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The DeMarcus Lawrence franchise tag watch may be coming to an end this week, or it may just be a stall tactic. Allen Hurns may be on his way out, or he may not. The team may get two extra draft picks, or they may be stuck with just five. Speculation is on the menu in today’s News and Notes.
Rapoport: ‘No momentum’ on Lawrence deal, franchise tag ‘likely’ | NFL Network
NFL insider Ian Rapoport is reporting that there is currently “no momentum on a deal” between the Cowboys front office and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence. He expects the front office to use the franchise tag on Lawrence when the franchise tag window opens to clubs on Tuesday.
While the tag has famously led to bad blood in recent years between star players and their teams, Cowboys fans shouldn’t panic quite yet. There may, in fact, be a less sinister explanation.
When Tank tweeted #theylying last week I didnt have a theory on what he meant. I think it's pretty possible the Cowboys are telling him we have to tag you to keep exclusive rights so another team doesn't sign him. Trust us Tank we will do a long term, see you at OTAs right?
— Gavin Dawson
(@gavindawson) February 17, 2019
As the 105.3 The Fan host points out, the tag can be used to merely block other teams from presenting Lawrence with an offer he can’t refuse while the Joneses work the numbers and hit the ATM. All reasonable logic suggests that the team knows exactly what they have in Lawrence and have no intention of losing his services moving forward.
What #Cowboys Jerry Jones told us when we asked him about a long-term future for @TankLawrence – 'I make everything plus for DeMarcus. No one has given any more, or prepared any better, or performed any better than DeMarcus has. So I’m all for that.' pic.twitter.com/2bbSfklaqy
— mike fisher ✭ (@fishsports) February 17, 2019
The team will pay Lawrence. He knows it. The team knows it. Everyone else, R-E-L-A-X.
Lack of creativity killing the Cowboys offense | SportsDay
The Dallas Morning News is kicking off a five-part series on how to fix the Cowboys offense in 2019. Part 1 takes a step back to identify the problem head-on with an unflinching and sobering look.
“This offense isn’t just out of step,” David Moore writes. “It’s a step or two behind.”
“Dallas averaged eight fewer points a game this season than it did in its last trip [to the divisional round of the playoffs] during the 2014 season. This team averaged nearly five points fewer than the one that lost to Green Bay in the divisional round two years ago.
“The Cowboys averaged 21.2 points last season. The 10 teams that scored less all failed to make the playoffs.
“In a league where scoring is up, Dallas continues to go down. This group scored 20 fewer touchdowns than it did in ’14.
“Twenty.”
Scott Linehan certainly bore much of the blame, and the Kellen Moore/Jon Kitna/Doug Nussmeier triumvirate is expected to spark a turnaround, but they’ll have to overcome what’s become Jason Garrett’s calling card, according to Moore.
“The Cowboys blueprint for success has become too predictable over the last three seasons. It’s predicated on establishing the run, then expanding to the pass to achieve balance to keep defenses on their heels.
“Moore’s advantage is that no defensive coordinator can predict his tendencies. Those will unfold with the season. He must use that to the Cowboys’ benefit early.”
That’s not to say that it has to be a Statue of Liberty or a hook-and-lateral every other play, but maybe a little less sending Ezekiel Elliott straight into Ndamukong Suh’s chest on 4th-and-1.
Anthony Brown may be best trade piece for Cowboys | Bleacher Report
If Jerry Jones is looking to do any wheeling and dealing this offseason via a trade, he may want to ask a few other teams, “What can Brown do for you?’
Bleacher Report has listed each team’s best piece of trade bait, and suggests that Dallas could shop the three-year cornerback. The Purdue product is entering a contract year, “but the Cowboys can basically part ways free of charge,” writes Brad Gagnon, “while his next team would only be on the hook for a little more than $2 million. Not bad for a 25-year-old with 30 career starts under his belt and a ceiling that remains relatively high.
