Bob Sturm: Four things Cowboys should NOT do this offseason

[Nightman]

The only way this argument holds true is if you accept this one:



I don't feel at all that an improved pass rush would have helped us beat San Fran, Washington or Arizona. Our defense was not murdering us those games. Washington the defense had some trouble, but that was more in the running game and missed tackles.

At best we can speculate that Ware MAY have contributed to another win, but it is speculation at best. Nobody should debate that he would be very strong as part of the pass rush, but we were able to win 12 games without a strong pass rush.

The best thing going for Ware right now is that they are changing to a 3-4. I think he is able to preserve his body better in that system and it plays to his strengths a little more.

That's even assuming that we lost to GB because of home field advantage. Since we were 8-0 on the road and had a lead in the 4th quarter, I would argue it was not the reason.

 

[Crown Royal]

That's even assuming that we lost to GB because of home field advantage. Since we were 8-0 on the road and had a lead in the 4th quarter, I would argue it was not the reason.

I could make an argument that pass rush allowed an injured Rodgers to completely dominate the fourth quarter. get him even a little uncomfortable and things maybe come up different. But again, that's speculation.

 

[Risen Star]

I don't know the cap ramifications with Carr but I do know he is easy replaceable. He's just a guy. He makes nobody better.

I wouldn't go any years with Murray. Too fragile in the past. Too much of a workload this past year. Too short of a shelf life at the position. Are they planning on giving him another 350 plus carries next year? It's highly unlikely that he's capable of it.

People are scared to say it. I'll say it. There was not a better QB in 2014 than Tony Romo. He played on par with Rodgers. He was better than Manning. Better than Brady. Certainly better than Luck. People are just conditioned to discredit Romo.

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[Crown Royal]

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I check to see if I had like that post. Sad and shame to say, I did. Good show old man.

 

[Eddie]

Cutting Carr saves us a few bucks this year, but puts us in the hole for more than $7 mil next year. Mortgaging the future again.

 

[Nightman]

Cutting Carr saves us a few bucks this year, but puts us in the hole for more than $7 mil next year. Mortgaging the future again.

That 7.4m is there next year no matter what. The question is whether he is worth another 4-8m in salary.

If they save 8m this year and spend 4m of it and roll over 4m to 2016, then next year the hit will only be 3.4m

 

[Yakuza Rich]

I could live with Murray getting 4 years. If it was up to me, we would keep Carr, but the cap ramifications are too great to pass up cutting him and trying to get a suitable replacement for him.





YR

 

[Crown Royal]

I could live with Murray getting 4 years. If it was up to me, we would keep Carr, but the cap ramifications are too great to pass up cutting him and trying to get a suitable replacement for him.


YR

In a perfect world we retain Murray at a fair contract that includes incentives, but that doesn't kill us if we have to part ways in two seasons, and we find a nice bit of depth in round 4-6. Going into the season with Murray, Ryan Williams, Dunbar/Randle/Draft Pick would not hurt my feelings. I feel like there is 1500-1800 yards between those players, easy.

Carr then accepts a bit in a salary drop of some kind to save a few mil. Carr did pretty well at the end - his worst game by far was the Philly game but other than that he was alright. Not spectacular but you can do worse than Carr.

So keep the offense together, the secondary pretty intact, and really focus on the defensive front and adding some depth to the team.

 

[Derinyar]

Option 1 - Cowboys preference I'm sure - Carr basically renegotiates to a 3/12 type of deal. You're not likely to get a better CB for 4 million then what Carr showed over the last half of the season, plus the intangibles of the player and system knowledge.

Option 2 - Carr is a June 1 cut, and much of the savings you get out of Carr this year is used to pay for his replacement. In my opinion if Moore is your 2nd best CB you probably have an issue, less so as the 3rd. You can't depend on the draft for Carr's replacement due to the inability to know who's going to be where when.

Option 3 - Carr is cut, non June 1. Not going to happen because you now have less then 600k to find Carr's replacement for this year.

