2022 Cowboys Free Agents - Stay or Go?

[Avery]

Our free agent class next year is no joke. We have a number of contributors that are up for renewal and we all know that we can't pay and retain everyone.

Here's the full list of FA's - the real question is, who do you retain vs. let go?

Offense:

Connor Williams
Michael Gallup
Dalton Schultz
Cedrick Wilson
Ty Nsekhe
Malik Turner
Noah Brown
Mitch Hyatt
Corey Clement

Defense:

Leighton Vander Esch
Keanu Neal
Dorance Armstrong
Luke Gifford
Brent Urban
Carlos Watkins
Deante Burton
Francis Bernard
Maurice Canady
Jayron Kearse
Damontae Kazee
Randy Gregory
Malik Hooker

ST:

Bryan Anger
Jake McQuaide

 

[Risen Star]

I'd like to bring Kearse and Hooker back as well as the special teamers.

Unless Gregory agrees to a very team friendly deal I'm not interested.

We have to be extremely selective on who we sign after wasting so much cap on the QB.

 

[Creeper]

These decisions will be left up to the CAP manager for the Cowboys because they will be forced to let many of these players go.

I would love to keep Gallup and Gregory, along with Malik Hooker, but I think they are playing their way to bigger contracts with other teams. Hooker has come on lately and it may convinced another team he is ready to return to the level he was at before his injury.

 

[jazzcat22]

Anger and MCquaide will not be hard to bring back.
Most of these players can be replaced by other FA's and the draft. Though I would love to have them back as depth. As many of them could be brought back for a reasonable deal, even if a 1 year deal.

Gregory needs to be signed for sure. I think they should try to keep Armstrong and Hooker. Though Armstrong is 50 / 50 for me for now. Maybe Urban for same type of deal. Try for Kearse and Neal possibly.
Williams at LG, 50 / 5- on him also, depends the contract. Same for Schultz.
Wilson over Brown at WR and I am a Noah Brown fan. Turner is showing something also.
Of course Gallup, if they can.

 

[JohnsKey19]

Start with Gregory and Kearse. I've flipped on this one, but I'd see if we can also get Connor Williams re-signed. After that, it's about who's willing to accept Stephen's "honest offer".

 

[cowboyec]

randy gregory.
michael gallup.
connor williams...i don't like change up-front.
keep the same 5 together.

 

[MountaineerCowboy]

randy gregory.
michael gallup.
connor williams...i don't like change up-front.
keep the same 5 together.

Highly doubt we'll be able to afford both Gallup and Gregory without depleted literally everything else.

 

[beware_d-ware]

Gregory and Connor Williams are the ones I am really interested to see.

 

[cheyennes]

Gregory, Kearse, Keanu Neal and Malik Hooker sure
Try for Watkins and Urban for friendly deals

Anger and Gifford special teams

Gallup and Shultz
Connor Williams

 

[TwoCentPlain]

Too many things up in the air right now to decide.
1) How far does this team go? A SB changes everything.
2) What to do with Lawrence ($27M), Cooper ($20M), Elliott ($15M), and Collins ($10M)? Do they get cut or restructured or left alone? How they perform in the playoffs is the biggest factor on what to do in FA? Lot of money can be available if they play well and get restructured.
3) What do the backups look like if said player leaves? How does Fehoko look? How about WR Brandon Smith on the PS? What about Coyle at safety? Alarcon at guard?
4) What is likely available in the draft?
5) What comp pick do the Cowboys get if the player leaves?

Players I would prioritize are Williams, Gallup, Schultz, Armstrong, Gregory, Kearse, Wilson, and Hooker. A lot of the others can easily be signed. Might be some on one-year deals unless they leave for opportunity for more playing time such as Watkins, and Wilson.

 

[Captain-Crash]

everybody goes unless some of the greedy restructure their contracts.

 

[MoistMayonnaise]

Gonna get interesting. Twenty four FAs, ten of them starters, not much cap space.

 

[Mobinvans]

Wow, that’s a lot

 

[CowboysFaninHouston]

Our free agent class next year is no joke. We have a number of contributors that are up for renewal and we all know that we can't pay and retain everyone.

Here's the full list of FA's - the real question is, who do you retain vs. let go?

Offense:

Connor Williams
Michael Gallup
Dalton Schultz
Cedrick Wilson
Ty Nsekhe
Malik Turner
Noah Brown
Mitch Hyatt
Corey Clement

Defense:

Leighton Vander Esch
Keanu Neal
Dorance Armstrong
Luke Gifford
Brent Urban
Carlos Watkins
Deante Burton
Francis Bernard
Maurice Canady
Jayron Kearse
Damontae Kazee
Randy Gregory
Malik Hooker

ST:

Bryan Anger
Jake McQuaide

Offense:

Connor Williams - Stay
Michael Gallup - Go, Too costly
Dalton Schultz - Stay
Cedrick Wilson - Stay , but will cost a little, but not as a starter money
Ty Nsekhe - ho-hum. there is other ones always available every FA period
Malik Turner - ho-hum
Noah Brown - stay at Vet minimum. he is if nothing a great Special teams player,
Mitch Hyatt - who?
Corey Clement - who?

Defense:

Leighton Vander Esch - slam the door
Keanu Neal - hmmm, tough call. how much does he want.
Dorance Armstrong - hmm, how much does he want...good depth
Luke Gifford - ho hum
Brent Urban - I would like him to stay
Carlos Watkins - hmmm, can bohana be the guy
Deante Burton - who?
Francis Bernard - who?
Maurice Canady - who?
Jayron Kearse - hmmm, at vet minimum or small contract, at least adds depth, but we need to go saftey high in the draft this year
Damontae Kazee - ho hum
Randy Gregory - stay, three year contract
Malik Hooker - stay for a one year reasonable deal

ST:

Bryan Anger - stay

 

[FiveSuperBowls]

Most will not be back because of a tight cap next year, but I will not be surprised if there are FA's willing to come to a playoff contending team next year with team friendly contracts.

 

[Killerinstinct]

Gregory 3 yrs 36 mil 24 guaranteed
Kearse 2 yrs 5 mil
Hooker 2 yrs 5 mil
Malik Turner 1 yr 2 mil
Anger 1 yr 1.5 mil

The rest will have to be replaced

 

[Mobinvans]

If you’re a Super Bowl contender every year maybe you can get away with crappy hometown contracts

Most these guys are going to want to get paid most they can though

 

[CT Dal Fan]

Kearse, Gregory, and Anger are probably the only ones coming back. Schultz and Gallup will get contracts way above what Dallas can afford.

 

[quickccc]

* Only two must- re-sign High priority FA re-signees
- Gregory
- Kearse

* Would like to re-sign:
Gallup
Schultz
Anger
Hooker
Wilson

 

[CouchCoach]

Gallup will be too expensive and rightfully so.

Gregory will be pricey but their plans for Parsons at DE might make that easy.

Williams is about what they plan on doing in the 1st round. If they go OT, they re-sign him, OG, they do not. He has an unknown value on the open market.

No team can pay the QB, RB, WR, LT, RG and DE what they're paying and not have to let some good players walk