Mike Lombardi's Dallas Free Agent Target

[waldoputty]

What's aggressive about taking what ever DE falls to us?

I think they should identify which DEs will make an impact in this scheme and go get them. Nothing crazy like trading up into the top 15, but maybe closer to 20.

Also taking the best lineman that fell to us is also how we ended up with Travis Frederick, so sitting pat in the draft doesn't always yield shante carver, the key is not to reach

we are trying to draft probowlers that fall to us.
what you are saying is how we got shante carver - not sure if you remember him
it is much easier to have FA meet our immediate needs and draft BPA.
imagine drafting a tcrawford type in round one when you could have drafted dez's replacement or a healthy Mo or a blitzing LB worthy of round 1.
that would be sad.

 

[Nightman]

What's aggressive about taking what ever DE falls to us?

I think they should identify which DEs will make an impact in this scheme and go get them. Nothing crazy like trading up into the top 15, but maybe closer to 20.

Also taking the best lineman that fell to us is also how we ended up with Travis Frederick, so sitting pat in the draft doesn't always yield shante carver, the key is not to reach

Why do you care so much about some money and cap space that will have 0 impact even if it goes completely bad......... teams can get out of bad deals ....look at PHI with DMurray and BMaxwelll...they even got draft picks

That is the beauty of FA......you win some you lose some but you instantly get better when its good

Ingram wold be our best DE by far and you are fighting to NOT sign him

 

[StarBoyz83]

Why do you care so much about some money and cap space that will have 0 impact even if it goes completely bad......... teams can get out of bad deals ....look at PHI with DMurray and BMaxwelll...they even got draft picks

That is the beauty of FA......you win some you lose some but you instantly get better when its good

Ingram wold be our best DE by far and you are fighting to NOT sign him

I don't like our chances if Dallas goes into the season with mayowa as the best de. Lol

 

[Manwiththeplan]

Why do you care so much about some money and cap space that will have 0 impact even if it goes completely bad......... teams can get out of bad deals ....look at PHI with DMurray and BMaxwelll...they even got draft picks

That is the beauty of FA......you win some you lose some but you instantly get better when its good

Ingram wold be our best DE by far and you are fighting to NOT sign him

I wouldn't say 0 impact. Philly was near the top of the league in cap space, and are now near the bottom with us. Since we are already at the bottom, I don't think we can deal and absorb a mistake as easily as they did.

Again, my opinion on this may be skewed by what I think of Melvin Ingram. I'd go all in if he was more consistent earlier in his career. Not necessarily higher sack totals the last few years, because obviously the Chargers would not let him go, but 6 sacks the first the years is worrisome. He then explodes for 10.5 in some what of a contract year, since SD likely wouldn't have picked up the bonus if not for that season (wasn't guaranteed until after that season) and then his numbers dropped this season. Just screams of being motivated by a contract

 

[LocimusPrime]

The point is that the Cowboys are the only team with the unreal surreal insane weakness in DL.
The Steelers, Packers and Patriots had more reasonable defenses.

i already pointed out dez's remaining prime a few posts above.
zeke's prime may be 5 years, and next year would be the 2nd.
to not address it decisively is to threw out the remaining primes of dez and lee.
3 years from now, they would not be the same players.
typically, 1st year DEs do not contribute that much.
if you realistically look at the situation, the best option is FA and a good one at that.

there are risks in everything we do.
taking action has risks
nonaction also has risks.

I'm not gonna lie, our D line is bad. Even Emmit Smith agreed in a recent article. It's junky

http://sportsday.***BANNED-URL***/d...on-compare-current-cowboys-dallas-teams-1990s

 

[waldoputty]

I'm not gonna lie, our D line is bad. Even Emmit Smith agreed in a recent article. It's junky

http://sportsday.***BANNED-URL***/d...on-compare-current-cowboys-dallas-teams-1990s

lol how can anyone who watch the game say the dl does not need overhaul?
fix the dl, and everything else looks better.

 

[LittleD]

I don't like our chances if Dallas goes into the season with mayowa as the best de. Lol

We already went 13x3 with him...What's not to like. There's no one on the trash heap of FA DE's that I would
pay big money for. Draft two if we need them...Better use of money elsewhere.

