News: Why we passed on ET

fivetwos said:

I agree there.

Unfortunately the Smith return is also a big maybe.

Knight seems to have been a Godsend, and it would have been nice to plug him in at LG.

Smith is the key.....because it frees up Knight to move to RT, and puts Steele back into developmental mode (where he belongs at this point).

This FO has always forced their own agenda (be it high picks or guys who got paid) and its bothersome to me that may still be the case after the regime change.

In fact I'm sure it is. Denial creates the only doubt.

Theres just too many people telling those two what they want to hear instead of harsh reality.

Theres no way anyone can sit there and say guys like Thompson and Woods are quality starters on an NFL team as an example.

Williams definitely falls into this category. The second contract here CANNOT happen. When is it time to move on?

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Redball Express said:

Here is one report on the Cowboys and why no Earl Thomas.

Interesting.

https://sports.yahoo.com/why-the-dallas-cowboys-never-made-a-play-for-earl-thomas-003527290.html

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Redball Express said:

Here is one report on the Cowboys and why no Earl Thomas.

Interesting.

https://sports.yahoo.com/why-the-dallas-cowboys-never-made-a-play-for-earl-thomas-003527290.html

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BobbyFlame469 said:

TO helped the cowboys to a 13-3 record.

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BigD_95 said:

The real reason is Cowboys need all the cap space they can to sign Dak next year. There is a reason they cleared so much cap space to carry over to next season knowing the salary cap will shrink with less revenue. But Dak isnt going to take less money and Dallas will have to afford paying him 40 million a year and wont be able to spread that money out over 5 years cause Dak is to selfish to try and help the team out, so they can keep good players around him.

Not to mention Dallas has other players they want to keep. Safety will need to be address in next years draft class.

Anyone believe its cause of his issues is blind. Dallas signed A. Smith who has issue after issue. Bringing back Gregory with open arms. Its all about paying Dak

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AmariChill said:

Very big mistake doing this. Unless we can consistently do good on offense (50 points or more) with no mistakes on offense or Special teams, this team is going nowhere. That defense is too horrendous to overcome.

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BigD_95 said:

The real reason is Cowboys need all the cap space they can to sign Dak next year. There is a reason they cleared so much cap space to carry over to next season knowing the salary cap will shrink with less revenue. But Dak isnt going to take less money and Dallas will have to afford paying him 40 million a year and wont be able to spread that money out over 5 years cause Dak is to selfish to try and help the team out, so they can keep good players around him.

Not to mention Dallas has other players they want to keep. Safety will need to be address in next years draft class.

Anyone believe its cause of his issues is blind. Dallas signed A. Smith who has issue after issue. Bringing back Gregory with open arms. Its all about paying Dak

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stasheroo said:

Thanks for sharing this.

Charles Robinson is a well-informed, reliable source in my opinion. He's provided many internal details and decisions with the Cowboys before. I trust his reporting, and everything he's saying lines up with the facts.

No matter how badly the Dallas secondary plays, it's clear that they won't be reaching out to Earl Thomas.

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CATCH17 said:

If they win a few games they need to look at a trade.

Does the Jets or some team like that have a decent safety?

What is up with Donovan Wilson? The guy has done nothing but make plays when given the opportunity.

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SoBlue128 said:

I’ll admit I’ve always been on the ET train for him to play here and even with this report as bad as this secondary is I still believe you bring him in. Talk to the guy see where his head is, discuss the scheme and expectations. It cost you absolutely nothing to give him a trial run. He doesn’t fit fine you give him his walking papers and move on knowing you looked at helping your team to get better. This defense needs some serious help and I highly doubt its gonna fix itself over the course of the season on its own.

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Redball Express said:

Here is one report on the Cowboys and why no Earl Thomas.

Interesting.

https://sports.yahoo.com/why-the-dallas-cowboys-never-made-a-play-for-earl-thomas-003527290.html

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Bobhaze said:

The problem with a trade right now IMO is other teams know the Cowboys are desperate for help on defense which always drives up the price. Besides, a trade for a veteran right now is just another quick fix, plug a hole type philosophy that continues to haunt this team. Quick fixes, even if some work a little in the short term, have not so good consequences in the long term.

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Qcard said:

I rather have Earl Thomas problems than watch Receivers running butt naked in our secondary...

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Redball Express said:

If McCarthy says "no"..

that's it.

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chicago JK said:

I wouldn't be surprised if Earl never in an impact player again. The end of your playing career typically comes fast and many times ugly in the NFL. Maybe he has a bounce back and returns to form as a veteran leader but it appears he will need to change a lot about himself if this were to happen.

This doesn't excuse the massive miscalculation Dallas had on their safeties. I think it is safe to say neither of our starting safeties would be starting anywhere else. Heck, they might not even make most other teams if they didn't make our roster. At times Dallas does smart things but every year there are 1-2 position groups that they just completely whiff on. I don't think high priced Free agents are the answer in most cases but to not give yourself protection with smart pickups is where they usually come up short.

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chicago JK said:

I wouldn't be surprised if Earl never in an impact player again. The end of your playing career typically comes fast and many times ugly in the NFL. Maybe he has a bounce back and returns to form as a veteran leader but it appears he will need to change a lot about himself if this were to happen.

This doesn't excuse the massive miscalculation Dallas had on their safeties. I think it is safe to say neither of our starting safeties would be starting anywhere else. Heck, they might not even make most other teams if they didn't make our roster. At times Dallas does smart things but every year there are 1-2 position groups that they just completely whiff on. I don't think high priced Free agents are the answer in most cases but to not give yourself protection with smart pickups is where they usually come up short.

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