Chuck 54
12-29-2004, 06:29 AM
Okay, first they have more impact players than any team in the NFC EAST:
Offense: McNabb, Owens, WEstbrook, and a host of first round OL.
Defense: Dawkins, Shepperd, Kearse, Simon, and other top picks.
Their offense is star studded, and their defense allowed fewer points than any defense in the league, or close to it.
How did they manage to sign T.O. and Kearse in FA, players we all thought would have ruined our salary cap status, and yet they are expected to have plenty of cap room this season too?
Yesterday I heard it reported that:
1. They expect 19 of their 22 starters back without any trouble at all.
2. They expect to have about 15 million in cap room this offseason.
3. They have 5 draft picks in the first 3 rounds.
Maybe you guys already knew this, but I was shocked. With a good coach, a great DC, and a front office that has been making very good personnel decisions lately, it looks like they are positioned to be a powerhouse for quite some time.
Dallas needs to not only spend money in free agency and maximize that extra first rounder this year (remember we don't have a 3rd), but the Cowboys can't afford any misses in personnel decisions either...our moves need to be precise and accurate if we hope to be anything more than a wild card team for the rest of this decade.
Offense: McNabb, Owens, WEstbrook, and a host of first round OL.
Defense: Dawkins, Shepperd, Kearse, Simon, and other top picks.
Their offense is star studded, and their defense allowed fewer points than any defense in the league, or close to it.
How did they manage to sign T.O. and Kearse in FA, players we all thought would have ruined our salary cap status, and yet they are expected to have plenty of cap room this season too?
Yesterday I heard it reported that:
1. They expect 19 of their 22 starters back without any trouble at all.
2. They expect to have about 15 million in cap room this offseason.
3. They have 5 draft picks in the first 3 rounds.
Maybe you guys already knew this, but I was shocked. With a good coach, a great DC, and a front office that has been making very good personnel decisions lately, it looks like they are positioned to be a powerhouse for quite some time.
Dallas needs to not only spend money in free agency and maximize that extra first rounder this year (remember we don't have a 3rd), but the Cowboys can't afford any misses in personnel decisions either...our moves need to be precise and accurate if we hope to be anything more than a wild card team for the rest of this decade.