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IM going to start this with my opinion on Romo and his wait to decide on surgery for 4 weeks. It sux and this reminds me why i dont like him. Its always a wait game for him to decide if a surgery is warranted. I know Drs know best this and that but these medical people are the ones who let him back in a game where he broke a bone in his back. So i have to ask myself who is really in control of the medical opinion? The Drs or the player? DRs didnt let Cam Newton play after he broke the same bone. As much as im impressed with Romo's tolerance for pain, it infuriates me that most of these injuries probably wouldnt happen if he took better care of his body. If he put in a little more work in the gym to strengthen his body. You dont see Tom Brady having these nagging injuries, bad problems shoulder soarness. Thats a thlete who understands the need to have a fit body. Alot of people recently seem to think im this Romo homer, which is further from the truth. I just think he's better then the options that present themselves right now. Now we are going to wait until March to find out what surgery he is going to have, then its 6-8 weeks he will be out of action. So that takes Dallas into May when Romo will finally start getting into shape. But heres the kicker, in the offseason apparently Romo's body heals alot slower then the reg season. Dont believe me look it up. We get time tables of he will be ready to go just like this past offseason and it just dragged on into preseason and come week 1, he was rusty. But during the season he heals ahead of schedule. I have a theory on this and that is Romo just doesnt like to workout. He doesnt like rehab. He going to come back from this surgery and look sloppy come TC.
This leads me into my 2nd thought and thats the future. Does Dallas go into the season bringing back Kellen Moore? Or go into FA and bring in a Manziel or a Griffin? My preference would be Manziel. The guy is really young, and had alot of talent. The other end of the spectrum is there. We all know what it is and im not going to go into it. So you have to factor in the trust factor. But there is no harm bringing him in taking a look and see how he does during OTAs. During minicamps. He is not going to command anything short of the minimum. He screws up or doesnt look good then you cut him. Happens all the time.
Or do you draft a QB? Noway would i like for this team to draft a QB at 4. None of them are worth it IMO. Best thing for Dallas would be for Bosa to be there and i think a team would trade up for him. A team like the Bucaneers, then drafting 9 i wouldnt mind the team using that pick for Lynch or Wentz. And you pick up extra picks for them needs.
Dallas does need to prepare for life after Romo but there are options out there for the team. Some people wont like them but it is what it is.
The running game needs to be altered. McFadden stats are misleading. The guy had 4 lane highways to run thru. He cant run between the tackles and he cant pick up short yrds. IMO he should be picking up the Dr bill for the last Romo injury because it was he who lazily tried to block Thomas Davis and let him go free almost immediately and we know the result on Romo. A RB like Collins or Williams in the draft can cure alot of things in the draft. I dont think this team will spend money on a RB in FA like Miller. Thats a shame because he would dominate behind this OL.
Alot of people think the secondary is the problem with this defense but its not. The real problem is the front end.It doesnt matter who Dallas has in the secondary because if this team cant get to the QB the outcome will be the same. They need a DT to team with Crawford inside and they either need Gregory to step up or draft another guy. NO that is not Joey Bosa. Noah Spence would be my ideal guy. The guy is a well rounded passrusher. Last yr i was very vocal about Gregory. Still think the same thing. He can flash some skill but he depnds on his speed and a bull rush. Once he's stopped thats it plays over for him. And thats exactly what we saw this past yr. The injur thing, he had a high ankle sprain dont make it out like he broke anything. He was full go towards the end of the yr and he was still ineffective. Im not calling him a bust but theres nothing about him that you can say he's the guy the team cant get better. Spence IMO could start over him. That leads to the 1tech. My dream would be for the cowboys to go after wilkerson and plug him in the middle. But they wont, so in the draft i hear the name Austin Spence. He did his job against inferior talent. He was abuse against Ohio State. Sheldon Rankins on the other hand is always in the backfield. He doesnt get moved back. He has a low center so he holds up very well against them double teams. His reaction to the snap is one of the best in this draft.
