Video: Source: Cowboys Will Not Re-Sign Gregy Hardy***MegaMerge***

[Verdict]

We drafted a DE in the second round the past two years..... how many high draft picks do you need? Pick up another one or two mid level in FA....

I think the same thing, I just wanted to hear you guys' thoughts on the issue. We spent draft collateral to move up and get Lawrence so lets put them on the spot and see what they do.

 

[Howboutdemcowboys31]

Isn't Mario Williams the guy that completely mailed it in?

He did. He didn't like Rex (not that it's an excuse) but if we're in win now mode we need to draft bpa in positions tbat have early impact in my opinion. DE and WR take time to develop

 

[RandyOh]

We took our RDE last draft in the 2nd round. Sign a mid level free agent DE to rotate with Gregory. I like the Idea of Adrian Clayborn backing up gregory.

 

[Mr Cowboy]

I think the same thing, I just wanted to hear you guys' thoughts on the issue. We spent draft collateral to move up and get Lawrence so lets put them on the spot and see what they do.

I think many posters argue for how much we need their pet cat at the 4th pick, no matter if we have spent heavily at the position already. Two years ago we spent 2 draft picks on Lawrence, and last year we picked up what was supposedly a top 10 pick with Gregory in the second round. But now we need a DE at 4?

 

[Galian Beast]

I'm not a fan of anyone at 4 right now. That could change.

I think that Mario Williams would be a good free agent addition, but he just can't cost too much.

 

[jterrell]

I'd be taking ZERO options off the table at DE.

I do not for one second believe Hardy is completely written off. If he'd been benched like Mincey perhaps but not with him getting 90% of the snaps available to him all year.
Now did we cool off on him a bit and may not want to pay him franchise DE money? Very possible, even likely.

But Mario Williams or Greg Hardy? Give me the cheaper guy. Not sure either is a perfect teammate and the chance either live up to 75m type contracts is slim like it is for anyone not at QB.

Mid-level FA DE's cost a lot. You gotta hope you can find one that slips through cracks but again I remind everyone this free agency year is flooded with cap cash.

 

[jimmy40]

Have to resign him, Carolina fell apart without him.

 

[texbumthelife]

Have to resign him, Carolina fell apart without him.

And here I thought Risen was the only one dishing out the sarcasm.

 

[DallasDomination]

Did we get the worst year to draft #4 or what? I mean Bosa the #1 pick. Man I hope there's some steals out there.

 

[coult44]

Isn't Mario Williams the guy that completely mailed it in?

Hahahahha

 

[LatinMind]

If Hardy is not resigned, which is appearing likely, I have two reated questions:

1. What is the perceived need to draft a DE high in the draft or FA;, and,
2. What level of comp pick would you expect his contract with another team to net us if we didn't resign any qualifying free agents.

i dont expect one. Dallas has to spend some money this offseason. They are still below the minimum spending floor thats in the CBA. I think they were at 85% last time i saw something on it. IMO they have to sign atleast 1 big FA this offseason to help with that situation. This is the yr they have to be complient to the spending. And with no real FAs of their own that will command such a raise, i think its a perfect yr for Dallas to go out and spend. They need 1 to 2 good sized SB deals.

 

[RonSpringsdaman20]

It time to invest in some DT's.

 

[Beast_from_East]

So help me understand the logic here. You cut White, Randle, Michael for not being a RKG, and all the while, Hardy is not showing up to meetings, partying, and seemingly being worse than any of the other cuts

In return, you play Hardy more snaps than any other DL at multiple positions, let him start every game and continue this even after you become officially eliminated from anything. But you rik and want to eat almost $1M per game and risk more if he accumulates sacks when you have no intention of resigning and he is a cancer. If there was ever an opportunity to "make a statement" I cant seam to think of one that would scream it more than this.

Yet none of that happened. So either the story doesn't jive or the Cowboys are so inconsistent and dysfunctional that you can never expect logic or thirdly both of the aforementioned can be true, which likely cant be discounted.

The only thing that seems consistent is that if there is a way to come off looking like a chaotic organization - they find it

Yea, something doesn't seem right about this whole situation.

