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I woke up bummed that the Cowboys wont be playing until August. Im over the disgust and here are some thoughts and things on how i think they could unfold.
Starting with coaching:
1. JG will get a new contract thats a given. But for how long? I think its going to be a nice one. Jerry wants JG to be his guy.
2. I think as much as Dallas wants Marinelli to stay he is in Dallas because of 1 man, Monte Kiffin. His contract is up too. I really dont think Marinelli will be back. Its not about money with him. Its about loyalty to his friends.
3. I think Callahan is gone, but he has done a good job grooming Frank Pollack and i think he takes over.
4. Think Eberflus will be the new DC, what the guy did with the LBers this yr was incredible.
5. I dont think Linehan is going anywhere.
6. Probably the most important move will be McClay staying put.
Jerry has said there will be change to the roster(i think the cap will be closer to 145mil but ill go with overthecaps 140mil. Dallas has an adjusted cap of 143.2mil)
As of right now Dallas has 13 mil in cap space.
Melton i dont think will be brought back so add 8.5mil to the cap (21.5mil)
Free lowers the cap by almost a mil. (20.588mil)
Tyron restructure affects the future capat a minimum because of the orginal SB being so low.(28.8mil)
Carr being cut outright gives Dallas minimal cap but no future charges(29.3mil)
Dekota Watson, Brandon Weeden, Jakar Hamilton free up more(31.884mil)
Devonte Hollomon not being on the team(32.495mil)
All this caproom without having to restructure Romo or Witten. And people in this forum would have you believe this team wont be able to sign guys in 2015. And you can even add more by simply Cutting Carr as a jone cut and have 39.929mil. 7.5mil to sign draft picks. and have 31.5mil to spend on FAs and RFAs.
Dez Bryant: Give him more guaranteed money. Hes earned it. But keep that first yr base salary down. Keep his first yr salary 6-8mil
Bruce Carter: Would love to see him back, think this team needs him back too. a 4 yr deal around 16-20mil with a 4-6mil signing bonus would be about as much as i would hope they would spend. If a Bidding war flares up i would hope they would then turn to McClain. But id like for the option to be either or, and not both. First option IMO has to be Carter tho.
Doug Free: He's the piece that hold the OL together. They look up to him and thats a good thing. He's only 30 so its not like he's over the hill, he's in his prime right now. 2-3 yr deal 4-5mil per yr. Somebody might pay him more tho.
Sterlin Moore: did a solid job doing what was asked of him. He was aggressive and he covered. A 1-2 yr deal would be nice for a role player. He got picked on and he held up but had some struggles so i dont think teams will be beating the door down.
Chris Jones: Hes nothing special but he gets the job done. He can pin it inside the 20 with good regularity.
Dwayne Harris and CJ Spillman: Both need to be brought back ST is nice on this team.
Anthony Spencer: I like him back on a yearly basis. The team likes Ben Gardner too. Does Dallas see what they have in Gardner?
Tyler Clutts: he is servicable and is a very good lead blocker. Bring him back on a 1-2 yr deal.
Restricted guys will most likely all be brought back.
Ron leary
Darrion Weems
Cam lawrence
Lance Dunbar
FAs Id like
DT Nick Fairley
DT Stephen Paea
I really like JPP on this defense but he might be too expensive.
Hardy i dont think wants to leave Carolina and his trial starts in Feb. Then theres the league discipline. IDK
Now that i think about it, This team seems to want to play alot of guys throughout the game. Instead of having just 1 guy playing the whole game. Something to think about. Do they sign 1 guy or 2-3 guys to play along the DL for the price of that 1 guy?
I see alot of people mentioning Hughes and Sheard. Not on this defense only being 6'2. I dont see this team giving them Lawrence's snaps on the right side because they arent playing on the strong side.
A DE i like is of course Spencer and i like Adrian Clayborn. Has some injury problems in 2 of his 4 seasons. Could be cheap.
I think the draft just might be the place to go with this spot. 2 guys come to mind which ill talk about later.
If Dallas doesnt bring back Carter or Durant id love for this team to bring in a guy like Malcolm Smith. He is buried behind great guys in seattle. Very Athletic and plays ST too.
On the backend ive been impressed with what Devin McCourty has been doing in the playoffs. Let Church and Wilcox battle it out for the SS spot. But i think it would be hard for anybody to pry McCourty from NE.
Moving on to the draft. As of right now i have my mock like this.
RD1 Deforest Buckner DE Oregon
A guy who has the speed to play the right side, and the size and strength to play the strong side.
RD2 Cody Prewitt FS Ole Miss
Played the single high in college. Perfect match for Dallas.
RD3 Ladarius Gunter CB Miami
Tall plays man and zone, and a good tackler.
RD4 Javorius Allen RB USC
Tough runner who can also catch out the backfield. Good pass protector.
RD5 Austin Shepherd OT Bama
Did a good job taking over for Fluker. Good footwork, i see this guy as being a Free clone.
RD7 AJ Tarpley LB Stanford
Serious tackler for Stanford. Nice backup
Starters
QB Tony Romo
RB Joseph Randle
FB Tyler Clutts
WR Dez Bryant
WR Terrance Williams
TE Jason Witten
LT Tyron Smith
LG Ron Leary
C Travis Fredrick
RG Zack Martin
RT Doug Free
LDE Deferest Buckner Rookie
3TECH Tyrone Crawford
1TECH Nick Fairley FA DET
RDE Demarcus Lawrence
SAM Bruce Carter
MIKE Rolando McClain
WILL Sean Lee
LCB Morris Claiborne
RCB Orlando Scandrick
SS JJ Wilcox
FS Cody Prewitt Rookie
Starting with coaching:
1. JG will get a new contract thats a given. But for how long? I think its going to be a nice one. Jerry wants JG to be his guy.
