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Dallas Cowboys Free Agency: The Cowboys Didn't Whiff On Anyone, They Just Avoided Price Wars
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...-who-exactly-did-the-cowboys-whiff-on-players
Free agency comes every year and folks' minds start running with anticipation to see which new players may wind up with the star on their helmets. It doesn't seem to matter that free agency has largely proven to be fool's gold that only leads to large amounts of dead money on the salary cap.
The Dallas Cowboys were 4-12 in 2015 and that's the only result that is on everyone's mind as of late. They have holes all over the roster and something has got to give, am I right? The majority of us have been discussing all offseason how the Cowboys were going to to have to be players in free agency. Well, being a big player in free agency costs quite a bit of money, seemingly money that the Cowboys just weren't willing to spend.
The salary cap increased significantly to $155 million, which meant some teams were able to start dishing out blockbuster deals. As we all saw, those teams certainly did, and the numbers showed more than $1.2 billion was spent in the first two days. Stephen Jones made it clear that he wasn't in the mood to pay 'good' players like 'great' players. When you dissect further, you can certainly see why.
Look at the top two teams that spent the most in free agency; the New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars. The Giants spent $193.75 million and the Jaguars were right behind them with $174.3 million. Let's start with New York, who brought in Olivier Vernon, Damon Harrison, Jason Pierre-Paul, Janoris Jenkins and Keenan Robinson. Out of all of those names, only JPP has ever been named to a Pro Bowl or All-Pro team.
The Jaguars brought in Malik Jackson, Chris Ivory, Tashaun Gipson and Prince Amukamara among their top free agent gets. They did a little better with two of their guys being named to a Pro Bowl. Of course, Pro Bowls and All-Pros aren't everything and Dallas could have certainly used one of these players or two. A Robert Ayers-type would have been nice, wouldn't it? The problem is that the market gets driven so high for even mid-level guys. If players were getting paid what they may actually be worth then perhaps the Cowboys could have been bigger players. Dallas' front office showed they were not willing to get into a bidding war for any player that was on the market. In fact, there wasn't a great market out there of perennial All-Pro rushers that the Cowboys must have anyway...
http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2016...-who-exactly-did-the-cowboys-whiff-on-players
Free agency comes every year and folks' minds start running with anticipation to see which new players may wind up with the star on their helmets. It doesn't seem to matter that free agency has largely proven to be fool's gold that only leads to large amounts of dead money on the salary cap.
The Dallas Cowboys were 4-12 in 2015 and that's the only result that is on everyone's mind as of late. They have holes all over the roster and something has got to give, am I right? The majority of us have been discussing all offseason how the Cowboys were going to to have to be players in free agency. Well, being a big player in free agency costs quite a bit of money, seemingly money that the Cowboys just weren't willing to spend.
The salary cap increased significantly to $155 million, which meant some teams were able to start dishing out blockbuster deals. As we all saw, those teams certainly did, and the numbers showed more than $1.2 billion was spent in the first two days. Stephen Jones made it clear that he wasn't in the mood to pay 'good' players like 'great' players. When you dissect further, you can certainly see why.
Look at the top two teams that spent the most in free agency; the New York Giants and Jacksonville Jaguars. The Giants spent $193.75 million and the Jaguars were right behind them with $174.3 million. Let's start with New York, who brought in Olivier Vernon, Damon Harrison, Jason Pierre-Paul, Janoris Jenkins and Keenan Robinson. Out of all of those names, only JPP has ever been named to a Pro Bowl or All-Pro team.
The Jaguars brought in Malik Jackson, Chris Ivory, Tashaun Gipson and Prince Amukamara among their top free agent gets. They did a little better with two of their guys being named to a Pro Bowl. Of course, Pro Bowls and All-Pros aren't everything and Dallas could have certainly used one of these players or two. A Robert Ayers-type would have been nice, wouldn't it? The problem is that the market gets driven so high for even mid-level guys. If players were getting paid what they may actually be worth then perhaps the Cowboys could have been bigger players. Dallas' front office showed they were not willing to get into a bidding war for any player that was on the market. In fact, there wasn't a great market out there of perennial All-Pro rushers that the Cowboys must have anyway...
