DC.com: Wishful Thinking? This Free-Agent Wish List More Like A Pipedream

[CCBoy]

Wishful Thinking?
Eatman: This Free-Agent Wish List More Like A Pipedream
Nick Eatman
DallasCowboys.com Staff Writer



http://www.dallascowboys.com/docs/ea...st_062811.html



IRVING, Texas - Lists, lists, lists.

That's about all we've got anymore. Top 10 of this. Top 12 of that. Five guys to remember for this and seven players who will compete for that.

I guess that's where we are these days in all of sports. It's not good enough to just see or read about a certain player or position. But let's rank them and see where it stands compared to others.

That's really our society in general. We're always trying to see how one thing stacks up to another. Nothing wrong with that.

This week, I figured I'd get into the main topic we're all thinking about anyway - and that's free agency. When - and yes it's looking more like a "when" than an "if" - this lockout comes to an end, the free-agent signing period will likely be upon us soon after.

So just who will be on this team a month from now? That's rarely a question asked in late June. If this team gets to training camp on time, there will likely be 10-15 new players on the roster, including a handful of significant veteran free agents...

[MarionBarberThe4th]

Joe Lefeged is a camp body. Well coached though


Dont get the love of our DB's. It was all Alan Balls fault huh?

[stasheroo]

I love that he made a list. It's actually very similar to my own, save for replacing Sensabaugh with Huff.

[HoustonFrog]

Originally Posted by MarionBarberThe4th

Joe Lefeged is a camp body. Well coached though


Dont get the love of our DB's. It was all Alan Balls fault huh?

Here are the numbers...no random thoughts..just numbers. From these you can see that Newman and Jenkins were two of the worst corners in the league last year. Surprising maybe on Newman because some said he was having a decent year until injuries.

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/sta...ing-stats-2010

Bottom 10 Cornerbacks in Success Rate, 2010 Player Team Charted
Targets Yd/Pass Rk Avg. Pass
Distance YAC Rk Success
[View Full Quote]Rate Rk Jonathan Wade 2TM 40 9.9 77 15.7 2.7 16 38% 83 DeAngelo Hall WAS 88 10.5 81 10.4 5.8 81 39% 82 Jacob Lacey IND 44 9.5 75 10.3 4.5 69 39% 81 Chris Gamble CAR 41 7.7 50 11.5 4.6 70 39% 80 Fabian Washington BAL 43 10.4 79 11.1 5.9 82 40% 79 Mike Jenkins DAL 80 10.5 80 15.3 4.3 66 40% 78 Richard Marshall CAR 82 7.2 40 9.0 3.2 34 41% 77 Shawntae Spencer SF 67 8.5 62 10.7 2.7 17 42% 76 Charles Tillman CHI 84 8.1 58 10.9 3.6 46 43% 75 Terence Newman DAL 83 9.1 71 13.4 3.4 41 43% 74

The other thing we see on this list was the complete implosion of the Dallas secondary this season. There were some injury issues, but Mike Jenkins and Terence Newman were horrible all season. There have been reports this offseason that the Cowboys may cut Newman, but they can't really cut Jenkins, who is still young and was very good in 2009. They just need to figure out what the hell happened to him last year.

[TD-33]

Originally Posted by HoustonFrog

Here are the numbers...no random thoughts..just numbers. From these you can see that Newman and Jenkins were two of the worst corners in the league last year. Surprising maybe on Newman because some said he was having a decent year until injuries.

http://www.footballoutsiders.com/sta...ing-stats-2010

Let's not forget the little guy.

Higher Education: Burn Rate for Cornerbacks



(look in the "worst" list)

Orlando Scandrick(notes), Dallas Cowboys: 65.3%, 47 burns on 72 targets, 488 yards, 6 TD, 8 passes defensed
The Dallas secondary was an enormous disappointment in 2010; Scandrick was simply the worst statistical example, though he did make some key short stops as a nickel corner. That's another secondary with no excuses when you consider how many quarterback disruptions are caused by the Dallas front seven.

[burmafrd]

part of the problems that the Boys CBs had was due to worrying about the lousy FS play going on; and trying to cover for that. Both Jenkins and Newman had top years in 2009. So for them to be that bad in 2010 means something happened. Most of what happened was Ball. More was Spencer regressing and Ratlif not doing well; our pass rush really dropped off outside of ware. Pass rush is the CBs best friend.

[THUMPER]

Originally Posted by l2obert

Let's not forget the little guy.

Higher Education: Burn Rate for Cornerbacks



(look in the "worst" list)

Former Cowboy Nate Jones, now with the Broncos, was also on the "worst" list.