2017 Roster

[cowboycolors]

fred ross maybe as a UDFA never know

 

[cowboycolors]

will and company need to be really sharp on the UDFA guys this year we have a lot of holes to fill and could use some rough diamonds to fill out the roster and get polished in Dallas

 

[jarntt]

I know most of you guys don't love T Will, but I like this. Cheap deal and he blocks and while inconsistent makes some plays. Also isn't to expensive to sit if someone pushes him to the bench. Good job IMO

 

[ROMOTOOWENS]

I like it because he is solid. He will catch 40-50 passes. It's fairly cheap and he knows the offense already. Cons- I do think he is clearly better than Butler, but he is essentially Daks fourth option. Not sure what the future holds for our DBs, but maybe that money could have been spent towards the secondary.

 

[Bmurph]

lessens the requirement to draft a wide, however I do Like Greg Ward in round 6 or 7

John Tyler H.S. kid, like him myself. Was a special player at U of H as well

 

[Godstree]

I'm not the biggest TWill supporter, but that is a bargain for a serviceable WR considering the prices you see WRs getting nowadays.

I am not hating on the deal. We had 2 major screw ups by two receivers that may have been game changers and we resigned both. And I am somewhat happy about both. What a world we live in.

 

[Manster7588]

I am not hating on the deal. We had 2 major screw ups by two receivers that may have been game changers and we resigned both. And I am somewhat happy about both. What a world we live in.

Yes signed both but at bargain prices. I really thought TW would be north of 6M in the 7 to 8M neighborhood.

 

[Godstree]

Yes signed both but at bargain prices. I really thought TW would be north of 6M in the 7 to 8M neighborhood.

Yeah I was a little bewildered that his numbers were south of what most experts thought. Maybe he gave a home town discount?

 

[Manster7588]

Yeah I was a little bewildered that his numbers were south of what most experts thought. Maybe he gave a home town discount?

Or he didn't get anything close to what we and he thought he'd get. Maybe no contender offered more.

 

[Bmurph]

Nothing to exciting here, appear to be filling out the roster to cut down, but who knows

Cowboys Signing DE Damontre Moore
Nate Bouda 2 hours ago Cowboys, NFL Transactions 0 Comments


Todd Archer of ESPN is reporting that the Cowboys and DE Damontre Moore have agreed to term on a contract.

Moore, 24, is a former third-round pick of the Giants back in 2013. He lasted over two years in New York before he was waived in December of last year.

The Dolphins wound up claiming him off of waivers from the Giants. However, he was waived earlier in the year and signed by the Raiders. After Oakland cut Moore loose in October, he later caught on with the Seahawks.

In 2016, Moore appeared in four games and recorded seven tackles and a half sack for the Seahawks.

 

[Bmurph]

If I remember correct our WR always torched Carroll and there was a reason we didnt sign him after his visit last year? He sucks?

Cowboys Signing CB Nolan Carroll To Three-Year, $10M Deal
Nate Bouda 2 hours ago Cowboys, NFL Transactions 0 Comments

Ian Rapoport reports that the Cowboys are signing CB Nolan Carroll to a contract on Friday.

• Tom Pelissero reports that Carroll receives a three-year, $10 million with $4 million in year one.

This is the third signing for the Cowboys in the past hour after they re-signed WR Terrance Williams and added DL Stephen Paea.

Dallas actually brought Carroll in for a visit last year, so he was clearly someone they could be interested this time around.

Carroll, 29, is a former fifth-round pick of the Dolphins back in 2010. After four years in Miami, Carroll signed on with the Eagles in 2014 before returning to Philadelphia on a one-year, $2.36 million contract this past March.

Carroll was testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent.

In 2016, Carroll has appeared in all 16 games and recorded 55 tackles, one interception and 10 pass defenses for the Eagles.

 

[Bmurph]

Also a bit underwhelming, so it appears Twill is the only significant piece today.

Cowboys Signing DT Stephen Paea
Nate Bouda 3 hours ago Cowboys, NFL Transactions Leave a comment


Todd Archer reports that the Cowboys have agreed to terms with veteran DT Stephen Paea.

