Cowboys - D.J. Swearinger Backup Safety option **Claimed by Tampa Bay**

[MichaelWinicki]

And anything deep or outside. Sounds familiar...

LOL!

Yeah.

He's not a safety I would be interested in if I were the Cowboys.

 

[Zordon]

i'll pass...and I REALLY wanted him in the draft.

 

[coogrfan]

Swearinger isn't a bad player and a 6th or 7th seems fair, but he doesn't love football enough to be on this team.

DJ absolutely is a bad player. He's an in the box safety who can't tackle, and he's a total knucklehead to boot.

No thanks.

 

[Bleu Star]

I thought he was really good in college and that includes in coverage.

Marinelli would work magic with him.

 

[XxTDxX]

Who said anything about his price?

Outside of his atrocious attitude, he doesn't upgrade a position. He has no flex ability and he wont play special teams.

Hes not better than Jeff Heath? Hes not better than Keelan Johnson?

 

[ConstantReboot]

I wanted him after seeing the highlight clips on him. He's actually pretty good.

However, I don't like the news that he is selfish and doesn't want to play special teams.

If he wants to play in Dallas and wants to help the team win - then I'm all for it.

If he's nothing more than a cancer to the team and divides the locker room, no thanks.

 

[slick325]

I'll pass. Although he is better than Heath...

 

[speedkilz88]

They have a 90 man training camp roster. It does not hurt to take a guy like that to camp and find out if he fits or not.

 

[StarBoyz83]

We need more safeties. Heath is no bueno

 

[Jenky]

D.J. Swearinger - DB - Free Agent
Texans waived SS D.J. Swearinger.

The 57th overall pick in the 2013 draft, Swearinger wore out his welcome quickly under no-nonsense coach Bill O'Brien, struggling mightily in coverage and often taking bad angles in run defense. The Texans tried trading Swearinger before cutting him, but found no takers, likely because of his bad game tape. Still, Swearinger is only 23 years old and will likely be claimed off waivers.
Related: Texans


May 11 - 4:03 PM

 

[Jenky]

Yessir you know it would! One of my favorite former Gamecocks!

He's a free agent now. Bleu lickin' his chops.

 

[reddyuta]

we have safeties here who take bad angles too,we dont need him.

 

[texbumthelife]

Hes not better than Jeff Heath? Hes not better than Keelan Johnson?

Are they willing to play special teams, because this kid refuses to...

I would absolutely take a flyer if he would play ST.

 

[Bleu Star]

Jeff Heath frustrates me. Get DJ in here to replace that JAG and impress upon DJ that he's in Dallas now and he WILL play special teams. Marinelli would turn this guy into a beast in the middle.

Admittedly, I'm biased but I'm also being real about it..

 

[slomoxn]

Don't we have a couple of average SS already?

 

[TwoCentPlain]

But wait, I heard the Vikings recently cut safety Ahmad Dixon. Swearinger or Ahmad Dixon? He had that one awesome preseason game here, remember? What to do? So many choices rummaging through the scraps of other teams. Just maybe we could get both.

What's that, Mickey? "If he's so good, why is he available?'

 

[slick325]

D.J. Swearinger - DB - Free Agent
Texans waived SS D.J. Swearinger.

The 57th overall pick in the 2013 draft, Swearinger wore out his welcome quickly under no-nonsense coach Bill O'Brien, struggling mightily in coverage and often taking bad angles in run defense. The Texans tried trading Swearinger before cutting him, but found no takers, likely because of his bad game tape. Still, Swearinger is only 23 years old and will likely be claimed off waivers.
Related: Texans


May 11 - 4:03 PM

"Struggling mightily in coverage and often taking bad angles in run defense"....that says it all. Fans complain about Wilcox and Church doing this very thing.

 

[Bullflop]

He's not anything really worth pursuing -- takes too many bad angles vs. the run and doesn't cover well.

 

[speedkilz88]

Reviewed the 2013 leaked board:


JJ Wilcox had a 3rd round grade #50th overall, 4th safety
Cowboys had DJ Swearinger with a 3rd round grade #65 overall, 5th safety
New Cowboy Keelan Johnson had a 5th round grade #92 overall, 7th safety
Former Cowboy Jakar Hamilton had a 5th round grade #102 overall, 8th safety

 

[EPL0c0]

He's a free agent now. Bleu lickin' his chops.

he'd have to clear waivers first. waiver priority = draft order? worst record first?