Sandyf
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Even though the Super Bowl is 2 days away, the awards and HOF have been announced so for 30 teams, it is time to make the tough decisions. Who goes, who stays, and what are the needs to address NOW.
Seems like we always hear virtually nothing about players and needs until after the awards are done. Probably do to the changing of HC and assistants around the league. It is the same for our Cowboys. Now we know that Mike Zimmer is going to be the DC and he will most likely have the guys he wants as assistant coaches done by Monday. We can expect some of the guys we currently have to stay like Al Harris and Aden Durde (unless he gets the DC job in Seattle). There will some new faces that Zimmer is familiar with his style of defense.
Will Zimmer run a 3-4 or 4-3 defense? Probably a lot of both based on his history and seeing the players we have, then it makes sense. We will most likely see him always on the sideline instead of the booth like Quinn. Have to see if that makes any difference. One thing though, Zimmer does know how to work with the Jones so I imagine that we will see a UFA MLB that Zimmer wants because that is a key to his defense and has always been. Wouldn't be surprised to him wanting a top UFA CB also if possible.
So speaking of the all in thing and McCarthy last year, don't expect Dak to be released or traded. McCarthy and Zimmer have to win and win at least 2 or 3 playoff games or we will be looking for a new staff next year. They will extend Dak which I know will piss off a lot of fans. The simple reason is that they have no choice especially if they are all in. Yes Dak is on the last year of his contract so in theory they could say no and not extend him but Dak can easily say that he isn't playing until he gets a new contract and although his cap number is $61 million, he actually only loses $26 million by sitting out. No skin off his back and means we are riding with Cooper Rush and Trey Lance and maybe a draft pick plus having to restructure 10 contracts to have any money in FA. The chances of of winning season at all would go down those tubes, unless Lance turns out to be a CJ Stoud suddenly.
From a business standpoint, doesn't make any sense and a losing season looms. So get ready for a bevy of threads after Dak gets extend somewhere north of $250 million and Lamb extended north of $130 million and possibly Parsons in the same range as Lamb. Then or before that, we will see restructures of Martin, Lawrence, Diggs, and Wilson. Then probably post June 1st cuts of Gallup, Cooks, and LVE and possibly Cooper Rush. That would give them somewhere around $40 million in spendable salary cap for FA and draft picks. Just the cruel facts of all in and coaches on their last contract year.
Seems like we always hear virtually nothing about players and needs until after the awards are done. Probably do to the changing of HC and assistants around the league. It is the same for our Cowboys. Now we know that Mike Zimmer is going to be the DC and he will most likely have the guys he wants as assistant coaches done by Monday. We can expect some of the guys we currently have to stay like Al Harris and Aden Durde (unless he gets the DC job in Seattle). There will some new faces that Zimmer is familiar with his style of defense.
Will Zimmer run a 3-4 or 4-3 defense? Probably a lot of both based on his history and seeing the players we have, then it makes sense. We will most likely see him always on the sideline instead of the booth like Quinn. Have to see if that makes any difference. One thing though, Zimmer does know how to work with the Jones so I imagine that we will see a UFA MLB that Zimmer wants because that is a key to his defense and has always been. Wouldn't be surprised to him wanting a top UFA CB also if possible.
So speaking of the all in thing and McCarthy last year, don't expect Dak to be released or traded. McCarthy and Zimmer have to win and win at least 2 or 3 playoff games or we will be looking for a new staff next year. They will extend Dak which I know will piss off a lot of fans. The simple reason is that they have no choice especially if they are all in. Yes Dak is on the last year of his contract so in theory they could say no and not extend him but Dak can easily say that he isn't playing until he gets a new contract and although his cap number is $61 million, he actually only loses $26 million by sitting out. No skin off his back and means we are riding with Cooper Rush and Trey Lance and maybe a draft pick plus having to restructure 10 contracts to have any money in FA. The chances of of winning season at all would go down those tubes, unless Lance turns out to be a CJ Stoud suddenly.
From a business standpoint, doesn't make any sense and a losing season looms. So get ready for a bevy of threads after Dak gets extend somewhere north of $250 million and Lamb extended north of $130 million and possibly Parsons in the same range as Lamb. Then or before that, we will see restructures of Martin, Lawrence, Diggs, and Wilson. Then probably post June 1st cuts of Gallup, Cooks, and LVE and possibly Cooper Rush. That would give them somewhere around $40 million in spendable salary cap for FA and draft picks. Just the cruel facts of all in and coaches on their last contract year.
