Is this a possibility?

[Gzus]

This is my personal preference of what the Cowboys should do to solve their WR issues. Currently Crayton and Hurd are on the outside looking in. With Roy Williams and his massive contract he's virtually un-tradable so Crayton is stuck as fourth on the depth chart while Hurd is looking up from 6th. I personally do not know if this is possible or not, but is it possible for us to restructure/buy out a chunk of his contract to make him tradable? I know they do this in other sports like basketball, but is it possible in the NFL? It would mean Jerry admitting he made a mistake trading for RW11 but to better his chances getting a home SB he should do it.

So personally if it's possible I'd rework RW11's contract and trade him, or outright cut him. I'd keep Crayton because Crayton is a great contributor to the team and is a solid 3rd WR. I'd make Dez #2 right from the start. I'd trade/cut Hurd. KO would be #4 and if we keep Hurd he'd be #5 otherwise a rookie FA would take that spot. We need to finally admit our mistake in trading for RW11.

 

[67CowboysFan]

I'm pretty sure RW11 has already been paid his $9 million roster bonus for the year. Regardless, he is gauranteed that money.

 

[Hostile]

Nope.

 

[theogt]

His contract is actually very "tradeable." He's been paid the majority of his cash and there is not cap hit. So, it were ever "tradeable" now would be that time. Now that doesn't speak to whether it's a stupid idea or not, though.

Also, FYI, Roy Williams averages more yards per season than Crayton's highest single season total. So, no, Crayton is not more reliable. Nor is he better. He's all around not as good a receiver as Roy Williams. Please cut the nonsense.

 

[tskyler]

Nope.

Just curious why not? Assume (don't think this is the case at all) Jerry didn't care about the money spent and wanted to rewrite the contract. Couldn't he create a new contract that gave Roy minimum salary for three more years and pay him the rest of the money due those years as a June 1 Roster bonus. In a salary cap year, we would take a hit this year but since we are uncapped now it wouldn't hurt. Is there a rule that prevents this?

Skyler

 

[CF74]

WR issues??? We don't have wr issues, we have back up o-line issues...

 

[CanuckCowboysFan]

He's all around not as good a receiver as Roy Williams. Please cut the nonsense.

Thank god. I was starting to think I was the only one who thought this...

 

[Gzus]

WR issues??? We don't have wr issues, we have back up o-line issues...

Out of our 6 WRs 2 of them want a trade because they've been forced down the depth chart. Crayton doesn't drop as many balls as Roy Williams so I'd much rather have him that Roy.

Teams rework contracts all the time shifting money around to make cap room space when their was a salary cap so what stops them from doing the same now? But instead maybe pay off a bunch of the contract, in essence buying a portion of it out.

 

[theogt]

Out of our 6 WRs 2 of them want a trade because they've been forced down the depth chart. Crayton doesn't drop as many balls as Roy Williams so I'd much rather have him that Roy.

:laugh2:

Sometimes you just can't help but laugh.

 

[Hostile]

Just curious why not? Assume (don't think this is the case at all) Jerry didn't care about the money spent and wanted to rewrite the contract. Couldn't he create a new contract that gave Roy minimum salary for three more years and pay him the rest of the money due those years as a June 1 Roster bonus. In a salary cap year, we would take a hit this year but since we are uncapped now it wouldn't hurt. Is there a rule that prevents this?

Skyler

My nope is much simpler than that. The Cowboys have no intentions of trading Roy Williams at this time. I know the fans want him gone, but the team does not share the fans loathing. He is quite respected, and even trusted on this team.

 

[TellerMorrow34]

From listening to Jerry I really don't think there is much chance that the Roy haters are going to get their wish this season. Just a hunch.

 

[Gzus]

:laugh2:

Sometimes you just can't help but laugh.

