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[G2]

It doesn't matter what you think, THE MARKET HAS SPOKE for Dez so he won't have to say anything. Matter of fact if I were him I'd think about holding out for more money. Lol

Of course you would.

 

[blueblood70]

Almost got replaced by Watkins

ALMOST, Hardly they tried to low ball or pay Watkins what he deserves a relatively unproven WR and it failed..he was overpaid anyway and remember Dez being cut and still having to be replaced really doesn't save us much money..*** has Watkins done that Dez hasn't or can do ? i realize he had down year but so did the entire offense..

 

[coult44]

Too bad Dez isn't the WR getting doubled.

Have you watched the video of how bad the balls were going to Dez this year? Sure Dez needs to play better ? But all of our WR's had off years, what was the common denominator?

 

[erod]

With the contracts signed yesterday, Dez is now a bargain.

 

[Aviano90]

Have you watched the video of how bad the balls were going to Dez this year? Sure Dez needs to play better ? But all of our WR's had off years, what was the common denominator?

I'll guess, I'll guess. It was Patrick Crayton's fault. If that excuse no longer works, the my 2nd guess is the defense. Those 2 excuses have gotten our QB void of blame for a decade.

 

[birdwells1]

I'll guess, I'll guess. It was Patrick Crayton's fault. If that excuse no longer works, the my 2nd guess is the defense. Those 2 excuses have gotten our QB void of blame for a decade.

I bet if Crayton was the qb we wouldn't notice the difference.

 

[Verdict]

The totally botched the Dez situation. If they wanted to request that he takes a pay cut, they should have spoke with him and his agent months ago.

I respectfully disagree. Dez was never going to take a pay cut. His ego wouldn't let that happen. So in reality it was never an option, so we haven't lost anything.

The team may keep Dez or it may still cut Dez. That remains to be seen. If the Cowboys are masking their intentions in the draft they have played the Dez situation masterfully. If they intend to keep Dez, IMHO that's a big mistake, but it is what it is.

We may draft a receiver in the draft and cut Dez no matter where the receiver is drafted. If you look strictly at the cap implications of Dez, dispassionately and without emotion vs his past three years' production he is an easy cut.

If we draft a guy and all of the free agency money has dried up we could also THEN approach Dez about a pay cut and he would be looking at a whole different market and different parameters for taking a pay cut. Of course Dez would be mad as hell (and maybe rightly so) but I think the Cowboys are NOT happy with Dez right now and probably don't care if he gets pissed off.

 

[Aviano90]

I bet if Crayton was the qb we wouldn't notice the difference.

Maybe not. I just know nothing is Dez or Romo's fault so something or someone else has to be it.

 

[Aviano90]

Maybe not. I just know nothing is Dez or Romo's fault so something or someone else has to be it.

I take that back. Dez was at fault if he caused an interception when Romo was QB. Any other mistake was the QBs fault.

 

[Denim Chicken]

I respectfully disagree. Dez was never going to take a pay cut. His ego wouldn't let that happen. So in reality it was never an option, so we haven't lost anything.

The team may keep Dez or it may still cut Dez. That remains to be seen. If the Cowboys are masking their intentions in the draft they have played the Dez situation masterfully. If they intend to keep Dez, IMHO that's a big mistake, but it is what it is.

We may draft a receiver in the draft and cut Dez no matter where the receiver is drafted. If you look strictly at the cap implications of Dez, dispassionately and without emotion vs his past three years' production he is an easy cut.

If we draft a guy and all of the free agency money has dried up we could also THEN approach Dez about a pay cut and he would be looking at a whole different market and different parameters for taking a pay cut. Of course Dez would be mad as hell (and maybe rightly so) but I think the Cowboys are NOT happy with Dez right now and probably don't care if he gets pissed off.

Cutting Dez at this point is a really boneheaded move. Any receiver we get in FA will be a significant downgrade and any WR drafted will not be able to replace your #1 wideout this year (or, perhaps, ever).

 

[khiladi]

That was the theory last season.

What really happened was that teams started dropping lineman off to help out with Beasley, taking away Dak's outlet. Linehan even mentioned it started happening last year. This has no impact on the 'doubling' of Dez, as many Dez haters tried to argue it did. No lineman doubles a WR outside the hashes, which is basically the primary read in this Coryell-type offense.

