therock1982
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Now that its all signed and sealed with Greg Hardy and we have all had time to look at the deal,see the numbers involved and the structure of it let look at why i think it is a stroke of genious.
Forget about how it affects hardy for second,forget about how we only pay for what we get,for get about how it motivates the player.I want to look at how it affects the cowboys organisation.
Now JG has preached for a long time about multiplicity-a players ability to man different roles.Think mincey-playing across the dline,same with crawford.Think linebackers like hitchens or durant who can play will,mike or sam.
This deal gives the cowboys multiplicity.Yes its only a 1 year deal and yes many of us were dissapointed not to lock him for a few years whilst his bargaining chips were low.But do not fret about that.As it stands the cowboys have $39mill cap space in 2016.
Here is a list of the free agent we have that yet
Amobi Okoye
Mackenzy Bernadeau
Jeremy Mincey
Keith Rivers
Dekoda Watson
Greg Hardy
Josh Brent
Jed Collins
Brandon Weeden
James Hanna
Kyle Wilber
Morris Claiborne
Tyrone Crawford
Jack Crawford
Corey White
Jeff Heath
Darrion Weems
Ronald Leary
Keith Smith
The only significant names on there at present are Leary,crawford and obviously dez bryant once his tag expires.
Now the $39mill space in 2016 will come down to around $30mill if Hardy hits his escalators involved in his deal this year as they will be pushed into the 2016 cap.Which would be more than enough to sign the 3 major starters we will have hitting fa plus hardy should we wish to.
But here is where the Hardy deal gives us the multplicity in the fo as appossed to on the field like Jg so often preaches.
It blows the draft wide open for us.We can do what we want.We no longer have to reach for a 1st round pass rusher.We can see how the draft plays out and then have all year to use that to formulate a plan for 2016.
Say we go cb early and that guy earns a starting role-it means we can june 1st carr next year thus earning us an additional $8mill in cap space
Say we go pass rusher and he shows enough to make them think greg hardy can leave.
Maybe a guard falls into our lap in the early rounds to make leary expendable after 2015?that guard would end up being a cheaper cap hit than leary would likely want.
Similarly wth a rt?meaning we save money by cutting doug free after 2015?
The hardy deal whilst filling a massive need on the dline for 2015 also opens up endless possibilitys for this time next year.It also gives us an up close and personal look into what hardy is like as a team mate before we have to decide to invest a butt load of guarenteed money into him.
To me i wouldnt be suprised to see them target a cb early-pavng the way for carr to leave next year.
Rb is also a position we all hope they address in the draft.
Linebacker is a position im certain they target early-we already know thy are high on kendricks and are bringing mckinney in for a predraft visit-id expect stephone anthong to be adde to this list also.
And finally i still expect them to target dline in the draft.
I fully expect the 1st 4 picks to consist of cb,lb,rb,dline.i say 1st 4 because i wouldnt be suprised if those 1st 4 picks were 2 2nds and 2 3rds-meaning yes a trade back.
But back to hardy.Imagine if we hadnt signed him,it would of ment an edge rusher early in the draft,mayb meaning a later pick on cb meaning carr would play here in 2016.
I think this deal is a very smart 1.Both in the structure of it and in the way it opens up options for us throughout the season and next offseason.It could and should be the 1st time in recent history that the cowboys arent backed into corners and will have the ability to truely do what they want to do,make roster moves that they want to make and have plenty of money available to lock u the players they want.Heck if they decide next year they want to keep hardy aswell as the likes of crawford,dez and leary and cut ties with carr then they could even front load 1 of those deals to the 1st year meaning future cap hits are lower and thus less risky.
Something i would not be suprised they do if they can come to an agreement with dez before his tag is locked in.Lower the hit this year,make it a big 1 (maybe around 20mill) in 2016 and thus lower hits in following years.
I like the deal they gave to greg hardy,i like the structure of it an i love the options it gives us going forward.
