I’ve been seeing a lot of think pieces on socials today talking about who’s at fault for this squad/season at large. And AP has been taking a lot of heat. HogsHaven wrote an article asking if AP is throwing DQ under the bus. Nicki is throwing shade at AP saying most of this is his fault for building this roster. And sure, you can’t say he’s faultless. I think there are quite a few things (cough CENTER cough) you can be critical about.

Yet… thinking about it more, I can’t shake that the idea that DQ IS in fact NOT DEVELOPING the players’ AP has drafted. Let’s break down AP’s draft picks from 24 & 25 and ask a simple question: have the players from each class gotten better or worse since their rookie season? Since we’re looking at improvement from year to year, I’m excluding the 2026 class.

2024 Draft

1.) Jayden Daniels - A historically great 2024. IMO, the greatest rookie season a QB has ever had. And certifiably an elite talent. It would be easy to me to point to this as a case of not developing talent properly since he’s made a few mistakes here and there this year he didn’t during his rookie season… but I’m gonna say this is a wash because injury was the primary reason he lacked success in 2025. You can also say some of his issues in 2026 stem from a lack of experience and consistency in availability.

VERDICT: Inconclusive

2.) Johnny Newton - Newton was fairly meh in 2024. Had some flashes, but not really consistent. And expected since he was coming off foot surgery. So how was 2025?

Erm… not great either! It was actually worse per PFF by a few points. Also concerning: Newton played his best game against Dallas on X-mas after Kinlaw and Payne were out. And for the life of me, even though I can’t find the article, I remember how there was a big deal about how Newton was finally playing the 3T in that game and that was his natural position. Begs the question… why was he out of position in the first place?

Verdict: Unfavorable, maybe inconclusive if being generous

3.) Mike Sainristil - Ah, now here’s the prime example. Mikey his rookie year looked like a ball-hawking, play-making CB we hadn’t seen in years. A little undersized, but that hasn’t stopped the best at those positions. What did he follow that promising 2024 up with?

Perhaps the worst fall off I’ve personally seen ever. I’d take St. Juste over whatever Mikey has become. At least it was 50/50 if it was PI or incomplete. Aren’t defensive coaches who worked with Richard Sherman and the height of Trevon Diggs and Da’Ron Bland supposed to know how to coach DBs?

Verdict: Significantly worse from rookie year

4.) Ben Sinnott - Had high hopes for Sinnott and it just hasn’t materialized. He was behind Ertz in 2024 so that was understandable, but he talked a big game about how this was a real NFL O and he’s done nothing to really take his receiving to the next level. He’s alright as an Hback in a blocking role… is that what your 2nd round pick should develop into?

Verdict: Inconclusive (could just be a bad pick)

5.) Brandon Coleman - Coleman had a pretty solid rookie year IMO. Certainly promising, if not some flaws in his game. His 2025 was pretty meh to bad as he switched all over the line. This is on both DQ and AP, but I also get it with how that offseason went improving the bookend tackles. But hey, 2026, Tunsil goes down and Coleman is back as the starting LT with more experience and coaching. How’s he look?

About the same… maybe worse? I feel like he can’t pass pro at all the past few weeks. Again - he’s a young player. His performance should improve as he gets more time in the league.

Verdict: Stagnation at best, mismanaged at worst.

6.) Luke McCaffrey - Was always a project pick. Has not developed and was floated as a cut candidate. Good at KR?

Verdict: No improvement

Day 3 Picks: McGee, Hampton, Jean-Baptiste. Hard to say they’ve developed into anything.

2025 Draft

1.) Josh Conerly Jr. - This is the pick that you can safely mark as improving. Conerly had a rough start to his career, but has improved steadily. He’s been a bright spot for the OL most of this year (last week notwithstanding) and I suspect he takes off into his year 3 season with another offseason getting grown man strength on that frame.

Verdict: Improving w/ upside

2.) Trey Amos - Gonna keep this short; clearly inconclusive w/ injuries. Just saw the field last week.

3.) Jaylin Lane - Hasn’t had the same pop as a PR considering he housed two last year, but a bit better as a WR. Hurt in gruesome fashion though, so inconclusive.

