Galian Beast
Well-Known Member
- Messages
- 14,735
- Reaction score
- 7,457
I think most people will say we've done REALLY well in free agency this year.
We've missed the boat on a couple players, that we simply weren't going to overpay for, and i guess that included Keyshawn Johnson. Allen and Glover we simply weren't keeping. Its pretty cut and dry.
If you look all at of our needs or positions that became needs...
WR, TE, OG, OT, OLB, ILB, S, K
WR - We signed arguably the best receiver in the NFL... nuff said really, i don't think many people understand how this is going to blow our offense up. IN A GOOD WAY. He helped turn the Eagles into one of the best offenses in the NFL. And that was with McNabb who isn't nearly as good as Bledsoe in terms of pure passing ability.
TE - We wanted to replace Campbell with someone who was young and good at blocking. We got Ryan Hannam who is 26 years old. Dude is described as blocking "specialist". He is also no slouch in terms of the passing game. Campbell struggled coming off of injuries. So we decided to go in a different direction. This is a signing that people don't understand will drastically help our offensive line.
OG - We got Kyle Kosier, who has versatility. Many people, including myself don't know if he is starting quality. Given how quickly he was signed, the Cowboys must know something, or think they know something. Kosier was the 6th ranked offensive guard in free agency (5th before Larry Allen was released. Hutchinson was transition tagged, Manuwai was a RFA, and I guess it was just a choice between Kosier and Neal, and they liked Kosiers versatility. The guard market wasn't very rich this year, we're probably going to draft a guard. We should have made a move at bentley who could play guard or center, and we'd be set on the line.
OT - I think we seriously wanted Jeff Backus. Right after he was signed Jerry basically said, our options were limited, and you wouldn't see us spend a lot of money just for nothing. There was no chance we were going to go after 35 year old Jon Runyan... Fabini was the youngest and highest ranked tackle besides Backus. Still wish we got Kevin Shaffer. The tackle market wasn't very rich this year. We'll probably draft a tackle.
I/OLB - We missed on Willie McGinest. And there really wasn't any 3-4 tweener ends out there that we were going to sign. We wanted McGinest, but because of his agent he went to Cleveland before coming here as originally planned. They gave him an offer he couldn't refuse. Leaving us in the wind, we're going to have to draft someone here. We probably wanted Julian Peterson too, but not for the money he would be getting. Cato June is undersized and rfa. Will Witherspoon got paid, and is probably undersized. We got Akin Ayodele who could play either spot. And he is the highest ranked linebacker that we could possibly think about getting. There really isn't any quality left that fits our scheme. Think we might have gone after Andre Carter had Washington not showered him with "monies"
Safety - I think we wanted Corey Chavous, we simply weren't going to overpay for him. I don't think we wanted to pay for what was out there.
K - I think we got blown when it came to kicker. Not that we didn't get the most accurate kicker out there, but simply we wanted longwell or Bryant, and ending up spending more than we wanted to. We probably would have got Josh Brown had we been able to get him away from Seattle.
For those who see DT as a need, I see us drafting someone if Parcells doesn't believe in Thomas "Pepper" Johnson. Just like Center, I think the front office believes we're all set here.
That basically leaves our biggest draft needs as
OG, OT, OLB, FS
And based on what is out there, and how we usually draft I'm thinking it'll play out like this, assuming we don't trade down.
1st - OLB/DE
2nd - FS
3rd - OG
5th - OT
We've missed the boat on a couple players, that we simply weren't going to overpay for, and i guess that included Keyshawn Johnson. Allen and Glover we simply weren't keeping. Its pretty cut and dry.
If you look all at of our needs or positions that became needs...
WR, TE, OG, OT, OLB, ILB, S, K
WR - We signed arguably the best receiver in the NFL... nuff said really, i don't think many people understand how this is going to blow our offense up. IN A GOOD WAY. He helped turn the Eagles into one of the best offenses in the NFL. And that was with McNabb who isn't nearly as good as Bledsoe in terms of pure passing ability.
TE - We wanted to replace Campbell with someone who was young and good at blocking. We got Ryan Hannam who is 26 years old. Dude is described as blocking "specialist". He is also no slouch in terms of the passing game. Campbell struggled coming off of injuries. So we decided to go in a different direction. This is a signing that people don't understand will drastically help our offensive line.
OG - We got Kyle Kosier, who has versatility. Many people, including myself don't know if he is starting quality. Given how quickly he was signed, the Cowboys must know something, or think they know something. Kosier was the 6th ranked offensive guard in free agency (5th before Larry Allen was released. Hutchinson was transition tagged, Manuwai was a RFA, and I guess it was just a choice between Kosier and Neal, and they liked Kosiers versatility. The guard market wasn't very rich this year, we're probably going to draft a guard. We should have made a move at bentley who could play guard or center, and we'd be set on the line.
OT - I think we seriously wanted Jeff Backus. Right after he was signed Jerry basically said, our options were limited, and you wouldn't see us spend a lot of money just for nothing. There was no chance we were going to go after 35 year old Jon Runyan... Fabini was the youngest and highest ranked tackle besides Backus. Still wish we got Kevin Shaffer. The tackle market wasn't very rich this year. We'll probably draft a tackle.
I/OLB - We missed on Willie McGinest. And there really wasn't any 3-4 tweener ends out there that we were going to sign. We wanted McGinest, but because of his agent he went to Cleveland before coming here as originally planned. They gave him an offer he couldn't refuse. Leaving us in the wind, we're going to have to draft someone here. We probably wanted Julian Peterson too, but not for the money he would be getting. Cato June is undersized and rfa. Will Witherspoon got paid, and is probably undersized. We got Akin Ayodele who could play either spot. And he is the highest ranked linebacker that we could possibly think about getting. There really isn't any quality left that fits our scheme. Think we might have gone after Andre Carter had Washington not showered him with "monies"
Safety - I think we wanted Corey Chavous, we simply weren't going to overpay for him. I don't think we wanted to pay for what was out there.
K - I think we got blown when it came to kicker. Not that we didn't get the most accurate kicker out there, but simply we wanted longwell or Bryant, and ending up spending more than we wanted to. We probably would have got Josh Brown had we been able to get him away from Seattle.
For those who see DT as a need, I see us drafting someone if Parcells doesn't believe in Thomas "Pepper" Johnson. Just like Center, I think the front office believes we're all set here.
That basically leaves our biggest draft needs as
OG, OT, OLB, FS
And based on what is out there, and how we usually draft I'm thinking it'll play out like this, assuming we don't trade down.
1st - OLB/DE
2nd - FS
3rd - OG
5th - OT
