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Post#801 » by bluejerseyjinx » Mon Apr 7, 2025 3:41 pm

Cactus Jack wrote:The trophy case is certainly dusty after all these years. But its a good thing that both Jerry & management in Santa Clara have hired a good custodian staff to keep things looking upscale & recent. Guys, it's just a joke.

I'm actually rooting for the Cowboys to win one before Jerry goes. It would be good for the league. I'm also worried about my guy Bjj & his long-term mental health if things don't improve for Dallas.

Too late. Got rid of all boxers and briefs. I now where cranberry thongs. :wink: :eyebrows:
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Cactus Jack wrote:The trophy case is certainly dusty after all these years. But its a good thing that both Jerry & management in Santa Clara have hired a good custodian staff to keep things looking upscale & recent. Guys, it's just a joke.

I'm actually rooting for the Cowboys to win one before Jerry goes. It would be good for the league. I'm also worried about my guy Bjj & his long-term mental health if things don't improve for Dallas.

Too late. Got rid of all boxers and briefs. I now where cranberry thongs. :wink: :eyebrows:

You watched so many e-gals you're starting to turn into one?
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bluejerseyjinx wrote:
Cactus Jack wrote:The trophy case is certainly dusty after all these years. But its a good thing that both Jerry & management in Santa Clara have hired a good custodian staff to keep things looking upscale & recent. Guys, it's just a joke.

I'm actually rooting for the Cowboys to win one before Jerry goes. It would be good for the league. I'm also worried about my guy Bjj & his long-term mental health if things don't improve for Dallas.

Too late. Got rid of all boxers and briefs. I now where cranberry thongs. :wink: :eyebrows:

You watched so many e-gals you're starting to turn into one?

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bluejerseyjinx wrote:
Cactus Jack wrote:The trophy case is certainly dusty after all these years. But its a good thing that both Jerry & management in Santa Clara have hired a good custodian staff to keep things looking upscale & recent. Guys, it's just a joke.

I'm actually rooting for the Cowboys to win one before Jerry goes. It would be good for the league. I'm also worried about my guy Bjj & his long-term mental health if things don't improve for Dallas.

Too late. Got rid of all boxers and briefs. I now where cranberry thongs. :wink: :eyebrows:

You watched so many e-gals you're starting to turn into one?

And pom poms. Don't forget the pom poms. :eyebrows: :winkgrin:
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Post#805 » by bluejerseyjinx » Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:15 pm

Not that the Cowboys don't need help at every position, but I'm hoping they go old school this year. Not sure if I am in the majority or minority here, but I would like to see the Cowboys go OL or Rb with their first pick. Cowboys have always had their most successful years when they had a top O-line and running game. This to me this would make the whole offense better over all. The last thing I want to see is the Cowboys draft a WR at #12. Depending on Suck Prescott to throw the ball all around the place hasn't worked out for 9 years.
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Post#806 » by Jaydubb » Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:20 pm

bluejerseyjinx wrote:Not that the Cowboys don't need help at every position, but I'm hoping they go old school this year. Not sure if I am in the majority or minority here, but I would like to see the Cowboys go OL or Rb with their first pick. Cowboys have always had their most successful years when they had a top O-line and running game. This to me this would make the whole offense better over all. The last thing I want to see is the Cowboys draft a WR at #12. Depending on Suck Prescott to throw the ball all around the place hasn't worked out for 9 years.

OL alllll day long. Seriously more teams need to place a special focus on OL/DL every single draft. That’s the main focus in football, the trenches, then build out after that.

I’m also of the mindset that RB and TE should not be drafted high in the first round. There’s always good quality RBs/TEs in the 2nd/3rd rounds.
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Post#807 » by bluejerseyjinx » Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:23 pm

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bluejerseyjinx wrote:Not that the Cowboys don't need help at every position, but I'm hoping they go old school this year. Not sure if I am in the majority or minority here, but I would like to see the Cowboys go OL or Rb with their first pick. Cowboys have always had their most successful years when they had a top O-line and running game. This to me this would make the whole offense better over all. The last thing I want to see is the Cowboys draft a WR at #12. Depending on Suck Prescott to throw the ball all around the place hasn't worked out for 9 years.

