PJTHEDOORS;5081449 said:
McCray is their special teams ace. Woodson doesn't play special teams. They just signed Will Allen. Pretty sure they want to see what they have in camp. Doubt any of those 2 get cut. As for a capable starting safety, club likes Church and Matt Johnson or Will Allen to be the 2 starters.
As I said, if you think McCray's special teams contribution is greater than the contribution that Woodson would have as an every down starter, you can take this route.
Also, who cares if they just signed Will Allen? They didn't give him hardly anything so cutting him wouldn't be a problem.
PJTHEDOORS;5081460 said:
Cowboys just signed Will Allen, and I doubt they are cutting him before camp starts. McCray is their best special teams player. And Woodson isn't starting ahead of Church, Johnson or Will Allen because the Cowboys obviously want to see what those 3 have. Hey, if Cowboys want to go 1 player short on another position other than CB/S, fine.
That's a horrible perspective to have on their part then. If you could get a guy dirt cheap who has experience and can play, you'd be a fool to just roll the dice with a bunch of guys who haven't shown anything.
Woodson would start over everyone. Even in his worn down state he's better than any of the guys they have.
Church is the only one that I even have an ounce of confidence in and that's because he did alright last year in limited action.
I have zero expectations for Will Allen. He was basically benched under Kiffin in Tampa and then spent the next 6 years being a limited action type of guy before seeing real playing time last year. He's been a career backup and he's 30. The only reason I even have any interest is because he is familiar with the system.......presumably. Charles Woodson played half the season last year and came away with an interception. Allen hasn't had an INT in over 7 years. Aside from filling in last year, the last time Will Allen had extensive playing time Roy Williams was still a good safety in the NFL.
Matt Johnson hasn't even played a down in the NFL, let alone been healthy enough to even practice on a consistent basis. I want to see what he can do but until he actually gets on the field there's no way anyone can point to him as a reason why another guy shouldn't be brought in.
Neither Will Allen or Matt Johnson should be reasons why a better safety shouldn't be brought in if the guy is dirt cheap and has a history of being a playmaker.
The reality is the team could sign Woodson and see what those other guys have. Training camp and preseason gives every team that sort of flexibility. You get tons of extra roster spots so you can evaluate who can play and who cannot.
There isn't a single player on the roster that makes a decent case against kicking the tires on Charles Woodson and seeing if he has anything left in the tank. They have 75 guys on the roster right now according to DC.com. Even if they had to cut one of them right now, I'd be hard pressed to believe they can't identify at least one of those guys who is expendable. If that's the case, the team is worse off than any of us know.
