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conner01 said:
I’m not sold on Austin
I think he could be a guy you could scheme a few plays a game for but he’s didn’t show me anything to justify the cost
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His two punt returns and the play against NY before his injury not show you enough. He had other plays as well.
I know it is not many plays, but there was a limited number of them because of his injury.
But he showed flashes.

And there was no Cooper in the beginning, so give Dak, Cooper, Gallup, Austin and a new OC this off season to work on things. I think you can see a big difference.
Plus hi PR and if they use him as a KR too.
 
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jazzcat22 said:
His two punt returns and the play against NY before his injury not show you enough. He had other plays as well.
I know it is not many plays, but there was a limited number of them because of his injury.
But he showed flashes.

And there was no Cooper in the beginning, so give Dak, Cooper, Gallup, Austin and a new OC this off season to work on things. I think you can see a big difference.
Plus hi PR and if they use him as a KR too.
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Love his return skills but wasn’t a real part of passing game though mostly due to injury
For what he will cost you could probably sign Beasley and help the pass game more
If I could sign him for a mil or two I’d keep him but I don’t think he’s gonna be that cheap and to me he doesn’t bring enough to pay 4-5 mil
 
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Only way I resign Austin is with a contract with injury stipulations. He will be injured before TC is over. When healthy I like him. And we draft a speedster to replace him. I would LOVE to keep Beez. The chemistry him and Dak have is growing. Talk with the Beez. Come to a agreement.
 
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conner01 said:
Love his return skills but wasn’t a real part of passing game though mostly due to injury
For what he will cost you could probably sign Beasley and help the pass game more
If I could sign him for a mil or two I’d keep him but I don’t think he’s gonna be that cheap and to me he doesn’t bring enough to pay 4-5 mil
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No he is not worth 4 to 5 million, I was not implying that. 1 or 2 may be too low. He would wait it out from all teams for that. I have no idea what his value is. I don't get into all that as we have no clue. Some may, but not many.

However, if he is resigned, my bet is many on here will whine and say his contract is too much, and most would whine that he was signed at all. :laugh:
 
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RS12 said:
To 58? Maybe Lawrence not Oliver.
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neither, imo

Oliver top top 10-20, and Lawrence top 15-30

In fact, not griping about the cooper pick at all, but Oliver is one of the players I am assuming we passed on...as we've been picking in the 10-12 range probably.

I consider the trade

A) get cooper for 1 1/2 year rental before he is an unrestricted FA and can go wherever he wants, unless we can lock him up
team better in short term, and hoping for long term but have to see repercussions

B) give up top 10-12 pick (where we would've picked)
drop lower in draft in every round by 10-15 slots..if he does really help us
give up 14 mil per year to pay him short term and more if we extend him
 
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jazzcat22 said:
No he is not worth 4 to 5 million, I was not implying that. 1 or 2 may be too low. He would wait it out from all teams for that. I have no idea what his value is. I don't get into all that as we have no clue. Some may, but not many.

However, if he is resigned, my bet is many on here will whine and say his contract is too much, and most would whine that he was signed at all. :laugh:
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His last year with rams was 5 mil
I don’t know what he will get but looking at what he’s got before, his age and most of all his speed. I just suspect he gets some offers in that 4-5 mil range
Speed gets you paid and he has great speed
I would feel more comfortable paying him if we had an OC who could get the most out of his skills. A jet sweep a game doesn’t do that. You have to get him the ball in space and watch him go
 

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Blake said:
Yea. You lost credibility at RGIII. I don't pay as much attention to the idiosyncrasies of the NFL as many others do around here, but common sense lets me know that's a bad idea.
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RGIII's passing skills make Dak's look like Joe Montana.
 
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Creeper said:
What exactly did Tavon Austin bring to the table that makes him deserving of a contract? I'd rather sign Beasley who aat least makes plays at critical times in the passing game.
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He also makes some really dumb decisions when it comes to social media. This team has enough distraction.
 
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Creeper said:
What exactly did Tavon Austin bring to the table that makes him deserving of a contract? I'd rather sign Beasley who aat least makes plays at critical times in the passing game.
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Austin can return kicks and would be way cheaper than the overrated Beasley and the overrated slot WR position he plays. New England changes slot WRs like underwear because there are literally thousands of them (slot WRs) coming out of college every year. Austin has world class speed that you can not coach and our special teams suffered without an impact return man.
 
