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Carr and Clairborne - Players that were not 'worth keeping' are now in the top 10 in CB ratings.
Clariborne, given injury history, is understandable. But the steady though not flashy Carr was also discarded because he cost more than the famous Carroll, who has since been released.
According to Stephen Jones from http://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/201...se-free-agency-nfl-2017-draft-cap-allocation/:
“We are not going to get any better on defense if we just keep paying the guys we got,” Jones said. “What we have to do better on defense is we have to get pressure on the passer. And we have to make plays on the ball. We have to do that better. Obviously we haven’t been doing that with the guys we got. So how do you get better if you keep paying the guys you got who aren’t making plays on the ball a lot of money?”
Thus, 1 season after 13-3, the team has boldly turned over its defensive backfield starters. Instead of paying to keep them, the 2nd round, 3rd round and 2 6th round picks were invested into CBs and S, perhaps talented but inexperienced players. Furthermore, the 2nd round pick has barely gotten onto the field due to hamstring injury. The money that was 'saved' was invested in garbage pile FAs that have both since been released - Paea and our favorite Carroll. These bargain FAs were released along with Thornton the prized FA from 2015, combining to count more than $10 million against the sacred salary cap. How much more would it have cost to keep the steady Carr instead of questionable Carroll??? The Cowboys based their FA approach on their 'unique' ability to capture value in players that other teams do not - partly because of legendary coach Marinelli's ability to turn lead into gold.
In a year eerily similar to 2015 after going 12-4 when a top RB was not kept because of a couple million and that anybody could get 1000 yards behind the Dallas OL, the defensive backfield was completely revamped by the team. Another reason these CBs were released - they can only play man and are lost in zone coverage. DC Marinelli's brilliant tampa defense requires zone coverage so the DBs can play 10 yards back from LOS. If the player does not fit the brilliant scheme, they are garbage and must be replaced.
As provided by @SeanLee50 :
Carr - 35 tackles, 3 picks (is it not amazing the player that does not make plays at Dallas is making plays now?)
Claiborne - 31 tackles, 1 pick
Church - 46 tackles, 1 Sack, 1 pick
McClain - 19 tackles, 2 sacks
Dunbar - 5 carries, 31 yards
Escobar - out of the league
Wilcox - 12 tackles, 1 pick
Clariborne, given injury history, is understandable. But the steady though not flashy Carr was also discarded because he cost more than the famous Carroll, who has since been released.
According to Stephen Jones from http://cowboyswire.usatoday.com/201...se-free-agency-nfl-2017-draft-cap-allocation/:
“We are not going to get any better on defense if we just keep paying the guys we got,” Jones said. “What we have to do better on defense is we have to get pressure on the passer. And we have to make plays on the ball. We have to do that better. Obviously we haven’t been doing that with the guys we got. So how do you get better if you keep paying the guys you got who aren’t making plays on the ball a lot of money?”
Thus, 1 season after 13-3, the team has boldly turned over its defensive backfield starters. Instead of paying to keep them, the 2nd round, 3rd round and 2 6th round picks were invested into CBs and S, perhaps talented but inexperienced players. Furthermore, the 2nd round pick has barely gotten onto the field due to hamstring injury. The money that was 'saved' was invested in garbage pile FAs that have both since been released - Paea and our favorite Carroll. These bargain FAs were released along with Thornton the prized FA from 2015, combining to count more than $10 million against the sacred salary cap. How much more would it have cost to keep the steady Carr instead of questionable Carroll??? The Cowboys based their FA approach on their 'unique' ability to capture value in players that other teams do not - partly because of legendary coach Marinelli's ability to turn lead into gold.
In a year eerily similar to 2015 after going 12-4 when a top RB was not kept because of a couple million and that anybody could get 1000 yards behind the Dallas OL, the defensive backfield was completely revamped by the team. Another reason these CBs were released - they can only play man and are lost in zone coverage. DC Marinelli's brilliant tampa defense requires zone coverage so the DBs can play 10 yards back from LOS. If the player does not fit the brilliant scheme, they are garbage and must be replaced.
As provided by @SeanLee50 :
Carr - 35 tackles, 3 picks (is it not amazing the player that does not make plays at Dallas is making plays now?)
Claiborne - 31 tackles, 1 pick
Church - 46 tackles, 1 Sack, 1 pick
McClain - 19 tackles, 2 sacks
Dunbar - 5 carries, 31 yards
Escobar - out of the league
Wilcox - 12 tackles, 1 pick
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