Durant agrees to terms with Cowboys

visionary · Mar 26, 2013

TheRomoSexual;5032177 said:
Fantastic. We now have decent depth at LB.

for once we agree

Ultimategamer5567 · Mar 26, 2013

Doomsday101;5032244 said:
You’re not kidding, Romo is having 2 or 3 defenders in the back field with him and many times he is having to weave and dodge his way around to get the damn ball off. There are many times I can't figure out how the hell he got away from the pressure and made the big throw.

No doubt Romo makes mistakes given the pressure he gets I'm frankly surprised he does not make more. I know many arm chair QB here would never throw an int but the reason defense in football try to bring pressure is to cause mistakes by the offense and QB and god knows Romo sees a lot of pressure

He has been ripped for how he wears his cap, having a so called bad luck girl friend in the stands, playing golf during his off time. Some have been riding him since he took over and will always find something to rip Romo on.

As for post season success or SB well when facing top teams which you will see come playoffs your team better be playing quality football not just the QB.

I think Tony's unmatched ability to escape pressure has made some fans overlook how terrible the O-line truly is. And when the heat is too much for him and he makes a mistake it's easy to blame him instead of the problems up front because he covers up their shortcomings so much. The most visual mistakes will always be from the QB, even though our running game has been a non-factor for years.

DFWJC · Mar 26, 2013

Ultimategamer5567;5032243 said:
How is Price as a pass rusher?

I'll attach an article. His body of work is limited. He was injured as a rookie in 2010. He started getting into the rotation in 2011. The man has had a very unusual sequance of events occur since being drafted with the 35th pick out of UCLA.

http://www.bloggingtheboys.com/2013...ce-is-our-playmaking-dt-already-on-the-roster

They seem to think his upside (including as an inside pass rusher) is enormous.

Manwiththeplan · Mar 26, 2013

Great signing. We really only needed a 2 down player st SSLB so spending a draft pick or big money would've been unwise. However we still managed to get a good player.

DFWJC · Mar 26, 2013

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Gaede · Mar 26, 2013

I'm glad that this likely means we don't need a LB in the draft.

I was penciling one in around the 4th round.

Although I am kinda disappointed because I had my eye on Keith Pough, who I think will be pretty good. Oh well, more room for a RB or WR

DFWJC · Mar 26, 2013

Gaede;5032259 said:
I'm glad that this likely means we don't need a LB in the draft.

I was penciling one in around the 4th round.

Although I am kinda disappointed because I had my eye on Keith Pough, who I think will be pretty good. Oh well, more room for a RB or WR

I was thinking that too. Not that this rules out picking a LB at all, but it does leave more room for RB, WR, or even a second S, OL, DL player....assuming value = draft position.

Doomsday101 · Mar 26, 2013

Ultimategamer5567;5032252 said:
I think Tony's unmatched ability to escape pressure has made some fans overlook how terrible the O-line truly is. And when the heat is too much for him and he makes a mistake it's easy to blame him instead of the problems up front because he covers up their shortcomings so much. The most visual mistakes will always be from the QB, even though our running game has been a non-factor for years.

I agree. I don't excuse the mistakes as QB he has to protect the ball and Romo himself has talked about when he tries to do to much it has lead to big mistakes. But of course getting better protection and getting a consistent running game will help him and this team out tremendously.

I'm interested in seeing 53 players get a SB ring not just the 1 and to get those rings this team both sides of the ball have to make it happen not Romo.

Boom · Mar 26, 2013

Durant was on my fantasy team last year, so I watched him whenever it didn't conflict with a Cowboys game. He was around the ball quite often. From what I saw his play was solid, with only a tackle whiff here and there. I'm glad Dallas signed him.

Primetime42 · Mar 26, 2013

Right Kind of Guy.

AsthmaField · Mar 26, 2013

JBell523;5032226 said:
This is what I saw in his Thanksgiving game vs. Houston.

Was obviously waiting for the Dallas game, but I was watching Detroit/Houston and thinking "This guy's a baller."

Pencil him in as a starter.

I remember watching Detroit on Thanksgiving too and Durant sticking out on that side of the ball. He was all over the place. Very solid tackler from what I remember and extremely active. Brings a load when he arrives too.

This is exactly the type of OLB free agent pickup that I had in mind. Not expensive but a very good athlete and football player.

Very solid addition.

Nation · Mar 26, 2013

Ultimategamer5567;5032224 said:
Build a talented offensive line so your QB doesn't have to be Superman every game for you to stand a chance.

Don't feed the trolls. There's a reason they can't talk intelligently about the roster.

muck4doo · Mar 26, 2013

Sweet! I like it. Now let's see if we can get Huff here.

johnnyd · Mar 26, 2013

muck4doo;5032284 said:
Sweet! I like it. Now let's see if we can get Huff here.

Free agent DB Michael Huff had a "nice visit" with the Cowboys, but is unsure if he can wait for them to "get their salary-cap situation straight."

https://twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/316618905881808896

Typhus · Mar 26, 2013

:nolook::nolook:

Ultimategamer5567;5032224 said:
Build a talented offensive line so your QB doesn't have to be Superman every game for you to stand a chance.

Typhus · Mar 26, 2013

johnnyd;5032287 said:
Free agent DB Michael Huff had a "nice visit" with the Cowboys, but is unsure if he can wait for them to "get their salary-cap situation straight."

https://twitter.com/calvinwatkins/status/316618905881808896

Thats the only other FA that I personally felt might be obtainable possibly B.Moore, but not sure if they could get him done.

Cowboys22 · Mar 26, 2013

How long before we hear Mara has complained to the league about this and wants the league to disallow the signing because the Cowboys didn't have the cap room when the agreement was made? Would that really surprise anyone?

DFWJC · Mar 26, 2013

Cowboys22;5032293 said:
How long before we hear Mara has complained to the league about this and wants the league to disallow the signing because the Cowboys didn't have the cap room when the agreement was made? Would that really surprise anyone?

No signing yet to be disallowed.

DenCWBY · Mar 26, 2013

TheSport78;5032173 said:
Dallas and former Lions LB Justin Durant agreed to a 2-year contract that will be signed once Cowboys create more cap space, per team source

Per Adam Schefter

Hmmmm...Wonder if Lee and Carter are healing ok? I like depth but would think we would be looking for depth in the most depleted areas of the team? Hope he's a good Special Teams player as well?

DFWJC · Mar 26, 2013

DenCWBY;5032297 said:
Hmmmm...Wonder if Lee and Carter are healing ok? I liokr depth but would think we would be looking for depth in the most depleted areas of the team? Hope he's a good Special Teams player as well?

We have no SAM linebacker yet. This guy is penciled in as a starter, or maybe to compete with Sims and possibly Albright. he had 103 tackles last year, so he can hold his own.
Carter and Lee are in at MIKE and WIL LBs

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