DMN Blog: Cowboys' free agent list

[Kangaroo]

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT
OG Montrae Holland - if he leaves will we notice

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
WR Miles Austin - have to resign him just have too
DE Stephen Bowen - a tender not sure which one
CB Cletis Gordon - the free agent we picked up
DE Jason Hatcher -tender
WR Sam Hurd - let walk with Ogltree coming on
OT Pat McQuistan - let him walk
C Duke Preston - him or procter so which ever is better keep
C Cory Procter - see above
S Gerald Sensabaugh - tender and keep one more year solid SS
NT Junior Siavii - tender low rate look for an upgrade
DE Marcus Spears - tender
K Shaun Suisham - no tender
S Pat Watkins - no tender

EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENT
CB Alan Ball - need to resign versatile solid player and can play CB & FS
LB Steve Octavien - no clue what to do about this guy

 

[DallasCowboysRule!]

CB Cletis Gordon - Who?

LOL. Exactly what I thought.

 

[rojan]

No. It doesn't matter who drafted him. It's based entirely on how long he has been in the NFL.

Good to know, Thanks.

Is this based on there being no Cap next year?

I wonder what it would look like if there is a Cap..

 

[Avery]

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT
OG Montrae Holland - please hold this bus ticket and give it to the attendant

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
WR Miles Austin - here's a bunch of money, make it rain
DE Stephen Bowen - you've been tendered, but don't buy real estate
CB Cletis Gordon - who are you, sir?
DE Jason Hatcher - rotational players are a dime a dozen
WR Sam Hurd - training camp is going to be a challenge
OT Pat McQuistan - you have red hair and no job, chump
C Duke Preston - you can stay I guess
C Cory Procter - I'd rather you go elsewhere forever
S Gerald Sensabaugh - one bad play does not equal parting ways
NT Junior Siavii - we have no one else to take to the prom
DE Marcus Spears - underachiever but worth keeping
K Shaun Suisham - **
S Pat Watkins - great special team player, treat yourself to Sizzler

EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENT
CB Alan Ball - oh fine, you can stay
LB Steve Octavien - much like the dollar menu, you're cheap and effective

 

[NextGenBoys]

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The work begins now for the Cowboys to get better.

Over the next month or so we'll delve into topics related to where the Cowboys go from here, but here's a list of the team's unrestricted, restricted and exclusive rights players not signed for next year:

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT
OG Montrae Holland

RESTRICTED FREE AGENTS
WR Miles Austin
DE Stephen Bowen
CB Cletis Gordon
DE Jason Hatcher
WR Sam Hurd
OT Pat McQuistan
C Duke Preston
C Cory Procter
S Gerald Sensabaugh
NT Junior Siavii
DE Marcus Spears
K Shaun Suisham
S Pat Watkins

EXCLUSIVE RIGHTS FREE AGENT
CB Alan Ball
LB Steve Octavien



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Only ones I want back are Austin, Bowen OR Hatcher, Hurd, maybe Sense, and Spears.

And those are only if they will accept minimal to mid-level contracts.

I wouldn't give Austin anything over 35-40 million either. He's not an elite WR, just like Marion wasn't and isn't an elite RB back when we payed him.

 

[TheSkaven]

UNRESTRICTED FREE AGENT
OG Montrae Holland - Goodbye. Especially since if you leave we can go out and sign 1 more free agent.

This is actually a really great point. The new rules punish playoff teams who don't have many unrestricted free agents coming loose. Ridiculous.

 

[AdamJT13]

Is this based on there being no Cap next year?

Yes, it is. If there is a cap, players with four or five years in the league will be unrestricted rather than restricted.

 

[EPL0c0]

*MUST* resign Austin, Bowen, Hatcher, Sensabaugh.

Maybe: Preston, Spears, Ball, Holland


Dallas should trade Roy11, Barbie and a draft pick to Oakland for Johnnie Lee Higgins and Thomas Howard

 

[ThreeSportStar80]

I was wrong about Holland... I thought he would beat out Kosier.

 

[Nirvana]

*MUST* resign Sensabaugh.

Since he came at vet minimum he was a good deal this year and likely comes cheap again, so I'm ok with having him on the roster. But we could really upgrade here. He had only 1 interception all season, no forced fumbles, no sacks and obviously blew it when it mattered most in the last game. In contrast, the Cardinals SS Adrian Wilson had 5 interceptions, 1 forced fumble, and 4 sacks.