If Hardy was doing all of this, why did Garrett basically stick his head in the sand and ignore it, yet other players were released for dress code violations

 

[Beast_from_East]

i dont expect one. Dallas has to spend some money this offseason. They are still below the minimum spending floor thats in the CBA. I think they were at 85% last time i saw something on it. IMO they have to sign atleast 1 big FA this offseason to help with that situation. This is the yr they have to be complient to the spending. And with no real FAs of their own that will command such a raise, i think its a perfect yr for Dallas to go out and spend. They need 1 to 2 good sized SB deals.

I had no idea we were below the floor...............when did this organization start becoming cheap?

 

[JoeKing]

I'm not a fan of anyone at 4 right now. That could change.

In that case, what if we trade our top pick this year for someone's top pick and 2nd pick next year?

 

[DandyDon52]

I think many posters argue for how much we need their pet cat at the 4th pick, no matter if we have spent heavily at the position already. Two years ago we spent 2 draft picks on Lawrence, and last year we picked up what was supposedly a top 10 pick with Gregory in the second round. But now we need a DE at 4?

lol yeah just keep getting more de's !!!!!!!
But no big heavy DT !!
@ high draft picks yeilded very little so far.

They better keep hardy. or they wont have a pass rush at all.

 

[LatinMind]

I had no idea we were below the floor...............when did this organization start becoming cheap?

They didnt, but alot of their cap was taken from restructures. That moneys already been accounted for, but still counts against ur cap but not the floor.

 

[AKATheRake]

We took our RDE last draft in the 2nd round. Sign a mid level free agent DE to rotate with Gregory. I like the Idea of Adrian Clayborn backing up gregory.

I'm not saying the kid (Gregory) is without talent, but he currently stands at a big fat 0 in the sack column.

Yes, he was injured and didn't get a whole lot of playing time. 2 reasons, he's puny and regardless of how talented Hardy is, if you're talented you also get on the field. Like Mincey calls him, lil Randy needs to earn his playimg time and you do that by making your talent evident. At this point I'm not so sure we should talk so confident about anyone backing Gregory up. 2nd round pick or supposed prospective top 5-10 talent.

That rookie road grader we plugged in at LG this year earned his playing time and when he received his opportunity his talent was as evident as anyone's on the field.

We require a menace opposite of Lawrence. I have seen teams win a Superbowl with Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson at QB. Eli Manning a couple times. But boy did those teams have a menace to go after the oppositions QB in those games.

Regarding Adrian Clayborn, 3 sacks last season. Yes playing on the same line as Gerald McCoy. Not Tyrone Crawford.

 

[TrailBlazer]

I'm not saying the kid (Gregory) is without talent, but he currently stands at a big fat 0 in the sack column.

Yes, he was injured and didn't get a whole lot of playing time. 2 reasons, he's puny and regardless of how talented Hardy is, if you're talented you also get on the field. Like Mincey calls him, lil Randy needs to earn his playimg time and you do that by making your talent evident. At this point I'm not so sure we should talk so confident about anyone backing Gregory up. 2nd round pick or supposed prospective top 5-10 talent.

That rookie road grader we plugged in at LG this year earned his playing time and when he received his opportunity his talent was as evident as anyone's on the field.

We require a menace opposite of Lawrence. I have seen teams win a Superbowl with Trent Dilfer and Brad Johnson at QB. Eli Manning a couple times. But boy did those teams have a menace to go after the oppositions QB in those games.

Regarding Adrian Clayborn, 3 sacks last season. Yes playing on the same line as Gerald McCoy. Not Tyrone Crawford.

Mincey should be referred to as "Lil Jeremy" as well bc he didn't have any sacks either. Lael Collins needs to be a better pass blocker. Needs to be better when defenses run twist stunts.. A LOT better. Overall must be more consistent.

But Gregory will be fine. He was born to rush the passer. It took Lawrence awhile to get it going. Almost 2 full seasons.

 

[DTown214]

I think we should just roll with Gregory starting at the right end, Lawrence on the left and fill out the depth chart with low-price free agents and mid to late draft picks. A lot of ways we can go in the first round but I don't think DE should be one of them. Not a huge fan of drafting a QB at number 4 either. Would really love to see us trade back and get either a DB, DT, RB, or WR.