Killerinstinct
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I usually post optimistic posts even go so far as to find the optimistic view of our Defensive End situation but right now there are several things that are just making me mad.
1. Romo to be released and the argument that you have to release him so that he has his choice of where to go etc. etc.
I hate this argument and I think it is idiotic to let him go for nothing but if I had to guess what the end result will be that is what I guess. Jerry just let's him go for nothing. Even a blind man can see how hard it is to find a starting caliber QB that gives you a chance to win in this league.. We went through it for 10 years. Other teams even longer. I know about the injuries and the age but other teams will be able to avoid the deam money we will have to take for Romo and he has expressed a willingness to work with whatever team he go's to and "massage" his contract. YOU DON"T GIVE HIM AWAY FOR NOTHING AND I DON"T CARE ABOUT HIS FEELINGS! This is a business.
2. Salary Cap and how we are the masters at beating it and signing F.A's is bad business etc. etc.
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong! We as fans come off sounding like kidnap victims suffering from stockholm syndrome when we repeat this idiotic trope. In this league there are two ways to acquire talent. One is through the draft and the other is through free agency. You must use both in order to maximise your talent. We have a player that is taking up 15% of our cap and hasn't played in 2 years. We have a DT being paid like he is a top 5 DT when he actually is a mid level player. A WR being paid like he is among the best when his statistics say otherwise. A TE being paid well beyond his level of contribution. When it comes to negotiating contracts there are two representatives of the player sitting on opposite sides of the negotiating table. The players agent and the owner. The owner needs to negotiate harder and not just make every decent player with a new contract among the highest paid players in the league. Things are improving and the team seems to have discovered that O-linemen make the best players to use to restructure contracts and beat the cap but as of right now we have too much dead money and too many players being overpaid.
3. Low cost F.A.'s are the way to go and then draft improvements.
I would rather see us sign 1 exceptional player in FA than bring in 4 or 5 middling players. There is little difference between a Thornton and a guy you can sign to a league minimum contract following final cuts but we are paying him like he is a "B" player and we do this over and over and wonder why we have holes that are never filled. Add 1 exceptional player in FA per year and 2 in the draft and before you know it you have a team of exceptional players instead of a few superstars and a majority of middling players.
4. It has come out that we are looking at DE's and WR with our premium picks. It is "Groundhog day" all over again. I take this to mean in the first 2 rounds these are the positions most likely to be addressed. This likely means a Charles Harris and a De De Westbrook. I would be looking at SS and CB in the first two rounds. Give me Sidney Jones and Marcus Williams or Jabrill Peppers and Fabian Moreau. I have forever wanted a SS and this is the year to do it but it has to be done in the first two rounds. I also think the WR position is so deep that we can have a really good one in the 3rd round. WR2 is the 5th option on our team anyway. At DE we need a situational pass rusher. He doesn't have to be an every down DE. Charles Harris would just fit right in with the rest of the rotation. Another DLaw. We can add a rotational piece at DE in the 4th or later.
5. It sounds like we are looking to re-sign Carr. I agree losing two CB's is too much to endure and I know Claiborne misses time due to injury but I am sick and tired of watching Carr play defense as if the goal is to let the receiver catch the ball but make sure he doesn't run by you. He is only getting older and he is already a C+ corner. GIve me Claiborne for half the year playing at a higher level and we can't assume he will be injured. Past experience says it is a good bet but the same could have been said about Lee.
These are a few of the things bothering me.
1. Romo to be released and the argument that you have to release him so that he has his choice of where to go etc. etc.
I hate this argument and I think it is idiotic to let him go for nothing but if I had to guess what the end result will be that is what I guess. Jerry just let's him go for nothing. Even a blind man can see how hard it is to find a starting caliber QB that gives you a chance to win in this league.. We went through it for 10 years. Other teams even longer. I know about the injuries and the age but other teams will be able to avoid the deam money we will have to take for Romo and he has expressed a willingness to work with whatever team he go's to and "massage" his contract. YOU DON"T GIVE HIM AWAY FOR NOTHING AND I DON"T CARE ABOUT HIS FEELINGS! This is a business.
2. Salary Cap and how we are the masters at beating it and signing F.A's is bad business etc. etc.
Wrong, Wrong, Wrong! We as fans come off sounding like kidnap victims suffering from stockholm syndrome when we repeat this idiotic trope. In this league there are two ways to acquire talent. One is through the draft and the other is through free agency. You must use both in order to maximise your talent. We have a player that is taking up 15% of our cap and hasn't played in 2 years. We have a DT being paid like he is a top 5 DT when he actually is a mid level player. A WR being paid like he is among the best when his statistics say otherwise. A TE being paid well beyond his level of contribution. When it comes to negotiating contracts there are two representatives of the player sitting on opposite sides of the negotiating table. The players agent and the owner. The owner needs to negotiate harder and not just make every decent player with a new contract among the highest paid players in the league. Things are improving and the team seems to have discovered that O-linemen make the best players to use to restructure contracts and beat the cap but as of right now we have too much dead money and too many players being overpaid.
3. Low cost F.A.'s are the way to go and then draft improvements.
I would rather see us sign 1 exceptional player in FA than bring in 4 or 5 middling players. There is little difference between a Thornton and a guy you can sign to a league minimum contract following final cuts but we are paying him like he is a "B" player and we do this over and over and wonder why we have holes that are never filled. Add 1 exceptional player in FA per year and 2 in the draft and before you know it you have a team of exceptional players instead of a few superstars and a majority of middling players.
4. It has come out that we are looking at DE's and WR with our premium picks. It is "Groundhog day" all over again. I take this to mean in the first 2 rounds these are the positions most likely to be addressed. This likely means a Charles Harris and a De De Westbrook. I would be looking at SS and CB in the first two rounds. Give me Sidney Jones and Marcus Williams or Jabrill Peppers and Fabian Moreau. I have forever wanted a SS and this is the year to do it but it has to be done in the first two rounds. I also think the WR position is so deep that we can have a really good one in the 3rd round. WR2 is the 5th option on our team anyway. At DE we need a situational pass rusher. He doesn't have to be an every down DE. Charles Harris would just fit right in with the rest of the rotation. Another DLaw. We can add a rotational piece at DE in the 4th or later.
5. It sounds like we are looking to re-sign Carr. I agree losing two CB's is too much to endure and I know Claiborne misses time due to injury but I am sick and tired of watching Carr play defense as if the goal is to let the receiver catch the ball but make sure he doesn't run by you. He is only getting older and he is already a C+ corner. GIve me Claiborne for half the year playing at a higher level and we can't assume he will be injured. Past experience says it is a good bet but the same could have been said about Lee.
These are a few of the things bothering me.