MLB should be a need but idk if this team goes outside the organization for that. They know they have a cheap option in McClain. He should be a high priced guy but him being so undependable makes him a non-factor to everybody else in the league. But Dallas also have backups who can spot start so they seem to be willing to bite the bullet with him. The other need i see if at the SAM. This IMO the 2nd biggest loss for the team this past yr. Bruce Carter was a beast there in 2014. teams wouldnt even try to run screens to his side anymore. IDK if TB brings him back this yr if they dont i hope this team seriously looks at bringing him back. TB tried to turn him into a MLB and thats just not his spot. In the draft i love Myles Jack. Later at the outside i like Joe Schobert at SAM. Hitchens was awful at SAM and if not Hitchens or Jack i can see him moving back to MLB.
Secondary for me need tweaking but doesnt need to be overhauled. I can see Claiborne back because like McClain i doubt there another team who thinks he can be a factor. Scandrick will be back and he will be this yrs LCB as was the plan last yr. Brandon Carr unless he okays a cut that would take his base close to the vet minimum wont be in Dallas. BUt he doesnt seem like the type of guy who would test the team. theyve taken care of him. Think this team found some depth help in Mitchell and possibly a starter in Olotaye. Olotaye was thrown in the fire the last two weeks and came out ok. He's physical and he plays the ball. I think with a offseason working with the scheme he will suprise alot of people. Then theres Safety, Byron Jones is cemented as the FS. Next to him i can see the team playing Church and letting him hit the box while Jones plays deep. Dallas really needs to let one of Wilcox or church go tho. Neither will be in sub packages anyways, as Heath has come in there and made some plays. Theres the draft with some nice Safeties all over this draft that can help this team.
The spending floor situation, Last yr before FA started there was a story published on teams needing to spend over the following 2 yrs(2015-16). Dallas needed to spend 115.7mil in these two yrs. But its not as simple as just signing a player like Dez to 70mil and thats it only 45mil more. Only actual cash gets equated, so in Dez case his signing bonus was 20mil so that takes dallas down to 95,7mil, and then theres Crawford 10mil and that goes down to 85.7 mil. Thers were some other deals in there that dropped it some but not much. Then the Rookies SBs. But you can be assured theres still a big chunk of money that still needs to be spent by this team. New money thats not on the books already. So we could very well see Dallas be some big players in FA. Im sure we will see bigger restructures to a guy like Tyron who could give Dallas 10mil in a restructure thats turned into a SB which would count for the spending floor the same with Crawford. Same with Dez but i dont think they would tap into that as i dont think this team wants to be paying Dez money into his 30s.
This is whats on my mind right now, and im anxious to see what this team has in store for this offseason. Hope it brigs us some new faces on defense that will help right the wrongs. And a part in me hope they bring in manziel just to get some fans to maybe jump over that cliff lol. We got a month to see what this teams intentions are and im sure we will be getting news on this before as this team is pretty honest on what they plan on doing.
This leads me into my 2nd thought and thats the future. Does Dallas go into the season bringing back Kellen Moore? Or go into FA and bring in a Manziel or a Griffin? My preference would be Manziel. The guy is really young, and had alot of talent. The other end of the spectrum is there. We all know what it is and im not going to go into it. So you have to factor in the trust factor. But there is no harm bringing him in taking a look and see how he does during OTAs. During minicamps. He is not going to command anything short of the minimum. He screws up or doesnt look good then you cut him. Happens all the time.
Or do you draft a QB? Noway would i like for this team to draft a QB at 4. None of them are worth it IMO. Best thing for Dallas would be for Bosa to be there and i think a team would trade up for him. A team like the Bucaneers, then drafting 9 i wouldnt mind the team using that pick for Lynch or Wentz. And you pick up extra picks for them needs.
Dallas does need to prepare for life after Romo but there are options out there for the team. Some people wont like them but it is what it is.
The running game needs to be altered. McFadden stats are misleading. The guy had 4 lane highways to run thru. He cant run between the tackles and he cant pick up short yrds. IMO he should be picking up the Dr bill for the last Romo injury because it was he who lazily tried to block Thomas Davis and let him go free almost immediately and we know the result on Romo. A RB like Collins or Williams in the draft can cure alot of things in the draft. I dont think this team will spend money on a RB in FA like Miller. Thats a shame because he would dominate behind this OL.
