Fish: Cowboys do plan to spend on tier 2 free agents

[Dools29]

They will have to spend to maintain mediocrity.

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Will Hernandez, Nick Bolton, Poona Ford, EJ Speed and Darius Slayton please

Like this.... especially Ford and Speed. Ford is a good run defender....

 

[shabazz]

Why not tier 1?

Yep, I've read here many many times that paying one player 60 million doesn't affect the ability to aquire top free agents

 

[Carson]

Like this.... especially Ford and Speed. Ford is a good run defender....

Speed played under Eberflus. Hopefully he wants to follow him

 

[Hawkeye0202]

Hoffman, Bass, and Richards have all shown they could play. I think Hoffman is better in short reliefs rather than as a full time starter but he showed to be pretty competent. They also drafted Nathan Thomas who's college LT history suggest that he could be perfect as an OG. So they don't have a "need" there. It doesn't mean that you can't upgrade but you don't go out of your way spending for a position that isn't a strong need.

We just lost a HOFer at the position. You just said Hoffman isn't ready. Richard is a T and Thomas was a 7th-round pick. You don't see is as a strong need? In fact, assuming they want their best five on the field, guess who replaced Martin last season when he was injured, Hoffman. That pretty much says he's the best they have left......I am 100% confident Martin's replacement isn't currently on the team. JMO

 

[Carson]

We just lost a HOFer at the position. You just said Hoffman isn't ready. Richard is a T and Thomas was a 7th-round pick. You don't see is as a strong need? In fact, assuming they want their best five on the field, guess who replaced Martin last season when he was injured, Hoffman. That pretty much says he's the best they have left......I am 100% confident Martin's replacement isn't currently on the team. JMO

Hernandez played under Adams, coming off an injury so he will be cheap. Played ball at UTEP and wanted Dallas to draft him.

Unless somebody blows him away with an offer, I am 99% sure he is a Cowboy. I felt the same way with Kendricks following Zimmer.

 

[The Natural]

Why not tier 1?

Dakota

 

[HungryLion]

There’s two tiers.

Tier 1: good players.
Tier 2: not good players.

 

[Runwildboys]

Sorry Fish, I don't believe it.

So, "Go Fish"?

 

[maryquality]

Sorry, but I'm a non-believer of this "rumor". Also, Tier 2 players can be very subjective. Knowing this FO, they probably think the FA players they've acquired the last few years are Tier 2. So, there's that.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

The tier is about pricing not whether they turned out well after the fact.

Is that your opinion or was that mentioned somewhere? Because the tweet doesn’t really say what they consider it to be. I assumed we were talking about talent because tiers are much harder to distinguish when it comes to salary:

 

[john van brocklin]

What Tier is in the Dumpster Bin they usually dive for ?

 

[gtb1943]

When they say "tier 2" think more tier 4.

yeah, remember we are talking Big and Little Enos here

 

[McKDaddy]

He should be as he’s about as average as it gets.

Perhaps time is catching up with Bolton but over his career he has been far above "average".

 

[john van brocklin]

Right I mean what do we consider Kendrick’s from last season? He was a tier 2 guy IMo. I think tier 2 is always where they try to bargain shop.

Is Bargain Shopping the same as Dumpster Diving ?
Informed Fans want to know !

 

[Sheepherder]

Tier 2 is an upgrade from previous years. I’ll take it. One day we’ll get a tier 1 free agent.

Why not tier 1?

tier 1 would be like a Miles Garrett, I suppose.

 

[RFABR]

Is tier 2 signing for Papa John's coupons?

 

[john van brocklin]

Tier 1 FAs are notoriously overpaid and rarely perform to expectations...if true I am good with tier 2 FAs and maybe a trade or two to grab more draft capital.

This team needs 5 to 6 starters at least to change the trajectory

This Team needs a GM that has a clue, but carry on.....

 

[fivetwos]

Sorry, but I'm a non-believer of this "rumor". Also, Tier 2 players can be very subjective. Knowing this FO, they probably think the FA players they've acquired the last few years are Tier 2. So, there's that.

On top of that, another issue is we know damned well that when el cheapo gets on the phone with these agents he is going to be lowballing every one of them.

 

[bewp7]

no fish just hear it wrong

they said tier poo not tier 2

tier 2 cost too much