2025 Random Cowboys Stuff Thread

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There isn't really much to say about Dak, it's all just wait and see.

He was 2nd in MVP voting in 2023, last year he looked like shit (in a completely dysfunctional environment where literally nobody on the entire team looked good) and injured himself in a relatively innocuous way.

What will he be going forward?

Nobody really knows, but I think almost any scenario is possible, although given his age and the years left on his deal I think the time to start looking for opportunities to take a QB in the first is now. Let him be Alex Smith for a year or two while the draft pick waits.
 
Simpleton said:
There isn't really much to say about Dak, it's all just wait and see.

He was 2nd in MVP voting in 2023, last year he looked like shit (in a completely dysfunctional environment where literally nobody on the entire team looked good) and injured himself in a relatively innocuous way.

What will he be going forward?

Nobody really knows, but I think almost any scenario is possible, although given his age and the years left on his deal I think the time to start looking for opportunities to take a QB in the first is now. Let him be Alex Smith for a year or two while the draft pick waits.
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Joe Milton is the way.
 
Simpleton said:
If Dak goes down this year they need to actually tank given this looks like it could be a pretty strong QB class.
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No faith in Milton I see. Just like no one had faith in the face paint guy.
 
boozeman said:
Agreed. I would expect them to take a shine to the LSU kid if we end up at the top of the draft.
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I assume you think they'll lazily like him because he's Nussmeier's kid?

I'm not so sure since they seem to have kind of soured on Moore, and Nussmeier seems to be his right hand man.

My early favorite at the moment is Klubnik, but things will obviously change as the year goes on. At the moment I'm just thinking that there are enough guys who seem to have enough potential that at least 2-3 of them should play well enough to work their way into the top 5-10.

I also don't think Manning is a lock to come out, he has 3 years of eligibility left and I could easily see him holding out for the right team to end up with the first pick, or maybe in the top 3-4 picks so that his family can orchestrate a quieter version of what happened with Eli 20 years ago.
 
Simpleton said:
I assume you think they'll lazily like him because he's Nussmeier's kid?

I'm not so sure since they seem to have kind of soured on Moore, and Nussmeier seems to be his right hand man.

My early favorite at the moment is Klubnik, but things will obviously change as the year goes on. At the moment I'm just thinking that there are enough guys who seem to have enough potential that at least 2-3 of them should play well enough to work their way into the top 5-10.

I also don't think Manning is a lock to come out, he has 3 years of eligibility left and I could easily see him holding out for the right team to end up with the first pick, or maybe in the top 3-4 picks so that his family can orchestrate a quieter version of what happened with Eli 20 years ago.
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Do not underestimate the Joneses and laziness plays into the whole equation.

They have lucked into their last two QBs, they will take the lazy way. It took two assistants dancing on the table for those. Put them at the top, you know they will rely on others’ trusted evals into it because there is not a true talent evaluator in the organization.
 
boozeman said:
Do not underestimate the Joneses and laziness plays into the whole equation.

They have lucked into their last two QBs, they will take the lazy way. It took two assistants dancing on the table for those. Put them at the top, you know they will rely on others’ trusted evals into it because there is not a true talent evaluator in the organization.
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Yea it's impossible to have any true insight into what these idiots are thinking, but they do seem to be thinking very seriously about what the long-term situation is at QB with the Lance and Milton trades, and if Dak gets hurt again and we end up in the top 10 I think there's a very good chance we go QB.
 
boozeman said:
Do not underestimate the Joneses and laziness plays into the whole equation.

They have lucked into their last two QBs, they will take the lazy way. It took two assistants dancing on the table for those. Put them at the top, you know they will rely on others’ trusted evals into it because there is not a true talent evaluator in the organization.
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Speaking of laziness... this is just a lazy narrative. Either teams take the no brainer QB at the top of the draft, or they "luck" into them later on.
Were the Patriots front office just some kind of wiz-bang talent evaluators when they pulled the trigger on Tom Brady in the 6th? How about the crew that selected Brock Purdy for the niners at the end of the draft? Or did they just "luck into them"?

Unless a QB is considered a can't miss prospect taken at the top of the draft (that actually turns into a good player) EVERY QB taken after that is one that is lucked into if they turn into a franchise type player.
 
Chocolate Lab said:
I'm actually kind of hopeful on Murray. I never expect a coaching or scenary change to make a huge difference, and I doubt it does now either. But he was slow to develop at OU -- I remember Switzer and others raving about his physical talent even as a freshman, but not until his last year was he very good -- so maybe that plus LB being Eberflus' specialty equals something good.
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4. CeeDee Lamb, Dallas Cowboys

Highest ranking: 3 | Lowest ranking: 10

Age: 26 | Last year's ranking: 4

Lamb has checked many boxes required by an elite receiver. He had a banner season in 2023, with 135 receptions (league-high), 1,749 yards and 12 touchdowns. He has had no true down years. He's a perennial All-Pro first- or second-teamer. And he can produce through adversity, including multiple injuries to Dak Prescott and a bad running game.

"Excellent out of the slot, easy mover, can sink and bend," an NFL personnel evaluator said. "Very good after the catch and excellent ball carrier vision."

Lamb has 496 career receptions, the second most through a player's first five seasons behind Michael Thomas' 510. His 12 career games with at least 10 receptions are already the most in Cowboys history. And his 101 catches for 1,194 yards last season was impressive considering Prescott missed significant time and the lack of a true No. 2 receiver in Dallas. About 45% of Lamb's yards came after the catch, producing 235 receiving yards after first contact. His red-zone production was modest last year, with nine catches for 57 yards and three touchdowns.
 
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