Video: Breaking down 3 Free Agent Safeties that could help the Cowboys

[SkywalkerSteele]

We have somewhere around 20m free right now and with a few signatures can add and easy 30-40m. Don't be fooled by the cap being the issue.

Oh Im right there with you, I try to warn our fans about the cap talk all the time. The Cowboys can easily make the $$ jump around. My point is even if they did and we had $100 million in cap, Stephen Jones would still shop cheap.

 

[Dak_Attack_09]

The Cowboys approach at the safety position needs to change heading into the 2021 off season. With only one safety under contract the team has a ton of confidence in as a starter (Donovan Wilson), free agency could provide the other if the Cowboys decide to make a play. Here are some options to keep an eye on.

Its very possible the way the Cowboys operate they will just draft a guy but who do you think could be a good free agent safety pick up?

https://cowboyszone.com/threads/dak...simmons-or-malik-hooker.472126/#post-10749553

 

[quickccc]

Without a doubt...If they want to take the defense seriously thats exactly what they should do, DT & Safety. I will be dropping my defensive tackle free agent primer this week to spotlight a few guys.

i was impressed with Steele's draft show with John Owning (Dallas Morning News) and that allowed me to tag and remind me of some interior and
edge players to keep a watch for come draft time. ..
Will keep an eye for FA list for DT.

yeh i still regret passing on the likes of Tyranny Mathieu, Malcolm Brown, Logan Ryan, that i thought shouldve been looked at but of course thats gone by news now .

- I'm in the minority here but i actually like the thought of signing vet Richard Sherman on an incentive laden one year or two year deal
and moving/trying him out at free safety with our single high coverage. ..it's been proven that once great CBs on the aging decline have
rejuvenated careers with moves to safety ala Rod and Charles Woodson, and Aneas Williams.
i dunno what will gonna become of 4th rd pick Reggie Robinson, and how the new staff thinks of him.

- Usually i'm so ho-hum discouraged by Stephen's FA spree, that i always anticipate its' gonnna be another bargain based hunting.
but on paper, this past year initially i admit that I was totally down and actually encouraged with what he did with Everson Griffin, Poe McCoy, Aldon Smith and
Ha Ha Clinton Dix. ... again on paper it did look promising looking thru the window, given the resumes of past pro bowlers,..while adding new draft gems to that FA 2020 mix.

- Of course it didn't work out at all the way across the board. Much were players end up proving that they were just done and on fumes- or misued in this bad coaching regime, imo. .

 

[quickccc]

A guy nobody is talking about. Demonte Kazee, FS Atlanta Falcons. Was on IR last year with an injury. Could be the type of bargain guy Steven likes. Has a history with Quinn and Joe Whitt Jr. Started a lot of games for Atlanta due to injuries to Ricardo Allen & K. Neal. Has 10 career INTs since 2017 (7 in 2018).

i did think about Kazee who is an converted CB to Safety in the NFL. He's been an INT machine since his days at San Diego state. but i haven't followed him
game to game to know how his overall game is. i dunno if he is consistent and is he is a give- take type DB.
Does he give up plays a bit too frequently while occasionally getting a pick ? (ala Jourdan Lewis)

He could come cheap..., ditto with very injury prone Malik Hooker.

 

[quickccc]

PFF thoughts on free agent safeties of note:

Xavier Woods
Woods entered the league as a versatile safety with slot coverage skills and a sixth-round draft steal as he’s developed into a solid free safety. He ranks in the middle of the pack from a coverage standpoint when lined up deep, but he’s been excellent when lined up closer to the line of scrimmage, making him a good fit for teams that play with interchangeable safeties. He can still dabble in the slot at times, and the Cowboys are doing more of that in 2020, but it hasn’t been Woods’ strong suit to this point in his NFL career.

This much talent at one position could have the effect of suppressing contracts for everyone. Or, particularly because of the salary cap situation in 2021, it could have the effect of eroding the middle-tier market. Teams may decide that unless they can land a premier free safety who is an impact player, they might as well just go to the bargain bin and sign a cheap veteran. For this reason, Woods’ next contract could truly fall within a very wide spectrum.

