Mock 2 with FA

[phildadon86]

Well,

Work is slow so I figured I would do this and see what I could come up with.

Free Agency

Re Sign

Martin
DLaw
Hitch (only if reasonable)
Cooper

Release Bease- We have a better player in Switzer, and our staff doesn't know how to utilize both underneath so may as well free up a little room.

Sign
Thomas-I feel like with Richard here now, Caroll may be moving on from the Legion of Boom. I drafted on the assumption we have ET here.

Dontari Poe-Didn't have a stellar season wont command top dollar, Id even be interested in a 1 year prove it deal until my draft DL is ready to go.

DJ Fluker- Just as a vet presence and a backup in case something happens

Now, draft time

19: R1P19

LB ROQUON SMITH
GEORGIA
50: R2P18

Automatically makes our LB corps one of the best in football and give Richard a shiny new toy

DL TAVEN BRYAN
FLORIDA
81: R3P17

Disruptive player, still kind of raw but can contribute right away

WR ANTHONY MILLER
MEMPHIS
118: R4P16

Speed threat that needs a little bit of work, but will see the field a lot in first year

TE DALLAS GOEDERT
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
138: R4P36

Gronk 2.0 minus the injuries. Kid is a beast and drafting him puts a clock on Witten retiring. Personally id force him to retire now, but that's just me.

OT WILL RICHARDSON
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
139: R4P37

Backup for Tyron and a legitimate option for swing tackle

CB NICK NELSON
WISCONSIN
174: R5P35


EDGE JAVON ROLLAND-JONES
ARKANSAS STATE
176: R5P37

G LARRY ALLEN JR.
HARVARD
196: R6P19

LB OREN BURKS
VANDERBILT
236: R7P18

CB JALEN DAVIS
UTAH STATE

Let me know what you all think

 

[Hardline]

How do you know Switzer is better than Beaz?
How is R.Smith falling to 19?
Why would Seattle give up Earl with another year on his contract?
How does a top 3 TE fall to us in the 4th round?

 

[phildadon86]

How do you know Switzer is better than Beaz?
How is R.Smith falling to 19?
Why would Seattle give up Earl with another year on his contract?
How does a top 3 TE fall to us in the 4th round?

Switzer was all around a better player in college, hes also faster and has more weight to him so I don't worry about him dying after every hit.
Smith fell using the draft I used on Fanspeak
As I explained, seattle seems to want to move on from the legion of boom, ET may need to be traded for but I feel he will be released and follow Richard here.
Again, Fanspeak.

Thanks for all of the positive by the way. LOL

 

[Alexander]

Unless he breaks a leg, Goedert will not be around in the 4th round.

 

[Sydla]

Unless he breaks a leg, Goedert will not be around in the 4th round.

Even if he did break his leg, that would just mean we would take him in the 2nd.

 

[xwalker]

Well,

Work is slow so I figured I would do this and see what I could come up with.

Free Agency

Re Sign

Martin
DLaw
Hitch (only if reasonable)
Cooper

Release Bease- We have a better player in Switzer, and our staff doesn't know how to utilize both underneath so may as well free up a little room.

Sign
Thomas-I feel like with Richard here now, Caroll may be moving on from the Legion of Boom. I drafted on the assumption we have ET here.

Dontari Poe-Didn't have a stellar season wont command top dollar, Id even be interested in a 1 year prove it deal until my draft DL is ready to go.

DJ Fluker- Just as a vet presence and a backup in case something happens

Now, draft time

19: R1P19

LB ROQUON SMITH
GEORGIA
50: R2P18

Automatically makes our LB corps one of the best in football and give Richard a shiny new toy

DL TAVEN BRYAN
FLORIDA
81: R3P17

Disruptive player, still kind of raw but can contribute right away

WR ANTHONY MILLER
MEMPHIS
118: R4P16

Speed threat that needs a little bit of work, but will see the field a lot in first year

TE DALLAS GOEDERT
SOUTH DAKOTA STATE
138: R4P36

Gronk 2.0 minus the injuries. Kid is a beast and drafting him puts a clock on Witten retiring. Personally id force him to retire now, but that's just me.