OL alllll day long. Seriously more teams need to place a special focus on OL/DL every single draft. That’s the main focus in football, the trenches, then build out after that.

I’m also of the mindset that RB and TE should not be drafted high in the first round. There’s always good quality RBs/TEs in the 2nd/3rd rounds.

That was the way we used to do it in the 60's and 70's. Controlling the line of scrimmage is what its all about IMHO. But Jerry likes flash and guys like Johnny "the Junkie" Manziel.
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Post#808 » by Jaydubb » Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:38 pm

bluejerseyjinx wrote:
Jaydubb wrote:
bluejerseyjinx wrote:Not that the Cowboys don't need help at every position, but I'm hoping they go old school this year. Not sure if I am in the majority or minority here, but I would like to see the Cowboys go OL or Rb with their first pick. Cowboys have always had their most successful years when they had a top O-line and running game. This to me this would make the whole offense better over all. The last thing I want to see is the Cowboys draft a WR at #12. Depending on Suck Prescott to throw the ball all around the place hasn't worked out for 9 years.

OL alllll day long. Seriously more teams need to place a special focus on OL/DL every single draft. That’s the main focus in football, the trenches, then build out after that.

I’m also of the mindset that RB and TE should not be drafted high in the first round. There’s always good quality RBs/TEs in the 2nd/3rd rounds.

That was the way we used to do it in the 60's and 70's. Controlling the line of scrimmage is what its all about IMHO. But Jerry likes flash and guys like Johnny "the Junkie" Manziel.

Jerry likes flash because flash sells tickets and merchandise. I think the “big nasty ugly boring fat” OL/DL are arguably the most important foundational pieces of a football team. The cowboys have a history of great players at these positions and even recently had amazing players like Zach Martin and Travis Frederick but there always seems to be holes on that OL in recent years that defenses can expose.

I think the best cowboys teams in recent memory were those mid to late 2010s teams when they had those great OLs and put an emphasis on the run game. There was a clear change from focusing on the run game to focusing on the pass game around 2019 or 2020. It’s a lot more fun to watch throwing the football, but not as effective at winning games unless you have an all time great QB throwing the football and even that is sometimes not good enough.
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Post#809 » by QB_Eagles » Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:39 pm

bluejerseyjinx wrote:Not that the Cowboys don't need help at every position, but I'm hoping they go old school this year. Not sure if I am in the majority or minority here, but I would like to see the Cowboys go OL or Rb with their first pick. Cowboys have always had their most successful years when they had a top O-line and running game. This to me this would make the whole offense better over all. The last thing I want to see is the Cowboys draft a WR at #12. Depending on Suck Prescott to throw the ball all around the place hasn't worked out for 9 years.

The Cowboys last four 1st round picks were OL/DL.

Old school would be drafting another David LaFleur or Felix Jones.
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Post#810 » by Jaydubb » Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:44 pm

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bluejerseyjinx wrote:Not that the Cowboys don't need help at every position, but I'm hoping they go old school this year. Not sure if I am in the majority or minority here, but I would like to see the Cowboys go OL or Rb with their first pick. Cowboys have always had their most successful years when they had a top O-line and running game. This to me this would make the whole offense better over all. The last thing I want to see is the Cowboys draft a WR at #12. Depending on Suck Prescott to throw the ball all around the place hasn't worked out for 9 years.

The Cowboys last four 1st round picks were OL/DL.

Old school would be drafting another Felix Jones or David LaFleur.

Is there a change in who makes the decisions for the cowboys? In the last few years, it seems like they might be changing up some things. Maybe Jerry is allowing some of his kids to make more decisions, I don’t know.
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Post#811 » by bluejerseyjinx » Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:45 pm

QB_Eagles wrote:
bluejerseyjinx wrote:Not that the Cowboys don't need help at every position, but I'm hoping they go old school this year. Not sure if I am in the majority or minority here, but I would like to see the Cowboys go OL or Rb with their first pick. Cowboys have always had their most successful years when they had a top O-line and running game. This to me this would make the whole offense better over all. The last thing I want to see is the Cowboys draft a WR at #12. Depending on Suck Prescott to throw the ball all around the place hasn't worked out for 9 years.

