FA and Mock v.1

[phildadon86]

First and foremost this is as realistic as I can be here, my bias towards this may actually show though so I apologize.

Re-Sign- Hardy, Mo, and Dunbar. These are essential for this offseason plan to work.

Addressing the RB position for me is a major thing this offseason regardless of how good McFadden was last season.

Lamar Miller-RB-He as most RBs in this league would love to come here and run behind this line. I doubt he stays in Miami, they don't use him, and they seem content with Ajayi. He also was so underutilized that he doesn't have as much tread used as many think. He's strong, physical, and has the ability to break away at any point. He's also young, can pass protect, and is a deadly weapon out of the backfield. Sign him to 4.5-5 a year and we have a great 1-2 punch.

Janoris Jenkins-CB-I'm not going to go into detail here, his play dictates why we should get him. He's great in zone, and has a knack for getting to the ball.

Malik Jackson-DT-Having a great year, and can really help alleviate the pressure put on Crawford in the middle. The broncos have key guys on defense to re-sign so seeing Jackson leave wouldn't be a surprise to me.

This FA plus a few more minor pickups takes a lot of pressure off our draft, and allows us to be a lot more flexible in who we draft.

Round 1 Dallas trades back, most likely with someone before 13, but I'm not going to go crazy hypothesizing how that all works out. Dallas takes Lynch here, he can make all the throws, has great measurable, and can sit and learn for 2 years. He's literally the perfect fit. At the end of the day though, id be ok with him or Wentz at 4. Either way, QB is going to be the first pick.

Round 2-Josh Doctson-This pick may upset some people, but at the end of the day this team needs a playmaker other than Dez that can take pressure off him. Doctson has great hands, is fast, and athletic. Hes also strong, and his ball skills are amazing.

Round 3-Jermey Cash-Finally, Dallas drafts someone who can make a difference at safety. With Cash and Jones, our secondary already looks better, and we can finally wave goodbye to "No angle" Wilcox. This also means our secondary is now looking like this CB1 Jenkins, CB2 O-Scan, CB3 Carr, CB4 Claiborne if they end up re-signing him. That's pretty good to me.

Round 4-Braxton Miller-Say goodbye to Street, I think we have all seen enough of him. Miller is a good depth guy, and if someone goes down again next season, I don't have faith in Williams to step up. With Doctson already there, if Dez were to go down again Miller Doctson Williams and Beasely isn't to bad of a WR corps.

I know a lot of people here aren't going to the like the fact theres a lot of offense in this draft. Romo has 2 years left, we have his replacement, we have a RB, our defense looks good, and our secondary looks a lot better than last season. I think this is the dream offseason, that is in the realm of realism that this team should have. Let me know your thoughts.

 

[Killerinstinct]

I generally like what you have done. If we can sign 3 major F.A.'s plus keep a few of our own then I could see using the 1st on a QB. I just don't know who our LB's are in this scenario. I love all 3 major FA acquisitions and I love Cash if he is still there in the 3rd. You did mention trading down so maybe we have an extra pick to add a LB?

 

[tm1119]

You traded back and didn't actually add any picks to your mock...but the real problem is that trading back and taking any of the "big 3" QB's make 0 sense. If we think any guy who is available at 4 is a franchise QB you take them at 4 and don't think twice. If they aren't franchise qb's you don't trade back and take whoever happens to still be there.

No thanks to either Mo or Hardy back. Move on from both. And you didn't say anything about Ro and didn't draft a LB. Having Hitch, Lee, and Gachkar/Wilson at LB would really hold the D back.

 

[CCBoy]

Linebacker supports the box area as well as the center of the field all the way back to safety. They are important as a group. I would at least add a 3rd round MLB to the draft, and protect the immediate future as well.

I like what was done above, and would add this with the produce of trading down initially.

 

[visionary]

Sign me up for this

@tm1119 : I think he meant that is what Dallas will do but picked what he preferred

 

[therock1982]

miller jenkins and jackson in fa?
$$$$$$$$$$$

 

[CCBoy]

miller jenkins and jackson in fa?
$$$$$$$$$$$

Don't New England, Denver, Arizona, and Carolina have at least a very quality cornerback?

And you don't see a very defineable need at defensive tackle?

 

[Killerinstinct]

miller jenkins and jackson in fa?
$$$$$$$$$$$

It can be done. Restructure Tyron and Crawford. Cut Church and some others like Gachkar. He did also re-sign Hardy, Mo and Dunbar so I guess it would depend on what the 6 contracts look like. I personally would re-sign Jack Crawford, Hanna and Dunbar and let the rest go but I see the logic. If you don't re-sign Hardy, you probably have to sign another DE or draft one high.

