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Offensive Line
Tackles - Smith, Collins, Fleming and potentially Williams or McGovern
Guards - Martin, Su'a Filo, Williams, Looney and McGovern
Centers - Frederick, Looney and McGovern
The contracts for Su'a Filo, Looney, and Collins all expire next season. If Collins plays really well this year, the Cowboys are going to get a Compensatory pick for him in 2021, because they won't be able to afford to keep him. Similarly, Looney played well enough last year to garner a lot of free agent interest as a center when his contract expires. Su'a Filo is a former 33rd overall pick who might revitalize his career in Dallas, and like Jonathan Cooper two years ago, land a decent contract with another team.
McGovern can play all 5 positions, and has better arm length (34-1/4") for the tackle position than either Williams (33") or La'el Collins (33-1/4"). The Cowboys signed Fleming to a 2 year free agent contract, which pays him like a backup in 2019, but like a starter in 2020. Even if all three of them leave, and Fleming becomes the starter at Right Tackle, McGovern could develop into a "super-sub" who can back up all 5 spots. Then, when Fleming's contract expires in 2020, McGovern could slide into one of the starting positions in his 3rd season. Or, he could potentially win a starting job sooner. The pick of McGovern.
Bottom line: The Cowboys are now 9-deep at Oline, and are set up to withstand the departures of Free agents a year from now. And they still have developmental prospects in Jake Campos and Adam Redmond.
Defensive Line
Defensive End - DeMarcus Lawrence, Robert Quinn, Randy Gregory, Kerry Hyder, Dorance Armstrong, Taco Charlton
Defensive Tackle - Tyrone Crawford, Maliek Collins, Christian Covington, Trysten Hill, Antwaun Woods, Daniel Ross
With Randy Gregory suspended, the Cowboys have a legitimate 5-man rotation at DE, with Crawford and Covington as the 6th and 7th guys who can play DE. Quinn will be backup by by Hyder and Armstrong, while Lawrence will be backed up by Charlton. If Gregory gets reinstated this year, the Cowboys will have to make some decisions on who to keep at DE, but that is a good problem to have. Gregory had 7 sacks in his last 9 games, and could push Quinn for the starting job at RDE, because he's better against the run than Quinn.
At Tackle, there will be a competition between Crawford, Hill and Collins for the starting 3T position. Covington and Woods will vie for the starting 1T position, with Daniel Ross pushing them both.
Tackles - Smith, Collins, Fleming and potentially Williams or McGovern
Guards - Martin, Su'a Filo, Williams, Looney and McGovern
Centers - Frederick, Looney and McGovern
The contracts for Su'a Filo, Looney, and Collins all expire next season. If Collins plays really well this year, the Cowboys are going to get a Compensatory pick for him in 2021, because they won't be able to afford to keep him. Similarly, Looney played well enough last year to garner a lot of free agent interest as a center when his contract expires. Su'a Filo is a former 33rd overall pick who might revitalize his career in Dallas, and like Jonathan Cooper two years ago, land a decent contract with another team.
McGovern can play all 5 positions, and has better arm length (34-1/4") for the tackle position than either Williams (33") or La'el Collins (33-1/4"). The Cowboys signed Fleming to a 2 year free agent contract, which pays him like a backup in 2019, but like a starter in 2020. Even if all three of them leave, and Fleming becomes the starter at Right Tackle, McGovern could develop into a "super-sub" who can back up all 5 spots. Then, when Fleming's contract expires in 2020, McGovern could slide into one of the starting positions in his 3rd season. Or, he could potentially win a starting job sooner. The pick of McGovern.
Bottom line: The Cowboys are now 9-deep at Oline, and are set up to withstand the departures of Free agents a year from now. And they still have developmental prospects in Jake Campos and Adam Redmond.
Defensive Line
Defensive End - DeMarcus Lawrence, Robert Quinn, Randy Gregory, Kerry Hyder, Dorance Armstrong, Taco Charlton
Defensive Tackle - Tyrone Crawford, Maliek Collins, Christian Covington, Trysten Hill, Antwaun Woods, Daniel Ross
With Randy Gregory suspended, the Cowboys have a legitimate 5-man rotation at DE, with Crawford and Covington as the 6th and 7th guys who can play DE. Quinn will be backup by by Hyder and Armstrong, while Lawrence will be backed up by Charlton. If Gregory gets reinstated this year, the Cowboys will have to make some decisions on who to keep at DE, but that is a good problem to have. Gregory had 7 sacks in his last 9 games, and could push Quinn for the starting job at RDE, because he's better against the run than Quinn.
At Tackle, there will be a competition between Crawford, Hill and Collins for the starting 3T position. Covington and Woods will vie for the starting 1T position, with Daniel Ross pushing them both.