OT WILL RICHARDSON
NORTH CAROLINA STATE
139: R4P37

Backup for Tyron and a legitimate option for swing tackle

CB NICK NELSON
WISCONSIN
174: R5P35


EDGE JAVON ROLLAND-JONES
ARKANSAS STATE
176: R5P37

G LARRY ALLEN JR.
HARVARD
196: R6P19

LB OREN BURKS
VANDERBILT
236: R7P18

CB JALEN DAVIS
UTAH STATE

Let me know what you all think

Earl Thomas seems unlikely but would be a good move. I would give them a late round pick because he would then still be under contract for 2018 at 1-year, 10M.

Poe played on a 1-year, 8M deal in 2017 and was much better as a legit 1tech than anybody on the Cowboys roster.

Can Fluker play LT as a swing Tackle? He is a slow footed RT or OG, IMO.

Hitchens will be difficult to retain. He knows they want to give the job to Jalen.

Not sure about cutting Beasley but that could be an option after training camp. Switzer hasn't proven anything yet.

That TE seems unlikely to be available at that spot.

 

[phildadon86]

Earl Thomas seems unlikely but would be a good move. I would give them a late round pick because he would then still be under contract for 2018 at 1-year, 10M.

Poe played on a 1-year, 8M deal in 2017 and was much better as a legit 1tech than anybody on the Cowboys roster.

Can Fluker play LT as a swing Tackle? He is a slow footed RT or OG, IMO.

Hitchens will be difficult to retain. He knows they want to give the job to Jalen.

Not sure about cutting Beasley but that could be an option after training camp. Switzer hasn't proven anything yet.

That TE seems unlikely to be available at that spot.

I drafted the swing tackle for that reason. Fluker is there to back up the G spot. And yes I know Dallas wont be there I just drafted as they came to me. Cant blame me lol

 

[JIMMYBUFFETT]

I like the draft, I just think it's unrealistic. It's not a super stacked first round and I don't expect anybody to fall, especially Smith who I could see going in the top 10. Goedert may end up being a first round selection. I dig the Larry Allen pick.

 

[marius]

what do I think?
first. Roquon not be available at 19 pick, that is for sure. I see more probable Vita Vea falling to us. Vita vea its the perfect addition for this defense, this D-line need a 1 tech, Vea its the perfect 1-tech with plus.
I think we have very good oportunity to select a good LB with the second pick, I agree with your next draft picks, regarding free agency I would exchange Poe for other OL help besides Fluker, of course if Poe it is not very expensive for sure we need to sign him,
in relation to cut Beasley, I think it unprobable, the best option is to cut to Dez after 1 June, because that would give us more money and less distractions.
we need to sign Irving too, not sign him only if we receive a high 2 round pick in exchange.
best regards.

 

[bleachedwheat]

I do think dez should go but only because if his 12.5 per year is on the books the cowboys won't be able to retain all the talent they need for next season. They will have to give up a DLaw, Hitch, Cooper or Irving. I say instead of cutting dez, get something out of him. He is probably worth a middle of the 4th round pick with his salary which is about 170pts. Swap picks in the 3rd round with the Colts it is actually a perfect 170pt swap, they get dez and the Cowboys get the third pick in the 3rd round. Its plausible because the Colts have the third most cap space available, and I think if they got Dez they could resign Hilton and have a pretty good 1,2 at receiver. Why risk a bidding war in FA the colts would do this deal.

The Cowboys would jump from 20M in cap space to 32.5M and would be able to sign DLaw to a deal like 4 years 60M that takes 15M off the cap leaving 17.5M put a second round tender on Irving nobody will take him -2.5M. That leaves 15M sign Cooper for a 2 year 6M dollar deal, down to 12M resign Hitch he will probably go for 6M per year, I would do 3 year 18M that leaves 6M to sign your draft picks. You can't sign anyone in Free Agency with the remaining cap. Unless you restructure Crawford's contract or cut Scandrick and Mayowa or Witten retires. This fills a lot of your holes that would be there anyway so you can just focus on the draft. I would trade back in the first and grab an extra piece to trade up in the second.

