Late additions

[Killerinstinct]

Rarely is a team so lacking in talent that there are several positions that could end up being upgraded in the 2nd FA period following Late cuts from other teams or even possible trades.

This is one of those times. We could even see several late additions that end up with significant playing time and possibly even a couple of starters.

Here are some potential options.

QB Josh Mccown - proven player that could be cut by the Browns. Would be immediate upgrade at QB2 position.

SS Matt Elam - rumored to be a possible cut by Bal. Maybe a change of scenery would help him. It would probably be easier to get a shot at playing time in Dallas for a SS than most places.

CB Alterraun Verner - former pro bowler that has fallen out of favor with the Bucs. Could end up a starter here.

DE Berkavious Mingo - Cle might let him go if he doesn't have a great camp. He put on some weight and could be a guy we take a look at as a pass rusher if he ends up being cut.

LB Donald Butler - this is a guy who is a free agent right now. He signed a huge contract with SD and then underperformed until they finally cut him. Maybe he is hungry now and willing to work. Possibly worth a flier as a league minimum type.

WR there are probably going to be a lot of options to grab a proven vet here late if Dallas wanted to bring on one. Guys like Fitzgerald and Johnson. VIncent Jackson may be cut. Roddy White. And many others could be available. If the team decided they needed a veteran presence for the WR position this is probably doable. With this being Williams last year on his rookie deal I suspect they will want to give him every chance to see if they want to offer him a 2nd contract but if you can bring in a proven vet as your no 3 or even no 4 receiver why not? Especially if the price is right.

There are some possible options at positions that could use some upgrades.

 

[Manwiththeplan]

I doubt any of those former first round picks on rookie deals are cut. They are affordable and still have some upside, makes more sense to keep them this year unless someone offers a pick for them, or some younger player makes them expendable.

 

[Cowboy06]

I agree with the late additions, but I don't like the options laid out. I would rather go young and see what we can get. We know what those players are and I for one am not impressed. What I am impressed with is your thought process and desire for this team to dig digger and see if we can find the correct mix.

 

[DanTanna]

Josh Mccown, IMO, is just a progress stopper for the young guys. If Romo goes down, the season is over anyway. Lets see what the young guys can do since the season is blown anyway.

 

[StarBoyz83]

Would like to have at least 1 decent DE and LB brought in. Those 2 units don't look bueno.

 

[RoboQB]

Josh Mccown, IMO, is just a progress stopper for the young guys. If Romo goes down, the season is over anyway. Lets see what the young guys can do since the season is blown anyway.

How exactly is McCown a progress stopper? He is just the type of QB that can come in and win a few games while your starter is healing. His season in Chicago a couple years ago was outstanding.

I don't think you can call the back-up QB a progress stopper. It's the one position where you need to spend money on experience and hope you don't need him.

 

[RoboQB]

Rarely is a team so lacking in talent that there are several positions that could end up being upgraded in the 2nd FA period following Late cuts from other teams or even possible trades.

This is one of those times. We could even see several late additions that end up with significant playing time and possibly even a couple of starters.

Here are some potential options.

QB Josh Mccown - proven player that could be cut by the Browns. Would be immediate upgrade at QB2 position.

SS Matt Elam - rumored to be a possible cut by Bal. Maybe a change of scenery would help him. It would probably be easier to get a shot at playing time in Dallas for a SS than most places.

CB Alterraun Verner - former pro bowler that has fallen out of favor with the Bucs. Could end up a starter here.

DE Berkavious Mingo - Cle might let him go if he doesn't have a great camp. He put on some weight and could be a guy we take a look at as a pass rusher if he ends up being cut.

LB Donald Butler - this is a guy who is a free agent right now. He signed a huge contract with SD and then underperformed until they finally cut him. Maybe he is hungry now and willing to work. Possibly worth a flier as a league minimum type.

WR there are probably going to be a lot of options to grab a proven vet here late if Dallas wanted to bring on one. Guys like Fitzgerald and Johnson. VIncent Jackson may be cut. Roddy White. And many others could be available. If the team decided they needed a veteran presence for the WR position this is probably doable. With this being Williams last year on his rookie deal I suspect they will want to give him every chance to see if they want to offer him a 2nd contract but if you can bring in a proven vet as your no 3 or even no 4 receiver why not? Especially if the price is right.

There are some possible options at positions that could use some upgrades.

I read an article on Butler by a San Diego beat writer who claimed he was stealing money from the Chargers with his performance on the field. I'm doubting he's hungry and willing to work. Let someone else take a chance on him.
With that said, he'll probably be in Jerry's office next week...smh

 

[Kaiser]

Its fun to kick around names like the ones in the OP, but Will McClay has done very well with pulling guys out of nowhere like George Selvie and Rolondo McClain (for 2014 only, but he did salvage that position for one year). Jermy Parnell and even Nick Hayden were those type of players also.

I bet McClay does it again - with someone who isn't on our radar right now.

