Cowboys will not tender Brock Hoffman

[Rayman70]

He will be in our division. Philly could use him. I think we made a mistake here.

 

[RonWashington]

He will be in our division. Philly could use him. I think we made a mistake here.

When you find pieces to your OL that offer quality depth it’s nice to keep them . People touted Nate Thomas at T last year until he played for both Guyton & Steele . Maybe he needs to stick to guard .

When you rip McClay and the scouts remember Bass / Hoffman were two expensive UDFA signings a few years ago .
Well worth it

 

[Rockport]

Damn. He was great depth and could be starting on other teams. Big loss.

 

[big dog cowboy]

He will be in our division. Philly could use him. I think we made a mistake here.

Oh crap. Well, that would just stink.

 

[RonWashington]

Along the lines of OL the Eagles replaced the long standing OL coach they had considered the best in the NFL when he quit, with the Vikings OL coach as they were looking for a HC . Vikings had one of the lowest performing OL in football last year . Should be interesting .

 

[75boyz]

Oh crap. Well, that would just stink.

Washington let Biadasz go.

 

[Teague31]

Comp pick!!!!

 

[boysfanindc]

Torn about this move, solid backup and good spot starter. Guess they deemed 5.8M too much for a backup

 

[erod]

Hoffman is a starter who can't start here. Gotta let him go even though I'm sure they don't want him to leave.

 

[CowboyStar88]

I hate this move. This was a guy I really wanted to keep. He’s a nasty dawg on the line. I can see Pittsburgh going after him.

 

[CowboyStar88]

Bass is the better player and he's been working at center some so he may end up backing that spot up as well.

so has Brock

 

[BobSacamano]

Placing the tender on Hoffman and letting Bass walk would have made more sense IMO. Hoffman’s ability to play multiple spots made him the fire fighter of the Oline.

 

[TNCowboy]

at people acting like he's a solid player. They aren't even putting a right of first refusal on him, which comes with no obligation whatsoever. It's not just other posters telling you he's a jag, not just PFF telling you he's a jag, it's the Cowboys' organization.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

Bass is the better player and he's been working at center some so he may end up backing that spot up as well.

Yep, this is the answer. They are paying Bass to be the first interior guy off of the bench. They will likely look for a cheap free agent or draft a G/C type late in the draft. Tendering Hoffman as a second rounder would be 5.8m in cap....they will likely have a replacement for somewhere around 1.25-2m, saving around 4m. Easy to understand.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

Placing the tender on Hoffman and letting Bass walk would have made more sense IMO. Hoffman’s ability to play multiple spots made him the fire fighter of the Oline.

Bass is a much better player.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

I am a little surprised at this. I figured if they tendered Bass, they would Hoffman also.

Hopefully some team over pays him and we get a comp pick.
But if they are active in FA like they say. It won’t matter. It will just offset each other.

Hoffman isn't worth almost $6m in cap hit.

 

[BobSacamano]

Bass is a much better player.

Maybe we’re seeing different things then. Modus vivendi.

 

[America's Cowboy]

Bass is the better player and he's been working at center some so he may end up backing that spot up as well.

Nope.

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Weird that they tendered Bass over Hoffman.

Bass can only play guard. Don't know what the plan is at backup center without Hoffman.

 

[Fla Cowpoke]

Nope.

I'll take the opinion of our OL staff over any average fan. They see the two every day.