Safety is priority #2, IMO. Obviously there are too many holes to fill with one draft so this will require the Cowboys to actually open their wallet and pursue quality free agents.
6. Going back to point #4, I'd call around and see if there are any takers for any of these bad contracts. I doubt it but it doesn't hurt to make the calls. Ideally I'd like to move off of Zeke, Tank Lawrence, Tyron Smith, and Amari Cooper's deals. Of those four, I could maybe, see Tyron Smith drawing the most interest. He's nearing the end of his deal and could be a steal for a Tackle starved team with playoff aspirations. I think the price tags on the other 3 is too high for any other team to accept. Because not only would a team have to un-ass draft picks for them, they'd also have to pay them. IMO, the Cowboys would willingly have to take less than market value to unload those players. I.e., trading Zeke for 3rd and 4th round picks.
