News: CW: Schultz to AFC South? TE named top FA target of 2 different clubs

[blueblood70]

Hey pal, I understand completely how the salary cap works. You compare dead money to total savings. I really thought it was understood that what I meant was you cut every player you can afford to cut but I see that went right over your head.

so cut the entire OL? 3 starting DL who had 3 pre-snap penalties who in the second half extended time killing drives that only left our O 18 secs on the last drive?all starters, dak?
sorry BUD you are off base you cant just go cutting every payer you saw not allegedly do if they part against SF it was ignorant statement

so i had to make sure you remembered this isn't HS or College and for sure Not Madden or F..

 

[Cowpolk]

And Schultz did nothing his first two seasons…

I would add Jarwin did WAY more than Schultz did prior to his injury.

Schultz took Jarwin's job from him. Schultz is a keeper Jarwin can go to the AFC south

 

[CWR]

Blocking TEs are easy to.find.

Pass catching down field threat TEs with good hands are harder to find.

Finding one that can do both is much much harder and rarer.

To fix what ails our offense we need to fix the OL specifically Williams and biadasz. Fix that and needing a blocking TE is moot

Not in this offense. We rely on our TEs to block too much to have a crap blocker out there.

I get your point though and agree, but if we retain him we have to retool our reliance on his blocking or fix it.

I dont know how much is due to Philbin or the TE coach, but Schultz was a better blocker than pass catcher coming out of Stanford. He isn't without hope. I'm certain I'm being unfair to an extent, but we can't re-sign him and keep doing the same.

Let's also not ignore how often the ball was funneled to him in an offense where he was the least of the defenses concerns..

 

[KJJ]

Take him. We need a TE who has a minimal standard of blocking. I was a fan, but grew sick of watching him kill drives with missed blocks. We can spend money better elsewhere. He had the ball funneled to him on a sliver platter.

We also need a TE who can move the chains and he did that a lot this season. Twice he was our leading receiver. He had more catches than Amari and tied the team lead with 8 TD catches. He also had one TD negated due to a penalty that would have won us a game. CeeDee only caught one more ball than Schultz. His blocking is an issue but he’s very valuable as a receiver. If he was a great blocker and he wasn’t putting up numbers as a receiver everyone would be complaining about that.

 

[CWR]

remember when we drafted him that run blocking was supposed to be his strength.

The coach out of Stanford was quoted as saying he was the best TE he had coached. That was apparently coming from a long list of good TEs too.

I remember early on listening to "sounds from the sidelines" and him catching an important pass and saying "not bad for a blocking tight end."

It was there at one point.

 

[CWR]

We also need a TE who can move the chains and he did that a lot this season. Twice he was our leading receiver. He had more catches than Amari and tied the team lead with 8 TD catches. CeeDee only caught one more ball than Schultz. His blocking is an issue but he’s very valuable as a receiver. If he was a great blocker and he wasn’t putting up numbers as a receiver everyone would be complaining about that.

I agree, and have elaborated above your quote. Point is if we re-sign him we must make adjustments. No point in continuing to put him in a position he can't succeed in. Either fix him or stop. The offense is too reliant on the TE too make blocks currently. Maybe that changes with better oline play. I do recall hearing how good blocking TEs were a staple of KMs offense.

 

[DonaldM]

Gronks brother was good

 

[KJJ]

I agree, and have elaborated above your quote. Point is if we re-sign him we must make adjustments. No point in continuing to put him in a position he can't succeed in. Either fix him or stop. The offense is too reliant on the TE too make blocks currently. Maybe that changes with better oline play. I do recall hearing how good blocking TEs were a staple of KMs offense.