4.) Kain Medrano - I guess you can say improving? He did make a huge play against Seattle. It gets harder when it’s a 6th rounder you’re looking at.

Verdict: Inconclusive

5.) JCM - Some real flashes in 2025. Fumbling problem but was explosive. Hard to say his 2026 is better honestly.

Verdict: Inconclusive

Total:

Improving: 1 (2 tops)
Stagnating/No Improvement: 4+
Inconclusive: 5
Getting Worse: 2-3

So I ask the question… is it not fair for AP to believe that DQ isn’t helping the development of his picks? Which player outside of Jayden and Conerly can you say are steadily showing improvement week in and week out? That’s a coaching problem my friends.

I wanna know and hear about what all you guys might think about moves we should make, shouldn't make, take a chance and kick the tires on anything you might would like to see us do or don't do. With the the 2026 NFL trade deadline ending on Tuesday, November 10, 2026, at 4:00 p.m. ET (3:00 p.m. CT / 1:00 p.m. PT) let me know what you all think we need to see from now until then with the fact that the NFC East being so ass currently that sitting at our record 1-4-1; having 2 more crucial games that probably make or break not only our season but also determines whether we are sellers or if we might would look to buy something in a move geared towards the future. 2 home games with this upcoming week we play them Philthadelphia gumps SNF at the crib this Sunday night & another big in conference game at home with a early game window 1pm game at the spot again vs the Rams. Yall lmk what yall thinking #HTTR #HailGang

I know the stadium collapsing on both seats would be the best possible scenario but we can actually still win this division.

I’m assuming it’s all Cowboys lose when and wherever possible.

Imagine the frustration.

I don’t know why fans are thinking this is going to be a cake walk?

They look good currently even without Jalen. It’s going to be a lot closer than what we think and we could lose it especially if our defense is terrible again.

LMAO.

Outside of a tie of course. Eagles are as beatable as ever. Not expecting a Dallas loss but would be more helpful to us I think.

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/s (don’t kill me please)

Sonny is still a sick dude though.

If we make a change after the season, these are 3 names I’d be interested in:

Nate Scheelhaase

Lincoln Riley

Steve Sarkisian

For me the priority has to be finding someone who can get the best out of Jayden. Who would you want?

Seattle just beat the undefeated Chiefs. We beat Seattle in Week 3.

So by my calculations, we beat the Chiefs AND the defending Super Bowl champs.

Hell of a bye week.

Sad

Bias aside how would yall rank Caleb, Jayden, Bo, and Drake based off how they've produced? Take winning off the table because that's a team statistic. Just pure ability , production, and impact on the game. I personally go

-Caleb -Jayden - Drake -Bo

I've waited a year to use this again

Does anybody actually know what separates good GMs from average ones? Like, what are the traits of a GM that actually matter for success because it doesn’t seem to be consistent… for Peters, he has been fiscally responsible for the most part giving us good flexibility coming up with what should be an extension for 5. during drafts, he seems to make decisions that seem prudent at the time - Johnny newton fell and most people agreed with the move, same with Trey Amos, Connerly and Antonio Williams seems like reasonable value for the round. Even the ones people point to - cooper dejean - is mostly revisionist history when the decision to try and fill two holes (TE, CB) was understood at the time. I know late round has been a struggle but I think that’s the case for most teams and I’m not sure it isn’t more of a development issue than anything else - is this the GM or do we just need to start with new coaching and a revamped scouting department?

Assuming the season doesn’t improve notably and DQ is let go in the offseason, do you guys have anyone in mind you’d like to see get the HC job?

This is another one of those, "If we only beat the Giants", if "the refs didn't screw us" posts, but instead of throwing in towel, I think we can make an absolute fucking run. We're getting healthier, defense is playing (mostly) better, so why not go on the usual Commanders roller coaster ride for the year? Eagles minus Hurts? Dub. Rams aren't really playing like the Rams. We sneak that? Oh baby.

AP could’ve drafted Josh Simmons. Reading story of him with his feet kicked up then getting tossed by Andy Reid and Mahomes confirms AP dodged a bullet.

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My live reaction to Terry’s TD vs the eagles in the NFC Championship 😢