Signed by Cowboys Cowboys sign DE Dante Fowler

[kumizi]

I'll be damned. Finally got a rotation level player instead of bottom of the barrell.

If they signed a CB and LB of this level, we wouldn't complain.

 

[Smith22]

Solid. 10.5 sacks last year.

 

[austin88]

Please merge if already posted

 

[phildadon86]

Welcome back .........good sign

Who is Dante Flowers?

Autocorrect?

 

[darthseinfeld]

Was stupid of Washington to let him walk. You dont let double digit sacks walk out the door because you want to pay him $8m

 

[Jarntt]

I'm confused as to when this team will focus on the run side of things instead of the pass rush side. I don't dislike any of the signings in and of themselves (although I'm hoping $8M for Fowler includes some incentives) but every defensive guy so far has been better in pass/pass rush situations than on run downs IIRC.

This also protects us if Sam Williams gets himself suspended or hurt again

 

[phildadon86]

Rare cowboys win in free agency.

Please get Keenan Allen next

Yup. I like this move. Sucks that they are really just correcting the mistake of letting him go in the first place but hey. WIN!

 

[shabazz]

But we wouldn't sign 2k yards Derrick Henry for 8 million last season?

 

[CalPolyTechnique]

I was pretty sure “Dante Flowers” was gonna be some 5’-11” 192 lbs UDFA receiver.

 

[Cowboyny]

Not worried about our pass rush now, it's all about fixing their run defense and shoring up their secondary. Good signing!

 

[shabazz]

Its "Flowers"

 

[Rayman70]

Good signing

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Was stupid of Washington to let him walk. You dont let double digit sacks walk out the door because you want to pay him $8m

I'm surprised Quinn let him walk........maybe he told him he would rather come back with a better chance to start.

 

[dstew60105]

Welcome back .........good sign

I thought we didn’t spend more than 6M. Nice signing.

 

[Risen Star]

Because Sam Williams is a bust.

 

[75boyz]

Credit where credit is due. Not a bad signing. Good to excellent situational pass rusher.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

I thought we didn’t spend more than 6M. Nice signing.

You beat me to it........is this a first?

 

[NDGAEDE]

I'm confused as to when this team will focus on the run side of things instead of the pass rush side. I don't dislike any of the signings in and of themselves (although I'm hoping $8M for Fowler includes some incentives) but every defensive guy so far has been better in pass/pass rush situations than on run downs IIRC.

This also protects us if Sam Williams gets himself suspended or hurt again

This is a great draft for run-stopping DEs and DTs. I wouldn't be surprised if that's the plan. At least, I hope it is. Mazi is still a major liability and there's no way we can go into this season counting on him.

 

[dstew60105]

Because Sam Williams is a bust.

Sam has flashed at times. Hopefully in a contract year, he puts it all together.

 

[thunderpimp91]

Not a bad signing, but I do worry at $8M he will be looked at as a starting DE....DE room now looks like Parsons, Williams, Turner, Kneeland, Wheat, Fowler. Thomas also comes with some position flex. Could this open up a move to trade one of these guys? Obviously it doesnt hurt to have extra bodies in camp for injury purposes, but do they have room in the draft to get an EDGE player now, or add a true run first edge guy? A lot more pass rushers in this group than run players.