I expect us to be linked to a bunch of players only to sign bargain type players and then be sold on how good they fit with what we’re trying to do.
Good post QC! I think you could add OL in that list of holes.If there's one thing we know about the Cowboys front office it's that they are very predictable.
Things we know:
Cowboys hoard compensatory draft picks, which has resulted in the Boys having a projected 10 draft picks in 2021.
We resign roughly 35% of our starter free agents and 30% of our reserves and ST guys
The positions that the front office priorities in free agency tells us exactly the positions we will be prioritizing in the draft(Cooper-Lamb, Brown-Diggs, McCoy and Poe-Gallimore)
We can *create* CAP space and have the *ability* to sign whoever we want if we wanted, but that won't happen as we are in a bottom-half in the NFL CAP situation
Mike Nolan sucks
What you should expect:
The Cowboys again have a few players that might fetch some higher than expected contracts in free agency, those being Dalton, Aldon, Awuzie, and X Woods. They will want to capture those resulting compensatory picks to give them extra ammo in 2022. Those wanting the Leonard Williams of the world(especially at the expense of Dak LMAO) can stop dreaming right now.
If we look at the roster how it stands now, there seems to be major holes at QB, DT, CB, and SAF. Those are my early candidates for positions they will address with the majority of their FA spending and top draft capital.
You should expect to acquire the vast majority of our talent in the following ways: Draft, resigning of our own, trading Day 3 picks either from this season or 2022 when they expect to get more comps, signing players that don't count against the compensatory calculation whether from being cut or after the compensatory period has ended
Hoping for a good draft. I expect nothing notable in fa as usual tbh.
Will McClay should be fired.
There's a fine line between the definition of insanity vs not having a clue what you're doing.
Relying on draft only is why its always about next year around here.
Fans tend to want to build the perfect team with no holes....yet no other team has that.
Dallas does however seem to need superior talent to overcome the awful coaching that has plagued this franchise since Jerry's policy of only Parcells opposites as HC.
Adding a few rookies is never enough, yet its how they roll, and seem fully shocked when nothing changes.
no, the problem is that they pay for the wrong guys. a few years back they paid for Hardy. very handsomely...didn't work out. then they avoided high priced FA and went for numbers. which is wrong. the way the evaluate defensive players is just plain wrong. 4 guys from last year, none of them made it past mid season and defense improved with guys we already had on the roster....and yet for the same money we paid those 4, all veterans and got gauaranteed after first game, we could have signed Jones....and we saw how the secondary just fell apart....i've given up expecting much from these guys in FA....they always shop at Dollar General and expect to pick up some gems. No, we get crap, exactly what we pay for. So it will all be up to the draft. They better hit a home run on this one.
If there's one thing we know about the Cowboys front office it's that they are very predictable.
Things we know:
Cowboys hoard compensatory draft picks, which has resulted in the Boys having a projected 10 draft picks in 2021.
We resign roughly 35% of our starter free agents and 30% of our reserves and ST guys
The positions that the front office priorities in free agency tells us exactly the positions we will be prioritizing in the draft(Cooper-Lamb, Brown-Diggs, McCoy and Poe-Gallimore)
We can *create* CAP space and have the *ability* to sign whoever we want if we wanted, but that won't happen as we are in a bottom-half in the NFL CAP situation
Mike Nolan sucks
What you should expect:
The Cowboys again have a few players that might fetch some higher than expected contracts in free agency, those being Dalton, Aldon, Awuzie, and X Woods. They will want to capture those resulting compensatory picks to give them extra ammo in 2022. Those wanting the Leonard Williams of the world(especially at the expense of Dak LMAO) can stop dreaming right now.
If we look at the roster how it stands now, there seems to be major holes at QB, DT, CB, and SAF. Those are my early candidates for positions they will address with the majority of their FA spending and top draft capital.
You should expect to acquire the vast majority of our talent in the following ways: Draft, resigning of our own, trading Day 3 picks either from this season or 2022 when they expect to get more comps, signing players that don't count against the compensatory calculation whether from being cut or after the compensatory period has ended
given state of the defense. a new DC on the way. we should avoid signing an FA in 2021 outside of filling in the roster. 100% of the focus should be on draft, draft manuvering and defense, defense, defense. I would be happy if we picked 10,11 defensive players in draft.
I want Patrick Surtain Jr in Round 1 and a solid 1 tech in the 2nd......................
The best 1T in the draft just announced he was returning to school
Sure, but those "few decent FA signings" are a few more than out team has made in recent history.KC drafted Mahomes, Hill, and Kelce. Take those three players away and KC wins nothing. KC added a few decent FA signings but the draft is what got them the ring.