how bout this
we gained:
*rodgers, rookie, but is more physsical than smoot, and that's why gregg let him walk
*lavar arrington, pro bowl top OLB capable of deflecting massive numbers of passes and getting good sack numbers
*phillip daniels, starting quality DE and an upgrade our line could really use
*jon jansen, monster tackle and great locker room guy
*rabach, the best center available this season and a major upgrade over raymer
*nemo, big short yardage back.. not to mention rock is also still on the team (11/14 in 3rd and 1 situations)
expanded roles for cooley, betts, a brown (wr/returner), and some of last years defensive rookies (clemons, wilds, evans)
blocking schemes better fitted for portis
shotgun formations better suited for ramsey
deep threats at WR to get 8 and 9 out of the box for portis
quality depth at LB, S, oline, WR, RB
better depth at DT and QB this year
stability among FO and coaching staff
you never heard of pierce before last year and GW wouldn't have let him go if he didn't have a replacement (lemar btw, played all last year for lavar and roomed with/studied with pierce all year and has looked fine so far).
so as for having a bad offseason, i think maybe you listen to too many dr Z articles
the cowboys meanwhile have traded one over the hill QB for another that'll be even WORSE if that line continues to suck like it has thusfar. You've changed defenses and plan on immediate rookie impacts, which is very rare (especially when you need multiple rookies to show up). Last year the cowboys dropped 4 games from 2003, the skins gained one. You don't have any real depth at QB and bledsoe tempts fate early and often with his lead feet.
"I mean come on, to look at it realisticly and say the cowroids are in any way better than the redskins RIGHT NOW it just aint real" :P
hate to tell you they both went six and ten, so that shits not going to fly with me