2026 Random Cowboys Stuff Thread...

ravidubey said:
In the case of Styles, we're adding a playmaker vs 'only' an ILB.

In the case of Brooks, we're addressing a position that is currently a negative. We've got bad play there, something we can't abide and would clearly be fixing by adding such a veteran. Pick 112 would be high, but I'd be ok with two 5ths instead.

Remember, we are drafting against Dak's window, not only to build our team. That changes some of the urgency.
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I don't play by this "Dak's window" thought process. Look no further than "Romos" window that we cared so much about. It ended with Dak taking over before Romo was ready to retire. Hope we get lucky again when Dak's window closes. But I see no reason to act like in 3 years football is over in Dallas.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
I don't play by this "Dak's window" thought process. Look no further than "Romos" window that we cared so much about. It ended with Dak taking over before Romo was ready to retire. Hope we get lucky again when Dak's window closes. But I see no reason to act like in 3 years football is over in Dallas.
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Romo's fluke injury almost certainly kept us from going deeper into the playoffs.

Dak benefitted hugely from the "Romo's Window" strategy as he played behind an OL blocking so well that a fricking rookie QB was almost never pressured and behind a fresh RB who was a top five pick.

Dak's window is real, 33 to start the season, accumulating injuries, clock ticking on a major contract, and there is no "new Dak" waiting to take over. It's not that football is over in three years, but any chance to compete will completely be reset when Dak fades.

When you think about it in those terms, why not borrow from the future for right now, when Dak is healthy and coming off what many called his best season
 
ravidubey said:
When you think about it in those terms, why not borrow from the future for right now, when Dak is healthy and coming off what many called his best season
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You want to borrow from the future financially I'm all for it.

You want to borrow from the future by sacrificing draft picks for one year rentals and I'm against it. Just draft better, that's the solution. And despite your fortune teller abilities you have no idea what the QB situation will be in Dallas when Dak is near retirement.
 
"It's hard to sign linebackers in the NFL."
 
Chocolate Lab said:
I think the extension is kind of a given.
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Yeah, I wouldn't be caping for him as a one year rental. The deal would have to include an extension ready and agreed upon by all involved before the trade could happen at 92.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
You want to borrow from the future financially I'm all for it.

You want to borrow from the future by sacrificing draft picks for one year rentals and I'm against it. Just draft better, that's the solution. And despite your fortune teller abilities you have no idea what the QB situation will be in Dallas when Dak is near retirement.
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It’s much worse.

By trading draft picks for known commodities you are definitely borrowing against the future in many ways.

Once borrowing against the maturity from the future, guys who would have been hitting their prime in 3-4 years perfectly tailored to your system but instead you get players already in their primes grown elsewhere.

Twice taking future cap space with those voidable years you end up spending to sign them.

Third you flush the future cap savings those inexpensive draft picks would have bought you, handing it to another team in the process.

BUT… No matter how well you draft, those players will be hitting their primes when Dak is 36. Maybe Dak is a bonafide megastar then still playing at an extended peak. I think you can’t bank on that. We can only hope the picks we use today provide immediate help in the way of depth with a chance for more reps by playoff time.

You get that right away when you trade two 5th rounders for a Brooks who ends your LB concerns definitively. So I don’t mind a mix of picks and trades. That Pickens trade seemed to turn out ok.

And we all know Dallas got lucky with both Romo and Dak, finding their future QBs with minimal draft investment. The odds of that happening a third time in a row and at the same franchise— not high, my friend.
 
ravidubey said:
Romo's fluke injury almost certainly kept us from going deeper into the playoffs.

Dak benefitted hugely from the "Romo's Window" strategy as he played behind an OL blocking so well that a fricking rookie QB was almost never pressured and behind a fresh RB who was a top five pick.

Dak's window is real, 33 to start the season, accumulating injuries, clock ticking on a major contract, and there is no "new Dak" waiting to take over. It's not that football is over in three years, but any chance to compete will completely be reset when Dak fades.

When you think about it in those terms, why not borrow from the future for right now, when Dak is healthy and coming off what many called his best season
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Don't you worry about the next QB in Dallas.

If neither Howell nor Milton are it, we can go back to that baseball pitcher pipeline.

We're in good hands.

:jonesrocking
 
mcnuttz said:
Don't you worry about the next QB in Dallas.

If neither Howell nor Milton are it, we can go back to that baseball pitcher pipeline.

We're in good hands.

:jonesrocking
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I doubt either of those guys will still be here 3 seasons from now. Just not the nature of the backup position in the NFL.
 
Cowboysrock55 said:
I doubt either of those guys will still be here 3 seasons from now. Just not the nature of the backup position in the NFL.
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Yeah, I know.

Remember the drought between the last Super Bowl win and Romo?

The Joneses will soon be tasked with finding our next QB...it's a scary thought.
 
mcnuttz said:
Yeah, I know.

Remember the drought between the last Super Bowl win and Romo?

The Joneses will soon be tasked with finding our next QB...it's a scary thought.
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You must underestimate the Joneses. They have learned their lesson with baseball players. This time they will delve into cricket pitchers.
 
mcnuttz said:
Don't you worry about the next QB in Dallas.

If neither Howell nor Milton are it, we can go back to that baseball pitcher pipeline.
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