Paea, 28, is a former second-round pick of the Bears back in 2011. He played out his rookie contract with the Bears before signing on with the Redskins as an unrestricted free agent in 2015.

Paea was in the second year of his four-year, $21 million contract that included $15 million guaranteed and set to make a bases salary of $3.3 million for the 2016 season when the Redskins cut him loose at the start of last year. He later signed a one-year deal with the Browns at the start of the season.

In 2016, Paea appeared in 13 games for the Browns and recorded 12 tackles and a half sack.

 

[ROMOTOOWENS]

If I remember correct our WR always torched Carroll and there was a reason we didnt sign him after his visit last year? He sucks?

Cowboys Signing CB Nolan Carroll To Three-Year, $10M Deal
Nate Bouda 2 hours ago Cowboys, NFL Transactions 0 Comments

Ian Rapoport reports that the Cowboys are signing CB Nolan Carroll to a contract on Friday.

• Tom Pelissero reports that Carroll receives a three-year, $10 million with $4 million in year one.

This is the third signing for the Cowboys in the past hour after they re-signed WR Terrance Williams and added DL Stephen Paea.

Dallas actually brought Carroll in for a visit last year, so he was clearly someone they could be interested this time around.

Carroll, 29, is a former fifth-round pick of the Dolphins back in 2010. After four years in Miami, Carroll signed on with the Eagles in 2014 before returning to Philadelphia on a one-year, $2.36 million contract this past March.

Carroll was testing the open market as an unrestricted free agent.

In 2016, Carroll has appeared in all 16 games and recorded 55 tackles, one interception and 10 pass defenses for the Eagles.

I kind of like this one. It will bother me though if we don't go after either Mo or Carr. I still think Mo has only scratched the surface of how good he can be, but injuries are a concern. Carr is just solid- but with the 3 bigger WRs added in our division, Carrs size may be more valuable.

 

[Ekspozed]

Twill was a good signing for that price. Familiarity, good blocker. Can't say I like either of the other pickups. Nolan is decent because his size is valuable vs the bigger WR in the division. Don't need Carr or Mo now. Draft a CB and Safety.

 

[Ekspozed]

Spaea was right idea wrong player. He will be solid for us though.

 

[jarntt]

Twill was a good signing for that price. Familiarity, good blocker. Can't say I like either of the other pickups. Nolan is decent because his size is valuable vs the bigger WR in the division. Don't need Carr or Mo now. Draft a CB and Safety.

Nolan is the one that bothers me. Don't love him and he makes 3. So if we sign Mo or Carr that means 4. Won't be signing both and not sure if we get to 4 now that we will look there early in the draft. So we could be going into the year worse than we ended last year and I'm not sure if that's smart. If we let Mo and Carr walk it could mean we go early in the draft which would be good. But there is no guarantee you hit with a draft pick So we could then be looking at just Scandrick, Brown and Carrol. That doesn't sound very good.

 

[Earl Stevens]

Brown could be a stud. I think we will bring Mo back unless someone else overpays.

 

[Manster7588]

Brown could be a stud. I think we will bring Mo back unless someone else overpays.

I'm thinking Mo or Carr. If teams trusted Mo to play 8 games hed be signed by now.

 

[UK Cowboy]

I know most of you guys don't love T Will, but I like this. Cheap deal and he blocks and while inconsistent makes some plays. Also isn't to expensive to sit if someone pushes him to the bench. Good job IMO

I'm fine with it because of the price, 4 years at a little over $4 million per. Romo was talking about this dude getting $8-$9 million a year. He's just not worth those kind of numbers here or anywhere else. Good deal for both parties

 

[jarntt]

I'm fine with it because of the price, 4 years at a little over $4 million per. Romo was talking about this dude getting $8-$9 million a year. He's just not worth those kind of numbers here or anywhere else. Good deal for both parties

The best part to me is this doesn't prevent us from continuing to try to improve the position. T Will helps in the running game and if Butler steps up or if we draft a WR that turns out to be a stud he can be a backup and it's no big deal. So let's say for next year he is a starter. Then in 2018 he moves to #4 behind Dez, Beasley and either Butler, Jones or a draft pick. At those numbers (need to see details) he is probably cuttable after 2 years.