Dodging the ginger bullet, and the huge gamble of desperately drafting a DII QB ended up panning out. Those don't seem like calculated or brilliant decisions, particularly when (as TE just stated) you're passing up on QBs like Rodgers.
Signing Jacoby Jones wasn't too brilliant either. The guy was a shitty WR2 for years, and there was no evidence that he'd ever turn the corner. His two big receiving TDs (vs. Denver and vs. SF) came off inexcusable defensive lapses.
It really does take a lot of luck.
I'm not sure why Aaron Rodgers is even discussed. Nobody would have passed on him had they known he was going to be as good as he is. There was obviously something teams didn't like about him and he obviously pissed in their faces. The whole league almost and that includes Dallas who netted Marcus Spears a few picks before while having Drew Bledsoe as their fucking QB.
As for Jones, I'm not sure Jacoby Jones was supposed to be anything more than a KR guy and #3 at best. Being a shitty #2 doesn't have anything to do with it if they don't view him as a #2.
What's the point of all this anyway? If you're arguing that a team doesn't get all the moves right, you're wasting your breath.
The two quality HCs that JJ hired did quite well here. Garrett was given a very long leash, and his poor coaching and decision making did him in. JJ is not quite the anti-Christ.
JJ is the final say on everything, including who coaches the Cowboys. The fact that you have to say "the two quality HCs" is a joke all by itself because he's hired a shit ton since he bought the team. He's a bigger burden on the team than he is a benefit. The only thing he should actually be applauded for is that he'll open up his checkbook to try and bring people in but even that has it's flaws. As result of all the smoke and mirrors he and Stephen have thrown up by fucking with the cap so much, Dallas is in a position where they have to restructure every year like a bunch of idiots and the best we can hope for from a guy who just had a good season (Spencer) is that someone will trade for him. That's the best possible thing that could happen. There's no way they can justify another year with this OL and re-signing Spencer is one less good player that they can devote to the line.
That's even if they could do it in the first place because they're millions over the projected cap and the only prayer they would have in making enough room is to push so much more down the line that it will eventually fuck the team over.
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