News: DC: Spagnola: A Slight Chance To Keep Your Own Exists

[Alexander]

Can someone explain to me why an entire half of our team is absolute trash, yet we're over the cap?

Oh, Jerry?

When you misevaluate the talent on the roster, especially the top 20 players devote a huge chunk of the cap space to those players specifically, there you go.

Players like Spencer, Ratliff, Sensabaugh, Austin and Bernadeau are poster children for how badly we have evaluated our own roster.

We also have drafted horribly for the past four-five years in the manner in so the depth has to be bought in small 1-2 million dollar chunks in free agency that end up as dead money. See players like Livings and Dan Connor.

 

[SWG9]

Why on earth would anyone want to try to keep this team together ?? We should be dumping guys.

 

[Alexander]

Why on earth would anyone want to try to keep this team together ?? We should be dumping guys.

Jones' optimism keeps it together. He is probably sitting there saying if Romo was healthy, the team would be playing deep into the playoffs.

That quality in his personality is what is killing this team and will make it near impossible to ever rebuild, even when it becomes evident we should.

The bad contracts that have negative consequences to release plus his unbridled optimism make for a deadly combination.

He is incapable of taking a detached emotionless hard look at the roster and deciding when it is time to move along from players he thinks have produced.

If we are even thinking about trying to bring Spencer back, it screams how insane he is. The fact mouthpiece Spagnola is writing about it tells me it is being considered. That is depressing.

 

[Risen Star]

Jones' optimism keeps it together. He is probably sitting there saying if Romo was healthy, the team would be playing deep into the playoffs.

That quality in his personality is what is killing this team and will make it near impossible to ever rebuild, even when it becomes evident we should.

The bad contracts that have negative consequences to release plus his unbridled optimism make for a deadly combination.

He is incapable of taking a detached emotionless hard look at the roster and deciding when it is time to move along from players he thinks have produced.

If we are even thinking about trying to bring Spencer back, it screams how insane he is. The fact mouthpiece Spagnola is writing about it tells me it is being considered. That is depressing.

It wouldn't matter if he could take a detached emotionless look at the roster. He has no ability to evaluate talent. He and his son could gaze objectively for days and still won't have any idea how to fix it.

 

[Risen Star]

Oh yes, I forgot. We "can do whatever we want" in free agency.

Don't forget "dead money doesn't matter".

 

[Alexander]

It wouldn't matter if he could take a detached emotionless look at the roster. He has no ability to evaluate talent. He and his son could gaze objectively for days and still won't have any idea how to fix it.

The emotional detachment would allow him to make better financial decisions other than signing a washed up player like Ratliff for sentimental reasons.

He would not be the first owner to not know what he is looking at. The fact that he does not have someone with authority and accountability in the GM role is what is wrong. Guess it just is being wrapped up in that darn title again.

 

[Risen Star]

When you misevaluate the talent on the roster, especially the top 20 players devote a huge chunk of the cap space to those players specifically, there you go.

Players like Spencer, Ratliff, Sensabaugh, Austin and Bernadeau are poster children for how badly we have evaluated our own roster.

We also have drafted horribly for the past four-five years in the manner in so the depth has to be bought in small 1-2 million dollar chunks in free agency that end up as dead money. See players like Livings and Dan Connor.

You do have a fixation with titles. I've noticed that.

All I'm saying is it's not just his optimistic nature and loyalty that keeps him from being a successful GM. I firmly believe if he decided to get rid of all his current players and do a complete rebuild on his own he would not be able to build a contender. He'd need to bring in another Parcells type to point him in the right direction. Not only do I not believe he could find the players, I don't think he even knows what he's looking for.

 

[Alexander]

I firmly believe if he decided to get rid of all his current players and do a complete rebuild on his own he would not be able to build a contender. He'd need to bring in another Parcells type to point him in the right direction.

