Dallas Cowboys 2021 Regular Season Thread -- Money, Masks, & Masochism

[Patrick Bateman 3,966]

Okay..... no masks.... It's Texas!!!  Now, it's 17 games and 18 weeks of terrible coaching, dysfunctional management, excuses, and misplaced hope to endure.  Maybe this is the season!!!  Probably not though, not with Thumb McCarthy at the controls.

Stephen already saying shit as dumb as his Dad.

Hope!!!!

Hmmm...... 

On the face, we have a winnable division with Philly sort of in transition and the Giants having OL issues and still employing Red to call plays.  WFT is looking like a compelling competitor if Fitz doesn't get hurt.  Their defense is nasty and they can run the ball.  In Mike we Trust, right?  No, no one thinks that..... Aaron Rodgers is cracking up at the thought.  The good news?  8-8 should be impossible!  Knowing Dallas, we'll somehow get there.

What are your thoughts on the Cowboys this year?  Record?  How far do they get?  

 

[EvilCaseMcCoy 692]

15 minutes ago, Patrick Bateman said:

On the face, we have a winnable division

Well, if preseason is any indicator, our division has a combined 1-10-1 record so far, and the giants are trailing. 

[youdunnf'dup 2,147]

8-8-1. Or 12-5. We’ll either have a chance to win the division in week 18 and we’ll blow it or we’ll be one of the two or 3 best teams in the nfc and lose in the first round. I’m a 30 year old cowboys fan. It’s all I’ve ever known. There’s no other way. 

[DougO 5,264]

Nine Cowboys opponents get covid during game week and forfeit...Championship!

[markstanco 12,786]

The Key Plays option on YouTube tv will be utilized a bunch this year.

[futureman 22,696]

2 hours ago, youdunnf'dup said:

I’m a 30 year old cowboys fan.

damn. just missed the glory years. they were real and they were spectacular. 

[Surly Bevo 25,732]

Somebody pass me some salt for this McGriddle here.

[Dr Fear 1,290]

Somebody pass me some salt for this McGriddle here.

Way ahead of you.

[Vic Mackey 47,952]

Nine Cowboys opponents get covid during game week and forfeit...Championship!

I'll take it!

[jeevsie 3,789]

Yep - going with  the 8-8-1 scenario myself.

[youdunnf'dup 2,147]

Umm fuck yes. Please 

[Surly Bevo 25,732]

Umm fuck yes. Please 

On the one hand you are fuck yessing over a potential punter acquisition. On the other hand this is the Cowboys we are talking about here

[youdunnf'dup 2,147]

Yeah, I want the best punter in the game when we have a terrible defense. 

[Patrick Bateman 3,966]

Brandon Knight was getting killed yesterday...... probably not the best outing to be seeing his trade value.  Maybe someone wants to move him back inside.

[Vic Mackey 47,952]

...

[futureman 22,696]

8 hours ago, youdunnf'dup said:

Yeah, I want the best punter in the game when we have a terrible defense. 

dicko isn’t leaving seattle. 

[Vic Mackey 47,952]

Wut

[markstanco 12,786]

Ryan leaf on that program?

[futureman 22,696]

3 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

Wut

it’s true! lulz

[Catdaddyhorn 3,466]

 

[Horny Bull 2,766]

 

[Mo Horn 8,937]

24 minutes ago, Horny Bull said:

 

Also waived Squints

[Loch Ness Monster 3,533]

Cooper Rush is fucking terrible. Go get one of these QBs that have been cut.

[Herpa Derpa 6,343]

15 minutes ago, Loch Ness Monster said:

Cooper Rush is fucking terrible. Go get one of these QBs that have been cut.

Yup

20 minutes ago, Dr. Beeper said:

We need to pick up Newton, and now. 

Ayup

[Vic Mackey 47,952]

25 minutes ago, Loch Ness Monster said:

Cooper Rush is fucking terrible. Go get one of these QBs that have been cut.

I wonder if Cam asked to be released to try and desperately find a starting spot somewhere. Not sure where this would be at this point. Are any teams looking for a starter? I have not looked over all 32 teams but it seems everyone has their starter ready to go. Mac Jones being named the starter in NE means the Cam era is over forever. They are not going back. Would Cam want to be a backup here? I'd love Cam as a backup as he is 100x better than what we got, even though he is not what he used to be.