Alot of people think the secondary is the problem with this defense but its not. The real problem is the front end.It doesnt matter who Dallas has in the secondary because if this team cant get to the QB the outcome will be the same. They need a DT to team with Crawford inside and they either need Gregory to step up or draft another guy. NO that is not Joey Bosa. Noah Spence would be my ideal guy. The guy is a well rounded passrusher. Last yr i was very vocal about Gregory. Still think the same thing. He can flash some skill but he depnds on his speed and a bull rush. Once he's stopped thats it plays over for him. And thats exactly what we saw this past yr. The injur thing, he had a high ankle sprain dont make it out like he broke anything. He was full go towards the end of the yr and he was still ineffective. Im not calling him a bust but theres nothing about him that you can say he's the guy the team cant get better. Spence IMO could start over him. That leads to the 1tech. My dream would be for the cowboys to go after wilkerson and plug him in the middle. But they wont, so in the draft i hear the name Austin Spence. He did his job against inferior talent. He was abuse against Ohio State. Sheldon Rankins on the other hand is always in the backfield. He doesnt get moved back. He has a low center so he holds up very well against them double teams. His reaction to the snap is one of the best in this draft.
MLB should be a need but idk if this team goes outside the organization for that. They know they have a cheap option in McClain. He should be a high priced guy but him being so undependable makes him a non-factor to everybody else in the league. But Dallas also have backups who can spot start so they seem to be willing to bite the bullet with him. The other need i see if at the SAM. This IMO the 2nd biggest loss for the team this past yr. Bruce Carter was a beast there in 2014. teams wouldnt even try to run screens to his side anymore. IDK if TB brings him back this yr if they dont i hope this team seriously looks at bringing him back. TB tried to turn him into a MLB and thats just not his spot. In the draft i love Myles Jack. Later at the outside i like Joe Schobert at SAM. Hitchens was awful at SAM and if not Hitchens or Jack i can see him moving back to MLB.
Secondary for me need tweaking but doesnt need to be overhauled. I can see Claiborne back because like McClain i doubt there another team who thinks he can be a factor. Scandrick will be back and he will be this yrs LCB as was the plan last yr. Brandon Carr unless he okays a cut that would take his base close to the vet minimum wont be in Dallas. BUt he doesnt seem like the type of guy who would test the team. theyve taken care of him. Think this team found some depth help in Mitchell and possibly a starter in Olotaye. Olotaye was thrown in the fire the last two weeks and came out ok. He's physical and he plays the ball. I think with a offseason working with the scheme he will suprise alot of people. Then theres Safety, Byron Jones is cemented as the FS. Next to him i can see the team playing Church and letting him hit the box while Jones plays deep. Dallas really needs to let one of Wilcox or church go tho. Neither will be in sub packages anyways, as Heath has come in there and made some plays. Theres the draft with some nice Safeties all over this draft that can help this team.
The spending floor situation, Last yr before FA started there was a story published on teams needing to spend over the following 2 yrs(2015-16). Dallas needed to spend 115.7mil in these two yrs. But its not as simple as just signing a player like Dez to 70mil and thats it only 45mil more. Only actual cash gets equated, so in Dez case his signing bonus was 20mil so that takes dallas down to 95,7mil, and then theres Crawford 10mil and that goes down to 85.7 mil. Thers were some other deals in there that dropped it some but not much. Then the Rookies SBs. But you can be assured theres still a big chunk of money that still needs to be spent by this team. New money thats not on the books already. So we could very well see Dallas be some big players in FA. Im sure we will see bigger restructures to a guy like Tyron who could give Dallas 10mil in a restructure thats turned into a SB which would count for the spending floor the same with Crawford. Same with Dez but i dont think they would tap into that as i dont think this team wants to be paying Dez money into his 30s.
This is whats on my mind right now, and im anxious to see what this team has in store for this offseason. Hope it brigs us some new faces on defense that will help right the wrongs. And a part in me hope they bring in manziel just to get some fans to maybe jump over that cliff lol. We got a month to see what this teams intentions are and im sure we will be getting news on this before as this team is pretty honest on what they plan on doing.