“And with Dallas already possessing Byron Jones, Chidobe Awuzie, and Jourdan Lewis at that position, the Cowboys can afford to cut ties and venture into the free-agent market and/or draft with plenty of money to spend.”
Less than a month to decide on Allen Hurns? | Sports Day
Big bold-type question marks already surround the futures of Cole Beasley, Terrance Williams, and Tavon Austin in Dallas. Now Kate Hairopoulus of the Dallas Morning News points out that the team has until March 13 to decide if they’ll exercise the second-year option on Allen Hurns.
Hurns, many thought, was brought in to complement Dez Bryant while Beasley did his slot thing and Michael Gallup learned the ropes in his rookie season. But Bryant was cut, and Hurns never really picked up the slack. The veteran downshifted to a limited role after the Amari Cooper trade, and he ultimately suffered a gruesome injury in the Cowboys’ wild card playoff win over Seattle.
After the Seattle win, quarterback Dak Prescott spoke highly of Hurns, calling him “one of our most underrated players.”
Why Jerry Jones may have been recruiting NBA’s Adam Silver as new NFL commish | Cowboys Wire
News broke this week about an apparent campaign to lure NBA commissioner Adam Silver laterally to take the same job with the NFL. Current league boss Roger Goodell has not had an easy run, with many incidents over his tenure putting pro football in the headlines for reasons that have nothing to do with football. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has certainly had his own run-ins with the commish as well.
And while Goodell seems to be staying put- even after an attempted coup by Jones in 2017- it’s fascinating to hear that some team owners were taking Silver’s temperature about a change of sport scenery.
Cowboys Wire’s Eli Cuellar and K.D. Drummond teamed up to break down five reasons why it may well be that Jones may have been part of that effort. Not to go spoiler alert, because the entire piece is worthy of a careful read, but in this examination of how Goodell may be hurting his own league, Cowboys fans can expect a revamp of the 2017 Ezekiel Elliott suspension saga, a look at the debacle of NFL officiating (as compared to more transparent approaches adopted by the NBA and even the new AAF), and a glimpse behind the curtain at who is truly the most powerful man in the league (wink, wink).
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Rapoport: ‘No momentum’ on Lawrence deal, franchise tag ‘likely’ | NFL Network
NFL insider Ian Rapoport is reporting that there is currently “no momentum on a deal” between the Cowboys front office and defensive end DeMarcus Lawrence. He expects the front office to use the franchise tag on Lawrence when the franchise tag window opens to clubs on Tuesday.
While the tag has famously led to bad blood in recent years between star players and their teams, Cowboys fans shouldn’t panic quite yet. There may, in fact, be a less sinister explanation.
When Tank tweeted #theylying last week I didnt have a theory on what he meant. I think it's pretty possible the Cowboys are telling him we have to tag you to keep exclusive rights so another team doesn't sign him. Trust us Tank we will do a long term, see you at OTAs right?
— Gavin Dawson
As the 105.3 The Fan host points out, the tag can be used to merely block other teams from presenting Lawrence with an offer he can’t refuse while the Joneses work the numbers and hit the ATM. All reasonable logic suggests that the team knows exactly what they have in Lawrence and have no intention of losing his services moving forward.
What #Cowboys Jerry Jones told us when we asked him about a long-term future for @TankLawrence – 'I make everything plus for DeMarcus. No one has given any more, or prepared any better, or performed any better than DeMarcus has. So I’m all for that.' pic.twitter.com/2bbSfklaqy
— mike fisher ✭ (@fishsports) February 17, 2019
The team will pay Lawrence. He knows it. The team knows it. Everyone else, R-E-L-A-X.
Lack of creativity killing the Cowboys offense | SportsDay
The Dallas Morning News is kicking off a five-part series on how to fix the Cowboys offense in 2019. Part 1 takes a step back to identify the problem head-on with an unflinching and sobering look.
“This offense isn’t just out of step,” David Moore writes. “It’s a step or two behind.”
