Galian Beast
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Rebuilding the Secondary
I feel like this year with Byron Jones is the first piece of the puzzle in rebuilding the secondary. He is basically your Tyron Smith for a lack of a better parallel since he is the opening salvo in this endeavor.
I think the Cowboys would have liked for Scandrick to be a kin to Doug Free in this situation, but it looks like he is going to be difficult given his contract, which was just recently redone. I guess we will have to see on that front.
I think they are actually really high on Wilcox and his potential. I think we could see a much evolved Wilcox over the next year or two. He was really raw coming out of college if you recall, but is starting to really put things together.
It should be noted that Church is also signed through 2016. So I think this is going to be a bit slower process that we find ourselves in.
I wouldn't be surprised if we took another corner in the first or second round next year.
State of the Team
I think the defense is really coming together, but we still have a lot of questions and moving parts.
Does Sean Lee stay healthy enough to warrant depending on him as a starter on this team? Do we re-sign Rolando McClain to a long term contract? Do we re-sign Hardy to a long term contract? Will we have to if Lawrence and Gregory both develop into the players we want them to develop into? I think it is troublesome that we could be going into the draft next year with both Mincey and Hardy as free agents as well as McClain and Crawford.
I think the Cowboys would be wise to re-sign Crawford and Bryant before the season begins, and they would be wise to evaluate the Hardy and Mincey situation as soon as possible.
What should be noted is that we're currently 12 million under the cap this year, and a projected 29 million under the cap next year. And a lot of things can change that number for the better.
Making Carr a June 1st cut shifts that number to 20 million this year and 34 million next year. Cutting Doug Free next year saves quite a bit of money as well. I have to say that getting La'el Collins should be priority number 1 right now.
We're in a very good position relative to the cap going forward, as long as we keep drafting well.
I think on offense we stand pat as a very good offense, but I think diminishing the value of the running back position as far as we have is going to be a problem. One that I still hope they address by making a move for Peterson. I believe strongly that even paying a high price for Peterson, will in tandem with the state of the defense put us over the top towards a Super Bowl. I think even giving up a 1st round draft pick in 2016 would ultimately be worth it to secure a top flight offense for the next 3 years. The money saved by getting La'el Collins and cutting Doug Free (in 2016) and by cutting Carr now will more than pay for Peterson, and Peterson should be willing to agree to a new contract here. It should be noted that we are expected to have a significant number of compensatory draft picks next year.
Trades
I would look to trade Hanna and Randle and/or Williams (assuming we got Peterson).
I feel like this year with Byron Jones is the first piece of the puzzle in rebuilding the secondary. He is basically your Tyron Smith for a lack of a better parallel since he is the opening salvo in this endeavor.
I think the Cowboys would have liked for Scandrick to be a kin to Doug Free in this situation, but it looks like he is going to be difficult given his contract, which was just recently redone. I guess we will have to see on that front.
I think they are actually really high on Wilcox and his potential. I think we could see a much evolved Wilcox over the next year or two. He was really raw coming out of college if you recall, but is starting to really put things together.
It should be noted that Church is also signed through 2016. So I think this is going to be a bit slower process that we find ourselves in.
I wouldn't be surprised if we took another corner in the first or second round next year.
State of the Team
I think the defense is really coming together, but we still have a lot of questions and moving parts.
Does Sean Lee stay healthy enough to warrant depending on him as a starter on this team? Do we re-sign Rolando McClain to a long term contract? Do we re-sign Hardy to a long term contract? Will we have to if Lawrence and Gregory both develop into the players we want them to develop into? I think it is troublesome that we could be going into the draft next year with both Mincey and Hardy as free agents as well as McClain and Crawford.
I think the Cowboys would be wise to re-sign Crawford and Bryant before the season begins, and they would be wise to evaluate the Hardy and Mincey situation as soon as possible.
What should be noted is that we're currently 12 million under the cap this year, and a projected 29 million under the cap next year. And a lot of things can change that number for the better.
Making Carr a June 1st cut shifts that number to 20 million this year and 34 million next year. Cutting Doug Free next year saves quite a bit of money as well. I have to say that getting La'el Collins should be priority number 1 right now.
We're in a very good position relative to the cap going forward, as long as we keep drafting well.
I think on offense we stand pat as a very good offense, but I think diminishing the value of the running back position as far as we have is going to be a problem. One that I still hope they address by making a move for Peterson. I believe strongly that even paying a high price for Peterson, will in tandem with the state of the defense put us over the top towards a Super Bowl. I think even giving up a 1st round draft pick in 2016 would ultimately be worth it to secure a top flight offense for the next 3 years. The money saved by getting La'el Collins and cutting Doug Free (in 2016) and by cutting Carr now will more than pay for Peterson, and Peterson should be willing to agree to a new contract here. It should be noted that we are expected to have a significant number of compensatory draft picks next year.
Trades
I would look to trade Hanna and Randle and/or Williams (assuming we got Peterson).
