Cowboys should sign Jeremy Maclin

[MWH1967]

i'm good with T-Will being #2......Really i trust him....Please don't bite off your nose to spite your face.

 

[Gameover]

I think he sucks and he walks like a duck

 

[CF74]

Can he play DE?

 

[MikeHoncho]

We could use a real speedy, deep threat, but should be able to possibly find one in the late rounds of the draft.

Everybody says we need a deep threat but romo underthrew alot of balls this season even that last one to dez think if he would of caught that ball in the endzone we might be playing this weekend i under stand the man has a bad back and not trying to take away from his very impressive season but i think the deep ball is done in Dallas

 

[Cebrin]

While your at it why don't you also sign Randall Cobb.

Dez, Maclin, and Cobb... with T. Williams and Beasley in the #4 and #5 WR positions.

Go 5WR every play of every game.

16-0 Superbowl. Romo throws for 6000 yards and 59 TDs.

 

[big dog cowboy]

I think Jerry needs to really try and sign Maclin.

The offense is good enough to win a championship with. The defense is not.

 

[tico]

Noooooo Gracias...
Beasley is our #3 & beastin

 

[Idgit]

Liked Maclin coming out a lot, but I've been slightly underwhelmed with him as a pro. He's not as interesting a player as Desean Jackson was last year, in my opinion. And I hated Desean Jackson.

If we add a WR, I want it to be a speed guy who can legitimately take the top off of a defense. Then they can decide what to do with that extra safety. Because there won't be a good answer.

 

[jrumann59]

Watch Snyder/Skins go after him if they have the opportunity. The thought of two former Eagle WR's is right up their alley. He would bring back some of the threat lost by Moss

Moss hasn't been a threat for 2-3 years. I also believe that Maclin and DJax did not get along. And again he will want to be paid as #1 and receive #1 targets not going to happen in Wash.

 

[ConstantReboot]

If it ain't broken, don't try to fix it. Just say no to Maclin. Bad idea.

 

[mahoneybill]

Moss hasn't been a threat for 2-3 years. I also believe that Maclin and DJax did not get along. And again he will want to be paid as #1 and receive #1 targets not going to happen in Wash.

Agree on all counts. I thought Moss had retired, until I saw him in for a few plays. He was a nightmare against us....

 

[Eskimo]

I'd rather trade down into the 2nd round and see what is available there at WR. The league is moving towards using more and more 3 and 4 WR sets and right now we are only 3 deep. Of our 3 all have limitations - Dez not the best route runner, TWill bad hands and poor routes and Beasley is really small.

GB has done well by looking for lineman in the first and RB/WR in the 2nd and I think that is a pretty good formula most of the time.

 

[xwalker]

I think Jerry needs to really try and sign Maclin. He's turning 27 soon, and is in his prime. Plus, he was a deadly punt returner in college.

Steal from the enemy is my motto.

Just listen before you scream:

Signing Maclin will put a dagger in the plans of the Iggles. They have Matthews and Riley Cooper. Then nothing else, That will force them to use an early draft pick on another receiver, instead of CB or FS.

Signing Maclin will open things up for Dez beyond belief. TWill can be our #3, and that is scary good.

Plus, having a core of WR's like that will allow this team to get by with an average RB, i.e., Randle and Dunbar. Think about it, teams will be focusing on the pass because they have to.

Defense should be addressed in the draft.

I don't think Maclin will break the bank, and he proved last year that his knee issues are behind him.

No. However, the Cowboys should sometimes bid on NFCE opponents players in free agency to drive the price up.

 

[perrykemp]

I'd rather trade down into the 2nd round and see what is available there at WR. The league is moving towards using more and more 3 and 4 WR sets and right now we are only 3 deep. Of our 3 all have limitations - Dez not the best route runner, TWill bad hands and poor routes and Beasley is really small.

GB has done well by looking for lineman in the first and RB/WR in the 2nd and I think that is a pretty good formula most of the time.

If the Cowboys are going to have a similar running game next year as they did this year I think they are OK with the WRs they have.

If Murray is going to leave the team and the Cowboys end up running the ball a bit less, I'd say the WR corp needs a talent injection.

