Sheard and Spencer, 2015 LEs?

[ejthedj]

These are affordable moves, definite upgrade from Selvie. Sheard beasted his first two years in a 4-3. He's not the speed rusher, but that's what DLaw is for. He does have some moves and good closing quickness. Young enough for Marinelli to coach him up. I'd take Mincey-Dlaw-draftpick (RE) and Spencer-Sheard-Gardner-Pick (LE). Should be good competition and definite upgrades in Sheard and DLaw, plus potential with Spence and any draft picks.

 

[xwalker]

These are affordable moves, definite upgrade from Selvie. Sheard beasted his first two years in a 4-3. He's not the speed rusher, but that's what DLaw is for. He does have some moves and good closing quickness. Young enough for Marinelli to coach him up. I'd take Mincey-Dlaw-draftpick (RE) and Spencer-Sheard-Gardner-Pick (LE). Should be good competition and definite upgrades in Sheard and DLaw, plus potential with Spence and any draft picks.

Several people suggested Sheard here:
http://cowboyszone.com/threads/free-agent-dl.315020/

 

[MichaelWinicki]

Would I be shocked if that happened? No.

The Cowboys could spend more and get better players at DE, but they may not. It could very well end up like this.

 

[BAT]

These are affordable moves, definite upgrade from Selvie. Sheard beasted his first two years in a 4-3. He's not the speed rusher, but that's what DLaw is for. He does have some moves and good closing quickness. Young enough for Marinelli to coach him up. I'd take Mincey-Dlaw-draftpick (RE) and Spencer-Sheard-Gardner-Pick (LE). Should be good competition and definite upgrades in Sheard and DLaw, plus potential with Spence and any draft picks.

Sheard has not had a double digit sack season, even as a DE in a 4-3. Jerry Hughes is ascending and plays the money side, RDE. I will take his 10 sacks and better athleticism over Sheard.

 

[ejthedj]

Sheard has not had a double digit sack season, even as a DE in a 4-3. Jerry Hughes is ascending and plays the money side, RDE. I will take his 10 sacks and better athleticism over Sheard.

Yes but Hughes is gonna command more money and competes with your rookie from last year, plus he's got questions. Sheard beasted his first two years in a 4-3, esp when you consider pass rushers usually take a few years to develop. Year three, he got hurt and they switched to a 3-4. This year? Split time and 3-4 still... I think he def upgrades the LE, esp on passing downs

 

[Wood]

Sheard has not had a double digit sack season, even as a DE in a 4-3. Jerry Hughes is ascending and plays the money side, RDE. I will take his 10 sacks and better athleticism over Sheard.

You can count me in on Jerry Hughes petition. 26 years old with 20 sacks over 2 years. My only concern is his size 6'2" 254. I wonder if he would be every down player or come in on 2nd and 3rd downs.

 

[BAT]

You can count me in on Jerry Hughes petition. 26 years old with 20 sacks over 2 years. My only concern is his size 6'2" 254. I wonder if he would be every down player or come in on 2nd and 3rd downs.

He's very similar in size to DLaw. And he's bigger than guys like Abraham, Mathis, etc. He seemed to do fine on #1 D (Buffalo) as a 4-3 end.

 

[BAT]

Yes but Hughes is gonna command more money and competes with your rookie from last year, plus he's got questions. Sheard beasted his first two years in a 4-3, esp when you consider pass rushers usually take a few years to develop. Year three, he got hurt and they switched to a 3-4. This year? Split time and 3-4 still... I think he def upgrades the LE, esp on passing downs

Rather spend limited cap dollars on the money positions. RDE, Corner, 3Tech (or a 1Tech who can also play 3Tech). Mincey provides the same dividends as a guy like Sheard. JMO.

 

[supercowboy8]

I'm fine with Sheard, McPhee, and bring back Spencer and Selvie.

Spencer and Selvie deals will be a low 1 or 2 year deal worth having for depth.
Then we wouldn't have to reach for a DE.

 

[TheCoolFan]

I like Sheard. He could turn into a player under Marinelli. Not sold on Jerry Hughes...he put up numbers the past two seasons playing on some very good DLines. Mario Williams, Kyle Williams, Marcell Dareus. He won't be playing with the same level of talent in Dallas

 

[JoeyBoy718]

I don't know Sheard but NFL.com says he only had 2 sacks last season in 16 games. That doesn't sound very good.

 

[jobberone]

I'm good with Spencer. We need an edge rusher. My guess is someone will step up at SDE. Mincey and Crawford can play SDE as well.

 

[Doomsday101]

I expect a lot of input from Marinelli as the Cowboys go through the process of brining in FA for interviews as well as players in the draft. I'm sure there are things Marinelli will look at beyond stat sheets.

 

[xwalker]

Sheard has not had a double digit sack season, even as a DE in a 4-3. Jerry Hughes is ascending and plays the money side, RDE. I will take his 10 sacks and better athleticism over Sheard.

My concern with Hughes is that he did next to nothing in 3 years with Indy. Then he went to Buffalo where the other 3 starters on the DL are All-Pro and he started getting sacks.

 

[ccb04]

Sheard has not had a double digit sack season, even as a DE in a 4-3. Jerry Hughes is ascending and plays the money side, RDE. I will take his 10 sacks and better athleticism over Sheard.

While Sheard has yet to record a double-digit sack season...he averaged 55 tackles and 8 sacks as a rookie & 2nd year player at LDE, with not a lot of talent around him (particularly as a rookie). I think Hughes is coming into his own, but it definitely doesn't hurt playing alongside Mario Williams, Dareus, & Kyle Williams. Hughes finished tied for 2nd in sacks on the Bills along with Dareus (10 each). Minus the production from Hughes, the other 3 starting DL players accounted for 30 sacks...that's 2 more than the Cowboys entire 2014 team total of 28 sacks! The Bills led the league with 54 sacks.

To Hughes' credit...he took advantage of 1-on-1 matchups & won more than his share regardless of the opposing blocker. He also produced as more of a situational player in Mike Pettine's 3-4 scheme (same one Rex Ryan runs).

Sheard has played 4-3 LDE & 3-4 ROLB. IMO, he could contribute on either side in Dallas. Both Sheard & Hughes are athletic enough to have played OLB in 3-4 schemes. Hughes is more quick twitch.

I like both Sheard & Hughes...and wouldn't mind adding either. Another plus, is that both are still fairly young. The addition of either one could also potentially create some more flexibility at the DE position.