 

[WillieBeamen]

Josh Mccown, IMO, is just a progress stopper for the young guys. If Romo goes down, the season is over anyway. Lets see what the young guys can do since the season is blown anyway.

Why do people keep saying this? This is why we need a better backup:

In 2014- Romo misses a game with the broken bone in his back. Weeden starts and was terrible vs the Cardinals. If Romo or even a better backup plays that game, we win that game and finish 13-3 , best record in the league and have Home Field Advantage in the playoffs

In 2015-We are 2-0 when Romo goes down with the broken collarbone. We proceed to go 0-7 without him. We then rush him back and he re-injures himself bc he wasnt fully healed. Season over. If we have a better backup that could of won 2-3 of those games, we still had a great shot in a week division.


If Romo goes down this year, it'll have been a big mistake from the FO for not 1. Drafting a QB early and 2. Getting a better backup QB in here.

 

[big dog cowboy]

In 2015-We are 2-0 when Romo goes down with the broken collarbone. We proceed to go 0-7 without him. We then rush him back and he re-injures himself bc he wasnt fully healed. Season over. If we have a better backup that could of won 2-3 of those games, we still had a great shot in a week division.

But winning would have messed up our drafting position.



Remember reading all those posts? I sure do.

 

[visionary]

Why do people keep saying this? This is why we need a better backup:

In 2014- Romo misses a game with the broken bone in his back. Weeden starts and was terrible vs the Cardinals. If Romo or even a better backup plays that game, we win that game and finish 13-3 , best record in the league and have Home Field Advantage in the playoffs

In 2015-We are 2-0 when Romo goes down with the broken collarbone. We proceed to go 0-7 without him. We then rush him back and he re-injures himself bc he wasnt fully healed. Season over. If we have a better backup that could of won 2-3 of those games, we still had a great shot in a week division.


If Romo goes down this year, it'll have been a big mistake from the FO for not 1. Drafting a QB early and 2. Getting a better backup QB in here.

Because it is easier to delude oneself that we don't really need an upgrade than to accept the fact that our FO has no idea what they are doing

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Because it is easier to delude oneself that we don't really need an upgrade than to accept the fact that our FO has no idea what they are doing

All or nothing binary thinking. Just about the level I've come to expect from you.

 

[visionary]

All or nothing binary thinking. Just about the level I've come to expect from you.

You forgot "hand waving "

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

You forgot "hand waving "

Do you even know what it means?

 

[visionary]

Do you even know what it means?

Does it mean "50-50 chance of playing this year"?

 

[FuzzyLumpkins]

Does it mean "50-50 chance of playing this year"?

No it means forming an opinion or stating facts without basis and then repeating yourself or otherwise trying to draw attention to your preferred conclusion.

I can talk about nerve regeneration, synaptic reinnervation, scar tissue formation, and degrees of nerve injury. That is where I came up with that.

Compare and contrast with the method of dumbing things down to 'either-or' extremes and pretending that is how the world works with everything or fixating on a simple phrase as if it is meaningful in larger context.

 

[Idgit]

Because it is easier to delude oneself that we don't really need an upgrade than to accept the fact that our FO has no idea what they are doing

That, or the fact that he's a 37 year old career backup.

I don't like the fact that we ignored QB2 completely this offseason, but there are lots of reasons to not be excited about Josh McKown or any other tired cast off that shakes loose from a bad roster somewhere in the league.

You don't need to go right to the reflex card right off the bat.

 

[LittleD]

Because it is easier to delude oneself that we don't really need an upgrade than to accept the fact that our FO has no idea what they are doing

You may not think that the FO knows anything...But, Jerry & Co. put their money down on the table and takes their chances. Where's yours?
Jerry doesn't care if you don't like what he's doing. He doesn't want you to go away mad...just go away!

 

[Sarge]

If Romo goes down this year, it'll have been a big mistake from the FO for not 1. Drafting a QB early and 2. Getting a better backup QB in here.

If Romo goes down this year and we go anything remotely close to 0-7, we need to look at a lot more than just a QB. Hopefully we'll just avoid that scenario altogether.

 

[visionary]

That, or the fact that he's a 37 year old career backup.

I don't like the fact that we ignored QB2 completely this offseason, but there are lots of reasons to not be excited about Josh McKown or any other tired cast off that shakes loose from a bad roster somewhere in the league.

You don't need to go right to the reflex card right off the bat.

Well, our starter is 36 years old and the FO thinks that he will remain healthy and perform at a top level for the next 4-5 years so that logic does not hold water

The fact also is that the 37 year old has performed way way way better than what we have on the roster right now

The FO said that "addressing back up QB was number 1 priority" and then went and did exactly nothing about it

Once again our entire season is one hit to an aging oft injured QB away from becoming as meaningless as the previous one

How people can look at those facts and just brush them aside and give the FO a pass is beyond me but it does make them completely clueless

You should in fact be telling those posters why try are wrong instead of trying to deflect and detract from my accurate post

Im just calling a spade a spade