[Vic Mackey 47,952]

1 hour ago, Mo Horn said:

Also waived Squints

This was so fucking stupid to not address our backup situation. We did well last year with getting Dalton. Gilbert, Rush and DiNucci all played real snaps last season and we didn't win a game and our offense looked like shit. Although Garrett moved the ball against Pitt, all we could muster was one TD. He can move the ball between the 20s and then bogs down when it counts.

So now fucking Cooper Rush seems to be our #2.

We used to have guys like Orton and Kitna backup Romo. Those are great guys to have. Then we switched to shitty ass players who have zero experience taking real snaps for whatever reason.

[Pam Cummings 9,868]

I dont get all the hand wringing over a backup QB. We had what was supposed to be the best backup QB in football last year and still missed the playoffs in a shit ass division.

[EvilCaseMcCoy 692]

6 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

I wonder if Cam asked to be released to try and desperately find a starting spot somewhere. Not sure where this would be at this point. Are any teams looking for a starter? I have not looked over all 32 teams but it seems everyone has their starter ready to go. Mac Jones being named the starter in NE means the Cam era is over forever. They are not going back. Would Cam want to be a backup here? I'd love Cam as a backup as he is 100x better than what we got, even though he is not what he used to be.

The panthers could prob use an upgrade 😅

[jeevsie 3,789]

Interested to see what the plan is for backup QB.  DiNucci back on PS for sure, though, right?

[Vic Mackey 47,952]

6 minutes ago, jeevsie said:

Interested to see what the plan is for backup QB.  DiNucci back on PS for sure, though, right?

Why?? He might be the single worst QB I have ever seen. There is zero hope for him. Move on and find someone else to stash away on the PS. Cooper Rush needs this treatment, too. He has been here for years and has improved none.

[Hermanator 7,665]

32 minutes ago, Pam Cummings said:

I dont get all the hand wringing over a backup QB. We had what was supposed to be the best backup QB in football last year and still missed the playoffs in a shit ass division.

That's what I say. If anything having Dalton last year didn't help them it just kept them from having a top 2-3 pick in the draft. Even if they didn't want a QB they could have leveraged an extra 1st and more from a team that did. 

[Hermanator 7,665]

Did this team's draft really look as bad as the media is saying? I heard on the radio yesterday that only Parsons and Cox looked good while every other pick looked like trash. 

[C-Man 27,779]

Rush is awful and we are fucked if we get to that point. Cowboys are pretty much toast if Dak doesn’t stay healthy and play pretty well.

[Trey3216 15,452]

31 minutes ago, C-Man said:

Rush is awful and we are fucked if we get to that point. Cowboys are pretty much toast if Dak doesn’t stay healthy and play pretty well.

Every team in the league is toast if their starter goes down for any prolonged period of time.  

[EvilCaseMcCoy 692]

57 minutes ago, Hermanator said:

Did this team's draft really look as bad as the media is saying? I heard on the radio yesterday that only Parsons and Cox looked good while every other pick looked like trash. 

I heard that Nashon and the 2 DTs look like studs too. 

[Loch Ness Monster 3,533]

Think Chauncey Golston has been hurt the entire offseason so who knows with him.

[DougO 5,264]

LOL, people thinking Cowboys can get something from Cam that Belichick couldn't.

Cam is a cancer.

[futureman 22,696]

51 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

Every team in the league is toast if their starter goes down for any prolonged period of time.  

what about the 1990 NY Giants?

[tokamak 6,687]

2 hours ago, Pam Cummings said:

I dont get all the hand wringing over a backup QB. We had what was supposed to be the best backup QB in football last year and still missed the playoffs in a shit ass division.

 

1 hour ago, Hermanator said:

That's what I say. If anything having Dalton last year didn't help them it just kept them from having a top 2-3 pick in the draft. Even if they didn't want a QB they could have leveraged an extra 1st and more from a team that did. 

If Dak goes down for the season, then yeah, we're fucked either way. Doesn't matter if it's a grizzled vet like Andy Dalton or some bum like Ben DiNucci, we probably ain't making the playoffs in that scenario.

The difference is what happens if Dak goes down for, say, 6 games. Do we have someone that can help the team keep its head above water and go 3-3 in those games, or are we gonna crater and go 1-5?