But we are already headed in the right direction. Jason Garrett is the architect. He paving the way for the future. He is building a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude. He is forging our tradition in the spirit of our ancestors. He should have our gratitude.

 

[Hoofbite]

The situation is, thanks to his genius, we have to massage the cap by June 1st and sign a couple of lower tier free agents so they can pretend they are doing something.

So all the cap maneuvering has been for nothing and has ultimately left a team with little talent and less depth, with little ability to fix it? Can't be.

 

[Alexander]

So all the cap maneuvering has been for nothing and has ultimately left a team with little talent and less depth, with little ability to fix it? Can't be.

Dallas can do "whatever they want".

 

[burmafrd]

But we are already headed in the right direction. Jason Garrett is the architect. He paving the way for the future. He is building a fighting force of extraordinary magnitude. He is forging our tradition in the spirit of our ancestors. He should have our gratitude.

you need to make sure you have a sarcasm warning. There are more than a few on this board that actually believe that.

 

[dariet22]

If Spencer ends up signing an incentive based deal, it won't be with Dallas. He'll pick a place that will give him the best chance at success. That isn't Dallas.

 

[Cowboy Brian]

Would like to bring back Hatcher, still believe some team will offer him much more money than we are willing/able. Spencer is a different story - it's risky i'd likely offer him a 4yr 19M deal to stick around and guarantee it all - way to keep him around for the long haul at low cost, plenty of teams will be willing to give him 4 years 30M but due to his injuries wont guarantee much. We can get a discount if we guarantee a lot.

 

[dreghorn2]

Would like to bring back Hatcher, still believe some team will offer him much more money than we are willing/able. Spencer is a different story - it's risky i'd likely offer him a 4yr 19M deal to stick around and guarantee it all - way to keep him around for the long haul at low cost, plenty of teams will be willing to give him 4 years 30M but due to his injuries wont guarantee much. We can get a discount if we guarantee a lot.

Pardon me, but are you out of your ever loving mind?

 

[KB1122]

Why do we want to keep our own, exactly?

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

You would think that after being $37m 'over the cap' at this time last year and we still signed Carr to a big deal that people would learn.

Guess not.

 

[trueblue1687]

I agree in general but you may be able to get Spencer on a one year incentive contract. Not sure. My guess is someone will give him a 3-4 year contract with some guaranteed money. All options should be on the table.

Microfracture surgery is still a crap-shoot for athletes. I'm told it's the band-aid to stave off a knee replacement..which usually ends up happening anyway at some point. All that said to point out the obvious: once bitten, twice shy. I wouldn't take the chance on Spencer and hope the team doesn't.

 

[jobberone]

Microfracture surgery is still a crap-shoot for athletes. I'm told it's the band-aid to stave off a knee replacement..which usually ends up happening anyway at some point. All that said to point out the obvious: once bitten, twice shy. I wouldn't take the chance on Spencer and hope the team doesn't.

Well, with just doing the basic surgery you get fibrous cartilage more so than hyaline. You can get a year or several use out of that cartilage generally even in pro athletes. So they tend to get them to the next season so they can play. They can have more definitive surgery later although that's not guaranteed either. So you likely don't want to sign him to more than a year or so of an incentive laden contract.

 

[trueblue1687]

Well, with just doing the basic surgery you get fibrous cartilage more so than hyaline. You can get a year or several use out of that cartilage generally even in pro athletes. So they tend to get them to the next season so they can play. They can have more definitive surgery later although that's not guaranteed either. So you likely don't want to sign him to more than a year or so of an incentive laden contract.

Yeah..Again, it's a bandaid fix until replacement, but even the year is a crap shoot. I personally wouldn't give him any contract...however slight.

 

[jobberone]

Yeah..Again, it's a bandaid fix until replacement, but even the year is a crap shoot. I personally wouldn't give him any contract...however slight.

I don't agree its bandaid surgery but it is not guaranteed. There are other procedures along with penetrating subchondral bone. No one is even thinking replacement right now and not likely for some time.