Off-Season Moves: Offense / ST

Cory Proctor – Give him a 2nd round tender on his RFA, and let him try to push Gurode for the starting role.

only thing Proctor needs to push is the door on the way out and hopefully it does n`t swing back and push him back into Valley Ranch.

I’d prefer to keep Flozell over Colombo. His level of play in the past few weeks, from the New Orleans game to before his injury, was as high as we have seen in a while. The guy played focused and as clean as he can play (just one false start).

I can’t say enough about Kosier, I used to be a fan of his as he’s Mr. Reliable, but finding a better, bigger and more complete Guard is a need. The only thing that Kosier can do consistently at a high level is pull and block in the second level.

You can’t trade Barber, no one is going to take over his salary (when you make a trade, you also take over the salary of the player traded), the only way in which the Cowboys are going to part ways with him is by cutting him.

Brewster is likely headed to Guard, he isn’t a Left Tackle prospect, he doesn’t have the feet and he was better known for his run blocking capabilities. He’s a better Guard than RT prospect.

If he was as hurt as the reports are saying (torn quad, swollen bursa sac) then an off-season of rest could do him a lot of good. Plus I don’t know what other teams would give for a RB like him. He’s a beast, but with his running style, injury is always a concern. I don’t think his trade value is real high.

I’d like to see them keep the 3 RB’s, and upgrade FB.

Cory Proctor and second round tender in the same sentence. Otherwise good post.

I especially like the part about getting rid of Barber.

I’ve heard that the coaching staff (Wade in particular) liked Scott Chandler, but they’d have to steal him back from the Giants.

Chandler (6-7, 272) was a fourth-round draft choice of San Diego in 2007, playing one game as a rookie against Detroit. Last year, he sustained a toe injury in the preseason finale and was put on injured reserve, then waived by the Chargers on April 27 and signed a month later by Dallas. He was waived by Dallas Sept. 5 and put on practice team until Big Blue got him.

Chandler had 117 receptions for 1,476 yards at the University of Iowa, including a team-high 46 for 591 yards and six touchdowns as a senior. He played on a state title team on Southlake Carroll High School in Texas.

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and i think john philips should stay at TE, and seeing propbably the rid of barber wouldn’t be done the boys shouldnt spend a draft pick at RB,
Nick Folk? Iremember many claiming for him to be cut and now want him back?
i did think since the beginning put im on IR was a good idea but since he’s already gone i dont see, and i don’t want jerry bringing him back.
-Shuisham must go quickly
Colombo must go and also did think offering a long term deal last year was a bad idea, i would like free at rt and some draftee guy an lt if it coud be done

signing a no good re-tred like Suisham for the end of Season and playoffs. They needed to sign a quality young kicker like Connor Hughes who they had in for try-outs and perfromed great. A good young kicker like that has the confidence and chip on his shoulder to come through. Kicking and the O-line were the downfall in the end.

Cory Proctor – Give him a 2nd round tender on his RFA, and let him try to push Gurode for the starting role.

He can block a CB with his strength , problem is he has DT’s in the way.

Flozell Adams – He needs to go now (2 million). He is becoming a huge progress stopper.
Marc Columbo – I am on the fence with him. Seeing as I want Flozell gone. I would expect Free to step in at LT. With Brewster on the IR all season I am not sure if he can take over for Columbo. I would say we need to keep him for one more year. He had 8 million guaranteed on his contract, though not sure how much was bonus, so probably somewhere in the 4 million cost.

Until you have 100% someone completely better than you don’t just cut good tackles. They may not be at their best but their better than what we have now, unless Free’s last game was a fluke. I think we just get to caught up in cut everyone and then realize were screwed. Btw I don’t think tackles just grow on trees cause if so everyone would have a very good one.

Andre Gurode – No changes. Made the Pro-Bowl on reputation only, but should still be a solid solution for next year. We can bring in some competition for him at training camp. Shouldn’t cost too much to cut him as most of his guaranteed money is in the signing bonus.

He had an off year but he is still a very solid center.

Kickers , we need real help, cause well they score points for us when they make the piggy thru the bars. We need one with a good mental makeup. The last game and the season was pathetic watching guys miss field goals. They have one job. They kick all week and yet they cant kick atleast 90% on 30 or so field goals? Laughable.

that the NFL season often comes down to a war of attrition. While we’d all like the Boys to draft upgrades at some of these positions, it’s important to remember that you may need reserves who can step in to play at a high level next season.

To that end, while emotionally and monetarily enticing, stripping Roy Williams and Flozell Adams from the team is probably not very prudent. I continue to bring up the center position as one that is very thin and an injury to Gurode could be crippling.

if we could get that it would enable us moving up to get a good LT and then we would be set for next year by cutting both tackles starting free and the new lt.

get rid of him, he is a progress stopper at this point.

Draft a kicker in the 3rd or 4th rd.!!!

If you want to play GM you have to cover all 3 aspects. I know we all like to play GM but it takes a lot of insight and time that probably none of us have. How many scouts do the Cowboys have providing information to the process. And of course there’s the position coaches who actually have an idea of the progress players are making in practice (which we don’t see). When Stephen, Jerry, Wade and Jason sit down to make decisions it will be with a large amount of information that we don’t have and far more time and focus on the matter than we can give.