NFL Writer: Cornerback Brandon Carr A Good Match For Dallas Cowboys

For this reason, I think the cowboys should pass. As you mentioned the CB class is very deep this year and we should be able to find a starter, even in round 2 or 3.

I wouldn’t be mad if they signed Carr or Nicks but I think we’d end up overpaying for both, and the 2102 draft class is deep at both positions.

is one of Seattle’s priorities… i heard they might franchise him.

Dre is a safety?? too many people on here automagically assume that because the skills translate on a Madden Franchise that anybody can do it….

solid CB prospect.

Yes we do have quite a bit of youth on the O-line, but more leadership and nastiness is needed, and both of these FA’s would help to fit the bill. I would love to have one (or both) of these guys, as both are highly lauded, and will have plenty of suitors beyond their current teams. Getting both would put pressure on the cap situation. DeCastro is a great pickup if the Cowboys can’t land Nicks. Myers would be a great pickup, and then if DeCastro is available at 14, having both of those players on the squad would be great – that really bolsters the O-line where you have 4 of the 5 starters basically penciled in. Then rounds 2 and beyond would be for all the rest of the player positions of need. There are so many potential outcomes, but either way, I do expect a tougher and more competitive 2012 Dallas team.

I dont think he meant to cause philly to overspend for Nnamdi. He just got outplayed. In hindsight it was a good nondeal for us.

Large signing bonuses would allow FA’s to come to Dallas, and still be able to have some flexibility with the cap. The ownership will be as creative as possible, and hopefully some more contracts will be able to be re-structured to further open up the $ to sign some FA players along with the cuts, but there has to be some intelligence along those lines. The Cowboys can’t mortgage the future with FA contracts, and shoot themselves in the foot, either. Time will tell, but this is all pretty exciting, and I can’t wait to see the new-look Cowboys once the draft and FA is over.

Nicks AND a top corner and not spend more than 10 mil in 2012 cap space with proper contract construction. That would leave 13 mil for other signings. We can’t keep signing these JAGS and hope to win the SB. We no longer have a #1 CB. We need one. We need a dominant guard so we can have half a chance at scoring a rushing TD in the red zone. People need to stop worrying about the cap and get a couple of top FAs in here. If we have to lose Robinson or Fiametta, so be it. We can get another 3rd down WR and FB fairly easily. They may already be on the roster.

It’s unrealistic to assume all Dallas’ needs will be met this off-season. The Boys should make sure they address the most critical positions—-DB and O-line. FA and the draft will get at least three immediate starters for those areas. The reason Romo and company were home watching the playoffs can be traced back to those two positions. Plug the biggest holes first and the rest will fall into place in due time. No team is perfect. Everyone has needs.

and one of the Cs + Laurent might be doable. Fiametta is not expensive and back up QB can be had for $1-2 mil if you’re not too picky.

You can then structure the contract so that the 2012 cap hit is minimal since he will get his entire signing bonus in 2012.Then you go and sign Nicks the same way. Then you go to the draft and get DeCastro and Iloka or Vinny Curry in the second round. Simple.

Can’t break the bank on one player…

I like Carr quite a bit, but is there an option out there that will produce close to or equal to a price less than what Carr will demand? If they end up franchising Spencer (which I hope they don’t) that is a large amount of $ towards the cap. I would hope they replace Spencer with a rookie who has a high motor, or a proven pro, even possibly stay withing an promote Victor Butler who simply won’t cost that much. There are so many positions of need, CB being one of the main needs, but can you break the bank with Carr and fill the major holes needed? I agree, he is a good young player, but the question becomes can the team afford him? I know the team can’t afford to not address it this year, but depending on his contract demands, he very well could be priced way to high for the Cowboys.

Tracy Porter is a possibility, as is Aaron Ross. Porter seems to be fairly injury-prone, as is Ross, although Ross had his best year as a pro this past season. He was forced to step in for Thomas when he went down, and he stepped in admirably. I hear Crowder is basically a lock for Atlanta with Mike Nolan now there, but it would be nice to be able to bring him in at a very good price. He is a MLB, so he and Carter would be battling it out. The Center from the Texans (Myers) is likely on the Cowboy’s radar, but he will likely be on many radars. Lowery, and Nelson – both seem to be basically average players (although Nelson had a pretty good year with Cinci), and do the Cowboys really want to bring in average players at the S position? The Cowboys are in need of CB and S, but but more specifically CB’s, and Lowery and Nelson are both safeties. I don’t know – Elam and Sensabaugh seem to be as good or better than those two, but just my opinion.

I’m your Spencer guy. Now listen very very closely sign Carr over franchising Spencer all day every damn day. The upgrade in the backfield will help a rookie or butler ease into the starting roll on solb. But if you wanna go jag in the backfield Spencer needs to get payed its one.or the other but paying a top teir corner trumps all love I have for Spencer. Is that fair enough chia.

That would be a interesting signing. Can you imagine his 1st time to meet Tony?

Carr, who will likely stay with KC, IMO, will get a huge contract, and Dallas won’t be able to match the type of money he is going to command. KC has a lot of cap room to play with to keep him, and best case scenario for him and his family is likely to stay in KC. Having said that, Routt just signed in KC for 19.6,mil, so maybe car gets franchised, and they have to work on a new contract for Bowe to keep him around. I, for one, like Finnegan,, and hope he can come to Dallas at a reasonable price. Others would be Aaron Ross, or possibly Lardarius Webb. If DeCastro is off the board at 14, maybe Kirkpatrick gets drafted by the Cowboys, and one piece of the secondary puzzle is done.