P29 trade down DT Harrison Phillips, use the pick you gained from the trade down, then move up and get LB Leighton Vander Esch in the top half of the 2nd then grab OTJamarco Jones at the top of the third with the colts pick, Pick up two WR in the 4th Jaleel Scott and Cedrick Wilson, in the 5th get SS Tre Flowers and CB DJ Reed. In the 6th get TE Tyler Conklin and finish it off in the 7th with RB Ralph Webb.

That's my far fetched round about way to stabilize the roster until 2019 when Romo's money is finally off the dead cap along with a couple others. You would still owe Dez 4M in dead money in 2019 but with the opening up of some salary space that year, you can sign Zack Martin to his Massive Contract.

 

[BrAinPaiNt]

I would take those first four picks and be happy...not sure any of them will be there at those picks though.

 

[Bigdog]

Don't like cutting Beasley but like the other FA picks especially getting Thomas. As for the draft, love the first 4 picks and to me that would be a dream draft. The only problem is that many of those players will be gone at the time you have chosen them. Roquan Smith will be a top 15 maybe top 10 draft pick. Hope I am wrong though.

 

[phildadon86]

Don't like cutting Beasley but like the other FA picks especially getting Thomas. As for the draft, love the first 4 picks and to me that would be a dream draft. The only problem is that many of those players will be gone at the time you have chosen them. Roquan Smith will be a top 15 maybe top 10 draft pick. Hope I am wrong though.

I wouldn't be so sure. You can guarantee 4 picks of a QB at least. Then there will be at least 3 OL, then you have the edge rushers going as well, if smith falls into our range I move up. I think he may just fall to us.

 

[Nightman]

I do think dez should go but only because if his 12.5 per year is on the books the cowboys won't be able to retain all the talent they need for next season. They will have to give up a DLaw, Hitch, Cooper or Irving. I say instead of cutting dez, get something out of him. He is probably worth a middle of the 4th round pick with his salary which is about 170pts. Swap picks in the 3rd round with the Colts it is actually a perfect 170pt swap, they get dez and the Cowboys get the third pick in the 3rd round. Its plausible because the Colts have the third most cap space available, and I think if they got Dez they could resign Hilton and have a pretty good 1,2 at receiver. Why risk a bidding war in FA the colts would do this deal.

The Cowboys would jump from 20M in cap space to 32.5M and would be able to sign DLaw to a deal like 4 years 60M that takes 15M off the cap leaving 17.5M put a second round tender on Irving nobody will take him -2.5M. That leaves 15M sign Cooper for a 2 year 6M dollar deal, down to 12M resign Hitch he will probably go for 6M per year, I would do 3 year 18M that leaves 6M to sign your draft picks. You can't sign anyone in Free Agency with the remaining cap. Unless you restructure Crawford's contract or cut Scandrick and Mayowa or Witten retires. This fills a lot of your holes that would be there anyway so you can just focus on the draft. I would trade back in the first and grab an extra piece to trade up in the second.

P29 trade down DT Harrison Phillips, use the pick you gained from the trade down, then move up and get LB Leighton Vander Esch in the top half of the 2nd then grab OTJamarco Jones at the top of the third with the colts pick, Pick up two WR in the 4th Jaleel Scott and Cedrick Wilson, in the 5th get SS Tre Flowers and CB DJ Reed. In the 6th get TE Tyler Conklin and finish it off in the 7th with RB Ralph Webb.

That's my far fetched round about way to stabilize the roster until 2019 when Romo's money is finally off the dead cap along with a couple others. You would still owe Dez 4M in dead money in 2019 but with the opening up of some salary space that year, you can sign Zack Martin to his Massive Contract.