The Cowboys last four 1st round picks were OL/DL.

Old school would be drafting another David LaFleur or Felix Jones.

You continue to ignore the curse of Jerry. :wink:
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Post#812 » by bluejerseyjinx » Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:46 pm

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QB_Eagles wrote:
bluejerseyjinx wrote:Not that the Cowboys don't need help at every position, but I'm hoping they go old school this year. Not sure if I am in the majority or minority here, but I would like to see the Cowboys go OL or Rb with their first pick. Cowboys have always had their most successful years when they had a top O-line and running game. This to me this would make the whole offense better over all. The last thing I want to see is the Cowboys draft a WR at #12. Depending on Suck Prescott to throw the ball all around the place hasn't worked out for 9 years.

The Cowboys last four 1st round picks were OL/DL.

Old school would be drafting another Felix Jones or David LaFleur.

Is there a change in who makes the decisions for the cowboys? In the last few years, it seems like they might be changing up some things. Maybe Jerry is allowing some of his kids to make more decisions, I don’t know.
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Post#813 » by bluejerseyjinx » Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:52 pm

Jaydubb wrote:
bluejerseyjinx wrote:Not that the Cowboys don't need help at every position, but I'm hoping they go old school this year. Not sure if I am in the majority or minority here, but I would like to see the Cowboys go OL or Rb with their first pick. Cowboys have always had their most successful years when they had a top O-line and running game. This to me this would make the whole offense better over all. The last thing I want to see is the Cowboys draft a WR at #12. Depending on Suck Prescott to throw the ball all around the place hasn't worked out for 9 years.

OL alllll day long. Seriously more teams need to place a special focus on OL/DL every single draft. That’s the main focus in football, the trenches, then build out after that.

I’m also of the mindset that RB and TE should not be drafted high in the first round. There’s always good quality RBs/TEs in the 2nd/3rd rounds.

I'm seeing a lot of mock drafts having the Cowboys take a kid named Tyler Booker. Cowboys need to replace Zack Martin. And he's a hard guy to replace.
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Post#814 » by Mr B » Wed Apr 16, 2025 3:26 pm

bluejerseyjinx wrote:
Jaydubb wrote:
bluejerseyjinx wrote:Not that the Cowboys don't need help at every position, but I'm hoping they go old school this year. Not sure if I am in the majority or minority here, but I would like to see the Cowboys go OL or Rb with their first pick. Cowboys have always had their most successful years when they had a top O-line and running game. This to me this would make the whole offense better over all. The last thing I want to see is the Cowboys draft a WR at #12. Depending on Suck Prescott to throw the ball all around the place hasn't worked out for 9 years.

OL alllll day long. Seriously more teams need to place a special focus on OL/DL every single draft. That’s the main focus in football, the trenches, then build out after that.

I’m also of the mindset that RB and TE should not be drafted high in the first round. There’s always good quality RBs/TEs in the 2nd/3rd rounds.

I'm seeing a lot of mock drafts having the Cowboys take a kid named Tyler Booker. Cowboys need to replace Zack Martin. And he's a hard guy to replace.

Zack Martin hasn’t been good for about 2 years now. Also they already have his replacement on the team.
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Post#815 » by bluejerseyjinx » Wed Apr 16, 2025 3:30 pm

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Jaydubb wrote:OL alllll day long. Seriously more teams need to place a special focus on OL/DL every single draft. That’s the main focus in football, the trenches, then build out after that.

I’m also of the mindset that RB and TE should not be drafted high in the first round. There’s always good quality RBs/TEs in the 2nd/3rd rounds.

I'm seeing a lot of mock drafts having the Cowboys take a kid named Tyler Booker. Cowboys need to replace Zack Martin. And he's a hard guy to replace.

Zack Martin hasn’t been good for about 2 years now. Also they already have his replacement on the team.

