Cowboys Free Agency Thread

[NoDak]

It's about damn time.

That article you posted yesterday about the 30% stuff pretty much explains why we couldn't have earlier.

 

[Cotton]

They may want to front-load Quinn's contract a bit.

I would. I am a big fan of bringing him back, but his age is what it is.

 

[Cotton]

That article you posted yesterday about the 30% stuff pretty much explains why we couldn't have earlier.

Yeah, but there are ways around that, and IIRC the new CBA eliminates the 30% rule? I could be wrong there.

 

[Sheik]

Who do you replace Cobb with now?

9mil per is not what I’d want to pay, so I’m not upset he left, but we could use a slot guy now in the worst way.

 

[Cotton]

 

[Cotton]

 

[Simpleton]

Who do you replace Cobb with now?

9mil per is not what I’d want to pay, so I’m not upset he left, but we could use a slot guy now in the worst way.

Taylor Gabriel.

 

[NoDak]

Yeah, but there are ways around that, and IIRC the new CBA eliminates the 30% rule? I could be wrong there.

Yeah. But until it did, the rule was still there. Which made things difficult. Which explains why they were waiting to do the contracts. Which makes people's crying about like they had a clue about what was going on even funnier.

 

[Cowboysrock55]

You would think that more free agents would see this advantage in Dallas.

 

[mcnuttz]

You would think that more free agents would see this advantage in Dallas.

They would have to have an offer first.

 

[Stasheroo]

So glad that the Cowboys weren't paying that. Credit for a move they didn't make.

 

[Stasheroo]

Cooper can play in the slot perfectly fine so this idea that we'd only take a slot-type in Ruggs and not a superior prospect in Lamb or Jeudy would only come from some fuckboi like KD Drummond who spends more time trying to get retweets than learning how the sport is played.

With all that said, I really like Ruggs and could maybe argue that he'd be the BPA, but ultimately I don't think WR will be too much of a priority at 17, especially not if a guy like Kinlaw is available. There are a few decent under the radar slot types available in FA (Taylor Gabriel, Demarcus Robinson, Paul Richardson) who we could probably entice on a 1 year deal with a chance to rehab their career with all the offensive talent we have, not to mention the extremely deep/strong WR class in the draft.

I also think with McCarthy around we might actually see Pollard utilized more in the passing game, which would theoretically decrease our reliance on a 3rd/slot type WR.

A lot of people who cover the Cowboys are mistakenly fixated on this year's deep WR class (Cavanaugh is doing the same dumb thing). They're doing nothing but setting themselves up for disappointment when the Cowboys don't draft them because they don't need them. Then they'll bitch and call out the Cowboys when it was THEY who made the mistake in judgement.

 

[Stasheroo]

It still boggles my mind that these jackasses were reluctant to move away from Maher.

You could argue that dragging their feet on the decision probably cost them at least 2 wins.

 

[L.T. Fan]

A lot of people who cover the Cowboys are mistakenly fixated on this year's deep WR class (Cavanaugh is doing the same dumb thing). They're doing nothing but setting themselves up for disappointment when the Cowboys don't draft them because they don't need them. Then they'll bitch and call out the Cowboys when it was THEY who made the mistake in judgement.

It is a little puzzling that if there are great prospects in the draft class why Dallas would pay the top price to retain one.

 

[Stasheroo]

It is a little puzzling that if there are great prospects in the draft class why Dallas would pay the top price to retain one.

I look at it this way. They already invested a 1st rounder (2019) in Cooper. If they let him walk, you're going to use your 2019 and 2020 1st round picks to end up with ONE ROOKIE RECEIVER?

That's about the worst misuse of resources I have ever heard of.

 

[jsmith6919]

I look at it this way. They already invested a 1st rounder (2019) in Cooper. If they let him walk, you're going to use your 2019 and 2020 1st round picks to end up with ONE ROOKIE RECEIVER?

That's about the worst misuse of resources I have ever heard of.

Also wrs usually need a year or 2 to get used to NFL game speed

 

[Stasheroo]

Also wrs usually need a year or 2 to get used to NFL game speed

Exactly why I made sure to mention 'rookie'.

And then you cross your fingers and hope that the guy can become as good as Cooper has already proven to be? Yeah, no thanks dumbasses!

 

[boozeman]

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[Genghis Khan]

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Ugh. I would've done this deal.

 

[Genghis Khan]

Sucks losing Quinn.