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The green flag on free agency just waved, and our engine died first punch to the floor. What a desperate feeling when seemingly everyone is at the dance with your best girl, and you're grounded. The clarity, and reality, of watching chickens come home to roost...
But now's a good time to just relax.
Free agency can be fun for sure. It's like the draft, only you don't have to wait your turn. I understand how women feel on Black Friday, when the shop owner unlocks the door. No-holds-barred chaos and gluttony ensues unrestrained.
For some, that is. Not us. Not here. And that's OK.
Jerry is out planting petunias, while his kids are at a jump house somewhere for Garrett's boy's birthday party. Meanwhile back at Valley Ranch, Will McClay sits idly watching the piggy bank and cutting coupons. He with the short stack has to watch and wait.
Friends, it's gonna be alright. The answers to our ills don't lie in underperforming castoffs and cap-cut victims.
Our future rests simply and immediately on the health of Tony Romo, and Dallas' ability to draft. Both show signs of hope, as Romo is feeling better and McClay seems to have a pretty good grip on the personnel reins.
Notice how the good teams are staying pretty quiet, except for Denver. I sense an enormous desperation there because Peyton has a foot out the door in Canton already and seems semi-ready to call it a career. Seattle exposed him, and showed him that a second championship is not likely in the cards. Vast overpayments for Ware and Talib signal that the Broncos know they are a Peyton departure from being the Jacksonville Jaguars soon.
Pretty quiet in San Fran and Seattle. Same for New England, other than a dig at Rex Ryan with the Revis acquisition. Baltimore is laying low, as are teams of potential in Green Bay, Kansas City, Houston, Carolina, Arizona, Atlanta, and Cincinnati. New Orleans is shedding layers like an onion and has their fanbase taking to the streets with pitchforks. Most teams know this is not how you win.
The Commanders and Raiders typically are the teams grab March headlines, then disappear in the fall. The Jaguars and Dolphins have done the same lately. Philly tried it two years ago and imploded. Detroit's done it to no avail. Remember the Commanders with Bruce Smith and Deion, and Haynesworth later?
'Tis true that Dallas needs probably one decent name on the defensive line before the draft gets here. Another 2-3 high picks will help there, too, but let us remember this roster is far from depleted. It does need a pass rush, no doubt, which makes the evacuations more nerve-racking.
Mincey and McClain don't tickle our fancies, but they are far better than the Nevises, Rayfords, and Irvins of last year. Dallas is not done, but I don't expect a lot of wow from here. Maybe they'll surprise us.
History says that very few of these "name" signings will benefit the teams they're going to, and those teams will be gnawing at themselves for making those signings in the first place. Cap hits loom big for almost every one of them. Denver just lost most of an already bad offensive line, plus their running back and Decker.
Good teams don't really participate in the madness. They sign ONE key free agent, and sprinkle in a few worker bees as insurance, too. The rest is done through shrewd drafting and coaching what they've got.
So I share your anxiety and mild depression, but it is important to remember, the games don't start until September.
But now's a good time to just relax.
Free agency can be fun for sure. It's like the draft, only you don't have to wait your turn. I understand how women feel on Black Friday, when the shop owner unlocks the door. No-holds-barred chaos and gluttony ensues unrestrained.
For some, that is. Not us. Not here. And that's OK.
Jerry is out planting petunias, while his kids are at a jump house somewhere for Garrett's boy's birthday party. Meanwhile back at Valley Ranch, Will McClay sits idly watching the piggy bank and cutting coupons. He with the short stack has to watch and wait.
Friends, it's gonna be alright. The answers to our ills don't lie in underperforming castoffs and cap-cut victims.
Our future rests simply and immediately on the health of Tony Romo, and Dallas' ability to draft. Both show signs of hope, as Romo is feeling better and McClay seems to have a pretty good grip on the personnel reins.
Notice how the good teams are staying pretty quiet, except for Denver. I sense an enormous desperation there because Peyton has a foot out the door in Canton already and seems semi-ready to call it a career. Seattle exposed him, and showed him that a second championship is not likely in the cards. Vast overpayments for Ware and Talib signal that the Broncos know they are a Peyton departure from being the Jacksonville Jaguars soon.
Pretty quiet in San Fran and Seattle. Same for New England, other than a dig at Rex Ryan with the Revis acquisition. Baltimore is laying low, as are teams of potential in Green Bay, Kansas City, Houston, Carolina, Arizona, Atlanta, and Cincinnati. New Orleans is shedding layers like an onion and has their fanbase taking to the streets with pitchforks. Most teams know this is not how you win.
The Commanders and Raiders typically are the teams grab March headlines, then disappear in the fall. The Jaguars and Dolphins have done the same lately. Philly tried it two years ago and imploded. Detroit's done it to no avail. Remember the Commanders with Bruce Smith and Deion, and Haynesworth later?
'Tis true that Dallas needs probably one decent name on the defensive line before the draft gets here. Another 2-3 high picks will help there, too, but let us remember this roster is far from depleted. It does need a pass rush, no doubt, which makes the evacuations more nerve-racking.
Mincey and McClain don't tickle our fancies, but they are far better than the Nevises, Rayfords, and Irvins of last year. Dallas is not done, but I don't expect a lot of wow from here. Maybe they'll surprise us.
History says that very few of these "name" signings will benefit the teams they're going to, and those teams will be gnawing at themselves for making those signings in the first place. Cap hits loom big for almost every one of them. Denver just lost most of an already bad offensive line, plus their running back and Decker.
Good teams don't really participate in the madness. They sign ONE key free agent, and sprinkle in a few worker bees as insurance, too. The rest is done through shrewd drafting and coaching what they've got.
So I share your anxiety and mild depression, but it is important to remember, the games don't start until September.
