BTB: 3 Free Agents the Cowboys Could Consider Before the Draft

[Pass2Run]

The NFL draft is just over a month away, but the job is not finished for the Dallas Cowboys. The roster still needs more. It’s commendable that Dallas has been more active than usual during the early stages of free agency, albeit not for anyone at the top of the free market. Oh well, can’t have it all.

The good thing is that Dallas addressed their running back position with two unspectacular but adequate signings, Miles Sanders and Javonte Williams. The former, Sanders, hinted at perhaps a new identity for the Cowboys offense, focusing on running the football. It’s a good start for now, but the Cowboys must further supplement the roster to head into the draft with open options. Free agency does have a few players Dallas could sign to fortify their roster ahead of the draft.

LINK: https://www.bloggingtheboys.com/202...aft-shaq-mason-amari-cooper-teddy-bridgewater

 

[Carson]

Zero reason to sign any of those before the draft.

 

[Hawkeye19]

They aren’t doing anything major before the draft.

They will be “selectively aggressive” afterwards to add some depth from the scrap heap

 

[Coogiguy03]

3 Reasons why we won't

1) Too cheap
2) Affects Comp picks
3) Did I say it affects the comp picks??

 

[Pass2Run]

Zero reason to sign any of those before the draft.

Agree. That's the title. But I was thinking "after," too.

 

[Carson]

3 Reasons why we won't

1) Too cheap
2) Affects Comp picks
3) Did I say it affects the comp picks??

This is it.

Mason is regressing. Let’s give Hoffman a shot. If not, will Hernandez is cheaper and knows Adams scheme

Cooper seems washed. You can upgrade in the draft.

Teddy may go back to coaching and likely will sign somewhere familiar like Detroit again.

 

[Coogiguy03]

This is it.

Mason is regressing. Let’s give Hoffman a shot. If not, will Hernandez is cheaper and knows Adams scheme

Cooper seems washed. You can upgrade in the draft.

Teddy may go back to coaching and likely will sign somewhere familiar like Detroit again.

Hopefully Hernandez is cool enough with Adams to wait long enough until the draft is over and not sign with another team

 

[12+88=7]

3 Reasons why we won't

1) Too cheap
2) Affects Comp picks
3) Did I say it affects the comp picks??

Read on OTC that Dallas currently has two 5th round comp picks in line for Lawrence and Lewis.

 

[thunderpimp91]

Doubtful any of these will happen. Really they need to focus on getting younger and getting better. I think Cooper could still upgrade the WR2 role, but it also seems unlikely the Cowboys would be interested given their financial limits on guys like Kupp or Diggs. Good chance Cooper gets less than those guys, but probably not much less.

With Mason you already have decent depth on the interior of the OL, unless they are bringing in a legitimate upgrade I'd rather use that roster spot on a developmental player.

Bridgewater is probably a hybrid of both issues....He likely costs similar money to Rush and the Cowboys had zero interest in bringing him back. They also seem to have intentions of bringing in a young guy in the draft to compete for the backup role.

 

[Jipper]

3 Reasons why we won't

1) Too cheap
2) Affects Comp picks
3) Did I say it affects the comp picks??

i think you are missing a key element - the impact to comp picks

 

[ColoradoCowboy]

Consider? Sure.

Actually sign? Not unless it is for lower than the 40th highest FA contract (really only 32nd), so that it doesn't affect Comp picks.

 

[Mr_437]

I respect putting out content, but none of these guys make much sense. There's no UFA available that's a fit, for whatever reason, other than Keenan Allen. Cowboys got their cheap OG already in Jones. Teddy B. please no, Cowboys stated they want a young guy.

I wouldn't mind this team adding a 1T before the draft, but I kinda feel like their on vacation until the draft.

 

[jazzcat22]

3 Reasons why we won't

1) Too cheap
2) Affects Comp picks
3) Did I say it affects the comp picks??

1). you and others are obsessed over FO being cheap. Fan myth so they can complain.
2) Though may be partly true, but also they signed other players that did effect possible better comp picks.
3) See #2, as this is the furthest thing from the FO minds if they can improve the roster.

They reason they will not is simple. Available roster spots. They currently have around 73 players signed.
They have 9 draft picks, so that is 82. That leaves room for 8 UDFA's, or other FA's, as some players get released after the draft.
Expect a few of our own to be churned.
So they wil use most of those slots for UDFA's. Then bring in street FA's accordingly as the churn the roster during mini camps.

And we have currently 3 projected comp picks for 2026.
We would need to sign a player for about $3 million to offset Turner,at $2.5 million. Then another player fro about $6 million to offset Gholston. There are absolutely ZERO players out there even with $3 million at this point.

 

[Coogiguy03]

1). you and others are obsessed over FO being cheap. Fan myth so they can complain.
2) Though may be partly true, but also they signed other players that did effect possible better comp picks.
3) See #2, as this is the furthest thing from the FO minds if they can improve the roster.

They reason they will not is simple. Available roster spots. They currently have around 73 players signed.
They have 9 draft picks, so that is 82. That leaves room for 8 UDFA's, or other FA's, as some players get released after the draft.
Expect a few of our own to be churned.
So they wil use most of those slots for UDFA's. Then bring in street FA's accordingly as the churn the roster during mini camps.

And we have currently 3 projected comp picks for 2026.
We would need to sign a player for about $3 million to offset Turner,at $2.5 million. Then another player fro about $6 million to offset Gholston. There are absolutely ZERO players out there even with $3 million at this point.

This means???

 

[Coogiguy03]

i think you are missing a key element - the impact to comp picks

I should have added that silly me, too busy focusing on my mod presentation

 

[jazzcat22]

This means???

Read it.

 

[Coogiguy03]

Read it.

so if we get someone over 3 million we mess up the comp forumula

 

[fivetwos]

I don’t want a higher end backup QB.

Say what you want about Dak but if he goes down for the season, it’s over. I don’t want meaningless wins at that point. No backup is taking this team to a championship.

If they somehow think they are going to hit on a QB cheaply for the third time in a row (all Jerry’s doing of course), next year is a better time to spend a mid rounder on one. Even the top guys in this class aren’t great, and the contract situation will line up better.

They take that QB this year and his rookie deal expires at the same time as Daks, which is the same deal as Lance, and part of why it never made any sense.

 

[jazzcat22]

so if we get someone over 3 million we mess up the comp forumula

It could. Actually I think we would need to sign one at 3 as it does not affect anything , but at 5 or 6 million it would. Depending what other teams do. Right now it shows Detroit. A comp pick at net value, whatever that means.

Which I think it means that player really does not qualify, but they need to give that last pick out. The next to last is at 3.1 million, or higher than that Detroit player got, so if a player is signed for around that. It will knock Detroit out of that last spot.

 

[jay94]

This is it.

Mason is regressing. Let’s give Hoffman a shot. If not, will Hernandez is cheaper and knows Adams scheme

Cooper seems washed. You can upgrade in the draft.

Teddy may go back to coaching and likely will sign somewhere familiar like Detroit again.

A washed cooper is better than everyone not named lamb