Hardy Done? Cowboys won't bring back Hardy? *merged*

[Rockport]

Won't help. No rookie or free agent is gonna make our secondary into an actual secondary and our pass rush an actual pass rush.

Neither will a QB win us a Super Bowl in the next 2 years.

 

[Rockport]

Pass rush...bottom. Ints/Turnovers...bottom.

A Romo-less offense was responsible for that.

 

[Daillest88]

How many free agents can you name the past decade that have made a "significant" impact with the Cowboys? One of their big free agent signings a few years ago was Carr who's been nothing but a liability.

well we hit huge with dez in the draft but looks like we struck out with Gregory (so far) hopefully if we go on a free agency frenzy we hit gold... if we do then we can turn it around quick especially with a good draft

 

[LittleD]

If we have to take a flier on a DE and Hardy has burned his bridge to Dallas, Mario Williams might
could make a comeback here if he would entertain a short term deal similar to DWare. I still think
I might like DWare if he's released for a one year deal.

 

[Daillest88]

Dware would be good just for the simple fact all the pressure wont be on him, and hes got championship experience, good attitude and I know he would want to bring a ring here. get him and Mario Williams lol that would be fantastic

 

[BAZ]

Well I think it's safe to say the result speaks for itself. He surely didn't do much of anything to make himself invaluable.

As it is, the staff will evidently be quite relieved to get rid of him. It was bad enough to render him expendable. Enough said.

Hardly enough said, it was a one year they can get away from him now without penalty. The deal really makes this more of a kick the tyres scenario that didn't pan out. Took him for a test drive and returned it to the lot. Not their problem going forward. Not a bad decision, more of a mildly poor one.

 

[PJTHEDOORS]

A Romo-less offense was responsible for that.

No. Talent was.

 

[benson]

If there is one thing you can saw about Garret's Cowboys is they sure know how to get RID of talent.

 

[4lifecowboy]

Ed Werder ‏@Edwerderespn 3m3 minutes ago
Despite all the speculation about #Cowboys planning to release Greg Hardy or let him become a UFA, team source says, "No final decisions.''

well somebody isn't telling the truth. Time will reveal.

 

[Bullflop]

Hardly enough said, it was a one year they can get away from him now without penalty. The deal really makes this more of a kick the tyres scenario that didn't pan out. Took him for a test drive and returned it to the lot. Not their problem going forward. Not a bad decision, more of a mildly poor one.

Seems to me like mildly poor turned into plain old poor in the end. We could have 'kicked the tires' on someone else and possibly had much better results. Not really a disaster -- just a waste of time and resources in the end. I'm just hoping we won't see fit to ignore the red flags in the future. Hardy had problems in Carolina that made them see fit to rid themselves of him, not to mention later incidents that were well documented.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

That is completely expected news.

I am shocked. Shocked, I tell you!

 

[KJJ]

well we hit huge with dez in the draft but looks like we struck out with Gregory (so far) hopefully if we go on a free agency frenzy we hit gold... if we do then we can turn it around quick especially with a good draft

The only gold the Cowboys ever struck in free agency was with Deion and TO. A lot of teams get screwed in free agency and the Cowboys certainly have over the years most notably by Marcellus Wiley back in 2004. If you want to build a great team you have to do it through the draft. The Cowboys greatest players were players they drafted.

 

[Direwolf63]

The only gold the Cowboys ever struck in free agency was with Deion and TO. A lot of teams get screwed in free agency and the Cowboys certainly have over the years most notably by Marcellus Wiley back in 2004. If you want to build a great team you have to do it through the draft. The Cowboys greatest players were players they drafted.

La'roi Glover was a good FA signing. He was just on terrible teams. Marc Columbo was another good one. But outside of those guys, productive free agents are almost non-existent.

When you think of the dozens, or perhaps hundreds of free agents Jerry has signed over the years, that's a pretty pathetic success rate.

 

[Daillest88]

La'roi Glover was a good FA signing. He was just on terrible teams. Marc Columbo was another good one. But outside of those guys, productive free agents are almost non-existent.

When you think of the dozens, or perhaps hundreds of free agents Jerry has signed over the years, that's a pretty pathetic success rate.

Ken Hamlin had a good couple years... man we are overdue for some success in free agency.

 

[KJJ]

La'roi Glover was a good FA signing. He was just on terrible teams. Marc Columbo was another good one. But outside of those guys, productive free agents are almost non-existent.

We signed a few good ones but the core of your team has to be built through the draft. Top tier free agents are over priced and rarely live up to their contracts. A lot of them seem to lose their motivation once they get their big contract.

 

[Daillest88]

We signed a few good ones but the core of your team has to be built through the draft. Top tier free agents are over priced and rarely live up to their contracts. A lot of them seem to lose their motivation once they get their big contract.

that's true. the draft is everything.. but I think there are some guys out there in free agency who can help us, we just have to be careful and if we wanna make one last push with Tony Romo, I say we go for it.

 

[PA Cowboy Fan]

Won't miss him.

 

[fortdick]

I looking for a big leap with David Irving this year. Personally I think he would make a great SDE (Adding some strength in the off season) and move Lawrence back to where he was drafted for, WDE. Ryan Russell is coming off of IR and then let's get a FA pickup, maybe Ware, Mario or another year of Mincey. I'm more concerned with our 1T DT more than any other position on the Dline and maybe if we could get a full year out of Terrell McClain. At the 3T I think we have a pair of Crawfords that will work out okay.

If we don't go QB at #4, let's trade back and pick up a couple of Dbacks, safety and corner, in either order.

I don't get the big concern over a 1 tech DT. In a 3-4 it is important to eat up blockers and free up you LB'ers. In a 4-3 you seldom play a true 1 tech. Weak side will inside shade the guard, sure, but he is not trying to engage the center and guard like a NT would. I am just not sure people understand the purpose of the technique or how limited it really is in this defense, which relies on speed more than brute strength.

 

[KJJ]

that's true. the draft is everything.. but I think there are some guys out there in free agency who can help us, we just have to be careful and if we wanna make one last push with Tony Romo, I say we go for it.

There's certainly players out there that can help us it's making sure we target players who are going to fit what we're doing. If we were going to make a last push with Romo we should have kept the team we had in place after the 2014 season. We were clearly on the right track all we needed was to improve the defense. Now with the team coming off a 4-12 season and Romo's age and collarbone injuries have many talking QB at #4 overall for the Cowboys we may be starting to approach the beginning of the end for Romo.

 

[GimmeTheBall!]

good we need to bring some guys in here who give 100% no more drama. sick of it

We'll see him get 15 sacks elsewhere next season.

Or not. And maybe possibly another criminal charge against him. It's a crap shoot. On balance, mate, it's best for all to part ways with this troubled man child.