[markstanco 12,786]

Every team in the league is toast if their starter goes down for any prolonged period of time.  

Nick files
Jeff hostetler
Trent dilfer

[youdunnf'dup 2,147]

1 hour ago, Trey3216 said:

Every team in the league is toast if their starter goes down for any prolonged period of time.  

When you actually build a decent roster this just isn’t true. We’ve seen it play out several times. 

[Trey3216 15,452]

10 minutes ago, markstanco said:

Nick files
Jeff hostetler
Trent dilfer

So 3 times out of several hundred seasons interrupted by a starting QB injury!    Seems like an incredibly smart way to spend one’s $$!? 

[Hermanator 7,665]

12 minutes ago, markstanco said:

Nick files
Jeff hostetler
Trent dilfer

Great defense

Great defense

Great defense

If you want to survive with a backup QB then have a top 5 defense. No backup is surviving with this defense. 

Definitely get the best backup you can for almost no money, but don't put any money into that position. 

Edited August 31, 2021 by Hermanator

[Sgt Hulk 14,427]

Show me a win baby.   We will likely be able to wrap the division by week 8 but step on our dicks and loose on a win and your in game week 18

[Vic Mackey 47,952]

1 hour ago, DougO said:

LOL, people thinking Cowboys can get something from Cam that Belichick couldn't.

Cam is a cancer.

That NE offense was void of talent. We have much better offensive weapons than NE. 

Is he any more of a "cancer" than Zeke? I doubt it. That shit only comes out when they stop winning. Also, Belichik regressed once Brady left. As expected.

[Loch Ness Monster 3,533]

Cam probably didn't want to be a backup or Belichick thought he would be a distraction as a backup. 

Only other reason could be Belichik thought a guy that thought microchips were being placed in vaccines along with being a mediocre football player in 2021 was a distraction.

[Trey3216 15,452]

7 minutes ago, Vic Mackey said:

That NE offense was void of talent. We have much better offensive weapons than NE. 

Is he any more of a "cancer" than Zeke? I doubt it. That shit only comes out when they stop winning. Also, Belichik regressed once Brady left. As expected.

Because of Cam's awful play.  I'm entertaining betting on NE to win the AFC East this year, and I think I'm gonna wager pretty heftily on it.   

[Patrick Bateman 3,966]

3 hours ago, Vic Mackey said:

I wonder if Cam asked to be released to try and desperately find a starting spot somewhere. Not sure where this would be at this point. Are any teams looking for a starter? I have not looked over all 32 teams but it seems everyone has their starter ready to go. Mac Jones being named the starter in NE means the Cam era is over forever. They are not going back. Would Cam want to be a backup here? I'd love Cam as a backup as he is 100x better than what we got, even though he is not what he used to be.

Rumored he asked to be cut after learning he lost out to Mac Attack.  Some of that may be pride, some may be not wanting to be in Boston.  Who knows?  You definitely call his agent and ask what's the deal.  He probably hopes he can see if Houston is possible, which is pretty much his only starting option.  If he's not interested in being a backup then he'll sit and wait for an injury.  The problem for him, is he's a moron and not vaccinated, so he makes it that much harder for him to come in and really start learning a new system with reps quickly.  If he doesn't accept a backup position, I could see him sitting out all year.

 

[youdunnf'dup 2,147]

1 hour ago, DougO said:

LOL, people thinking Cowboys can get something from Cam that Belichick couldn't.

Cam is a cancer.

Cam has never had a player or coach say anything bad about him. Not once. I’m fact, everyone has called him a great leader and a great teammate. You’re showing your ass on this one more than your corny ass nicknames. With that being said, I’d prefer someone that can throw better than cam as our backup 

Edited August 31, 2021 by youdunnf'dup

[Hermanator 7,665]

15 minutes ago, Trey3216 said:

Because of Cam's awful play.  I'm entertaining betting on NE to win the AFC East this year, and I think I'm gonna wager pretty heftily on it.   

 

Buffalo definitely and Miami probably better especially with a rookie QB. 

Some saying Cam isn't vaccinated so that becomes an issue wasting one of your allowed unvaccinated spots on a backup QB. I bet he either doesn't play this season to signs in Houston for starter money (if they have it available)