Major changes coming.........again!

Totally possible Zod, I do think we have more character guys then the old Cowpokes teams had though.

 

I'm thinking the team has an idea of who they want to keep around and may have signed their extensions already.

This means Carey, Crowder, Bell, etc. might be gone.

 

If they let Bell go I will say it and repeat it they are idiots. Crowder keeps this defense glued together (I mean look at how bad they were in KC), and Carey would be nice to keep as well. The smart thing to do keep what we have and build on it letting go only the marginal talent, etc. I was critical of BP when arriving, now I support him and I hope he keeps me in that zone.

I would be sick if Bell was let go. Of course I know all we are doing is speculating here.

 

Of those three, I think Bell will be back. Carey and Crowder would not be missed. We can do better.

 

They just signed the cheap guys 1st.I think we'll bring most of the starters back.

We have the money to sign them all back so they will only let the guys they don't like walk, imho

 

Also all of them have said they want to be back so , i could see most of them taking "bad deals" to come back.

 

"No one is taking a so called "bad deal." Everyone always says they want to come back when they want an extension (ie. Larry Johnson) Crowder and Carey will want to be paid. Bell might have no other options, but we'll see.

 

Keep Bell out of those 3, we need a free safety that can tackle, and a NT that can close up the pocket a little.

 

Players take under the market deals ie ~ " bad deals " all the time.

 

My thinking isn't faulty at all...........I don't think like you so my thinking is faulty , lol ok

Also Troy and Quincy never were very good players to begin with and Galloway was way over payed "" 6.31 million for playing in 15 games for 34 catches for 672 yards and two TDs.Is that worth 6 million to you..............???

Carey/Crowder/Bell/Goodman are all going to be starting in the NFL next year and have been starting in the NFL for over 3 years and yet your trying to compare them to guys like Quincy Carter and Troy Hambrick and you say my thinking is faulty???

 

Crowder is very valuable. Any guy who can play every linebacker spot is an asset.

 

You may be right about the changes that I'm sure we'll have but to link those changes to what happened in Dallas, I think, would be a mistake. Bill doesn't have to deal with a JJ type here; he can/will do as he pleases and if anything I think the changes will happen quicker, not slower. I do not look for a regression next year as happened in Dallas. We may not win many more games but I bet we are a much better team.

 

A free safety that can tackle? I'm comfortable with Renaldo Hill as our center fielder unless we can bring one in through the first three rounds of the draft or OJ Atogwe through free agency.

I don't think Hill is that bad. I'd also like to re-sign both Bell and Crowder... Crowder is better than people give him credit for, I'd like to see us draft a good ILB in the first or second round to be our leader of the two MLBs. I'm fine with Crowder playing second fiddler to another ILB.

 

I think that Bell and Crowder will be back. They will probably look at the price of Carey and see if they can get equal or better value in free agency or the draft.

 

Before we start calling for heads, should we not wait for the sting of the loss to go away a bit. There were not to many bright spots from that game, but calm heads should see that as long as you can resign your own and then go out and find someone better is the way to go. I think OL and LB should be priority for us.

So, resign who you can as long as the price is right, then build through the draft and FA.

 

If you guys don't resign Bell or Crowder I know there is a team in New York that will be very interested in them as we are looking for another LB and S.

Out of those three (Carey, Crowder, Bell), I think Crowder is the most valuable and should be the #1 target to resign.

 

Bill did have that disgusted look as he watched the Ravens outman and dismantle us.We had about as good a run as we can expect with the talent we have .

We need another couple of years of good drafting and smart free agent signings to improve that talent and I expect we will keep churning the roster to find the right mix of players .Also there may be some coaching changes

 

I wouldn't expect the same success with a more difficult schedule, but this isn't a two year fix. The defense needs more tweaking. This will be top priority

 

Would you take Wilford instead?

 

I'd be shocked if they let Bell go, the guy had a great year. Carey will be too expensive for what he brings to the table.

I'm not sure about Crowder but IMO the play that best depicts Crowders season was the 3rd and 2 in which the Ravens swung a pass to the fullback to the right side. Crowder was there but instead of going after the fullback in an agressive manner he laid back. He let him get the 1st down plus another 5 or so yards before he made the tackle.

Im not saying he could have prevented the 1st down but he certianly didnt play that play very well.

 

No way do we let Y. Bell go. He was one of our top 3-4 players this year and one of our best Defensive player hands down.

Who had better seasons than these 4 guys?

Penny
Long
Porter
Bell

Cornerstone player and he isn't going to cost much to resign. Safeties are relatively cheap to sign. Anyhow, I hope your hunch is wrong.

 

I wont be surprised to see Crowder go. He did not play well late in the season (fighting injuries) and his mistakes may cost him his job here. He's also undersized when you look at the typical LB's that Parcells and Co. tend to bring in.

Carey may just be too expensive to keep...but I hope we try

 

LOL.....Thanks and God

This is your wayback machine Thread not mine, don't try to pin it on me.

BTW~ I just chopped down your other thread you started today , please keep them coming lol to funny

 

This sure will be an exciting off-season.

 

I can believe that will happen, but I also think there is only so much that can be turned over and still remain competitive.

We could look at the defense, and our 11 starters, and legitimately replace ILB,S, add another DE, add another Cb..

Oline could see 1 new starter and more depth added as a hedge for Thomas and Smiley, a new 3rd string Qb, a new Fb, another Te..

But how much are we willing to flip in the face of a much tougher schedule next season?

 

IIRC, the Cowboys actually slipped a bit in Tuna's second year from 9-7 to 6-10 or so, then they switched to the 3-4.

I think our Depth will really be addressed this offseason, the 23-44 roster spots will be churned a bit.

 

I think Carey is the priority. OL with significant experience at both spots is valuable. He's not a world beater, but still pretty good. The problem will be the money that is thrown at him by other teams.

Bell is solid, and he'll return only if his price is reasonable. I do not think the FO values him quite the way the fans do. Considering his age and injury history.

Crowder will have to come cheap as well, IMO. He was solid, but not spectacular, and I believe he is at his ceiling.