Realize the Cowboys are basically in a 2-3 year window right now. Pushing Carr's 12 million hit to this year actively hurts the teams ability to do things in this current window. Isn't the cap room that we have somewhere around 25-30 if you renegotiate Carr and restructure Romo/Smith?

 

[casmith07]

In the 2nd half of the season plus the post season:
Ware 3 sacks
Mincey 8 sacks

Well, that should be somewhat expected, should it not? Ware is over age 30 and Mincey is younger on a defense that had more athleticism and speed overall. We're turning the clock towards young athletes over aging veterans.

It doesn't mean that Ware is some bum, though. He's a Hall of Fame player, but not the same guy he once was.

 

[casmith07]

In a perfect world we retain Murray at a fair contract that includes incentives, but that doesn't kill us if we have to part ways in two seasons, and we find a nice bit of depth in round 4-6. Going into the season with Murray, Ryan Williams, Dunbar/Randle/Draft Pick would not hurt my feelings. I feel like there is 1500-1800 yards between those players, easy.

Carr then accepts a bit in a salary drop of some kind to save a few mil. Carr did pretty well at the end - his worst game by far was the Philly game but other than that he was alright. Not spectacular but you can do worse than Carr.

So keep the offense together, the secondary pretty intact, and really focus on the defensive front and adding some depth to the team.

If you watch the coaches film (the 22, not broadcast TV) and have an understanding of defense and coverages, Carr was far and away the best CB on the roster down the stretch. His improved play came along with him saying that the fire was back and the game was fun again after grieving the loss of his mother, so I think he might have a pretty good year ahead of him like his first year here.

 

[xwalker]

Cutting Carr saves us a few bucks this year, but puts us in the hole for more than $7 mil next year. Mortgaging the future again.

That money hits the cap with or without Carr on the roster. Keeping him would allow them to push about 2M out from the 2016 cap to the 2017 cap, but they are unlikely to be tight against the cap in 2016.

 

[Crown Royal]

If you watch the coaches film (the 22, not broadcast TV) and have an understanding of defense and coverages, Carr was far and away the best CB on the roster down the stretch. His improved play came along with him saying that the fire was back and the game was fun again after grieving the loss of his mother, so I think he might have a pretty good year ahead of him like his first year here.

The secondary performed reasonably well up into the playoffs. A few gaffes in the playoff games brought them back to earth, but that was really the safeties + Moore and the last play with Scandrick. Carr has done well otherwise. He has holes in his game and is limited in zone with weak safety play, and that's why I think he is overpaid, but it isn't my money and so long as he doesn't hurt us from doing other things for the team, I have no incentive to weaken the roster just because he makes too much.

 

[xwalker]

That 7.4m is there next year no matter what. The question is whether he is worth another 4-8m in salary.

If they save 8m this year and spend 4m of it and roll over 4m to 2016, then next year the hit will only be 3.4m

You're correct. I see people continually make that type of statement. The reality is that prorated money will hit the cap at some point with or without the player on the roster. It varies as to exactly when it hits the cap but the total amount over all years is the same.

 

[casmith07]

The secondary performed reasonably well up into the playoffs. A few gaffes in the playoff games brought them back to earth, but that was really the safeties + Moore and the last play with Scandrick. Carr has done well otherwise. He has holes in his game and is limited in zone with weak safety play, and that's why I think he is overpaid, but it isn't my money and so long as he doesn't hurt us from doing other things for the team, I have no incentive to weaken the roster just because he makes too much.

Sterling Moore was exploited in coverage. He played all well in limited action but the Packers spread us out and utilized one on ones to their advantage just enough to get the win. "Weak safety play" is a misnomer. People love to watch on TV and think the safeties are bad when they aren't. Bottom line is that we give opposing quarterbacks a clean pocket too often, particularly in the middle of the line of scrimmage. You aren't going to beat anybody when you do that (Patriots/Seahawks as an example).