Does "This one go to 11"?

[Stash]

In looking at the current offensive line, it got me thinking:

Can this team possibly keep 11 offensive linemen?

Given current injury issues, developmental prospects, and uncertainties for 2011, I'm wondering if this team could and should keep 11 offensive linemen.

Colombo and Kosier are currently injured and both have a checkered history in that department as well. We'll need to keep players to replace both, at least for the short term.

Factor in a player like Barron, experienced enough to be a quality swing tackle, but due for free agency next season.

It would be a risk to cut him for an inexperienced player like Young or Brewster but he could be gone next year.

It would be tough to cut either Young or Brewster and risk losing them before they get to the practice squad. And either one will likely be needed to replace Colombo in the near future, or at least provide depth.

Bright has had a mediocre camp thus far, but he's really the only young guard the team currently has, do you risk losing him by trying to get him to the practice squad?

Costa is playing well and I think he'd get snatched up as well. And at this point, he's the only backup center candidate. The only healthy one anyway.

Holland has shown to be a capable player so I can't see him going anywhere either.

By my count, that makes 11:

Free
Kosier
Gurode
Davis
Colombo
Barron
Holland
Costa
Bright
Brewster
Young

If it's my choice, I reluctantly say goodbye to Sam Hurd and go with 5 receivers while stashing Johnson and Hudgins (seems the Cowboys are hiding him anyway) on the practice squad for 2011.

What say you?

 

[Doomsday101]

In looking at the current offensive line, it got me thinking:

Can this team possibly keep 11 offensive linemen?

Given current injury issues, developmental prospects, and uncertainties for 2011, I'm wondering if this team could and should keep 11 offensive linemen.

Colombo and Kosier are currently injured and both have a checkered history in that department as well. We'll need to keep players to replace both, at least for the short term.

Factor in a player like Barron, experienced enough to be a quality swing tackle, but due for free agency next season.

It would be a risk to cut him for an inexperienced player like Young or Brewster but he could be gone next year.

It would be tough to cut either Young or Brewster and risk losing them before they get to the practice squad. And either one will likely be needed to replace Colombo in the near future, or at least provide depth.

Bright has had a mediocre camp thus far, but he's really the only young guard the team currently has, do you risk losing him by trying to get him to the practice squad?

Costa is playing well and I think he'd get snatched up as well. And at this point, he's the only backup center candidate. The only healthy one anyway.

Holland has shown to be a capable player so I can't see him going anywhere either.

By my count, that makes 11:

Free
Kosier
Gurode
Davis
Colombo
Barron
Holland
Costa
Bright
Brewster
Young

If it's my choice, I reluctantly say goodbye to Sam Hurd and go with 5 receivers while stashing Johnson and Hudgins (seems the Cowboys are hiding him anyway) on the practice squad for 2011.

What say you?

Don't know about 11 but think 10 could happen.

 

[casmith07]

I think Barron gets cut. Not a fan. As I said in another thread we traded Carpenter for him, so if he gets cut it's the same result either way: six of one, half dozen of the other. There's no way Carp would have made this team after we drafted Sean Lee - Lee actually hits people.

 

[CowboyMcCoy]

I think Barron gets cut. Not a fan. As I said in another thread we traded Carpenter for him, so if he gets cut it's the same result either way: six of one, half dozen of the other. There's no way Carp would have made this team after we drafted Sean Lee - Lee actually hits people.

Twenty bucks says Barron doesn't get cut. You wanna take that bet?

 

[arglebargle]

Barron's tradeable. Some team looking down the barrels of bad tackle play or a serious injury will pony up a 5th or 6th round pick, especially as we get closer to the start of the season.

I personally think they dump Bright, as he's lost out in the Center competition, and is apparantly very stiff, not going to be doing much other than blasting the guy in front of him. If the DLineman doesn't stunt around him. They are hurting at guard depth now, and that's Bright's only shot. Barring tradestuff or injury.

 

[Hostile]

I think Barron gets cut. Not a fan. As I said in another thread we traded Carpenter for him, so if he gets cut it's the same result either way: six of one, half dozen of the other. There's no way Carp would have made this team after we drafted Sean Lee - Lee actually hits people.

I'm in the same boat. Either Barron gets the axe or they try to sneak Bright or Costa onto the PS.

I think if you have decent looking young prospects you hang onto them over fringe veterans and Barron is that.

Barring an injury to one of these young OL I don't think there is any other viable solution.

 

[The Quest for Six]

I think Barron gets cut. Not a fan. As I said in another thread we traded Carpenter for him, so if he gets cut it's the same result either way: six of one, half dozen of the other. There's no way Carp would have made this team after we drafted Sean Lee - Lee actually hits people.

you want to go into a game with an unproven swing tackle with no experience in Brewster because Young is only a right tackle, and dallas isn't taking two backup tackles to games ....that's suicide..

 

[The Quest for Six]

I'm in the same boat. Either Barron gets the axe or they try to sneak Bright or Costa onto the PS.

I think if you have decent looking young prospects you hang onto them over fringe veterans and Barron is that.

Barring an injury to one of these young OL I don't think there is any other viable solution.

who's the backup center then, I think Costa is making the team now with Kosier injured.. I think Bright is the odd man out

 

[dallasfaniac]

With the age and injury history of our starters, I don't know that I would chance stashing any of the young blood on the PS. If Barron doesn't play again this preseason or performs subpar when he does, then he will be cut. If he plays well, then I hope we can get something in a trade.

 

[7footer]

who's the backup center then, I think Costa is making the team now with Kosier injured.. I think Bright is the odd man out

There's no way I try to place either Bright or Costa on the practice squad...Both have showed they have the ability to be starters in this league, especially Bright. Costa has looked very good at center over a relatively short sample size of games, but Bright has been outstanding at guard this preseason, after having a very good camp last year as well.

Count me in on the vote to cut either Barron or Holland rather than lose Bright, Costa, or Young. These guys could very well be our future starters...maybe a lot sooner than some think.

 

[Stash]

One factor I don't see being discussed much is the future.

I don't know that it's a lock that either Colombo or Davis are Cowboys when the 2011 season starts.

That's another factor in my thinking that the team may keep 11 linemen this year.

Conversely, I think Roy Williams is playing his last year in Dallas and one of Hudgins, Holley, or Johnson could be kept on the practice squad to potentially replace that roster spot in 2011.

I think you'd have a better chance of stashing a receiver on the practice squad than you would a lineman.