Didn't stop Jimmy from drafting a sh.t load of them. Having a top O-line with depth can cover up other weaknesses on the team. Just saying.
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Post#816 » by Mr B » Wed Apr 16, 2025 6:40 pm

bluejerseyjinx wrote:
Mr B wrote:
bluejerseyjinx wrote:I'm seeing a lot of mock drafts having the Cowboys take a kid named Tyler Booker. Cowboys need to replace Zack Martin. And he's a hard guy to replace.

Zack Martin hasn’t been good for about 2 years now. Also they already have his replacement on the team.

Didn't stop Jimmy from drafting a sh.t load of them. Having a top O-line with depth can cover up other weaknesses on the team. Just saying.

True. This is a deep draft for interior OL and DL. Other than drafting a WR (or acquiring one through trade) and a RB I’m hoping they load up on both the OL and DL. They have 10 picks and I’d be more than happy to see them draft 5 or 6 OL and DL.
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Post#817 » by bluejerseyjinx » Thu Apr 17, 2025 12:45 pm

Mr B wrote:
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Mr B wrote:Zack Martin hasn’t been good for about 2 years now. Also they already have his replacement on the team.

Didn't stop Jimmy from drafting a sh.t load of them. Having a top O-line with depth can cover up other weaknesses on the team. Just saying.

True. This is a deep draft for interior OL and DL. Other than drafting a WR (or acquiring one through trade) and a RB I’m hoping they load up on both the OL and DL. They have 10 picks and I’d be more than happy to see them draft 5 or 6 OL and DL.

That's too old school for Jerry. I mean, God forbid the Cowboys commit to controlling the line of scrimmage like the 90's and old days. There are some great scenarios where the Cowboys could trade down a bit in the first round and get one of the top RB's and O-lineman and help solve to areas. I believe the Cowboys can still get a very good Wr and a really good Cb in round 2.
Problem is we can never figure out a way to get rid of and lock up Jerry and Stephen during the draft so Will McClay can do his thing.
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Post#818 » by Mr B » Thu Apr 17, 2025 3:57 pm

bluejerseyjinx wrote:
Mr B wrote:
bluejerseyjinx wrote:Didn't stop Jimmy from drafting a sh.t load of them. Having a top O-line with depth can cover up other weaknesses on the team. Just saying.

True. This is a deep draft for interior OL and DL. Other than drafting a WR (or acquiring one through trade) and a RB I’m hoping they load up on both the OL and DL. They have 10 picks and I’d be more than happy to see them draft 5 or 6 OL and DL.

That's too old school for Jerry. In mean, God forbid the Cowboys commit to controlling the line of scrimmage like the 90's and old days. There are some great scenarios where the Cowboys could trade down a bit in the first round and get one of the top RB's and O-lineman and help solve to areas. I believe the Cowboys can still get a very good Wr and a really good Cb in round 2.
Problem is we can never figure out a way to get rid of and lock up Jerry and Stephen during the draft so Will McClay can do his thing.

A draft like this would solve a lot of problems for the Cowboys.

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Post#819 » by bluejerseyjinx » Thu Apr 17, 2025 4:05 pm

Mr B wrote:
bluejerseyjinx wrote:
Mr B wrote:True. This is a deep draft for interior OL and DL. Other than drafting a WR (or acquiring one through trade) and a RB I’m hoping they load up on both the OL and DL. They have 10 picks and I’d be more than happy to see them draft 5 or 6 OL and DL.

That's too old school for Jerry. In mean, God forbid the Cowboys commit to controlling the line of scrimmage like the 90's and old days. There are some great scenarios where the Cowboys could trade down a bit in the first round and get one of the top RB's and O-lineman and help solve to areas. I believe the Cowboys can still get a very good Wr and a really good Cb in round 2.
Problem is we can never figure out a way to get rid of and lock up Jerry and Stephen during the draft so Will McClay can do his thing.

A draft like this would solve a lot of problems for the Cowboys.

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Mr B wrote:A draft like this would solve a lot of problems for the Cowboys.

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