QuincyCarterEra
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Looking ahead to constructing a roster for next year, and here are some of my desired roster moves.
This roster is based on the assumption that the only major cuts we make are Sean Lee, Hurns, Terrence Williams, and Crawford. Which would leave $68M in cap space. The other assumption is that Dak is the starter next year.
The resigning I'd like to see are:
High price-Lawrence
Mid-Irving
Less than $2M- LP, Rod Smith, and Tavon
Zeke is the only RB under contract next season and I've maintained that in this age of football you need a Solid All purpose back, all purpose backup, and a receiving specialist. Rod is an all purpose backup who contributes on special teams and is Jaylons brother and dont them to split
After the Cooper acquisition, the WRs under contract(Hurns cut) are Gallup, Cooper, Brown, and Wilson. We need a speedster and a solid slot receiver with Beasley being a FA. Tavon was filling that roll just fine before his injury and would love him back. He also dampens the need to carry more RBs as he doubles as one. Slot receivers are a dime and dozen and I'd look to the draft to find one.
Irving might be a nut case, because he's a very very good nutcase. On a per snap basis there are few players better. I need to see him, Lawrence, and Gregory on the field at the same time. Elite talent who wont cost it with his issues.
So now to outside help:
There are certain positions that are cheap in FA compared to their peers and those are run stopping NT, running backs, and safeties.
I mentioned needing a receiving back earlier in the post. My choice? Wash RB Chris Thompson assuming he is cut(he will be). He's an elite receiving back who is constantly injured. His last two injuries are due to bad placed balls by Alex Smith that set him up. The good news for Thompson is we wouldnt require but a handful of snaps from him each game, to keep his chance of injury down. He just needs to make his few touches count and through his career he's done just that. Cowboys have no connection to him, so I doubt it.
FS- Earl Thomas
We all know him and what he is capable of. Yes he has links to the organization.
SS- Kenny Vacarro
I wanted to sign hhim this past offseason, and thought he would since we tried to trade for him last year at the deadline. Multiple people said he sucks and wouldnt be an improvement over what we have. Lol. That's been proven dead wrong this year with his play for the Titans. Signed for $1.5M, and id look to sign him for around the same.
1 Tech- Ashawn Robinson
We had him as a 1st on our draft boards, and he's fallen out of favor with the Lions coaching staff despite playing solidly against the run. #5 in the NFL according to PFF. They shopped him at the deadline and traded for Snacks Harrison to be his replacement. If cut or offered for a low round pick I'd jump all over it.
With these resignings and acquisitions the only spots left for the draft that I see would be slot WR, a TE1(good draft for TEs), a fringe LB who can start in a pinch, a high quality swing tackle given our current tackles cant be trusted to stay healthy or play well, a 3rd or 4th CB depending on how much you trust Lewis and Brown, and a 5th edge rusher.
Dak/Rush/White
Zeke/Rod/Thompson
Cooper/Gallup/Slot draft/Austin/Brown/Wilson
Draft/Jarwin/Schultz/Rico
Tyron/Collins/draft
Martin/Williams/Xavier SF
Fred/Looney
Robinson/Woods/Ross
Irving/Collins
Lawrence/Gregory/Taco/Armstrong/draft
LVE/Jaylon/Draft/Thomas/JML/Covington
Byron/Chido/Brown/Draft/Lewis
Earl/Vacarro/Woods/Heath/Frazier
Thoughts?
This roster is based on the assumption that the only major cuts we make are Sean Lee, Hurns, Terrence Williams, and Crawford. Which would leave $68M in cap space. The other assumption is that Dak is the starter next year.
The resigning I'd like to see are:
High price-Lawrence
Mid-Irving
Less than $2M- LP, Rod Smith, and Tavon
Zeke is the only RB under contract next season and I've maintained that in this age of football you need a Solid All purpose back, all purpose backup, and a receiving specialist. Rod is an all purpose backup who contributes on special teams and is Jaylons brother and dont them to split
After the Cooper acquisition, the WRs under contract(Hurns cut) are Gallup, Cooper, Brown, and Wilson. We need a speedster and a solid slot receiver with Beasley being a FA. Tavon was filling that roll just fine before his injury and would love him back. He also dampens the need to carry more RBs as he doubles as one. Slot receivers are a dime and dozen and I'd look to the draft to find one.
Irving might be a nut case, because he's a very very good nutcase. On a per snap basis there are few players better. I need to see him, Lawrence, and Gregory on the field at the same time. Elite talent who wont cost it with his issues.
So now to outside help:
There are certain positions that are cheap in FA compared to their peers and those are run stopping NT, running backs, and safeties.
I mentioned needing a receiving back earlier in the post. My choice? Wash RB Chris Thompson assuming he is cut(he will be). He's an elite receiving back who is constantly injured. His last two injuries are due to bad placed balls by Alex Smith that set him up. The good news for Thompson is we wouldnt require but a handful of snaps from him each game, to keep his chance of injury down. He just needs to make his few touches count and through his career he's done just that. Cowboys have no connection to him, so I doubt it.
FS- Earl Thomas
We all know him and what he is capable of. Yes he has links to the organization.
SS- Kenny Vacarro
I wanted to sign hhim this past offseason, and thought he would since we tried to trade for him last year at the deadline. Multiple people said he sucks and wouldnt be an improvement over what we have. Lol. That's been proven dead wrong this year with his play for the Titans. Signed for $1.5M, and id look to sign him for around the same.
1 Tech- Ashawn Robinson
We had him as a 1st on our draft boards, and he's fallen out of favor with the Lions coaching staff despite playing solidly against the run. #5 in the NFL according to PFF. They shopped him at the deadline and traded for Snacks Harrison to be his replacement. If cut or offered for a low round pick I'd jump all over it.
With these resignings and acquisitions the only spots left for the draft that I see would be slot WR, a TE1(good draft for TEs), a fringe LB who can start in a pinch, a high quality swing tackle given our current tackles cant be trusted to stay healthy or play well, a 3rd or 4th CB depending on how much you trust Lewis and Brown, and a 5th edge rusher.
Dak/Rush/White
Zeke/Rod/Thompson
Cooper/Gallup/Slot draft/Austin/Brown/Wilson
Draft/Jarwin/Schultz/Rico
Tyron/Collins/draft
Martin/Williams/Xavier SF
Fred/Looney
Robinson/Woods/Ross
Irving/Collins
Lawrence/Gregory/Taco/Armstrong/draft
LVE/Jaylon/Draft/Thomas/JML/Covington
Byron/Chido/Brown/Draft/Lewis
Earl/Vacarro/Woods/Heath/Frazier
Thoughts?