Listening to some of the Cowboys podcasts they seemed to think his blocking improved as the season went on. As a receiver he was very good. He finished sixth amongst all TEs. He was only one TD behind the NFL lead for TEs. Dak had to check down to him a lot and he provided a good security blanket for him. He made a couple of catches where he dragged defenders and fought for critical first downs. I was very impressed with how he played this season. He had a TD called back that would have won us a game. I get it that his blocking is an issue but he’s an ascending player as a receiver. He would be a big loss for our offense. You don’t see teams move on from good receiving TEs because of blocking issues. Jason Witten was having issues with blocking later in his career but we stayed with him because he was still moving the chains. His deficiencies as a blocker aren’t going to cause teams to shy away from Schultz.

 

[BermyStar]

Translate: he's priced himself out of our range. Some think this was his farewell tweet. Just me, but I'd like to replace him with a Beasley-type slot receiver.

I like your post and agree, but what scares me is what we did with the last Beasley-type slot receiver we had. There was no such thing as Beasley-type slot receiver until Beasley left.

JG is gone sure, but this offensive staff hasn't gained confidence that they know how to use their players in the slightest. And I'm not one of those doom and gloom fans, just speaking to what I see.

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

Schultz took Jarwin's job from him. Schultz is a keeper Jarwin can go to the AFC south

Schultz was given Jarwin’s job when he got injured.

Stop whining.

 

[Cowpolk]

Schultz was given Jarwin’s job when he got injured.

Stop whining.

If you say so and WWWWAAAAHHHHH

 

[J_Allen]

so cut the entire OL? 3 starting DL who had 3 pre-snap penalties who in the second half extended time killing drives that only left our O 18 secs on the last drive?all starters, dak?
sorry BUD you are off base you cant just go cutting every payer you saw not allegedly do if they part against SF it was ignorant statement

so i had to make sure you remembered this isn't HS or College and for sure Not Madden or F..

I stand by what I said.

 

[blueblood70]

I stand by what I said.

I stand by what i said..stalemate.

only thing is

reality says they as an NFL team wouldn't be doing as i stated. kits not a thing in the nfl unless you are expendable. Sorry thats the cold hard facts on a unionized player in Hard capped league with limited roster and its your starters making the mistakes.

 

[jrumann59]

Take him. We need a TE who has a minimal standard of blocking. I was a fan, but grew sick of watching him kill drives with missed blocks. We can spend money better elsewhere. He had the ball funneled to him on a sliver platter.

tell PFF

Schultz thrived as a run-blocker as well, earning a Pro Football Focus grade of 69.4 in that area. The 25-year-old will be a hot commodity on the open market and should be at the top of Tennessee’s list of tight end options. — Mike Moraitis, Titans Wire

 

[jrumann59]

Schultz is Dak’s favorite receiver. We will resign him unless he gets 10 million per or more elsewhere. If he gets a huge contract they we can’t match, Jarwin will get a second chance to make good on his contract.

He will be paid similar to or better than Hunter Henry and Jonnu Smith were paid last year.

 

[GMO415]

Doesn't matter. This team doesn't have a talent problem. They have a "good enough" culture problem.

 

[Rayman70]

Schultz is Daks security blanket. I see him being here. Hes really dependable guys. Rather have him, and let Randy walk. Cant win with dumb. Randy can be easily replaced.

 

[CWR]

tell PFF

The same pff that had our oline ranked #1? Lol, nope.

 

[Creeper]

The best thing about Schultz is his rapport with Dak and his experience which enables him to find the open spots on 3rd downs. But TEs in the NFL today need to be more playmakers capable of getting down field. That is not Schultz. I do think there are TEs in the draft who can take Schultz's place for a lot less money.

Cutting Jarwin only saves $3.8 million but I am not sure he is worth that. Since he arrived the Cowboys have fawned over him and even extended him. I don't get it. He had 2 good games against the Giants. I don't think he has good hands to make tough catches. I once thought he could be like the Rams's Tyler Higbee but now I don't think he is even that good.

I am waiting for that kid from Georgia to come out, Brock Bowers. He is already showing greatness as a freshman.

 

[Acheman08]

I would keep schultz if you can make it happen, and let jarwin go. But yeah, schultz's blocking needs work.