News: Calvin Watkins: Cowboys Still Deciding If They Want Aldon Smith Back

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Rayman70 said:
cheap isn't always better guys. THAT SAID, Anae is even cheaper and we have yet to allow the kid a fair chance at getting on the field because OF Aldon. IMO ANAE is already better than Aldon and it will be proven soon.
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As much as i really like Bradley Anae, I won't go that far to say he's already better than Aldon Smith. We don't even know about Bradley's run defense
we dunno how Bradley would fair vs NFL starters in just his rookie year ..and if he himself can last out without fuming out.
Rookies tend to hit physical walls and drains too.

But what i liked hearing about Anae was he has shown up as a edge rusher in every instances he's played. College, Senior Bowl practices and game itself,
Impressed in Cowboys training camp, i really wanted to see him in action at least as a rush specialist .. but we had very questionable DL coaching with Tomsula
- and that's why the Jones- management couldn't wait to get his aazz outta here !
 
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quickccc said:
As much as i really like Bradley Anae, I won't go that far to say he's already better than Aldon Smith. We don't even know about Bradley's run defense
we dunno how Bradley would fair vs NFL starters in just his rookie year ..and if he himself can last out without fuming out.
Rookies tend to hit physical walls and drains too.

But what i liked hearing about Anae was he has shown up as a edge rusher in every instances he's played. College, Senior Bowl practices and game itself,
Impressed in Cowboys training camp, i really wanted to see him in action at least as a rush specialist .. but we had very questionable DL coaching with Tomsula
- and that's why the Jones- management couldn't wait to get his aazz outta here !
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we will never find out at this rate. Why draft the kid with the 4th round pick we did if we aint gonna allow him the opportunity? Signing Aldon squashes his chances.Throw the kid into the fire. Its the only way.
 
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gimmesix said:
I'm not against it. He's better than Armstrong and we can't be sure if Anae will be any good.
Lawrence, Gregory, Basham and Smith would be a solid rotation. If Anae is any good, then he would need to force himself into that group.

I also think with the signing of Basham, we wouldn't need to play Aldon as much as we did last year, which might increase his effectiveness.
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I can agree with you in much of the sense. Aldon as more of a rotation tool, reserve more energy in the long run, we'd still have experience with
a guy that can flex with hands down in 3 point stance, or stand up as a 3-4 OLB in certain packages, plus Aldon has the size that suggests he could
hold up vs run.

But after a multiple sack game vs Seattle (who has an terrible awful OL unit to begin with) he just flat dropped off.
He didn't look explosive in his rush at all. … He just " Lumbered " for the rest of the season.

But from what i have been hearing among certain media sources - there was some doubts if Aldon wanted to be here.
First heard this from Babe Laufenberg,..and then from Broddaus

Broddaus also has been speculating thru his whispers hear says that Aldon is going thru some "personal issues " and it's not certain about his return.
Maybe those same issues have caused a drop-off interest with other NFL teams.

That alone tells me that we shouldn't invest too much in Aldon, and prepare for his departure.
He'd have to agree to an short term " incentives " laden contract at the least, imo .

If not agreeable with that. then let another NFL team bid for his services and give us a chance for a compensatory pick.
 
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Rayman70 said:
we will never find out at this rate. Why draft the kid with the 4th round pick we did if we aint gonna allow him the opportunity? Signing Aldon squashes his chances.Throw the kid into the fire. Its the only way.
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Anae was drafted in the 5th round rather than the 4th (Robinson, Badaazz) , but i see your point.
But at the same time, it's still about fortifying your roster and depth with as much capable bodies as possible.
Never know when a rash of key injuries can rip your team apart. And you always have to have Plan B options

If Anae is all what he is touted to be, he'll even surpass Aldon and Basham for more time.
We just have to have the kind of coaches that don't carry a bias favorites and play by what they see.
 
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Anae was drafted in the 5th round rather than the 4th (Robinson, Badaazz) , but i see your point.
But at the same time, it's still about fortifying your roster and depth with as much capable bodies as possible.
Never know when a rash of key injuries can rip your team apart. And you always have to have Plan B options

If Anae is all what he is touted to be, he'll even surpass Aldon and Basham for more time.
We just have to have the kind of coaches that don't carry a bias favorites and play by what they see.
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agree especially with your last statement. Question is, WILL MM open his eyes? Last year sure looked like an indicator that he is stubborn as a mule on this front...he doesnt like change. I am a bit worried.
 