Dak doesn't throw well outside the hashes and his best throws to Dez were basically the slants and drags, when we ran them. He also, like you said, doesn't anticipate WRs being open and this is a timing-based offense, where it has to happen.

Offensive changes to help Dak have to be more philosophical than anything else, if he can actually do it.

 

[G2]

Have you watched the video of how bad the balls were going to Dez this year? Sure Dez needs to play better ? But all of our WR's had off years, what was the common denominator?

I noticed balls bouncing off his hands and helmet. A fumble that turned from a scoring opportunity to the opposing team scoring a TD. How much better would his stats have been had he not dropped them..

 

[kevm3]

If they cut dez with no replacement, fans will go ballistic

 

[Jake]

Dez was doubled every play vs the Raiders with the exception of the deep ball he caught. That shows ypu that dc still respect him.

Dez is another 21st century Cowboys "star" who hasn't been part of anything close to a championship, much less a major reason for it, who Jerry pays and some fans cling to as though he's irreplaceable: "OMG, we can't lose him! Who would replace him? How can we possibly fall short again without him?" I added that last part, which is generally unspoken.

Until the evaluation process improves to the point of knowing the difference between an NFL star and the guy who happens to be the best on your team at that position, the Cowboys will continue to overpay guys who have never won anything. Apparently the hope is if they get enough of those guys they'll win...or something.

 

[khiladi]

I notice Dez bailing out sure-fire INTs forced by Dak in the Denver game three times in about a quarter and when he couldn't bail him out, Talib proceeded to INT the ball and return two INTs for a TD on the same forced routes.

Dez is like Oladipo or any offensive player with OKC. With Westbrook, dominating the ball so much, the offensive players, whenever they happen to touch the ball, can't establish any real rhythm. It's like KD playing in GS currently without Curry spacing the floor. His efficiency drops though he still produces statistically. With Curry out out he had to take more shots and create more for others, with less spacing.

Dak is so inconsistent, that when he happens to actually throw a decent pass, the WRs are so shocked that he actually got it there, they fumble it.

 

[Aviano90]

Dez is another 21st century Cowboys "star" who hasn't been part of anything close to a championship, much less a major reason for it, who Jerry pays and some fans cling to as though he's irreplaceable: "OMG, we can't lose him! Who would replace him? How can we possibly fall short again without him?" I added that last part, which is generally unspoken.

Until the evaluation process improves to the point of knowing the difference between an NFL star and the guy who happens to be the best on your team at that position, the Cowboys will continue to overpay guys who have never won anything. Apparently the hope is if they get enough of those guys they'll win...or something.

That's my biggest question. Some people have this idea that we can't continue to lose if we don't keep a certain player. I guarantee you, we can still not win playoff games if Witten retires or Dez is let go. It's not like we're going to stop making SB runs and start missing the playoffs when they aren't here.

It was like some people being terrified to move on from Brandon Carr and his $10 million a year salary and you had to come up with his replacement before some fans would entertain the idea of cutting him. They just couldn't be sold on the idea that we could get another CB who gave up a ton of receptions and not make many plays on the ball for much less than $10 million a year.

 

[khiladi]

The difference between Dez and a guy like Carr is that the former is used to mask the 'suck' of another player.

 

[birdwells1]

I noticed balls bouncing off his hands and helmet. A fumble that turned from a scoring opportunity to the opposing team scoring a TD. How much better would his stats have been had he not dropped them..

You still haven't answered the question about all other pass catcher. Even the biggest Dez supporters acknowledge that he had a bad year, I know I do. He had too many drops but some are afraid to point out that this team's inadequate passing game had a lot to do with the qb.

 

[bandfan]

Personally, I think they all get together in the locker room and think this stuff up and then have a good laugh reading these boards afterward....

 

[Denim Chicken]

It was like some people being terrified to move on from Brandon Carr and his $10 million a year salary and you had to come up with his replacement before some fans would entertain the idea of cutting him. They just couldn't be sold on the idea that we could get another CB who gave up a ton of receptions and not make many plays on the ball for much less than $10 million a year.

This is actually a perfect example of why you don't move on from a player without a solid replacement plan. We jettisoned our backfield and replaced them with Nolan Caroll (bad FA singing) and rookies. While this secondary revamp may work out, it cost us games as the rookies didn't really come into their own until the latter half of the season and Caroll sucks. Are you ready to throw another season away to replace your #1 WR because I can tell you they do not have a viable plan to replace him.