Cowboys Looking To Keep Players

The Dallas Cowboys are clear on their approach to free agency this year. They want all the key players who beat the Super Bowl champion New York Giants twice. via KWTX

[John Endicott]

Keeping all the players that beat The gmen twice is commendable, But as long as our secondary has Roy Williams, we won't be able to beat them when it counts, in the playoff, they always seem to line up Shockey or who ever against him and we easily get beat , fix the darn secondary and we will win the superbowl,leave it like it is , well get used to the results!!!

[cowboyfansince75]

John Endicott wrote:

Keeping all the players that beat The gmen twice is commendable, But as long as our secondary has Roy Williams, we won't be able to beat them when it counts, in the playoff, they always seem to line up Shockey or who ever against him and we easily get beat , fix the darn secondary and we will win the superbowl,leave it like it is , well get used to the results!!!

I'm afraid getting rid of Roy at this point would be devastating to our cap structure. He is only one year into his new deal. Release or trade him, and you have to pay all of his guaranteed money immediately (and it would all count against this year's cap). We are only $4 million under the cap now. He is there. Our only viable solution is to minimize his time in coverage. Moving him to LB in the nickel was a good start. I also think he can have a solid impact on special teams. Hopefully, Pat Watkins can step up at FS, and Hamlin can move to his more natural SS position. We will have to wait for a more cap friendly offseason to move Roy. There is no getting around that.

[Pdubb]

John Endicott wrote:

Keeping all the players that beat The gmen twice is commendable, But as long as our secondary has Roy Williams, we won't be able to beat them when it counts, in the playoff, they always seem to line up Shockey or who ever against him and we easily get beat , fix the darn secondary and we will win the superbowl,leave it like it is , well get used to the results!!!

You are abolutely right! Trade Roy Williams and get something in return!

[Kdubb]

You're gay

[Pdubb]

cowboyfansince75 wrote:

<quoted text>I'm afraid getting rid of Roy at this point would be devastating to our cap structure. He is only one year into his new deal. Release or trade him, and you have to pay all of his guaranteed money immediately (and it would all count against this year's cap). We are only $4 million under the cap now. He is there. Our only viable solution is to minimize his time in coverage. Moving him to LB in the nickel was a good start. I also think he can have a solid impact on special teams. Hopefully, Pat Watkins can step up at FS, and Hamlin can move to his more natural SS position. We will have to wait for a more cap friendly offseason to move Roy. There is no getting around that.

So, you are saying that we would still have to pay towards his contract if we traded him in the off season?

[Kdubb]

Yes, Roy is a problem but he was not the reason we lost that playoff game. The entire team was unfocused and cocky. That comes down to coaching and Romo going Hollywood on us.

[Pdubb]

Kdubb wrote:

You're gay

There is always someone on the internet acting childish. What the hell does kdubb stand for? What you can't be creative? Make up your own name, boy.

[cowboyfansince75]

Pdubb wrote:

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So, you are saying that we would still have to pay towards his contract if we traded him in the off season?

Not exactly. The other team would pick up his contract and actually pay, but he would still count against OUR cap for this season. It's called a cap penalty. Even if someone wanted him at that salary, trading him would actually hurt our cap structure. Better to make do until he has played 3 years of that contract and spread out some of that bonus money.