 

[StylisticS]

if we improve the D with 1- 2 good FAs, we would be the equal of the Falcons or the Patriots.
if we can get a few decent D players, i would not even mind drafting a WR and RT high.
if we do not, we are pretty stuck drafting D or it would be totally irresponsible to the 2017 chances.

Which is why I don't worry about what we could get at 28 because so much of that could be dictated on what Dallas could do in Free Agency. My preference is still defense though but can live with a WR.

 

[waldoputty]

We already went 13x3 with him...What's not to like. There's no one on the trash heap of FA DE's that I would
pay big money for. Draft two if we need them...Better use of money elsewhere.

yes, that is called the offense carry the defense.
if you call the FA DEs trash, what do you call our group of DEs

 

[waldoputty]

Which is why I don't worry about what we could get at 28 because so much of that could be dictated on what Dallas could do in Free Agency. My preference is still defense though but can live with a WR.

people do not seem to understand going big on FA on DL and D (assuming they are available) is the best thing for the draft.
we do not need another reach on the DL.
if BPA is on the DL, then great.

we need to keep draft probowlers even if they are WR or OL or even QB.
god forbid, we draft another franchise QB and we have to trade him for a king's ransom...
having said that, the chance for drafting another franchise QB is not high, so that is probably not a good place to place our bets.

 

[GhostOfPelluer]

yes, that is called the offense carry the defense.
if you call the FA DEs trash, what do you call our group of DEs

Cheaper trash

 

[Sydla]

We already went 13x3 with him...What's not to like. There's no one on the trash heap of FA DE's that I would
pay big money for. Draft two if we need them...Better use of money elsewhere.

And lost again in the playoffs when the DEs couldn't sniff an opposing elite, top level QB.

It's the height of silliness to think just add two draft picks and things are going to be awesome. They need to bring in a vet who can get to the QB. Obviously not overpay for a guy like Ingram but someone like Sheard or Perry would help.

 

[LittleD]

yes, that is called the offense carry the defense.
if you call the FA DEs trash, what do you call our group of DEs

We picked them and Marinelli seems to want them... I prefer to let him and McClay judge the groceries.
Jerry prefers better offense anyway as that is the best ticket seller.

 

[LittleD]

And lost again in the playoffs when the DEs couldn't sniff an opposing elite, top level QB.

It's the height of silliness to think just add two draft picks and things are going to be awesome. They need to bring in a vet who can get to the QB. Obviously not overpay for a guy like Ingram but someone like Sheard or Perry would help.

We lost because our OC stopped running the ball when we had them on the ropes. The defense including the DL played
pretty darn well in that game.

 

[Verdict]

yes, that is called the offense carry the defense.
if you call the FA DEs trash, what do you call our group of DEs

I would probably call them worse than what we already have except for maybe two or three which will be of of our price range most likely.

 

[Nightman]

We lost because our OC stopped running the ball when we had them on the ropes. The defense including the DL played
pretty darn well in that game.

no way Jose.......we were losing 21-3 and never had them on the ropes

 

[Alexander]

 

[Sydla]

We lost because our OC stopped running the ball when we had them on the ropes. The defense including the DL played
pretty darn well in that game.

Ummm. No. The OC was an issue that game but the DL couldn't sniff Rodgers in key situations.

I honestly think some of you haven't really paid attention the last few years. The pass rush has been a failure for multiple years, especially in big games. It's time to invest a little money in the position.

 

[LittleD]

no way Jose.......we were losing 21-3 and never had them on the ropes

Where were we in the 3rd and 4th qtr. and with 4 minutes to go. All we had to do was run the ball in the 4th and
the result might have been different. Look where Jerry invests his cap...in offense which sells tickets. He's not going
to break the bank for another Hardy my friend.

 

[Nightman]

Where were we in the 3rd and 4th qtr. and with 4 minutes to go. All we had to do was run the ball in the 4th and
the result might have been different. Look where Jerry invests his cap...in offense which sells tickets. He's not going
to break the bank for another Hardy my friend.

not buying it........stop selling it