Prediction: Cowboys sign Woods to four-year, $25 million extension ($6.25M APY).

PFF just lost all credibility with predicting re-signing Xavier to even half of that surprising proposed amount.
Donovan Wilson has made more big plays in just a handful of games than what we've seen from Xavier Woods ' entire career here.

 

[SkywalkerSteele]

i was impressed with Steele's draft show with John Owning (Dallas Morning News) and that allowed me to tag and remind me of some interior and
edge players to keep a watch for come draft time. ..
Will keep an eye for FA list for DT.

yeh i still regret passing on the likes of Tyranny Mathieu, Malcolm Brown, Logan Ryan, that i thought shouldve been looked at but of course thats gone by news now .

- I'm in the minority here but i actually like the thought of signing vet Richard Sherman on an incentive laden one year or two year deal
and moving/trying him out at free safety with our single high coverage. ..it's been proven that once great CBs on the aging decline have
rejuvenated careers with moves to safety ala Rod and Charles Woodson, and Aneas Williams.
i dunno what will gonna become of 4th rd pick Reggie Robinson, and how the new staff thinks of him.

- Usually i'm so ho-hum discouraged by Stephen's FA spree, that i always anticipate its' gonnna be another bargain based hunting.
but on paper, this past year initially i admit that I was totally down and actually encouraged with what he did with Everson Griffin, Poe McCoy, Aldon Smith and
Ha Ha Clinton Dix. ... again on paper it did look promising looking thru the window, given the resumes of past pro bowlers,..while adding new draft gems to that FA 2020 mix.

- Of course it didn't work out at all the way across the board. Much were players end up proving that they were just done and on fumes- or misued in this bad coaching regime, imo. .

Thanks for checking out the show quick. I'll have Cavanaugh on next week to chop it up. The Sherman idea isnt a bad one and im in that minority with you. We brought the idea up to Barry Church on last weeks episode of the LNH and he thought it wasnt a bad idea either.

 

[Beaker42]

Guys that are free agents aren't going to help our cap. Our cap right now is around 20m. We can easily clear a lot of money on Tank, Cooper, Martin, Jaylon, Zeke, and Tyron's deals if we want.

Tank is no longer Tank. More like Tink.

 

[Beaker42]

Thanks for checking out the show quick. I'll have Cavanaugh on next week to chop it up. The Sherman idea isnt a bad one and im in that minority with you. We brought the idea up to Barry Church on last weeks episode of the LNH and he thought it wasnt a bad idea either.

Sherman’s done. Time to go younger than that.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

Tank is no longer Tank. More like Tink.

Disagree. I think he had an undisclosed injury early in the year. Second half of the season he was really good. Think he was ranked in top 3 DEs and he wasn't playing his preferred spot. Tank is not the problem.

 

[quickccc]

Sherman’s done. Time to go younger than that.

perhaps as a CB, ,,,but as a converted safety who has ball hawk INT ability, and could be a vet leader, i'd be willing to take that chance..

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Keep any eye on Harrison Smith .........Vikes FS

 

[gjkoeppen]

I really don't think you really know that much about the cap. We will have room to make moves even with signing Dak. We have half a dozen contracts that can be redone easily to free up lots of money.

You're really funny. I've pointing things out about the cap to people like you going all the way back to the problems since the year the cap started. What you think on making cap room is the EXACT reason the Cowboys were in cap he11 for two decades. Jones went out and bought all the players the Cowboys needed to win 3 Super Bowls, paying backups starting pay to get them or keep them happy being a backup. The Cowboys had by far the biggest payroll in the league and then the cap started. So the Cowboys had to let some players walk others he had to restructure their contracts just to get under the cap and then had to do a couple more to have cap space to sign their draft choices. All this restructuring like what you want to do, put a ton of dead money on the cap a couple years down the road. Now the Cowboys every year had to restructure contracts to have cap space to resign their own players they felt they had to keep adding more dead money a couple years down the road, still also having to let some walk away. This vicious cycle went on for a couple of decades until Stephen took over contracts and stopped that practice, but now you think it's some big idea to start that again. Thanks but no thanks. The Cowboys suffered through that once already and they don't need to do that again.
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[quickccc]

Keep any eye on Harrison Smith .........Vikes FS

why ? ..do you think Harrison be a cap cut ? ...as i'm not aware that he is an UFA

I haven't had the chance to really keep up with Harrison Smith's play this past year, although I know his team was very down defensively this year.
And I know he's up there in age now, he'll be age 32 next month..

