Melvin Ingram and Trumaine Johnson Expected to get Franchise Tag

[Bowdown27]

Then I'll take Poe (even though the Cowboys won't)

Agreed

 

[waldoputty]

No Poe, no Berry, no JPP, how am i going to get through the off season??? HOW???? This is an outrage, only those players could provide us the SB.

Back to reality. Im not for just saving this FA. we need 1 or 2 regardless what we pay, but Dallas seems content to let the FA fall where it may.

Still available: JPP, Perry, Bouye, Fairley and may be Gilmore
Does Poe have a bad back?
that is about it
it will be expensive

If we cannot get any DL worth getting, then make the offense completely unstoppable by getting a better WR than TWill like Pryor and a better RT like Wagner.
Then our offense would be able to score on the opponent's defense than their offense can score on our offense.
then hope the right players fall to us on the draft but still go BPA when possible or trade up in the 1st even if it is expensive.

 

[big dog cowboy]

If we cannot get any DL worth getting

That has always been the case. Some just want to dream that this magically gifted DL would fall into our laps. Wasn't happening before and isn't now.

 

[GhostOfPelluer]

Still available: JPP, Perry, Bouye, Fairley and may be Gilmore
Does Poe have a bad back?
that is about it
it will be expensive

If we cannot get any DL worth getting, then make the offense completely unstoppable by getting a better WR than TWill like Pryor and a better RT like Wagner.
Then our offense would be able to score on the opponent's defense than their offense can score on our offense.
then hope the right players fall to us on the draft but still go BPA when possible or trade up in the 1st even if it is expensive.

Poe had surgery to repair a herniated disk in 2015. Even though he played every game this season he wasn't practicing by the end of the year.

Look at the guy's production the past two years. We've got a handful of DL already that have been more productive. Poe's name and stature outweigh his production (pun intended).

 

[LocimusPrime]

Anyone game for Lorenzo Alexander for a 2 year deal at 5 mill a year ?

12.5 sacks las year but is older but didn't do much before then. Then again he didn't get a lot of opportunities either.

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Anyone game for Lorenzo Alexander for a 2 year deal at 5 mill a year ?

12.5 sacks las year but is older but didn't do much before then. Then again he didn't get a lot of opportunities either.

I think he's too small for a 4-3 DE, even on passing downs.

He also faded quite a bit by the end of the season.

 

[waldoputty]

That has always been the case. Some just want to dream that this magically gifted DL would fall into our laps. Wasn't happening before and isn't now.

well we are one year late for the oliver vernon
problem is next year FAs do not look promising

 

[reddyuta]

the FA market is decimated this year,Cowboys will do what they always do and that is sign some of their own guys and some middling Dlinemen.

 

[Vero_F250]

JPP has been assigned the Franchise Tag.

 

[Doomsday101]

the FA market is decimated this year,Cowboys will do what they always do and that is sign some of their own guys and some middling Dlinemen.

In my view FA tend to over price players so the team forking out big money seldom gets the talent that match's the price tag.

 

[BigStar]

Berry is rumored to be getting tagged as well.

That was a fun few seconds. Let's hope our FA scouts can get us some help. Building through the draft is definitely the way to go but could use a few mid tiers to help this D.

 

[LocimusPrime]

I think he's too small for a 4-3 DE, even on passing downs.

He also faded quite a bit by the end of the season.

Lorenzo used to be a DT and played at 315lbs. In another article he says he can gain and lose weight as necessary depending on the position
http://www.stack.com/a/how-bills-lb...ped-71-pounds-and-became-the-nfls-sack-leader

But I agree he did fade at the end .....

 

[CWR]

JPP has been assigned the Franchise Tag.

In that case im switching over to the JPP is over rated group.

 

[AsthmaField]

Still available: JPP, Perry, Bouye, Fairley and may be Gilmore
Does Poe have a bad back?
that is about it
it will be expensive

If we cannot get any DL worth getting, then make the offense completely unstoppable by getting a better WR than TWill like Pryor and a better RT like Wagner.
Then our offense would be able to score on the opponent's defense than their offense can score on our offense.
then hope the right players fall to us on the draft but still go BPA when possible or trade up in the 1st even if it is expensive.

Yeah, JPP has been tagged now.

Like I've been saying: Almost always, the difference makers never see the light of day in free agency. Their own teams keep them just like we did with Dez.

 

[AsthmaField]

well we are one year late for the oliver vernon
problem is next year FAs do not look promising

Vernon wasn't all that. This year he had what... 8.5 sacks? For $90M? No thanks.

Irving had 4 sacks in a non-starting role and Dallas paid him like a buck-fifty.

 

[Setackin]

I'd take a look at ware

 

[fishspill]

There's still good free agents to be had. Just have to be smart about it. I still expect the season to be disappointing with all that needs attention so any guys we can get as long-term help would be nice. Keeping the powder dry and all that.

 

[waldoputty]

Vernon wasn't all that. This year he had what... 8.5 sacks? For $90M? No thanks.

Irving had 4 sacks in a non-starting role and Dallas paid him like a buck-fifty.

how much pressure /down-team did he draw?

 

[Alexander]

Then I'll take Poe (even though the Cowboys won't)

The word out of KC is they are looking to lock up Berry and then franchise Poe.

 

[TheMarathonContinues]

I guess we will have to settle for JJ Watt when the Texans realize the Brock isn't getting them to the superbowl ever...

What if they realize Romo isn't either?