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Dez.
He's our best player don't get me wrong, but he's going to get you the best return out of anyone on this roster, and by a large margin. Our other players range between untradeable because of contract, undesirable based on performance, or at an age where the R.O.I. isn't justified based on the hole it would open up. Some of our players range in all three of those categories. While trading away a Jason Witten or DeMarcus Ware seems more sensible based on age, it also means a far lesser return than a superstar in their prime.
More specifically, we have holes that will continue to open on the defensive line positions as Ware gets older, Hatcher's contract expires, and Spencer moves on. If you fill those with the little currency (both dollars and high draft picks) that we have available, you still have issues on the offensive line that need fixing. I like Brian Waters as much as the next guy, but if Plan A for next year is going to be to rely on a 37 year old that has started 5 games in the last two years you can't really be surprised when that doesn't work out. The same can be said for Ronald Leary's knee. I hope the best for the guy, but counting on him as a reliable starter should really be icing on the cake and not a Plan A scenario. If you look at the teams that have won recent Super Bowls it has been far more important to have great fronts and B+ receivers than to have average trench play and an A+ receiver.
Dez is an incredible talent but his place on this team as he enters his prime is likely to be that of a Ferrari engine being placed in an Astro Van with treadless tires.
He's our best player don't get me wrong, but he's going to get you the best return out of anyone on this roster, and by a large margin. Our other players range between untradeable because of contract, undesirable based on performance, or at an age where the R.O.I. isn't justified based on the hole it would open up. Some of our players range in all three of those categories. While trading away a Jason Witten or DeMarcus Ware seems more sensible based on age, it also means a far lesser return than a superstar in their prime.
More specifically, we have holes that will continue to open on the defensive line positions as Ware gets older, Hatcher's contract expires, and Spencer moves on. If you fill those with the little currency (both dollars and high draft picks) that we have available, you still have issues on the offensive line that need fixing. I like Brian Waters as much as the next guy, but if Plan A for next year is going to be to rely on a 37 year old that has started 5 games in the last two years you can't really be surprised when that doesn't work out. The same can be said for Ronald Leary's knee. I hope the best for the guy, but counting on him as a reliable starter should really be icing on the cake and not a Plan A scenario. If you look at the teams that have won recent Super Bowls it has been far more important to have great fronts and B+ receivers than to have average trench play and an A+ receiver.
Dez is an incredible talent but his place on this team as he enters his prime is likely to be that of a Ferrari engine being placed in an Astro Van with treadless tires.