2. I think as much as Dallas wants Marinelli to stay he is in Dallas because of 1 man, Monte Kiffin. His contract is up too. I really dont think Marinelli will be back. Its not about money with him. Its about loyalty to his friends.
3. I think Callahan is gone, but he has done a good job grooming Frank Pollack and i think he takes over.
4. Think Eberflus will be the new DC, what the guy did with the LBers this yr was incredible.
5. I dont think Linehan is going anywhere.
6. Probably the most important move will be McClay staying put.
Jerry has said there will be change to the roster(i think the cap will be closer to 145mil but ill go with overthecaps 140mil. Dallas has an adjusted cap of 143.2mil)
As of right now Dallas has 13 mil in cap space.
Melton i dont think will be brought back so add 8.5mil to the cap (21.5mil)
Free lowers the cap by almost a mil. (20.588mil)
Tyron restructure affects the future capat a minimum because of the orginal SB being so low.(28.8mil)
Carr being cut outright gives Dallas minimal cap but no future charges(29.3mil)
Dekota Watson, Brandon Weeden, Jakar Hamilton free up more(31.884mil)
Devonte Hollomon not being on the team(32.495mil)
All this caproom without having to restructure Romo or Witten. And people in this forum would have you believe this team wont be able to sign guys in 2015. And you can even add more by simply Cutting Carr as a jone cut and have 39.929mil. 7.5mil to sign draft picks. and have 31.5mil to spend on FAs and RFAs.
Dez Bryant: Give him more guaranteed money. Hes earned it. But keep that first yr base salary down. Keep his first yr salary 6-8mil
Bruce Carter: Would love to see him back, think this team needs him back too. a 4 yr deal around 16-20mil with a 4-6mil signing bonus would be about as much as i would hope they would spend. If a Bidding war flares up i would hope they would then turn to McClain. But id like for the option to be either or, and not both. First option IMO has to be Carter tho.
Doug Free: He's the piece that hold the OL together. They look up to him and thats a good thing. He's only 30 so its not like he's over the hill, he's in his prime right now. 2-3 yr deal 4-5mil per yr. Somebody might pay him more tho.
Sterlin Moore: did a solid job doing what was asked of him. He was aggressive and he covered. A 1-2 yr deal would be nice for a role player. He got picked on and he held up but had some struggles so i dont think teams will be beating the door down.
Chris Jones: Hes nothing special but he gets the job done. He can pin it inside the 20 with good regularity.
Dwayne Harris and CJ Spillman: Both need to be brought back ST is nice on this team.
Anthony Spencer: I like him back on a yearly basis. The team likes Ben Gardner too. Does Dallas see what they have in Gardner?
Tyler Clutts: he is servicable and is a very good lead blocker. Bring him back on a 1-2 yr deal.
Restricted guys will most likely all be brought back.
Ron leary
Darrion Weems
Cam lawrence
Lance Dunbar
FAs Id like
DT Nick Fairley
DT Stephen Paea
I really like JPP on this defense but he might be too expensive.
Hardy i dont think wants to leave Carolina and his trial starts in Feb. Then theres the league discipline. IDK
Now that i think about it, This team seems to want to play alot of guys throughout the game. Instead of having just 1 guy playing the whole game. Something to think about. Do they sign 1 guy or 2-3 guys to play along the DL for the price of that 1 guy?
I see alot of people mentioning Hughes and Sheard. Not on this defense only being 6'2. I dont see this team giving them Lawrence's snaps on the right side because they arent playing on the strong side.
A DE i like is of course Spencer and i like Adrian Clayborn. Has some injury problems in 2 of his 4 seasons. Could be cheap.
I think the draft just might be the place to go with this spot. 2 guys come to mind which ill talk about later.
If Dallas doesnt bring back Carter or Durant id love for this team to bring in a guy like Malcolm Smith. He is buried behind great guys in seattle. Very Athletic and plays ST too.
On the backend ive been impressed with what Devin McCourty has been doing in the playoffs. Let Church and Wilcox battle it out for the SS spot. But i think it would be hard for anybody to pry McCourty from NE.
Moving on to the draft. As of right now i have my mock like this.
RD1 Deforest Buckner DE Oregon
A guy who has the speed to play the right side, and the size and strength to play the strong side.
RD2 Cody Prewitt FS Ole Miss
Played the single high in college. Perfect match for Dallas.
RD3 Ladarius Gunter CB Miami
Tall plays man and zone, and a good tackler.
RD4 Javorius Allen RB USC
Tough runner who can also catch out the backfield. Good pass protector.
RD5 Austin Shepherd OT Bama
Did a good job taking over for Fluker. Good footwork, i see this guy as being a Free clone.
RD7 AJ Tarpley LB Stanford
Serious tackler for Stanford. Nice backup
Starters
QB Tony Romo
RB Joseph Randle
FB Tyler Clutts
WR Dez Bryant
WR Terrance Williams
TE Jason Witten
LT Tyron Smith
LG Ron Leary
C Travis Fredrick
RG Zack Martin
RT Doug Free
LDE Deferest Buckner Rookie
3TECH Tyrone Crawford
1TECH Nick Fairley FA DET
RDE Demarcus Lawrence
SAM Bruce Carter
MIKE Rolando McClain
WILL Sean Lee
LCB Morris Claiborne
RCB Orlando Scandrick
SS JJ Wilcox
FS Cody Prewitt Rookie
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