Question. 2nd pick in the draft or 9-7?

[playboy1972]

With the possibility of Gibbs leaving, who feels the potential 2nd pick in the draft is more valuable than a 9-7 record with the hopes of making the playoffs?

[Truant]

This is about as low as it gets. We've seen our team lose. We've seen our team choke leads away. We've seen bad calls by the refs, we've seen injuries to key players. But having Sean Taylor murdered is a trump card that still has my mind spinning.

The players and coaches deserve the adulation that would follow them for winning 4 straight games and making the playoffs.

Winning cures everything.

[Ax]

9-7

And, Gibbs ain't going nowhere.

[Rolling Thunder]

Winning is a formed habit. Losing is a formed habit. Better to go 9-7 and work on a winning habit than continuing to form a losing habit and getting the second pick. Losing and getting high draft picks hasn't worked out for Arizona, has it.

[DraftChrisLong]

get 9-7, make the playoffs, trade for a #2 pick, and do as my screename says

[SkinsMaster88]

Please...we've seen plenty of draft busts in recent years. Yes, you can net some talented players, but if we finish badly, the whole team will get redone, and we'll go through another rebuilding phase. If we finish 9-7, we're most likely in the playoffs due to tiebreakers, and the team can continue looking up with the main concern only closing games.

[greenspandan]

9-7. the day you throw a game for strategic reasons is the day you are no longer a winner in your heart.

[Forever21]

9-7 because we'd still have a good draft spot but one that wouldn't break the bank...and we'd have momentum going into next year...

[playboy1972]

Winning is a formed habit. Losing is a formed habit. Better to go 9-7 and work on a winning habit than continuing to form a losing habit and getting the second pick. Losing and getting high draft picks hasn't worked out for Arizona, has it.

The reason I asked is because we lost our best player in Sean Taylor and sooner or later we will have to replace our talent pool. 9-7 and a playoff berth and this city would lose their minds. So its a no-brainer, but man that 2nd pick would be sweet. By the way, New England owns San Frans pick and it is the #2 pick right now.

[Forever21]

get 9-7, make the playoffs, trade for a #2 pick, and do as my screename says

Honestly. I am not as big on Chris Long as some people. I can't get over the fact that he's Howie Longs son. I know that sounds insane but it ****ing bugs me and makes me doubt the kid. But this is probably why I'm not an NFL scout!

[DWinzit]

9-7, winning out gives the players, the staff, the organization and the fans something positive to build on in the off season.:)

[playboy1972]

Honestly. I am not as big on Chris Long as some people. I can't get over the fact that he's Howie Longs son. I know that sounds insane but it ****ing bugs me and makes me doubt the kid. But this is probably why I'm not an NFL scout!

Well, he tore my Terps a new one. So I would snatch him up in a second.

[trio]

9-7...no question....

[W1N_SKINS]

get 9-7, make the playoffs, trade for a #2 pick, and do as my screename says

sounds good chris long is a monster:point2sky

[nace14]

well considering 9 -7 will get us to the playoffs and probably playing against a mediocre seatle team and then plowing over dallas on our way to gain our retribution at lambeau before we head down to arizona....i'll take the 9 - 7

[Rolling Thunder]

The reason I asked is because we lost our best player in Sean Taylor and sooner or later we will have to replace our talent pool. 9-7 and a playoff berth and this city would lose their minds. So its a no-brainer, but man that 2nd pick would be sweet. By the way, New England owns San Frans pick and it is the #2 pick right now.

Knowing New England they will trade the pick for somebody's 1st, second, left nutt and first born and still pick up a gem that was somebody's cast-off.

Picking in the top five is nice, but it would be better to have all of our picks and find the gems that are availbale at the time of the pick. It's amazing how some teams seem to be picking in the top 5 all of the time and never get better (Detroit and Arizona to name two).

[SkinsOrlando]

9-7 and the paloffs of course.

[playboy1972]

well considering 9 -7 will get us to the playoffs and probably playing against a mediocre seatle team and then plowing over dallas on our way to gain our retribution at lambeau before we head down to arizona....i'll take the 9 - 7

Oh yeah, the much awaited rematch in BIG D. I forgot about that one. You know that means we would have to beat them twice in two weeks.

[DraftChrisLong]

Honestly. I am not as big on Chris Long as some people. I can't get over the fact that he's Howie Longs son. I know that sounds insane but it ****ing bugs me and makes me doubt the kid. But this is probably why I'm not an NFL scout!

