I don't think neither he nor Scandrick is being looked at as a long-term answer. Both are on the final leg of their careers, so the future is hopefully Awusie, Lewis and Brown.
I'm a little surprised that Dallas essentially has Brown and Scandrick competing for one starting spot and Carroll holding down the other (if that report is accurate) because I believe the future is now for Brown. But maybe the coaches want to get a real good look at Carroll as a starter before making a decision on who will start. They know what Scandrick and, to an extent, Brown can do.
I fully expect Brown and Scandrick to start, though, and Carroll to come in when Scandrick moves to nickel corner. That's based on what kind of defender I know Scandrick is when he is healthy and the fact that Brown was better than Carroll last year. I have hopes that Awusie, Lewis and even White can show they are already better than all three of those players because that would be a great thing for our team. But I suspect their inexperience will cause the coaches to slowly work them up to taking over starting roles as the season progresses, and it might not even happen until last year. And that's even if they make plays during the preseason because the coaches understand the value of experience.
Of course, if Carroll is suspended for the first couple of games, at least one of them is going to get his feet wet no matter what.
