Could he possibly be a replacement for Holliday? I know there is some talk we may release him. You can never have enough depth on the D-line.

 

Possibly as the starter if he proves he's good enough, if not then he gets in the rotation and continues to develop regardless. I don't think it's out of the question to have four starting quality defensive ends, in fact it's no different to what we had last season.

 

Good point. I was referring more to the fact that he is "always going to be a Parcells guy." I was raising his acquisition as more of a discussion point than a statement of my approval.

 

Canty plays RDE in Dallas' 3-4 scheme a la http://www.nfl.com/teams/dallascowboys/depthchart?team=DAL but they may rotate him as well.

That's the same side Holliday and Merling play on. If they're not sold on Merling or maybe just want another guy to rotate along the lines (The Giants did it with Strahan, Osi, Tuck, Etc & The Eagles do it with Patterson, Laws, Howard, etc) they could bring him in if he's not too terribly expensive; which he would be.

 

I speculated last month on Canty coming over and Holliday being a possible cut as a result. However, I can't see it happening now that he's looking for Tommy Kelly money. As an aside, this is what happens when idiots like Al Davis overpay for lower tier guys.
Anyway, the difference between us adding Canty to our stable and NYG's Strahan, Osi, Tuck, etc. is that the latter play in a 4-3. Those extra guys can/could get after the QB. That is worth more money. Canty does not address our glaring weakness...pass rush.

If we're going to get into the arena of $18 million guaranteed, I'd rather it go towards Julius Peppers; a legit beast who would take our pass rush to the next level. And why not? This regime threw $20 million at Calvin Pace last year.

And as was mentioned earlier in the thread, I think we need to worry about the Jason Ferguson and the depth behind him.