His younger counter part Anthony Harris is due to be an UFA this year. He'll be age 30 this year and will he be too much out of the market price ?

I get this vibe that even though he's more fit as a strong safety, Quinn might make a plea to management to go after Keanu Neal, who he is very familiar and admired per ATL,
and just like Steele's FA safety suggest, Neal could be one of those FA safeties for the Cowboys.

 

[ghst187]

If you get a chance ghst check out the video, I mention a few guys who will come in alot cheaper than the top guys. Let me know what you think.

Nice video and analysis!
Love to get Maye but totally agree Hooker is such a Jerry/Stephen move.

 

[visionary]

Thanks for checking out the show quick. I'll have Cavanaugh on next week to chop it up. The Sherman idea isnt a bad one and im in that minority with you. We brought the idea up to Barry Church on last weeks episode of the LNH and he thought it wasnt a bad idea either.

Hate the Sherman idea

this is the year to actually address defensive problems head on and actually solve them rather than put a band aid on them

I would sign one of Simmons/Maye/Harris

sign Dalvin Tomlinson

these 2 signings actually solve out biggest issues

then you draft a DT and a couple of LBs early and you actually have a really really good defense

 

[HappyOnions]

The Cowboys have been woefully inept at that position since as long as I can remember.

With teams passing the ball more and more, you would think more importance would be placed on the S position.... It's like playing baseball with inept outfielders....yes you could field a team, but you're going to give up a lot of runs...

That being said, Donovan Wilson looks like a stud and certainly worthy of competing for a starting job.

 

[jterrell]

PFF just lost all credibility with predicting re-signing Xavier to even half of that surprising proposed amount.
Donovan Wilson has made more big plays in just a handful of games than what we've seen from Xavier Woods ' entire career here.

Woods really struggled last year.
But he has enough good tape someone will like him as a versatile slot/box/high safety.
He's not a top of market guy but 6M may end up looking like quite a bargain.

OTC: 6.6M per year.
PFF 6.25M per year.

Donovan Wilson developed well as the year went on but he had some horrendous play early.
Fans are the absolute worst judges of individual play there is.

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

The Cowboys approach at the safety position needs to change heading into the 2021 off season. With only one safety under contract the team has a ton of confidence in as a starter (Donovan Wilson), free agency could provide the other if the Cowboys decide to make a play. Here are some options to keep an eye on.

Its very possible the way the Cowboys operate they will just draft a guy but who do you think could be a good free agent safety pick up?

I don't want to sign any defensive FA this year. none. I don't care how good they are. we need to draft this year, I hope we take 10 defensive players and let Quinn install his defense. give it a year and then go into 2022 with a clear picture of what we need. yes, saftey is a need, so is DT, DE, LB and CB.

 

[quickccc]

Woods really struggled last year.
But he has enough good tape someone will like him as a versatile slot/box/high safety.
He's not a top of market guy but 6M may end up looking like quite a bargain.

OTC: 6.6M per year.
PFF 6.25M per year.

Donovan Wilson developed well as the year went on but he had some horrendous play early.
Fans are the absolute worst judges of individual play there is.

Not surprising since Wilson was basically an rookie like inexperience that he just didn't get his first year in 2019.

 

[jterrell]

Not surprising since Wilson was basically an rookie like inexperience that he just didn't get his first year in 2019.

100% fair and accurate but the knock on Wilson at Aggieville was he made big plays but busted far too many.
He also had benefit of his collegiate position coach last year.

I am really hopeful for Wilson long term but if he gives us 3 starting seasons as XWoods did that is a huge win.