2025 offseason stuff

[jarntt]

We have had a really good offseason, much better than last seasons bullcrap. As you say, with injury luck, we should be right there in the middle of things

Jerry definitely told Stephen to shove his cap calculations where the sun don’t shine. Best thing is this is clearly back to a Will McClay built team.

 

[jarntt]

Nice discussion about Toia. Also, go into how much better he hopefully could be than Mazi on run downs, based on how poorly he played the run in his first two seasons.

 

[UK Cowboy]

Nice discussion about Toia. Also, go into how much better he hopefully could be than Mazi on run downs, based on how poorly he played the run in his first two seasons.

I never had a doubt Toia would start on run downs, at least by midseason. Mazi has been the worst starting NT in the league for two years running. He's only been a "starter" because he was a 1st round pick

 

[jarntt]

I never had a doubt Toia would start on run downs, at least by midseason. Mazi has been the worst starting NT in the league for two years running. He's only been a "starter" because he was a 1st round pick

So far pads haven't even come on yet. Step 1: Toia still needs to make the team. Hopefully he can do at the NFL level what he did at the College level

 

[UK Cowboy]

So far pads haven't even come on yet. Step 1: Toia still needs to make the team. Hopefully he can do at the NFL level what he did at the College level

I mean...the only way he doesn't make the team currently is injury or FA signing, which workd too

 

[jarntt]

I mean...the only way he doesn't make the team currently is injury or FA signing, which workd too

It's not too common for us to have 7th rounders make the 53 in year one. Fingers crossed of course, but there is no guarantee

 

[UK Cowboy]

It's not too common for us to have 7th rounders make the 53 in year one. Fingers crossed of course, but there is no guarantee

No guarantees, but the Cowboys had a 4th round grade on him, which is how I think they see him. At the least, I think he gets a shot to win the job, and I think he is 1st and 2nd down plus short yardage

 

[UK Cowboy]

I saw where the Cowboys may withhold $500,000 from Diggs base salary and possibly fine him more for rehabbing his knee in Miami again instead of Dallas if he doesnt show for camp. If his injury stretched out till midseason, I could see the Cowboys looking to move him in the offseason

 

[Schmoopy1000]

I saw where the Cowboys may withhold $500,000 from Diggs base salary and possibly fine him more for rehabbing his knee in Miami again instead of Dallas if he doesnt show for camp. If his injury stretched out till midseason, I could see the Cowboys looking to move him in the offseason

I'm all for it!

 

[jarntt]

I saw where the Cowboys may withhold $500,000 from Diggs base salary and possibly fine him more for rehabbing his knee in Miami again instead of Dallas if he doesnt show for camp. If his injury stretched out till midseason, I could see the Cowboys looking to move him in the offseason

There was talk about him not being happy with the Cowboys training staff and wanting to rehab on his own. I think it was Clarence Hill who said it or another Cowboys writer? Hill usually seems to be full of crap so who knows.

It seems odd to withhold money from a guy for missing optional practices while injured but apparently the way the Cowboys structure some of these big contracts is that you need to attend x% of the total offseason program and this includes OTAs. Odd the league would allow them to do this with OTAs, but my feeling is that the player doesn't have to sign it if they don't want to, so if they sign it, enforce it. I also am all for the teams docking guys who hold out. When Zack Martin held out, they docked him but added the money back to his contract. That's BS to me. I'm ok with guys holding out in the offseason, but dock them if they do.

 

[jarntt]

I'm all for it!

If Revel works out, I think it's going to be either Diggs or Bland. Not a smart cap move to give both huge deals. Hopefully Bland taking a little bit of a step back last year was injury related because the best case scenario is he bounces back, Revel plays great and Diggs gets healthy and plays well enough to trade. I think all 3 are better than 50/50 to happen.