Yep, just give me the price tags on some free agent corners and the rest I'm confident filling through the draft.Bye, Bye, and Bye.
Too much other crap in it.Umm, we have a thread for this.
You mean like other Cowboys free agency chatter?Too much other crap in it.
Lookit, if you have a problem with it, merge it Mr. Big Shot.You mean like other Cowboys free agency chatter?
And unfortunately all three are bad losses.Bye, Bye, and Bye.
Who says Collins is a RT? I hate losing Leary but the other two are replaceable. I wouldnt call them bad losses. Instead acceptable losses considering what they bring and the money they would command.And unfortunately all three are bad losses.
We are pretending:
- Collins is a guard instead of the RT he should be
- We have another #2 ready to take Williams' place
- If we resign Wilcox he's just as good as Church
Well I think Ravi is calling Collins a RT... But he is about the only one.Who says Collins is a RT? I hate losing Leary but the other two are replaceable. I wouldnt call them bad losses. Instead acceptable losses considering what they bring and the money they would command.
I can't believe I'm saying this but I think I'd rather keep Wilcox than Church, especially if he's half the price.And unfortunately all three are bad losses.
We are pretending:
- Collins is a guard instead of the RT he should be
- We have another #2 ready to take Williams' place
- If we resign Wilcox he's just as good as Church
I like what McClain did this year but I just don't think he can be relied upon enough to give more then a one or two year deal. Plus like you mentioned it kind of opens a spot on the D-line to draft and develop a young player. I think the 7 you listed are all but a lock to be on the team next year. So yeah that leaves about 2 spots to fill. We really need to draft at least one guy if not two on the D-line.I'm also not worried about McClain.
We lose him and we still have Collins, Thornton, and T. Crawford.
At DE we have Lawrence, Irving (who can shift inside), Mayowa and potentially Tapper, that's already 7 DL.
We will likely add at least one free agent and one draft pick, perhaps more, which takes us up to 9+ DL.
Basically what happens with us losing McClain is Crawford has to shift inside and play the majority of his snaps inside, as opposed to playing mostly DE last year.
Yep, Church is just Mr. Average. If we want to start improving this defense we can't just settle for Mr. Average everywhere. Bring Wilcox back and you still have Bryron Jones, Wilcox, Heath and Frazier at safety. And if you have a shot at one of these safeties in the draft you can take one. I can make a pretty long list of safeties who I would love in this draft (Assuming the top 2 are gone).I can't believe I'm saying this but I think I'd rather keep Wilcox than Church, especially if he's half the price.
Wilcox plays the much more difficult to find single-high role in nickel/dime and did it all year long. Church on the other hand generally played closer to the LOS in zones, or in 2-deep looks.
There are about five prospects who I could name in the upcoming draft who could play that role (not to mention Heath), but finding a reliable deep safety with range who can play that single-high like Wilcox did is more difficult.
Neither Crawford or Collins is a 1, if McClain leaves Thornton takes those snaps.I'm also not worried about McClain.
We lose him and we still have Collins, Thornton, and T. Crawford.
At DE we have Lawrence, Irving (who can shift inside), Mayowa and potentially Tapper, that's already 7 DL.
We will likely add at least one free agent and one draft pick, perhaps more, which takes us up to 9+ DL.
Basically what happens with us losing McClain is Crawford has to shift inside and play the majority of his snaps inside, as opposed to playing mostly DE last year.
I would too. I'd love Jaleel Johnson for that role. I expect we could get another third/fourth round DT to kind of be next in line. Sure would help if we could get an extra pick for Romo. Even a third would really help us in filling out the defensive roster.Neither Crawford or Collins is a 1, if McClain leaves Thornton takes those snaps.
Maybe they play more pass rushers on the inside but they will need to add another 1 tech for rotation and injury insurance.
I would draft a guy for that.