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eromeopolk said:
OK. If you really want a Super Bowl.
1. Hire Major Applewhite OC and Kendal Briles QB Coach. Applewhite has been under Mack Brown and Nick Saban (Garrett was under Saban).
2. Hire Art Briles as an offensive consultant. Jerry likes old folks (Kiffin and Marinelli). Art Briles will never get a US HC job and is currently in Italy. So he can keep eyes on Applewhite and his son. Why?
3. Bring in RGIII to compete with Dak. Competition is good and we failed to bring in competitors for Romo. Competition with RGIII having the Briles family overlook will either make Dak or break Dak.
4. Draft whatever DT slides - Rumor is that Ed Oliver and Dexter Lawrence will slide down draft boards. Draft whoever slides and don't worry about giving a 4th and 5th round pick to move up. Why?
5. Blake Jarwin, Schultz, and Rico Gathers got experience why waste it. You can draft a TE with the 3rd round pick.
6. Promote Kris Richard to DC and hire Dennis Thurman as DB coach/asst. HC. Thurman recurited Richard and coached with Marinelli at USC. However, he also knows 3-4 D and Buddy Ryan's 4-6 D. With Marinelli and Thurman to counsel Richard, Cowboys will have a no.1 D. When Richard leaves to be a HC, Thurman will be a perfect replacement.
7. Resign or Franchise tag Tank Lawrence, resign Tavon Austin, draft a slot WR, DB.
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I was gonna crap on you until I read it. Not bad, some good ideas. Unfortunately, Jerry is not as smart as you
 

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RGIII LMAO, why not kaepernick while you're at it. You want to see where Dak is really at and pressure him? Here is how you do it. We do not have to sign Dak this season. He has another year on contract. Sign Foles to a one year deal, with options if he wins the starting position over Dak. Offer him $5-$7million, one year deal. He beats out Dak, he gets a $18-$22 million deal and becomes the teams franchise QB. If Dak takes him on and wins, give Dak the deal.

He ran Romo out of town, maybe the deal above is his own Karma. Maybe he fights and wins.
 
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Diehardblues said:
Actually bringing in someone like Art Briles could be a brilliant move. He might be able to develop an offensive scheme to optimize Daks skill sets.
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Its the offense both Dak and Zeke ran in college. Jimmy Johnson fired Dave Shula because he would not line up Emmitt Smith in his college I formation and tried to force a pro formation offense. Norv Turner from USC I formation student body left, right and lead draw is hire and the rest is Dallas Cowboys 90's history.
 
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conner01 said:
I’m not sold on Austin
I think he could be a guy you could scheme a few plays a game for but he’s didn’t show me anything to justify the cost
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BUT, what IF JJ and Stephan actually follow through and change the diaper, depends wearing moron vanillahan out? What if they bring in a guy who can value these guys and play to their strengths?
 
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eromeopolk said:
Not really. Tom Landry and Eddie Robinson was running the spread (shotgun offense with wing T running plays) for decades. So if you can not get Mike Leach, then get the other architect and his favorite QB.
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You do realize that Leach and Briles run WAY different offenses.

Leach is called Air Raid who wants to throw it 50 times a game. Briles is an inside run game that takes deep shots
 
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Parcells4Life said:
You do realize that Leach and Briles run WAY different offenses.

Leach is called Air Raid who wants to throw it 50 times a game. Briles is an inside run game that takes deep shots
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Yep. But Leach throws more. They both line up in shotgun/spread formation 99% of the time. You can call it what you want to but its still the same.

I mentioned Leach because he is an innovator like Briles. But, Leach would never, never ever coach under Jerry Jones. Leach is a Lawyer and would have the same disdain Jimmy Johnson had for Jerry Jones sticking his Jocks and socks nose in football. However, Leach and Jerry would make good news media.
 
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Cowboysfandarin said:
RGIII LMAO, why not kaepernick while you're at it. You want to see where Dak is really at and pressure him? Here is how you do it. We do not have to sign Dak this season. He has another year on contract. Sign Foles to a one year deal, with options if he wins the starting position over Dak. Offer him $5-$7million, one year deal. He beats out Dak, he gets a $18-$22 million deal and becomes the teams franchise QB. If Dak takes him on and wins, give Dak the deal.

He ran Romo out of town, maybe the deal above is his own Karma. Maybe he fights and wins.
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Why would a QB like Foles agree to a one year deal? He is going to demand and get a Kirk Cousins type deal. Foles has a Super Bowl ring and 4 playoff wins. Do you really think he would want and get a one year deal when Cousins got the Vikings Castle?
 
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Art Briles was considered to be on the Cowboys staff as a low level consultant.
Briles has an especially close relationship with the Cowboys. His daughter, Jancy, worked in the team's public relations department for years. Owner and general manager Jerry Jones said Briles has a standing invitation to visit practice whenever he wants, and Jones believes Briles will coach again soon.

"He's a peer with his peers," Jones said. "Certainly I think he would be a great asset to an organization … at any level. At any level. He's a football coach and really understands talent and can evaluate talent."

Jones would serve as a reference for Briles if needed, while acknowledging he does not condone the wrongdoings at Baylor.

"I would vouch for him as a person," Jones said. "He's a top-quality person. I'd want my grandson, if he had the chance, to play for him."
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However another source stated the following:
It is no secret Briles wishes to coach again. Since he was fired, representatives from Purdue and Texas Tech have reached out about possibly hiring him either as a head coach, or as an assistant. He nearly had a job as a lower-level consultant with the Dallas Cowboys, but the team backed out per the request of head coach Jason Garrett.
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