Is it really time to panic?

[Motorola]

Wait until the end of preseason; assess what have the Cowboys done between now and then...then determine if you want to press the button.

 

[Whirlwin]

Today is the official start of free agency, yet there is thread after thread and post after post about how we have blown it and ALL the good free agents are gone. So let's take a look at the positions of need.

S - Everyone agrees we need a Safety and it would be nice to get an impact one. In NFL.com top 100 list, they have Justin Simmons, Marcus Williams, John Johnson, Anthony Harris, Marcus Maye, Keanu Neal, Desmond King, XAVIER WOODS, Jaquiski Tartt, Jalen Mills, Cameron Sutton, Rayshawn Jenkins, Malik Hooker and Ricardo Allen. Of the guys ranked ahead of Woods, Simmons, Williams and Maye were franchise tagged. Johnson got a big deal...would have been a nice target. Right now, Anthony Harris, Keanu Neal, and Desmond King are available. Most of the others are as well, so it isn't like everybody is gone.

DT - Another huge need but not sure there are many great ones available. Dalvin Tomlinson was the highest rated and he was snapped up. The next ones out there are Shelby Harris, Ndamakang Suh, Sheldon Rankins, and Lawrence Guy. Harris was resigned by his prior team and the rest are available. Rankins was thought of as an Aaron Donald clone but that never happened. Suh is really the only one that would be an upgrade but he doesn't play hard all the time. You don't know what you are going to get from him.

CB - William Jackson signed for for 14m a year. Wasn't happening here. Shaquill Griffin 13m a year. Patrick Peterson, Xavier Rhodes, Kevin King, Troy Hill, CHIDOBE AWUZIE(signed), Richard Sherman, Brian Poole, Mike Hilton, Ronald Darby (13m!!!!), Bashaud Breeland, Mackensie Alexander, Michael Davis(8+ million). So 4 guys ranked higher than Awuzie are available and 5 after are. Still room to pick someone out.

LB - Only the top two on the list have been signed.

So, as far as the areas of need go, there still are plenty of players available that would be an upgrade to what we have, including many that our new DC knows very well. I don't think it is time to call the free agency season a bust just yet.

Free agency I never depend on high price pre-Madonna’s. You do it through the draft. And if you have to make a trade. Imagine all these people what they would do with the draft came first. None of them would get paid. Like they want

 

[Whirlwin]

If the draft came before free agencies none of these high price prima donnas whatever get paid as much as they think they would

 

[Whyjerry]

True, but is it THAT much to ask for ONE premium free agent per decade??

I can’t argue with that. Just can’t.

 

[Cowboyny]

That seems like quite an expectation, especially the quality veterans part in FA considering they rarely actually find those types if you look at the last 5-7 years.

And implied in this assumption is that the Cowboys use their best picks on defense as that's where their holes are. But it very well could be the case they take an OL at 10 or Pitts, the TE, for example.

They just had a good draft, let’s see if they have continued success. As for fa, it’s a wait and see. They have starter needs so they are going to have to address some in fa

 

[Shane612]

No panic needed.
Jerry gave what many of his fans wanted, a "good" QB who'll gets paid like a MVPQB.
$40,000,000.00/per. Not to mention about 3 or 4 , other overpaid players.
That's all they need to have fans come back.
Who needs defense?

 

[MoistMayonnaise]

No panic here, but I have a pretty good idea how this off-season will play out. We better hit big in the draft as I expect little of consequence in FA.

 

[Malhavoc]

No panic here, but I have a pretty good idea how this off-season will play out. We better hit big in the draft as I expect little of consequence in FA.

This. Forget about FA. We better hope for a very productive draft on the defensive side of the ball.

 

[HungryLion]

where are they going to find a DT at? serious question

It’s a tough one. Honestly I’m saddened there is no top end DT prospects worth #10 overall. If there was a fletcher Cox type prospect. I would be aiming for them with the 10th pick all day long.

 

[buybuydandavis]

Dak along with several other overpaid players.

We're now a top heavy team that's trending down and no defense to speak of.

Some top heavy contracts, and some of those are bad ones. But I expect a number of contracts to look like better value once the new tv contracts come out.