2025 Cowboys Free Agency

[SaveAHorseRideACowboy]

You are all forgetting about the pending greatness of teh LOOFA!!!

LOOOFA BABY!!!

 

[Genghis Khan]

Guyton made a bunch of mental errors last year, he needs that coached out of him, plus he needs a bunch of work in the weight room. How he looks physically coming into next year will tell me a lot, he has the frame to hold some really good weight but if he looks like a doughy schlub again I won't be too enthused about his chances.

For what it's worth Schottenheimer called praised him a few weeks ago for being in the weight room every day so we'll see.

I was talking about Kneeland and Sam Williams.

I'm less worried about Guyton. He's not coming off of a season ending injury and I didn't think he was that bad.

Plus if things get real bad they can always slide Tyler Smith over. We can cover Smith's spot with Bass, Hoffman, Richards, or Jones or whomever.

 

[Rev]

I was talking about Kneeland and Sam Williams.

I'm less worried about Guyton. He's not coming off of a season ending injury and I didn't think he was that bad.

Plus if things get real bad they can always slide Tyler Smith over. We can cover Smith's spot with Bass, Hoffman, Richards, or Jones or whomever.

We just had to let Chuma walk or we would be fine.

 

[Tony D]

We just had to let Chuma walk or we would be fine.

They have to bring another body in at T you would think.

 

[Simpleton]

They have to bring another body in at T you would think.

I don't think so, I think the plan is to have Guyton/Smith at LT, and Steele/Guyton at RT, with Richards potentially providing cover at LT as well.

The Jones signing just provides extra depth on the interior in case Smith has to move out to LT, with Bass, Hoffman, Jones and Richards.

 

[Tony D]

I don't think so, I think the plan is to have Guyton/Smith at LT, and Steele/Guyton at RT, with Richards potentially providing cover at LT as well.

The Jones signing just provides extra depth on the interior in case Smith has to move out to LT, with Bass, Hoffman, Jones and Richards.

So you think of Guyton gets dinged they'll just slide Smirh over for a game or two? Or probably Asim in short term I guess. Long term then slide Smith over.

 

[Tony D]

So we have 3 picks in top 76. They need to find 3 starters there. We don't really need to go for OL or LB that high.

WR, DT, RB and CB.

I've been saying it for weeks and will continue to do so. We need to draft 2 RB's. This draft is so loaded. Some freaks.

 

[Simpleton]

So you think of Guyton gets dinged they'll just slide Smirh over for a game or two? Or probably Asim in short term I guess. Long term then slide Smith over.

I think that's the plan given that their response to Chuma leaving was seemingly signing Jones, who is a OG only mostly.

And it'd make sense, we have 2-3 guys who can credibly play LT (Guyton, Smith, Richards) and 2 who can play RT (Steele and Guyton, based on his time in college), so in a scenario where you shift Smith outside you don't want to be left with only Bass and Hoffman on the interior, so signing a 3rd OG-only guy makes some sense.

 

[Simpleton]

So we have 3 picks in top 76. They need to find 3 starters there. We don't really need to go for OL or LB that high.

WR, DT, RB and CB.

I've been saying it for weeks and will continue to do so. We need to draft 2 RB's. This draft is so loaded. Some freaks.

I think DE is arguably right there with DT.

At DE you have Parsons (who shouldn't be wasted on run downs to begin with), Kneeland and Williams. I'm not counting Turner at the moment because I think he's a pure flier.

At DT you have Osa and Mazi, with Thomas presumably splitting his time somewhere along the lines of 75% on the interior and 25% at DE.

 

[Simpleton]

It's interesting that Murray's cap hit for 2025 is $7.4M, yet they seem completely unwilling to sign an external FA in the same range, and they could've gotten some really good ones who are arguably better players than Murray on a 1 year deal in the $8M or so range.

That probably goes back to Stephen's constant lusting over 5th round comp picks.

 

[Tony D]

It's interesting that Murray's cap hit for 2025 is $7.4M, yet they seem completely unwilling to sign an external FA in the same range, and they could've gotten some really good ones who are arguably better players than Murray on a 1 year deal in the $8M or so range.

That probably goes back to Stephen's constant lusting over 5th round comp picks.

Wow. They must Iike him a lot for some reason. They could see how he looks on camp and cut him maybe.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

I think DE is arguably right there with DT.

At DE you have Parsons (who shouldn't be wasted on run downs to begin with), Kneeland and Williams. I'm not counting Turner at the moment because I think he's a pure flier.

At DT you have Osa and Mazi, with Thomas presumably splitting his time somewhere along the lines of 75% on the interior and 25% at DE.

Yeah originally I thought of Thomas more as a DE but it sounds like he was more of a three technique for the Jets under our current Dline coach.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

It's interesting that Murray's cap hit for 2025 is $7.4M, yet they seem completely unwilling to sign an external FA in the same range, and they could've gotten some really good ones who are arguably better players than Murray on a 1 year deal in the $8M or so range.

That probably goes back to Stephen's constant lusting over 5th round comp picks.

Yeah but you kind of gave up a comp pick with these trades. So it seems like a wash.

 

[mcnuttz]

Not trying to be rude, but this is not a new topic of conversation around here.

Very rude!

Show some respect for a long-term DCC'er, pal!

 

[bbgun]

 

[Genghis Khan]

That probably goes back to Stephen's constant lusting over 5th round comp picks.

Yep.

 

[GShock]

So we have 3 picks in top 76. They need to find 3 starters there. We don't really need to go for OL or LB that high.

WR, DT, RB and CB.

I've been saying it for weeks and will continue to do so. We need to draft 2 RB's. This draft is so loaded. Some freaks.

No surer path to success than going into a draft needing starters at multiple positions and watching your must-have positional parlay get blown up by pick 5 of the first round.

FA can be used to improve your team, too, not just rent $3M bodies to plug literal holes on your roster.

I know this because I saw a division rival do it to the tune of a Super Bowl title.

 

[shane]

Adios.

That's his ideal role: RB2 to a solid feature back like Chuba Hubbard.

 

[boozeman]

 

[Bipo]

Defense for Dummies. There’s a meme there.