“Dallas averaged eight fewer points a game this season than it did in its last trip [to the divisional round of the playoffs] during the 2014 season. This team averaged nearly five points fewer than the one that lost to Green Bay in the divisional round two years ago.
“The Cowboys averaged 21.2 points last season. The 10 teams that scored less all failed to make the playoffs.
“In a league where scoring is up, Dallas continues to go down. This group scored 20 fewer touchdowns than it did in ’14.
“Twenty.”
Scott Linehan certainly bore much of the blame, and the Kellen Moore/Jon Kitna/Doug Nussmeier triumvirate is expected to spark a turnaround, but they’ll have to overcome what’s become Jason Garrett’s calling card, according to Moore.
“The Cowboys blueprint for success has become too predictable over the last three seasons. It’s predicated on establishing the run, then expanding to the pass to achieve balance to keep defenses on their heels.
“Moore’s advantage is that no defensive coordinator can predict his tendencies. Those will unfold with the season. He must use that to the Cowboys’ benefit early.”
That’s not to say that it has to be a Statue of Liberty or a hook-and-lateral every other play, but maybe a little less sending Ezekiel Elliott straight into Ndamukong Suh’s chest on 4th-and-1.
Anthony Brown may be best trade piece for Cowboys | Bleacher Report
If Jerry Jones is looking to do any wheeling and dealing this offseason via a trade, he may want to ask a few other teams, “What can Brown do for you?’
Bleacher Report has listed each team’s best piece of trade bait, and suggests that Dallas could shop the three-year cornerback. The Purdue product is entering a contract year, “but the Cowboys can basically part ways free of charge,” writes Brad Gagnon, “while his next team would only be on the hook for a little more than $2 million. Not bad for a 25-year-old with 30 career starts under his belt and a ceiling that remains relatively high.
“And with Dallas already possessing Byron Jones, Chidobe Awuzie, and Jourdan Lewis at that position, the Cowboys can afford to cut ties and venture into the free-agent market and/or draft with plenty of money to spend.”
Less than a month to decide on Allen Hurns? | Sports Day
Big bold-type question marks already surround the futures of Cole Beasley, Terrance Williams, and Tavon Austin in Dallas. Now Kate Hairopoulus of the Dallas Morning News points out that the team has until March 13 to decide if they’ll exercise the second-year option on Allen Hurns.
Hurns, many thought, was brought in to complement Dez Bryant while Beasley did his slot thing and Michael Gallup learned the ropes in his rookie season. But Bryant was cut, and Hurns never really picked up the slack. The veteran downshifted to a limited role after the Amari Cooper trade, and he ultimately suffered a gruesome injury in the Cowboys’ wild card playoff win over Seattle.
After the Seattle win, quarterback Dak Prescott spoke highly of Hurns, calling him “one of our most underrated players.”
Why Jerry Jones may have been recruiting NBA’s Adam Silver as new NFL commish | Cowboys Wire
News broke this week about an apparent campaign to lure NBA commissioner Adam Silver laterally to take the same job with the NFL. Current league boss Roger Goodell has not had an easy run, with many incidents over his tenure putting pro football in the headlines for reasons that have nothing to do with football. Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has certainly had his own run-ins with the commish as well.
And while Goodell seems to be staying put- even after an attempted coup by Jones in 2017- it’s fascinating to hear that some team owners were taking Silver’s temperature about a change of sport scenery.
Cowboys Wire’s Eli Cuellar and K.D. Drummond teamed up to break down five reasons why it may well be that Jones may have been part of that effort. Not to go spoiler alert, because the entire piece is worthy of a careful read, but in this examination of how Goodell may be hurting his own league, Cowboys fans can expect a revamp of the 2017 Ezekiel Elliott suspension saga, a look at the debacle of NFL officiating (as compared to more transparent approaches adopted by the NBA and even the new AAF), and a glimpse behind the curtain at who is truly the most powerful man in the league (wink, wink).
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Cowboys 4-round Mock Draft: February 15, 2019
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