News: Cowboys believe Brandon Carr is better than you think

[CCBoy]

Cowboys believe Brandon Carr is better than you think

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IRVING, Texas -- Brandon Carr is still standing.

First, the Dallas Cowboys brought in Nolan Carroll for a free-agent visit but had health concerns regarding him. He ended up re-signing with the Philadelphia Eagles. Then the Cowboys brought in Leon Hall for a visit, but there are health worries there too.

The strangest saga involved Patrick Robinson. The Cowboys thought they had a deal agreed upon then were informed Robinson had a different agent upon his visit to Valley Ranch. He then met with the Indianapolis Colts and signed with them.

That the Cowboys did not sign any of these cornerbacks has some alarmed that their favorite team has lost their luster. However, would signing any of these three severely impacted Super Bowl odds?

The biggest winner in this is Carr. Even if the Cowboys had signed Carroll, Hall or Robinson, it was no given Carr would have been jettisoned.

The Cowboys want Carr to re-work his contract, which calls for him to make $9.1 million this year. There have been talks with his agent, Ben Dogra. Determining Carr's worth on the open market is a sticking point. With the way deals have come down across the league so far, Carr is in the $5-6 million range.

The Cowboys know a team would sign him to a deal quickly. That is why they didn't press the pay cut last year. They also know they don't have a replacement for him yet and it was no guarantee those aforementioned corners would have replaced him...

 

[YosemiteSam]

I've getting tired of this offseason CB merry-go-round. They need to just make a choice and be done with it. If we are keeping Carr, then keep him.

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[Nightman]

If Carr is so good and we refuse to cut him or force a pay cut, then why do we hold him up as the danger of FA. According to the team he is a big win. He has played out the full 5 years at full price. Sounds like the perfect use of money as opposed to a draft pick.

 

[Nightman]

He would be scooped right up if waived and his market it 5-6m but we can't trade him, even after we eat all his dead money and signing bonus.

But PHI gets a pick swap for DMurray and BMaxwell who both had guaranteed money left AND high salaries.

 

[Q_the_man]

I think Carr is good, doesn't get burnt to often. He's not worth 10 million but he does have value. I say keep him and try to get Hall. I think Scandrick, Hall, Carr and Mo can do a solid job. Throw Jones to Safety and our secondary can be solid. I'm banking on Mo to improve off of last season.

 

[CashMan]

I think Carr is good, doesn't get burnt to often. He's not worth 10 million but he does have value. I say keep him and try to get Hall. I think Scandrick, Hall, Carr and Mo can do a solid job. Throw Jones to Safety and our secondary can be solid. I'm banking on Mo to improve off of last season.

Why eat dead money? Keep him, and maybe with FA looming next year for him he plays for a contract this year.

 

[jnday]

Poor evaluation on the team's part. He is a no impact player . Nobody would miss him if he was replaced .

 

[Nightman]

Why eat dead money? Keep him, and maybe with FA looming next year for him he plays for a contract this year.

The Dead Money is exactly the same whether he stays or goes. No difference.

The only question is if he is worth ANOTHER 9.1m in salary on top of that.

Everyone says no but we keep overpaying him every year because we can't find a replacement or trade him.

 

[Q_the_man]

Some was clamoring for P. Robinson who only started 16 games in 3 years and Carr is better than Robinson easily. Carr has been solid and durable in his time here, he just needs to take a pay cut and resign for 3 years 20 mil.

 

[Q_the_man]

Why eat dead money? Keep him, and maybe with FA looming next year for him he plays for a contract this year.

True. play for that 1 last contract.

 

[John813]

Some was clamoring for P. Robinson who only started 16 games in 3 years and Carr is better than Robinson easily. Carr has been solid and durable in his time here, he just needs to take a pay cut and resign for 3 years 20 mil.

I think the better option would be to move on to a cheaper, younger option at CB.

Draft a corner on day 2, if a good one falls to our pick(s) and groom him to be the replacement.

 

[AbeBeta]

There is nothing wrong with Carr as a #2 CB. He's a good player. He's getting paid too much but that's how it goes when you give a big FA deal.

 

[RS12]

Translation: We have been trying to replace him with a cheaper alternative, but so far havent been able to.

 

[lwehlers]

The Dead Money is exactly the same whether he stays or goes. No difference.

The only question is if he is worth ANOTHER 9.1m in salary on top of that.

Everyone says no but we keep overpaying him every year because we can't find a replacement or trade him.

it is just sad that we are stuck with carr because the cowboys cannot find a replacement who actually wants to sign here. robinson would have been good at half the price but he did not want to sign here.

 

[davey999]

Guy makes zero plays...

 

[JoeyBoy718]

Decent CB who is extremely healthy. A solid guy to have on the team. Only problem is his salary is way too high. We've come this far. Let him finish out his contract and be done with him. At least he taught us to be more responsible with money.

 

[DCBoysfan]

There is nothing wrong with Carr as a #2 CB. He's a good player. He's getting paid too much but that's how it goes when you give a big FA deal.

This is a perfect summation of Carr's situation. But it appears some posters have taken his salary personally.

 

[gimmesix]

I think Carr is good, doesn't get burnt to often. He's not worth 10 million but he does have value. I say keep him and try to get Hall. I think Scandrick, Hall, Carr and Mo can do a solid job. Throw Jones to Safety and our secondary can be solid. I'm banking on Mo to improve off of last season.

I agree with this. Obviously, he's upgradeable, but I'm not sure what we've looked at in FA is an upgrade. I'm OK with Scandrick, Carr and Mo being our top three corners next year. If having those three makes corner our weakest area, then we're pretty strong.

We do need to add more depth at the position, but Jones having the ability to play corner in a pinch alleviates some of the concern.

 

[Nightman]

Here are JG's thoughts. Overflowing with praise for our high paid defender.

“[Carr], like everyone on our defense, we would like them to be more impactful, more productive,” Garrett said, via ESPN.com. “We need to take the ball away more. Two years we were among the best teams in the NFL doing that. … Brandon has to improve but everybody across our defense has to improve. He has been a steady player for us. He has been a productive player for us at times. It’s a valuable position. And he has done a good job covering guys at very challenging spot throughout his time with the Cowboys. Last year he dealt with an injury, a shoulder. He dealt with it throughout the year. So at times, he probably wasn’t playing his best. But he was out there. He was a guy who showed up every day, who showed up every week. We feel good about what he is all about.”

 

[KingintheNorth]

Poor attempt of damage control.