This offseason will be a failure IMO. Period. Either we should have signed Murray to "keep the band together" on offense, or we used the money we saved by not paying him to get the only difference-making DE left on the market, Hardy. If we lose both, what was the plan? Just rest on the laurels of a 12-4 season and make no serious effort to get better on D, or stay the same on O?
Lol, the entire offseason will be a failure?
I understand the rational but don't agree with it.
I have been saying for a while now that they should sign a DL in free agency so they could open up the draft to taking the BPA, so that's what I'd like to see happen... but if they don't sign Hardy and Murray leaves, I'm certainly not calling it a failure.
I know people are tired of hearing about last year's offseason but at this time last year, people were calling it one of the worst offseason's ever. Losing Ware and Hatcher and just signing Mincey made fans lose their minds a year ago. The angst being shown this year is mild compared to it.
There are players out there that can be had besides Hardy. Sheard, Nick Fairley, Adrian Clayborne, Derrick Morgan, Michael Johnson, etc. Any of them could help the team. Micheal Johnson is just the type that Marinelli can do a lot with, if he isn't wanting too much money. If Dallas gets Morgan and Johnson to replace the two weakest links among the DE's, I would not consider the offseason a failure. I'm not sure I wouldn't rather have those two for probably less than Hardy will sign for.
As for Murray... I'm not saying I know I'm right... but I think he will be replaced without too much trouble. We shall see though, I believe.
So, if Dallas signed Morgan and Johnson and then Drafted Gurley or Gordon, you would still consider the offseason a failure? I know I sure wouldn't. And that is just one possible solution to the problem of what will the team do if they don't sign Murray or Hardy. There are too many ways the team can go to call that one possible direction as the only way to success.
JMO.