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MM and Nolan were so stubborn last year I think it may have cost us at least 1 game. Wilson was clearly better than WORLEY or Thompson at safety yet week after week, loss after loss, they stayed with the same crap players, denying anything was wrong lol...as we all watched the debacle. But when they finally put Wilson in, it was like instant spark for the D. He basically won the game for us in Minny. He was the difference. Without his takeaways we lose that one. Lets hope Quinn sticks with him and gets Anae, Robinson involved too. We spend draft capital on them, may as well get them involved.
 
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quickccc said:
Anae was drafted in the 5th round rather than the 4th (Robinson, Badaazz) , but i see your point.
But at the same time, it's still about fortifying your roster and depth with as much capable bodies as possible.
Never know when a rash of key injuries can rip your team apart. And you always have to have Plan B options

If Anae is all what he is touted to be, he'll even surpass Aldon and Basham for more time.
We just have to have the kind of coaches that don't carry a bias favorites and play by what they see.
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yeah my bad on the round. Couldnt recall if it was 4th or 5th.
 
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quickccc said:
I can agree with you in much of the sense. Aldon as more of a rotation tool, reserve more energy in the long run, we'd still have experience with
a guy that can flex with hands down in 3 point stance, or stand up as a 3-4 OLB in certain packages, plus Aldon has the size that suggests he could
hold up vs run.

But after a multiple sack game vs Seattle (who has an terrible awful OL unit to begin with) he just flat dropped off.
He didn't look explosive in his rush at all. … He just " Lumbered " for the rest of the season.

But from what i have been hearing among certain media sources - there was some doubts if Aldon wanted to be here.
First heard this from Babe Laufenberg,..and then from Broddaus

Broddaus also has been speculating thru his whispers hear says that Aldon is going thru some "personal issues " and it's not certain about his return.
Maybe those same issues have caused a drop-off interest with other NFL teams.

That alone tells me that we shouldn't invest too much in Aldon, and prepare for his departure.
He'd have to agree to an short term " incentives " laden contract at the least, imo .

If not agreeable with that. then let another NFL team bid for his services and give us a chance for a compensatory pick.
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If the issues are true, then I'd rather move on. We got a similar-type player in Basham, although his best hasn't been anywhere near Aldon's best, so it's not like we absolutely have to have him. Hopefully, if we need to move on, Anae is ready to step up or one of the other young buys. I'm not going to bash Dorance Armstrong because he's given us what he can as a role player, we just need a backup who provides more than what he's able to give us, especially in the pass rush. We could limit the rotation to just Lawrence, Gregory and Basham, but the coaches we've had seem to want to use at least a four-man rotation.
 
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charron said:
Another super cheap deal, yes. Hopefully they can keep his snap count down to keep his effectiveness up.
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Yup, at this point in his career he will be most effective as a specialist. Keep him fresh.
 
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Yup, at this point in his career he will be most effective as a specialist. Keep him fresh.
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Zeke can't take 4 months off without getting out of shape...dude hadn't played football in 5 years. Game shape is different and working out isn't the same thing no matter how hard. Physically i think his next year will be better for him if he gets a full camp. But i do believe he may have other issues he's dealing with and i'm not sure he even wanted to play here again.
 

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Avery said:
The answer is simple: how much?

Everyone has their price at the right price. For Aldon, this can't be high.
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This. Of course they want him for veteran minimum, but not for 20mil. Somewhere in between the two.
 
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Rayman70 said:
we will never find out at this rate. Why draft the kid with the 4th round pick we did if we aint gonna allow him the opportunity? Signing Aldon squashes his chances.Throw the kid into the fire. Its the only way.
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Yeah, I’d much rather bring back Smith (if it’s a cheap 1 year deal) to use in a rotation where he’s kept fresh to see if he’s worthy of a multi-year contract than roll with Anae. Anae can develop on the PS...no one’s going to poach him.
 
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RS12 said:
A lot of you are addicted to mediocrity and that is what he was IMO. Move on from him.
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Tired or not - I did not see much effort from him on the field - it looked like he was just going thru the motions.

Compare that with Gregory and I will take Gregory at 75% over Smith!
 
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