Patrick Crayton requests release

The Cowboys have been trying to trade this guy and nobody wants him. Crayton’s first and only job is to show himself to be sufficiently valuable that some team with less talent at receiver will pick him up and play him more than the Cowboys will. To achieve that goal, he needed to attend every possible practice, come early, and stay late.

Unfortunately, he decided to skip voluntary practice and wait for the trade. Oops! It didn’t come. Now he’s despearte, and all he can do is make a stink. The ONLY benefit of doing so is that the Cowboys may get so sick of him that they cut him, and some team may sign him if they don’t have to trade anything for him. But make no mistake: if he actually thought he had any real value (enough to trade for, or to compete to be a contributing receiver with the Boys) he would not take this desperation tactic.

This is the end of Crayton’s career. Someone asking to be cut is not brought onto the field under duress, and if he is on the field Romo is not going to throw it to him. (We want no more locker room cancer, and that’s all Crayton is now that he’s asked to be cut.) If his desperation move does pay off, it will only land him with a team willing to pick up an insurance wide receiver (one that they wouldn’t bother to trade for). Crayton’s value in the league appears to be close to zero, and the only question is whether he finds some place to hang around, sit the bench, and pick up a little more money before he retires.

I actually didn’t think his value as a wide receiver was this far gone; like some other fans here, I thought he was still a good enough receiver to start for other teams. But given his level of desperation, it seems that other teams (like the Cowboys) feel that they’d rather spend time/ money on developing young talent than pick up a mediocre 30-year-old.

What does he want? He should come in and play. The Cowboys released Greg Ellis, Ken Hamlin and Flozell Adams at times that would be best for them to find a new team. Why would they play with him. He has value and they want him on the team. He wants to compete then let him come in but does he really think he is better than Dez.

The comparison between Crayton and Williams should be viewed based on their ability to succeed against certain cornerbacks. I believe Crayton would not have consistent success against #1 and #2 corners. Roy would likely be outstanding against #3 and #4 corners. Since there is no salary cap, I’d keep Roy because he’s younger, he’s shown the potential to get high numbers previously and he would beat out Crayton if they were actually competing against the same type of cornerback talent. If there was a salary cap, I might dump both of them because their both overpaid considering the other potential at the wr position.