Roberto

Weeks 4 through 7 is a gauntlet. Eagles, 49ers, Bills, Ravens. If we come out of that 2-2 I will be thrilled. 1-3 is more realistic.

The slot corner signing was underrated. 74.2 PFF grade for $5M per year is excellent value. Smart, steady, and frees the young outside guys to take chances.

Year 3 breakout is a real trend at cornerback. The position has the steepest learning curve in the NFL. I am cautiously optimistic about our young guys.

Bill Parcells saved this franchise from irrelevance. People forget how bad the Dave Campo years were. Parcells deserves credit for building the core that carried Dallas for a decade.

The Star practices in Frisco are solid if you cannot fly to California. Not the same atmosphere but you still get to see the team up close and it is free.

Making the Team has been my guilty pleasure show for years. The fact that it has run for 16 seasons tells you everything about the brand power.

Splitting with Philly is fine but the Week 6 red zone interception still haunts me. You have CeeDee one-on-one and you throw into double coverage. Decision-making under pressure is still a question mark for Dak.

The real solution is what the Chiefs do: draft well in the middle rounds and develop cheap talent. The Cowboys have not done that consistently.

The 45% number on three players is staggering. Even if all three are elite, you cannot build a 53-man roster when nearly half your money goes to three guys.

Emmitt playing with the separated shoulder is peak Cowboys. That game against the Giants defines toughness. Nobody in today is game is doing that.

Great breakdown. The A-gap numbers are damning. 5.2 YPC up the middle is basically telling every team in the league to run right at us.

The hybrid scheme was the issue all year. You could see the defensive tackles hesitating on snap because they were not sure which gap to fill. That half-second of hesitation is an extra 2 yards for the running back.

Texas Live is good but it gets overpriced on game days. $12 beers and $18 burgers. Stick to Wild Pitch for value.

The sack rate under blitz is the one number that concerns me. In the playoffs, teams blitz more because the stakes are higher. That is where his weakness gets exposed.

People compare him to Mahomes because of the contract. If Dak was making $30M nobody would complain. The issue is value relative to cap hit.

The safety pick in round 2 is my favorite selection. That 4.42 speed with the coverage instincts is exactly what this defense has been missing since the Darren Woodson era.

Whatever happens, the tailgating culture at the current stadium is irreplaceable. Those parking lots on a Sunday morning are sacred ground.

If public money is involved I will be at every city council meeting. Arlington already gave Jerry $325M and the economic impact studies were wildly optimistic. Source: Brookings Institution stadium financing study.

Tyler Smith is the future of this line. Move him to left tackle where his athleticism is maximized and draft a guard in round 1.

You cannot pay a QB $55M and a WR $34M and expect to have a complete roster. That is $89M on two players. The math does not work under the salary cap.

Post-game tailgating is the real pro tip here. I used to fight traffic for 90 minutes. Now I crack another beer, listen to the postgame radio show, and leave when the lot is half empty.

The pressure rate is the key stat. 22.4% is absurd. That means roughly 1 in every 4-5 dropbacks he is getting to the quarterback. Source: PFF pressure rates since 2021.

Ware did it in an era where offensive tackles were better. The 2010s had elite left tackles across the league. Parsons benefits from more scheme creativity getting him free rushes.

Dak is not the problem but he is not the solution either at $55M. You cannot pay a QB that much and have this little talent around him.

14.2 blocked passes per game is a wild stat. That is not just shot blocking -- it is disrupting the opponent's entire offensive flow. Active sticks in lanes force dump-ins instead of controlled entries.

The academy upgrades are important. English language classes and nutrition programs help 16-year-olds transition from their home countries.