Cowboys need to stop faking, let Will McClay do his job in free agency

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So the point of the article is to give McClay a blank check and go get that great pass rusher.

Funny how it never suggest who exactly he is supposed to go out and get.

The other thing it really spends a lot of time talking about (the cap issues), it suggests we need to do that again.
 
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Will McClay is not going to want to spend big money for any free agent, offense or defense.

The article would've been better suited if it said to let Jerry be Jerry for one offseason since he is usually the one who likes to wheel and deal and hand out risky contracts.
 
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Alexander said:
So the point of the article is to give McClay a blank check and go get that great pass rusher.

Funny how it never suggest who exactly he is supposed to go out and get.

The other thing it really spends a lot of time talking about (the cap issues), it suggests we need to do that again.
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It was written by K.D. Drummond. It brings to mind the Forest Gump quote "not a smart man". He tends to be the Skip Bayless of Cowboys fan/bloggers.
 
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We can take the opportunity to build during the meat of the two rookie contacts also or I might say five rookie contracts.
If a over the top FA is available and is the missing piece Jerry would do it. It ain't this year.
 
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xwalker said:
It was written by K.D. Drummond. It brings to mind the Forest Gump quote "not a smart man". He tends to be the Skip Bayless of Cowboys fan/bloggers.
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Always angry and always dealing in black and white. Followed him on twitter for a while and couldn't take the rants and diatribe any longer and corrected my mistake.
 
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NorthTexan95 said:
He also pushed for Demarcus Lawrence. Both are solid players but Crawford isn't worth his contract and DLaw isn't worth the two picks we gave up for him (to this point in his career).
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Misses like those play a big part in how we got here. And in defensive end being far and away this team's biggest need. Maybe a 1a and 1b level need.
 

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Alexander said:
So the point of the article is to give McClay a blank check and go get that great pass rusher.

Funny how it never suggest who exactly he is supposed to go out and get.

The other thing it really spends a lot of time talking about (the cap issues), it suggests we need to do that again.
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First off, thanks for reading- I appreciate any time someone takes the time to click. I didn't discuss who McClay is exactly supposed to get because, for the purposes of the article that's somewhat irrelevant. The Cowboys have passed on any and all major pass rushers on the market when it comes to long-term deals. They are afraid of wasting their money. The point of the article is that based on the players Will McClay has been able to find in the bargain bin, he deserves the opportunity to try his hand at identifying a top-tier free agent who can be the difference maker Rod Marinelli has failed to find in the draft. Who MY opinion of that guy is, for this article, irrelevant. The entire point is that McClay is the guy I want having a chance to figure out who that player is.

Do you not think he's a much better evaluator to do that than the previous regime?
 
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stasheroo said:
Misses like those play a big part in how we got here. And in defensive end being far and away this team's biggest need. Maybe a 1a and 1b level need.
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Our "misses" at DE have been our Achilles heel no doubt. Randy Gregory is all but cemented as a wasted pick. D-Law doesn't appear to be worth the trade up, especially considering his back issues. And we saw how Hardy didn't pan out.

If one or two of those guys would've been what we hoped, it'd make a huge difference.

Obviously we have to do something at DE but I don't want us to spend big on an FA "just because".

Hopefully this is the offseason where we figure it out.
 

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xwalker said:
It was written by K.D. Drummond. It brings to mind the Forest Gump quote "not a smart man". He tends to be the Skip Bayless of Cowboys fan/bloggers.
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Sorry you feel that way- you're opinion isn't likely to change, but I'd be more than willing to discuss any issue you think I whiffed on, especially if you're fair and give credit for the things I've been right on haha.
 

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He also pushed for Demarcus Lawrence. Both are solid players but Crawford isn't worth his contract and DLaw isn't worth the two picks we gave up for him (to this point in his career).
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if this is in reference to me, here's what I wrote in the "we drafted Lawrence" initial article when I was with BTB:

Personally, I had Lawrence as my 19th rated player for the Cowboys; the first player ranked with a second round grade after 18 first rounders. He was right smack in the middle of a swarm with Timmy Jernigan, Rashede Hageman, Will Sutton, Allen Robinson and a few others. If Lawrence turns into what Dallas thinks he is, then it doesn't matter much what the trade was. However, with so many players rated similarly, plus the fact that they gave up a top-80 pick to snare him and lost the value of a mid-fourth rounder; I cannot get behind this trade in the throes of the offseason. Maybe training camp will change that opinion.
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2014...nfl-draft-grade-scouting-report-defensive-end

So no, I wasn't happy with giving up 2 picks for Lawrence, and I've written several articles about it since. I still hold out hope, but I don't think the Cowboys should say "we're good because Lawrence will break out".

Cheers.
 
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