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The downside of Jason Garrett's philosophy of churning the bottom of the roster (or actively seeking new talent, if you prefer to use non-Parcellsian terms) is that it makes something like a roster editing tool very difficult to keep up-to-date. Just as an example, I believe there are now four long-snappers in the database of players in this program, yet only LP Ladouceur remains on the roster.
In this same fashion, myriad offensive and defensive linemen have had stints with the team lasting from just one day to all of a month, only to once more find themselves on the street.
Those players will soon be joined by up to 480 additional cast-offs from other teams (and perhaps more as teams fight over each others' waived players), all once again looking for employment elsewhere.
Of course you, being the ruthless front office genius that you are, don't pay any attention to the human side of things. These players are assets, and as such must be managed appropriately in order for the team to achieve success. And that's where you come in.
I hope you'll take this opportunity to once more play your hand at building the Cowboys' roster. Cut to 75, cut to 53, cut to just your gameday actives, if you so choose.
When you finish, feel free to post your new rosters here in the comments, or even as fanposts including your reasonings for the picks that you made. If you're curious about my opinion of the players, just look at the roster builder. I've re-ordered the players in each position group to match my opinions of them, in a sort of position-by-position power ranking of players.
Dallas Cowboys Interactive Roster Builder
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Now's your opportunity to begin building your own Cowboys' roster. If you make a mistake, the \"Reset Everything!\" button will return everything to its original condition. To move players, click on the player to highlight him, and then click on the heading to which you wish to move him. Clicking on the red CUT cell, or pressing the Delete key will cut that player entirely. You can track your current roster count at the bottom left cell, and track the salary cap near the bottom. Good luck getting to 53!
Note: The Roster Builder now conforms to June 1st standards and splits cap hits over the next two years. Be mindful of how much dead money you accumulate for 2014!
Please select a player!
[COLOR=rgba(0,0,10,.95)]Defense
Defensive Backs Linebackers Defensive Linemen
S CB OLB ILB DE DT
Offense
Offensive Backfield Receivers Offensive Linemen
QB RB/HB WR TE OT G/C
Special Teams Injured Practice Squad
Kickers Punters Long Snappers PUP IR
Total Roster Size: 0 Click Here to CUT!Defensive Backs Linebackers Defensive Linemen
S CB OLB ILB DE DT
Offense
Offensive Backfield Receivers Offensive Linemen
QB RB/HB WR TE OT G/C
Special Teams Injured Practice Squad
Kickers Punters Long Snappers PUP IR
Current Salary: 0 Salary Cap: $119,495,156
2014 Dead Money: 0[/COLOR]
One small note: I've noticed in my testing that some ad-blocking browser extensions will read the roster builder as a pop-up advertisement and block it. Try disabling the ad-blocker for this page, specifically opening just this pop-up, or just switching the ad-blocker off for a minute while you click the button to launch the program.
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