I understand where your coming from, I am huge UVA fan so I am a bit biased. I don't think he would have gotten all the media coverage he did this year if he wasn't Howie's son (ESPN Mag, College Gameday piece) becuase UVA wasn't really a NC contender, but I do feel that he has held his own in every aspect and proved that he is much more than a NFL HOF'ers son.

I'd love to see him stay close to home, will prob take some getting used to a NFL O-Line but nothing that he couldn't overcome. This guy is a workhorse and has a motor that dosen't quit.

[Rolling Thunder]

I understand where your coming from, I am huge UVA fan so I am a bit biased. I don't think he would have gotten all the media coverage he did this year if he wasn't Howie's son (ESPN Mag, College Gameday piece) but I do feel that he has held his own in every aspect and proved that he is much more than a NFL HOF'ers son.

I'd love to see him stay close to home, will prob take some getting used to a NFL O-Line but nothing that he couldn't overcome. This guy is a workhorse and has a motor that dosen't quit.

Not that I think Long is comparable, but visions of Brian Griese and Chris Simms seem to dance around in my head.:)

[DraftChrisLong]

Not that I think Long is comparable, but visions of Brian Griese and Chris Simms seem to dance around in my head.:)

:yikes: how dare you.........hokie

[Rolling Thunder]

:yikes: how dare you.........hokie

:laugh: :laugh: :laugh: :laugh:

[hitmandm]

This is easy.

Playoffs first,
If no playoffs, lose all the games

[zeroburrito]

9-7 will bring false hope as people will think the team has improved. 9-7 and no playoffs would be DISASTROUS. get a bad draft spot and next year you are in the same boat. go for 5-11. have to turn this franchise around somehow and it starts with the draft. though 9-7 and missing playoffs would be the best case scenario for cowboys fans =)

[ddub52]

9-7

And, Gibbs ain't going nowhere.

my thoughts exactly

[SWFLSkins]

This is about as low as it gets. We've seen our team lose. We've seen our team choke leads away. We've seen bad calls by the refs, we've seen injuries to key players. But having Sean Taylor murdered is a trump card that still has my mind spinning.

The players and coaches deserve the adulation that would follow them for winning 4 straight games and making the playoffs.

Winning cures everything.

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Time cures everything, winning just makes it worth the time.

[kuraitengai]

9-7. the day you throw a game for strategic reasons is the day you are no longer a winner in your heart.
amen there.

[GOKU]

Chris Long Bitches!!!!!!!!!!!!

[SWFLSkins]

9-7 will bring false hope as people will think the team has improved. 9-7 and no playoffs would be DISASTROUS. get a bad draft spot and next year you are in the same boat. go for 5-11. have to turn this franchise around somehow and it starts with the draft. though 9-7 and missing playoffs would be the best case scenario for cowboys fans =)

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:nutkick: :wtf:

Are you kidding me? Why don't we just hire Norv back and get top ten picks every year. Or did I miss the part where first rounders
come with a guarantee? :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh: :doh:

[ncsuapex]

9-7, Coach Gibbs WILL be back next year. He's not going out like this. He'll work hard in the offseason, put together something and come out swinging next year.

:fingers crossed:

[[[ghost]]]

9-7

And, Gibbs ain't going nowhere.

Bingo.


I'll take a late playoff miss over a very high draft pick that we don't need.

[jayneal7]

9-7

And, Gibbs ain't going nowhere.

Agree :cheers:

[isle-hawg]

Winning is a formed habit. Losing is a formed habit. Better to go 9-7 and work on a winning habit than continuing to form a losing habit and getting the second pick. Losing and getting high draft picks hasn't worked out for Arizona, has it.

Excellent point!

[zeroburrito]

good teams win and bad teams lose. what is this habit crap? the team is bad. best bet is to rebuild through draft.

[Warhead36]

I'd take 9-7. There are plenty of great players in the draft, but playoff experience(9-7 would get us in for sure)for our young QB would be worth a lot more.

[WileCoyote]

We can't start winning till we get our asses out of the past.......either move Gibbs back upstairs or get him to retire.......

[redskins0756]

10-6, protest that Tom Brady was videotaping our signals during the NE game

[DJ_OVERGOLD]

I say we go for the draft pick and sink this season. Even if we make the playoffs we ain't going to get far. That's just my opinion.

[Cognizant]

Season's over. I'm already looking to next year and if we lose tonight.. I will not really care.

[d0ublestr0ker0ll]

I always want to win.