You make some good moves but your understanding of how the cap works is a bit off

Those average salaries are nowhere near the actual cap hits, especially the first year

DAL has over 50m in cap space and can do literally everything you asked for without cutting Dez and still sign a DT like Poe or Logan, extend ZMartin and another vet LB or swing OT

 

[Bigdog]

I wouldn't be so sure. You can guarantee 4 picks of a QB at least. Then there will be at least 3 OL, then you have the edge rushers going as well, if smith falls into our range I move up. I think he may just fall to us.

If he is in our range I think we should move up. My 3 that I would love to get would be Nelson (just not going to happen), Smith, Edmounds, or James.

 

[bleachedwheat]

You make some good moves but your understanding of how the cap works is a bit off

Those average salaries are nowhere near the actual cap hits, especially the first year

DAL has over 50m in cap space and can do literally everything you asked for without cutting Dez and still sign a DT like Poe or Logan, extend ZMartin and another vet LB or swing OT

Thanks for replying, but I don't understand where this 50M dollar cap space is coming from. Spotrac.com has a live salary cap for all teams and the cap space with dead cap and everything included only comes out to 19,576,772. If I'm missing something let me know. I know they can backload the average salaries but because there was no way for me to guess how they would do that I just did average salary throughout the contracts with prorated sign on bonus included in their average salary. For DLaw he would be getting 12M average salary probably backloaded with 3M sign on bonus for every year in his 4 year contract.

If they do have 50M in cap they should definitely look into FA and maybe I would want to hold on to Dez, but from what the salary cap numbers look like on sportrac I don't think its possible to sign any FA's without letting a couple of our guys go.

 

[Verdammung]

Even if he did break his leg, that would just mean we would take him in the 2nd.

I know we're just joking here, but Jake Butt fell to the 5th last year after tearing his ACL in the bowl game.

 

[Plankton]

Fluker couldn't get on the field for the Giants last year. A team with one of the worst offensive lines in the league. No thank you.

 

[Nightman]

Thanks for replying, but I don't understand where this 50M dollar cap space is coming from. Spotrac.com has a live salary cap for all teams and the cap space with dead cap and everything included only comes out to 19,576,772. If I'm missing something let me know. I know they can backload the average salaries but because there was no way for me to guess how they would do that I just did average salary throughout the contracts with prorated sign on bonus included in their average salary. For DLaw he would be getting 12M average salary probably backloaded with 3M sign on bonus for every year in his 4 year contract.

If they do have 50M in cap they should definitely look into FA and maybe I would want to hold on to Dez, but from what the salary cap numbers look like on sportrac I don't think its possible to sign any FA's without letting a couple of our guys go.

I have us at 23-24m under right now..... there are some adjustments from Paea, Thornton and Zeke from 2017 to still be added

When you do the annual restructures to TSmith-7.5m, TFred-7.5m and SLee-3m that is another 18m

So now we are at 42m under
Extend ZMartin and add 3m
Re-do or restructure Dez add 6m
Restructure Witten add 3.5m

That is 54m without cutting anyone..... think of it like a credit card with a 54m limit.....you don't have to spend it but the buying power is there at the swipe of the card...... most years we can only create space with cutting people

Not advocating cutting these guys but this is the cap space created if we did
Cut Dez add 8.5m
Cut Witten add 6.5m
Cut Beasley add 3.25m
Cut Hanna add 2.75m
Cut Mayowa add 2.75m
Cut OScan add 1.4m
Cut TCrawford add 1.8m
Cut RGregory add 1m

 

[exciter]

A

I wouldn't be so sure. You can guarantee 4 picks of a QB at least. Then there will be at least 3 OL, then you have the edge rushers going as well, if smith falls into our range I move up. I think he may just fall to us.

After the reports of how bad Allen was yesterday I'm not so sure he's going top 10. Unless he has a major improvement with his accuracy he's looking like mid 20s!