If you were to compare the Cowboy's receiving corp to the other 4 teams left in the playoffs I'd say this:

• Cowboys > Seahawks. Seahawks' WRs/TEs don't scare anyone.

• Cowboys = Patriots. Dez/Witten roughly equal to Edelmen/Gronk. The rest of the WRs on both teams are OK, not great.

• Cowboys slightly < Colts. Wayne/Hilton/Nicks/Fleener is a better overall group than the Cowboys <I think>. Some of that may be skewed by the high number of passes the Colts throw

• Cowboys slightly < Packers. Nelson/Cobb/Adams/Boykin is a significantly better set of WRs than the Cowboys WR group, however, I don't think a single TE on the Packer's roster would even make the Cowboys.

 

[Eskimo]

If the Cowboys are going to have a similar running game next year as they did this year I think they are OK with the WRs they have.

If Murray is going to leave at the team is going to run the ball a bit less, I'd say the WR corp could use more talent.

If you were to compare the Cowboy's receiving corp to the other 4 teams left in the playoffs I'd say this:

• Cowboys > Seahawks. Seahawks' WRs/TEs don't scare anyone.

• Cowboys = Patriots. Dez/Witten roughly equal to Edelmen/Gronk. The rest of the WRs on both teams are OK, not great.

• Cowboys slightly < Colts. Wayne/Hilton/Nicks/Fleener is a better overall group than the Cowboys <I think>. Some of that may be skewed by the high number of passes the Colts throw

• Cowboys slightly < Packers. Nelson/Cobb/Adams/Boykin is a significantly better set of WRs than the Cowboys WR group, however, I don't think a single TE on the Packer's roster would even make the Cowboys.

I think the success we had down the stretch with Romo throwing from the empty set and Murray giving us 3 yards and a cloud of dust and putting us in a lot of 3rd and medium to longs is going to lead to some degree of transformation for next season.

I think the FO is going to see the priority will be to improve the defense so that we don't have to sacrifice offensive firepower to protect the other unit so much.

I still think we run but it'll probably be more like 53% pass and 47% run instead of the other way around. I especially hope we decrease our first down running as teams were run blitzing us a ton at the end of the year and we were having so much success throwing on first down when we elected to do so.

Part of the reason I think drafting skill players in the 2nd and 3rd round makes sense is just that this draft looks like there will be lots of talent there to pick over. When you're picking at the end of the rounds you just have to select from the pool that is available and not be too picky about what positions they play. Still a lot of time until the draft but I wouldn't be surprised if this is the path we take - trade down and select 2 DL, 1 RB and 1 WR in the first 3 rounds.

 

[Frozen700]

We don't need another WR.

We need something better than T-Will

 

[spook930]

I don't understand the dislike for T will. He's the third passing option on a team that ran a lot. He's showed up when dez hasn't on numerous occasions... What more do you want from the guy?

 

[perrykemp]

I don't understand the dislike for T will. He's the third passing option on a team that ran a lot. He's showed up when dez hasn't on numerous occasions... What more do you want from the guy?

I don't hate T. Williams, however, based on the the way the offense is currently constructed I'd rather have a 2nd WR that is more of a moving the chains kind of WR rather than a down the field guy like Williams.

In otherwords, a WR would can get himself open and defeat single coverage.

 

[spook930]

I don't hate T. Williams, however, based on the the way the offense is currently constructed I'd rather have a 2nd WR that is more of a moving the chains kind of WR rather than a down the field guy like Williams.

In otherwords, a WR would can get himself open and defeat single coverage.

Oh like Jason Witten or beasly?

 

[Risen Star]

IMO, no resources should be spent on the skilled positions on offense unless its quarterback. Last thing we need is a receiver. Especially for a team that wants to be 60 to 40 run to pass.

Totally disagree. For one, you should never treat the draft that way and essentially ignore half the prospects. Also, ignoring the offense in FA assuming it's okay only leads to issues later.

We're an injury away from Williams and Street being the starting WRs. Right now Joseph Randle is the starting RB. Romo with Williams and Street outside, Randle in the backfield. Anybody excited? Jason Witten's a year older and Escobar hasn't proven he can be the full time guy. We don't have a quality RT. Our LG operates on a play by play basis with his knee condition.

It's foolish to think we can just focus on defense in this offseason.