Galian Beast
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No one wanted to cut Carr more this past off season than me. I was very surprised when he was retained early, when there were some free agent alternatives out there, but cutting him now probably makes less sense.
You now only really save by making him a post June cut, which doesn't really help you this year anyways. Otherwise you only really save 6 million when you cut him, and you still need to find his replacement in the draft and/or free agency. I feel like with Scandrick coming back from his injury, you can't expect the best out of him (although it did happen pretty early in the offseason). I think you definitely move on from Claiborne. I actually bet both of these players will have the Newman/Jones effect where they go on to have much better careers else where.
Given the general desire to play Jones at free safety, I don't really see the point in bringing in a high priced free agent free safety and having either him or Jones play out of position.
What is probably best for this secondary is to draft a couple corners in the first five rounds and pair them with Scandrick and Carr, with Jones playing at safety. I would look to get a replacement strong safety next year.
I honestly think it is time to cut bait with Jason Witten. His expense outweighs his production, especially when you factor in his false starts. He keeps us firmly in an age where tight ends aren't dynamic players that need to be accounted for. 19th in touchdowns this year, but let's give him a pass for this year, but he only had 5 last year. No way you cut Tony Romo's best friend though...You could definitely get a dynamic player for what he costs you the next two years.
Brings me to Doug Free and the fact that he probably doesn't get cut either. You only save 2.5 million for cutting him unless he was a June 1st cut, which again doesn't help you and we don't have his replacement set up yet. I'd like for him to become a backup this year, and for him to be cut next year, where we can save 5 million in cutting him right off the bat.
You now only really save by making him a post June cut, which doesn't really help you this year anyways. Otherwise you only really save 6 million when you cut him, and you still need to find his replacement in the draft and/or free agency. I feel like with Scandrick coming back from his injury, you can't expect the best out of him (although it did happen pretty early in the offseason). I think you definitely move on from Claiborne. I actually bet both of these players will have the Newman/Jones effect where they go on to have much better careers else where.
Given the general desire to play Jones at free safety, I don't really see the point in bringing in a high priced free agent free safety and having either him or Jones play out of position.
What is probably best for this secondary is to draft a couple corners in the first five rounds and pair them with Scandrick and Carr, with Jones playing at safety. I would look to get a replacement strong safety next year.
I honestly think it is time to cut bait with Jason Witten. His expense outweighs his production, especially when you factor in his false starts. He keeps us firmly in an age where tight ends aren't dynamic players that need to be accounted for. 19th in touchdowns this year, but let's give him a pass for this year, but he only had 5 last year. No way you cut Tony Romo's best friend though...You could definitely get a dynamic player for what he costs you the next two years.
Brings me to Doug Free and the fact that he probably doesn't get cut either. You only save 2.5 million for cutting him unless he was a June 1st cut, which again doesn't help you and we don't have his replacement set up yet. I'd like for him to become a backup this year, and for him to be cut next year, where we can save 5 million in cutting him right off the bat.