This fo are really reforming the cowboys organisation and making the future look very bright indeed.
Bring on the rings
Forget about how it affects hardy for second,forget about how we only pay for what we get,for get about how it motivates the player.I want to look at how it affects the cowboys organisation.
Now JG has preached for a long time about multiplicity-a players ability to man different roles.Think mincey-playing across the dline,same with crawford.Think linebackers like hitchens or durant who can play will,mike or sam.
This deal gives the cowboys multiplicity.Yes its only a 1 year deal and yes many of us were dissapointed not to lock him for a few years whilst his bargaining chips were low.But do not fret about that.As it stands the cowboys have $39mill cap space in 2016.
Here is a list of the free agent we have that yet
Amobi Okoye
Mackenzy Bernadeau
Jeremy Mincey
Keith Rivers
Dekoda Watson
Greg Hardy
Josh Brent
Jed Collins
Brandon Weeden
James Hanna
Kyle Wilber
Morris Claiborne
Tyrone Crawford
Jack Crawford
Corey White
Jeff Heath
Darrion Weems
Ronald Leary
Keith Smith
The only significant names on there at present are Leary,crawford and obviously dez bryant once his tag expires.
Now the $39mill space in 2016 will come down to around $30mill if Hardy hits his escalators involved in his deal this year as they will be pushed into the 2016 cap.Which would be more than enough to sign the 3 major starters we will have hitting fa plus hardy should we wish to.
But here is where the Hardy deal gives us the multplicity in the fo as appossed to on the field like Jg so often preaches.
It blows the draft wide open for us.We can do what we want.We no longer have to reach for a 1st round pass rusher.We can see how the draft plays out and then have all year to use that to formulate a plan for 2016.
Say we go cb early and that guy earns a starting role-it means we can june 1st carr next year thus earning us an additional $8mill in cap space
Say we go pass rusher and he shows enough to make them think greg hardy can leave.
Maybe a guard falls into our lap in the early rounds to make leary expendable after 2015?that guard would end up being a cheaper cap hit than leary would likely want.
Similarly wth a rt?meaning we save money by cutting doug free after 2015?
The hardy deal whilst filling a massive need on the dline for 2015 also opens up endless possibilitys for this time next year.It also gives us an up close and personal look into what hardy is like as a team mate before we have to decide to invest a butt load of guarenteed money into him.
To me i wouldnt be suprised to see them target a cb early-pavng the way for carr to leave next year.
Rb is also a position we all hope they address in the draft.
Linebacker is a position im certain they target early-we already know thy are high on kendricks and are bringing mckinney in for a predraft visit-id expect stephone anthong to be adde to this list also.
And finally i still expect them to target dline in the draft.
I fully expect the 1st 4 picks to consist of cb,lb,rb,dline.i say 1st 4 because i wouldnt be suprised if those 1st 4 picks were 2 2nds and 2 3rds-meaning yes a trade back.
But back to hardy.Imagine if we hadnt signed him,it would of ment an edge rusher early in the draft,mayb meaning a later pick on cb meaning carr would play here in 2016.
I think this deal is a very smart 1.Both in the structure of it and in the way it opens up options for us throughout the season and next offseason.It could and should be the 1st time in recent history that the cowboys arent backed into corners and will have the ability to truely do what they want to do,make roster moves that they want to make and have plenty of money available to lock u the players they want.Heck if they decide next year they want to keep hardy aswell as the likes of crawford,dez and leary and cut ties with carr then they could even front load 1 of those deals to the 1st year meaning future cap hits are lower and thus less risky.
Something i would not be suprised they do if they can come to an agreement with dez before his tag is locked in.Lower the hit this year,make it a big 1 (maybe around 20mill) in 2016 and thus lower hits in following years.
I like the deal they gave to greg hardy,i like the structure of it an i love the options it gives us going forward.
This fo are really reforming the cowboys organisation and making the future look very bright indeed.
Bring on the rings
