22 unrestricted free agents!!! 15 on defense. We have some major issues coming up. All these big contracts nean many will leave. Not liking the way this is gonna go. Need to sign Cooper, possibly Dak, but not 30 mil plus. Tyrone Smith needs to go. Vander just had surgery. Gonna have alot of holes.. what about a new coach? Im nausea already... Go Cowboys!!!!
According to Overthecap.com, there is 86m in cap space.
UFA
Bennett - many like his professionalism and intensity, not a bad resign if price is right
Quinn - Best pure pass rusher on the roster, but needs to be a designated rusher, not a full time player
Cooper - Torn on him, he is good, not sure he is 15m+ good
Cobb - I want him back...as an older vet maybe a 2-3 year deal for less annually than his 5m hit this past year
Witten - back only for vet min
Lee - back only on cheap deal
Jones - Like him but not a difference maker, pass on huge FA $$$
Heath - Probably a goner
Thomas - Would be interested in keeping
Austin - goner
Covington - goner
LaDouceur- resign to vet min
Looney - reasonable short term deal as interior swing man
Hyder - Vet minimum type deal, maybe a little more
Smith - Bye
Forbath - Resign to minimum, bring in a rookie to compete
Collins - Not a consistent performer, not worth big money, would keep A. Woods for cheaper deal
Sua-Filo - not a priority signing
March Lillard - meh
Armstrong - meh
Thompson - meh
Prescott - At worst gets franchised
Goodwin - Cheap resigning
Ross - Meh
Brown - Try to resign on cheap coming off injury
Frazier
RFA
Jarwin - give lower tag
Rush - give lower tag
Woods - give lower tag
ERFA
Redmond - resign
In addition,
Crawford - cut, save $8m in cap space
Fleming - cut, save $4.5m in cap space
C. Jones - cut, save 1.4m
Olawale - cut, save $500k
That is 14.4m saved
Depth chart at end of this
QB - Prescott,Rush, Thorson
RB - Elliott, Pollard, Weber, Jr, Chunn
TE - Jarwin, Schulz, Witten(vet min)
OT - Smith, Collins, Knight, Hyatt, Miller
OG - Martin, Williams, McGovern, Redmond
C - Frederick, Looney(resign), Henry
WR - Gallup, Cobb, N. Brown, D. Smith, V. Bryant, Wilson, Jr, J. Johnson, C. Westry
FG - Forbath, rookie or FA
LS - Ladouceur
DE - Lawrence, Armstrong, Gregory, J. Jackson, Jelks, Bennett or Quinn(resign 1), Wise
DT - Hill, Woods(resign),
LB - J. Smith, Vander Esch, J. THomas(resign), S. Lee (vet min or cheap), Covington, Gifford
CB - Lewis, Awuzie, Brown(resign), Olumba, Burton
S - Woods, Wilson, Goodwin(resign)
P - Rookie or FA
In reality, offense is pretty much reset. We would need a relatively high pick on another WR, lower pick on a blocking TE.
Defense as a big hole at DT and Safety, but what is new. CB and LB need help too. Maybe a FA signing from the outside to fill big hole at DT.