Crayton vs RW11

RW11 Targeted 93 times, 43 Receptions, 15.3 Yds/Rec, 7 TDs, 10 Drops
Crayton Targeted 72 times, 42 Receptions, 16.0 Yds/Rec, 5 TDs, 4 Drops

Austin: Targeted 138 times, 92 Receptions, 15.6 Yds/Rec, 12 TDs, 3 Drops

RW11: 10.8% Drops, 5.6 YAC/Rec, 7.1 Yds/ Attempt, 46.23 completion %
Crayton: 5.6% Drops, 7.1 YAC/Rec, 9.4 Yds/Attempt, 58.33 completion %

Austin: 2.2% Drops, 7.2 YAC/Rec, 10.4 Yds/Attempt, 66.66 completion %

So in the end Austin > Crayton > RW11 and that's backed up when you look at the statistics.

 

[hornitosmonster]

I would take Roy over Crayton any day of the week that ends in y...

 

[Gzus]

I'd take Crayton, Hurd, and Ogletree before I take RW11.

 

[hutch1254]

There is no way Roy gets traded this year. Jerry is still going to hold out hope that Roy turns it around and makes the deal Jerry made look legit. The insurance policy is Dez. It's a clear message to Roy saying "hey get your act together and show me why I traded for you. Don't force me to admit I made a mistake."

Crayton has been serviceable to the team. He's also tradeable because he can offer another team some WR and return help immediately. I think I'd rather have a draft pick right now for Crayton. Ogletree can pick up the slack and we now have better options in the return game.

Now, what's to say Roy gets hot the first 6 games of the season. Does Jerry trade him out at the deadline while he's hot and maybe there's a team with a WR need due to injury or some other issue? The chances of that are slim due to lots of other hands to get the rock to but if Roy did get hot early I think that would be your best bet to get something in return. Maybe swindle the Raiders for a high pick...LOL. Also, it'd give you six games to see what Dez is about on the real game days.

 

[CanuckCowboysFan]

Crayton vs RW11

RW11 Targeted 93 times, 43 Receptions, 15.3 Yds/Rec, 7 TDs, 10 Drops
Crayton Targeted 72 times, 42 Receptions, 16.0 Yds/Rec, 5 TDs, 4 Drops

Austin: Targeted 138 times, 92 Receptions, 15.6 Yds/Rec, 12 TDs, 3 Drops

RW11: 10.8% Drops, 5.6 YAC/Rec, 7.1 Yds/ Attempt, 46.23 completion %
Crayton: 5.6% Drops, 7.1 YAC/Rec, 9.4 Yds/Attempt, 58.33 completion %

Austin: 2.2% Drops, 7.2 YAC/Rec, 10.4 Yds/Attempt, 66.66 completion %

So in the end Austin > Crayton > RW11 and that's backed up when you look at the statistics.

firstly, your stats are off. Second, RW is a better player then Crayton. Ask anybody with any football knowledge and they'll tell you that.

 

[theogt]

I'd take Crayton, Hurd, and Ogletree before I take RW11.

:laugh2:

 

[Gzus]

firstly, your stats are off. Second, RW is a better player then Crayton. Ask anybody with any football knowledge and they'll tell you that.

Actually my stats are dead on. This includes both playoff games as well as the regular season. RW may have more talent but Crayton performs better than RW when it comes to his percentages. What it means is that Crayton takes advantage of his chances better than RW does.

 

[Gzus]

Oh and you can't say RW11 scores more TDs than Crayton either because Crayton actually has a total of 7 TDs (5 rec TDs, 2 ret TDs).

 

[montgod]

Simply put, JJones already paid Roy 9.5 Million for this year. JJones is going to try his best to get that 9.5 Million out of him. If he doesn't perform, then he will be cut next year w/a lesser cap hit and Bryant is an easy and better replacement.

And if Bryant performs better than expected for his first year and Roy does well, then Roy can be trade bate next year with a reasonable contract, for the most part, the rest of the way.

The Cowboys don't gain a thing by cutting or trading Roy this year plus, as another poster mentioned, JJones wants to give Roy one more chance to justify the trade for him. He has 9.5 million reasons why he wants to give him that chance.

Crayton would be nice to keep... and probably will still be on the team if he doesn't act up or keep holding out. In the end, he and Hurd look to be the ood men out.