 

[CCBoy]

It can be done. Restructure Tyron and Crawford. Cut Church and some others like Gachkar. He did also re-sign Hardy, Mo and Dunbar so I guess it would depend on what the 6 contracts look like. I personally would re-sign Jack Crawford, Hanna and Dunbar and let the rest go but I see the logic. If you don't re-sign Hardy, you probably have to sign another DE or draft one high.

Outside pressure has to be here and now...not in a year or two via the draft.

 

[phildadon86]

You traded back and didn't actually add any picks to your mock...but the real problem is that trading back and taking any of the "big 3" QB's make 0 sense. If we think any guy who is available at 4 is a franchise QB you take them at 4 and don't think twice. If they aren't franchise qb's you don't trade back and take whoever happens to still be there.

No thanks to either Mo or Hardy back. Move on from both. And you didn't say anything about Ro and didn't draft a LB. Having Hitch, Lee, and Gachkar/Wilson at LB would really hold the D back.

I didn't actually trade back, I brought up the fact its most likely what the cowboys will do.

 

[phildadon86]

I generally like what you have done. If we can sign 3 major F.A.'s plus keep a few of our own then I could see using the 1st on a QB. I just don't know who our LB's are in this scenario. I love all 3 major FA acquisitions and I love Cash if he is still there in the 3rd. You did mention trading down so maybe we have an extra pick to add a LB?

Honestly didn't even think about LB. Slipped my mind totally. This again is only version one.

 

[Killerinstinct]

Outside pressure has to be here and now...not in a year or two via the draft.

I think you can get outside pressure through the draft at least on par with what Hardy provided but it certainly isn't guaranteed. I personally believe a Decent DT next to Crawford would add a lot of pressure and free up the other Dlinemen plus free up LB's for added pressure. The DE position will be interesting because it sure sounds like they are not going to re-sign Hardy.

 

[CCBoy]

I think you can get outside pressure through the draft at least on par with what Hardy provided but it certainly isn't guaranteed. I personally believe a Decent DT next to Crawford would add a lot of pressure and free up the other Dlinemen plus free up LB's for added pressure. The DE position will be interesting because it sure sounds like they are not going to re-sign Hardy.

I like your views...

 

[phildadon86]

I think you can get outside pressure through the draft at least on par with what Hardy provided but it certainly isn't guaranteed. I personally believe a Decent DT next to Crawford would add a lot of pressure and free up the other Dlinemen plus free up LB's for added pressure. The DE position will be interesting because it sure sounds like they are not going to re-sign Hardy.

Hardy was also a year off of football. That in my opinion played a huge part in his drop-off. I think another year and hes going to be that pro bowl DE again.

 

[Derinyar]

Hardy was also a year off of football. That in my opinion played a huge part in his drop-off. I think another year and hes going to be that pro bowl DE again.

I think you have to address DE in FA. Hardy likely is a bit cheaper and we've already suffered the worst of the media circus. The only reason we wouldn't bring him back is if the coaches think he's too much of an internal disruption. but if not Hardy then I think we still have to dip into the top end of the EDGE market.

 

[therock1982]

It can be done. Restructure Tyron and Crawford. Cut Church and some others like Gachkar. He did also re-sign Hardy, Mo and Dunbar so I guess it would depend on what the 6 contracts look like. I personally would re-sign Jack Crawford, Hanna and Dunbar and let the rest go but I see the logic. If you don't re-sign Hardy, you probably have to sign another DE or draft one high.

and how do we pay fred,martin and dlaw?

 

[gmoney112]

and how do we pay fred,martin and dlaw?

The cap is increasing every year. Both Martin and Fred have 5th year options, and we dont have to sign Dlaw for 2 more years. We're fine.

 

[therock1982]

Don't New England, Denver, Arizona, and Carolina have at least a very quality cornerback?

And you don't see a very defineable need at defensive tackle?

yep,but not 1 that will cost as much as jackson

 

[phildadon86]

I think you have to address DE in FA. Hardy likely is a bit cheaper and we've already suffered the worst of the media circus. The only reason we wouldn't bring him back is if the coaches think he's too much of an internal disruption. but if not Hardy then I think we still have to dip into the top end of the EDGE market.

Personally, I don't think he was that much of a disruption. The only guy who really spoke about it was Mincey, who is also out of contract, so really it seems like more a of a self preservation move than the truth.

 

[CCBoy]

yep,but not 1 that will cost as much as jackson

Does that mean top quality or not?